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JOURNEY OF SELF-DISCOVERY
Science and Spiritual perspective of the human body
Friday, 9th November – Sunday, 11th November 2007
Life is a Journey of Self-discovery. The only vehicle that can take us through this journey is our own physical body and the engine of this vehicle is our Antahkarana, the inner instrument, or simply the “mind”. Together, this mind-body duo is traditionally referred to as “psychophysical energy system.”
Life is a Journey of Self-discovery. The only vehicle that can take us through this journey is our own physical body and the engine of this vehicle is our Antahkarana, the inner instrument, or simply the “mind”. Together, this mind-body duo is traditionally referred to as “psychophysical energy system.”
To derive maximum joy from our journey, it is imperative
we understand this psychophysical energy system i.e. how it operates,
why it is important to maintain this system properly, what can be done
to optimize its efficiency and its role in providing quality to this
journey called Life! Initially, we must
understand how our physical body operates and its intimate link to the
mind. The forthcoming retreat is aiming to provide us with integrated
inputs from points of view of Science and Spirituality - Anatomy, Ayurveda,
Yoga and Scriptures.
SPIRITUAL AWAKENINGS
An 8-day Spiritual Retreat
Saturday, 15th December – Saturday, 22nd December 2007
“Each soul is potentially divine. It is the purpose of our lives
to manifest this divinity”.
These are the immortal words of Swami Vivekananda, one of India’s leading mystics and spiritual reformers of the late 20th century. He was referring from the perennial philosophy of Vedanta, the bedrock of Yoga and Spirituality in India. Vedanta is the knowledge portion of a vast body of work called the Vedas (“To Know/ Knowledge”). These scriptures deal with the essential questions that all of us face at some stage in our lives. What is my life about? Who am I? How can I be happy in this world?
To understand more about our Self, we are seeking guidance from the wisdom contained within the Indian Spiritual Tradition of Vedanta. This universally applicable philosophy, when correctly understood and assiduously practiced, enables us to overcome any and all conflicts of life. It contains within it the highest of truths (that Self-realization is the goal of life) and also provides the means (the various processes of Yoga) to achieve this goal. The distilled essence of Vedanta can be found in the Bhagavad Gita – which will be extensively drawn upon during this retreat. As we dive deeper into this beautiful tradition, it provides us with the necessary qualities of excellence, which when manifested, allow us to discover the spiritual qualities within us.