Yoga Sutras in Malaysia
by Tang
Yoga Sutras Workshop in Malaysia December 2019 “Let’s learn and understand of Yoga Sutras”
 Om…
I am glad to share my learning experience of 2 days Yoga Sutra Workshop (Topic: Let’s learn and understand Yoga Sutras), with Mr. Shi Hong, which was organized by The Seeds Iyengar Yoga Studio in Johor Bharu, Malaysia, on 21st and 22nd December 2019.
Special thanks to Mr. Shi Hong, for translating the Yoga Sutras into Chinese language:
- The Yoga Sutra Chapter One: Samadhi-pada Sutra 1-51: A compilation of the audio lectures given by Swami Veda in 2006 on the first chapter of the Yoga Sutra covering the first 51 sutras.
- The Yoga Sutra Chapter Two: Sadhana-pada Sutra 1-55: In 2006, Swami ji taught the first 55 sutras of the second chapter and explained how we can apply them in our day to day life.
- The Yoga Sutra Chapter Three: Vibhuti-pada Sutra 1-55: In the same year he further explained the next 55 sutras of the third chapter.
 Before the workshop, Mr. Shi Hong had shared his personal notes and highlighted some reading guides to all of participants. It helped a lot! Really appreciated, he emphasized the overview of the Sutras, and the structure chart showed the foundational principles of Sankhva philosophy, making us a clear picture of Yoga Sutras.
Due to time limit, we only covered 33 sutras, but I think it’s more than enough as this is a very heavy and complicated topic, we were unable to absorb it in 2 days time.
Mr. Shi Hong also spent some time to talk about the Sadhana-pada Sutras, and explained how to apply them into daily life. He shared a lot of stories who heard from Swami Veda’s previous lectures, it was amazing and inspiring!
This was a very good start and hopefully will have opportunity for next workshop in near future.
Thank you.
Soon after the workshop, we invited Mr. Shi Hong to come back with us to Kuala Lumpur and have a sharing in our yoga studio on the next day. The topic was “How to apply Yoga in daily life”.
 At the beginning of the sharing, Mr. Shi Hong talked about Himalayan yoga tradition and then told a few stories of Swami Rama, based on the Living with Himalayan Masters book. He spent almost 8 months to translate the book into the Chinese language and finally able to get it published on November 2019.
He also shared with us the teachings and messages passed down from Swami Veda to disciples, such as how to live and work in harmony; it’s helpful to prevent conflict.
Thank you Mr. Shi Hong for his time, experience sharing, and love.
May all be happy and peace.
Om Shanti Shanti Shanti.
Tang
1st January 2020
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