Affiliate Program

Deepen Every Aspect of Your Life Through the Eight Points

This is the most immersive program we offer - a package of at-home and online components over four months. It could be right for you if you’re a dedicated passage meditator, you’ve attended several weeklong retreats, and you are deeply moved to contribute your own life to a spiritual renaissance that brings light to our troubled times.

Affiliate
Program

4 months

Easwaran offers a challenging but practical spiritual path for householders which can lead us to the supreme goal while we continue actively contributing to our family, career, and community.

Each year our Affiliate Program focuses on three monthly themes to help the earnest aspirant take next steps that are incremental and practical. These include topics such as unifying desire, approaching work and relationships with loving detachment, and developing a strong spiritual schedule.

Our core staff and presenters in the BMCM – people who have dedicated their lives to this practice - also participate in the Affiliate Program for their own ongoing development. For those who want to be of greater service to the BMCM and Easwaran’s work, this program is foundational.

By the end of the program, you’ll have had the opportunity to

Take part in monthly video calls, studying Easwaran’s writings or talks to explore the challenging eight-point program skills needed for fully dedicated practice
Try out small, practical experiments to integrate these skills into your daily life
Help to build the trusting and supportive Affiliate community, committed to living out the eight-point program of meditation with the goal of Self-realization and bringing a spiritual renaissance to life

Prerequisites

You see Easwaran as your spiritual Teacher
You’ve been meditating daily using passage meditation for at least four years
You’ve also been meditating in the evening for at least six months
You’ve attended four Weeklong Retreats, or the equivalent
You’ve attended a BMCM retreat within the last year
You plan to attend two BMCM retreats in the year that you take part in the Affiliate Program: one Weeklong or Setu retreat and one additional retreat.

In addition, you are

Participating in BMCM Satsang Live or the BMCM eSatsang or one of the BMCM Satsangs listed here.
Seeking inspiration from Easwaran every day through reading his books or watching or listening to his talks
Living a balanced lifestyle that includes regular exercise, a healthy diet, wholesome recreation, an outlet for selfless service, and regular opportunities to work in harmony with others
Eager and able to devote an extra 15 minutes per day and one hour per month to deepening your spiritual practice.

Note: If this Program appeals to you, even if you can’t meet these prerequisites at this time, we suggest you start working on them and set your eyes on this Program as a goal. Please contact us if you’d like further guidance and information.

Fee

The standard fee is $100. The sliding scale is $50–$150.

Explanation of Sliding Scale

Our sliding scale means that you can choose the price that's right for you. If you can pay the standard fee, that will cover the cost of your program.

Please choose a lower fee if the standard fee is too much for you to afford.

If you add a donation to the standard fee, that will help others to attend – thank you!

The BMCM is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. All of our work is made possible by donations. While income from books and programs covers a portion of our costs, everything we do depends on the generosity of those who benefit from Easwaran’s teachings.

Each dollar paid over the standard fee is a tax-deductible contribution. We keep all donations and fee payments confidential.

Financial Aid

You're welcome to attend this program with a scholarship if you need to pay less than the lowest end of the sliding scale. Our scholarship fund is created out of donations from generous friends to help more people attend programs.

We also offer payment plans, so you can pay your fee in installments.

For either a scholarship or payment plan, please don’t register online, and instead write to financial.aid@easwaran.org or call us at 800.475.2369. We’ll get back to you within three days.

Refund

If you need to cancel, please let us know as soon as possible and we’ll refund your full fee.

Schedule

The program starts in the spring or the fall depending on the overall retreat schedule for the year. If you sign up, you will be sent the schedule a month before the program starts. Email programs.admin@easwaran.org if you would like more details on timing.