yoga and philosophy at barcamp bangalore 8 (bcb8)

presented the session on 'the lesser known aspects of - yoga the philosophy.
had a decent attendance, search flickr for bcb8 for some pics.
upon request from some attendees, here is the material used for the presentation.
remember, this is in short and cryptic, so if you didn't attend the session to hear the explanations, then you will most probably misunderstand it.

click here to view the presentation PDF

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barcamp bangalore 8 - sessions

so, i finally registered my sessions at barcamp bangalore 8 (bcb8). here is some detail:

session 1: lesser known aspects of yoga - the philosophy (click to join)

• - yoga is Asanas? or more?
  
• - why the philosophy? aren’t the Asanas enough?
  
• - the basic 4 questions of philosophy - what is heya (to be avoided)? what is its cause? what is its absence? and how to avoid it?
  
• - the one line answer to ‘what is to be avoided?’ (from sage patanjali, the most prominent figure in yoga) - and its meaning
  
• - the one line answer to ‘what is yoga?’ (from sage patanjali, the most prominent figure in yoga) - and its meaning
  
• - which is better - gyaan, karma or bhakti yoga? and by the way, what are they? how to combine all three?
  
• - where do Asanas fit in all this then?
  
• - some powerful shloks that shed light on the true meaning of yoga!
  
• - when rAma meets hanumAn for teh first time, he says, ‘you are dearer to me than my own brother’. why? where is the philosophy of yoga in there?
  
• - the embedded system! how is sanskrit unique language? apparently the only language with inbuilt prANAyAm in it! why is that important?
  

session 2: ancient wisdom modern times (click to join)

a general session on ancient wisdom of india and how it can be of use to modern hi-tech world. ideas in the form of symbols of culture and religion? how words and language convey ideas specific to a culture.
understanding ourselves in the process. demystifying concepts, clarifying misunderstanding, and sharing amazing insights, many other verbs on many other nouns
e.g.

• - qualities of a good leader? - from bhAsa’s kAdambari!
  
• - what does the visual representation of shiv mean? - the names mahAkAl, mahAdev; the snakes, ashes, two earrings? what does lakshmI, saraswatI, viShNu, durgA, ayodhyA, dharma etc mean? understanding the meaning will give a totally new insight into our ’superstitions’ 
  
• - a simple daily practice that reduces chances of heart attack? - there is actual a hard science reason for this, even recent TOI news (reported too late) says heart attacks happen mostly in early morning hours, the waking hours.
  
• - mantras for every occasion? - right from waking, bathing, eating, sleeping etc. why? and what is the psychlogical/spiritual significance.
  
• - status of women in ancient indian society? - in the recent ‘culture protector’ events in news, this will be an eye opener.
  
• - where not to live? - before moving to a place, what should you check out?
  
• - do we have no rights on the results of our deeds? - the most misunderstood concept of indian philosophy!
  

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barcamp bangalore 8 is at Yahoo! EGL on 7-8 March 2009

so barcamp bangalore 8 is happening this weekend, 7-8 march 2009.

where? no, not IIM-B this time, but at Yahoo! EGL facilities.
(disclosure: the author currently works at Yahoo! India Bangalore EGL office, but has nothing to do with BCB8 planning)

where is it?



what is barcamp? total anarchy? total pedestrian? rule of two feet and 32 teeth apply!

you suggest a topic, if they like, they will come, else you are the village bum!

simple huh? then show up. 

me? i might be buried in work, but will be in vicinity anyways!



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