Dear Friend,

Welcome to the course! In Endless Bliss, we will spend four weeks learning about, meditating on, and enjoying the presence of Bhagawan Nityānanda, also known simply as Bhagawan or Bābā.

This is not an academic course, I am not a scholar. I am a humble servant in Nityānanda's spiritual lineage. This course will be a loving introduction to the mahāyoga that Bābā taught and was an exemplar of.

Mahāyoga, also known as kundalinī mahāyoga, is the path of spiritual awakening that centers around the awakening and unfolding of our innate spiritual power and intelligence known as kundalinī. The term mahāyoga means "great yoga". It is a yoga that includes many practices, many teachings and weaves together strands of yogic wisdom from many traditions and lineages. Nityānanda was a master who didn't belong to a particular sect or follow the rules of any particular lineage. He prescribed different practices and gave different teachings to different seekers. But his yoga was not a system.

The core teaching of mahāyoga is the awareness that everything is divine. This means that our very essence is also divine, and that if we are to seek the power of God, the place to seek that power is within our own hearts, if we are to seek the vision (darshan) of God, we are to seek that within our own inner being. Bābā didn't just teach these teachings, he fully embodied them. He didn't just embody them, he also had the power to transmit the experience of these truths into others. This is known as shaktipāt.

People who came into Bābā's presence when he was alive would feel his power, and if they had the awareness, could also feel how that power would go into them. Pilgrims and devotees who visit his samādhi shrine (burial place) in Ganeshpuri experience this same phenomenon. Truly speaking, although the physical form we called Bābā Nityānanda finished its time on earth in 1961, the power that inhabited that body is still alive today. And there is something about his form, about his name, about his remembrance which still holds that tremendous power today. You can look at the image of Bābā below to feel his energy. Bābā's presence, Bābā's power, connecting with and harnessing that power, is what our course is all about. If you are open, you may very well experience his energetic transmission. If you are new to the path, your kundalinī may be awakened. For sure, your spiritual life will be enriched.

Read the course preparation suggestions carefully and prepare to have him in your life for the next few weeks. Even now, you can take a moment and center yourself and connect with your intention for the course.

If you have questions and reflections to share, you can email me. I will do my best to answer your emails promptly. I may also answer questions in the live classes if they apply to everyone.

This is going to be a great time together. I can't wait.

Sending love in His service,

Harshada