It was tribal knowledge among the few of us who lived around Mark Griffin in the early years, that it was on a Good Friday–sometime after Baba Muktananda’s death in
ABOUT
ABOUT THE GURU MARK GRIFFIN
Mark Griffin was an American spiritual teacher in the lineage of Bhagawan Nityananda, as well as a practicing artist and musician. Born on August 28th, 1954 in the Pacific Northwest, Mark would go on to attend the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (1976-1979) and the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. In 1976, he met his Guru, Swami Muktananda…
ABOUT THE HARD LIGHT CENTER
In 1989, Mark Griffin founded the Hard Light School of Awakening in Los Angeles, California. A teacher of extraordinary ability, Mark spoke with incredible power and precision regarding the inner and outer dimensions of spiritual training. The transmission of the Shaktipat awakening, or Kundalini energy, was at the heart of Mark’s connection with his students and continues to be to this day.
MEDITATION & TEACHINGS
The Hard Light Center of Awakening offers online training in the timeless art of meditation. Master Mark Griffin explains:
“The goal is to make the mind like a deep, deep lake–absolutely still and crystal clear. Though thousands of feet deep, you can see the bottom from the surface because it’s so clear and still. The lake just keeps getting darker and darker blue. It is radiant blue universal consciousness. That’s what meditation is about.”
—108 Discourses on Awakening
Mark Griffin provided expert insight into the essentials of spiritual life and meditation practice, as well as the Yoga Tantras which lie at the theoretical heart of his training. Here you will find fundamental instruction to help you begin and sustain your spiritual inquiry and daily meditation practice.
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The demands of this year and this time are great. Your heartfelt participation in the Center and study is encouraged. Membership is important and pragmatic, both on a practical and a spiritual level. The future of Hard Light is dependent on a consistent income stream; your financial support allows Hard Light to continue its Dharma work. To that end, we are instituting a membership model with three levels of membership…
The Art of Mark Griffin
The content for Mark Griffin’s art work comes from a yogic view of the metaphysical structures of body and consciousness. Working across a multi-disciplinary array of mediums that included painting, sculptor, photography, and sound, he produced images, forms, and music that spoke in a language beyond words. For more about Mark’s art and to view a gallery of his work, please visit the link below.
Fire Mountain Retreat & Ayurveda
Fire Mountain Retreat & Ayurveda is located in Village Nimboli, near Ganeshpuri in Maharashtra, India. Tucked away in a natural landscape below Mount Mandagni and a short walk or rickshaw ride to the Nityananda Samadhi Temple in Ganeshpuri, the center anchors a long heritage of accomplished spiritual masters of the Siddha Lineage who have practiced sadhana on and near its slopes. Providing guests and groups a serene place of refuge to deepen their practice of yoga and meditation, Fire Mountain also offers scheduled Ayurveda Retreats as well as custom designed programs. Additionally, you can enjoy the natural geo-thermal hot springs on the property, as well as farm-to-table organic vegetarian meals three times daily.
While the Retreat Center plays host to international guests, its roots lie closer to home in the Tansa River Valley. Established in 2005, the Shri Nityanand Education Trust provides basic educational, medical, and agricultural support to its surrounding communities. Having identified 31 villages in which to concentrate its seva (selfless service), the trust provides programs in education, vocational training, and employment. Additionally, SNET’s sister project, Erth Enterprises is working with local farmers to determine which locally cultivated essential oil crops will be the most profitable. Currently under cultivation are: citronella, vetiver, lemongrass, geranium and mogra (aka jasmine). For more about the activities at Fire Mountain Awakening, follow the link below.
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Mahashivaratri is part of the Hindu tradition—the Siddha Lineage Masters of the Hard Light Center of Awakening hail from India and the Hindu culture. Mark Griffin first met his Guru,
October is now the month encompassing the anniversary dates of Swami Muktananda and our Beloved Guru Mark Griffin’s mahasamadhi. And, since Baba and Mark share the full moon lunar mahasamadhi
The month of August contains multiple Lineage celebrations, including the anniversary of Bhagwan Nityananda‘s death, referred to as Punyatithi, which we commemorated this last week; the anniversary of Bhagwan Muktananda‘s
The New Moon holiday of Diwali, the Festival of Lights, begins on Monday, November 1 in Los Angeles and is celebrated for 5 days. According to the Vedic website I
At the Hard Light Center of Awakening, the month of October brings a period of profound recollection of our Guru Mark Griffin and Lineage Master Swami Muktananda. Both great souls
VIDEOS
The Student Teacher Mandala Part 1
Mark Griffin discusses the nature of the Guru-Disciple relationship
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