• WATCH: Short Introduction to Samkhya Philosophy with Rishi Dave.

Rishi’s quick explainer video is really helpful for understanding the basics of Samkhya Philosophy, a very complex knowledge system. You need at least some introduction to this system to understand other yogic texts like Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras.

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• WATCH: Dive Deeper Into Samkhya Philosophy with Srivatsa Ramaswami's Lecture Series

• WATCH: The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

These are a series of lectures, but well worth your time, we promise. Dr. Edwin Bryant, professor of Religions of India at Rutgers University, is an engaging lecturer and well-established authority on the yogic texts. His lecture series on Patanjali's Yoga Sutras are a provocative and insightful deep dive into the traditional meaning and intention of these ancient teachings.

• READ: The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

Dr. Bryant’s translation and commentary on the Sutras

• WATCH: Learn about Vedanta philosophy.

Swami Sarvapriyananda's lecture gives us a glimpse into Vedanta—literally “the end of the Vedas”— a core Hindu philosophy rooted in the Upanishads. It teaches that the true Self (Atman) is divine and identical with ultimate reality (Brahman), and that liberation comes through realizing this truth via self-knowledge. Emphasizing direct experience over dogma, Vedanta offers practical paths of study, contemplation, and disciplined practice, and is expressed through multiple schools interpreting its key texts, the Prasthānatrayī: the Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, and Brahma Sutras.

READ: Vedanta Society of Southern California

Most of us in the West have only ever identified with yoga as a physical practice. But there is SO MUCH more to it than that. Here are some great videos from Rishi Dave that briefly explain the Four Paths of Yoga. Again, make sure to give Rishi a follow if you enjoy his videos as much as we do!

• WATCH: The Four Paths of Yoga (Intro - Start Here)

• WATCH: The Path of Knowledge (Jnana)

• WATCH: The Path of Selfless Service (Karma)

• WATCH: The Path of Devotion (Bhakti)

• WATCH: The Path of Meditation (Raja/Astanga)

• The Upanishads

• Hatha Yoga Pradipika by Swami Muktibodhananda

• Bhagavad Gita

  • Sankara Translation

  • Swami Sivananda Translation

  • A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (ISKCON)

• Ashtavakra Gita

• The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

  • Swami Satchidananda Translation and Commentary

  • Dr. Edwin Bryant Translation and Commentary

• Bhagavata Purana

• The Ramayana Epic

• The Mahabharata Epic

• Vedanta Society

• Sivananda Yoga Vedanta

• Dr. Edwin Bryant

• Dr. Raj Balkaran

• Aham Yoga

• The Sanskrit Channel

• The Vedic Nervous System

• Indu Arora

• Yoga Prasad Institute

• Yogic Gurukul

• Jason Crandell

• Sacred Sound Lab