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Sutra Squad

Seth Barron

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Religion & Spirituality

Frequency: 1 episode/8d. Total Eps: 30

Sutra Squad is a weekly study of the Yoga Sūtra of Patañjali. Each week Seth Barron, Sara Page Hall, and Sally Mohr discuss a verse of the text to examine its meaning & how we can embody this wisdom on and off the yoga mat. We believe the Yoga Sūtra are for EVERYONE - and this study can be a way to gain understanding of yoga philosophy in an approachable, accessible, and embodied practice of study.

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Ep. 30 Sutra 2.36 On the Second of the Yamas - Satya or Truth

Season 1 · Episode 30

Thursday, September 10, 2026 • Duration 01:10:05

This week we continue our journey through the yamas to the foundational principle of Satya or truth / truthfulness. The verse teaches that when one is firmly established in the practice of truthfulness all they say and do manifests as truth. This can appear at the surface as an axiom of circular logic - when we have a firm foundation in Truth then all we say and do is Truth. Deeper study of this principle instead reveals the incredibly powerful action of alignment to Truth in both the spiritual and material planes of awareness. In the material plane the Truth is that all matter, experiences, emotions, and phenomena are changing, in flux, and temporary. Yet in the spiritual plane the Truth is that which is unchanged and unchanging, unconditioned by place, time, and context. One who is firmly established in the principle of Satya can hold this paradox with ease, in flow with both material and spiritual Truth. Once we align with the practice of Satya our words and actions are inherently Truthful because they are grounded in the wisdom of Truth. We don’t make or manifest truth, we surrender to Truth and allow it to infuse our body, mind, heart and soul.

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Ep. 29 Sutra 2.35 On the First of the Yamas - Ahimsa or Nonviolence / Non-Harming

Season 1 · Episode 29

Thursday, September 3, 2026 • Duration 01:09:54

This week we begin our exploration of the yamas with the first, most fundamental - the principle of ahimsa - not causing harm or nonviolence. The verse teaches that when the yogi is firmly established in the practice of nonviolence all violence and enmity ceases in their presence. This teaching is a profound message resonating through the ages reminding us that violence can never truly cease violence - or as said in the immortal teaching of a modern master, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”

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Ep. 25v2 Sutra 2.17 On the Confusion of the Self and Seer

Season 1 · Episode 25

Tuesday, September 1, 2026 • Duration 01:10:20

Hi Sutra Squad family - we're repubilshing this episode due to an audio issue, so while slightly out of order hopefully still meaningful! Thanks for listening!

We continue our exploration of suffering and how it can be avoided by reading this next verse closely - that the ultimate cause of that suffering is the confusion of the Seer, the observer, the true Self with that which is seen or experienced. The temporary phenomena of our sensations and possessions can be a very attractive placement of our attention and identity, yet when we loosen the grip and take the big step back away from the immediacy of sensation we can begin to see the bigger Truth.

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Ep. 28 Sutra 2.32-34 On the Niyamas, Personal Practices of Yoga, and Discernment

Season 1 · Episode 28

Monday, August 31, 2026 • Duration 01:07:12

We continue our deep exploration of the foundational frameworks of living yoga - now with the the niyamas, or the personal practices of the yogi - sauca (cleanliness), santosa (contentment), tapas (heat or austerity), svadhyaya (study of self and of scripture), and isvara pranidhana (surrender to the divine). To understand these practices more deeply we are called to cultivate pratipaksa bhavanam - the ability to intentionally cultivate discernment so as to act in accordance with the principles and practices of yama and niyama.

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Ep. 27 Sutra 2.30-31 On the Yamas and Moral Observances of Yoga

Season 1 · Episode 27

Thursday, August 20, 2026 • Duration 01:05:08

Now we begin our deep exploration of the foundational frameworks of living yoga - the yamas, or the moral observations of yoga - ahimsa (non-harming or nonviolence), satya (truth or truthfulness), asteya (non-stealing), brahmacarya (continence or intentional direction of sexual energy), and aparigraha (non-coveting or non-reaching past our grasp). These moral observances represent a great universal vow, an “all-in” challenge to commit ourselves to living in alignment with yogic values.

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Ep. 26 Sutra 2.29 On the Eight Limbs of Yoga

Season 1 · Episode 26

Friday, August 14, 2026 • Duration 01:06:50

This week brings us to the beating heart of embodied yoga practice - the sūtra that outlines the Ashtanga system, the 8 limbs or steps in the path of Yoga: yama (moral observances) / niyama (personal observances) / ãsana (seat or physical practice) / pranayama (breath control) / pratyahara (sensory withdrawal) / dhãrana (concentration) / dhyãna (sustained concentration or meditation) / samãdhi (bilss, total absorption, yoga!). We’ll look at these as an integrated practice, and set up our exploration of each of these limbs in the coming weeks.

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Ep. 24 Sutra 2.16 On the Suffering that Can Be Avoided

Season 1 · Episode 24

Monday, July 27, 2026 • Duration 01:12:05

This week we examine a short, simple, profound statement that the suffering that can be avoided should be avoided. It is a fundamental tenet that we all face obstacles, the root of our obstacles (as we learned in Sūtra 2.3) is the same as the root of our suffering - avidya - misunderstanding ignorance, or lack of spiritual understanding. Pain, difficulty, challenges, and obstacles are all real - yet when we bring ourselves fully into the present moment, we can examine our experience in a way that can hopefully help us to avoid the optional suffering of our misunderstanding and attachment.

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Ep. 23 Sutra 2.3 On the Obstacles to Yoga

Season 1 · Episode 23

Thursday, July 9, 2026 • Duration 01:07:08

This week we explore the fundamental obstacles to yoga, as defined in this verse - ignorance or misunderstanding, egoism or “I-am” ness, pleasure, pain or discomfort, and clinging to life. The sequence of these obstacles is key to their understanding - beginning with the fundamental mis-knowing that gives rise to the rest.

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Ep. 22 Sutra 2.1 on the Sādhana Pāda and Kriya Yoga

Season 1 · Episode 22

Thursday, June 25, 2026 • Duration 01:05:37

On this week’s episode we begin our exploration of the second chapter of the Yoga Sūtra, the Sādhana Pāda - the chapter on Practice. The first verse in this chapter gives us a very practical, yet challenging, prescription for the yoga practice in action or Kriya Yoga. These three essential elements - tapas, svadhayaya, isvara pranidhana - heat or austerity, study of self, surrender to divine - are the building blocks from which we can truly build a practice of Yoga.

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Ep. 21 - Sutra 1.36 On the Effulgent Light Within

Season 1 · Episode 21

Friday, June 12, 2026 • Duration 01:11:24

This week we look at one of the suggested points of focused attention that can bring clarity & peace of mind - the effulgent inner light within each & every one of us. The Yoga Sūtra reference “light” throughout the text, and in this case it refers to the light within that we can perceive when we cultivate stillness and our attention to inner, subtle experience. The light within each of us is described here as beyond sorrow, and reminds us that we are part of something much much bigger than our individual experience.

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