Welcome. This site is huge. We know. It can be pretty bewildering, especially for the first-time visitor just looking around. So here's a guide to the Esoteric Teaching Seminars site, especially for newcomers.

First, read and hear this podcast series:

• What is the Esoteric Teaching? Part 1
• What is the Esoteric Teaching? Part 2
• Everything You Think You Know is Wrong
• Three Stages of the Teaching
• Spiritual Knowledge

Then, watch the Introductory Video Seminar

If you have any questions, visit the AskBaba FAQ page.

By the time you're done with those, you'll know whether you want to stick around for more. Just in case it's still not clear, let's spell it out:

This site is a serious spiritual school.

This is not your typical wishy-washy, lightweight new-age site. It is not candy-coated edutainment. It is a very ancient, very serious, very substantial Esoteric School. Our tradition goes back more than 5,000 years. Much more. Master Teacher David Bruce Hughes is a high initiate of an unbroken spiritual lineage going back to Lord Krsna Himself. He has written and recorded tons of high-level material for your spiritual education and advancement.

Like over 100 podcasts on the essentials of spiritual life. This link opens a special MP3 player that plays the whole series, in order. It remembers where you left off so you can resume listening next time. It's like having a personal spiritual Master Teacher instruct you in the essence of spiritual life.

So if you want to learn the Esoteric Teaching, we have courses—lots of them. We also have an international online virtual spiritual community, led by a self-realized spiritual Master Teacher. There are community forums, and even live online videoconferences. When you're ready for some real spiritual advancement, check out our course section.

Interested in spiritual community?

• We have a forum (registration and opt-in required) where you can ask questions about spiritual life and discuss with fellow students.
• We have a weekly online Satsang (music, association and teachings from a self-realized soul) broadcast live over a state-of-the-art Internet videoconferencing system.
• We offer Master Course retreats for serious students at a rural location in the tropical jungles of Mexico.

Everything you need to approach complete spiritual enlightenment and self-realization is here on this site. Take some quality time and explore the different resource sections. You will not find another site with such a valuable treasure-trove of authentic spiritual information.

• We have a complete library of ancient Sanskrit Vedic scriptures.
• Plus you can download and install the entire searchable Vedabase to your computer from this link [400 MB ZIP file].
• And, you can download the entire library of BTG Magazine from here.
• Then let's not forget the complete library of Prabhupada's and other devotional music here.
• And the complete library of Prabhupada's lecture tapes here.
• And of course the hundreds of devotional images here.
• Finally, our complete video library is available here.
• And oh yes, our complete library of podcasts.

That should keep you busy for a while. Welcome, and come back often.