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Affoltern am Albis

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01 Sept 2024, 10:00 – 15:00

Affoltern am Albis, Alte Affolterstrasse 2, 8909 Affoltern am Albis, Switzerland

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Sahasrara


Attempting to express Sahasrara in words is akin to trying to carry water with a sieve. To understand that a vast forest and its trees are one, it is not enough to walk through the forest. One must leave the forest and stand atop a mountain, or else one cannot see the forest for the trees.  However, one must not desire to reach this peak, or one will merely climb a molehill.

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Sahasrara  is Shoonya – the void. Or more precisely, Shoonya-Shoonya – the void without emptiness, the void of 'TOTALITY', called Brahman in Advaita Vedanta.

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It is everything and no-thing. Anything said about it must be wrong, for in saying something, we immediately limit and categorise it. Even the statement that it is infinite is incorrect. It transcends all concepts, yet it is the source of all concepts. It is the merging of consciousness and prana. Sahasrara is the culmination of yoga. Indeed, it is yoga itself.

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Literally, it means 'one thousand'. Why this is so, I will gladly explain in this workshop.

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It is both: formless (Nirakara) and form (Akara), and yet it is also beyond and therefore untouched by form (Nirvikara). It transcends logic because logic compares one thing with another. Sahasrara, however, is totality, so with what shall we compare it?

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Sahasrara is the highest experience, but even this statement is entirely misleading. Experience implies an individual separated from the experience and experiencing it. Sahasrara is beyond such experience. It implies that the experience, the experienced, and the experiencer are one and the same. The seer, the seeing, and the seen are united into one whole. Even this is a mistake, for they were united all along. So who is there to experience? These are just words, but words that aim to  indicate that Sahasrara is beyond all definition – beyond any verbal description.

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Mount Kailash is a famous mountain in the Himalayas in Tibet. It is said to be  the abode of Shiva and Shakti, who live in eternal nuptial bliss.  Symbolically, the mountain represents Sahasrara, in which consciousness and prana (Shiva and Shakti) are united. Every mystical system in the world has its own unique way of symbolizing Sahasrara.

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You will also learn at this workshop what Sahasrara has to do with Nirvana, Kaivalya, Turiya, Nirvikalpa Samadhi, Baqua and Ain Soph.


Learn the profound significance of Sahasrara according to the Yoga and Tantra Tradition, and understand its true mystical meaning through:

  • Demystifying Yoga Darshana (Philosophy)
  • Asana
  • Pranayama
  • Concentration and Meditation Techniques
  • Mantra and Sound

​Cost: CHF 150


Please transfer the amount in advance via Twint, including your name and the workshop date to 079 416 19 02

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