180079 VO-L Introduction in Indian Yoga Philosophy (2022W)
From Patañjali to Aurobindo Ghose and today
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Language: English
Examination dates
Tuesday
31.01.2023
18:30 - 20:00
Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
Friday
03.03.2023
18:30 - 20:00
Hörsaal 3D, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. III/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
Monday
17.04.2023
18:30 - 20:00
Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
Monday
26.06.2023
18:30 - 20:00
Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
Lecturers
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There will be a 3-hour double session on Tuesday, 10.01.2023 from 5-8 pm. Excursion VDP-Workshop. Location: WUK-Währinger Straße 59
1090 Vienna (The date: Tuesday 17.01.2023 is therefore cancelled). https://www.wuk.at/programm/danskias-inhabit-the-impossible/
Registration: Please send an email to: arno.boehler@univie.ac.at
Tuesday
11.10.
18:30 - 20:00
Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
Tuesday
18.10.
18:30 - 20:00
Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
Tuesday
25.10.
18:30 - 20:00
Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
Tuesday
08.11.
18:30 - 20:00
Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
Tuesday
15.11.
18:30 - 20:00
Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
Tuesday
22.11.
18:30 - 20:00
Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
Tuesday
29.11.
18:30 - 20:00
Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
Tuesday
06.12.
18:30 - 20:00
Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
Tuesday
13.12.
18:30 - 20:00
Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
Tuesday
10.01.
18:30 - 20:00
Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
Tuesday
17.01.
18:30 - 20:00
Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
Tuesday
24.01.
18:30 - 20:00
Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
4 written exam dates: The first exam takes place on January, 31st, 2023. The following exams will be in at the beginning of March 2023, end of April 2023 and end of June 2023. (The exact date of all four exams will be announced during the semester).
The written exam consists of 3 essay questions with 3 sub-questions each, which have to be included in the respective essay .In case we have to switch to digital teaching in the course of the semester, we also announce the digital examination modalities as a precaution:
The exam will consist of a digital written exam that will be handled via Moodle according to the format “digital written exams with open questions using an exam sheet for download” according to the specifications of the CTL. The students can download the examination form (Word document) at the beginning of the examination period and have to upload the processed examination form as a PDF back to Moodle within 90 minutes.
In the exam, three essay questions, each with three sub-points, are asked. The exam takes place in the open book format. Direct quotations are to be shown.
In the case of technical problems: If you cannot download the Moodle exam form, please send an email to arno.boehler@univie.ac.at. You will then receive the examination form by email. If you cannot upload the edited exam questionnaire as a PDF to Moodle, please also send the PDF to the email address carno.boehler@univie.ac.at before the end of the exam.Dealing with quotations and literature: These are exams based on the open book format. If you should quote a passage from the literature or the literature on the slides directly in your essay, please either state the name, abbreviation of the book and book page (e.g. (Ronell, FT, p. 3)) or state the Powerpoint-slide number (e.g. (Slide 17)). If you paraphrase or refer to what was discussed in the lecture, you can simply write “For Nietzsche” or “As discussed in the lecture”, in order to save time.
By registering for this course, you agree that the automated plagiarism checking software Turnitin will check all written submissions made by you in Moodle.
The written exam consists of 3 essay questions with 3 sub-questions each, which have to be included in the respective essay .In case we have to switch to digital teaching in the course of the semester, we also announce the digital examination modalities as a precaution:
The exam will consist of a digital written exam that will be handled via Moodle according to the format “digital written exams with open questions using an exam sheet for download” according to the specifications of the CTL. The students can download the examination form (Word document) at the beginning of the examination period and have to upload the processed examination form as a PDF back to Moodle within 90 minutes.
In the exam, three essay questions, each with three sub-points, are asked. The exam takes place in the open book format. Direct quotations are to be shown.
In the case of technical problems: If you cannot download the Moodle exam form, please send an email to arno.boehler@univie.ac.at. You will then receive the examination form by email. If you cannot upload the edited exam questionnaire as a PDF to Moodle, please also send the PDF to the email address carno.boehler@univie.ac.at before the end of the exam.Dealing with quotations and literature: These are exams based on the open book format. If you should quote a passage from the literature or the literature on the slides directly in your essay, please either state the name, abbreviation of the book and book page (e.g. (Ronell, FT, p. 3)) or state the Powerpoint-slide number (e.g. (Slide 17)). If you paraphrase or refer to what was discussed in the lecture, you can simply write “For Nietzsche” or “As discussed in the lecture”, in order to save time.
By registering for this course, you agree that the automated plagiarism checking software Turnitin will check all written submissions made by you in Moodle.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The written exam consists of 3 essay questions with 3 sub-questions each, which have to be included in the respective essay (max. 36 points, per essay max. 12 points, per sub-question max. 4 points): 0-18 points = Not Sufficient. 19-22 points = Satisfactory. 23-26 points = Satisfactory. 27-31 points = Good. 32-36 points = Very Good.
In the written examination, > 50% of the points must be achieved in order to complete the course positively.
In the written examination, > 50% of the points must be achieved in order to complete the course positively.
Examination topics
Only those texts that are explicitly discussed by the course instructor during the course of the semester and are therefore part of the power point slides are relevant for the examination. The power point slides will be made available for you on Moodle by tutor Cristina Chitu during the course of the semester.
Reading list
Desikachar, TKV: Yoga. Tradition und Erfahrung. Die Praxis des Yoga nach dem Yoga Sutra des Patanjali, Via Nova: Petersberg 2005 (3. Auflage).
Patañjali: Die Wurzeln des Yoga. Die klassischen Lehrsprüche des Patañjali mit einem Kommentar von P. Y. Deshpande, mit einer neuen Übertragung der Sûtren aus dem Sanskrit, herausgegeben von Bettina Bäumer, O. W. Barth Verlag: Bern 2007 (12. Auflage).
White, David Gordon: Yoga in Practice, Princeton Press: Princeton 2012. (Zwei Aufsätze daraus sind auf Moodle online bereit gestellt)
Eliade, Mircea: Yoga. Unsterblichkeit und Freiheit, Suhrkamp Verlag: Frankfurt am Main 1985. The Aphorisms of Shiva (1992): The SivaSūtra with Bhāskara’s Commentary, the Vārttika Translated with Exposition and Notes by Mark S. G. Dyczkowski. Foreword by Pual E. Muller-Ortega, SUNY Series in Tantric Studies. State University of New York Press: New York.
Sri Aurobindo (1997): Karmayogin: Political Writings and Speeches 1909-1910. Sri Aurobindo Ashram: Pondicherry.
Sri Aurobindo Ghose (1956): The Secret of the Veda, Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust. Pondicherry 2015 (8. Edition).
Bäumer, Bettina (2016): Die flüssige Natur ästhetischer Erfahrung. Polylog 35, 89–95.
Böhler, Arno und Loughnane, Adam und Parkes, Graham (2015): „Performing Philosophy in Asian Traditions.“ Performance Philosophy Journal Vol 1, 133–147.
Bharata Muni (2015): The Nāṭyaśāstra. Übersetzt von Manomohan Ghosh. Asiatic Society of Bengal: Calcutta 1951.
Dipesh Chakrabarty (2000): Provincializing Europe. Postcolonial Thought and Historical Difference. Princeton University Press: Princeton.
Deshpande G.T. (19922): Abhinavagupta. Sahitya Akademi: Delhi
De Michelis, Elizabeth (2008): Modern Yoga. History and Forms. In: Byrne, Jean (Hg.): Yoga in the Modern World. Contemporary Perspectives. Rutledge: London / New York.
Gnoli, Raniero (1985): The Aesthetic Experience According to Abhinavagupta. The Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office: Varanasi.
Peter Heehs (2006): Sri Aurobindo and Hinduism. Sri Aurobindo Ashram Archives and Research Library: Pondicherry-
Vinayak Damodar Savarka (1923): Essentials Of Hindutva, https://archive.org/details/hindutva-vinayak-damodar-savarkar-pdf/page/n13/mode/2up
Muller-Ortega, Paul Eduardo (1989): The Triadic Heart of Siva. State University of New York Press: New York.
Saxena, S. K. (2010): Aesthetics. Approaches, Concepts and Problems. Sangeet Natak Adademi: India.
The Stanzas on Vibration (1992): Translated with Introduction and Exposition by Mark S. G. Dyczkowski. New York: University Suny Press.
White, David Gordon (1991): Tantra in Practice. Princeton Readings in Religions. Princeton University Press: Princeton.
White, David Gordon (2000): Tantra in Practice: mapping a Tradition. In: ders. (Hg.): Tantra in Practice. Princeton University Press: Princeton / Oxford.
Patañjali: Die Wurzeln des Yoga. Die klassischen Lehrsprüche des Patañjali mit einem Kommentar von P. Y. Deshpande, mit einer neuen Übertragung der Sûtren aus dem Sanskrit, herausgegeben von Bettina Bäumer, O. W. Barth Verlag: Bern 2007 (12. Auflage).
White, David Gordon: Yoga in Practice, Princeton Press: Princeton 2012. (Zwei Aufsätze daraus sind auf Moodle online bereit gestellt)
Eliade, Mircea: Yoga. Unsterblichkeit und Freiheit, Suhrkamp Verlag: Frankfurt am Main 1985. The Aphorisms of Shiva (1992): The SivaSūtra with Bhāskara’s Commentary, the Vārttika Translated with Exposition and Notes by Mark S. G. Dyczkowski. Foreword by Pual E. Muller-Ortega, SUNY Series in Tantric Studies. State University of New York Press: New York.
Sri Aurobindo (1997): Karmayogin: Political Writings and Speeches 1909-1910. Sri Aurobindo Ashram: Pondicherry.
Sri Aurobindo Ghose (1956): The Secret of the Veda, Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust. Pondicherry 2015 (8. Edition).
Bäumer, Bettina (2016): Die flüssige Natur ästhetischer Erfahrung. Polylog 35, 89–95.
Böhler, Arno und Loughnane, Adam und Parkes, Graham (2015): „Performing Philosophy in Asian Traditions.“ Performance Philosophy Journal Vol 1, 133–147.
Bharata Muni (2015): The Nāṭyaśāstra. Übersetzt von Manomohan Ghosh. Asiatic Society of Bengal: Calcutta 1951.
Dipesh Chakrabarty (2000): Provincializing Europe. Postcolonial Thought and Historical Difference. Princeton University Press: Princeton.
Deshpande G.T. (19922): Abhinavagupta. Sahitya Akademi: Delhi
De Michelis, Elizabeth (2008): Modern Yoga. History and Forms. In: Byrne, Jean (Hg.): Yoga in the Modern World. Contemporary Perspectives. Rutledge: London / New York.
Gnoli, Raniero (1985): The Aesthetic Experience According to Abhinavagupta. The Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office: Varanasi.
Peter Heehs (2006): Sri Aurobindo and Hinduism. Sri Aurobindo Ashram Archives and Research Library: Pondicherry-
Vinayak Damodar Savarka (1923): Essentials Of Hindutva, https://archive.org/details/hindutva-vinayak-damodar-savarkar-pdf/page/n13/mode/2up
Muller-Ortega, Paul Eduardo (1989): The Triadic Heart of Siva. State University of New York Press: New York.
Saxena, S. K. (2010): Aesthetics. Approaches, Concepts and Problems. Sangeet Natak Adademi: India.
The Stanzas on Vibration (1992): Translated with Introduction and Exposition by Mark S. G. Dyczkowski. New York: University Suny Press.
White, David Gordon (1991): Tantra in Practice. Princeton Readings in Religions. Princeton University Press: Princeton.
White, David Gordon (2000): Tantra in Practice: mapping a Tradition. In: ders. (Hg.): Tantra in Practice. Princeton University Press: Princeton / Oxford.
Association in the course directory
Last modified: We 08.02.2023 17:48
In the first meetings I will provide a historical overview on different yoga-schools which entered the stage of world history in the course of the history of Indian philosophy. In this context notions like karmayoga (Gita), Patañjali-Yoga (Yoga-Sūtra) Jñānayoga (Vedānta), Bhakti yoga (Tantrism) will be discussed and analyzed.
In a second step I will discuss some prominent Yoga-figures which popped up in the 20. century (e.g. Vivekananda, Krishnamacharya, Aurobindo, Desikachar etc).
Since Sri Aurobindo Ghose claims, that his "Integral Yoga" is a Synthesis of different Yoga traditions that appeared in the history of Indian yoga-philosophies, the discussion of this claim stands in the middle of the third section of my introduction into Indian yoga-philosophies. Aurobindo's life is dazzling for itself. Trained in Cambridge, he later became a political activist and freedom fighter, arrested in jail and there finally converted into a yogi, spiritual poet and seer, who inspired the foundation of the new age city "Auroville", that still exists today near Pudducherry. With Sri Aurobindo Ghose, who was also an acedemically trained philologist, we will finally read and reflect his view on the history of Indian philosophy, starting from his reading of the Rigveda, the Upanishads and the Gita up to his analysis of contemporary politics in India. This finally will allow us to discuss contemporary debates on Colonialism, Postcolonialism and Hindutva Politics from his "yogic" point of view.
Methods: Lectures with regular breaks for live discussions with the participants. This is an on-site lecture. All participants are asked to participate in physical presence. Nevertheless the on-site lectures will be recorded and made available for all participants of the course afterwards online (Moodle).