Modules Include :

• Academic Content 
• Spiritual Insights 
• Engaging Storytelling 
• Personal Anecdotes 

Module 1: The Self Supreme

• Who are you, really? That which sees but cannot be seen
• Neti neti — “Not this, not that”: negation as unveiling
• The Self as pure awareness: indivisible, unborn, unbound (Bṛhadāraṇyaka, Chāndogya)
• Tat tvam asi — “That thou art”: recognizing oneself as the Real
• The Self as witness (sākṣin): untouched by action, beyond the mind
• The error of mistaken identity: ego as superimposition (adhyāsa) and the call to remember

Module 2: Seeing Saṃsāra

• How karma shapes experience: thought, deed, and consequence
• Action, rebirth, and bondage: the continuity of the subtle self (praṇava, manomaya)
• The binding powers of desire and ignorance (Kaṭha, Praśna)
• The wheel of becoming: understanding saṃsāra’s inner mechanics
• Time, causality, and the illusion of duality
• Planting seeds for awakening: ethical living and interiorization

Module 3: Shedding the Sheaths

• The five sheaths (pañca kośa): body, breath, mind, wisdom, bliss (Taittirīya)
• Turning inward: retreating from outer names and forms
• The four states of consciousness: waking, dreaming, deep sleep, and the fourth (turīya) — Māṇḍūkya Upaniṣad
• The subtle body and the fire of meditation: burning karma through knowledge (Muṇḍaka)
• The disciplines of discernment (viveka) and dispassion (vairāgya)
• The roles of yoga, meditation, and śravaṇa (sacred listening) on the path of awakening

Module 4: Living Liberation

• Liberation not as escape, but as recognition
• Choosing the real over the pleasant: Kaṭha’s Yama and Naciketas
• The two birds on a tree: ego and witnessing Self (Muṇḍaka)
• The jīvanmukta: one who is free while still in the world
• Final teachings: what remains after realization?
• Mokṣa as inner freedom, jīvanmukti as embodied awakening

Learning Outcomes: 

• Understand the Upaniṣadic vision of the Self (ātman) as the unchanging witness behind thought, body, and identity
• Grasp the karmic mechanics of saṃsāra, including the role of desire, subtle body continuity, and ethical conduct
• Reflect on core Upaniṣadic teachings such as neti neti, tat tvam asi, and the turīya state as tools for spiritual discernment
• Map the layers of selfhood (pañca kośa) and learn how they veil and reveal the Real
• Explore the inner path of liberation through meditation, self-inquiry, and sacred listening (śravaṇa)
• Recognize the qualities of the jīvanmukta, and contemplate what it means to awaken fully while still in the world

You Will Receive:

• 4 Hours of Premium Content 
• Lifetime Access to 4 X 60-minute Lecture Video Recordings
• PDF of Readings
• Access the School’s Online Community Forum
• Direct Access to Dr. Raj Balkaran for Questions
• 4 hours of Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Credit 
• 30-Day Full Refund Guarantee