Keys to Understanding Our Hidden Past, Emerging Energy Age, and Enlightened Future
Sri Yukteswar, guru of Paramhansa Yogananda, presented a fascinating explanation of the rising and falling eras that our planet cycles through every 24,000 years – the cycle of the yugas. The breadth and sweep of the yugas encompasses all of history and the ancient past, providing a clear explanation for many anomalies such as the Great Pyramid, India’s Vedas and the 10,000 year old spiritual site of Gobekli Tepe. The yugas provide vital insight into our current Energy Age which is rapidly changing our world and world-view as well as bestowing greater awareness and new personal abilities on all mankind. The yugas also give us a glimpse of our enlightened future and vast untapped spiritual potential.

Topics Include:
- Introduction to the Yugas
- The Yugas and the Soul’s Journey
- Parallels in Descending and Ascending Kali Yuga
- Our Emerging Energy Age
- Man’s Awareness in the Higher Yugas
- Misconceptions about the Ancient Past
- The Legacy of Satya Yuga
- Descending Treta Yuga: The Mental Age
- The Great Pyramid
- Descending Dwapara Yuga: The Age of Magic
- How Old is Man? Evidence of Past Yuga Cycles
- The Dual
What You'll Receive:
- Excerpts from The Yugas, Keys to Understanding Our Hidden Past, Emerging Energy Age, and Enlightened Future in pdf.
- 9 recorded webinars.
- Audio talks by Swami Kriyananda on the yugas.
- Rare or hard to find materials including the original introduction to Sri Yukteswar’s Holy Science and Kriyananda’s India’s Ancient Book of Prophecy – The Book of Brighu, both in pdf.
- Interaction with course instructor, Joseph Selbie, through email and forum discussions.
- Guided assignments that will take you deeper into each subject.
- Certificate of Completion.
More About Course

In this self-paced course you will have unlimited access to the material to complete the 12 lessons. We encourage you to complete one lesson per week and to dedicate some time every day to your study so that you may get the most from the material. Take full advantage of the interactive forums to share your thoughts and inspiration with other participants, and the course instructor is available to support you throughout your journey.
Course Outline
Assignments:
- Reading Assignment — The Yugas: Introduction and Chapter 1
- Webinar — Introduction to the Yugas
- Introduction to the Yugas Slide Show Presentation
- Reading Assignment — Introduction to the Holy Science (Original 1920 version)
Activities:
- Lesson 1 Quiz
- Optional Personal Assignment
Assignment:
- Reading Assignment — The Yugas: Chapter 2
Activities:
- Lesson 2 Quiz
- Optional Personal Assignment
Assignments:
- Reading Assignment — The Yugas: Chapters 3-6
- Webinar — Dwapara Yuga: The Energy Age
- Dwapara Yuga — The Age of Energy Slide Show Presentation
- Reading Assignment — Are We Living in a New Age?
- Optional Assignment — Video: Qualities of Dwapara Yuga
Activities:
- Lesson 3 Quiz
- Optional Personal Assignment
Assignment:
- Reading Assignment — The Yugas: Chapters 7-9
Activities:
- Lesson 4 Quiz
- Optional Personal Assignment
Assignment:
- Reading Assignment — The Yugas: Chapter 10
Activities:
- Lesson 5 Quiz
- Optional Personal Assignment
Assignment:
- Reading Assignment — The Yugas: Chapters 11-12
Activities:
- Lesson 6 Quiz
- Optional Personal Assignment
Assignments:
- Reading Assignment — The Yugas: Chapters 13-15
- Webinar — India’s Ancient Vedas and the Mental Age
- India’s Ancient Book of Prophecy — The Book of Brighu
Activities:
- Lesson 7 Quiz
- Optional Personal Assignment
Assignments:
- Reading Assignment — The Yugas: Chapter 16
- Webinar — The Great Pyramid: At the Crossroads of Treta and Dwapara Yuga
Activities:
- Lesson 8 Quiz
- Optional Personal Assignment
Assignment:
- Reading Assignment — The Yugas: Chapters 17-19
Activities:
- Lesson 9 Quiz
- Optional Personal Assignment
Assignment:
- Reading Assignment — The Yugas: Chapters 20-21
Activities:
- Lesson 10 Quiz
- Optional Personal Assignment
Assignment:
- Reading Assignment — The Yugas: Appendix
Activities:
- Lesson 11 Quiz
- Optional Personal Assignment
Assignments:
- Webinar Recording — The Yugas and the Soul’s Journey
- Reading Assignment — Out of the Labyrinth: Chapter 8
- Reading Assignment — Patanjali’s Eight Fold Path: Step 3 Philosophy
- Reading Assignment — Religion in the New Age
Activities:
- Lesson 12 Quiz
- Optional Personal Assignment
Resources:
- Book —Out of the Labyrinth
- Book —Religion in the New Age
Joseph (Puru) Selbie
Joseph (Puru) Selbie is known for creating bridges of understanding between the modern evidenced-based discoveries of science and the ancient experience-based discoveries of the mystics. Selbie has authored, Break Through the Limits of the Brain, about how neuroscience supports higher experience; The Physics of God, a unification of science and religion; and The Yugas, a factual look at India’s tradition of cyclical history. A founding member of Ananda and a dedicated Kriya Yoga meditator for nearly fifty years, he has taught Yogananda’s yoga, meditation, and universal experiential spirituality throughout the US and Europe. Visit at www.physicsandgod.com