Workshop: Dhyana and Bhakti Yoga (Gita)

“The science of supreme love is Bhakti Yoga. A bird needs three things to fly: one wing is Knowledge (Jnana), the other is love (Amor), and the tail that keeps it balanced is Karma Yoga.

In Chapter 6 of the Bhagavad Gita, shows the path of meditation (Dhyana) that after purifying the mind through Karma Yoga, allows the direct perception of the Atman. Dhyana is also the seventh step defined by Patanjali (Philosophy of Yoga).

In chapters 7-12 of the Bhagavad Gita, Sri Krishna explained to the archer Arjuna the secrets of Bhakti Yoga, the path of love and devotion. But so that Arjuna could understand that All is One and thus be able to love the entire creation, he previously transmitted to him the knowledge about the divine manifestations of the Lord, Brahma or the universal form of him.

The Seminar is aimed at:

1. Seekers who wish to start on the Path of Devotion (Bhakti)
2. Yoga Teachers and practitioners who wish to introduce in Bhakti Yoga seeking to incorporate the dimension ethics-spiritual in his yoga practices/classes, beyond the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (Philosophy of Yoga)

It can also be taught in any yoga teacher training program.

Jnana Yoga Course

Duration: 4 hours

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Related courses:

1. Dhyana Yoga Course (Meditation)
2. Jnana Yoga Course (Knowledge)

1. Dhyana: The path that through the Meditation conduce a the direct perception of the Atman (inner Self)
2. Dhyana Yoga, Raja Yoga and Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (Philosophy of Yoga)
3. Meditation (Dhyana) in the Bhagavad Gita
4. Structure and key verses of chapter about the Dhyana Yoga:

1. Knowledge of Brahman via Bhakti
2. Prakriti Lower and higher
3. Omnipresence of the Lord
4. Devotees and Paths of Yoga
5. Any path is valid if it is with faith and devotion
6. Why does ignorance (Avidya) exist?
7. Structure and key verses of chapter about the Knowledge and the Realization of Brahman

1. The OM Mantra
2. Creation and dissolution of the universe
3. Bhakti to achieve a Parabrahman (Unmanifested). Supreme Purusha
4. The Path of the light and the of the darkness
5. Yogic powers
6. Structure and key verses of chapter about the Yoga of the Imperishable Parabrahman:

1. The essence of Dharma
2. Knowledge of the Atman
3. Sovereign power of the Lord
4. Incarnations of the Lord
5. Universal Form of the Lord
6. Nishkama Karma and Sakama Karma Rewards
7. Bhakti Yoga and surrender to Brahman through Nishkama Karma

Structure and key verses of chapter about the Yoga of Royal and Discriminatory Knowledge:

1. Power of Bhakti Yoga
2. Bhakti and Jnana Yoga
3. Infinite manifestations of the Lord
4. Structure and key verses of chapter about the Yoga of Divine Glories:

1. The concept of Ishvara
2. Bhakti allows one to see the supreme Form (Vishwarupa)
3. The time of the destruction of the world
4. Fight, O Arjuna!
5. Structure and key verses of chapter about the Yoga of the Universal Form of the Lord:

1. Greatness of Bhakti Yoga
2. Bhakti Yoga and the others Paths of Yoga (Dhyana, Karma and Jnana Yoga)
3. Bhakta Yogi
4. Structure and key verses of chapter about Bhakti Yoga

1. Dhyana Yoga, Red Raja or Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (Philosophy of Yoga)?
2. Dangers of Bhakti Yoga
3. Bhakti and Lord Realization
4. Is Bhakti superior to Jnana Yoga?
5. The need for Bhakti Yoga in the time of Kaliyuga
6. India: spiritual power of the world

Swami Vivekananda stated that Dhyana Yoga and detachment are necessary for any of the three paths of Yoga:

1. Bhakti Yoga: Heart to feel
2. Jnana Yoga: brain to conceive
3. Karma Yoga: hands to work

Swami Vidya Prakashananda affirmed that selfless action (Nishkamakarma) was the previous step to achieving Dhyana Yoga.

“Genuine search for the Lord, a search that begins, continues and ends in love. The man whose heart never entertains even the thought of harming anyone, who rejoices in the prosperity of even his greatest enemy, that man is the Bhakta, he is the Yogi, he is the Guru of all. Bhakti Yoga, or worship or love, in one form or another is the easiest, most pleasant and natural form of man.. The object of Bhakti is God” Swami Vivekananda

“If one practices constant remembrance of the Lord through daily Sadhana (practice, spiritual exercises), then he will be rooted in His remembrance even at the time of departing this body at death” Swami Sivananda

“Love and feeling of kindness towards all creatures is the basic virtue of a Bhakta Yogi. The ultimate goal of Bhakti and Jnana is the same. Whatever the method of worship, if practiced with faith and devotion, man attains Paramatman. Let the seekers not rush to reach the Unmanifest even at the beginning. May you try to overcome selfishness attached to the body by worshiping Ishvara, and obtain complete mastery of your senses through desireless performance of all good actions.” Swami Vidya Prakashananda

1. Workshop: Karma Yoga
2. Workshop: Introduction to the Bhagavad Gita

Course: Bhagavad Gita (according to Gandhi)