Exploring the Veda
An advanced six-part course designed for Vedic meditators. The Exploring the Veda series offers the opportunity to delve into the knowledge and insights of the Veda – the timeless wisdom of the underlying laws of nature.
What is The Veda?
The Veda is an ancient repository of wisdom and the source of yoga, Ayurveda, and our own Vedic Meditation technique.
Through our meditation practice, we gain a fresh perspective on the mind, uncovering its layered nature, with thoughts becoming progressively subtler as we delve deeper.
The term Veda is expressive of the direct experience of these subtle layers – whether within the mind or in our perception of reality.
Veda is said to reveal knowledge of the true need of the time – nature’s current overarching theme.
Understanding these overarching patterns that shape all events unlocks limitless practical applications to our modern lives.
Course structure
The complete Exploring the Veda course consists of six instalments, typically spread out over a period of 16 months.
Each instalment takes place over a long weekend and can be attended individually, with no obligation to complete all six. However, the course must be taken in sequential order, as each seminar builds naturally on the one before it.
You will receive advanced eyes-closed and eyes-open techniques that are unique to this course.
These practices are paired with a structured body of knowledge. The goal is to upgrade our intellectual understanding of the world around us, so we can navigate life with greater clarity and effectiveness.
Your teachers
Thom Knoles – via recording
Thom is regarded as one of the world’s foremost teachers of the Veda, renowned for his ability to reveal its true meaning and practical application. In this six-seminar course, Thom delves deeply into the Veda and draws out the essence of the knowledge in a way that is both accessible and transforming. These seminars were originally held as a series of retreats and are now available as 73 hours of recorded lectures, which form the core of the course.
Carmen Catuti
A key element of the course is the opportunity for discussion and exploration of its themes. Carmen will facilitate these discussions, helping you integrate the knowledge and connect it to your personal experience. This interactive component ensures you can fully engage with and apply the teachings in your own life.
Prerequisites
Exploring the Veda is open to Vedic meditators who have learned the Advanced Technique known as Rounding.
If you feel drawn to the course but have not yet learned Vedic Meditation or Rounding, please feel free to reach out. We can explore the options together.
The course fee for each weekend seminar is €700.
Dates
Exploring The Veda 6
Friday: 17:30 – 21:30 (Dinner included)
Saturday: 09:00 – 17:30 (Lunch included)
Sunday: 09:00 – 15:30 (Lunch included)
Location:
Maliestraat 3
3581 SH Utrecht
A new cycle of Exploring the Veda is planned for the first quarter of 2027.
What graduates of the course say…
Juliana
Exploring the Vedas answered questions that I’ve had for years about myself and my relation to the universe/nature/god or however you might want to call it. Thanks to these teachings, my understanding of life has taken a new meaning. Studying the Vedas with Carmen has been a privilege. Her deep understanding of Vedic philosophy and her exceptional ways of bringing it to everyday life really helped to close the gap between knowledge that might feel far away, but is really within us.
Christiana
The process of immersing into the knowledge shared in ETV just stripped away anything that was not useful any more. Life got simpler, less obscure, with fewer maybes. Connecting with Carmen and my fellow course participants made this process sweet, tender and natural. You just know where your place is, and you experience the joy of that discovery.
Julia
The ETV courses are rich with incredibly valuable information and wisdom – including very practical information. It has completely changed my perspective as well as my experience of life. I cannot recommend them enough. Carmen helps to clarify any questions or uncertainties. She is very knowledgeable about the Veda and the ETV courses and is so much fun to talk and discuss with! If you are wondering if this course is right for you: Yes, it is! Be prepared for truth and transformation.
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