Some Sutras on Sensual Indulgence

Here is a collection of thoughts written in the style of the yoga sutras of Pantanjali. These thoughts explore the apparently selfish intent of maximizing one’s personal pleasure in life and how this can lead to one acting with the care of ‘all’ in mind. The idea behind these thoughts is that, instead of advocating that one acts with “selflessness”, or in “selfless service” (which can feel very difficult to do), one instead acts for oneself – but learns to do this as skillfully as possible – with the beneficial ‘side-effect’ encompassing care for all. An appendix lists and describes some practices that I feel are relevant to the sutras and which will, I hope, prove to be of interest in their own right. These practices are either directly or indirectly derived from the Yoga traditions. Other Yoga exercise sessions can be found on our website : - http://www.sudokasana.co.uk