Ben & Jo of Yoga Nature warmly invite you to join us for the third in this series of FREE satsangs exploring Indian philosophy.
We will be covering a broad landscape, examining the various Indic but also Western philosophical traditions and comparing what they have to say about a range of important topics. The essence of philosophy is reasoned debate. You certainly do not have to be a yoga practitioner to join in with these satsangs, and it doesn’t matter if you identify as a materialist or an idealist, a believer or an atheist, or if you don’t know what kind of “ist” you are but simply want to learn more… you are all very much invited to the party!
In this third session we will be looking at the topic of epistemology. Epistemology aims to answer questions such as "what do we know?", "what does it mean to know something?", "What counts as valid sources of knowledge?" and "can we know anything at all?" We will look at what the various Indian schools (and some ancient Greek thinkers) had to say about these matters
In this age of soundbites and fake news, opportunities for thoughtful and reasoned debate are more important than every before, and we can learn a lot from the ancient Indians and Greeks (and other cultures of course) in this respect. I do hope you will join us for this unique and fascinating satsang series, which is something of a trial-run for what will ultimately be a fully-fledged course. In future this course will come with a fee, so why not take this rare opportunity to deepen your philosophical understanding of yoga for FREE!
All sessions will be streamed live online & recordings will be made availlable.
Interested? Contact Ben at ben@yoganaturesheffield.org.uk
About the teacher: Dr. Benjamin Major has followed a varied academic path. He completed a BA in The History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Leeds in 2004. Later he completed an MA in Social and Cultural Geographies at the University of Sheffield. Next he completed a further MRes and PhD in Educational Research at the University of London’s Institute of Education. His yoga teacher training took place over two years at Mandala Ashram in Wales. He has spent the last decade reading and watching anything and everything to do with the history and philosophy of yoga, tantra and other related traditions.