Course Description

Teacher

Christopher Hareesh Wallis

Christopher Wallis, also known as Hareesh, was introduced to Indian spirituality at the age of seven and initiated into the practice of yogic meditation at sixteen. His degrees include a B.A. in Religion and Classics from the University of Rochester, an M.A. in Sanskrit from U.C. Berkeley, an M.Phil. in Classical Indian Religions fromOxford, and a Ph.D. on the traditions of Śaiva Tantra from Berkeley. He received traditional education at yoga āshrams in upstate New York and India in meditation, kīrtan, mantra-science, āsana, karma-yoga, and more. He currently teaches meditation, yoga darśana (philosophy), Tantrik philosophy, Sanskrit, mantra-science, and offers spiritual counselling.Hareesh is the author of Tantra Illuminated: The Philosophy, History, and Practice of a Timeless Tradition.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Module 1

    • Introduction

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    • Introduction (AUDIO)

    • Sutra 1: Declaration of that which is true in all times, places, and circumstances

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    • Sutra 1: Declaration of that which is true in all times, places, and circumstances (AUDIO)

    • Sutra 1 Contemplation

    • Sutra 2: Universal Consciousness subdivides into two aspects

    • Sutra 2: Universal Consciousness subdivides into two aspects (AUDIO)

    • Sutra 2 Contemplation

    • Sutra 3: Consciousness also subdivides into subject and object

    • Sutra 3: Consciousness also subdivides into subject and object (AUDIO)

    • Sutra 3 Contemplation

    • Sutra 4: Consciousness also subdivides into macrocosm and microcosm

    • Sutra 4: Consciousness also subdivides into macrocosm and microcosm (AUDIO)

    • Sutra 4 Contemplation

    • Sutra 5: Universal Consciousness contracts

    • Sutra 5: Universal Consciousness contracts (AUDIO)

    • Sutra 6: The mind naturally perceives in terms of duality

    • Sutra 6: The mind naturally perceives in terms of duality (AUDIO)

    • Sutra 7: Universal Consciousness subdivides in many ways

    • Sutra 7: Universal Consciousness subdivides in many ways (AUDIO)

    • Sutra 8: Religions and philosophies are different levels of Consciousness’ self-expression

    • Sutra 8: Religions and philosophies are different levels of Consciousness’ self-expression (AUDIO)

    • Sutra 8 Contemplation

    • Sutra 9: When the powers of Consciousness are fully contracted...

    • Sutra 9: When the powers of Consciousness are fully contracted...(AUDIO)

    • Module 1 Study guide

  • 2

    Module 2

    • Sutra 10: Even so, such a being never ceases being God

    • Sutra 10: Even so, such a being never ceases being God (AUDIO)

    • Sutra 11: How those Five Acts are performed in the moment-to-moment cycle of cognition

    • Sutra 11: How those Five Acts are performed in the moment-to-moment cycle of cognition (AUDIO)

    • Sutra 11 Contemplation

    • Sutra 12: A state of being deluded by and about his or her own Powers

    • Sutra 12: A state of being deluded by and about his or her own Powers (AUDIO)

    • Sutra 12 Contemplation

    • Sutra 13: The mind relinquishing its habitual contracted state and dissolving into its Awareness-ground

    • Sutra 13: The mind relinquishing its habitual contracted state and dissolving into its Awareness-ground (AUDIO)

    • Sutra 14: How the everyday functioning of consciousness still reveals its essential nature

    • Sutra 14: How the everyday functioning of consciousness still reveals its essential nature (AUDIO)

    • Module 2 Study guide

  • 3

    Module 3

    • Sutra 15: Description of the process of Liberation begins

    • Sutra 15: Description of the process of Liberation begins (AUDIO)

    • Sutra 16: Stabilized realization blossoms into embodied liberation

    • Sutra 16: Stabilized realization blossoms into embodied liberation (AUDIO)

    • Sutra 17: First step is accessing and expanding the Center of your being

    • Sutra 17: First step is accessing and expanding the Center of your being (AUDIO)

    • Sutra 18: Nine methods for expanding the Center

    • Sutra 18: Nine methods for expanding the Center (AUDIO)

    • Sutra 18 Continued (2): Nine methods for expanding the Center

    • Sutra 18 Continued (2): Nine methods for expanding the Center (AUDIO)

    • Sutra 18 Continued (3): Nine methods for expanding the Center

    • Sutra 18 Continued: Nine methods for expanding the Center (AUDIO)

    • Sutra 19: In the transition out of meditative states, the key integration work is done

    • Sutra 19: In the transition out of meditative states, the key integration work is done (AUDIO)

    • Sutra 20: Complete and final Liberation and Awakeness to your real nature

    • Sutra 20: Complete and final Liberation and Awakeness to your real nature (AUDIO)

    • Module 3 Study guide

    • Sutra 18 Practice #1 (AUDIO)

    • Sutra 18 Practice #2 (AUDIO)

    • Sutra 18 Practice #3 (AUDIO)

    • Sutra 18 Practice #4 (AUDIO)

    • Sutra 18 Practice #5 (AUDIO)

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