Bhagavad Gita

Yoga of the Heart

with Joshua M. Greene (Yogesvara)

This course is the definitive tool for unlocking the secret meaning of India’s preeminent wisdom text. Yoga’s deeper purposes will be revealed and you will become familiar with terms and concepts of mystic yoga philosophy.

Wednesdays 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Part I January 8, 2025 - February 12, 2025

Part II March 5, 2025 - April 9, 2025

Part I is an Introduction to the Bhagavad Gita.

You will learn:

  • Yoga as a way of life

  • Yoga as a connection to the hearts of others

  • Psychic obstacles in yoga practice and how to overcome them

  • Tools of self-realization

  • Rules of the cosmic dance

  • Action in the yogic mindset, transforming matter into spirit

  • The Universal Form, spiritual vision

Part II is a Deeper Dive into the Bhagavad Gita.

You will learn:

  • The soteriology of yoga, the courage to love

  • Light and dark, goodness and evil, navigating the swamps

  • Nirguna vs saguna identity, becoming “one” while remaining an individual

  • Seeing beneath the surface: secret, more secret, most secret dimensions

  • Becoming an agent of transformation, perfecting renunciation

  • Rishis, avadhuts, and the totally insane: where we go next

Joshua M. Greene, Yogesvara

The New York Times describes Joshua M. Greene as “a storyteller who traces journeys to enlightenment.”

He spent thirteen years in India and Europe before returning to New York in 1982 to begin a career as writer and filmmaker. He has written books on the Holocaust, in addition to books about the spiritual quest, including Here Comes the Sun Here Comes the Sun, The Spiritual and Musical Journey of George Harrison. His award-winning biographies of Holocaust survivors have been adapted to film for PBS and Discovery.

Joshua is a Laurel Vlock Fellow at Yale University, and former teacher of Eastern Religions at Hofstra University.  He is a sought out lecturer and has delivered talks at the Pentagon, Harvard University, and the New York Public Library Distinguished Author series.

Have a notebook handy and begin reading Gita Wisdom, An Introduction to India’s Essential Yoga Text by Joshua M. Greene in preparation for this training.