Science of Soul

ātmā vījñāna

spiritual training

One of our two main programmes, the Science of Soul is a complete spiritual training programme designed to help you return to full awareness of your inner world. 

The methods and techniques in this programma lead to a significant improvement in mental health, physical health and the acquiring of a solid foundation in doing all types of spiritual work found in the world today. 

It will bring you into a deeply transformational shift from living as a personality into living as a Soul. Good towards yourself, compassionate and with a servicable attitude towards the world at large.

At the end of this course you know how to positively influence all levels of your consciousness, are able to investigate into the spiritual reality behind any object of attention and are able to help others bring more harmony into their own lives.

Learn more below.

Science of Soul is a very systematically organised spiritual training programme. We start at the foundations and work our way up into ultimately the highest meditative states (samādhi). This is beneficial for beginners, but many experienced practitioners have proven to benefit from studying the foundational elements in our way as well. 

We will study the Raja Yoga system described by the ancient Yogic sage Patañjali. To help us do so, we will also make use of many exercises described by the sage Svātmārāma. 

The interpretation of these exercises is energy-based and based on the lineage of Śri Ajīta Mahārāja.

This whole spiritual training programme is built around the Eight Limbs of Patañjali.

The eight limbs are:

  • Yama: Moral principles. Dealing with what is. Learn to explore your own moral compass using five principles. Rather than imposing our morality on you, we teach you how to develop your own morality. This brings harmony, focus & clarity.
  • Niyama: Niyama is work with moral ideals. Learn how to keep a growing, upward direction in your life. This is the other part of your moral compass, supporting you on your way to a constructive attitude to life and creative & inspired development.
  • Āsana: By far the most well known part of Yoga, āsana means bodily postures. Mainly used for strengthening & cleansing, they are more often than not applied with little understanding, even by most contemporary Yoga teachers. We teach you how to structure each āsana.
  • Prāṇāyāma: Prāṇāyāma means controlling subtle energy currents. This has a powerful cleansing & vitalising as well as healing effect. It also improves our understanding of the Three Modes of Energy, one of the most important Yogic tools.
  • Pratyāhāra: Pratyāhāra is detachment. You learn to purposely steer away all your attention from distractions. On the level of all five senses and any arising thoughts or impressions. Regain control over where your mind is going!
  • Dhāraṇā: Dhāraṇā is concentration. You learn to mentally approach objects of attention closer and closer. This builds up towards meditation. Learn to focus even in the midst of crowded places, growing your mental strength.
  • Dhyāna: Dhyāna is meditation. Meditation here means a unifying experience with the object of your attention. This is indispensible for any serious Yogic practitioner, in spite of many people these days claiming otherwise. Experiencing Unity feels like coming home.
  • Samādhi: Samādhi is contemplation, or meditation on abstract states of mind. Feelings (not to be confused with emotions!) become gateways to the highest states of awareness. This increases our flow in life and firmly connects us to Bliss, Peace & Joy and ultimately to our Higher Self.

Over the course of four years, the curriculum contains a complete study of the Yoga Sutras of Patañjali, Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā of Svātmārāma and some elements of other Indian philosophical systems (mostly Sāṃkhya, Vedanta). 

As well as important clarifying realisations by Swami Māntrikadeva and his teacher Śri Ajīta.

In more detail, the subjects of this spiritual training are:

  • eight limbs and their related techniques
  • mastering the guṇas: relating klesha, yama & niyama
  • seeing, the seen & the seer
  • subtle anatomy
  • nadi (energy channels), bindu (entry points of energy)
  • chakras (energy centers)
  • koshas (energy bodies)
  • bhutas, tanmatras (coarse and subtle elements)
  • jnanendriyas (the sense organs)
  • karmendriyas (the motoric organs)
  • atman vs. brahman
  • self-realisation and liberation
  • samsara (death & rebirth)
 
And all other subjects described in the books mentioned above.

Just like our Science of Divinity / Brahmā Vījñāna path, this programme is divided into five parts, called the Five Wheels. Each of these wheels represents about half a year of dedicated study. They may be repeated if desired or necessary.

Both the Wheels 1 of Brahma and Atma programmes can be started by complete beginners. All other four wheels of the Brahmā Vījñāna line can be started after the wheel of the Atma programme with the corresponding number has been completed. 

This means Brahmā Vījñāna wheel 2 can only be enrolled into after Ātmā Vījñāna Wheels 1 & 2 have both been completed.

See image below for a visual representation: 

The Five Wheels of Ātmā Vījñāna are:

Wheel 1: Essential Basics
Intro to Subtle Anatomy
Masterplan of the Gunas: klesha, yama, niyama
Pratyahara
Seer, Seen, Seeing

Wheel 2: Energy Basics
Nadi Shodhana
Kriya Shatkarmas
1st Four Kumbhakas
Chakras
Nutrition

Wheel 3: Reinforcing the Foundation
2nd Four Kumbhakas
Shariras and Koshas
Bhutas and Tanmatras
Dharana
Samadhi Pada

Wheel 4: Strengthening the Inner Eye
Mudras
Antahkarana and Brahmarandra
Dhyana
Jnanendriyas
Karmendriyas

Wheel 5: Perfecting Inner Eye
Kevala Kumbhaka
Svarupa Sthiti, Atman, Samskara, Viveka Khyati & Samsara
Samadhi
Kaivalya Pada

 

T.b.a. soon!

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