Class 1: The Meaning and Purpose of Yoga

Middle Way Course 19: The Eight Components of a Yogic Lifestyle
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“It’s not entertainment, it’s meant to be transformational.” Lama Marut introduces the Yoga Sūtra as a practical guidebook: yoga as stopping the churnings of the mind so we can rest in our true nature. He explains practice as staying present over a long time, imperturbability as the end of craving, and the four immeasurables as the one practice that calms the mind – and ends with seer, seen and seeing, each existing only in dependence on the others.

Meditation
Mindfulness
Mental Afflictions
Craving
Contentment
Equanimity
Four Immeasurables
Interdependence
Samādhi
Daily Practice
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