Yoga & Islam

Since there seems to have been a great interest in the topic from my last video on Yoga, this time we are diving deeper into the relationship between Yoga & Islam, particularly Sufism. Check out my linktree to find our new song, socials & more: Support Let’s Talk Religion on Patreon: Or through a one-time donation: Also check out the Let’s Talk Religion Podcast: Music by: Filip Holm Banaras Baba & Kolkata Kid Pawan Krishna Palace on Wheels Sources/Recomended Reading: Bryant, Edwin F. (translated by) (2009). “The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali: A New Edition, Translation, and Commentary “. North Point Press. Beck, Guy L. (2009). “Sonic Theology: Hinduism and Sacred Sound“. University of South Carolina Press. Eaton, Richard M. (2020). “India in the Persianate Age: 1000-1765“. Penguin. Ernst, Carl W. (1996). “Sufism and Yoga according to Muhammad Ghawth“. University of North Carolina. Ernst, Carl W. (2016). “Refractions of Islam in India: Situating Sufism and Yoga“. SAGE YODA Press; First Edition. Gandhi, Supriya (2020). “The Emperor who never was: Dara Shukoh in Mughal India“. Belknap Press. Kugle, Scott (ed.) (2012). “Sufi Meditation and Contemplation: Timeless Wisdom from Mughal India“. Omega Publications. (Includes a translation of the “Risala-i Haqqnuma“/Compass of Truth. Mallinson, James & Mark Singleton (2017). “Roots of Yoga“. Penguin Classics. Moovsi, Shireen (2002). “The Mughal Encounter with Vedanta: Recovering the biography of ’Jadrup’“. Social scientist, Vol. 30, Nos. 7-8. Nair, Shankar (2020). “Translating Wisdom: Hindu-Muslim Intellectual Interactions in Early Modern South Asia“. University of California Press. Samuel, Geoffrey (2008). “The Origins of Yoga and Tantra: Indic Religions to the Thirteenth Century“. Cambridge University Press. #yoga #islam #sufism