Yoga Philosophy

This is an advanced dive into the theoretical backdrop of the Bhagavad Gītā, a central text of Yoga. In this webinar, I explore the moral problem of the Bhagavad Gītā, namely, how to deal with the problems caused by Conventional Morality, which gives rise to Moral Parasites. The argument in the Bhagavad Gītā is that the moral order has to be reset by engaging in Yoga. Understanding this argument is a central piece of the insight into the value of Yoga. Taught by Dr. Shyam Ranganathan. Dr. Ranganathan is a scholar of South Asia, translation expert, and professional philosopher. He is a member of the Department of Philosophy at York University in Toronto, and the York Center for Asian Research. He is translator and commentator of Patañjali's Yoga Sūtra (Penguin 2008), editor of The Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Indian Ethics, author of Hinduism: A Contemporary Philosophical Investigation (Routledge 2019), and over 50 peer-reviewed, yoga related articles. Shyam is an experienced teacher of students of various degrees of exposure to philosophy and yoga. Shyam holds an MA in South Asian Studies, an MA and PhD in philosophy, and is a CYA-E-RYTGOLD yoga teacher (over 1000 hours training). Yoga Philosophy is a registered yoga school (CYA-RYSGOLD) and a Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider (YACEP).