The Bhagavad Gita Through a Jungian Lens: A Lecture With Ashok Bedi Online via Zoom, Eastern Time Friday 21 Aug 2026 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM EDT For More Information: https://jung.org/events/view/the-bhagavad-gita-through-a-jungian-lens-a-lecture-with-ashok-bedi
Today we will meet for an experiential workshop drawing on Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras (or rules) in dialogue with Jungian depth psychology, structured around three themes:
Relationships: Patanjali’s yamas (social ethics) and niyamas (personal observances) viewed as a relational ethics of clarity, compassion, and non-reactivity, illuminating projection, transference, and the four fundamental types of human relationship; with reflective exercises.
Pranayama: Conscious breathwork as a pathway to stilling the Chitta Vrittis (mind chatter) and regulating the nervous system, based on my published research linking pranayama with neuroscience and healing; with guided practice.
Meditation: Patanjali’s arc of Dharana (concentration), Dhyana (absorption), and Samadhi (centering) as the Eastern counterpart to active imagination or as methods for encountering the deeper Self; offered in guided sitting practice.
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FRIDAY EVENING TALK • 7:00 – 9:00 PM
“Is Happiness Real or an Illusion?”
In these chaotic and uncertain times, so many of us are searching for meaning, clarity, and an anchor. Is happiness something we chase—or something we discover within? Dr. Bedi will explore this timeless question through the lenses of Hindu and Buddhist philosophy, modern neuroscience, and depth psychology. From the ancient concept of Ananda (bliss) to the neurotransmitters that shape our moods, this talk weaves Eastern spiritual wisdom with contemporary science to reveal the soul’s deeper search—not for fleeting pleasure, but for lasting purpose and meaning. The evening includes audience conversation and Q&A.