Initiator Training (IT) 2011 is going to be incredible. The 108-day course will take place entirely in India. As a participant in the course, you will experience the full depth and breadth of Vedic knowledge and culture. If you graduate, you will become a teacher in the Tradition of Masters of Vedic Meditation.
Every generation gives rise to great people whose contribution to the world’s collective knowledge survives the test of time. Our own Tradition of Masters, from which we have Vedic Meditation, has maintained an effective technique that has outlived the world’s oldest civilisations. The simple method we teach meditators to practise daily demonstrates its subtle power for positive transformation in myriad benefits; but it is humbling to consider what it took the teachers of this practise to maintain that purity generation after generation, for more than 5,000 years. The continued relevance of this pure teaching today is the master-work of the Vedic Tradition. This is the gift for which meditators say “Jai Guru Deva”- Glory to the Tradition of Masters. As an Initiator, you will be an heir and trustee of this great Tradition of Masters.
The 2011 IT course will offer expanded learning experiences; a program more deeply traditional than was possible before. The course will begin in Rishikesh on February 5th. On the first day, a Vaidya (Ayurvedic doctor) will consult with each participant to arrive at an understanding of his or her body/mind nature. This will help each Initiator candidate maintain balance and give you a personalized regimen of Meditation, Siddhis, Ayurvedic food and Yoga-Asanas. You will learn Sanskrit and experience absorption in Vedic sounds, listening to live chanting from Sama-Veda and Rk Veda experts.
At the beginning of the summer monsoon season, as we commence going deeper and longer into our meditation practice, the entire course will make a pilgrimage higher into the Himalayas, to the specialised venue where graduation will complete by May 24th.
Initiator Training 2011 will be a transformative experience from which perfect balance in body and mind will be achievable.
If you aspire to commence training, then it’s important that you apply to take the course as soon as possible. Due to the personal nature of this course, the earlier we can process applications and acceptances, the better we can plan the trip. Applying to take this course in no way obligates you to commence or pay for the training.
We will be posting course fees shortly and there will be attractive discounts for early payment.
Alternatively, a financing program will be in place that should make it possible for any approved applicant to take the course. Please go to www.thomknoles.com/it. Click through to the online application form http://thomknoles.com/itform/ to register for the course.
Love and Jai Guru Deva,
Thom
