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Dhyāna

The Path of Integral Meditation

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Three Practices That Work Together as a Complete Path

How Dhyāna Cultivates Inner Guidance

I

Concentration

Concentration practice

Gather Attention

Train your attention across three deepening levels — until steadiness, focus and presence start becoming the natural quality of your mind.

Steady Focus
II

Anahata

Anahata meditation practice

Deep Inner Stillness

Through 7 stages of practice, establish a foundation of stillness and wideness within — making your intuitive wisdom clear, available and alive.

Open Intuition
III

Yogic Journaling

Yogic journaling practice

Inner Listening

Through four distinct methods, learn to heal emotional turbulence, access inner guidance and unlock a deeper creative flow in your everyday life.

Clarity

SEEKING A DEEPER GUIDANCE IN LIFE

Who This Journey Is For

You sense a deeper wisdom within, and want to learn how to access and trust it more consistently.

You seek greater clarity in important life decisions rather than being pulled by confusion, doubt or impulse.

You wish to move beyond surface self-understanding and explore the deeper dimensions of your being.

You long for an inner peace that does not depend on outer circumstances.

You feel called to align your daily life more closely with your deepest values and aspirations.

You are ready to commit to a sincere journey of inner growth over the course of a year.

A year of practice, reflection and inner discovery

How the Dhyāna Journey Unfolds

IPractice Journey I

Tratak

Jul 17 – Aug 21 · 6 weeks

Yogic Concentration

The Power of Gathered Energy

A scattered mind, incapable of steady focus, is a great obstacle to achieving anything in life, material or spiritual. Yogic Concentration is the science of gathering all your scattered attention and energy into a single, unwavering focus. Like building a muscle, this can be developed systematically — and once gathered, this capacity makes every other practice easier.

This steady focus is the primary skill to progress on the path. It opens the doors of spontaneous inner knowledge and brings greater energy to all you do. As your goal becomes increasingly clear, the path itself begins to feel joyful.

Training unfolds stage by stage over 6 weeks.

Facilitator: Manoj Pavithran

Live sessions

With Manoj
Fridays 8 – 9:30 PM IST
Group practice
Tue, Thu, Sat 7 AM IST

IIPractice Journey II

Anahata Meditation

Sep 4 – Oct 30 · 9 weeks

Anahata Meditation

Establish Inner Peace, the Ground for a Greater Consciousness

Anahata is an advanced 7-stage meditation process developed by Manoj Pavithran as part of his own sadhana, based on the Integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo. It effortlessly establishes an inner stillness, wideness and silence in which a profound peace settles within.

This lays the ground for accessing the inner flame of the soul's aspiration and ascending upward, opening to a greater consciousness above.

Sustained practice makes it possible for this greater consciousness to progressively come down into the mind, vital and physical parts of our being, transforming them.

Training unfolds stage by stage over 9 weeks.

Facilitator: Manoj Pavithran

Live sessions

With Manoj
Fridays 8 – 9:30 PM IST
Group practice
Mon, Wed & Fri 7 AM & 7 PM IST

IIIPractice Journey III

The Synthesis of Yoga

Nov 13 – Jan 1 · 8 weeks

Yogic Journaling

Word as a Vehicle for Inner Discovery and Transformation

Developed by Manoj Pavithran as part of his own sadhana, this journey offers deep inner work through four unique journaling methods that help you shift from mental and emotional confusion to quiet inner clarity. The four methods are:

  • Free Flow Journaling
  • Inner Guide Journaling
  • Inner Child Journaling
  • Conflict Healing Journaling

These methods help you move beyond the outer surface being to access your inner being, by clearing the habitual pathways of the mind. They help you heal emotional wounds, receive inner guidance, open to intuition and greater creative flow, and progressively integrate all parts of your being around the soul.

All four methods of journaling are complemented by a non-verbal doodling method to enhance inner access.

Practice unfolds stage by stage over 8 weeks.

Facilitators: Manoj Pavithran & Nimisha Sharma

Live sessions

With Manoj / Nimisha
Fridays 8 – 9:30 PM IST
Group practice
Mon, Wed & Fri 5:30 AM ISTTue, Thu & Sat 7 PM IST
Lifelong Access

15 Practice Slots to Choose From

Your access never expires. Choose from 15 weekly session slots and return to the course videos and practices whenever you need — for life.

Post Cohort Support

Monthly Dhyana Sessions with Manoj

A dedicated monthly Dhyana session for six months after your cohort completes — for guidance, depth and direct support.

Future Cohorts

Re-join Any Future Cohort

An open invitation to return to any future cohort at a contribution of your choice — go deeper, or begin fresh with a new group.

HOW YOU ARE SUPPORTED

A Journey Held at Every Step

Direct Guidance from Manoj

Bring your questions, challenges and insights directly to Manoj. A dedicated space for questions and answers ensures you receive what you need at every stage of your practice.

Collective Practice & Community

Progress within a cohort of fellow seekers. Daily practice sessions create a rhythm that sustains your practice, and the shared aspiration of the group accelerates what solitary effort cannot.

High-Quality Guided Practice Videos

Professionally produced guided practice videos teach each method in clear, step-by-step depth. The structured course format means you always know where you are and what comes next.

Dhyāna Journey Timeline

Sept 2026–August 2027

TIME COMMITMENT: 3 HOURS PER WEEK

Practices
Starting Date & Duration
Live Guided Sessions
Group Practices
I
Yogic Concentration
 July 17 – August 21 6 weeks Fridays 8:00 – 9:30 PM IST Tue, Thu, Sat 7:00 – 7:30 AM IST

Schedule dates · 2026

17 JulyStage 1: Gathering Attention through Tratak
24 JulyNo session
31 JulyStage 2: Discovering the Inner Flame
7 AugustStage 3: Opening to the Divine Presence
14 AugustStage 4: Concentration in Daily Life
21 AugustConcentration in Daily Life — Concluding Session
1-week break · 28 August – 3 September
II
Anahata Meditation
 September 4 – October 30 9 weeks Fridays 8:00 – 9:30 PM IST Mon, Wed & Fri 7:00 AM & 7:00 PM IST

Schedule dates · 2026

4 SeptemberIntroduction / Stillness — Introduction & Practice
11 SeptemberStillness — Practice and Q&A
18 SeptemberWideness & Silence — Introduction & Practice
25 SeptemberWideness & Silence — Practice and Q&A
2 OctoberInner Flame — Introduction & Practice
9 OctoberInner Flame — Practice and Q&A
16 OctoberAscent & Descent — Introduction & Practice
23 OctoberAscent & Descent — Practice and Q&A
30 OctoberOneness — Introduction, Practice and Q&A (Concluding Session)
1-week break · 6 – 12 November
III
Journaling & Doodling
 November 13 – January 1 8 weeks Fridays 8:00 – 9:30 PM IST Tue, Thu, Sat 7:00 – 7:30 PM IST Mon, Wed, Fri 5:30 – 6:00 AM IST

Schedule dates · 2026–27

13 NovemberFree Flow Journaling with Manoj Pavithran
20 NovemberFree Flow Doodling with Nimisha Sharma
27 NovemberInner Guide Journaling with Manoj Pavithran
4 DecemberInner Guide Doodling with Nimisha Sharma
11 DecemberInner Child Journaling with Manoj Pavithran
18 DecemberInner Child Doodling with Nimisha Sharma
25 DecemberConflict Healing Journaling with Manoj Pavithran
1 JanuaryIntegration and Way Forward — Doodling and Journaling

Journey Guides

Meet Your Facilitators

Manoj Pavithran

Manoj Pavithran

Mentor & Lead Facilitator

For over three decades, Manoj Pavithran has been a practitioner of Sri Aurobindo’s Integral Yoga in Auroville. The practices shared in Dhyana — Yogic Concentration, Anahata Meditation and Yogic Journaling — have been developed and refined through years of personal practice, reflection and experimentation in the light of Sri Aurobindo’s teachings.

Many of these practices emerged through Manoj’s sustained meditation in the Matrimandir, the spiritual centre of Auroville, and his search for practical ways of bringing the deeper truths of yoga into the realities of everyday life. Over time, they evolved into a coherent path of Concentration, Anahata Meditation and Yogic Journaling.

What Manoj shares in Dhyana is not merely a set of techniques, but practices that have accompanied him throughout his own inner journey as an educator, filmmaker, author and guide. They continue to form an integral part of his daily sadhana and are offered as living disciplines for those seeking a deeper, more conscious way of living.

Manoj Pavithran

Nimisha Sharma

Co-Facilitator

Nimisha Sharma is a Company Secretary, certified soft-skills trainer, and emotional awareness facilitator. Alongside her professional background, journaling has been a core personal practice for over a decade—helping her process emotions, reflect deeply, and gain inner clarity.

During phases when emotions felt intense and difficult to express through words alone, mindful doodling emerged as a natural support. Entering a quiet flow through spontaneous drawing helped calm the mind and allowed emotions to release gently and non-verbally.

For the past two years, Nimisha has been practising Yogic Journaling under the guidance of Manoj Pavithran and Divyanshi Chugh as part of her Karmayoga Fellowship journey with Purnam. Today, she brings together journaling and mindful doodling as complementary practices that support emotional integration, self-trust, and deeper inner clarity.

Nimisha will be co-facilitating the Yogic Journaling journey as part of Dhyāna.

A Journey that has quietly Transformed many lives

Real Stories. Real Shifts

Your blossoming in Purnam’s Learning Garden

Where Dhyāna Sits in the Larger Path

CALL CLARITY PRACTICE INTEGRATION EMBODIMENT Workshop Sankalpa Abhyasa YOU ARE HERE Sadhana All Three Pathways Swadharma Living the Yoga Swadhyaya Sraddha Dhyana Three pathways within Abhyasa
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Dhyaya is one of three pathways within Abhyasa, the third stage of the Purnam journey. The other two paths are Sraddha (faith and devotion through art, prayer, and chanting) and Swadhyaya (self-study through spiritual works). Together, the three pathways form Sadhana — Purnam’s deepest membership, designed for those who are ready to make practice the living centre of their life.

When you join Sadhana as a complete membership, you receive access to Swadhyaya, Shraddha, and Dhyana — along with 12 self-paced courses, monthly sharing circles, and the Parts of Being Profiler. Entering through the complete journey offers the three pathways together at nearly half the fee of joining them individually.


If you feel drawn to take up this deeper journey of Sadhana or wish to explore which pathway could be right for you, book a conversation with our coach.
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Go below the surface of the consciousness deep within, for there you will find the soul’s profound quietude, luminous silence, freedom and spiritual wideness, there the direct touch and presence of the Divine.

SRI AUROBINDO

Fruits of The Practice

What Becomes Possible

Steady Focus

The ability to gather and direct your attention with greater intention and purpose.

Inner Clarity

Greater discernment and confidence in navigating life's choices and challenges.

Self-Knowledge

A deeper understanding of yourself through direct inner exploration and reflection.

Inner Peace

A growing capacity for silence, emotional balance and stability amidst daily life.

Inner Guidance

A living connection with your deeper wisdom, purpose and aspirations.

Choose your depth

A Doorway into Dhyāna

Begin with the practice that calls you, or walk the complete path — three practices held together as one year-long journey.

Begin with one practice

I

Concentration

Steady focus and gathered attention

₹10,000

One-time contribution

Duration
6 weeks
Live cohort
17 July – 21 August
Live sessions
Fridays · 8–9:30 pm IST, with Manoj
Group practice
3 weekly slots · Tue, Thu, Sat · 7–7:30 am IST
  • Four stages, from Tratak to concentration in daily life
  • Guided practice videos to follow at your own rhythm
II

Anahata

Stillness, wideness and inner clarity

₹15,000

One-time contribution

Duration
9 weeks
Live cohort
4 September – 30 October
Live sessions
Fridays · 8–9:30 pm IST, with Manoj
Group practice
6 weekly slots · Mon, Wed, Fri · 7 am & 7 pm IST
  • A seven-stage meditation, from stillness to oneness
  • Practice and Q&A sessions at every stage
III

Journaling

Reflective writing and inner listening

₹15,000

One-time contribution

Duration
8 weeks
Live cohort
13 November – 1 January
Live sessions
Fridays · 8–9:30 pm IST, with Manoj & Nimisha
Group practice
6 weekly slots · Tue, Thu, Sat · 7 pm & Mon, Wed, Fri · 5:30 am IST
  • Four journaling methods, each paired with doodling
  • Free flow, inner guide, inner child and conflict healing

Or walk the whole path

The complete journey All three practices, in sequence

Dhyāna

A coherent year-long journey inward — concentration gathers the attention, Anahata deepens it into stillness, journaling integrates it into your life.

  • IConcentrationgathers
  • IIAnahatadeepens
  • IIIJournalingintegrates
₹36,000 ₹40,000
No-Cost EMI Available with Credit Cards

₹3,000 a month over 12 months. Available only on the complete journey.

Why the whole path

  • The practices are built to meet each other Each one prepares the ground for the next. Taken together over a year, they form a single arc rather than three separate courses.
  • One continuous year, one cohort You move through all three practices with the same group and the same mentors, instead of starting afresh each time.
  • All 15 weekly practice slots The three practices together open every group session across the week, morning and evening, for life. A single practice opens only its own.
  • Six months of support after the cohort A dedicated monthly Dhyāna session with Manoj from January through June, for guidance and depth as the practice settles into your life.
  • Spread the contribution over 12 months No-cost EMI, the Dhyāna companion kit, and contribution-support options are available only with the complete journey.
Concentration₹10,000
Anahata₹15,000
Yogic Journaling₹15,000
Chosen separately₹40,000
Complete journey₹36,000
You save ₹4,000

Included with every choice

  • Lifelong accessReturn to the course videos and practices whenever you need — your access never expires.
  • Direct guidance from ManojBring your questions, challenges and insights to a dedicated Q&A space at every stage.
  • Re-join any future cohortAn open invitation to return to a later cohort at a contribution of your choice.
  • Guided practice videosProfessionally produced videos teach each method step by step, so you always know what comes next.
  • Weekly community sessionsLifelong community sessions with Purnam mentors · Thursdays, 8–9:30 pm.

The Dhyāna companion kit is available only with the complete journey.

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