Patanjali and the Yoga-Sutra

Podcast: Learn with Leshley · Lyon Leshley

Opublikowano: 2026-08-01

In this lecture, we explore Patañjali’s Yoga-Sūtra — one of the most rigorous philosophies of mind ever produced in the ancient world. What you’ll discover: • Why modern yoga bears almost no resemblance to what Patañjali actually wrote • The shocking truth: only 3 out of 196 aphorisms address physical postures • The core formula: citta-vṛtti-nirodha — yoga as cessation, not exercise • The Sāṃkhya dualism beneath everything: puruṣa (consciousness) vs. prakṛti (matter) • How liberation (kaivalya) means standing alone — not union, not bliss • One person or two? The scholarly puzzle behind the name Patañjali • Why ethical practice precedes meditation...