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This talk is being republished from the Radial Practice Conference in 2018. If you have a G\\u012bt\\u0101 handy you might want to grab it while you listen.

About the Guest

Edwin Bryant received his Ph.D. in Indic Languages and Cultures from Columbia University. He taught Hinduism at Harvard University for three years and is presently the professor of Hinduism at Rutgers University where he teaches courses on Hindu philosophy and religion. He has received numerous awards and fellowships, published eight books, and authored a number of articles on the earliest origins of the Vedic culture, yoga philosophy, and the Krishna tradition.

As a personal practitioner of bhakti yoga for over 45 years, a number of them spent in India studying with traditional teachers, where he returns yearly, Edwin strives to combine academic scholarship and rigor with appreciation towards traditional knowledge systems. His teaching method is to allow the ancient texts to speak in their own voice and through their own terms and categories.

Website: https://sites.rutgers.edu/edwin-bryant/

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In this episode, we discuss:

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1. Pata\\xf1jali\\u2019s citta-v\\u1e5bitti-nirodha\\u1e25 type practice in the G\\u012bt\\u0101.
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2. The difference between karma and karma yoga.
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3. A new definition of yoga, skill in action.
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4. The 3 definitions of yoga in the G\\u012bt\\u0101.
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5. Ashtanga-type practice in the G\\u012bt\\u0101 in comparison with verses in Pata\\xf1jali.\\xa0
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6. The mind of a yogi.
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7. Bhakti, the highest expression of yoga.
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