Can the Yoga Sutra of Patanjali be applied today? Sutra means thread. Yoga Sutra is the thread of yoga. Most interpretations of the Yoga Sutra are complex and hard to understand. After investing more than 12 years studying, chanting and teaching the Yoga Sutras, Ruben Vasquez guides you on a journey exploring the wisdom of the Yoga Sutra of Patanjali. This ancient wisdom is relevant and applicable for yoga students and teachers today. Besides clear explanations and examples, each episode off ...
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Yoga Sutras of Patanjali After reading many self development books on creative visualisation, mind control, power of the sub-conscious and self-actualisation, I got to studying Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, that changed my life. I realised that the previous books I had been reading, the crux of all that knowledge and much more had already been compiled more than 2500 years back by Maharishi Patanjali in the 196 Yoga Sutras. Each Sutra is a pearl of wisdom, to be properly chewed, digested and pra ...
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Indian Philosophy, Pure and Applied ; Yoga philosophy, Sthira yoga school, meditation, pranayama, emotional well-being, self-help, india, yoga training, Bhagavad Gita, patanjali yoga sutras
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I was blessed enough to have a series of in depth conversations about the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali with a yogi by the name of Anil Ji Swaraj in The Himalayan Mountains near The Dalai Lama's monastery. We discussed meditation, philosophy, ayurvedic diet, ayurveda lifestyles, yoga, asanas, pranayama, and much more.
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The Yoga Uncensored podcast is a series of candid and irreverent conversations between two maverick yoga teachers and their occasional guests. Imagine Patanjali and Arjuna having a beer down at the local pub. Cain Carroll and Mark Tanaka take a critical look at the world of modern yoga, exposing assumptions, trends and biases that too often hinder the transformative potential of yogic practices. What you'll hear is an unrehearsed barrage of insights, tangents, rants, alternatives, and occasi ...
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This podcast hosted by Eric Pike, DPT, focuses on using yoga as a tool to enhance worship for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Through engaging discussions, listeners will learn about the various ways yoga can be incorporated into their spiritual practice, and how it can help improve physical, mental, and emotional well-being. The podcast explores the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali as well as different yoga poses, techniques, and breathing exercises that can help practit ...
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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 December 21, 2018 in a series of 111 lectures. These lectures include a mixture of philosophy both Eastern and Western, history, psychology, comparative theology, mysticism, classical parables, and simple everyday examples. Patanjali was a great Indian sage who wrote major treatises on Ayurveda, Sa ...
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Yoga for Total Well-being
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Pure Healthy Fit is a website to convey the research-based information with respect to the wellness, diverse sort of diseases and its solutions.
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Do you like motivational content? Then this is the podcast for you. Hi, I am Parichay Vashisht & I am here to motivate you whenever you feel insecure, lonely and depressing. Make sure to follow me on Instagram at Parichay.26
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Strange and wonderful, sweet and bitter, naughty and nice --qualities such as these can describe the polar stormclouds of the mind, or of culture. So too, it is said, are the fertile fruits which fall from the Souljerky Yoga Vine. • Perhaps it is only shade and solace that you seek. Or temporary relief from the sun and the concrete. Perhaps you'd like a spot of chai and some sweet fruit from our vine. • A journey along the yoga information superhighway reels with rat trap fantasies. An age-o ...
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SATSAṄGA - a Chanting & Philosophy Class: Gathering together, we shed light on the vast practices & philosophies stemming from the yogic tradition of seeking to better understand ourselves & the world in which we live. We cover a wide range of topics including Yoga Sūtras, Bhagavad Gītā, Sanskrit chanting, writing & grammar, as well as many many other yoga-related topics. All are welcome! Free Sanskrit Resources: https://www.samjiva.com/chanting Purchase Our Workbooks: https://www.samjiva.c ...
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Dr. Pradeep Yogi, Yoga, Meditation, spirituality, Yoga Philosophy, Ayurveda and Gurukul,
Yogacharya Dr. Pradeep Yogi
This is spiritual education program. In this program or in this channel I will teach you some techniques of life. I will teach you yoga, Meditation, pranayama, hath yoga, surya Namaskar, asanas, History, geography polity economy and other science and technology. I will teach you yoga philosophy and, yoga anatomy.. Yogacharya, Philosopher, Author, Lecturer, Motivational Speaker, Spiritual Practitioner, Social Worker, Vedic & Ayurvedic Researcher and Entrepreneur. He is a Pranic healer certifi ...
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This is the podcast of Dr. Anil K Rajvanshi (https://nariphaltan.org/shortbio.pdf). He is currently the Director and Hon. Secretary of Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) (https://nariphaltan.org). He has more than 43 years of experience in renewable energy R&D and rural development. He did his B.Tech and M.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from I.I.T. Kanpur in 1972 and 1974 respectively. He received his Ph.D. in Mech. Engg. from University of Florida, Gainesville, USA in 1979. He w ...
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Health, calm mind, cheerful attitude (part four)
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Health, calm mind, cheerful attitude (part four) Does having a calm mind and a cheerful attitude contribute to your state of health? What is the state of your mind? Is it possible to modulate the state of your mind? What is your general attitude? Can you modulate your emotions? How does yoga affect your state of mind and att…
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Health, optimal posture and graceful movement (part 3)
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra:Health, optimal posture and graceful movement (part 3) How are your posture and movements? What are the reasons we have for practicing yoga postures and movements? Is our optimal posture likely to be influenced by our personal history, context, circumstances, needs and activities? According to the Yoga Sutras there are four c…
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Health, appetites and elimination (part 2)
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Health, appetites and elimination (part 2) Is it possible to integrate adequate appetites and efficient elimination? What are the appetites that you have at the physical, mental and emotional levels? Are our different types of appetites interrelated? What influences our appetites? Is there a difference between needs and want…
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: What is health?
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: What is health? A definition of health and its relation to Patanjali's eight limbs of Yoga How do you define health? How does your definition of health guide you through your daily activities? A comprehensive definition of health that broadens our awareness of health by including the physical, mental, emotional, and social d…
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In this episode, we look deeper into the concept of Guru. Last 5 mins of this episode, I explained the meaning of the 2 verses I chanted.
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Could this be your best moment?
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Could this be your best moment? Would you trade places with an earlier you? Is your level of awareness greater than it was before? It may be useful to recognize that right now you are the oldest you have ever been, with more experience and wisdom than you ever had before. At the same time, right now you are the youngest you …
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Who is a Guru? What is special about this full moon? Who can be called a real Guru? : some perspectives.
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Choosing to be happy
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Choosing to be happy What is my perspective on the world? And how does it influence my ways of perceiving and being in the world? When I follow my natural tendency to move toward feeling better and away from feeling pain, does my awareness increase? Am I trying to manipulate the world to fit my expectations? Is this making m…
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: A mantra for presence
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: A mantra for presence Our words influence our thoughts and perspective. What words do you use frequently? Are those words useful to be present or are they potential distractors? What happens when we replace our tendencies to predict and worry with the mantra Let's see? https://simple-yoga.org This content is inspired by the …
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Openess ; allowing the right knowledge and vulnerability are essential to deal with attachment and not detachment!
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Attachment & Non-Attachment - 1
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Perspectives on Attachment & Non-attachment. Excitement & Euphoria vs Anxiety & Fear due to Attachment.
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How to find Balance in Social Interactions?
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What to do when one feels out of place? How to deal with the desire to avoiding people especially those that one perceive as very different and how can one stay open and social without compromising one's values?
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Sensitivity and feedback
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Sensitivity and feedback Are you noticing changes in your sensitivity? Do you play internal games to override the common sense feedback you receive? Which do you trust more, the feedback sensitivity loop or your inner tendencies? What happens when you follow your sensitivity? What happens when you follow your tendencies? Do …
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Distractions
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Distractions The most important skill to cultivate Distractions will happen, sooner or later, either a few times or countless times. Even when we get distracted , noticing that we got distracted indicates that we are present and that we are aware that our attention moved away from our intended focal point. What is important …
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Range of Awareness - Open awareness
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Range of Awareness - Open awareness Open Awareness is the experience of being open to whatever each moment brings Would it be useful to grow in our ability to modulate our awareness so that we can choose to focus on an idea or object or just be in open awareness? What happens if you try this exercise several times? What do y…
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Range of Awareness - Concentration
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Range of awareness - Concentration What does it feel like when our mind focuses on just one thing? Exploring the range of awareness by focusing our mind on a single object of concentration. When we try to concentrate on a single thing, most of us find that our minds are easily distracted. This exercise strengthens our abilit…
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Clarity is the name of the game 🫶
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Importance of Emotional Clarity and it's connection to Suffering 🫶🙏
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Range of Awareness and experiences
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Rango foawareness and experiences What happens when you explore your Range of Awareness? Most of us find that developing our sensitivity to natural processes enriches our experiences. in yoga, we try to expand our awareness so that we can participate in our lives consciously and intentionally. We experience the world through…
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How to view and receive Negative Feedback? Emotional tools / perspectives. 🫶🙏⚘️
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Complaining
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Complaining Do you ever complain? What do you complain about? Is it possible to modulate your complaining? Are our complaints a way to release a build-up of tension and irritation? Or is our complaining an expression of frustration because our expectations do not match the situation we find ourselves in? The first path is a …
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Parameters of Mental Health- 2 : Gratitude, Values etc...🫶🙏
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Importance of mental health. 💞🙏
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Changing direction - Uplift
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Changing direction - Uplift Practicing pratipaksha bhavana in our lives A simple and effective way to turn unhelpful tendencies around. Notice the tendencies and replace them with life affirming and uplifting tendencies. Would it be possible that cultivating an uplifting attitude makes us feel happy and radiant? Are you curi…
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Exploring resistance
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Exploring resistance What do you resist? Resistance tends to arise at the boundaries between pain and tolerable discomfort. How does resistance manifest itself in you? What can we do when we feel resistance? Is our resistance a way of defending our sense of self? Is it possible that our resistance is a sign that we are tryin…
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Parameters of Mental Health - 1
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What is Mental Health? What are it's Parameters? ...Indian Philosophical Perspectives.
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Range of Awareness in Ashtanga Yoga
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Range of Awareness in Ashtanga Yoga Can Range of Awareness be the integrating element of all the limbs of yoga? What happens when we explore the possible options available to us in the Yamas, Niyamas, Asana, Pratipaksha Bhavana, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana and Samadhi? Can the idea of Range of Awareness help us en…
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Range of Motion, Action, Awareness
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Range of Motion, Action, Awareness All yoga practices offer opportunities to explore and expand our awareness. The notion of Range of Motion is expanded to mean the totality of potential range of healthy movement that we can consciously do. Range of Action is the complete set of possible variations along the many variables i…
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Be Proud to be a Yoga Teacher or a Yoga Student 🤸🤸🏼♂️
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People who are in the field of Yoga should be proud of their job and what they are doing. This is important to continue the good work.
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Two natural tendencies
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Two natural tendencies Recognizing two natural tendencies that support us To overcome tendencies toward negativity it is useful to remember that we have two very useful natural tendencies that require no effort: Moving toward feeling better and moving away from pain. Become familiar with how they feel, what happens when you …
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Episode 165: Dr. Anil K Rajvanshi interview on Khulke (Youth Adda)
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This is the podcast of Dr. Anil Rajvanshi interview in English/Hindi on Khulke.com a platform to engage youth in a meaningful dialogue on various issues of the country. Dr. Rajvanshi was interviewed on 27th December by Nancy Narang - a talented and dynamic moderator of Khulke. The interview covered topics like how to motivate students to stay in In…
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Wishing you all Merry Christmas & a Very Healthy & Joyful New Year 💞
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Episode 164: IIT Bombay Institute lecture on Water Technologies by Anil Rajvanshi
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This is the podcast of the Institute Lecture given by Dr. Anil Rajvanshi at IIT Bombay on 4th December 2023. The lecture was titled: Innovative Water Technologies - Possibilities for Rural Applications. The introduction was by Dr. Shobha Shukla. The lecture was organized in conjunction with the 3rd International Conference on Water Technologies org…
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Gradual Progress
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Gradual progress Can you recognize that you are making progress toward your goal? Examine your past actions, are you moving toward your goal? Some of our actions may have taken us away from our goal. This happens to most of us. Noticing that we stray from the goal is an indication of progress. Would you trade places with an …
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Episode 163: IIT Kanpur Institute lecture on Deep Science in Patanjali Yoga Sutras
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This is a podcast of the Institute lecture on Deep Science in Patanjali Yoga Sutras given by Dr. Anil K Rajvanshi in 9th November 2023 at IIT Kanpur. The video of the lecture is available here. The lecture is based on the booklet on Patanjali that Dr. Rajvanshi has published. It can be accesed here.
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Episode 162: Interview of Dr. Anil Rajvanshi by Media Cell of IIT Kanpur
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Dr. Anil Rajvanshi, a distinguished alumni of IIT Kanpur gave an Institute lecture on Patanjali Yoga Sutras at IIT Kanpur on 9th November 2023. During his visit to the campus he was interviewed by Media Cell of IITK regarding his work and proposed Center of Excellence for high tech systems in rural areas. This is a podcast of that interview. The vi…
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: It's up to you
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: It's up to you Embarking on the journey of self-discovery is your choice YOGA, You Organically Growing Aware. Four aspects of yoga. Yoga cannot change your beliefs, dispositions, intentions, and actions, only you can! And because this is a lifelong, personal process, it is imperative that you make the conscious decision to d…
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Natural breath - long breath
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Natural breath, long breath Bringing our awareness to the process of breathing In this practice we explore two ways of breathing, natural breath, and long breath. We alternate between these two options, paying attention to where the breath creates movement. As you pay attention to your breath, is it easy to stay focused? Do …
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Two Approaches: Solution Oriented vs Confrontational
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Emotional well-being is the goal. Which approach Do you like? Solution oriented or Conforntational?
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: What are you feeling?
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: What are you feeling? What do you notice when you pay attention to your emotions? In this practice, we explore how emotions manifest in our bodies through sensations, as well as the connections between emotions, thoughts, and memories. We have also explored the origin of emotions and our ability to modulate them and their ef…
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: What are you thinking?
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: What are you thinking? What do you notice when you pay attention to your thoughts? In this practice we explored the nature of the thoughts we notice in our field of awareness. We paid attention to how our thoughts manifest, we also noticed their fluctuations, their location, their origin. We also explored staying with a thou…
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Awareness and its content
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Awareness and its content Are there differences between awareness and its content? In this practice we alternated between noticing the content of awareness through your perception of sensations in your body and focusing on awareness itself, your ability to witness. Although simple this is a very useful and powerful skill bec…
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Episode 161: Anil K. Rajvanshi: Chief Guest Lecture at HAL, Nasik
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Dr. Anil K Rajvanshi was invited as chief guest to HAL, Nasik in Otober 2023. The ocassion was the Vigilance Awareness Week program at HAL. The talk was entitled : Ethics of Work - How to be a Good Citizen. The talk was well received and Dr. Rajvanshi had the ocassion of visiting the HAL facilities and interacting with the officers and staff.…
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Episode 160: Anil Rajvanshi: Spirituality in the Modern World - A Journey Within
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This is a podcast of discussion that Dr. Anil Rajvanshi had in October 2023 with the students of Kirori Mal College, Delhi University. The original podcast is available on their website TRT Unspoken.
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: One Goal
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: One goal Is it possible to have only one goal in life? Why one goal? the simpler our goal, the easier it will be to assess if we are moving in that direction or if we are off track. What happens when we enhance the quality of our participation in our lives? How do our actions contribute to enhancing the quality of life where…
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1. Why we feel lack of energy 2. Self-Motivation 3.Meditation Intense
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Why we feel lack of energy, what do we loose and what to do in those times.... Self-Motivation, Meditation Intense... and a number of things... please listen to different episodes in this particular podcast....
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Meditation Series - 3 (How a beginner to start meditation?)
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Meditation for a complete beginner
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We are having a 10 day festival. Navaraatri or Dasara! A brief message about 3 forms of Shakti... energy!
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What is Meditation & Benefits of Meditation (in brief).
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Episode 159: Remembering Mahatma Gandhi - A talk given to Senior Citizens of Bangalore
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This is a talk given by Dr. Anil Rajvanshi on 6th October 2023 to senior citizens of Nightingale Medical Trust, Bangalore. The talk was organized by Mrs. Usha Prasad.
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Meditation Series - 1 (What is Meditation?)
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What is Meditation and What is not Meditation?
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Second fundamental need
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Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Second Fundamental Need How important are your relationships? Our second fundamental need, the need for meaningful connections. Are your beliefs about the world influencing your ability to relate to others? IS it helpful to have other people along your journey? What do others contribute to your life: love, friendship, suppor…
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