Diwali Wisdom Workshop
Observing Diwali, Festival of Lights
Wisdom Workshop:
Observing Diwali, Festival of Lights
Workshop Date and Time: Sun, Oct 27 11.00am-12.30pm ET
Workshop Location: Zoom link will be sent the day before and morning of the workshop
2024 Festival Date: October 31, 2024
What is the significance of Diwali, the Festival of Lights?
How do you observe it?
How do you make the most of it for personal/material/spiritual growth?
Diwali is a Hindu high holiday pertaining to Lakṣmī, goddess of Abundance. She is also known as Śrī, Splendour, and is the śakti (power) of the sustainer god Viṣṇu and therefore is sustenance incarnate. What sustains us in this world? Food, home, relationships, resources – all archetypal emanations of Lakṣmī.
This 90-minute workshop shares key concepts, practices, stories and techniques from a living wisdom tradition perspective for making the most of Diwali for personal, familial, domestic, relational, material and spiritual evolution.
"I first came across Dr. Balkaran through his work with the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies and have since taken a number of courses with him, all of which have been fabulous. Dr. Balkaran has a gift for synthesizing complex information and teaches with a storytelling style that supports comprehension."
Natalie Rousseau
Yoga Educator
"Dr. Balkaran is a teacher who understands the needs and quests of today’s spiritual seekers and practitioners and his School is a unique and a much-awaited opportunity for any interested-minded students to access the complex realm of the Indian philosophy and mythology explained in an approachable and engaging manner."
Aijan Kenenbaeva
Yoga Practitioner and Hinduism Student
"As a graduate student in the blossoming field of Yoga Studies, I cannot express the proper gratitude for Dr. Raj and his method of mystical swagger. He has tremendously assisted my personal understanding of inherently foreign concepts embedded within Indian wisdom and myth."
Dustin Nicholas Holmes
Naropa University, Wisdom Traditions
M.A. Yoga Studies
"I have greatly enjoyed taking Dr. Balkaran’s online classes! His style of presenting content is a rich synthesis of rigorous academic scholarship and his own experiential insights which add depth, humor and clarity to the often misconstrued concepts of Indian mythology."
Srinalini Sankar
French Teacher and Lifelong Student
Meet Your Instructor
Dr. Raj Balkaran is the founder of The Indian Wisdom School, scholar, and author of the popular book The Stories Behind the Poses. He teaches a number of courses through the Indian Wisdom School, the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, Yogic Studies, and Embodied Philosophy. He also hosts the New Books in Indian Religions podcast.
Before becoming a scholar, Dr. Balkaran was initiated into Indian Wisdom Traditions by multiple lineal teachers and apprenticed with a renowned Indian spiritual master for twelve years. For the past two decades, he has been immersed in daily spiritual practice and study, cultivating a deep understanding of these traditions.
