There is nothing more powerful to purify the consciousness than the knowledge of Gita. Know this knowledge from enlightened seers and attain supreme peace. – Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 4
The Bhagavad Gita is one of the principal scriptures on yoga. The Basic Course on The Yoga of Bhagavad Gita (BBG) is a unique opportunity for individuals, seekers, and scholars who aspire to attain self-realization and fulfillment of human life. It is aimed at those who want to apply the wisdom of Gita to everyday life and make existence more meaningful.
Mode
- The Basic Course is conducted entirely online.
Course Duration
- Nine months
Course Fees
- Registration: $50 USD (non-refundable)
- Examination and Certificate: $100 USD (non-refundable)
- Tuition Fees: $600 USD, lump sum. This can also be paid in two installments of $400 USD at the time of admission and $250 USD after 6 dispatches.
*All fees are payable to USR via check, or online through PayPal or TransferWise. Credit card payments may be made through PayPal. For enrollments within the USA, the preferred form of payment is a check made payable to USR. This allows USR to receive the payment with zero processing fee, and apply every penny toward the purpose of spiritual education. Checks may be sent to USR at 2300 Dickerson Rd., Apt. 26, Reno, NV 89503.
*After registration, you will receive detailed payment instructions. Please do not submit payment until those directions have been received. All fees and tuition will be due at that time. Once payment has been received, you will be considered enrolled and will receive further instructions on how to access the course.
Eligibility Criteria
- Fluency in English (read, write and speak)
- Minimum age for admission, 21 years
Quality Assurance
Since USR gives utmost importance to true learning and assimilation of the knowledge in life, a student is expected to complete each lesson with a minimum qualifying score in order to be eligible to receive the next lesson. Every student completing the course with a qualifying grade will receive a certificate.
Syllabus
- General Concepts on Gita
- What is Gita?
- Who should study Gita?
- Why should one study Gita?
- When should one study Gita?
- How should one study Gita?
- Foundational Concepts of Yoga
- What is yoga?
- Who should do yoga?
- Why should one do yoga?
- When should one do yoga?
- How should one do yoga?
- Central Teachings of Gita
- Basic concepts
- Problem areas
- Major challenges
- Available solutions
- Best approach
- Human System, Part 1
- Physical
- Vital
- Mental
- Intellect
- Psychic
- Ego
- Soul
- Human System, Part 2
- Elemental structure
- The Background
- The Great Battle – Kurukshetra
- Symbolism
- Characters
- Experiential Concepts
- Ethics, Morality and Idealism
- Belief System
- Conditioning – Religious and Cultural
- Spirituality
- Yoga of Dejection
- Symptoms
- Cause
- Problem
- Solution
- Yoga of Discrimination
- Definition
- Technique
- Application
- Evaluation
- Yoga of Action
- Definition
- Challenge
- Trick
- Application and Evaluation
- Yoga of Knowledge
- Birth and rebirth
- Divinely reborn
- Process, purpose
- Karma and Yajna
- Karmic Bondage
- Guru and Disciple
- Process of attaining knowledge
- Yoga of Renunciation
- Concept
- Process
- Challenges
- Result
- Yoga of Meditation
- Definition
- Process
- Symptoms
- Challenges
- Self-realization
- Definition
- Preparation
- Inner and Outer Symptoms
- Realization
- Final Examination
Application for Enrollment