PLEASE JOIN US FOR: Yoga and the Spiritual Basis of Equality Monday, March 24, 11:00 am-12:30 pm Burge Union, Courtside Room Howard Resnick, PhD, Sanskrit and Indian Studies, Harvard University India has recently emerged from nine hundred years of domination by foreign cultures—Islamic and European. What was India like when its own original culture dominated the land? The equality of all people, in terms of rights and dignity before the law, forms the foundation of contemporary social and political philosophy. What can the ancient Indian civilization teach us today as we strive to construct a just, free, and healthy world? In the most important ancient text of yoga philosophy, Krishna states that “yoga is defined as equality” [Bhagwat Gita 2.48]. How is this ancient concept of universal spiritual equality relevant today? Can it help us address contemporary problems? What is the basis of this ancient notion of equality? Dr. Howard Resnick, also called Hridayananda Dasa Goswami, is a well-respected scholar, writer, and a practitioner with the Hare Krishna community. Sponsored by South Asian Studies, Center for Global & International Studies, KU South Asian Student Association. Approved for GAP credit.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 17:26:34 +0000
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