#226 Avidyā: Lifting the Veil of Ignorance in Yoga
Avidyā: Lifting the Veil of Ignorance in Yoga
Ignorance is rarely felt as ignorance. In yoga, this root affliction is called avidyā, the veil that causes us to mistake impermanence for permanence, suffering for joy, and the non-self for the Self.
In this episode, Kino MacGregor explores the meaning of avidyā through the Yoga Sūtras, the Upaniṣads, and Buddhist teachings. Rather than a simple lack of knowledge, avidyā is revealed as an active misperception, a distortion that shapes how we see ourselves and the world.
Drawing on Patañjali's teaching that ignorance is the field from which all…
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