The Blended Path Of Yoga, Vedanta, And Tantra

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.


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