Sutra Squad

Seth Barron
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Sutra Squad is a weekly study of the Yoga Sūtra of Patañjali. Each week Seth Barron, Sara Page Hall, and Sally Mohr discuss a verse of the text to examine its meaning & how we can embody this wisdom on and off the yoga mat. We believe the Yoga Sūtra are for EVERYONE - and this study can be a way to gain understanding of yoga philosophy in an approachable, accessible, and embodied practice of study.

Episodes

  1. FEB 3

    Ep. 6 - Sutra 1.33 On the Locks & Keys, the Immeasurable Highest Attributes of the Yogi

    This week we explore the “Locks & Keys”, the attributes of mind that we cultivate to preserve the innate or natural serenity of the yogi’s mind in the face of the worldly winds of material life.  These attributes are also known as the brahmaviharas in Buddhist lineages, the divine abodes or sublime attitudes of the Buddha. We will discuss how we can seek to expand our capacity for each these attitudes (listed here in Sanskrit) - maitri (friendliness or loving-kindness), karuna (compassion), mudito (sympathetic joy), upekshanam (equinimity).

    1h 7m

  2. JAN 26

    Ep. 5 - Sutra 1.23 On the Nature of Iśvara, Surrender, and the Spirituality of Yoga

    In this week’s episode we explore the concept of and devotion to Iśvara - as the most direct path to yoga (1.23), and then the attributes of Iśvara to more fully understand the yogic concept that best translates in English as “God”.  We will take a moment to discern the difference between “religion” and “spirituality” to our best understanding, and how yoga is not a religion but is very much a practice of spiritual devotion.  We will continue and explore the nature of our understanding of the divine, how we all have access to a direct experience of the divine of our individual understanding, and our lifelong journey to know the Truth.

    1h 1m

  3. JAN 16

    Ep. 4 - Sutra 1.3 On the Essence of the True Self

    This episode we complete the powerful trilogy of the opening of the Yoga Sūtra of Patañjali with sutra 1.3 that describes the outcome, or objective, or end result of yoga.  We will explore the idea of the seer or the observer as the “true self” that shines forth when we achieve the state of yoga.

    1h 5m

  4. JAN 15

    Ep. 3 - Sutra 1.2 On the Essential Definition of Yoga

    We continue our journey exploring the opening triptych of the Yoga Sutra with 1.2, the essential definition of yoga as presented by Master Patañjali.  We will explore the meaning of yoga as defined in the text, and as lived by us today in the modern world.

    58 min

  5. JAN 8

    Ep. 2 - Sutra 1.1 On the Eternal NOW of Yoga

    We begin at the beginning with the purity and auspicious, ephemeral and eternal exploration of NOW.  This week we explore the first words of the first verse of the first chapter of the Yoga Sutra in 1.1.

    1h 6m

  6. JAN 8

    Ep. 1 - Welcome & Introductions

    Welcome to the Sutra Squad podcast! In this episode Seth, Sara Page, and Sally welcome & give an overview of our approach to study this ancient wisdom.

    54 min
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Sutra Squad is a weekly study of the Yoga Sūtra of Patañjali. Each week Seth Barron, Sara Page Hall, and Sally Mohr discuss a verse of the text to examine its meaning & how we can embody this wisdom on and off the yoga mat. We believe the Yoga Sūtra are for EVERYONE - and this study can be a way to gain understanding of yoga philosophy in an approachable, accessible, and embodied practice of study.

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    Seth Barron
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