Jeff Kober IT 2023-2024 Overview

How to Apply:

If you are a Vedic meditator who has been practicing in our tradition twice a day for more than one year and feel drawn to study with us, please fill out this form.

Graduation Requirements

• Complete 720 rounds
• Transcribe Holy Tradition
• Transcribe and memorize checking notes + pass test
• Memorize puja (words and song) + pass tests
• Learn to perform puja + pass test
• Learn steps of initiation + pass test

Note: Study time outside class will vary. In general, expect 1-3 hours per week.

Course of Study

Meetings/check-ins

• We will meet live on Zoom for transcription of the Holy Tradition. (One 60-minute meeting/week until transcription of the book is completed. Day/time TBD.)
• Weekly Initiator Knowledge Meeting with Jeff and Diana (Tentative times: Saturdays, 12:30-2 pm PT or one weeknight, 5-6:30 p.m.PT )
• Daily Check-in with peers (via text unless additional support is needed)

In-Person Gatherings in L.A.

(Live attendance is not required, and there will be Zoom. But we’d love to see you in SoCal if possible.)

1. Welcome: Jan. 14-15, 2023
2. TBD
3. TBD
4. Steps of Initiation and graduation, June 2024

Required Reading

(Assigned during the course, in conjunction with related lectures)

• The Upanishads, Vol. 1: General introduction and discussion on Brahman, Swami Nikhilananda
• Life and Times of Sankaracarya, P. George Victor
• Introduction to the Bhagavad Gita, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
• Sri M: Wisdom of the Rishis: Isha Vasya, Kena and Mandukya
• Sri M: The Upanishads: Katha, Prashna, Mundaka
• Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender, David Hawkins, M.D.
• Our Spiritual Heritage, Lynn D. Napper

Additional Requirements

To be completed prior to or during IT:

• Course in Vedic Knowledge, Parts 1-5.* (Recorded weekend sessions will be offered beginning in December 2022 , and then every 3-4 months until completion. Each part will include a live Q&A with Jeff. (Free for IT students.)
• Siddhis I + 2.** Recording available for Siddhis 1. Siddhis 2 will be taught live, date TBD.( discount for IT students.)

*Exploring the Vedas, offered by Thom Knoles, also fulfills this requirement.

**Mastering the Siddhis, Parts 1+2, offered by Thom Knoles, also fulfills this requirement.

Forms and Resources

IT Talk

Here’s a recording of Jeff and Diana talking about the course, in case you missed it.

Tuition

18-month program: January 2023 – June 2024

Begins: Jan. 14, 2023

Tuition: $18,000

Standard payments:

Monthly over 18 months: $1,000/mo

Monthly over 24 months: $750/mo

Discounted rates with fewer payments:

$300 savings for six payments of $2950

$600 savings for four payments of $4350

$1000 savings for two payments of $8500

Non-refundable deposit: $500 (Will be applied to your final payment when you complete the course) The deposit will be due with your signed contract.

Financial Aid

There are a limited number of scholarships. If you would like to apply for one, please download, fill out and email back this form to help us align scholarship offerings with financial needs. If any parts of the form don’t apply, feel free to leave them blank.

Thank you so much for your interest! If you have any additional questions, please email jkober@mac.com and dcharkalis@gmail.com.