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An Introduction to Bhagavad-Gita: A Definitive Guide to the Science of Yoga and Well Being (Certified Course)
Aravind Mohanram
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)

IN SEARCH OF VEDIC INDIA
Its History, Culture and Hidden Glory
A Certified Course, ALL ARE WELCOME!

Bolder minds are keen to discover the hidden achievements of the ancients. The India of remote antiquity may surface as the greatest find in the new millennium. In search of Vedic India (a 4-part course) provides an introduction to one of the most ancient, glorious and extant civilizations in mankind’s history.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/bhakti-yoga
Contact: Prakash N Govindan, 1-321, x3-5353, gpn@mit.edu
Sponsor: Bhakti-Yoga


Aravind Mohanram
PART 1 HISTORY, SACRED TEXTS AND TEACHINGS

• History of Greater India
• Vedas, Gita and Bhagavatam
• Simultaneous Oneness and Difference
• Suffering and Well-Being
Thu Jan 7, 07:30-08:45pm, 56-180


Aravind Mohanram
PART 2 SPIRITUALITY, SAGES AND TRADITIONS

• Absolute Truth (Godhead) and His Energies
• Life, Consciousness and Matter
• Aliens and Extra-terrestrial Life
• Guru, Sages and Disciplic Lines
Thu Jan 14, 07:30-08:45pm, 56-180


Aravind Mohanram
PART 3 CULTURE, ARTS AND SCIENCES

• Sacred Places and Architectures
• Fine Arts and Festivals
• Vedic Cosmology, Time and Space
• Ayurveda
Thu Jan 21, 07:30-08:45pm, 56-180


Aravind Mohanram
PART 4 SOCIETY, PRACTICES AND CURRENT STATUS

• Varnashrama, Caste System and Women
• Vegetarianism
• Yoga, Meditation and Sacred Sounds
• Deity and Idolatry

And more!
Thu Jan 28, 07:30-08:45pm, 56-180
Latest update: 04-Jan-2010


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Last update: 19 August 2010