“To live the extraordinary consciousness is a process, a real process that is not just to dream it, it is not just to imagine it, it is not just to wish it in a weak or superficial way. It is a living commitment.” - Paul Muller-Ortega

INVITATION As a student of the Viśeṣa Samaya Dīkṣā in Abiding in the Khecari , you will soar in the Ocean of Bliss as you unfold your own deepest layers and stabilize your growth through advanced studies and practice. You will watch as your own illuminative insight is naturally kindled and Blue polished. You will study deeply on your own and in the great company of fellow practitioners. You will have the opportunity to progress on the path Throat of teaching Neelakantha Meditation if you desire. You will advance your practice and your life in extraordinary ways. You will merge more deeply Yo ga into the Great Light of Consciousness. You will spend long, nourishing days on Retreat practicing Professor Paul Muller-Ortega, Ph.D., Soma Mandala Abhyasa and receiving Initiation into advanced practices and study, amidst the is recognized internationally as one great beauty and high energy of Retreat. of the world’s most highly respected ABIDING IN THE and renowned academic scholars There is no time to waste. There are great gifts in the field of Indian Religion and calling. The complete Samaya Dīkṣā Initiation, Hindu . He is the founder of KHECARI MUDRA through EHS and AKM, establishes you in the Great Blue Throat , which teaches Light of Consciousness and prepares you to truly the elegant Svatantra philosophy of Second Level unfold and delight in all of life. It is your time to and the practice of Neelakantha step more deeply into the inherent freedom and Meditation. He has taught meditation to thousands of Advanced Study bliss of life itself. throughout the world since 1971 and has been a daily meditation practitioner for more than 47 This course is by invitation and application, open years. For 25 years, he was Professor of Religion with Professor only to graduates of Entering the Heart of Shiva. at Michigan State and the University of Rochester. Paul now brings this rare combination of scholarly This is a rare gem – An extraordinary opportunity knowledge and direct meditative experience to Paul Muller-Ortega to live life to the fullest! his teaching of Neelakantha Meditation and Advanced Studies, which take students on a The time is now! What a joy it will be to continue profound guided tour of consciousness that is this Great Journey together! life-changing and enlightening.

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In the Tantric tradition, the Khecari Mudra is the spiritual gesture of Consciousness that moves in the Supreme Space.

Having received the Sāmānya Samaya Dīkṣā in the specific advanced practices and understandings Entering the Heart of Shiva, students are now to soar in the Great Ocean of Bliss. And, Abiding in CURRICULUM & CENTRAL THEMES prepared to deepen their experience of living the Khecari Mudra prepares students to open into the • Advanced Practice of Neelakantha Meditation life in and from the space of the Supreme in exquisite Nirvāṇa Dīkṣā level of practice and study, the Viśeṣa Samaya Dīkṣā. Abiding in the Khecari as offered in Rashmi Mahan, for graduates of • Advanced Theory of the Practice of Neelakantha Mudra profoundly supports this process by Abiding in the Khecari Mudra. Meditation providing the tools, understandings, and practices • Sequential Vibhūti Yāga Practice Initiations that are necessary to soar in the Great Space of • Advanced Svādhyāya Study of Foundational Texts Consciousness. STRUCTURE OF THE COURSE - The Śiva Sūtras In Abiding in the Khecari Mudra, Paul works • 12-month Advanced Study Course in the Viśeṣa Samaya - The Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra closely with graduates from Entering the Heart Dīkṣā for graduates of Entering the Heart of Shiva - The Tantrāloka and Tantrasāra of Abhinavagupta of Shiva to guide students into truly profound - The Pratyabhijñā-Hṛdayam of Kṣemarāja • Advanced Initiation and support in the practice understandings and sublime experiences that take - And more new translations of Neelakantha Meditation you further into the inner folds of freedom and joy • Key Topics of Study & Practice in householder life. • Initiation and support for the Advanced Practice - Vibhūti Yāga of Vibhūti Yāga - Mātṛikā Śakti In the Sāmānya Samaya Dīkṣā of EHS, you began • Three 4-night Retreats for prolonged practice, - The Yoga Sutras the foundational and fundamental process of advanced instruction in the theory of the - Nyasa melting the frozen ice of the āṇava-mala. The practice, and instruction in advanced practices - Gaṇapati Atharva Śīrṣa āṇava-mala must first be melted through various - Learning & Recitation of the Sri Rudram that support both practices because it is petrified contraction of - Japa Mantras of the Śaiva Tradition limitation. It is rock solid, deeply subtle, and • Monthly live Teleseminars to study key topics and - Advanced Bhāvanā practice & understanding creates the basic patterns of limitation, ignorance, practices of the Viśeṣa Samaya Dīkṣā and to support - Advanced Pūjā elements & understanding suffering, and divine forgetfulness that shape the further unfolding of your meditation practice - And much more! individual awareness. • An online study library of Viśeṣa Samaya Dīkṣā • A sequential process of deep practice to stabilize Once it begins to melt, we can begin to laser teachings and practices and soar in the Great Heart of Consciousness inside focus on the powerful and exquisite process • Special Satsang calls with all Blue Throat of reshaping and uplifting life altogether from Yoga students to celebrate particular events the inside out. We begin to create a pattern for and occasions life that is expansive, Light-filled, and liberating • A course of Personal and Group Study, guided by from the ground up. This coherent sequence of moving through the Samaya Dīkṣā takes a much the Advanced Studies Sourcebook deeper step in the process of practice and study in • Opportunities on teleseminars and at each retreat Abiding in the Khecari Mudra, before entering into to check in with Paul about your Sadhana the Nirvāṇa Dīkṣā in Rashmi Chakra Mahan. • And much, much more! As an Abiding in the Khecari Mudra student, you learn to anchor the light in your deepest heart and to melt more fully inside to abide in your highest Contact us to register for the next AKM Course Self. This course supports that process through www.bluethroatyoga.com | [email protected]