Resources at a glance

Bhagavad Gita 
Video Intro to the Bhagavad Gita  

Conference 
Conference notes archive

Hatha Yoga Pradipika

Full copy of the "Hatha Yoga Pradipika" translated by Pancham Sinh

Gheranda Samhita
"Gheranda Samhita" Translation and commentary by Rai Bahadur Srisa Chandra Vasu


Sri K. Pattabhi Jois
Namarupa 3 Gurus Interview


Sanskrit
Sanskrit Alphabet Chart
Ashtanga Yoga Opening and Closing Mantras 
Transliteration and Transcription Tool 
Shala chanting resources


Teachers
K Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute (KPJAYI)
 


Yoga Sutras
"Conquering the Internal Nature:  Raja Yoga" Yoga Sutra commentary by Swami Vivekananda
Samadhi Pada 
Chant the Yoga Sutras with Dr. M. A. Jayashree 

Guru Purnima

Saturday, July 12 is Guru Purnima.

"Yogacharaya Shri K. Pattabhi Jois (Guruji) was born on the full moon of July 1915, in Kowshika, a small hamlet located 150 kilometers from Mysore in the southern state of Karnataka..."

Chant the Guru Stotram.

Practice with Sharath in the US.

"They thought that the boys and men that would come to my class would be a bit shy because I’m a woman. But I was determined; this was something I wanted to do. So I did it! The decision was all mine..."

Guruji's teacher: Tirumalai Krishnamacharya

Mary Flinn was one of my first serious teachers

Guy Donahaye was my first Mysore teacher

om ajnana-timirandhasya jnananjana-salakaya 

caksur unmilitam yena tasmai sri-gurave namah

History of Sanskrit Language

Sanskrit. While it is the language of yoga, you don't need to be a scholar in order to practice. However, if you are interested in broadening your knowledge, getting familiar with Sanskrit is a great place to start. Here's a quick overview of the history of the language and all you need is two minutes.

{Video} Guruji talks about the opening mantra

Happiness and true knowledge. Shri K. Pattabhi Jois discussing the opening mantra via Tom Sewell.

Shala Chanting Audio Resources

YOUTUBE

Videos above uploaded by Astanga Yoga Copenhagen
More chanting with Lakshmish Bhat here.

MP3

Dr. M. A. Jayashree

David Miliotis

Ashtanga Yoga Dictionary: Tristhana

त्रिस्थान tristhāna

Definition via KPJAYI.org:

This means the three places of attention or action: posture, breathing system and looking place. These three are very important for yoga practice, and cover three levels of purification: the body, nervous system and mind. They are always performed in conjunction with each other.

Asanas [āsana] purify, strengthen and give flexibility to the body. Breathing is rechaka and puraka, that means inhale and exhale. Both the inhale and exhale should be steady and even, the length of the inhale should be the same length as the exhale. Breathing in this manner purifies the nervous system. Dristhi [dṛṣṭi] is the place where you look while in the asana. There are nine dristhis: the nose, between the eyebrows, navel, thumb, hands, feet, up, right side and left side. Dristhi purifies and stabilizes the functioning of the mind.

For cleaning the body internally two factors are necessary, air and fire. The place of fire in our bodies is four inches below the navel. This is the standing place of our life force. In order for fire to burn, air is necessary, hence the necessity of the breath. If you stoke a fire with a blower, evenness is required so that the flame is not smothered out, or blown out of control.

The same method stands for the breath. Long even breaths will strengthen our internal fire, increasing heat in the body which in turn heats the blood for physical purification, and burns away impurities in the nervous system as well. Long even breathing increases the internal fire and strengthens the nervous system in a controlled manner and at an even pace. When this fire is strengthened, our digestion, health and life span all increase.

Uneven inhalation and exhalation, or breathing too rapidly, will imbalance the beating of the heart, throwing off both the physical body and autonomic nervous system.

An important component of the breathing system is mula and uddiyana bandha. These are the anal and lower abdominal locks which seal in energy, give lightness, strength and health to the body, and help to build a strong internal fire. Without bandhas, breathing will not be correct, and the asanas will give no benefit. When mula bandha is perfect, mind control is automatic.

Video: ThinkingAllowed interview with Prof. Dean Brown

"Prof. Dean Brown points out that most European languages can be traced back to a root language that is also related to Sanskrit - the sacred language of the ancient Vedic Hindu religions of India. Many English words actually have Sanskrit origins. Similarly, many Vedic religious concepts can also be found in Western culture. He discusses the fundamental idea of the Upanishads - that the essence of each individual, the atman, is identical to the whole universe, the principle of brahman. In this sense, the polytheistic traditions of India can be said to be monistic at their very core."

Yoga Sutras: Samadhi Pada with Dr. M. A. Jayashree

"Chanting the Yoga Sutras has a two-fold benefit. Once you have begun studying the Yoga Sutras, memorization helps in recalling the appropriate sutra in times of doubt—whether you have a doubt about your own experience or you are down because your Ashtanga practice is not progressing well. The repeated browsing mentally of the sutras’ ambiance (manana), in a certain state of mental quietude, will help in getting a flash of the real meaning and also produce the “Aha” experience—perhaps we can call it a three-dimensional understanding. Chanting and memorizing is vital for our knowledge to become wisdom. Whatever texts you study, chanting reveals itself to you in time. It is a kind of tapas, where we bring the physical mind, the rational mind and the emotional mind to a single point. There, not just understanding, but revelation, happens!" 

-Dr. M. A. Jayashree
From "An interview with M.A. Jayashree", PhD. Integral Yoga Magazine. Spring 2010, pp. 33-4. (Transcribed by A. Jamison, 17 April 2011.)

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Chant the Yoga Sutras

• Samadhi Pada (Written)

Yoga Sutras - Samadhi Pada

1.1   atha yogānuśāsanam

1.2   yogaścittavṛtti nirodhaḥ

1.3   tadā draṣṭuḥ svarūpe'vasthānam

1.4   vṛttisārūpyamitaratra

1.5   vṛttayaḥ pañcatayyaḥ kliṣṭākliṣṭāḥ

1.6   pramāṇaviparyayavikalpanidrāsmṛtayaḥ

1.7   pratyakśānumānāgamāḥ pramāṇāni

1.8   viparyayo mithyājñānamatadrūpapratiṣṭham

1.9   śabdajñānānupātī vastuśūnyo vikalpaḥ

1.10 abhāvapratyayālambanā vṛttirnidrā

1.11 anubhūtaviṣayāsaṁpramoṣaḥ smṛtiḥ

1.12 abhyāsavairāgyābhyāṁ tannirodhaḥ

1.13 tatra sthitau yatno'bhyāsaḥ

1.14 sa tu dīrghakālanairantaryasatkārāsevito dṛḍhabhūmiḥ

1.15 dṛṣṭānuśravikaviṣayavitṛṣṇasya vaśīkārasaṁjṇā vairāgyam

1.16 tatparaṁ puruṣakhyāterguṇavaitṛṣṇyam

1.17 vitarkavicārānandāsmitārūpānugamāt saṁprajñātaḥ

1.18 virāmapratyayābhyāsapūrvaḥ saṁskāraśeṣo 'nyaḥ

1.19 bhavapratyayo videhaprakṛtilayānām

1.20 śraddhāvīryasmṛtisamādhiprajñāpūrvaka itareṣām

1.21 tīvrasaṁvegānāmāsannaḥ

1.22 mṛdumadhyādhimātratvāt tato'pi viśeṣaḥ

1.23 īśvarapraṇidhānādvā

1.24 kleśakarmavipākāśayairaparāmṛṣṭaḥ puruṣaviśeṣa īśvaraḥ

1.25 tatra niratiśayaṁ sarvajñabījam

1.26 sa eṣa pūrveṣāmapi guruḥ kālenānavacchedāt

1.27 tasya vācakaḥ praṇavaḥ

1.28 tajjapastadarthabhāvanam

1.29 tataḥ pratyakcetanādhigamo'pyantarāyābhāvaśca

1.30 vyādhistyānasaṁśaya pramādālasyāvirati bhrāntidarśanālabdha bhūmikatvānavasthitatvāni cittavikṣepāste 'ntarāyāḥ

1.31 duḥkhadaurmanasyaṅgamejayatvaśvāsapraśvāsā vikṣepasahabhuvaḥ  

1.32 tatpratiṣedhārthamekatattvābhyāsaḥ  

1.33 maitrīkaruṇāmuditopekṣāṇāṁ sukhaduḥkhapuṇyāpuṇya viṣayāṇāṁ bhāvanātaścittaprasādanam
1.34 pracchardanavidhāraṇābhyāṁ vā prāṇasya  

1.35 viṣayavatī vā pravṛttirutpannā manasaḥ sthitinibandhinī  

1.36 viśokā vā jyotiṣmatī  

1.37 vītarāgaviṣayam vā cittam

1.38 svapnanidrājñānālambanam vā

1.39 yathābhimatadhyānādvā

1.40 paramāṇuparamamahattvānto asya vaśīkāraḥ

1.41 kṣīṇavṛtterabhijātasyeva maṇergrahītṛgrahaṇagrāhyeṣu tatsthatadañjanatā samāpattiḥ

1.42 tatra śabdārthajñānavikalpaiḥ saṅkīrṇā savitarkā samāpattiḥ  

1.43 smṛtipariśuddhau svarūpaśūnyevārthamātranirbhāsā nirvitarkā  

1.44 etayaiva savicārā nirvicārā ca sūkṣma viṣaya vyākhyātā  

1.45 sūkṣmaviṣayatvaṁ cāliṅgaparyavasānam

1.46 tā eva sabījaḥ samādhiḥ  

1.47 nirvicāravaiśāradye 'adhyātmaprasādaḥ

1.48 ṛtaṁbharā tatra prajñā  

1.49 śrutānumānaprajñābhyāmanyaviṣayā viśeṣārthatvāt  

1.50 tajjaḥ saṁskāro 'nyasaṁskārapratibandhī

1.51 tasyāpi nirodhe sarvanirodhānnirbījaḥ samādhiḥ

"Raja Yoga" Yoga Sutra commentary by Swami Vivekananda

Various commentaries

Sanskrit Alphabet

Sanskrit Course

4 Sundays 9:45 am - 10:45 am
February 5, 12, 19, 26
Free/By Donation - pay what you can

All are welcome, no prior experience necessary.
We'll learn the basics - alphabet, reading, writing.

Recommended for:
Enthusiastic yoga students
Yoga teacher trainees
Good yoga teachers
Language lovers
Font heads

Required supplies:
Fantastic pen, notebook

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www.ashtangayogaalbuquerque.com
Albuquerque Ashtanga Yoga Shala
206 Dartmouth Dr NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106 USA