The History of Yoga (Briefly): Philosophy For Yoga Teachers
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- Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
- Take a magic carpet ride through thousands of years of yoga history in this fun, smart, and engaging glimpse into a yoga teacher training! Join Rachel Scott- yoga teacher and teacher trainer - to uncover the roots of yoga - and consider how this understanding impacts where we find ourselves today. A great watch for yoga teachers and keen students.
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Absolutely loved it! The cute comments from your students and your adorable interactions just made it even better. Thanks for sharing!
lol my pleasure monica nice to have you here!🥰
I am an iindian... Hindu... I was to do a small (very small) project for my son.... So I thought lets so it on Yoga or Mantra (any one) and came here to this video.
Please accept a humble thumbs up 👍 for a good structured way to explain.
We Hindus know all of this, but it was interesting to understand (or relook at the whole) in very basic Q & A format.... Really s nice teacher you are
Your energy kept me engaged through the entire video. I love how enthusiastic you are about telling the stories.
I am so glad - it's such an amazing journey :) 💕
Watching it the second time already. Thank you for this good overview without too many confusing details ! ❤❤❤ OM Shakti 🙏🙏🙏
I'm glad it's a useful overview! :)
Your channel is a masterpiece! I admire on how in depth and valuable information you gift to all aspiring yoga teachers on your channel.
Thank you so much for the kind words Laila!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻☺️☺️
i watch this every year, thank you! this year i noticed the orange yoga blocks holding the projector....lol i LOVE it. makes me smile! they fix everything
hahaha use what you got! :)
The more a learn about the history of yoga the more i love the practice. Also motivates me to be a better human being. Thank you so much for this video. 😁😄🙏🙏
Excellent lecture, exactly what I was trying to search for. Thank you!! 🌱🙌🏼
That was excellent - thank you for sharing this!
My pleasure - great to have you here!
Absolutely stunning lessons, I have received my training in India as well as in the US but I truly love the way Rachel breaks down the History of Yoga. Thank you so much what a great refresher. Gabriele
Wow, thank you Gabriele 🥰
jai shree Ram
Mam from where you learned in india and us.
5 STARS! Thank you for creating this - ive been teaching for 5 years and this has just summer everything up for me because theres just so much to take in.
Oh my gosh, you are soooo welcome! There. is. so. much. LOL I still have so much to learn ~ it's infinite~ :)
Thank you Rachel for another fascinating video 🙏♥️
I'm of the school of you are your body! You can't experience and program your subconscious/soul mind without it!
Amazing! Thank you so much for sharing this, really, really great! 👏😍❤️
My pleasure Patricia! I'm so happy to hear that it's helpful! :)
Enjoying and learning every video! Such a huge thank you for being you!
Jas! Great to have you hear! Glad you’re enjoying the vids 🥰
Perfect use of yoga blocks 😉, thanks 🙏🏽
39:00 Dharma is a constant. It is not individualistic. Only Karma is individualistic. Love from India. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳💕💕💕🕉🕉🕉
True, but i beg to add
Dharma and Karma are intertwined, and Dharma can have different objectives for different people or situations.
Like Ram's Dharma was to keep obedience to parents much higher than his familial attachments so he was ready to go to the jungles without mother Sita.
The same Ram considered his Supreme safeguarding his wife in the Jungles when she insisted to accompany her, that he, with almost no means, defeated the mighty Ravan and his army.
The same Ram considered his Dharma to be answerable to the wishes of his people much above his immediate family when he was seated as the king, and (choosing between "serving" as a nice king or a responsible head of family) had to make a difficult choice to keep serving his people atvthe6 expense of Family ties.
So situations give you options and if guided by Buddhi, Vivek and understanding (enlightened knowledge) one keeps choosing a path at different situations, which becomes ones Dharma.
A person who runs an animal shelter, his Dharma is to take care of destitute animalsz while a person who is a butcher, his Dharma is to kill animals without getting emotionally attached.
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Sun's Dharma = give light and heat
King's Dharma (Raj Dharma) = take care of subjects and dominion.
Guru's Dharma = educate and enlighten the pupils
Etc etc
Each, has his own Dharma
You must be a Muslim, so I think ,i would like to explain to you that the meaning of religion in ancient India is completely different from the meaning of religion in your Abrahamic religion (islam) .
Dharma meant one's lifelong duties.
And religion is different under different circumstances like
Arjuna's religion is now to fight
Farming is the religion of the farmer
Every person in this world has his own religion
It is our duty to fulfill our responsibilities in life and this is what dharmaa says.
whereas karma refers to someone's day to day actions and the negative or positive obligations these actions bring about. ... Your dharma influences the type of karma that you actions will bring about.
It is passed on to us by Manu who was taught by Sun during meditation. Also when the longing started to know then he came to teach us in Himalayas. He then taught this to Seven Sages. They established Gurukul or call it College. According to our written astronomical history. It was around 10000 years. One suggestion never add anything more never substract anything Patanjali and Yoga sutra are explanations. And Vigyan Bhairav sutra is eternal best of the best.
Absolutely glorious. Thank you for all of the content you so kindly share on your channel, all of which is a joy to come back to and revise with. 🙏🙏🙏
Happy to have you here!
Rachel, thank you so much for such a relatable, engaging class! I have learnt so from this video not just from the subject matter but from the authenticity, openness and clear articulation you brought as yourself. You've been at this for a long time and your enthusiasm for it shines through like you just started teaching yesterday. Thank you for sharing your Light with the world🙏🏽
What a beautiful message to receive! Thank you so much for your appreciation and kind words.🤍🤍🤍
So glad I found this video! Really interesting and well presented, thanks for the awesome content
Happy it's helpful!!
Rachel!!! Thank you so much for this. You are an incredible story teller. I am trying to learn as much about yoga as I possibly can because I cannot afford a yoga teacher training at the moment. This was incredibly helpful in weaving together the history and philosophy of yoga and how the philosophy evolved through the centuries. I will be referring back to my notes on this video for a long time!
Zoe I’m so glad it’s helpful!! 🤍🤍🤍 nice to connect with you here💗
wow, thank you SO much for sharing this. publicly and freely. a gift of knowledge. much gratitude.
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It's genius of you to put history of yoga into the context of the world history. Thanks for painting a really detailed and clear picture of the yoga "tree branch"! I've just started my yoga teacher training and this helped me more than most materials in my program ❤
Congrats on starting your YTT!! It's a great journey :) Glad to have you here ~ !
Fantastic superwonderful, and great energy!
This was so good. It confirmed what I already know - yoga is the spiritual path for me.
I can’t thank you enough for bring this to u tube your talk and presentation is just so wonderful again thank you so very much 💕☮️☯️
My pleasure Barbara great to connect with you here! 🙏🏻
~28:38 the meaning of ohm! Beautiful…thank you.
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" Yoga means union, the science of union. Meditation is the most supreme phenomenon as far as union with reality is concerned. Meditation is the god of yoga. But yoga has fallen into wrong hands, and not only recently - for centuries it has been in the wrong hands.
The original fault must be with the founder, Patanjali himself. Patanjali has divided yoga into eight parts. His division is clear-cut, very scientific, but he was not really aware of human stupidity. He started with the body - and that's the right way to start. The first part of yoga must be physiological because man lives on the circumference, in the body, so the work has to start there, only then can it reach the mind. And when one has gone beyond the body and beyond the mind, then the third, meditation, happens.
So according to Patanjali the first part belongs to the body. But he was not clearly aware that millions of people would remain entangled with the first part. Hence yoga has become synonymous with yoga postures: people standing on their heads and doing all sorts of contortions. That has become synonymous with yoga.
It is not a true yoga, it is just the preface, the introductory part; and the person who thinks the introduction is the whole book is idiotic. But Patanjali did not warn people. If he had warned people it would have been better. People like Patanjali believe in others' intelligence - which is not there! They trust. Their trust is immense, their trust is as immense as people's stupidity is! They respect people's intelligence. So he did not warn people, but the warning was absolutely necessary: 'Don't get entangled in the physiological part.'
A few people, only very few - if a hundred people become interested in yoga then only one person will get out of the physiological entanglement. And that one person will become entangled in the psychological. If a hundred persons are entangled in the psychological then only one person gets out of it...and only when you get out of the mind does the real yoga begin.
The physiological part of yoga will give you great physiological powers; it can make you live a really long, healthy life. But what are you going to do with a long life? If you are idiotic, instead of being idiotic for seventy years you will be idiotic for two hundred years. It is not going to help anybody; it will be a calamity.
There was a man called Nadir Shah - one of the most notorious, murderous men in the whole history of humanity. He invaded India at least one hundred and eight times. He killed more people in India than anybody else. And he had his own ways of torturing: he would put the whole town on fire and surround the town with his army so nobody could escape - and he would enjoy it!
This man asked an astrologer, because he had heard of his fame, 'What do you say? What is your advice? - should a man live long, very long, or should one live only the average, seventy years?'
The astrologer must have been a really wise man. He said, 'It all depends. If a man like you lives long, it is bad, it is unfortunate. In the first place a man like you should not be born; and in the second place, if he is born, then he should die immediately. And in the third place, if he manages to live somehow, then the sooner he dies, the better!'
Nadir Shah was very angry. This was the first man who had not bothered about his murderous attitude, this was the first man who had said the truth as it was. Nadir Shah said 'I will kill you!' The astrologer said 'That doesn't matter - you can kill me, but I have to tell the truth. The truth is that if men like you do live, they should sleep twenty-four hours a day and drink as much as they can!'
Nadir Shah was so shocked but the man was so truthful that even Nadir Shah had to leave him alone. Even he could not gather courage to kill such a man. He felt shaken and he remembered him again and again: 'What a man! Almost a dragon! He made me tremble - the way he looked at me and the way he said things. I had never expected anybody would have such courage.' But he respected the astrologer.
Yoga can make a person live long, but what will you do? That physiological part should not be paid so much attention. Yes, a little bit is good to keep physically fit, but just a little bit; otherwise it is a vast jungle. One can be lost in its subtleties, in its complexities.
The second part is even vaster than the physiological. If you get into it you can have many psychic powers, you can read people's thoughts. But what is the point? Your own rubbish is so much, what is the point of reading somebody else's rubbish? He is tortured by his rubbish and you are reading his thoughts - and you think you are doing something great!
The real thing is to get rid of thoughts, not to read them. One even has to get rid of one's own thoughts; what is the point of reading other people's thoughts? And what is there? You can stand by the side of the road and you can see a man is walking along and thinking of his dog - so what?
If you listen to people's thoughts, what will you find? Somebody is thinking of his cow, somebody is thinking of his buffalo, somebody is thinking of his wife, somebody is thinking of somebody else's wife! And you are thinking what they are thinking! Maybe the other person is also a yogi and is reading somebody else's thoughts. Then things become very complicated!
The physiological part is ordinary, the psychological part is ordinary. Both can give power, but power is not the goal of meditation. Power is politics, all kinds of power is politics. And power corrupts - all kinds of power - it corrupts unconditionally and absolutely. It always corrupts.
Hence I say the only essential thing, the real core of all religion, of all yoga, of all methods of search, is meditation. One should put aside everything non-essential. You can use things as stepping stones, but not more than that - just like jumping boards. You need not bother too much about them. Your whole concern should be one-pointed; you should move like an arrow towards meditation. Only then in this small life, with so little time, power and energy available and with so many problems surrounding you, can you hope that the arrow will reach the target.
The moment you know something of meditation - not about it, but the very taste of it - a great release comes. a great relief comes. Suddenly all tensions disappear: anxieties, anguishes, are found no more. Even if you want them just for a change, you cannot find them. I have tried and failed! Sometimes I try very hard to find some anxiety but I cannot, it simply does not work. I have tried all possible ways, from this side and that side, but I come to the same end: it does not work.
Once you have tasted meditation it is impossible for you to be in any misery. Bliss becomes inevitable, a natural showering, and it goes on showering like flowers showering from the sky."
Nicely and deep summerization of meaning of yoga and it's history covering some specific contents..I liked your work, study and deep involvement in this field which is useful for all human beings!! Keep it up!!!
Thank you so much for these kind words!! Nice to connect with you here 💛
wow...there are some serious notes and concepts taken from this to reflect research in my YTT training..stretched it out for 3 hours ...I enjoy every second of it..can keep listening to you lecturing for couple more hours, not a one second you made it bored...may the holy ghost & angels bless you.
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I am an actor and yoga teacher. I want to say Rachel you are true yogini and wonderful storyteller as well. Your explanations are awesome. Love from India.😃
Lakhvinder! I am an actor too! (or was in m earlier life:)) How wonderful to hear from you. I'm so glad that this is helpful~ So nice to connect with you here 💜
Thank youuu so much, this is really helpful and amazingly taught!! You kept my attention during the whole video, I even wanted to learn more 😃😃
Lol that’s wonderful!! Glad to hear it🙏🏻💗
This video is so so good and informative! I've been to a 200h YTT and to some further trainings with popular teachers and no one described yoga history/philosophy so skillfully!
I am glad that it is helpful, Sonya! 🥰🥰I had some good teachers! Nice to connect with you here🙏🏻
I've just discovered your channel this week (I'm from Brazil), and I've watched the final part of this lecture now. Love it! Thanks for the excellent content of this channel for us, yoga students
You are so welcome, Elaine!!! Glad you’re here 💕💕💕🌟🌟🌟🌟
Where can I find the final part?
Yes it was amazing! I think it's opend this door for me
I really like the way Rachel explains the the history, it's fun and interesting! Thank you.
You're welcome Noreen, so happy that it's fun :) Great to connect with you here!
Half way in and you’ve given me chills!!
I loooooooved this class! Thank you!
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Yoga was Given by Rushi Patanjali as yoga sutras!
Watch vedio on yoga on the channel project om.
The mandukya Upanishad states that the silence stands for Turiya. Turiya means consciousness, awareness. That thou art! It pervades and underlies the human states of wakefulness, dream, and deep sleep. It is indestructible. The dot in the symbol for aum is called a bindu, and also stands for Turiya.
ur the best 👍💯... ur explained our Arjuna Krishna conversation in such a beautiful way... no words... ur true yogi... 🙏🙏🙏
Great discussion. Thanks for sharing.
This was so much fun!! Thank you for such a great learning session!
My pleasure 🙌🏻☺️
Thank you for that great overview, Ive been looking for this for a long time 🙏
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Jai shree Ram,
Mam you are sharing golden,incredible, knowledge I had watched your anatomy classes of yoga . I love to be here.❤️I feel blessed.
Thankyou!🥰🥳
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Love From India Ma'am.... I Wish Everyone Healthy Life....🙏❤️
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Very nice and fantastic explain 🙏
Good explanation about spiritual and philosophy phenomenal class 🙏🙏
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You have a deep knowledge of yoga, Thanks for sharing
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This is an amazing video, thank you. I’ve recently completed an online yoga teacher course which was more for myself than to actually teach with and your video has really helped me 😊
That’s wonderful, glad it is useful! And congrats on your course 🙌🏻😄
Hi Rachel ..nice...your breadth of understanding.... Upanishads are a synthesis of Vedas in their evolution...also Vedas are not just Rituals as articulated by some of the 19th century western scholars who never had vedic experiance...but speaking from their left brain oriented language analysis...a better person to talk about is Sri Aurobindo...a great yogi of last century..
"The Secret of the Veda" is a book written by Sri Aurobindo, a philosopher, yogi, and spiritual leader of India. The book was first published in 1953 and is a detailed analysis of the Vedic hymns, providing insights into the spiritual and philosophical significance of the hymns.
In the book, Sri Aurobindo argues that the Vedas are not just a collection of religious texts or hymns, but they are also a source of profound spiritual knowledge and wisdom. Sri Aurobindo argues that the Vedas contain a hidden meaning, which can be revealed through a deeper understanding of their symbolism and the spiritual experiences that they describe.
Sri Aurobindo also discusses the various deities and their symbolism, the spiritual practices and rituals described in the Vedas, and the relationship between the Vedas and other spiritual traditions.
Overall, "The Secret of the Veda" is a highly respected and influential book in the field of Vedic studies, and it continues to be widely read and studied by scholars and spiritual seekers
www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=www.sriaurobindoashram.org/sriaurobindo/downloadpdf.php%3Fid%3D30&ved=2ahUKEwivsp2Q04iAAxWPTmwGHRtTBO0QFnoECDEQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0ICUK6M-0kF8arMpwDXOJV
Dr RL Kashyap is one who did great work in this area in the last 30 years..who was a compuer scientist at Purdue university
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangasami_L._Kashyap
I am proud hindu / sanatani ❤️😘
Incredible lecture. Thank you!
Nice to have you here, Anna!
Yog is an ETERNAL practice, prevailing in ALL the FOUR YUGAS. YOG practice was already an ancient practice at the time of the birth of The Buddha ❤
Thanks Roops!
wow; just wow
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amazing teacher x
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That was very inspiring! I got really curious of tantra the way you described it and I will absolutely look at more of your videos!
That's awesome Anna! A few scholars I really like: Hareesh (Christoper Wallace) and Carlos Pomeda. I've also heard great things about Douglas Brooks and Sally Kempton :)
@@RachelScottYoga Thanks a lot! I will look into these names for sure. Have an awesome day
So curious about the quote "meditation is higher than thought". I love this! What is the source?
The chandogya upanishad 😃🙏🏻
Read upanishads you will know.
Yoga vashishta is the best of all written books of yoga
it really makes you value the practice more, doesnt it :)
The ascetics who went to the forest were kicked out of the brahminical society. The unorthodox traditions that developed were antagonistic to brahminical hegemony. They did not consume soma. The Brahmins were anti-tapas, anti-ascetics, and fully focused on ritual.
Yoga Darshan is the practical aspect of Saankhya Darshan. It is usually called as Saankhya Yoga.
Great atleast you put the almost correct vedic age dates. . Other western scholars trace back only 1500 BC. Even to Budha 500 BC.
We can credit the scholar Georg Feuerstein with these dates. His book The Yoga Tradition is a good resource.
Saraswathi valley civilization is not gone, they moved to many parts of ancient india and other parts of world, older hymms of veda praise mother saraswathi as goddess, whereas in later hymns of veda like atharvana veda praises mother ganga as godess shows that harrapa and mohanjadaro civilization are not gone, they are what today called as Hinduism or Sanathana Dharma
This is such an informative and fun video. You have such enthusiasm and zeal :)
Ashtanga can get pretty strict ~ I practised that style for several years and though it was rewarding, but ultimately I wanted a practice that was a bit more flexible… But I’ve also found that it really depends on the instructor… Different teachers will have a different amount of flexibility with the practice so it might be worth exploring a different teacher if you like the series?🌻
@@RachelScottYoga Ashtanga is yoga for masochists lol! Its the long breathe counts and pace that are painful.
@@abrahamhempel9260 Ha! I can understand that sentiment ~ but I also promise you there are some very loving Ashtangis out there 😂🥰 and this is why it’s so wonderful that we have so many different yoga styles!! 😁💛👍🏻
I still do it, but it makes me mad and humbled :) I have gotten much stronger. And it has a nice chant, but the first 45 minutes are not for the faint of heart.
She knows 1000 times more than average indian..... Appriciated
Because average Indian is taking solace in Cardi B songs and American Netflix shows, while they are enjoying the gems which we produced. And it is justified too i guess, India made spiritual developments when we were financially well off, guess material well being is prerequisite for spiritual well being too. As the saying goes in hindi:" भूखे भजन ना होही गोपाला"
Stop talking nonsense 😒....
I agree that she is blabbering correct mixed with her version of understanding. Not researched some of the philosophies. Her definition of samsara is incorrect. Samsara is more than cycle of death and rebirth.
Good try of definition of non-dualism, but there is more.
On the whole it is good, some glitches but still very useful and good communicator.
I am so impressed from your knowledge
I am from india and can i know if you came to india to learn yoga
Because not everyone have this level of knowledge
That is very kind! I have been fortunate to study with teachers who are very well educated and passionate about their studies (Carlos Pomeda and Christopher Wallis particularly for yoga history). I have visited Incia twice but have not studied yoga there in depth - yet :) However, the teachers that I study with have studied there extensively.
Maybe one day I’ll tell you my story but this came so timely and perfectly in my life. I wrote something in a group of women whom I love and are very supportive of my journey. I said how I wish I had studied to be a yoga teacher. And I can’t even put it in my bucket list… (I didn’t write the last sentence… so my daughter texted and said, ‘and what’s stopping you for doing it now mom?’ And my sister texted, ‘there’s no reason why you can’t do yoga online! There’s so many possibilities bla bla
In reality I could’ve come up with a list of many valid and real reasons but somehow I said … we’ll, I am more disciplined when I study something and I can experience what I’m studying. And besides I’d love to study the history of yoga too , bla bla I wrote down all the reasons but not with disappointment or sad, or thinking it’d be impossible ..,(I’m actually finishing an intense one year professional counselling program)… and as I finished texting, I googled ‘the history yoga,’ and the first I checked out was not what I was looking for but the second I clicked, was you!
Thank you for this lecture. I loved it!
And in my counselling practice, I’d love to incorporate some asanas one day💕
I have some joint issues, am not young, but I have a dream, and a strong will, and today you’ve been another confirmation, that when you are in alignment and ready, the teacher shows up,,, and btw, I have a teaching career of decades. So I can say this with confidence: you are a great teacher🙋♀️🙏💕🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏Namaste
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Haydee!!!! Thank you for this wonderful share 💛and just to perhaps move it up on your bucket list, I run an online yoga teacher training program that is quite good (if I do say so 😁) and very flexible for all schedules and joint situations 💛 In case the time is right, hit me up anytime! And I’m happy to give more info ~ And very happy just generally to connect with you here.🥰
@@RachelScottYoga thank you Rachel. We’ll keep in touch. I have two and a half more intense months of study but I’ll check it out … do you have a website Rachel?
@@haysoundswrite2607 Yes :) You can check out the YTT here: courses.doyogawithme.com/ Our next cohort starts in May ~ and I'm happy to chat when and if want to hear more details - choosing a YTT is very fun and exciting ~ and you also want to know that it's going to be a good fit for the experience you want 🥰💛
Thank you 🙏🏼
Each upanishad is doctrinally linked to one of the four Vedas, just like the brahmanas and the samhitas.
Colloquial yet the essence is correct.
I appreciate your words, thank you 🙏
@@RachelScottYoga where do you teach?
@@venkataponnaganti I teach primarily online these days, as I'm currently working with my partner on "The Nerve Tour," and we are travelling around North America in an RV :) So all my classes and trainings for the next year are primarily online ~ and you?
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yoga-sthah kuru karmani sangam tyaktva dhananjaya!
siddhy-asiddhyoh samo bhutva samatvam yoga uchyate!!
Be steadfast in the performance of your duty, O Arjun, abandoning attachment to success and failure. Such equanimity is called Yog. - Geeta
The poses existed on archeological record in carvings in the valley prior to religion and belief in gods and goddesses existing in India on archeological record by over 1,000 years. At some point religion appears and yoga is incorporated into different religious practices.
Hello! I think you are referring to the Indus Valley seals. Some scholars have indicated that this seated posture could proto-yoga, but I don't believe that there is consensus on this point. Other scholars don't find that correlation quite as compelling. A recent talk that I listened to on this point believes that the gods/goddesses referenced in the Mahabharata were Aryan in origin rather than native to the subcontinent ~ it seems to be a point of discussion indeed!
I think shreemad bhagvat mahapuran’s fifth canto can help you a lot.
Superb..keep up the good work..👍
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻thank you!! I’m glad they are useful 💗
Thank you from Turkey ..Really enjoyed your presentation.. One question; Where do you put Yin Yoga ? You didn't mention about its roots..
Sure! Yin is a more recent development in yoga that we might call Taoist yoga, and its development can be credited to Paulie Zink, Paul Greeley, and Sarah Powers. Also Bernie Clark has helped spread yin. Anatomically, the idea is that by holding long stretches passively for a long period of time we can help to address holding or contractions in the connective tissues of the body. It can also be very meditative. Master Zink’s Taoist style draws upon the philosophy of traditional Chinese medicine. At least that is my understanding😀
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My pleasure Brenda! 🎉
Beautifully explained by Rachel, thanks for putting such an unbiased presentation of such a complex topic and often misunderstood by many including people in India!
🙏🏻🙏🏻I so appreciate your kind words! 💗
In India “jnana” we write it like “gyana” it means knowledge of how universe is created and destroyed by god. This is meaning of gyana yoga.
Charvaka are equivalent of current materialists..and some amount of hedonist ideas...they were not driven out by the spiritualists of those days...but allowed live their ideas
Mahabharata stands for the great Bharata dynasty, not war.
Great video maam.
Hello Rachel, your information was valuable and wonderful for me. Can you introduce one or two books related to the philosophy of yoga? regards,
Sure thing… I would start off with the Bhagavad Gita and the yoga sutra. Translations make a big difference here and so it’s important to find one that you like and find relevant. I like the Sri swami satchidananda translation of the sutras. For Bhagavad Gita, eknath easwsran perhaps? I wrote a book called “living yoga” which is bite-size pieces of yoga philosophy applied to everyday, life, drawing from a lot of different parts of the traditions, too, Which can be a really wonderful introduction and overview 😄
The rig veda is a text all about boasting how strong an powerful the "strong-armed" men were. In the rig veda, yoga refers to a period of time during which martial action occurred. This action involved destroying one's enemies, stealing their property (cows and women) and returning to celebrate with massive BBQs.
I am an ex muslim and i converted to hinduism after seeing there culture because hinduism has given yoga, ahimsa and more also it is the oldest religion in the world i feel it quite connected to roots and the real religion
That is beautiful to be connected to a spiritual tradition that resonates with you so well!
Do you have book that refers to read, Rachel?
Hallo! You mean one book or lecture handouts?
Hari means lord Vishnu(god of preservation)
Om means lord Shiva (god of destruction)
Samsara means the material world
Hey! Thank you so much for this video, it has helped me so much. I am currently doing my yoga teaching training and on a piece of coursework about the history of yoga. One of the questions is, Identify what are the three elements of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra? I have done a lot of reading and research and I do not quite understand this question or what kind of answer it is looking for. Any help would be very much appreciated!
If it’s referring to the three elements of kriya yoga that would be tapas, svadyaya and Isvara pranidhana?
Vedas is not all about sacrifice and rituals please read it once then comment.
Fantastic lecture in every way! Btw I think Jainism is pronounced JAY-nism :)
Yes, it’s so funny. One of my philosophy teachers pronounced it “Jainism” but I have also it heard of pronounced “Jay-nism” as you say and found both versions online 😵💫Perhaps it’s a British vs. American thing? 🤷🏻♀️
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sorry to say so many misconceptions. the vedic fire rituals are not just sacrificial fire rituals. just read sri aurobindos secret of vedas..
Thanks for sharing - and giving people a new resource to check out! A 70 minute lecture will certainly not have all the nuance for such a tradition. Nor have I studied the Vedas in depth so it's great to share additional information. But in checking out sources, I would also advise folks to always hold the context of the commentator's own tradition and agenda in mind and to check out a few different "versions" of history as you're gaining a fuller picture.
You studied it very well and explained even better. But you just ignored or don't know yet some key points that would enrich everyone's understanding of yoga: In respect to the gods, please do say their names! In early days, they would worship Agni as fire (both sun, ritual and domestic (also gastric fire, intelligence, perception, desire) fire. That he would elevate the offerings to the gods. Agni himself is the priest (purohita). Indra was very important for crops. All those elements are key to meditation: roots, growing, cleansing, the stars, the sun and moon lights. Most metaphors for yoga come from fire, the sky and agriculture. Sarasvati river is not any river, it was a goddess whose death is a trauma and deserves to be remembered. I hope I give something back with my comment. 🙏
About mandukya, there is no such "silence". The silent sound is M. You might find a silent sound in "nada" concept, but nothing to do with om. Om is A (body) +U(mind)+M(spirit), which becomes a nasal dithtong *Om.* Om is the 4th, which is beyond the other three.
Hi Dimas! Thanks for your contributions ~ I'm definitely not a Vedic scholar and try not to speak to topics that I am not versed in. If you have suggested resources for people, please share them :)
Good point @ 55:25 till that time yoga was only meditation...
The IVC is separate to Vedic culture. The pashupati seal is a badge worn by priests. It is a trans Asian symbol from Western Asia linked to royal power and sovereignty. It has nothing to do with yoga.
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Want to understand Non Dualism??
See the Movie "Matrix".... See what Neo sees things as exactly like him when he becomes (as we call in India as) a REALIZED SOUL at the end of the first movie (out of three)
I love this!
Veda are mix of devotion (praying),left part of tantra (animal sacrifices),etc anybody can ask why are they praying to sun god ,rain god its state of bliss who experience it only he knows.never say veda are wrong
There a lot of debate going on on Aryan invasion theory in India. Near to all people are rejecting it. So it has become from aryan invasion theory to aryan migration theory and in future it will eventually become Aryan vacation theory.
😂😂 thanks for the update ~ 👍🏻
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Charvaka School is about (as we call in English) atheism.... Concept of rejecting a God Head
Ah yes! I've also heard this called materialism thanks for sharing` :)
Arjuna doesn't have a sword in the Gita. It's a bow.
YES you are right it's absolutely a bow! I must have misspoken, thanks for the catch ~ 👍🏻
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forther you should describe about our hindu religion