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Building on explorations of Charvaka, Nyaya-Vaisheshika, Jainism, and Buddhism, this independent session dives into five powerful traditions that shaped how generations have understood reality, the self, and freedom: Samkhya, Yoga, Purva Mimamsa, Vedanta, and Kashmir Shaivism.

Some of the deepest questions we wrestle with today are: What is real? Why do we suffer? How do we act with meaning? What does it mean to be truly free?

One tradition offers a precise map of mind and matter and a path of clear discrimination. Another gives practical tools to still the mind and experience that reality directly. A third insists that right action and ritual, done with understanding, shape our destiny. Vedanta reveals a non-dual ground where the self and the ultimate are already one. And Kashmir Shaivism invites us to recognize that the entire universe is the vibrant, creative expression of consciousness itself, not something to escape, but something to awaken within.

These schools don’t agree. They argue with each other across time on whether the world is real or illusory, whether freedom comes through knowledge, action, or recognition, whether the absolute is still or alive with energy. Yet they share one goal: ending suffering and waking up to what is truly real.

Whether you’re continuing from Darshana 1 or joining fresh, this session offers a clear, engaging entry into traditions that are intellectually rigorous, spiritually alive, and quietly revolutionary in how they invite us to see ourselves and the world.

This is a complimentary webinar, thoughtfully curated to offer depth, clarity, and high-value insights—reflecting the quality of a premium learning experience.

Get to Know panelist

Dr. Kalika Uttarkar

Dr. Kalika Uttarkar is the Director, Community Education, and a faculty at both the Graduate and CE Divisions at HUA. She holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy, and skillfully integrates Philosophy, Yoga, and Psychology into her role.

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Darshana 2: Introduction to Hindu Philosophy

HSF2005 – Darshana 2– Introduction to Hindu Philosophy course builds on the foundations of Darshana 1. In this course, five schools are examined: Sāṃkhya (systematic cosmological dualism), Yoga (liberation through disciplined practice), Pūrva Mīmāṃsā (Vedic authority, Dharma, and ritual efficacy), Vedānta (Advaita, Viśiṣṭādvaita, and Dvaita sub,schools), and Kashmiri Śaivism (Pratyabhijñā , liberation as recognition of Śiva,nature). Week 11 is devoted to student presentations drawing on both courses. This course is one of two mutually independent yet naturally complementary offerings in the Darshana series. The first course will cover traditions of Charvaka, Jainism, and Buddhism before transitioning into the early orthodox...

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HSF2302 – Building upon the foundational inner conflicts explored in Quarter 1, this course "The Bhagavad Gita: Emotional Mastery and Purposeful Action" immerses participants in the transformative depths of Chapters 5–9, where renunciation evolves into disciplined Dhyāna yoga(meditation), knowledge uncovers the veil of māyā, and bhakti(devotion) becomes the anchor for emotional mastery. Philosophically, it unpacks equanimity as a radical transcendence of dualities, drawing from Vedāntic non-dualism and yogic integration. Psychologically, it equips learners with strategies for mind control, surrender, and emotional regulation along with the insights from cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and contemplative neuroscience. Through interactive...

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