The Blended Path Of Yoga, Vedanta, And Tantra

A singular Path of self-awareness leading towards the highest goal of life, Self-Realization or Enlightenment

What you'll learn

As a student you will have a greater depth in your practices of meditation and contemplation.

As a teacher you will have a more refined skill in teaching or sharing with others.

Many people see Yoga, Vedanta, and Tantra as 3 different traditions. They are actually 3 faces of the one inner journey.

Each of the three of Yoga, Vedanta, and Tantra lead to the same One center of consciousness that is known by various names.

Core principles such as the levels of Om mantra are contained in each of the three.

The word "Blended" is used only because they "appear" to be separate even though actually being different faces of One.

Requirements

No specific materials are needed to take this course.

No actions are needed before starting the course.

Description

Raja Yoga (the yoga of meditation), Jnana Yoga (the yoga of contemplation), and Tantra Yoga (the yoga of the primal energy known as Shakti) are well known paths of Yoga. They are often seen as three separate paths, and one chooses only one of the three. However, some traditions such as our Himalayan tradition view these as complementary. Here, in this course, we will explore how these blend with one another, as they are from the same one root.Some Yoga aspirants are unwilling to settle for the shallow waters commonly sought in our modern world of yoga. The most dedicated seekers want the principles and practices of the advanced sages and yogis of the various traditions of the Himalayan masters. Such exceptional aspirants want nothing less than a blending, a convergence of the highest of principles and practices. Emphasizing this pinnacle is the orientation of this course.Yoga here refers to the systematic process of meditation as outlined in the Yoga Sutras; it is not modern postural yoga, as beneficial as that may be (actually being preparation). Vedanta here is primarily about contemplation as described in the subtlest aspects of the Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita; it fathoms the depths of the knowledge of direct experience, not the mere dance of intellectual study. In our tradition, tantra refers to Samaya Tantra, which is a purely internal process of devotion to pursuing Shakti, the creative source of Consciousness, sometimes referred to symbolically as Divine Feminine. Whether you are a student of Yoga or a teacher, or both, if you will settle for nothing less than the highest goals of the adepts, the sages, the masters, then this course will lead you toward a greater depth for which you have been longing. The course is presented in four major sections, one each for Yoga, Vedanta, and Tantra, and then a section on Integrating the three.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction to Blending Yoga, Vedanta, and Tantra

Lecture 1 About the Course

Lecture 2 Q&A Button

Lecture 3 Traditional Perspective

Lecture 4 Introduction to the Instructors

Lecture 5 PDF Articles in the Course

Lecture 6 Our Tradition

Lecture 7 Basics of the 3 Streams

Lecture 8 Brief written outline of the Three Streams

Lecture 9 The Pyramid

Lecture 10 Guru & Shaktipata

Section 2: Yoga

Lecture 11 Beginning the Yoga Section

Lecture 12 Systematic Yoga

Lecture 13 What is Yoga?

Lecture 14 Hatha Yoga & Raja Yoga article

Lecture 15 Sankhya Philosophy article

Lecture 16 Basics of the Yoga Sutras (Sutras 1.1—1.5) article

Lecture 17 Uncoloring your Colored Thoughts

Lecture 18 Coloring and Uncoloring article

Lecture 19 Setting aside False Identities

Lecture 20 What to do and How to do it

Lecture 21 Directing Attention

Lecture 22 Here's an Experiment

Lecture 23 Sushumna

Lecture 24 Viveka, Ekagra, Nirodhah, and Vairagya

Lecture 25 Viveka (Discrimination or Discernment) article

Lecture 26 At the Heart of it All

Section 3: Vedanta

Lecture 27 Beginning the Vedanta Section

Lecture 28 Four Functions of Mind

Lecture 29 Four Functions of Mind Article

Lecture 30 Levels of Consciousness

Lecture 31 Levels of Consciousness article

Lecture 32 Contemplation

Lecture 33 Moving to the Center

Lecture 34 Seeing the Totality

Lecture 35 Advaita

Lecture 36 Clay, Gold, and Consciousness

Lecture 37 Sravana, Manana & Nididhyasana

Lecture 38 Mahavakyas

Lecture 39 Mahavakyas: Great Contemplations articles

Section 4: Tantra

Lecture 40 Beginning of the Tantra Section

Lecture 41 Shiva & Shakti

Lecture 42 Computer Metaphor

Lecture 43 Shakti and the River

Lecture 44 Ink and the Words

Lecture 45 Following Shakti back to Its Source

Lecture 46 3 Schools of Tantra

Lecture 47 Article on the Schools of Tantra

Lecture 48 Steps

Lecture 49 Balancing Energy

Lecture 50 Tripura

Section 5: Afterthoughts: Integrating Yoga, Vedanta, and Tantra

Lecture 51 Afterthoughts

Lecture 52 Cup of Tea

Lecture 53 Merging into the Point

Lecture 54 Bindu: Pinnacle of the Three Streams

Lecture 55 The Indescribable

Lecture 56 One Source

Lecture 57 Guru

Lecture 58 Guru article

Lecture 59 Kundalini Awakening article

Lecture 60 Om Mantra

Lecture 61 Our Wish for You

Lecture 62 BONUS: Resources

Those who already have some exposure to one or more of Yoga, Vedanta, or Tantra.,Those who have a strong curiosity about this subject and these practices.