Exploring The Bhagavad Gita
Discover the story that has guided millions over the ages and gain timeless wisdom in Thom’s newest course.
Join us live for Part 2, September 4–6, 2025.
Uncover the Epic Story
at the core of the Vedic worldview.
Imagine standing on the vast battlefield of Kurukshetra, the air heavy with anticipation and tension.
You are Arjuna, a renowned warrior, facing the monumental task of leading your army into battle.
As you look out over the assembled forces, you spot familiar faces in the sea of enemies—friends, relatives, revered teachers. The realization of the impending conflict weighs heavily on your heart, leaving you paralyzed with doubt and confusion.
What’s the Next Right Action?
In this moment of turmoil, you turn to your charioteer, Lord Krishna, seeking guidance and clarity. What follows is a conversation that transcends the battlefield, touching on the deepest aspects of life and existence.
Also called the Song of God, the Bhagavad Gita captures this profound dialogue, offering timeless teachings that continue to inspire and guide seekers around the world.
As you journey through this epic conversation, you are not just a spectator but an active participant, absorbing Krishna’s wisdom and insights.
Join Thom in exploring the poetry of Lord Krishna and Arjuna’s discussion to gain foundational Vedic knowledge of the laws of Nature and your personal role in the evolution of everything.
Arjuna’s Epic Battle Scene Puts Normal-Life Challenges Into Perspective…
As Arjuna struggles with the decision to battle his usurping cousins, he wrestles with existential questions that are still relevant today:
- What is dharma?
- When should I take action?
- What are the characteristics of a wise person, and how do I become wiser?
- How do I discern between right and wrong?
- How do I manage my mind full of thoughts?
- How do I recognize higher states of consciousness and God?
- How do I experience the celestial?
- What are the Laws of Nature, and how do I apply them?
- How do we get to know the core of our inner Self?
Discuss these ideas and more with Thom to deeply understand the Vedic perspective and apply the knowledge to your life.
“This course will discuss the nature of all of the relative world. The themes explore all of its balancing, unbalancing, and rebalancing, the nature of the deep inner Self that is the witness of all of this, and the interaction between the two.”
THOM KNOLES
COURSE STRUCTURE & SCHEDULE
This transformative three-part journey through the Bhagavad Gita is delivered in intimate audio format, just as Krishna and Arjuna’s timeless conversation was meant to be heard.
PART 1: AVAILABLE NOW
Ready to start immediately. This complete self-paced audio course lets you dive in at your own rhythm and begin your transformation today.
PART 2: LIVE ONLINE COURSE
September 4-6, 2025. Join Thom and Vedic expert Jamey Hood for real-time teachings, fresh insights, and direct Q&A. Experience the power of learning together in community.
PART 3: COMING 2026
The epic conclusion that will complete your journey through Krishna’s wisdom.
Led by Thom alongside Jamey Hood, Vedic Meditation Initiator and master of Vedic literature. This is your chance to experience the Bhagavad Gita like never before.
PART 1
Originally taught live in September 2024, this course is now available as a self-paced audio experience.
Join Thom in Exploring The Bhagavad Gita: Part 1 and discover how to transform those glimpses of Cosmic Consciousness from your meditation practice into a stable, lived reality that informs every action throughout your day.
This course provides the essential intellectual understanding needed to stabilize expanded awareness, using the Bhagavad Gita as both a consciousness play and blueprint for inner development. Through Arjun’s journey of doubt and Krishna’s wise guidance, you’ll move beyond limited individual thinking toward action guided by Cosmic Intelligence.
Thom’s teaching serves as your Rosetta Stone of understanding, giving you the fundamental foundation of Cosmic Consciousness so you can expand into the spontaneous right action that is your birthright.
PART 2
This installment will continue uncovering the gems of knowledge within Arjuna and Lord Krishna’s conversation on the eve of battle.
Where the first installment covered Arjuna’s questions about Dharma, Karma, and his role in Nature’s story, the second installment will shift topics.
For the second installment of the course, Thom will cover Lord Krishna’s responses to Arjuna. Lord Krishna, an embodiment of Highest Self, shares with Arjun about the nature of God and teaches him how to recognize and embody the celestial in his waking state.
This course will explore God Consciousness, what it is, and how to cultivate this state of consciousness.
PART 2 LIVE Course Schedule
Americas (Flagstaff MST)
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
Session 1 — 11:00 am – 1:30 pm
Session 2 — 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
Session 3 — 11:00 am – 1:30 pm
Session 4 — 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
Session 5 — 11:00 am – 1:30 pm
Session 6 — 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Europe (London BST)
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
Session 1 — 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Session 2 — 11:00 pm – 2:00 am
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
Session 3 — 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Session 4 — 11:00 pm – 2:00 am
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
Session 5 — 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Session 6 — 11:00 pm – 2:00 am
Australasia (Sydney AEST)
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
Session 1 — 4:00 am – 6:30 am
Session 2 — 8:00 am – 11:00 am
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
Session 3 — 4:00 am – 6:30 am
Session 4 — 8:00 am – 11:00 am
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
Session 5 — 4:00 am – 6:30 am
Session 6 — 8:00 am – 11:00 am
For all other time zones, click here to convert to your local time.
PART 3
To be announced in early 2026.
Why study the Bhagavad Gita?
The themes and teachings in this epic are foundational to the Vedic worldview. Their applications span every area of life, covering a narrative ‘play’ of consciousness that makes profound knowledge readily accessible.
Bring the biggest questions about the Universe to the most practical concerns about daily living, and find wisdom in the “Song of God,” the Bhagavad Gita.
COURSE INVESTMENT
Prerequisite: This course is for practicing Vedic Meditators who have been instructed by a qualified Vedic Meditation Initiator.
Details for Part 3 of the course will be released in 2026.
Part 1
USD 495
- Self-Paced Audio Course
- 16 hours of pre-recorded teaching and Q&A
- Lifetime access to course recordings
Part 2
USD 495
- Live Audio Course (September 4–6, 2025)
- 16 hours of live teaching and Q&A with Thom and Jamey
- Lifetime access to course recordings
Payment plans are available; please visit the registration page for more information.
“The Bhagavad Gita contains the condensed version of everything in all the Veda. If all you ever did was to simply read the Bhagavad Gita and understand it, you’d have as great of knowledge as that of a lifetime Vedic scholar.”
THOM KNOLES
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the prerequisites to take this course?
This course is for practicing Vedic Meditators who have been instructed by a qualified Vedic Meditation Initiator.
Reading the Bhagavad Gita before the course is not required.
If I haven’t taken Part 1, can I still join Part 2?
The teachings of the Bhagavad Gita unfold in a sequential manner, with each part building on the depth and context of the one before it. To fully receive what’s offered in Part 2, it’s essential to first complete Part 1.
Part 1 is available now as a self-paced audio course, so you can begin immediately and prepare yourself to participate in the live experience of Part 2.
Will the course cover the text of the book? Will there be Q&A?
Yes, participants will hear Thom read from a variety of translations of Bhagavad Gita. There will be plenty of time for discussion with Thom, including Q&A.
What version of the book should we get if we were to follow along with our own copy?
The Gita is a song and songs are best understood and felt through listening.
We invite you to take this opportunity to enjoy the ‘fruits of that which is heard’, the Phalashruti, and allow the Gita to be awakened inside through the voice of the Guru and that of one of his devotees.
We will share our resources at the conclusion of Part 1 of the Gita course.
EXPAND YOUR CONSCIOUSNESS WITH TOTAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE NATURE OF REALITY
Explore the core mythos of the Vedic worldview and discover new ways to align your own story with the greater story of evolution.