Vedic Education & Devotional Academy
Puja Vidhi
Brief Description Competence Gained Week ends Performance of Shodashopachara Nithya Puja 12 sessions of 60 minutes each Recitation of 21 Puja Vidhi shlokas with meaning Concept of Nitya Karma or Daily Duty Skill to perform puja as a mindful exercise Practical 16 steps puja vidhi Formulation of sankalpa or resolution (Shodashopachara) Conscious competence to connect, communicate, and Theory & scientific meaning of rituals commune (3C) with nature (universal phenomenon) Learn common puja shlokas Awareness to Guru Moments Spiritual and religious concepts Conscious removal of negative thoughts & deeds Introduction to basic Vedhaantha Ability to teach puja & shlokas to children
Purusha Sooktha
Brief Description Competence Gained Week ends Recitation of one of the most popular Vedhic Mantra 16 sessions of 60 minutes each Basic laws of spirituality Recitation of Purusha Sooktha Concepts of time, space, and phenomenon Evolution of universe & human kind Relationship of Vedhic God and individual Vedhic concept about God Theories of Yagna and Karma Meaning of Purusha and Prakrthi Conscious competence to connect, communicate, and Vedhic & scientific meaning of verses commune (3C) with nature (universal phenomenon) Pre-requisite: Puja Vidhi Basic mindful meditation
Vedhaantha & Well Being
Brief Description Competence Gained Week ends Insight to observe our incessant behavior 16 sessions of 60 minutes each Enhanced alertness to reduce or eliminate incessant Definition of Vedhanthic Well Being behavior Vedhaantic constitution of human Insight to our Knowledge and Action Data Bases being Enhanced conscious competence to analyze, Personality and Individuality discriminate, and grow Process of Vichaara, Viveka, and Ability to train mind to effect neural structure of brain Vairaagya (3V) Creating ‘Soul Memory’ or Spiritual Life Scripts Basic theory of neuro-plasticity Ability to consciously and competently affect your DNA Basic neurological analysis of thoughts Tool box to troubleshoot and/or tune our behavior Pre-requisite: Purusha Sooktha
Seeking & Being With Inner Peace (Upasana Towards BEING)
Brief Description Competence Gained Week ends Awareness of human constitution (Pancha Koshas) 15 sessions of 60 minutes each Simple discrimination techniques (Viveka) Concept of Upaasana Method of analysis (Vichara) Concept of Vedhaanthic journey Basic insight and practice of dispassion (Vairaagya) Pancha Kosha Model of human constitution Ability to perform six simple upasanas daily Yoga and spiritual concepts of Upaasana Insight and skill to change your GuNa GuNa, Vasana, & Samskaara Ability to align with your inner peace (Shaanthi) Pre-requisite: Purusha Sooktha Intermediate level of mindful meditation
Sri Sooktha
Brief Description Competence Gained Week ends Recitation of one of the most popular Vedic Mantra 18 sessions of 60 minutes each Ability to plan acquisition of Shreyas Recitation of Sri Sooktha Understanding Bhagavaan Vedhic & metaphorical meaning of verses Insight and clarity about creating virtues Sri Sooktha usage in Puja Vidhi Ability to be a Shreemaan or Shreemathi Vedhic definitions of Agni, Sri, & Lakshmi Ability to contemplate about purpose of life Human being and Ratha Kalpana Practical tips for leading a contented & virtuous life AshTTHa Lakshmi Sthothra with meaning Pre-requisites: Purusha Sooktha & Vedhaantha and Well Being Courses
Sandhyopasana
Brief Description Competence Gained Week ends Internal and external cognitive cleansing 18 sessions of 60 minutes each Arghya Pradhaana Theory and practice of Yajurvedha Gaayathri Invocation PraathaH Sandhya Goal of Japa: Dhyaana, DhaaraNa, and SamaaDhi Pre-requisite: Purusha Sooktha, Sandhyopasthaana Vedhaantha and Well Being Courses Skill to perform the difficult upaasana Advanced level of meditation