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Yoga Sutras and the World of the Human Mind

Swami Tattwamayananda’s exposition of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras was given at the Vedanta Society of Northern California, San Francisco (founded by Swami Vivekananda in 1900) from October 10, 2014 to Dec... Read more

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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2 – Concentrating the Mind | Patanjali Yoga Sutras | Swami Tattwamayananda

2 – Concentrating the Mind | Patanjali Yoga Sutras | Swami Tattwamayananda

Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda. The five stages of mental concentration are explained. The components of the mental ... Read more

16 Feb 2019

1hr 10mins

Ranked #2

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1 - Befriending the Mind | Patanjali Yoga Sutras | Swami Tattwamayananda

1 - Befriending the Mind | Patanjali Yoga Sutras | Swami Tattwamayananda

Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda. An outline of the 6 schools of theistic and 6 schools of atheistic Indian philosophy ... Read more

12 Feb 2019

54mins

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39 – Ahimsa or Nonviolence: Direct and Indirect | Patanjali Yoga Sutras | Swami Tattwamayananda

39 – Ahimsa or Nonviolence: Direct and Indirect | Patanjali Yoga Sutras | Swami Tattwamayananda

Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda. Posture becomes steady when we keep one transcendental thought, which is beyond body ... Read more

20 Feb 2019

1hr 3mins

Ranked #4

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99 – Dehypnotization: Reverse Evolution | Patanjali Yoga Sutras | Swami Tattwamayananda

99 – Dehypnotization: Reverse Evolution | Patanjali Yoga Sutras | Swami Tattwamayananda

Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda. Shabda, Artha, Jnana, sound, meaning, and knowledge are still mixed up in Savitarka-S... Read more

3 Mar 2019

1hr 6mins

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Ranked #5

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66 – What Is Left is the Buddha | Patanjali Yoga Sutras | Swami Tattwamayananda

66 – What Is Left is the Buddha | Patanjali Yoga Sutras | Swami Tattwamayananda

Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda. Atha comes due to the things of life not adding up. The negative movement should be ... Read more

23 Feb 2019

58mins

Ranked #6

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67- How to Take Life in Its Completeness | Patanjali Yoga Sutras | Swami Tattwamayananda

67- How to Take Life in Its Completeness | Patanjali Yoga Sutras | Swami Tattwamayananda

Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda. This lecture begins with a discussion of the verse I.2, the definition of yoga as tra... Read more

23 Feb 2019

1hr 15mins

Ranked #7

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98 – Sound, Meaning, Knowledge: Together and Separate | Patanjali Yoga Sutras | Swami Tattwamayananda

98 – Sound, Meaning, Knowledge: Together and Separate | Patanjali Yoga Sutras | Swami Tattwamayananda

Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda. Shabda, Artha, Jnana, sound, meaning, and knowledge are usually mixed up. When we re... Read more

2 Mar 2019

1hr 2mins

Ranked #8

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101 – Reaching the Soul: Transcendence of Ritambhara-Prajna | Patanjali Yoga Sutras | Swami Tattwamayananda

101 – Reaching the Soul: Transcendence of Ritambhara-Prajna | Patanjali Yoga Sutras | Swami Tattwamayananda

Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda. With Ritambhara-Prajna, the higher intuitive insight also comes with the confirmation... Read more

4 Mar 2019

1hr 3mins

Ranked #9

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16 – Attaining Inner Contentment and Clarity of Mind | Patanjali Yoga Sutras | Swami Tattwamayananda

16 – Attaining Inner Contentment and Clarity of Mind | Patanjali Yoga Sutras | Swami Tattwamayananda

Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda. The lecture begins by reminding us of the importance of the doctrine of reincarnation.... Read more

17 Feb 2019

1hr 3mins

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88 – The 9 Psychological Obstacles | Patanjali Yoga Sutras | Swami Tattwamayananda

88 – The 9 Psychological Obstacles | Patanjali Yoga Sutras | Swami Tattwamayananda

Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda. Spiritual practice is bitter at the beginning and sweet at the end. When Japa mature... Read more

28 Feb 2019

56mins

Ranked #11

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89 – Danger of Delusions | Patanjali Yoga Sutras | Swami Tattwamayananda

89 – Danger of Delusions | Patanjali Yoga Sutras | Swami Tattwamayananda

Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda. Obstacles inevitably arise when we take to spiritual life. Bhranti Darshana, false e... Read more

28 Feb 2019

1hr 7mins

Ranked #12

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64 – If You Bring Light, Darkness Goes Away Immediately | Patanjali Yoga Sutras | Swami Tattwamayananda

64 – If You Bring Light, Darkness Goes Away Immediately | Patanjali Yoga Sutras | Swami Tattwamayananda

Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda. Swami Vivekananda’s example of a worm crawling out of the way of the train is used to ... Read more

23 Feb 2019

55mins

Ranked #13

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63 – Running Away or Running Towards Something Higher? | Patanjali Yoga Sutras | Swami Tattwamayananda

63 – Running Away or Running Towards Something Higher? | Patanjali Yoga Sutras | Swami Tattwamayananda

Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda. If we get tempted after reaching a high level of Samyama, we will have to take many m... Read more

23 Feb 2019

1hr 5mins

Ranked #14

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79 – Highest Dispassion: Going Beyond the Three Gunas | Patanjali Yoga Sutras | Swami Tattwamayananda

79 – Highest Dispassion: Going Beyond the Three Gunas | Patanjali Yoga Sutras | Swami Tattwamayananda

Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda. This lecture beings with a review of Vashikara Vairagya, the first stage of dispassio... Read more

26 Feb 2019

1hr 8mins

Ranked #15

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15 – Your Best Friend is Happy When You Are Happy | Patanjali Yoga Sutras | Swami Tattwamayananda

15 – Your Best Friend is Happy When You Are Happy | Patanjali Yoga Sutras | Swami Tattwamayananda

Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda. Ignorance, Avidya, is discussed from the viewpoint of Yogacara Buddhist philosophy, Y... Read more

17 Feb 2019

1hr 3mins

Ranked #16

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60 – Prarabdha Karma: The Karma Responsible For This Life | Patanjali Yoga Sutras | Swami Tattwamayananda

60 – Prarabdha Karma: The Karma Responsible For This Life | Patanjali Yoga Sutras | Swami Tattwamayananda

Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda. By analyzing your own samskaras you get an idea of your previous lives. This is part... Read more

23 Feb 2019

59mins

Ranked #17

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75 – Detachment Means Identifying With a Higher Ideal | Patanjali Yoga Sutras | Swami Tattwamayananda

75 – Detachment Means Identifying With a Higher Ideal | Patanjali Yoga Sutras | Swami Tattwamayananda

Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda. This lecture begins with a discussion of the Vedanta and Yoga explanation of the vari... Read more

25 Feb 2019

56mins

Ranked #18

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56 – All Past Impressions Washed Off | Patanjali Yoga Sutras | Swami Tattwamayananda

56 – All Past Impressions Washed Off | Patanjali Yoga Sutras | Swami Tattwamayananda

Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda. Swami describes once again the lake of accumulated samskaras, impressions, and memori... Read more

22 Feb 2019

1hr 2mins

Ranked #19

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71 – You Are Never Too Late | Patanjali Yoga Sutras | Swami Tattwamayananda

71 – You Are Never Too Late | Patanjali Yoga Sutras | Swami Tattwamayananda

Lecture By Swami Tattwamayananda. We feel complete restfulness in Nidra, deep sleep and in Samadhi because there is no ... Read more

23 Feb 2019

53mins

Ranked #20

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77 – Long Practice of Dispassion Leads to Concentration Filled with Transcendental Insight | Patanjali Yoga Sutras | Swami Tattwamayananda

77 – Long Practice of Dispassion Leads to Concentration Filled with Transcendental Insight | Patanjali Yoga Sutras | Swami Tattwamayananda

Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda. This lecture begins with the reminder that stable Yoga-Sadhana can only come when we ... Read more

26 Feb 2019

59mins

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