In the Mandukya Upanishad from 1,000 BCE (or possibly even earlier), the seers and mystics of Vedic India describe a nondual state of consciousness beyond the body, mind, and even spirit. It’s the pure nothingness, and also the everythingness, from which all realities come into being.

This all mind behind everything is called Brahman.

As your journey gets underway, Raja will introduce you to the Turiya state of Enlightened Witness observation.

In this session, you’ll discover:

• What Turiya is and how the ancient Indian philosophers perceived it
• How the understanding of Turiya evolved through the Vedic age through yoga and Tantra — and on to modern times in the age of neuroscience and quantum physics
• The nature of the 3 states of consciousness you experience in everyday life — Waking (Jagrat), Dreaming (Swapna), and Deep Sleep (Sushupti)
• How to use the 3 states of consciousness to cultivate the Witness Mind through meditation
• The 3 meditative paths or opayas to enter the Turiya state — The Body, the Mind, and the Dissolution into Nothingness (the Void
• A simple meditation to taste the Turiya state in everyday life

The body is pure embodied consciousness — and you can travel through the three worlds within to get to Turiya, or total dissolution, and become the Enlightened Witness.

As Raja will explain, the body is governed by a power called Shakti, also known as Tripura Sundari, Sri Devi, or Kundalini.

You’ll explore the three worlds within you and discover how each stage of consciousness corresponds to each divine Shakti. Activating and awakening the energies of those worlds leads you through the three states of consciousness toward Turiya.

In this session, you’ll discover:

• The Tripura Rahasya, a beautiful ancient scripture about the secrets of the goddesses of the 3 worlds, which was loved by Ramana Maharshi
• The 3 worlds in your body — and how each corresponds to one aspect of your psychological nature and your consciousness
• The 3 goddesses in the 3 worlds — and the one overarching goddess in whose womb we play
• How to enter the mother’s womb to experience Turiya for the first time
• A simple visualization and Mantra to enter Turiya through the heart

Can you enter Turiya through chanting mantras and devotional meditation on the Divine Mother?

As Raja will explain, the answer is yes!

This is the first path to awakening into Turiya, called Anopaya — the path of the atom or the elemental self. It’s the path most people can take to Turiya — and though it may take a lifetime, a faithful adherent will taste the bliss of Turiya in this life and find joy in their devotion.

This path ofmantra marg takes you to Turiya through the womb of the Divine Mother.

In this session, you’ll discover:

• The sacred mantra of Lalitha Tripura Sundari that opens the portal to Turiya and the Void of the Mother’s Womb
• The Sri Chakra symbol for deep meditation on the Void beyond
• How to surrender to the grace of the Divine Mother so everything becomes magical
• How the world will become wonderful as you see it through the eyes of the Enlightened Witness

Practice and reflect on what you’ve learned over these first three weeks as you explored the Turiya of the three worlds and the body in Shakti Tantra, with the guidance of Raja’s adept student, Alex Stein.

In this session, you’ll experience:

• Deepen your learning with review and integration of Modules 1-3
• Reflection, journaling, or meditation to practice and strengthen your Turiya state
• Full-group and breakout discussions to share insights and reflections with each other

The body and mind can build a bridge and have a conversation with pure consciousness in the Void.

The ancient Indian seers called this conversation the Agamas, the dialogues between Shakti and Shiva. It’s the foundation for what became known as tantric Yoga in Kashmir Shaivism and Shaktism.

Raja will explore the nature of this dialogue — and how you can begin the conversation through simple observations, breathing, and sounds.

In this session, you’ll discover:

• The nature of Shiva and Shakti’s dialogues, and how it continues with every breath you take
• How the Hum Sah Mantra integrates consciousness with the body-mind-energy matrix and gives you access to Turiya
• How to collapse into the Void and discover your Enlightened Witness state in every moment of life, just by breathing
• The yoga of the Enlightened Witness and the Turiya state of consciousness

The most profound teachings of Tantra are encoded in a beautiful 9th-century scripture, the Vijnana Bhairav Tantra, as a dialogue between Shiva and Shakti.

Shiva, pure consciousness from the Void, teaches Shakti, embodied consciousness, how to enter Turiya in 112 different ways coded as haiku-style meditations. It reveals how to become the Enlightened Witness over and over again in everyday life.

In this session, you’ll discover:

• The teachings of the Vijnana Bhairav Tantra from a selected group of verses that will immediately open a door into Turiya for you
• The Huma Sah technique of meditation
• Exactly what happens when you become the Enlightened Witness
• How the ancients thought we should live our lives in this state of awakening in Turiya

What would it be like to walk through life in a continuous state of awakening — in a continuous state of being an Enlightened Witness?

The great teacher Sri Aurobindo once said, “All life is yoga.”

Raja will guide you to explore the idea of being in an awareness state or enlightened witness state of mind all the time — and how life will change for you as you begin to see everything as a portal into Turiya and your highest consciousness.

You’ll continue to examine the Vijnana Bhairav Tantra for clues to this magical way of being.

In this session, you’ll discover:

• The art of conscious observation throughout the day with the Hum Sah and the breath
• The true meaning of the dance of Shiva and Shakti as the pulse of your very being
• How to tune into the pulse of the Universe called Spanda and feel it in every moment and everything
• The secret of going beyond the body and the mind into pure consciousness — realizing you were always the Enlightened Witness

Deepen into the practices and wisdom you absorbed as Raja walked you through the Turiya of meditation and the mind, with the guidance of an adept student of Raja’s, Alex Stein.

In this session, you’ll experience:

• Deepen your learning with review and integration of Modules 4-6
• Reflection, journaling, or meditation to practice and strengthen your Turiya state
• Full-group and breakout discussions to share insights and reflections with each other

In a mind, world, and universe that seem in perpetual motion, you can indeed experience complete stillness.

Raja will teach you a wonderful meditation technique of the three worlds to go into Turiya and the Enlightened Witness state.

Long used by mystery schools and teachers of nonduality, this technique allows you to travel through your four states of consciousness — Jagrat, Swapna, Sushupti, and Turiya. You’ll then become the Enlightened Witness to everything.

You’ll become joyful and in a state of bliss called Ananda. Nothing can shake you again.

In this session, you’ll discover:

• The 3-stage meditation through Jagrat (waking), Swapna (dreaming), and Sushupti (deep sleep) into Turiya (complete awareness)
• How to work with this deep meditation in your daily practice to rewire your brain and become the Enlightened Witness
• How to sit in the complete stillness beyond the limitations of space and time — in the most joyful state you’ve ever experienced
• The inner still point you always felt you had — but had never before discovered

Did you know that by just meditating on OM (AUM) you can enter Turiya at ease and on demand?

As the seers of the Vedas and the Upanishads discovered around 1,000 BCE, you won’t need to practice any other mantras or meditation techniques to enter Turiya.

As Raja will explain, the concept of nondual witness meditation has its origins around the time of the emergence of city civilizations and monothesitic ideas.

Raja will dive deep into the classic Mandukya Upanishad — a short, 12-verse meditation on AUM and the Turiya state — and how to become an Enlightened Witness.

In this session, you’ll discover:

• The secrets of the shortest meditation of the Upanishads — the Mandukya — and its treatise on AUM and the Turiya state
• How to meditate on AUM and discover your true Enlightened Witness self
• How the 4 parts of chanting AUM are the 4 states of consciousness we have explored
• That you’re the source of your own consciousness — and become the Enlightened Witness that allows you to realize that

Once you’ve discovered three profound paths to awakening your inner Enlightened Witness, you’ll be able to become the most joyful and clear you have ever been.

As Raja will share, once you’ve discovered these paths, you can enter Turiya by doing nothing — just smiling, knowing, and observing.

The practices from these past five weeks will have trained you to enter Turiya quickly. Now begins the magic and the joy…

From this state of complete awareness and bliss, you can manifest new realities for yourself — and write a new story for the world.

What story will you write?

In this closing session, you’ll discover:

• Your own true Enlightened Witness and its purpose in the world
• How to stay balanced and happy, no matter what is thrown at you
• The secret to Sat Chit Ananda — true bliss always through awareness, truth, and consciousness
• How to help others with just your presence — and let it become the light that the world needs
• How to be still in the midst of any chaos and always smile, knowing your true nature is bliss

Celebrate and review what you’ve learned on your journey to make the perspective of the Enlightened Witness your new baseline. Reflect on how you’ll redesign your life as you access the state of Turiya to experience clarity, peace, and liberation. You will be guided by both Raja and Alex in this deepening reflection.

In this session, you’ll experience:

• Deepen your learning with review and integration of Modules 7-9
• Reflection, journaling, or meditation to practice and strengthen your Turiya state
• Full-group and breakout discussions to share insights and reflections with each other

The Vijnana Bhairav Tantra
Ebook by Raja Choudhury Featuring 112 Meditations

Raja’s popular 2019 Shift Network course, The Dance of Shiva and Shakti, was based on his modern interpretation of this classic tantric text. Shiva (consciousness) has a dialogue with Shakti (energy) — and the body offers 112 short meditations to enter into the Enlightened Witness state of Turiya, the fourth state of consciousness. In this very contemporary ebook, Raja takes you through the 112 meditations.

The Mandukya Upanishad: A New Interpretation
Ebook by Raja Choudhury Featuring 12 Meditations

The Mandukya Upanishad is an oft-cited text on the chronology of and the philosophical relationship between Hinduism and Buddhism. Now you can enjoy Raja’s 21st-century interpretation of this classic Vedic teaching from more than 3,000 years ago. These 12 haiku-style meditations on OM (AUM) take you deep into the Turiya state.