ALL roads lead HOME!

All Enlightened Masters speak of the same TRUTH.
Restricting oneself by caste, religion, ethnicity, race, organization or scripture, will not serve the spiritual seeker whose end goal is nothing else but Enlightenment.

The founders of today’s religions did not start teaching the path to Enlightenment with a desire of starting a sect, an organization or a religion.

Jesus did not start Christ-‘ianity’.
Buddha did not start Buddh-‘ism’.
Same for all other spiritual masters.

Overflowing with Love for the Supreme Truth, their words became testimonies recorded as scriptures.
Every testimony echoes: Realize the ‘ONENESS’ in all beings.

Raw minds unable to grasp the highest Truth dilute the teachings with beliefs, ideas, concepts, dogmas, rites, and rituals. People with similar beliefs and ideas gather together to form a sect thus creating a divide.
The divide is the product of an unenlightened mind.

Divide brings up the duality of:
‘I’ and ‘You’,
‘my path’ and ‘your path’,
‘my Guru’ and ‘your Guru’,
‘my religion’ and ‘your religion’
‘my God’ and ‘your God’.

Refrain from entertaining these dualities as all humans are the offspring of one single source… one consciousness… one awareness… one supreme energy… one God.
The source is the same. If you miss the source, you miss Enlightenment.

Enlightenment is the recognition of the pure state of your own Being.
where there is no duality,
where there is no ‘I’,
where there is no ‘You’,
where there is no ‘My Guru’ and ‘Your Guru’,
where there is no ‘My God’ and ‘Your God’,
where there is no Christian, no Muslim, no Hindu, no Jew, no Sikh,
where there are no BOUNDARIES!

I speak only what I know.
Away from philosophy, closer to my experience is the dissolution of the boundaries built by humanity.
If I teach the Buddha’s path, that does not make me a Buddhist.
Teaching the Yogasutras does not make me a Hindu.
Teaching Guru Nanak’s path does not make me a Sikh.
Teaching Kabir’s path does not make me a Muslim.
Teaching Ramana’s Maharshi’s path does not make me an ‘Independent’.
Similarly, learning Buddha, Patanjali, Ramana, Guru Nanak’s and Kabir’s teachings does not make you a Buddhist, Sikh, Independent, Muslim or Hindu.

The essence of all the ‘precious words’ of all the enlightened masters of yesteryears is the same - ONENESS
For those whose end goal is not Enlightenment, this path may not be applicable.

What’s your goal?

Gnyana Sangha has certain pre-requisites before admitting a student to the Gurukul system. Let’s look at them together:

1] Purpose:
One must be clear as to why one wants to join the Gurukul system.

• This is not a mental wellness center.
• This is not a physical disease eradication clinic.
• This is not a miraculous technique/spiritual object shop.
• This is not a spiritual shop that sells happiness and contentment.
• This is not a scriptural study class, nor a philosophical debate avenue nor a book-reading group.
• This is definitely not a cult where millions are conditioned to worship a central individual ‘God-like’ figure’.
• If one is looking for these material world so-called spiritual avenues, there are myriad of them out there.

Who is the Gurukul system for?
If the sole purpose of your life is ‘Enlightenment’, then you are the right candidate for Gnyana Sangha.

2] Methodology:
There cannot be a One-size-fits-all methodology to reach Awakening as every individual is different and carves his own path. That is why individual attention especially at the last stages of the journey is essential.
For the same:

• Experiential recognition of the truth through Swapna Nidra Gnyana [Experiential knowledge of sleep & dreams] is the basis of the teaching.
• Experiential recognition is given primary importance and intellectual understanding is only secondary as there is a BIG difference between intellectual understanding and experiential recognition.
• ‘Dropping all past conditioning to unmask reality as it is’ is the main goal of experiential recognition.

3] Qualifications:

What disqualifies a participant?

• Lack of interest in experiential self-inquiry and self-exploration.
• Lack of earnestness to repeat the knowledge to strengthen one’s foundation when required.
• Lack of basic dispassion to drop all past conditioning despite knowing them as a blocker of the Truth.
• Lack of sincerity towards one’s pursuit for the truth.
• Lack of tenacity to keep chugging in difficult times.
• Lack of honesty in evaluating one’s own spiritual progress.
• Lack of humility to accept the Ego’s shortcomings.
• Above all, the lack of yearning for the highest truth.

What qualifies a participant:
If you feel like a fish out of water without finding out the highest truth, you are the most qualified student. Ramakrishna described this yearning as ‘Vyakulata’. Nisargadatta described it as ‘Talmali’.

4] Test:
Every real experiential path teacher will test the student as they do NOT do business of Truth. [Satya ke vyapaar ko dhanda kehte hai, gnyan nahi]. Therefore the need to filter in the participants by testing their experiential recognition of the basics is a mandatory requirement for the experiential path teacher.

This enables the teacher to find the ‘ripe’ ones to help cross the ocean while the raw ones are advised to strengthen their foundation in Gnyana. This seems new as it contrasts with spiritual shop teachers who do NOT test the students as the focus is on their money, not on their enlightenment.

5] Enrollment process:

• Every participant must complete the Advaita level I & level II videos from the website along with self-explorations, homework, quizzes, and examination before applying to Gurukul.
• Apply by sending an email with your Advaita I & II exam papers attached to [email protected]

6] Fees:
Your enlightenment is your Gurudakshina! Nothing less than that will do! Keep your money in your pocket, it’s dust in Gnyana-land!

About Gnyana Sangha:
Gnyana Sangha never looks to increase its participants or followers. Truth does NOT need publicity. That which needs publicity is NOT the Truth. Those who are truly thirsty, automatically start searching for water and eventually find the reservoir to quench their thirst. One who needs it will definitely find it. The teaching takes one from a ‘beggar-like-mind’ that only wants to receive TO a ‘king-like-mind’ that is full of generous giving to the world.

Last piece of advice:
If you are looking for a spiritual shop, march along. There are myriad avenues available out there. You are welcome to return when you are ready for a test and ready to die to attain enlightenment! Nothing short of that will do here!

Do not expect that your Ego will be mollycoddled or massaged here. It will be poked again and again until it withers and dies to reveal the true stillness that is YOU. That is the only way that a ‘new YOU’ can be reborn.

This requires

• a true yearning to know your true self
• tremendous courage to let go of old beliefs
• surrender to the process of shedding old conditioning
• humility to accept reality as it is

Return when you have these 4 wealths! The doors of Gnyana Sangha are always open for the sincere seeker of Truth!

May you be happy!

Dear All,

The Spiritual path can be long and winding and we are all at different junctions on this path. Therefore, Gnyana Sangha sessions are designed to suit different needs.

Please read the below designs carefully to determine which sessions fit your current life-situation. Life-situations change and therefore your design can change with time.

Please be advised that all sessions offered by Gnyana Sangha are always free of charge and open to all walks of life / all religious backgrounds / atheists and believers, equally.
May all be at peace!



Categories of Design:

• DESIGN A, B: Online Video Sessions
• DESIGN C, D, E: Online Live Sessions
• DESIGN F, G, H: In-Person Live Sessions

ONLINE VIDEOS
Design	Pre-requisites	Description / Who can attend
Design A Weekly Online Video Session	Open to All Mandatory attendance, Homework, Quiz, Exams optional.	For people looking for a light weekly 1-hour-video-session to help bring some spiritual discipline and structure into their lives.
Design B At your pace Online Video Session	Open to All Self-discipline required to complete sessions on your own.	For people who would like to watch spiritual videos at their own pace on the website – https://gnyanasangha.com

ONLINE LIVE SESSIONS
Design	Pre-requisites	Description / Who can attend
Design C Weekend Online Live Session	Open to All Single weekend session (Sat & Sun) total of 4-5 hours	Live knowledge sessions that introduce a particular spiritual scripture or a particular spiritual path and teachings.
Design D Weekly Online Live Session	3-4 hours per week session Mandatory weekly homework & quiz submissions Mandatory exam submission.	For people who need more discipline and attention than a 1-hour-weekly-video session. Personal 1:1 meditation instruction is provided according to the spiritual progress of the seeker. Can be either a Fast-track [2 days a week] or Regular [1 day a week] session.
Design E Weekend Online Isolation Silence Retreat	Open to All Strict online silence and isolation from family for the entire weekend.	For people who would like to take a break from their current environment and attend a weekend online isolation silence retreat. Personal 1:1 meditation instruction provided per the spiritual progress of the seeker.

IN-PERSON LIVE SESSIONS
Design	Pre-requisites	Description / Who can attend
Design F Weekend In-Person Live Session	Open to All Single weekend session (Fri, Sat & Sun) total of 20 hours	Live knowledge sessions that introduce a particular spiritual scripture or a particular spiritual path and teachings.
Design G Weekend In-Person Live Session	Open to All Must attend in-person at retreat-site. Strict silence and isolation from family for the entire weekend.	For people who would like to take a break from their current environment and attend a weekend in-person silence retreat. Personal 1:1 meditation instruction provided per the spiritual progress of the seeker.
Design H 10-day In-Person Live Silence Retreat	Invite Only Buddha Basic and Semester I videos must be completed.	For people who would like to take a break from their current environment and attend a weekend in-person isolation silence retreat. Personal 1:1 meditation instruction provided per the spiritual progress of the seeker.

Note:

• Please join a session only if you meet all the pre-requisites.
• If you are interested in a design mentioned above that has not been announced yet, please email [email protected] with requested design session.
• If you are interested in hosting any session, please email [email protected]