Manoj teaches about the statues of the deities and relates their symbolisms to our journey towards enlightenment. Through humorous archetypical story telling, he will help you discover your Isthadevata (personal archetype), and will uncover their secret symbolisms to learn the five ways of working with them as part of a practice towards spiritual awakening.
Enlightenment (in the Vedanta tradition) is the journey of Knowing the Self, abiding in the Self and seeing the same Self in others with love and compassion. What role do these deities such as Ganesh, Shiva, Lakshmi, Buddha, Tara, etc. play in this journey?
Manoj typically teaches to the three pillars of Yogic philosophy:
- Bhakti devotion to Murti archetypes and the Self.
- Sadhana Practices, including team exercises with yogic archetypes.
- Intellectual Jnana philosophy of Advaita Vedanta.
Our retreats are typically 80% lecture and practices, 10% meditation, 5% Mantras and 5% light spiritual stretches.