Yoga Sutras And The World Of Human Mind

Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda. An outline of the 6 schools of theistic and 6 schools of atheistic Indian philosophy is given. Swami explains that the Yoga Sutras give a comprehensive guide to the mind and how to befriend the mind. He emphasizes the importance of Yamas and Niyamas in order to successfully practice higher spiritual disciplines. Verse I.1 describing the prerequisite state of mind for practicing Yoga is explained. Raja Yoga by Swami Vivekananda is recommended as the best English guide to the Yoga Sutras.