Dr. Edwin Bryant - His Spiritual Journey

Dr. Edwin Bryant holds a Ph.D in Indic languages and Cultures, taught Hinduism at Harvard University for three years, and is presently the professor of Hinduism at Rutgers University. He is a personal practitioner of bhakti yoga for over 45 years, a number of them spent in India studying with traditional teachers. (more below). He shares his story with Adam.
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Dr. Bryant has received numerous awards and fellowships, published eight books, and authored a number of articles on the earliest origins of the Vedic culture, yoga philosophy, and the Krishna tradition. These include a Penguin World Classics translation of the story of Krishna’s incarnation, from its traditional source the Śrīmad Bhāgavata Purāṇa.
Edwin strives to combine academic scholarship and rigor with appreciation towards traditional knowledge systems. His teaching method is to allow the ancient texts to speak in their own voice and through their own terms and categories.
www.edwinbryant.org/

[@newphaze4t370]

I am so grateful for this channel. Edwin Bryant brings a richness to the study of consciousness. I am delighted this particular wanderer found TH-cam. 🙏

[@keenonyoga]

Nice to hear your comment, thank you!

[@akaniowahyu8533]

​@@keenonyogawho founded yoga, was it Patanjali?

[@thewitchskitchen]

another great interview. Going to boarding school at 7 would drive anyone to existential angst...But create great conditioning to be a yoga scholar....or Jogi warrior (it started with the scythians)

[@ayw5118]

Thank you Dr Bryant, your books rescued from the dogmatic institutional mire of Bhakti traditions.

[@keenonyoga]

We have been very fortunate to have had this opportunity to talk and learn from Dr Bryant indeed! 🙏

[@lbazemore585]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@collagen1738]

this is my professor :)

[@keenonyoga]

You are very fortunate.

[@kennethshaw6639]

While reading about the nature of Purusha in "Patanjali and Yoga" by Mircea Eliade, I was struck with the impression that Buddhism IS Samkhya. Is it possible that Nirvana=Purusha? Could the Vaisnavas and Buddhists actually be talking about exactly the same thing?

[@keenonyoga]

they are certainly part of the same tradition no doubt! On the other hand, they do differ on the nature of Self and God. So, still quite big differences..

[@kennethshaw7411]

​@keenonyoga I guess the point I'm trying to clarify in my own mind is that attaining Bhakti Samadhi on Ishvara reveals the "emptiness" of "self".

[@TheChiklu]

Apart from Siddhartha (Herman Hess), what was the other book referred to here ? Great stuff BTW 👍👍🙏🙏

[@keenonyoga]

This interview was one year ago now, so I forget. Sorry. Maybe, something like Paul Bruntons’ ,a Search In Secret India’ ..?

[@Applecompuser]

Would anyone be able to help me locate the author of a 1960s book about yoga by Dr. B. Edwin? I thought it might be the father of the guest. Thank you in advance.

[@keenonyoga]

Sorry, we haven’t heard of that - and not Edwin’s own father who was in the civil service in the UK.

[@Applecompuser]

@@keenonyoga Thanks so much for getting back. This was an American. he would have been around 35 to 40 in 1971 or so. Thanks again.

[@RajibAdityaNayan]

Is there a longer version of this? This one seemed to end a bit abruptly.

[@justahumanbeing.709]

'Finding Krishna' is the second part

[@sattwa2]

I would like to hear more of his journey-the finding of his tradition etc. free of constant interruptions. He got as far as India-Then what?

[@keenonyoga]

I see you found parts 2 and 3 :)

[@gurwah]

@@keenonyoga please post links to part 2 and 3

[@gezaeckert9481]

How many ads can you possibly put into a short worthy clip like this?😡

[@keenonyoga]

Apologies , it’s not us that actually insert them. And currently with no donation stream , this is the only way we can carry on doing this 🙏

[@SK_ES519]

@@keenonyoga people can often lose sight of the fact that such a podcast, enriching discussion is available for no money and at our fingertips!

[@justahumanbeing.709]

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[@skylark5249]

Dang... my first book on the way to exploring spirituality was Jouney to Ixtlan (Carlos Castaneda)

[@keenonyoga]

yeah! great books!