II Assumptions: Legacy of the Enlightenment
8 videos
The invention of the printing press by Gutenberg changes the landscape of knowledge, as well as the way we communicate with each other.
III Sacred Speech & Sacred Music
6 videos
Baba Rampuri is joined by special guest Peter Pannke, author and musician. They discuss the meeting ground of sacred speech and sacred music. Peter Pannke gives great insights into the mystical aspect of music.
IV The Text
5 videos
In our effort to derive meaning or application from a text, we must rely on some kind of interpretation. What determines text interpretation? In order to guide interpretation of texts, lineages using the texts employ “commentary” which maintains the relevancy of the text according to the historical, social, and political circumstances.
V Oral Tradition & Authority
5 videos
Oral Tradition & Authority
VI Sacred Geography of the Mouth
5 videos
We discuss the mystical significance of vowels and consonants, vowels as “lingas,” and consonants as “yonis.”
VII Shiva: His Drum of Consciousness
6 videos
When Shiva plays his damaru, his drum of consciousness, the Shiva Sutras, the phonemes of Speech, are heard…
VIII Garland of Sacred Syllables
6 videos
The Garland of Sacred Syllables, like that of severed skulls, adorns the neck of the Great Goddess.
IX Mysticism, Analogy, & Metaphor
5 videos
Baba Rampuri analyzes the use of the word “mysticism” and discusses analogy and metaphor in the context of sacred speech.
X Resemblance & Correspondence
8 videos
Resemblance organizes the play of symbols, making it possible to organize them as well control and represent them.
So, in terms of resemblance, we find the earth echoes the sky, faces see themselves reflected in the stars, the signs in the face …
Rishi Panini
6 videos
Divine Master of Speech. It took the Western World 2500 years to understand.
XII Patanjali
9 videos
Patanjali Yoga Sutras speak about consciousness, and deploys the word for consciousness, citta, more than any other word.
