Exploring the Veda 7
Vedic Mythos Commencing February 5th-February 14th, 2011 in the foothills of the himalayas in Rishikesh, India
Exploring the Veda, I-VI is a six-instalment pre-recorded course that meditators can enjoy in their local meditation centers. In it, we explore the source, course and goal of India’s ancient wisdom (the Veda); the knowledge of life in accordance with natural law resulting from the experiences of meditators over ten millennia.
Since its inception, we have offered the first six instalments of Exploring the Veda in pre-recorded format through your local Initiator (teacher) of Vedic Meditation; the seventh instalment being offered once every two years in India itself, in which we examined different Vedic themes.
For 2011, the theme of Exploring the Veda, VII (“Veda 7”) will be “Vedic Mythos”, an in-depth understanding of Vedic storytelling techniques designed to trigger deep inner experience by awakening our consciousness’ inner icons and heroic archetypes. The purpose of Vedic mythos is to enliven fearlessness, to bring about swift evolution. The source texts for this course will be the epics “The Mahabharata” and “The Ramayana”. Recommended advance readings for course applicants will be available soon.
Veda 7 may be enjoyed by any practitioner of Vedic Meditation, irrespective of whether or not one has taken Vedas 1-6.
Meditators who take Veda 7 to complete the Exploring the Veda series or to commence 2011 Initiator Training (see below) will attend special auxiliary meetings with Thom in Rishikesh.
Taking the most current Veda 7 is a prerequisite for initiator training.
Travel details
Exploring the Veda 7 will once again be held at the beautiful Parmarth Niketan ashram in Rishikesh. Up to date information about travel to and from the ashram can be found on their website.
Flights from Delhi (DEL) to nearby Dehradun airport (DED) can be booked through Kingfisher Airlines
Trains from Delhi run regularly to the nearby town of Haridwar Tickets can be purchased from the Indian Railways website. We highly recommend that you purchase a first class ticket unless you are feeling very adventurous.
Once you have arrived in either Haridwar or Dehradun you will have to travel by Taxi to Rishikesh (approx 30 minute drive.) This will cost anywhere between 300 to 2500 rp. depending on your bargaining skills.
Overseas Cell Phone use
Most modern GSM cell phones will work in India. For Americans, this means any phone on AT&T or T-Mobile. Verizon and Sprint use a different frequency standard and will be incompatible with Indian service providers unless your phone supports dual band GSM. Roaming charges can be expensive so we recommend using prepaid SIM cards from a local carrier such as Airtel if your phone is not locked to a carrier. For up to date info on data plans go to the pay-as-you-go wiki. All data plans in India are on the edge network (GPRS) rather than the faster and more modern 3G network. If your phone is locked to a carrier and you want to use your regular phone number while overseas then you should visit your carrier’s website to determine the best roaming plan and set up a plan at least 30 days prior to travel.
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