Exploring the Veda: Go Deeper Into the Knowledge Behind Your Practice

Learning Vedic Meditation gives you a powerful, practical tool. Exploring the Veda gives you the framework that tool sits within.

The Veda is the ancient body of knowledge from which Vedic Meditation originates. The same source from which yoga and Ayurveda also emerged. It is, in the broadest sense, a map of how consciousness works, how Nature operates, and how human beings can align themselves with both.

Exploring the Veda is a six-part course created by Thom Knoles, one of the world's foremost teachers of Vedic philosophy, and the first and only non-Indian to have been given the designation of Mahamandaleshwar, in recognition of his status as a practising expert in this field. Each instalment runs over a weekend and delivers approximately 18 hours of recorded lectures, facilitated in person with group discussion and Q&A. The courses build on each other sequentially, though there is no obligation to complete all six.

For many students, this course is where the practice stops being something they do and becomes something they understand at a much deeper level. That shift tends to make the daily practice richer, more consistent, and more meaningful.

Thom delivers this material in the way it was always intended to be taught: through direct explanation, analogy, and live question and answer. Students consistently describe the knowledge as practical, grounding, and applicable to everyday life.

Exploring the Veda is designed for established Vedic meditators who are ready to go beyond technique and into understanding.

If you have been practising consistently and feel the pull to understand more of what lies behind what you experience in meditation, this is the natural next step.

Nutritious Ayurvedic food and snacks are provided throughout the course.

Sessions feature recorded lectures by Thom Knoles, facilitated in person with group Q&A. The format encourages deep engagement with the material and benefits significantly from the group setting.

The next round of Exploring the Veda commences in May 2026 and will serve students based in Brisbane, the Gold Coast, and Byron Bay, or those wanting to travel to the area to participate.

Course Pricing

All prices include GST. Refresher pricing: $150 per course.