We are currently accepting applications for our Spring 2007 session, which begins February 1, 2007.

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1 Namaste, We are delighted to introduce you to the Temple of Kriya Yoga s Meditation Teacher Training Home Study Program. We are currently accepting applications for our Spring 2007 session, which begins February 1, Meditation is essential to drawing greater happiness and harmonious spiritual growth into your life. The foundation of this course is Meditation practice. If you already have a daily meditation practice, this course will strengthen your knowledge and enhance your skills. If you are interested in learning to meditate, the course will assist you to establish your practice and teach you the skills you need to teach others. Teaching the meditation techniques which you learn and practice throughout this course will bring you a greater sense of purpose in life, as you help others to soften their life circumstances. Meditation Teacher Training is a twelve-month home study program supported by two required retreats. The retreats will provide you with an opportunity to deepen your practice, receive additional information, and teach a demonstration class. The course includes audio and video recordings that have been created exclusively for the program by Goswami Kriyananda. Also included are CDs, DVDs, books, lesson plans, study questions, and assignments to enhance your understanding of the philosophy and methodology of meditation. Tuition for Meditation Teacher Training is $1, This includes all course material. (Travel and room and board are not included.) If you remit your tuition in full prior to February 1, 2007, you can save $ This will make your tuition for the entire program just $1, To take advantage of the prepayment discount and ensure your place in this very special program, please return the enclosed application and full tuition by February 1, If you would prefer to submit your tuition on a quarterly basis and not take advantage of the discount, you can register by sending us your application and a deposit of $ The balance of your tuition will be due in two installments of $ each. The first payment will be due at the start of the second quarter, and the second at the start of the third quarter. We have enclosed a copy of the curriculum syllabus, a sample lesson, and sample supplemental material to provide you additional information about the course. If you would like to enroll, please complete the enclosed application for the MTTP program and return it to the Temple with your required tuition. If you have already registered for the course via phone or the Internet, and have made your tuition deposit, you just need to return the application to the Temple. Thank you for your interest in the MTTP home-study course. If you have any questions that we may answer for you please call the temple at or write to us at kriya@yogakriya.org. Shanti, Swami Jyothi Pranananda Meditation Teacher Training Program

2 The Temple of Kriya Yoga Meditation Teacher Training Program Home Study Curriculum Syllabus Theory and Methodology: The Art and Science of Meditation Establishing Your Practice Meditation and the Breath The Value of Asana to Support the Meditation Practice Body Purification and the Shat Kriyas Obstacles to Meditation Overcoming Obstacles to Meditation Fasting and Meditation Mouna: the Practice of Silence The Psychological Principals of Yama & Niyama Mudras Pranayama Mantra and Meditation Concentration and Visualization The Use of Affirmation in Meditation Pratyahara: Sense Withdrawal Physiology of Meditation Meditation for the Sick and Dying Meditation and Prayer Philosophy,, Psychology and Cosmology: The Psychology of Kriya Yoga The Inner Workings of the Mind The Nature of the Mind Meditation and the Laws of Karma The Chakras Activating and Rebalancing the Chakras The Subtle Anatomy Comparative Meditation Techniques: Object of Beauty Neti, Neti, Neti Observing the Mind Non-Judgmentalness Ishta Devata Hong Sau Kriya The Guru Method

3 Teaching Techniques: How to Structure a Class Preparing Lecture Plans How to Teach Teaching Techniques Meditation and Communication Internal Preparation for Teaching a Class Beginning to Teach Sustaining the Teaching

4 The Temple of Kriya Yoga Meditation Teacher Training Program A home study course with Goswami Kriyananda Course Description The Meditation Teacher Training program is designed to provide you a solid foundation from which you will be able to establish, strengthen and sustain your own meditation practice and teach others to do the same. The practice of meditation is conducive to all regardless of religious or spiritual affiliation. Through this program you will learn a variety of techniques drawn from many traditions. Meditation, the state of effortless concentration, can only be achieved through the practice of the techniques. The teaching of meditation methodology, philosophy, psychology is all to support the techniques, which can only be mastered through practice. Therefore, the primary emphasis in this program is on the practice. Course Material: The program course material, is in the form of oral teaching, both recorded and in-person, written teaching, and assignments designed to enhance your understanding of the material and practice of the techniques. Who should take the course: This course is designed for anyone who wishes to learn to teach others to meditate; those who wish to strengthen their current meditation practice; and those who wish to learn to meditate. In order to teach others to meditate you must first establish a strong personal meditation practice. This course will provide you the structure and tools to do this as well as the tools to teach others. Fully participating in this program will transform your life; give you a sense of purpose in life and an understanding that you are a part of the solution to bringing greater happiness and harmony to all of Life. Course Length: This is a twelve-month course, which requires daily practice of meditation and is paced to enable you to incorporate your studies into your daily life. Course Support: Questions on the course material may be sent at anytime during the program to the Temple of Kriya. Individual support will be given upon request. Retreats: Meditation Teacher Training is supported by two retreats, which are required for certification. They will be held in a quiet retreat center outside Chicago and will provide you with an opportunity to deepen your practice, receive additional information, and teach a demonstration class. Currently, the cost for single occupancy room & board at the retreat center is $395 per retreat, but this is subject to change. Certification: Course certification will be given to those individuals who complete the required course work, including the required retreat attendance and student teaching and demonstrate maturity and a solid foundation of understanding of the material. If you have any further questions about the course please contact the Temple of Kriya Yoga at

5 MTTP - MONTH ONE MAILING LIST MONTH ONE MATERIALS Books: Beginner s Guide to Meditation (Soft cover) The Spiritual Science of Kriya Yoga (Hard bound) CDs: 1. Welcome to the Program 2. Establishing Your Meditation Practice 3. The Psychological Principles of Kriya Yoga: Yama/Niyama 4. The Value of Asana 5. Swami Japananda, Asana Practice on DVD 6. Swami Japananda, Asana Practice on CD 7. Fasting and Mouna 8. Object of Beauty Technique 9. What is Meditation? Written Material: 1. Month one letter of welcome and introduction 2. Course material marked for month one 3. Questions for Beginner s Guide to Meditation: Chapters Handout for Meditation Journal 5. Supplementary Material: How to Meditate - Lesson One Mailing List - Month One 5 The Temple of Kriya Yoga ॐ

6 SUMMARY OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION Those students who meet the following requirements will be awarded a Certified Meditation Teacher diploma: 1. Have attended the two MTTP-HSC retreats. 2. Have received a passing grade on all exams. 3. Have demonstrated their proficiency in teaching a class in meditation. 4. Have demonstrated an understanding of the underlying principles and practices of meditation. 5. Have demonstrated their ability to apply the communication skills needed to teach meditation. 6. Have successfully completed all the assignments in the course. 7. Have fulfilled all tuition commitments. 8. Demonstrate their ability to attain and sustain a basic meditation asana. 9. Demonstrate their ability to attain and sustain a basic meditative state. 10.) Demonstrate the mastery of one of the four following pranayamas: a.) Ujjaya b.) Surya-bhedi c.) Sitali, or d.) Nadi-shodhana 27 MTTP Course Requirements ॐ The Temple of Kriya Yoga

7 THE PRACTICE OF THE MEDITATION JOURNAL One of the key practices in the Meditation Teacher Training Program is to keep a meditation journal, which contains reflections on your thoughts, emotions, actions and reactions externally, as well as internally. This process of journaling will reveal the effect that meditation has upon your mind, and thus upon your life. Your journal will reveal how your meditation of yesterday has affected you today. Reflection upon the relationship between your meditation states and your life is called Tarka on meditation. Tarka is the practice of quieting the mind at the end of the day, turning inward and upward, and then reflecting upon the events of the day. Tarka is a step beyond meditation. The cave yogis use it but they keep the record mentally. In our busy, hectic lives, a journal is needed to have a clear record of our blindspots and emotional conditions that prevent our minds from becoming quiet. It shows our progress along the spiritual path to maturity. Journaling is a record of the observation of your successes and failures on the path to wisdom, which will provide crucial insight into your mind s emotional blind-spots. Because the mind functions through many emotional filters, it modifies and distorts your perception and your memory based upon your subconscious emotions and values. It is the nature of the mind to filter out certain aspects of an experience, and to overemphasize other aspects. The practice of journaling helps you hold your memories with a minimum of distortion. As time goes by, your meditation journal will help you to see more clearly what your mind is doing skillfully, and what your mind is failing to do skillfully. As these patterns are revealed, you will begin to see your mind as it is. The simple, vital truth is this: 1. Meditation can only be attained if you have a sane lifestyle. 2. Meditation can only be attained if your mind is held in a state of balance. 3. Meditation can only be attained if your inner mind is functioning harmoniously according to the laws of self-conscious awareness. The practice of meditation will soften and refine your personality. Through meditation you will become more peaceful, less emotional and more fulfilled. Meditation, by relieving stress, allows you to make better choices and decisions. This will improve your health and bring greater fulfillment. Assignments - Month One 21 The Temple of Kriya Yoga ॐ

8 Beginners Guide to Meditation Questions on Chapters One through Six: CHAPTER ONE Q 1.1) What is the meaning of the symbolic story of Balance crossing the river? ANSWER Q 1.2) In understanding the concept of cycles, what steps should be taken as you walk through life? ANSWER Q 1.3) What is the twelve-lettered mantra and what vital concept does it symbolize? ANSWER 29 Questions & Answers - Month One ॐ The Temple of Kriya Yoga

9 MTTP - MONTH TWO ASSIGNMENTS LESSONS: This section provides you with an order for the teaching material for the month. Please read the assignments section before you begin to listen to the lessons. You will find the assignments also listed on individual pages which are designed to assist you in completing the required tasks. 1. View the CD #16 or DVD #17 on the meditation asanas. These suggest a number of meditation asanas to support your daily meditation practice. 2. Reread the assignment on the Use of the Meditation Journal from your month one material. This will help to strengthen the use of your meditation journal. 3. Read the Satya assignment on pages 8-10 of The Spiritual Science of Kriya Yoga. This material covers the importance of the Yama, Satya or truthfulness, the Yama/ Niyama principle to be practiced this month. 4. Read Beginner s Guide to Meditation: Chapters 7 12, which cover the foundation of the philosophy and practice of meditation. 5. Listen to CD #10: Sustaining Your Meditation Practice. This lesson provides guidelines to sustaining your personal meditation practice. 6. Listen to CD #11: Meditation on the Breath. This lesson covers the importance of the breath as a tool to the practice of meditation. 7. Listen to CD #12: Body Purification and the Shat Kriyas. This lesson covers the importance of body purification in the practice of meditation and provides techniques to purify the bodies. 8. Read Chapter 3, pages 35 to 59 of The Spiritual Science of Kriya Yoga. This chapter provides detailed teaching on the Shat Kriyas or purification techniques. 9. Listen to CD #13: Prana and the Chakras. This lesson covers the subtle anatomy of the bodies, the flow of the Prana (life energy), and provides foundational material on the chakric system. Assignments - Month Two 7 The Temple of Kriya Yoga ॐ

10 SUGGESTED MONTH TWO ASSIGNMENT PLAN The assignments are for your study and unfoldment. It is suggested that you arrange your own personal schedule, practice and monthly assignments. Listed below, however, is a schedule which has been set up. This might help you to follow through with your assignments. The important factor is for you to complete the lessons on time so you do not fall behind. Do take time at the end of each lesson to complete your assignments with care and reflection. WEEK ONE: LESSONS CDs 1. Listen to CD #10 on Sustaining Your Meditation Practice. 2. Listen to CD #11 on Meditation on the Breath. 3. Listen to or view CD #16 or DVD #17 on Meditation Asanas. 4. Daily practice of meditation, asanas, meditation journal. BOOKS/WRITTEN MATERIAL 1. Read Chapters 7 and 8 of Beginner s Guide to Meditation. 2. Read Satya: The Spiritual Science of Kriya Yoga: Pages Reread handout on Use of the Daily Meditation Journal. 4. Review answers to Chapters 1-6 Beginner s Guide to Meditation. WEEK TWO: LESSONS CDs 1. Listen to CD #12 on Body Purification and the Shat Kriyas. 2. Listen to CD #13 on Prana and the Chakras. 3. Daily practice of meditation, asanas, meditation journal. BOOKS/WRITTEN MATERIAL 1. Read Chapters 9 and 10 of Beginner s Guide to Meditation. 2. Read Shat Kriyas: The Spiritual Science of Kriya Yoga: Pages Assignment Plan - Month Two ॐ The Temple of Kriya Yoga

11 HOW TO MEDITATE - LESSON TWO Goswami Kriyananda Introduction In this lesson we will continue our study of meditation by taking a deeper look at the preparatory practices to meditation, adding an additional technique and reviewing the value of meditation in your everyday life. For your study, here is a list of key concepts to attune to as you work your way through the lesson: Cleansing and Purification - Food - Water - Aura Comfort in Meditation: currents and vibrations Keying Breath Mudra Object of Beauty Meditation Differences Between the Techniques The Value of Meditation Cleansing and Purification for Meditation In lesson one we discussed the importance of a clean, quiet environment for meditation and some simple practices to purify your place of meditation. Meditation is both a practice and a lifestyle. In this lesson we will discuss further practices for cleansing and purification that will impact not only your meditation practice but your lifestyle. Food. We need to talk about purifying you, the body-mind complex. To have great success in meditation, you have to observe your diet. Diet here really refers to what you eat, rather than to a restriction on eating. One man s meat is another man s poison. I cannot, nor will I, tell you what you should or should not be eating. There are no right or wrong things to begin with, it s a matter of what is comfortable to you. Some people eat cucumbers and they get acid in their stomach. Some people eat beans and they get gas. You need to watch your diet, by making a note of the types of food you eat and observing whether the foods make you restless or lethargic that day or the next. The Temple of Kriya Yoga ॐ Supplemental Material - Month Two 1

12 EXPERIENCING MEDITATION AS AN EXPANSIVE STATE by Goswami Kriyananda Introduction: In this lesson we will examine a concept that may at first strike you as a paradox: meditation is an expansive state. We ve defined meditation as a movement inward and upward, yet expansive seems to imply an outward movement. Meditation frees us from the constrictive hold of desire so that we can experience a more expansive view of Reality and thus better serve the world. We will take a deeper look at the nature of desire and desirelessness so that we can understand the true meaning of meditation as an expansive state. We will also learn a technique that will help one better grasp these concepts. Here is an outline of key concepts from this lesson to help organize your thoughts and your study: Revisiting the Purpose of Meditation - The nature of the desiring principle The Desireless State - Transcending the symbolic battle of the sexes - Making decisions on the battlefield of life Meditation as a Completeness Meditation as an Expansive State - Cosmic pre-association - Accepting and acting in accordance with the flow of life - Bringing meditation into the world Aum-Tracking Technique Revisiting the Purpose of Meditation From the beginning of your Meditation Teacher Training course, we have stated that the purpose of meditation is getting rid of things, not getting things. In other words, meditation will help you to achieve a certain level of detachment in the face of a world that is running, ranting and raving. While the word detachment is often used, many people do not fully grasp its meaning, or fear that being detached makes one a non-participant in life. In fact, it is just the opposite. Remember what we ve been saying: you are a part of life, not apart from it. Detachment means that you can be a compassionate participant in life without your emotionality taking control of you. 1 Supplementary Material - Month Six ॐ The Temple of Kriya Yoga

13 (Please type or print) APPLICATION MEDITATION TEACHER TRAINING HOME STUDY COURSE Name Address City State Zip Home Phone Work Phone Fax In your own words, please describe why you wish to take this course. What do you hope to learn from the course? Do you have any previous meditation training? (Please Describe) Do you have an established meditation practice? Have you taken other courses from the Temple of Kriya Yoga? If so, which courses? How did you learn about our program? Enclosed is $495 for the first quarter. I will be sending in quarterly payments. Enclosed is my full tuition of $1345 (includes $150 Discount) Check No. Visa/MC No. Exp. Date Return to: The Temple of Kriya * 2414 N. Kedzie Blvd. Chicago, IL Fax (773) * Phone (773)