Welcome to Edwin’s svādhyāya-śālā

On the ongoing request of those outside the academic community, especially yoga practitioners, non-specialists interested in Indian philosophy, general spiritual seekers, and the intellectually curious, Edwin conducts periodic, online studies of primary yoga philosophy texts (svādhyāya), in the mood of making Sanskrit knowledge systems accessible to anyone interested.

The courses are free, and all are welcome to avail of them, but those who have the means and the inclination are welcome in accordance with dharma to voluntarily give an honorarium or donation of their choice, as per tradition (guru dakṣiṇā), half of which will go to Edwin’s charity in India.

Past courses can be watched from the ‘Yoga Philosophy and Sanskrit Grammar Course’ link on this website.

 

 PRESENT ONGOING COURSES (2)

 

1-The Bhāgavata Purāṇa

 

We are initiating an ongoing (hopefully lifelong) course on Bhāgavata Purāṇa. 

The Bhāgavata Purāṇa (BhP) is one of the most important literary masterpieces of Sanskrit.  There are 18 Purāṇas, and the Bhāgavata is by far the most important.  Most Purāṇas have no commentaries, in contrast to the Bhāgavata which has almost 100 (second place is the Vishnu Purāṇa , with two commentaries!!).  Obviously this is because the beloved story of Krishna in book X takes up a quarter of the entire text (12 books with total 18,000 verses), but  in addition to its unique bhakti (featuring rasa, līlā, yogamāyā, etc.), the BhP is also a jñāna-rich text.  It is my own canonical text in my personal svādhyāya.

 If you are interested in this study, please send your email to Alice at yogawithwanderingalice@gmail.com as she is compiling a separate list for the Bhāgavata sangha.

So, we will only be sending info pertaining to the Bhāgavata study to those who have sent their emails to Alice for this side list, so as not to send out unwanted messages to the entire mailing group, which has become quite expansive.

 

1: Fri, September 19th- 4pm EST-   9.00/10.00 pm Europe

2. Fri, October 3 rd – 4pm EST-   9.00/10.00 pm Europe

3. Fri, October 17th-  4pm EST-   9.00/10.00 pm Europe

4. Fri, October 31 st-  4pm EST-   8.00/ 9.00 pm Europe

       Europe daylight savings occurred October 26th

5. Fri November 14th- 4pm EST-  9.00/10.00 pm Europe

      USA daylight savings happened November 2nd

6. Fri November 28th-  1pm EST-  6.00/7.00 pm Europe

7. SATURDAY December 13th-  1pm EST- 6.00/7.00pm Europe

8. Fri,December 26th- 1pm EST- 6.00/7.00 pm Europe

           2026

9. Fri, January 9th- 1pm EST- 6.00/7.00 pm Europe

 

 

2-  Reading Bhagavad-Gītā in Sanskrit

                      (with a focus on the Grammar of Robert P. Goldman :Devavānīpraveśikā)

                    

                     

To join this course and the active community of Sanskrit, please email Alice: yogawithwanderingalice@gmail.com

 

 

Invocation

 

1- Fri, September 12th – 4.00 pm EST-  9.00 / 10.00 pm Europe

2- Fri, September 26th – 4.00 pm EST-  9.00 / 10.00 pm Europe

2.  Sat, September 27th –  4.00pm EST  9.00/10.00 Europe

3-  Fri, October 10th – 4.00 pm EST-  9.00 / 10.00 pm Europe

4-  Fri, Oct ober 24th – 4.00 pm EST-  9.00 / 10.00 pm Europe

5-  Fri, November 7th – 4.00 pm EST-  9.00 / 10.00 pm Europe-

      USA daylight savings occurred November 2nd

6- Fri, November 21st – 1.00 pm EST-  6.00 / 7.00 pm Europe

7- Fri, December 5th-  4pm EST- 9.00/10.00 pm Europe

8- Fri, December 19th- 1pm EST- 6.00/7.00 pm Europe

                2026

9- Fri, January 2nd- 1pm EST- 6.00/7.00 pm Europe

10- Fri, January 16th- 4pm EST- 9.00/10.00 pm Europe

 

   As always, the svādhyāya is by voluntary donation – everyone is requested to give something according to means and inclination – half of which goes to the gōśālā charity outlined on the website (if anyone wishes to see my receipts contact me privately).

 

 

Click here to make a donation. Thank you!

 

Edwin’s Charity in India

 

The link for the workshops is:

https://rutgers.zoom.us/my/edbryant?pwd=NENRRVhkZVJzNzI0SmhIbEEwM1ZDUT09

                                              

                                         Instructions to be silent when entering the Zoom meeting:

Before clicking on the link above, open Zoom and clicking on your photo (top right) select Settings on the menu, then click on AUDIO (menu on the left) and tick the ‘ MUTE MY MIC when joining` option to assure you do not interrupt the meeting.

                             

                       All svādhyāya video links available here.

 

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