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Lost Ways of Knowing

Lost Ways of Knowing

By: Matthew Krepps Circle Yoga Shala
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The “Lost Ways of Knowing” podcast teaches a basic history of the Indian traditions that feature centrally in modern yoga, focusing on the value of awakening, or being liberated from ignorance. The ultimate aim is to establish a working definition of “Yoga as awakening”, and to initiate a dialogue about awakening as the systematic overcoming of self deception which leads to deeper intimacy with what is real.

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  • S5E6 Traditional Enlightenment

    S5E6 Traditional Enlightenment
    Aug 1 2025
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  • S5E5 Contemporary Definitions of Liberation

    S5E5 Contemporary Definitions of Liberation
    Jul 1 2025

    There are many different ideas about what enlightenment is: some come from the dogma of particular schools; some come from individuals only vaguely associated with a set of schools, etc. What follows is a list of “contemporary definitions” from teachers important to the Shala. The list is gleaned from Marianna Caplan’s very valuable book: Halfway Up the Mountain: the Error of Premature Claims to Enlightenment. Are there desires after awakening? Does liberation mean that all of my problems are going to disappear?
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  • S5E4 What is liberation?

    S5E4 What is liberation?
    Jun 1 2025

    This episode begins the conversation about the nature of awakening. The spirit of the discussion precedes in a way that hopes to shine light on how we might be confused about the subject itself. Without trying to define enlightenment in a propositional way, we look rather at what kind of transformation it is, and investigate the idea that Awakening is a qualitative transformation such that our deepest layer of values and desires is altered. What does it mean to value something? Can we simply decide to value things that currently do not? What is the nature of the agency that we display as we aim toward liberation and act?
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