A
MEDITATION SEMINAR
with Dr. Bhagwan Awatramani
In the tradition of the great teacher Ramana Maharshi
Dr. Bhagwan Awatramani will be joining
us on Thursday, February 17 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 July.
Public Lecture:
8:00 p.m. -- Thursday, February 17, 2011
NEW LOCATION: Decatur
Healing Arts
109 New Street (around and behind FIGO Restaurant)
Decatur, GA 30030
Directions
Suggested donation : $15.00
Weekend Seminar:
Friday, February 18 - 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 19 - 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 20 - 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
To sign up or for additional questions,
please send an email to Bruce Miller:
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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