Amrita Mandala UK

14/10/2025

A Direct Method to Awakening...

In our workshop you'll be guided through the “Two-Part Formula to Awakening” – a precise and direct method of "insight" practise specifically for realising the first awakening.

To be clear – this is the first true and permanent awakening.

– known traditionally as ”Stream-Entry”, “First Kensho”, "First Bhumi Opening" etc.

The reason why it works is because it directly addresses the fundamental mechanism of awakening at it's core:

– the "I" thought that originates from behind the eyes, as an energetic "knot"

The basis of the “I-thought” exists as an energetic construct of the mind, which creates the convincing feeling of there being a "me" located behind the eyes.

This funny sense that "I" am at the centre of the universe, that there is a “me” in the centre of my head who sits behind the eyes and makes all my decisions, where all my thoughts and ideas originate from.

We’ve gone through life never questioning this assumption.

We know from neuroscience there is no singular origin to all our thoughts and actions or sense of “self”.

And if we were to truly look, we would find there’s simply no solid, permanent “self” to be found.

Where do your thoughts come from?
Where are decisions made?
When you point to a "me", do you somehow think the essence of you originates from behind the eyes?

The basis of our sense of “me” originates as an energetic construct – the root of our belief – and from this root the entire tree of our "self" is formed:

the feeling of being a “me”, the image and identity of "me", along with the trunk of self-identity and all the roots, branches and leaves of who we think we are – all stems from this original "I-thought" whose seed begins as an energetic construct that we label "me".

Thoughts, feelings and emotions arise and we instantly grasp at them as “mine”, believing they arose from this centre of origin “me”.

This energetic construct of "I, me" gives us our sense of solidity, permanence and separateness, as if we are somehow separate from this universe that revolves around us, and is the very source of our confusion, angst and fear.

How do we see through this illusory sense of "me" and release the central "knot" behind the eyes?

That's what the "Two-Part Formula" is for, a simple and precise method that anyone can learn, to dismantle the central illusion and release the ego hook at the centre of the head - the first awakening! And beginning of the path to true freedom.

See here for more details: subscribepage.io/free-awakening-workshop

13/10/2025

The Quiet Desperation Beneath It All…

That faint hum of unease in the depths of you,
a sense that *something’s missing* — even when life looks fine on the surface.
You can’t quite put your finger on it,
but there’s a deep inner ache in the background,
an undercurrent of discomfort,
a feeling that no matter what you achieve, heal, or fix…
something still feels off!
Not everyone recognises this feeling, but you do —
and you’re waking up to a greater truth, but you haven’t broken through yet.

This inner ache colours everything, cannot be ignored anymore.
You recognise this same subtle pain in others,
this unresolved ache in their eyes too –
no one ever quite satisfied, always striving,
carrying on like zombies, seemingly ignorant of their own pain,
as if all this is just supposed to be normal!

But something in you knows there's nothing natural about this.
This endless search outside of oneself – personal development, psychotherapy, mindfulness –
these things certainly help, but none of them go deep enough,
none touch the essence of who you are, the deepest pain.
Endless stress reduction and self analysis just don’t get to the root of the matter.

Despondency. Utter disillusionment.
—This comes from the feeling that you have nowhere else to turn.
You’ve tried every angle, but nothing resolves.
Yet without reaching this point, our ego-clinging resists opening to a greater truth.
It’s often not until all avenues are taken away,
and all options seem futile —
that *true surrender* can happen.

The true spiritual path takes courage...

To let go of all that you thought you were.
To open yourself to a deeper and greater reality
that exists beyond the limited confines of who you think you are.

And this is where Awakening begins...

When you finally stop searching for relief “out there,”
and turn inward — to see directly into the root of suffering itself.
Once the illusion of the separate “self” is seen through,
that quiet ache dissolves into the natural peace and inner freedom that’s always been here.

If you’ve felt this quiet ache too,
and sense that life must hold something deeper,
then you're always welcome to join one of our free online Awakening Workshops where you'll be guided through a method that directly addresses the heart of the matter —
a way to look directly into this illusion of “self” to release the central hook of the ego that binds us.

12/10/2025

Hi folks, the mission is recommencing!

I've moved from North Wales to Birmingham with the intention to begin running meditation workshops around the UK. That might still take a while, but to begin with I'm running these online Awakening Workshops, for free! They're for teaching a simple and direct method that anyone can learn to awaken.

You can also download the "Awake! Handbook for Awakening" by Amrita Baba, which has the full explanation and instructions of the method, along with several dialogues of people who were guided to awakening, so you can learn from them and be inspired by their examples.

If you're curious, all the info is below!...

The inner ache, feeling of quiet desperation - learn a method that directly addresses the root ‘knot’: the ’I, me’ thought, to realise our first awakening!

05/10/2024

What does the 'subtle energy body' look like?

The following is a representation of the subtle energy body as taught by my teacher Amrita Baba based on his visions, who worked closely with James Prevette from Canada to create this detailed visual of the 'causal body' made up of 'nadi channels' and the chakras above and below the body (bhumi chakras), as well as chakras inside the limbs.

The 'Jewel Visualisation' is a foundational practise in Amrita Mandala, imagining the body and aura as flawless diamond, along with the vertical pillar that runs through the spine, raising above and descending below the body 5 or 6 metres connecting us to our Buddhanature. We imagine light flowing through the vertical pillar from above and below, meeting at the heart chakra, and then radiating out through our diamond body and aura as rainbow light, purifying our being, as well as extending out in all directions to reach all beings.

I was always amazed how quickly people in the meditation classes got the hang of this and were able to get a direct experience for themselves of connecting to the subtle energy body. Doing so immediately 'grounds' you, at least to some extent, in the clarity of pure awareness, the stable ground of our very own Buddhanature, because this is what our causal body of nadis represents.

In the same way we can understand and explore our inner organs and what they feel like if we have some understanding of our physical anatomy, with a clear and stable mind we can also feel into and explore and become familiar with our subtle energy bodies if we understand the anatomy of them.

Practice with Amrita Baba: https://www.amritamandala.com/calendarAmrita Darshan: https://www.amritadarshan.com/Amrita Mandala: https://www.amritamandala.com/...

04/04/2024

Dear all, I am ending the meditation classes! There will be no meditation class next week. I'm really grateful to everyone who came and gave it a go and supported them. It was a great pleasure and so pleased I had the opportunity to do this, and hope people found benefit in them and will take the practises into their daily lives.

At the moment my circumstances have changed and I am working a lot more during the week, so find I am over busy to commit to weekly sessions. The idea is that I will take a rest from running the classes, but in a few months time I hope to start running weekend meditation workshops, so stay tuned!

One of the things I've found is that even with weekly classes, people find it hard to stick to their own personal practise. Meditation has an extraordinary potential to transform your life, but unless you introduce this into your life as a regular practise it is impossible to find this out!

There are plenty of meditation resources out there, but if you want something that will truly change your life then I would recommend the teachings of Amrita Mandala, which is a path of awakening leading to full liberation from suffering, not just for monks or meditation obsessives, but a path for ordinary people who have jobs, family, and busy lives.

Outer circumstances will always change, and bring stress, until we find a way to transform our mind. There are paths to complete freedom, they are hard to come by, and Amrita Mandala is one of them. I say this because this is the path that has given me so much inner freedom, and I wish this for you too.

The simplest way to start is with the 'Two-Part Formula', an insight practise specifically used to generate the first awakening. This awakening is described in many spiritual traditions, perhaps in different ways, but in all cases it is the same thing: a permanent shift in the way we see things, where a layer of self-based confusion is peeled away and we begin to feel more whole and stable: https://www.amritamandala.com/2pf

Though if you are keen to dive in, and open minded enough, a very fruitful practise that you can introduce as your regular meditation routine is Rainbow Body Yoga. This has been my main practise for a few years. You begin by learning the 'Lite' version, suitable for beginners, and this is done by joining the online Rainbow Body Yoga empowerment which you can read about here: https://fb.me/e/1tR0PkMrZ

If anyone has any questions about this, or anything about meditation or the spiritual path, please feel free to reach out to me: https://www.facebook.com/chris.protheroe

May your spiritual path go well, be fruitful, and may this be for the benefit of all beings!

Many blessings

Nataraja (Chris)

The Two-Part Formula for Awakening The Two-Part Formula (2PF) is a simple and effective method for bringing about permanent awakening. Awakening in this context means the dropping off of the illusion of self. The method is all about being aware of one’s sense of self and observing it systematicall...

31/03/2024

Meditation sessions resume on Tuesday (2nd April), hope to see you there. Have a nice Easter. 🐰