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1 VASA Vedic Academy of Sciences & Arts The Philosophy & Life Style of Yoga Class Catalogue Universal Wisdom for Today's Leaders The real treasures of the East weren't jewels, spices or exotic perfumes - but the amazing treasure house of sacred and universal knowledge. This knowledge, increasingly validated by modern science, is now being embraced by leading edge corporations, professionals and leaders throughout the world. "Motivational, self-help, psychological, and process-based seminars have contributed greatly to everyone s evolution in recent years. I believe the next evolutionary step is a universal spiritual vision and technology that integrates into modern life while leading towards a sacred and sustainable future on the earth." ( Kavindra Rishi ) Jeffrey Armstrong A Western Master of Eastern Wisdom Jeffrey Armstrong is a Vedic Scholar, charismatic professional speaker, award-winning author and founder of VASA, Vedic Academy of Science & Arts. For 15 years, he was a corporate executive in Silicon Valley and speaker for Fortune 500 companies. Jeffrey has degrees in History & Comparative Religion, Psychology and Literature and has been an initiate of Yoga, Tantra and Mantra practices for the last 40 years. He travels globally speaking at Universities, Corporations, Civic groups, Ashrams and Yoga Studios on the value of the Philosophy and Lifestyle of Yoga. "Ego expands to fill the space not filled with knowledge." Jeffrey Armstrong Jeffrey Armstrong has drawn the seeds of this new vision from the sacred teachings of India and the Far East, and masterfully compiled them into a complete system of lifestyle tools which include personal relationship skills, spiritual knowledge and health and healing practices. This learning will not only expand your consciousness in areas of everyday life, but will accelerate your ongoing spiritual journey. Welcome to the Wisdom of the East... BEST Selling Series 6 Steps To a Yogic Lifestyle 6 Class Series: Order the complete set for $102. Each class contains 2 CD s 160 $20 per class The knowledge presented in the 6 Steps Series are "2 hour modules" extracted from his weekend Life Skills Seminars of the same name. Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Life Without Fear How to Live a Spiritual Lifestyle Yoga/Tantra, Creativity & Sexuality The Ultimate Relationship - The First Steps How to Establish Your Dharma and Achieve Right Livelihood Healing With Mantras / Speaking Your Truth 7 Steps to Greater Freedom 7 Class Series: Order the complete set for $119. Each class contains 2 CD s 160 $20 per class Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 The 3 Kinds of Karma - Free Will and the Mechanics of Cause and Effect The 9 Personalities - Who are You? How to Recognize the Original Archetypes of Personhood The 4 Aims of Human Life - How to Build a Successful and Meaningful Life The 4 Pillars of Dharma - How to Support Your Truth With Integrity The 10 Qualities for Greater Freedom - The Do's and Don'ts of Spiritual Living The 4 Doors of Ultimate Reality - How to Choose Your Final Destination The 5 Flavours of Divine Love - The Recipe for Unconditional Love 1- Page Total

2 Where to start If you are a beginning or an intermediate student of yoga philosophy, VASA has a series of foundation talks on major yoga topics that lead to our more advanced classes addressed in the advanced portion of this catalogue. The ancient and timeless Vedic texts are a vast library of profound spiritual knowledge. The foundation books of Vedic learning are the two epic poems: The Ramayana and the Mahabharta. The Bhagavad-Gita is the core philosophical text. These classes are designed to be listened to while the student reads these classics. Through listening and reading the student receives both the oral and written initiations. The Philosophy & Lifestyle of Yoga - Level 1 13 Class Series: Order the Complete Series for $221 Complete 13 Class Series is also available in MP3 format: $ How to Understand the Guru What are the Vedas The Mystery of Sanskrit What is Yoga? What is Meditation? Inconceivably Simultaneously One & Different Vedantic Questions & Answers Life is Not the Movie - It's the Trailer Ambassador of the Avatar The Mahabharta, the Voice of Dharma Because You are Never Envious of Me Identity for Eternity I Feel Therefore I Think The Purpose of Yoga The Ramayana Series 8 Class Series: Order the complete set for $136. The Nature of Vishnu The Devas and Asuras The Secrets of Personhood The Supreme Drama The Milk & The Ink Love Freedom & Liberation Inevitable Course of History Universal Struggle The Mahabharata Series 8 Class Series: Order the complete set for $136. The Greatest Show on Earth The Ultimate Adventure The Meaning of the Mahabharta Paradise or Pair of Dice The Mahabharata & the Four Great Yogas Sri Vishnu - The Balance Point Shravanam & Kirtanam (Hearing & Chanting) Armed with Yoga Stand and Fight The Curriculum of Vedic Knowledge Over the last 40 years, Jeffrey Armstrong has synthesized the Vedas into dynamic, accessible teachings. This life-altering wisdom, in all its full passion, clarity and meaning, is now easily available in audio format to spiritual seekers world-wide Mantras Meditations and Discourses Purusha and Eternal Individuality 10 Class Series: Order the complete set for $170. Single classes $20. 0 Divine Purusha Brahma, Brahmin and Brahman Eternal Individuality Durga Divine Mother Mahatma Serves Paramatma Souls Having a Human Experience Tapping Into Tapas Narada and Lord of the Heart Shakti - The Lost Secret of Life Love and Separation - What to Do When Love Leaves The Meaning of Taking Birth on Earth 12 Class Series: Order the complete set for $204. Single classes $ Meeting the Beloved Creativity and Spirituality The Purpose of Birth on Earth In the Beginning was the Word - How Sound Vibration Shapes our Every Reality TANTRA - The Psychology of the Male & Female Buddhi Yoga - Getting Rid of Judgement with Discernment or "How Buddha Found his Groove" The Three Centers of Balanced Being - How to Harmonize Mind, Body & Soul Cosmic Time, Avatars and Chronological Snobbery, Repairing our Misunderstandings of History How to Be An Epic Hero The Meaning of Sanatan Dharma The Soul's Journey from Static to Ecstatic The Five Great Subjects of Transcendental Knowledge The Deeper Mysteries of Bhakti 7 Class Series: Order the complete set for $119. Single classes $20. Two Birds in the Same Tree The Wine from the Vine Divine Shiva The Pure and Auspicious One Mythology or Myth-turbation? Gita Govinda in the Forest of Vrinda - Part One Dancing with Govinda in the Forest of Vrinda - Part Two The Heroic Hanuman Isha Upanishad Series The Hidden Meaning of OM - Isha Upanishad Intro Verses 1-3 All Beings Are Divine - Isha Upanishad Verses 4-7 Isha Upanishad Verses 8-14 Isha Upanishad Verses Page Total

3 VASA Vedic Academy of Science & Arts The Philosophy & Life Style of Yoga The Philosophy & Lifestyle of Yoga - Level 2 15 Class Series: Order the complete set for $ Sanatana Dharma - Our Eternal Nature Surrender to the Chariot Driver Krishna the Most Attractive Jaganatha - The Trinity of Divinity Shri Isha Upanishad - 19 Mantras Identity in Eternity The 9 Processes of Devotion The Possibility of Eternal Relationship Durga the Mother of Nature The Romance that Never Ends The Battle to Rescue the Feminine Divine The 5 Subjects of Vedic Knowledge The 7 Chakras & Vedic Science How to Develop Your Personal Meditation on the Divine How to be Friends with Bhagavan The following 3 classes are available on CD's only How to Understand Yoga Practise How to be the Soul Cosmology, Ecology & the Devas Mantras Meditations and Discourses Each class contains 2 CDs 160 minutes $20 per class Initiations The Shodashi Initiation The Gayatri Mantra Initiation - Level 1 Gayatri Mantra Initiation - Level 2 The Divine Couples Shiva & Shakti Vishnu & Lakshmi Brahma & Saraswati Radha & Krishna The Personalities of the Divine The 9 Planets The Avatars of Vishnu The Romance of Rama & Sita Hanuman - The Great Devotee Ganesh How to Remove Life's Obstacles Kama Deva - The Cupid of India The Spiritual Tool Kit 12 Class Series: Order the complete set for $ Introduction to Vedanta - How to Search for the Truth The Divine Person The Web of the Universe Devas the Divine Helpers The Supreme, Living Entities, Time, Karma, & The Material Nature Introduction to Mahabharata The Bhagavad-Gita in a Nutshell - 4 Core Verses The Essence of Vedanta Eros & Rasa "The Flavours Of God" Passionate with the Divine Krishna & the Gopis The Supreme Yoga Raja Yoga 13 Class Series: Order the complete set for $ The Historical Bridge between the East and West Difference is Real Mantra Meditation and Healing Escape, Liberation, & Love God Has a Girlfriend Return of the Mother Raja Yoga - The Noble Science The Love of the Gopis Karma & the Heroic Atma Mantra Mediation & Healing Instruction Real Meaning of Tantra The Greatness of the Vedas The Ultimate Person The Puranas 13 Class Series: Order the complete set for $221. Available as MP3s on the web site Advanced Curriculum Introduction to the Puranas The Story of the Puranas Creation by Lord Brahma The Churning of the Cosmos How the Divine Truth is Spoken The Age of Kali The Realm of the Devas The Royal Family of the Cosmos Ganesha the Gate Keeper The Birth of Lord Krishna Naughty Baby Krishna Krishna, the Gopis and Rasa Lila The Gopis Knowledge is Best Weekly Auto Shipping is available Page Total

4 The Yoga Series Learning for Yoga Students and Teacher Training Presented by Jeffrey Armstrong Kavindra Rishi Karma Yoga Series The 9 Empowerments for Integrous & Sustainable Action in the World 12 Class Series: Order the complete set for $204. Each class contains 2 CDs 160 $20 per class The Global History of Dharma An Introduction to Karma Yoga Karma - The Path of Right Action Overcoming Fear & Depression by Reclaiming Your True Nature Reconnecting With the Supreme Soul Paramatma - The Goal of All Yoga Janmasthami - Krishna's Birthday Celebration Raja Yoga - Action on Behalf of the Supreme Being Svadharma - The Secret to Karma Difference is Real - The Philosophy of Karma Yoga Environmentalism as Karma Yoga Service of the Divine - The Secret of Seva Karma Yoga and the Wheel of Birth & Death Summary Class on Karma Yoga Bhakti Yoga Series The 9 Paths of Bhakti Yoga 9 Class Series: Order the complete set for $153. Shravanam - The Art of Seeing Through Hearing Kirtanam - The Yoga of Transcendental Sound Vishnu Smaranam - Remembering the All-Pervasive Truth Pada Sevanam - How To Adore the Lotus Feet of the Supreme Beings Archanam - The Hidden Secret of Divine Form Vandanam - To Bow With Devotion in a Vow of Love Dasyam - The Gift of Eternal Divine Service Sakhyam - The Friend Within Atma Nivedanam - Giving Everything in Devotion Jnana Yoga Series 4 Class Series: Order the complete set for $80.. Jnâna yoga is the origin of the word gnosis or knowing and is the process of seeing one's true self by direct discernment. This four part series will cultivate your discernment, expand your consciousness in all areas of your life and will accelerate your ongoing spiritual journey. Jnana Yoga Relighting the Lamp of Wisdom Jnana Yoga Knowledge of the True Self, Liberation & Cooperation with Nature Jnana Yoga Knowing the Individual & Cosmic Self The Relationship Between Jnana Yoga & Vedanta Perfecting the 8 Limbs of Yoga 9 Class Series: Order the complete set for $153. Each class contains 2 CDs 160 $20 per class Asana - The Awareness of Sitting Pranayama - Breath The Balance of Life Pratyahara - The Withdrawal & Control of the Senses Dharana - The Nature & Control of the Mind Dhyana The Art of Meditation & Its Many Forms Samadhi or The State of Meditative Sameness Yama - The 5 Conscious Restraints for Yogic Action in the World Niyama - The 5 Observances of Individual Conduct Summary Class 4 Steps to A Sacred Lifestyle 4 Class Series: Order the complete set for $80. Five Elements & the Ayurvedic Body Types The Three Gunas or Processes of Nature 40 Daily Practices for Yogic Living The Mind & Body Connection / The Breath, Brain Link The Art & Science of Meditation 9 Class Series: Order the complete set for $153. Each class contains 2 CDs 160 $20 per class Meditation is the most essential activity in yoga or any spiritual practice. The deepest mysteries of Nature, the true nature of our self and the transcendental reality that is beyond our sight, can all be reached by the Art and Science of Meditation. In these nine classes you will learn the mantras, visualizations, techniques and secret teachings that have led millions of practitioners to enlightened states of ecstatic bliss for thousands of years. These ancient meditations are the lost art of self-actualization that will lead you to freedom from all pain, liberation and a permanent awareness of your true nature. Meditation on The City of Nine Gates and the True Self Meditation on the Purusha Sukta: The Universe as A Great Being Meditation on the Trinity in Unity - The Triumphant AUM Surya & Savitri - The Golden Meditation of Gayatri Mantra The Miraculous Moon Sun Meditation Expanding, Full and Always On - The Transcendental Brahman Meditation Paramatma Lord Vishnu - Meditation on the All-Pervading Universal Consciousness Maha Mritunjaya Mantra - The Healing Meditation on Lord Shiva - Maha Shivaratri Meditation on the Eternal Romance of the Supreme Divine Couple 4- Page Total

5 Universal Wisdom for Today's Leaders Are you looking for a Universal and global perspective? The Living Dharma Series 6 Class Series. Order the complete set for $102. Each class contains 2 CDs 160 $20 per Class. KARMA - Science teaches us that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. The ancient Vedic culture knew that these laws governed more that merely the physical world and also included human evolution from lifetime to lifetime. As Jeffrey Armstrong so intriguingly puts it, the universe is in fact a University, and karma is how the soul, or Atma, learns the lessons it needs to progress through this cosmic school. DHARMA - Why are we here and what is our purpose? If you've ever considered the idea that it was no accident that you were born, then the next thought should be, "How should I live and what should I do that fulfills the reason for my life?" Dharma looks at what rules constitute right living so that we are not only in alignment with our purpose, but also with the well-being of all living beings and the entire planet. ARTHA - According to the Vedic culture, one of the four duties, or purusharthas, in human life is the creation of wealth. But, how can we really understand this as a sacred dharma when we live in a money-obsessed world that seems bent on destroying everything in the name of profit? As Jeffrey Armstrong points out, with more wealth comes more, not less, responsibility. Artha, therefore, is not simply mindless acquisition, but entails the well-being and long-term care of the planet and all the resources for the common good. KAMA - How does the enjoyment of life feed the soul? In Western traditions, pleasure was often seen as sinful and in opposition to spiritual pursuits, while the East took a very different point of view. In this class, Jeffrey Armstrong shows how the Vedic culture used Kama, or the sixty-four arts and sciences, to link us to our deepest hunger for divine connection. MOKSHA - Why is it that we so often feel trapped: in our jobs, our relationships and our daily lives? Is it possible that our deep yearning for freedom is an essential quality of the soul and therefore we unconsciously rebel against being stuck or limited in any way? By understanding our true nature, we begin to free ourselves from bondage and take the path that leads towards liberation, or Moksha, rather than burying ourselves deeper into distractions and addictions. SUMMARY - A thought provoking class whose conclusion offers a life changing challenge. KUNDALINI Series The Yoga of Fire and Light - How to Enter the Transcendental Kundalini is Sanskrit for the life force and refers metaphorically to the coiled serpent of energy that lies at the base of the spine. The ascent of the kundalini within our own body also refers to the soul s return journey back to the transcendental realms. The great Vedic yogis and Rishis of India have clearly articulated the differences between the material and transcendental realms. Through yogic and tantric practices the kundalini can be reawakened to allow for greater selfexpression, leading ultimately to self-actualization or moksha, liberation. 10 Class Series: Order the complete set for $170. Matter: The Dark Mother of Enlightenment Agni: The Fire of Heaven Brought to Earth The Devas: The Beings Who Play in the Light Surya: The Eye of Eternal Truth Soma: The Hidden Gate to Divinity Nirvana: Trying to Grasp What You Are Not Brahman: The Blindness of Seeing the Light Paramatma: The Inconceivable All-Pervading Being Bhagavan: Learning to Be With the Supreme Person Vaikuntha: The Inner Secrets of the 1000 Petal Lotus Beyond the blinding light of Oneness an endlessly diverse and eternally joyful realm exists. Kavindra Rishi 5- Page Total

6 VASA Vedic Academy of Science & Arts Presents the bhagavad gita Certification Program Level 1 The Bhagavad Gita Certification Program Level 1 Several times a year Jeffrey offers a 2 day course: The Bhagavad Gita Certification Program Level 1. This clear presentation is suitable for yoga practitioners, yoga teachers and those who are interested in the profound wisdom of The Bhagavad-Gita. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and The Bhagavad-Gita are the two texts considered by the masters of Yoga to be the foundation of all Yoga philosophy and practice. If your next step in Yoga teacher qualification is to learn to teach the knowledge contained in The Bhagavad-Gita, then this course offers you an easy and understandable presentation of this great text. The course can be taken for personal interest or for teacher certification credit. VASA offers this training in the Bhagavad-Gita in three levels: Level 1: Beginning; Level 2: Intermediate; Level 3: Advanced; certification available at each level. Testing is required for certification credit (add $75). For more information or to host this weekend course in your city please call Sandi at Cost: $285 & includes: An English translation of the BVG & Class notes translated by Jeffrey Armstrong. The Yoga of the Bhagavad-Gita By Jeffrey Armstrong The Bhagavad-gita is the tip of a transcendental iceberg, the peak of a mountain called the Mahabharata in the great epic history of India. Set in the mysterious and opulent Asia of 5,000 years ago, the 100,000 verse Mahabharata is ten times bigger than the Iliad and Odyssey of Greece combined. In eighteen chapters and 700 verses, the Supreme Lord Krishna who appeared on Earth at that time in history, explains to His cousin and friend Arjuna, all of the most important truths of Yoga philosophy and practice. Each of the 18 chapters reveals another aspect of yogic learning and practice until finally Arjuna is restored to his original Divine consciousness. This same immortal text of the Bhagavad-Gita has inspired thinkers in India and around the world to find courage and face the challenges of life with spiritual grace and peaceful determination. In the words of Shri Krishna: "My dear Arjuna, armed with Yoga, stand and fight." Albert Einstein When I read the Bhagavad-Gita and reflect about how God created this universe everything else seems so superfluous. Aldous Huxley The Bhagavad-Gita is the most systematic statement of spiritual evolution of endowing value to mankind. It is one of the most clear and comprehensive summaries of perennial philosophy ever revealed; hence its enduring value is subject not only to India but to all of humanity. The Bhagavad Gita - Level 1 20 Class Series: Order the complete set for $357 Complete 20 Class Series available in MP3 format: $299. Chap 1 Chap 2 Chap 3 Chap 4 Chap 5 Chap 6 Chap 7 Chap 8 Chap 9 Chap 10 Chap 11 Chap 12 a Chap 12 b Chap 13 Chap 14 Chap 15 Chap 16 Chap 17 Chap 18 The Yoga of Arjuna's Depression Samkhya Yoga - The Yoga of Transcendental Knowledge Karma Yoga - The Yoga of Action The Yoga of Action with Transcendental Knowledge The Yoga of Renunciation Through Action Dhayan Yoga - The Eight Fold Yoga of Meditation Jnana Vijnana Yoga - The Yoga of Wisdom & Realized Knowledge The Yoga of the Imperishable Brahman The Yoga of the Supreme Secret & Royal Knowledge The Yoga of Divine Manifestation The Yoga of the Universal Form The Yoga of Devotion - Bhakti The Yoga of Divine Ecstasy The Yoga of the Knowledge of the Field and the Knower of the Field The Yoga of the 3 Modes of Material Nature The Yoga of the Supreme Person The Yoga of the Divine & Demoniac Natures The Yoga of the 3 Fold Divisions of Faith The Yoga of Perfection Through Renunciation The Bhagavad-Gita Level 2 20 Class Series: Order the complete set for $357 Complete 20 Class Series available in MP3 format: $299. Intro Part 1 The Mahabharata - A Modern Day Perspective Intro Part 2 The Mahabharata - A Modern Day Perspective Chapter 1 Arjuna's Depression Chapter 2 Buddhi Yoga Chapter 3 Karma Yoga How to Perform Action Without Being Attached to the results Chapter 4 Karma Yoga - Yoga in Action in Divine Consciousness Chapter 5 The Yoga of Renunciation Chapter 6 Dhyana Yoga The 8 Fold System of Meditation Chapter 7 Jnana Vijnana Yoga - The Yoga of Wisdom and Realized Knowledge Chapter 8 The Yoga of Attaining the Supreme Chapter 9 The Yoga of the Supreme Secret Chapter 10 The Yoga of Divine Manifestation Chapter 11 The Yoga of the Universal Form Chapter 12 The Yoga of Devotion Chapter 13 The Yoga of the Unified Field Theory Chapter 14 The 3 Modes of the Material Nature Chapter 15 The Yoga of the Supreme Person Chapter 16 The Lovers of Light & the Denizens of Darkness Chapter 17 The Yoga of the 3-Fold Divisions of Faith Chapter 18 Perfection Through Renunciation Summary The Summary of the Bhagavad-Gita - Level 2 6- Page Total

7 Inconceivably, Simultaneously ONE and Different Advanced Curriculum Bhagavad-Gita Series Level 3 20 Class Series: Order the complete CD set for $340. Complete 20 Class Series available in MP3 format: $299. Intro Introduction to the Bhagavad-gita - Mahabharata The Struggle to Live the Truth Chap 1 The Depression of Arjuna - Relative or Absolute Truth Chap 2 Buddhi Yoga - The Art of Discerning Self From Not-Self Chap 3 Karma Yoga - Human Action in the Context of Cosmic Controllers Chap 4 Jnana Karma Yoga - Living in the World as the Eternal Soul Chap 5 Karma Sanyasa Yoga - The Secret of Action Without Entanglement Chap 6 The 8-Limbed Yoga or Making Friends with The Mind to Achieve the Transcendental Chap 7 The Yoga of Divine Wisdom - How the Supreme Being Pervades Matter Chap 8 The Yoga of the Imperishable Transcendental Brahman Chap 9 The Secret of Yogic Living Chap 10 Vibhuti Yoga - The Essence of the Bhagavad-Gita Chap 11 Jagat Purusha - The Universal Form of the Divine Chap 12 The Yoga of Pure Love & Devotion: The Realm Within the Heart Chap 13 Kshetra Akshara Brahman - Two Observers, The Unified Field and the Imperishable Brahman Chap 14 The Three Modalities of Material Manifestation Chap 15 Purusha Uttama - The Supreme Person Within the Light Chap 16 The Denizens of Darkness and Lovers of Light Chap 17 The Three Divisions of Faith in Action Chap 18 Perfect Renunciation Through Action Summary The Summary of the Bhagavad-Gita - Level 3 Special Classes Order 6 or more for a 15% discount Each class contains 2 CDs 160 minutes Single classes $20. Smaranam The Yogic Secrets of Memory Krishna &The Path of the Heart Krishna - The Divine & Ultimate Story Krishna - The Complete & Divine Person Vedic Sanatan Dharma The Path of Freedom 8 Class Series: Order the complete set for $136 Moksha - The Path of Liberation The Quest for Freedom - Overcoming Your Ancestral Karma The Birth of the Most Attractive - Janmasthami The Song That Grants You Eternal Freedom - Gayatri Level 3 Saturn, Karma and Freedom Through Law Hearing & Chanting the Eternal Sound The Law of Association Durga - The Mother of All All serious students of the Vedas from the Distinctivist Vedantic perspective must be well- rooted in these five subjects. This is required learning for all VASA students. Achieving Personal Freedom 7 Class Series: Order the complete set for $119. Intro - The Five Subjects of Divine Wisdom Prakriti - The Many Masks of Matter Jiva Atmas - Souls Having a Material Experience Ishvara The Lords of All That Is Akshara Brahman The Imperishable Abode Paramapurusha - The Promise of Personhood Summary - The 5 Immortal Truths Transcendental Rasa Series: The Flavors of Divine Love & Perfecting Sacred Relationship Drawing from Vedic yogic and tantric texts Jeffrey Armstrong masterfully articulates the five aspects of transcendental love that leads all souls towards liberation. 5 Class Series: Order the complete set for $100. Order 6 or more for a 15% discount Shanta Rasa - The Mood of Neutral Appreciation Dasyam Rasa - The Mood of Divine Service Sakhyam Rasa - The Mood of Loving Friendship Vatsalya Rasa - The Mood of Parental Love Madhurya Rasa - The Mood of Conjugal Love Most classes feature the talented Pete McCormack on guitar and vocal (chanting). 7- Page Total

8 The Para mahamsa Series Presented by Jeffrey Armstrong Kavindra Rishi Learning for Yoga Students and Teacher Training Reviews by Michelle Hall 6 Class Series. Order the complete set for $102. Each class contains 2 CDs 160 $20 per Class. CLASS 1 Ambassadors of the Transcendental In the Vedic teachings the swan, or Hamsa, is a symbol of the aspiring soul who yearns for divine connection. In this first of a 6 part series, Kavindra Rishi explains that like the swan, we need to learn how to glide across the waters of the material world, choose to live only in the cleanest of waters, associate with others with that divine yearning and develop the skill, as the Vedic supreme swans the Parama Hamsas can, of separating milk from water when the two are mixed. In other words, we need to live with discernment within the material world so that we do not become poisoned by it. CLASS 2 Restoring Memory Through Sarasvati Do you ever sense that there is something that you once understood, but have now forgotten? In this class, Jeffrey explains how Sarasvati, the mother of all learning, is the source for inspiration and as a role model. As the keeper of all knowledge and in charge of the sixty-four sacred arts, developing a relationship with Sarasvati opens us up to receiving the knowledge we have forgotten as well as inspiring us to the refinements that are the highest qualities of human activity on this plane. Relating to this divine feminine aspect is much needed in our world for men and women alike. CLASS 3 Brahma the Creator - Guru and Source of the Vedas What if the problems in life were not problems, but simply the outcome of us violating the Laws of Nature? By living in ignorance of how and why this world was created, we are unable to live harmoniously and in accordance with our dharma. In this class, Jeffrey talks about how knowledge and wisdom are the divine expressions of Brahma and Sarasvati. Once we begin to live as if this were true, it completely changes our way of being and we realize that everything in our lives rests on knowledge and the refinements of expressing it. CLASS 4 Longing & Belonging With the Transcendental One of the largest psychological scars that most people suffer from is the sense of not belonging or, as psychologists call it the wound of abandonment. Heightened by our Western scientific perspective of the world, we often feel like accidental motes adrift in an unfeeling universe. But that perspective only persists because we have not been taught the truth about our divine nature and a greater, subtler reality that exists beyond what we can see. Yogic practices help us to redirect our hurt feelings of longing towards positive emotions that focus on our true and intrinsic connection to the divine. CLASS 5 Nama & Rupa Dharana - Seeing & Hearing the Transcendental What exactly is meditation? So many traditions suggest that we focus on the 'void' or the 'oneness'. But according to the Vedic Dvaita school of thought we are eternally individual, so it makes no sense to meditate in such a way that the ultimate goal is a merging with the one. In this class, Jeffrey turns our attention away from negative meditation to pointing out how our deepest hunger is not for dissolution, but for a profound connection with the divine. CLASS 6 Matter is the Dictionary of Spirit Many spiritual traditions suggest that the ways of the world are a distraction and offer ways of turning away from them. However, in this final class of the Paramahamsa series, Jeffrey explains how the Vedic culture sees the world as unconscious matter infused with transcendental beauty, rather like sugar mixed in sand. Rather than renouncing the world, Jeffrey shows us how to walk through life with the discernment that beauty has the power to awaken and inspire our atma. Like the sacred swans or Paramahamsas, as yogic students we need to learn to glide across the troubled waters of life drinking only the pure and not being harmed by the impure. 8- Page Total In the Vedic teachings the swan, or Hamsa, is a symbol of the aspiring soul who yearns for divine connection.

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