The Department of Philosophy Colloquium Series is pleased to present

Ram Murty
(Queen's University)

"The Meaning of Yoga"

Date: Thursday, October 24, 2024

Time: 4:00 pm

Watson Hall, Room 517

The word "yoga" is now commonplace and widely used to refer to "stretching exercises".  However, the Sanskrit word refers to a system of Indian philosophy rooted in antiquity and connotes "the stretching of the mind."

Traditionally, Indian philosophy recognizes six systems.  Of the six,

three of them,  namely Samkhya, Yoga and Vedanta, are interconnected by the concept of yoga, which runs like a colorful unifying ribbon through them all.

I will discuss informally these three philosophies and delve deeply into the meaning of yoga implied by all of  them.  The talk assumes no previous knowledge of Indian philosophy and should be accessible to a wide audience.

EVERYONE WELCOME 

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