Seminar met Ravi Ravindra over de Yoga Sutras

Seminar met Ravi Ravindra over de Yoga Sutras

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Vijf dagen je verdiepen in de Yoga Sutras van Patañjali met Ravi Ravindra, schijver, spreker en emeritus hoogleraar vergelijkende godsdienstwetenschappen, filosofie en fysica.

Patañjali's Yoga Sutras is the most authoritative classical text of yoga, aiming at the highest spiritual realization. The text discusses al aspects of meditation and provides an overview of the spiritual path towards a deep understanding of consciousness, its definition of yoga being “establishing the mind (chitta) in stilness”.

The seminar offers a unique opportunity to explore this text of the ancient wisdom, in a modern interactive way, connecting Eastern and Western philosophy. Ravi Ravindra's spiritual search has led him to the teachings of J. Krishnamurti, G.I. Gurdjief, Zen, and to a deep immersion in the mystical teachings of the Indian and Christian traditions.

Ravi Ravindra, PhD is a spiritual visionary, scholar, and leading international speaker on religion, science, and spirituality. A native of India, he emigrated to Canada and is Professor Emeritus at Dalhousie University, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he served for many years as a professor in three Departments: Comparative Religion, Philosophy, and Physics. He was a Member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, a Felow of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, and Founding Director of the Threshold Award for Integrative Knowledge. He was a member of the Board of Judges for the prestigious Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion. He is the author of fourteen books on religion, science, mysticism, and spirituality. Recently his new translation and guide The Wisdom of Patañjali's Yoga Sutras was published.