Authentic Yoga Tradition is the science of consciousness aims at conscious evolution and transformation. It is much more than practice of physical postures and breathing. These presentations are part of Yoga Teachers Training and workshop conducted in NJ, USA

1. Texts, Traditions and
Philosophy, features
Authentic Yoga Tradition
Yoga Teacher’s Training
GIRISH JHA| CHAPTER -3,4,5
YOGAPLUSHERBS
ENGLISHTOWN , NJ
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Welcome
History of Yoga Tradition
By
Acharya Girish Jha, MS, BS, DIY
www.Yogaplusherbs. Com
Awakening Realization Transformation
Knowing Doing Living
To know To do To Be
Mind is the cause of bondage and freedom

3. Texts, Tradition , Philosophy and
features of Authentic Yoga
 Chapter -3 Authentic
Yoga texts
Yogaplusherbs, NJ
Lectures: Jan 28,
2015
 Wednesday 7.00
pm to 9.30 pm
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5. Chapter -3 Authentic Yoga texts
Course
Objectives
Results/Outcome Expected
Objective 1 Understand the texts of AYT,
Objective 2 materials used for writing ,
Objective 3 Imp. texts, classification of texts
Objective 4 Important texts students must read
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8. Aspiration –Intent –
Asatoma satgamay (False to truth)
Tamasoma jyotirgamay (Ignorance to wisdom)
Mrityorma amritngamay (Bondage to truth)
Om Shanti ShantihShantih
Let there be peace, peace , peace
�Talk-3 The ignorance in yoga metaphorically lined to darkness and knowledge to light. The
darkness is absence of light. The darkness has no separate existence in life. There is only one
thing – either knowledge governs the life or not. When it does not govern the life, it is
ignorance. Ignorance is the cause of all stress and sufferings in life unlike the proverb which says,
‘ignorance is bliss’.
�Yoga says that knowledge is power that manifests bliss in life. The bliss is independent state of
happiness and has unbroken continuity.
�The ignorance moves life at unconscious, subconscious, habitual levels. They are conditioning
of the mind. They create comfort zone and repeats by itself., hence needs to be removed.
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from the book Authentic Yoga Tradition: Text, Traditions and Foundations

10. Texts of Authentic Yoga Tradition
What are the questions you like to ask ……………..
What materials used for writing when printing machines were not
available?
What kind of ink, and pens used for writing?
What preface were written?
Was there any references and bibliography written or not?
What are the important texts of Yoga tradition?
the type of person?
Curious – intellectual and ready to translate into action
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11. Texts of Authentic Yoga Tradition
What is information and knowledge ………
Interesting reading
Dattatreya – 27 masters
Buddha- 27 masters
Eklavya – image of master ( Dronacharya)
Astavakra and Abhimanyu- learned in the womb of mother
Select disciples scribed books for the master to preserve the tradition
Other masters wrote the texts
Disciples practiced, got enlightenment and wrote it
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12. Texts of Authentic Yoga Tradition
Classification of texts
Before reading any text, read what Shankaracharya says
‘Let people quote the scriptures and sacrifice to the gods, let them
perform rituals and worship the deities, but there is no liberation
without the practice of deep meditation not even in the lifetime of
thousands of years (verse is translated to make everyone
understand the meaning)
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13. Texts of Authentic Yoga Tradition
Classification of texts
Shruti ( primary or original) and Smriti ( secondary)
Veda texts
The word, ‘Veda’ means ‘wisdom’ or ‘absolute knowledge’.
Initially there was only one text by the name, later masters
divided them into four, and based on the subjects and branch
of knowledge they explained.
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14. Texts of Authentic Yoga Tradition
Classification of texts ---Shruti and Smriti ?
Samhita texts The word ‘Samhita’ means ‘collection’
of metric texts, mantra, and recited texts. These chants
and recited texts are chanted or spoken in a highly
specialized way to induce changes in the mind and
awaken the higher states of consciousness.
Astavakra Samhita / Gita, Yajnavalkya Samhita, are
few of great texts of eastern psychology and Yoga.
Many of these texts scribed much before Patanjali wrote
the Yoga-Sutra.
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15. Texts of Authentic Yoga Tradition
Classification of texts ---Shruti and Smriti ?
Brahman texts
These texts are in prose format that explains in detail
the meaning of mantra in Samhita, their importance,
ways of chanting, and practices. These texts named,
‘Brahman’ meaning ‘the one who lives, moves and acts
in highest consciousness’s thus, awakened and realized.
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16. Texts of Authentic Yoga Tradition
Classification of texts ---Shruti and Smriti ?
Arayanaka texts
By the name, ‘Arayanaka’, means texts that masters
wrote in forests in solitude. Many of these texts explain
the clear meaning of Yoga, and practices. The practices
written in these texts, are mostly meditation practices.
Atreya Arayanaka, Taittiriya Arayanaka and Brihad-Arayanaka are three
great texts of Yoga that explains in details, what Patanjali codified in his Yoga-
Sutra. These texts existed much before Patanjali was born.
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17. Texts of Authentic Yoga Tradition
Classification of texts ---Shruti and Smriti ?
Upanishads texts
The students treading the path of Yoga should start
reading the Upanishads. Many Upanishads are correctly
translated in many languages of the world. These texts
mostly are dialogues between the master and disciple,
explains logically the practices of Yoga.
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18. Texts of Authentic Yoga Tradition
Classification of texts ---Shruti and Smriti ?
Sutra texts
The Sanskrit word, ‘Sutra’ means ‘thread’ or ‘collection
of verses, phrases to present the entire philosophy and
practices in a condensed form’. A thread is made of
subtle cotton parts that continues as it links the previous
from the next and so on
Braham Sutra, Yoga Sutra, Samkhya Sutra, Bhakti Sutra
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19. Texts of Authentic Yoga Tradition
Classification of texts ---Shruti and Smriti ?
Bhasya texts
The word, ‘Bhasya’ means, ‘commentary’ on different texts
mentioned above. There are more than 30 commentaries written
on Yoga Sutra of Patanjali, 1000 years ago. No doubt there are
more than 500 commentaries are also available written in modern
time, in the last 50-60 years. However, the commentators who
wrote commentaries earlier serves as master texts for the students
treading the path of Yoga.
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20. Texts of Authentic Yoga Tradition
Classification of texts ---Shruti and Smriti ?
Gita texts
The “Bhagvad Gita’ is the most famous text that explains 18
different paths of Yoga. The word, ‘Gita’ means ‘poetry’. The
Bhagvad Gita means spiritual poetry or poetry that explains the
philosophy and practices of awakening and realization. The
students treading the path should know that there are more 15
texts in this group.
The ‘Avadhoota Gita’, Astavakra Gita’, ‘Guru Gita’, ‘Uddhav
Gita’ have immense importance in the path of Yoga.
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21. Texts of Authentic Yoga Tradition
Classification of texts ---Shruti and Smriti ?
Purana texts
The Sanskrit word, ‘Purana’ means ‘ancient’ or
‘formerly’. They are written in narrative couplets. The
texts of Purana’s, each runs into thousands of couplets.
The Master, Vyasa is the complier of Purana’s. Historians
suggest that these texts were written in between 1000 BC
- 400 AD.
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22. Texts of Authentic Yoga Tradition
Important texts one should read
Four classical books by Swami Vivekananda
Select Yoga Upanishads
Sutra texts – Bhakti, Samkhya and yoga
Gita – Astavakra, Avadhoota, Bhagvad Gita
Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Ghernad Samhita
Life divine and the Synthesis of yoga
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 Home Assignment
1. Reading of book
2. Home assignment
3. Write questions what you do not understand for
answers in a class. You can send questions by email at
guruji220@gmail.com before the next
Talk/Lecture/Lesson
Thank you
Namaste
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from the book Authentic Yoga Tradition: Text, Traditions and Foundations

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Welcome
History of Yoga Tradition
By
Acharya Girish Jha, MS, BS, DIY
www.Yogaplusherbs. Com
Awakening Realization Transformation
Knowing Doing Living
To know To do To Be
Mind is the cause of bondage and freedom