Yoga, Vedanta, and Tantra, Sep 9-11, East Aurora / Buffalo, New York
Four separate sessions on the convergence point (bindu) of the highest principles and practices of Raja Yoga, Advaita Vedanta, and Samaya (Internal) Tantra (Sri Vidya). With Swami Jnaneshvara Bharati on September 9-11, 2005 in East Aurora, New York (Buffalo/Toronto area).
(PRWEB) August 4, 2005 -- There will be four separate lectures and guided
meditation sessions with Swami Jnaneshvara Bharati (Swami J) on the weekend of
September 9-11, 2005 in East Aurora, New York (Buffalo/Toronto area). You may
attend one, two, three, or all four sessions.
Those who attend all four
classes will find this is an intensive experience focusing on the convergence
point (bindu) of the highest principles and practices of Raja Yoga, Advaita
Vedanta, and Samaya (Internal) Tantra (Sri Vidya), as well as the convergence
point of Meditation, Contemplation, Prayer, and Mantra. You will also see how
this convergence point is part of the mystical, esoteric aspect of most
religions. By understanding the convergence point of these practices, you can
see how all of the various practices of Yoga and Meditation can be done in the
context of being support structures or preparation for the higher practices,
experiences, and revelations.
These teachings and trainings on this
highest perspective (the convergence point of the practices) will be most
enjoyed by those people who insist on reading the last page of a book first.
Such people are not satisfied with incomplete representations of Yoga and
Meditation, such as those limited to physical fitness, stress management, or
medical treatment. They want to see the big picture of beginning, intermediate,
and advanced meditation with a clear vision of the path and the means of
attaining the final goal. These four sessions are all very practical, down to
earth training on the highest convergence point of Yoga and
Meditation.
1) Converging the Schools of Yoga, Friday, Sep 9, 7:00 pm -
9:30 pm: Discussion of the convergence point of Raja Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Karma
Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, as well as the other Yogas which support these four classical
schools of Yoga, including Hatha Yoga, Kundalini Yoga, Kriya Yoga, and Laya
Yoga. We will also explore the convergence point within Sankhya, which is the
philosophical foundation of Yoga, and do a guided practice on awareness of the
evolutes of Prakriti, the primordial matter, mind and senses (indriyas). There
will be guided practices from Yoga Sutras, including four attitudes, inner
luminosity, sensory awareness, and the pure mind along with experiential
practice on how these relate to that most subtle convergence point.
2)
Integrating OM Mantra and Contemplation, Saturday, Sep 10, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm:
Integrating the contemplative processes of OM Mantra, including the four
functions of mind (manas, chitta, ahamkara, and buddhi), the four planes of
reality (gross, subtle, causal, absolute), and the four levels of consciousness
(waking, dreaming, deep sleep, and the fourth state, turiya). We will review the
twelve profound verses of Mandukya Upanishad (said to contain the distilled
juice of the entire wisdom of the sages), describing the subtleties of OM
Mantra. We will also discuss the convergence point of Meditation, Contemplation,
Prayer, and Mantra. This session includes guided contemplations on all of these
processes.
3) Seven Practical Methods of Using OM Mantra, Saturday, Sep
10, 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm: Part 1: Practical training in 7 means of using OM Mantra;
Part 2: One hour of continuous group chanting of OM
4) The Subtlest
Tantra and Bhuta Shuddhi, Sunday, Sep 11, 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm: Practical
discussion of the three schools of tantra (Kaula, Mishra, and Samaya),
particularly Samaya, which is the highest, as elucidated by Swami Rama,
including the higher practices (the "shortest cut") that he repeatedly described
about Sri Vidya, the process of the knowledge of the creative or Mother force.
Guided practices will include Bhuta Shuddhi, purifying the five elements (earth,
water, fire, air, space) in the chakras, leading to sahasrara, the crown chakra.
There will also be guided practice into Guru Chakra (Jnana Chakra), the center
for the shakti diksha (initiation) that opens the conduit to the teacher or guru
within, as well as for the direct, internal transmissions of wisdom and
experience given by the Himalayan masters.
Dates and
Location:
September 9-11, 2005
Unitarian Universalist Church
East
Aurora, New York
For more information, including schedules, contact and
registration information:
http://www.swamij.com/Calendar/buffalo2005.htm
Advanced
registration is necessary.
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