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Explore several of the important meditation traditions which were developed by the seers, yogins, philosopher-saints, and enlightened ones of classic Indic culture and how they are being appropriated within contemporary American culture. We will examine portions of classical texts and outline key concepts embodied within them. The study extends from about 1500 BCE up to the present era. Classic texts to be examined include: Rg Veda, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, Yoga Sutra, Tathvartha, Abhidhamma, Hsin Hsin Ming, Tao Te Ching, Hatha Yoga Pradpika, Liberation thru Seeing with Naked Awareness, and Eight Points of Mind Training. In ten class meetings we will trace the development of ideas concerned with
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