YOGA THERAPY THROUGH YOGIC TEXTS

Sub Code: PGDYTD T 106
Credits: 2
Hours/Wk: 2
Total Hrs: 30
Exam Marks: 50
IA Marks: 50
Exam Duration: 3 Hrs

Chapter 1: (30 hours)
Patanjali Yoga Sutras
Unit 1: Introduction to Patanjala Yoga Sutra Its Philosophy and Practices
i.Yoga, its meaning & purpose & a brief introduction to Patanjalis’ Yoga Sutras and its author.
ii.Nature of Yoga according to Patanjali in light of Vyasabhasya and other traditional commentators, Importance of Yoga Sutra in comparison to other Yogic literature.
iii.Concept of Chitta, Chitta-bhoomis, Chitta-vrttis, Chitta-vrtti nirodhopaya (Abhyasa and Vairagya) Chitta-Vikshepas (Antarayas), Chitta-prasadanam and its associates.
iv.Metaphysics of Sankhya & its relationship with Yoga Darshana of Patanjali, Philosophical Foundations & Practices of Patanjali Yogas, its importance & relevance and Yoga Samanvaya.
Unit 2: Samadhi Pada and Sadhana Pada
i.Kriya-yoga, Theory of Kleshas, Nature of Drsta & Drisya and means of elimination of Kleshas/ Vivekakhyati.
ii.Types and nature of Samadhi in Yoga Sutra, Ritambharaprajna and Adhyatmaprasada.
iii.Samprajnata, Asamprajnata, Sabija & Nirbija Samadhi, Difference between Samapattis and Samadhi.
iv.Concept of Ishwara and qualities of Ishwara.

Chapter 2: (30 hours)
Yoga in Bhagavad Gita
i.General Introduction to Bhagavad Gita (B.G.). Definitions of Yoga in Bhagavad-Gita and their relevance & Scope.
ii.Essentials of B.G from Chapters II, III, IV, V, VI, XII & XVII: The meanings of the terms Atmaswrupa, Stithaprajna, Sankhya Yoga, Karma Yoga, Sannyasa Yoga and Karma Swarupa (Sakama and Nishkama) etc.
iii.Essentials of B.G (Contd..): Samnyasa, Dhyana , Nature of Dhyana, Preparation of Dhyana and Dhyana Yoga etc.
iv.Essentials of B.G. (Contd..): Bhakti, Nature of Bhakti, Means and Goal of Bhakti-Yoga .
v.Essentials of B.G (Contd..): The Trigunas and modes of Prakriti; Three Kinds of Faith. Food for Yoga Sadhaka, Classification of food etc. The Glory of B.G.

Text Books:
1.Swami Vivekananda : Rajayoga
(Advaita Ashram, Culcutta, 2000)
2.Swami Tapasyananda: Ramakrshnamath, Chennai

Reference Books:
1. Woods, J.H. : The Yoga System of Patanjali (M.L.B.D., Delhi, 1988)
2. Iyengar B.K.S. : Light on Patanjal Yoga (New York, Schocken Books, 1994)
3. Rukmini T.S. : Yoga Vartika of Vijnanbhikshu (Tr.) Vol I, II, III & IV (Munshiram Manoharlal Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi)
4. Swami Sri Omanandatirtha : Patanjala Yoga Pradeepa (Geeta Press, Gorakhapur, 1994)
5. Radhakrishnan, S. : The Bhagavadgeeta (Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, 1960)
6. Swami Adidevananda : Sri Ramanuja Gita Bhasya Stephen Sturges : The Yoga Book (Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 2004)
7. Swami Jnanananda : Philosophy of Yoga (Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama, Mysore,)
8. Fenerstein, George : The Yoga Tradition: Its’ History, Literature, Philosophy Practice, (Bhavana Books and Prints, 2002)
9. Swami Anant Bharati : Patanjali Yoga Shasta- a study (Hindi) (Swami Keshwananda Yoga Sangthan, Delhi, 1982)
10. Swami Anant Bharati : Yoga Darshan-Yoga Prabhakar (Hindi) (Swami Keshwananda Yoga Sangthan, Delhi, 1982)
11 Swami Satyananda Saraswati: Four Chapters of Freedom (Bihar School of Yoga, 2000)
12 I. K. Taimini : The Science of Yoga (The Theosophical Publishing House, Adyar Chennai 2005)
13 Eknath Easwaran : The Bhagavad-Gita (Classics of Indian Spirituality) (Nilgiri Press; 2007)