HSF6005 - (MA/DHS/PHD) – Core for MA in Hindu Studies and Elective for DHS) The Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali represent a foundational philosophical text for the study of classical Yoga. Although Yoga has achieved widespread global recognition, its original metaphysical, ethical, and soteriological dimensions have often been diminished in contemporary practice. This graduate-level course critically examines Yoga beyond its external disciplines (bahiraṅga yoga), focusing on Patañjali’s extensive treatment of inner practices (antaraṅga yoga) and the transcendence of conditioned selfhood toward realization of the higher Self (parama antaraṅga yoga). Rooted in the Sāṅkhya darśana, the course establishes a rigorous philosophical framework...
$1,500.00
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