Patanjali’s work, as well as its many commentaries by others, are “assuming,” as a given, the metaphysical dimensions of Speech.
The Yoga Sutras speak about consciousness, and Patanjali deploys the word for consciousness, citta, more than any other word.
Sacred Speech Posts
Panini Webinar
May 8 – “Panini, the Ancient Architect of Consciousness” Vedic Ritual & Meta-Language Host: Baba Rampuri 12 noon New York • 9 am San Francisco • 5 pm London • 6 pm Berlin In this session we will […]
Masters of Sacred Speech
Masters of Sacred Speech SCHEDULE May 8 – “Panini – Vedic Sacrifice and Meta-Language” Host: Baba Rampuri 12 noon New York • 9 am San Francisco • 5 pm London • 6 pm Berlin In our first session we will […]
The Text is not the Book
The Text, the Shastra, is not the book. A text is not necessarily “a book,” and in an oral tradition, a text’s role is only a part of that tradition, one of its bodily limbs. In […]
Trusting Abstract Ideas
“It seems to me to trust something like an oral tradition could be potentially very dangerous” wrote Jennifer. It IS very dangerous. I would recommend not to trust it. In the frontispiece of my book […]
