upcoming
EVENTS
upcoming
EVENTS
Upcoming Retreats and Courses
8-month course:
Direct Experience
Based on Aparokshanubhuti [Direct Experience] ~ an important workbook on non-duality by Shankaracharya, an eighth-century Vedic sage – commentaries by James Swartz
This course will address the plethora of modern misconceptions about the spiritual nature of reality, which echo misunderstandings about enlightenment that stretch back to time’s beginning.
8-month online course
Online
OneTuesday every month, Dates: 21/4; 26/5; 23/6; 28/7; 25/8; 29/9; 27/10; 24/11 ~ The recordings will be available on the App to subscribers.
19:00 – 21:00, South African Standard Time (SAST).
Online
Fee is on Donation Basis. **On donation basis does not mean FREE. The Vedanta teaching is for liberation, therefore it is something we cannot put a price on. You simply contribute what you are able to based on the value you receive. To make your donation for this event, please click here.
Prescribed book: I Am Ordinary Awareness: The World Is Too Small to Disturb a Wise Person
By James B. Swartz
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Vedantic Meditation
3-day online retreat
3-day Online retreat.
Friday, 26 June 2026 – Sunday, 28 June 2026.
09:00-15:30, South African Standard Time (SAST).
Online
Fee is on Donation Basis. **On donation basis does not mean FREE. The Vedanta teaching is for liberation, therefore it is something we cannot put a price on. You simply contribute what you are able to based on the value you receive. To make your donation for this event, please click here.
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Existence Shining as Awareness
Based on Ramana Maharshi’s Sat Darshanam – commentaries by James Swartz
2-day online retreat
Online Retreat.
Saturday, 12 September 2026 – Sunday, 13 September 2026.
09:00 – 15:30, South African Standard Time (SAST).
Online
Fee is on Donation Basis. **On donation basis does not mean FREE. The Vedanta teaching is for liberation, therefore it is something we cannot put a price on. You simply contribute what you are able to based on the value you receive. To make your donation for this event, please click here.
Prescribed book: Existence Shining As Awareness: Commentaries on Ramana Maharshi’s Sat Darshanam
By James B. Swartz
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Mandukya Upanishad
Based on Mandukya Upanishad
3-day online retreat
Online Retreat
Friday, 30 October 2026 – Sunday, 01 November 2026.
09:00 – 16:30, South African Standard Time (SAST).
Online
Fee is on Donation Basis. **On donation basis does not mean FREE. The Vedanta teaching is for liberation, therefore it is something we cannot put a price on. You simply contribute what you are able to based on the value you receive. To make your donation for this event, please click here.
Prescribed book: Mandukya Upanishad with Gaudapada’s Commentaries
By James B. Swartz
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2026 Satsangs
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Fee is on Donation Basis. **On donation basis does not mean FREE. The Vedanta teaching is for liberation, therefore it is something we cannot put a price on. You simply contribute what you are able to based on the value you receive. To make your donation for this event, please click here.
Here follows the dates for the 2026 Satsang events:
18 April 2026
09:00 – 11:30, South African Standard Time (SAST).
Online
13 June 2026
09:00 – 11:30, South African Standard Time (SAST).
Online
29 August 2026
09:00 – 11:30, South African Standard Time (SAST).
Online
03 October 2026
09:00 – 11:30, South African Standard Time (SAST).
Online
28 November 2026
09:00 – 11:30, South African Standard Time (SAST).
Online
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