Hari-kirtana is an author, mentor, and yoga teacher who shares his knowledge and experience of how the yoga wisdom tradition can guide us toward meaningful and transformative spiritual experiences.
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Greetings Reader - I’ve given talks about how to give a talk, offered workshops about how to develop a workshop, and taught classes about how to teach a class. Now it’s time to have a conversation about how to have a conversation. I’m so meta. But meta in a yogic way. Yoga has its own meta-ness, as exemplified in the Bhagavad-gita. The Gita is a narration of a conversation. As such, it’s not just a medium for the transmission of transcendental knowledge; it’s also a case study in how to have a deep and meaningful conversation. When we read the Bhagavad-gita, we will, quite naturally, focus on the content of the conversation between Krishna and Arjuna for the sake of trying to understand what’s being said. By stepping back and looking at how it’s being said, the mood and manner in which Krishna and Arjuna are engaging with one another, we can see the ways in which the medium is also an important part of the message. The Gita has a lot to teach us about what meaningful conversations look and sound like. Exploring this often overlooked aspect of what the Gita has to offer us will be the topic for our next COMMUNITY CONVERSATION a free monthly study group Live via Zoom on the 2nd Wednesday of every month @ 12:00 pm Eastern Time NEXT CONVERSATION: Wednesday, March 13, 2024 THE ART OF CONVERSATION All sessions will be recorded and available for replay on my YouTube channel Registration is free – CLICK HERE to get updates and the Zoom link! We'll talk about
I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts on what makes a conversation really meaningful to you, what you think the characteristics of a good conversation - and a good conversationalist - are, what challenges you've experienced when trying to have meaningful conversations, and how we can become better at the art of conversation. If you haven't registered for our free monthly Community Conversations yet, CLICK HERE to get updates and the Zoom link for the live discussion, and the recording link so you can listen to the replay if you can't join us live. If you're already registered, you'll get reminder emails with the Zoom link next week. Looking forward to seeing you soon, - Hari-k P.S.: If you're within shouting distance of Brunswick, MD, I'll be leading an in-person Cosmic Flow workshop at Roots & River Yoga on Saturday, March 23, at 2:00 pm. Roots & River Yoga is located at 17 W. Potomac St., Brunswick, MD 21716 - just 30 minutes from Frederick in one direction, 20 minutes from Cocina Plantosaurus in the other, and a stones throw from Harpers Ferry. CLICK HERE to register. |
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Hari-kirtana is an author, mentor, and yoga teacher who shares his knowledge and experience of how the yoga wisdom tradition can guide us toward meaningful and transformative spiritual experiences.
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