Dr. Bhagwan Awatramani will be joining us on Thursday, July 22, 2010 for a Public Lecture at Decatur Healing Arts and Friday - Sunday for a seminar at the home of Bruce and Karen Miller (details below). His next visit after this will be in December.

Public Lecture:
8:00 p.m. -- Thursday, July 22

NEW LOCATION: Decatur Healing Arts
109 New Street (around and behind FIGO Restaurant)
Decatur, GA 30030
Directions

Suggested donation : $15.00

Weekend Seminar:
Friday, July 23 - 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 24 - 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, July 25 - 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Home of Bruce & Karen Miller
615 Sycamore Street, Decatur, GA 30030

Seminar fees
Friday introduction: $25
Saturday only: $150
Saturday-Sunday: $250
Entire weekend: $275

Frequently asked questions:

Does Bhagwan teach from a particular religion or philosophy?

No. He offers an opportunity for you to inquire directly into the nature of consciousness through deep inner silence. His teaching is compatible with all pursuits and helps one recognize the truth behind all paths.

What is Dr.Bhagwan Awatramani’s background?

Dr. Awatramani was initiated into a meditation practice in the tradition of Ramana Maharshi at the age of 22. Professionally, he was a doctor of medicine for 25 years in Mumbai, India. Bhagwan is currently based in Switzerland and gives seminars throughout Europe, North American and India.

What takes place at the public lecture?

This hour-plus discourse can be considered a guided meditation. Bhagwan speaks directly to the purpose of meditation and the nature of the mind—not as an intellectual exercise, but as an energetic experience.

What is different at the weekend seminar?

Bhagwan works with a very small group of 8-10 people making the energetic work very palpable. In addition, the weekend seminars are 5 hours with 10 minute breaks each hour. This makes for a seamless experience of ever-deepening meditation. The time actually goes quite quickly. The seminar includes periods of silence, discourse and question/answer. Food is served during a longer break at lunch.

Why should I come to the seminar? It seems expensive and I can meditate on my own.

The author and teacher Reshad Feild summed this up with a simple statement: “Knowledge is transmitted, not acquired” – hence the importance of working with a teacher.

So, what is actually "transmitted?"

Imagine choppy waves in a windy harbor. This scene is similar to the experience of living in the mind. We see The teacher, through deep inner silence, transmits an energy that settles the choppy water. The stillness reveals a clarity to see deep under the surface.

This analogy explains both our interconnectedness and how the teacher works energetically with a group of people. By bringing about a mental stillness, pupils can begin to discover and experience pure consciousness or Self. The teacher provides support to experience one's Self, beyond the mind.

What about the cost?

Regarding the cost, Bhagwan will visit three locations in North America (Toronto, Atlanta and Haddonfield NJ). The expenses for airfare and accomodations are quite high and are shared among a small base of pupils.

From Bhagwan:

"The truth or secret of the world is latent within you. It is within your reach and up to you to investigate it (through meditation) or else continue to identify with the mind's projections (body, mind and world) and suffer as we have been doing for thousands of years.

I invite you to join me in this discovery -- the discovery of the Self."

For further information
please read the full brochure (pdf) or visit TeachingsInSilence.com.

I also urge you to listen to the audio from the recent lectures. Click here to listen to the recorded lecture.

Thanks again for helping to make it possible to bring Dr. Awatramani to Atlanta.

Sincerely,

Bruce and Karen Miller
404 373-7698
615 Sycamore Street
Decatur, GA 30030