People here at Mount Soma’s Community Center and Student Union have been telling me they are receiving a lot of questions about the Bliss Course, previously known as the Awakening Course. We have renamed it the ‘Bliss Course’, as people have been referring to it that way. Some Ashram participants wrote the following and asked me to post it. 

After receiving inquiries about the Bliss Course, as students of Brahmarshi, we wanted to give you a sense of what a long-term course at Mount Soma is like.

Brahmarshi shapes all programs and courses for the evolution of individuals, the group, and the greater good. He is always responsive to the group consciousness and the flow of the moment, which gives variation and flex to everything. Courses are usually designed in harmony with the Ashram Program.

Here is a typical ashram day:

We begin with meditation at 7 AM. Afterwards, we have breakfast and then begin our morning projects. When he feels it is indicated, Brahmarshi meets with everyone. Midday, we have a delicious homemade vegetarian meal. Over lunchtime, we often take a walk and enjoy the mountain air. We have a little more activity in the afternoon and then meditate again. In the evening, there are activities in the temple we can attend. After dinner, we often enjoy relaxing together and personal time before lights out at 10 PM.

This daily schedule of meditation, activity, and sleep supports our well being and promotes the integration of the Transcendent into our physiology and daily life.

The motivation for the Bliss Course is to support people’s evolution. All activities and projects are designed to help you catch the flow of the Cosmic Stream. When you’re at Mount Soma, there is a palpable feeling that is beyond description. It resonates with the deepest part of us and over time, the bliss wells up more and more…

Over the next week, we are hoping to put out some more information about the Bliss Course and possibly some videos of Brahmarshi discussing it.

Stay tuned!

Course Fee
Six Weeks:   $1500
Three Months:   $900  (This is not a typo.)

Start date is any day in June 2013 you would like.

In today’s world, bliss is often thought of as an intense experience on the surface of life.  However, True Bliss is a sublime experience that exists at the depth of your being.

The group consciousness at Mount Soma offers the opportunity to touch into the field of True Bliss.  We have been working for years to cultivate this place so you could enjoy such benefits.  The purpose of the Awakening Course is to provide you with a taste of True Bliss.

Attaining enlightenment can be viewed as nothing more than breaking a bad habit.  The habit is looking for bliss in ”all the wrong places.”  That habit comes in many forms.  Preconceived notions of what bliss means perpetuates the habit.  It amounts to lifetimes of chasing one mirage after another.  This summer, awaken to True Bliss!

Even when true bliss begins to dawn from within, at first it goes unnoticed.  The habit keeps you distracted by things more superficial.  It takes time to break the habit.  This course offers you the opportunity to do just that.

We understand people are busy and it is hard to take time away.  We are offering a shorter program to accommodate those who are unable to commit to the full three months.  Of course, it is best to do the full program.  We have made the full course an absurdly low price because we want to share this experience with as many people as possible.

Give us three months of openness to a new understanding, and we will introduce you to the universe of True Bliss.

Our motivation for the fee structure is to give you incentive to take maximum advantage of this opportunity.  Your commitment is of the utmost importance.

If you register for the full course at $900 and decide to leave early for any reason, you will be expected to pay the additional $600.

If you sign up for the shorter course and decide to extend your stay, you will be required to pay an additional course fee of $900.

A new and deeper experience, understanding, and appreciation of bliss will transform your entire life.  We are thrilled to share this opportunity with you!

Register Now!

My family and I have been moving into our new house at Mount Soma so please excuse that I have not written a blog for a little while.

Also, I have become aware that I have not been receiving all the emails I have been sent. We expect to get back on track soon. Thanks for your patience.

Sri Someswara Temple Celebrates Mahashivrathri

Airing on TV Asia Community Roundup program on March 17th at 10:30pm (ET) and repeated for West Coast viewers at 11:30pm (PT). This program will also be repeated on March 18th at 7:30pm (ET).

WEBSITE: www.tvasiausa.com

If you get the TV Asia channel, be sure to watch!

The past 48 hours were among the most significant of my life.  Huge transformation.  This Mahashivarathri at Mount Soma was truly incredible.

The temple was powerful… beautiful… profound.  All of Mount Soma was permeated with an indescribable feeling of significance… full, alive, dynamic, and deep.   Parked cars lined Mount Soma Boulevard and all parking lots were full and overflowing with cars.  People filled the buildings and grounds.  I spent a good deal of the time in deep meditation.  When not at the temple, the Ustream image continually ran on my computer.

As a child, each holiday had such a tangible feeling unique unto itself.  That richness was limitless and omnipresent here.  I spent time walking outside… a good distance from the temple, just to feel it from afar.  It seemed that hundreds and hundreds of yards of separation did nothing to lessen its influence.  I walked in an aura of undeniable Divine Radiance.

It is happening.  What a great time to be alive…

See the pictures from the weekend.

Tomorrow is Sri Somesvara Temple’s annual celebration of Mahashivarathri.

We will broadcast tomorrow’s events live on Ustream. Note that the times on the schedule are Eastern Standard Time and nothing will be on this Ustream channel except at these times.

Mahashivarathri Rudrabhishekam            9:30 AM – 3:00 PM

Shiva Parvathi Kalyan            6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Rudrabhishekam/Annabhishekam            11:00 PM – 2:00 AM

View Mahashivaratri live at Sri Somesvara!

We hope you take advantage of this opportunity to be a part of this sacred occasion at Mount Soma.

Delivering a package, a driver for DHL asked me what this place, Mount Soma, was all about?  I told him the following:

There are two approaches to science… conventional and Vedic.  Albert Einstein studied Vedic a great deal.  He met with Vedic scholars and studied Vedic texts. Much of his work was based upon the Vedic understanding of Creation.

I was a physics major in college and my interest was in the nature and manifestation of existence, which lead me to study Vedic science.

This place is dedicated to the science and technology of Vedic knowledge.

He was intrigued.

We just heard from India that the Hanuman statue will not be ready in time so we will have to postpone the inauguration until late summer or fall.

We will keep you posted as soon as we learn more.