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The Enlightened Temple
Honoring the Sacred Traditions of East and West
In the Temple of Enlightened Life, you will find diverse and rewarding spiritual paths that all have one goal – the attainment of inner peace and outer harmony with others and the world.
All of these compelling systems of self- and divine-realization awaken our higher potentials and activate great wisdom and love. The rich field of practice of these ancient traditions of the East and the West are alive and thriving at Enlightened Life Temple. We invite you to join us in the journey of self-actualization by becoming a member today.
Helping Others in Need
The Charitable Work of Enlightened Life Sanctuary:
- India Tour for Women and Children: Benefiting charities in north and south India that serve women and children in need.
- Kumbh Mela of America: The Enlightened Life Pilgrimage Festival is the first-ever pilgrimage of the saints of India to the west.
- Feeding Sadhus in Tamil Nadu
Our Story
Enlightened Life Temple was co-founded by Chavah Aima and Prince Hirindra Singh in 1997. When they met, Chavah had been immersed in the Rosicrucian Tradition of mysticism for a number of years. Hirindra was an accomplished yogi in the Siddha tradition of the immortal Himalayan masters. Together they began to unify the most powerful enlightenment methods of the East and the West. Enlightened Life Temple serves as a legacy to and repository for this syncretic wisdom.
One outcome of their union was the creation of Heart of the Rose, an esoteric order in the Rosicrucian Tradition. The studies and practices include the five core elements of the Rosicrucian Tradition: Ceremonial Ritual, Magic, Alchemy, Theurgy, and The Resurrecting Solar Deity – Christ Consciousness. Heart of the Rose withdrew its activities from public view in 2018 in accordance with the Rosicrucian imperatives that all orders will remain invisible in cycles of 120 years. Nevertheless, Heart of the Rose continues to accept members on an invitation-only basis.
Prince Hirindra Singh left his earthly body in 2017. With Mataji being his only initiate, the temple carries on his yogic traditions. His unique wisdom forms a part of every training program. The temple archives include his recorded lectures, photographs, and writings.
Our Traditions
For many years, Chavah has led sacred pilgrimages to the holy lands of Europe and the Mediterranean coast. In her travels she encountered Egyptologists and esoteric experts on the ancient entheogenic rituals of Isis & Osiris. Through other destined encounters, she received transmissions that linked her to the secret lineage and teachings of the inner circle of Jesus and Mary Magdalene.
Chavah’s journeys brought her deeply into the hidden mysteries of the wisdom of the ages and connected her with certain masters of wisdom who revealed keys that unlocked the ancient knowledge of the original Christian mystical path. All of these revelations became a part of the training held in Heart of the Rose Mystery School. She continues to lead pilgrimages to these sacred places from time to time.
In time, Chavah began to travel to India to seek additional training in the yogic path and get immersed in the consciousness-expanding traditions of Sanatan Dharma. Over the many years she lived in ashrams, forests, and caves, she experienced a profound transformation and received initiatory transmissions from realized masters, sages and advanced yogic practitioners. In later years, she became recognized as a teacher by her mentors, was given the name Mataji Jyoti Ma, and returned to the west to share these powerful practices with others.
Mataji’s training and expertise includes the yogic traditions of Siddha, Kundalini, Kriya, Tantra and Sahaja. She was given transmission in the Advaita Vedanta tradition of non-dual awareness, exemplified by the life and teachings of the great saint Ramana Maharshi. She has been immersed in the spiritual tradition of Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka, known as the Siddha path, the ancient, root source of the enlightenment traditions of India. Under the guidance of Siddha master Sri Hari Baba, she received initiation in the tradition of Tirumular Siddha Yoga, named for the great saint Tirumular, author of the scriptures of the Tirumandiram. She continues to facilitate the powerful practices of this ancient path.
Mataji spent time in a Shakta Tantra Kaula, led by a woman adept from Bengal. Shakta Tantra is a path of immersion, requiring a devoted lifestyle and withdrawal from the outer world during a period of training and mastery. Mataji Jyoti Ma is fully committed to the restoration of the original path of tantra, where women are gurus and initiators.
Integrating Eastern and Western Traditions for Conscious Living
Jyoti Ma is a former counselor with a lifelong passion for unleashing the higher potentials of human consciousness. Many years ago, she closed her successful clinical practice and entered into an isolated retreat. She was called to a life of sadhana, focused on hours of daily meditation, practice of the esoteric arts and deep study of the timeless wisdom of the Rosicrucian Tradition. Her intensive retreat lasted five years, during which time she experienced many otherworldly events, visionary revelations, and a profound awakening of the Inner Genius. She received the name, Chavah Aima, and began to practice the powerful rites of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn along with a variety of Goddess-based, magical ceremonies.
She subsequently met and received her first yogic initiations from Hirindra Singh, PhD, an accomplished yogi and transpersonal psychologist. Jyoti Ma’s knowledge and expertise in western occult processes for self-realization merged with Hirindra’s insights and experience in the eastern enlightenment path to create Enlightened Life Sanctuary, a vital resource for this syncretic wisdom of the ages.
A Life Devoted to Sadhana and Self-Realization
Jyoti Ma traveled to India to seek additional training. She experienced first-hand the higher awareness that comes from a disciplined life and the practice of yogic techniques. She went through profound transformations as she received diksha (energy) transmissions from realized masters, sages and yogic practitioners. She was empowered to teach the woman led tradition of Shakta Tantra after years living with her guru, a woman Tantrika from Bengal, who affirmed to her: You are Mataji now. Soon after, Jyoti Ma began a life of world travel to share these powerful methods with others.
Mataji’s return to the U.S. coincided with advancements in neuroscience studies that proved the value of yogic techniques in healing addictive and traumatic stress disorders, chronic depression, anxiety and more. The methods she had learned were among those proven to optimize healthy neurotransmitter activity and establish superior brain function.
Recognizing the small number of teachers available who were proficient in these diverse yoga methods, Jyoti Ma became certified as a Master Integral Consciousness Coach in order to create a comprehensive approach to self- and life-mastery through yoga psychology.
She created the The Journey, drawn from her own life journey into realization. This program of Integral Consciousness training provides powerful tools and techniques that bring about radical self-healing and revolutionary life change. The Journey is a foundational practice in Enlightened Life Temple for anyone who wants to break free from the past and live masterfully in the eternal now. Over the years, The Journey system of transformation has proven highly effective at helping people activate their higher human potentials and achieve their life goals.
Mataji facilitates fields of practice in the core yogic traditions of Siddha, Kundalini, Kriya, Tantra and Sahaja. Sincere practitioners are invited to join her for Tantric and Siddha Practice groups, Siddha Homa fire ceremonies and special pujas via livestream. Additionally, she leads ceremonial rites in the Western mystical tradition, including entheogenic ceremonies she revived after encountering knowledgeable Egyptologists and esoteric experts on her journeys to the sacred lands of southern Franco and the Mediterranean coast.
Mataji is an initiate in spiritual tradition of the Himalalyan ranges, Tamil Nadu, and Sri Lanka, known as the Siddha path, the ancient, root source of Kundalini, Tantra and the Shaivate tradition. Her initiation immersed her in the teachings of Sri Tirumular Siddha, her Param Guru and author of the scripture, Tirumandiram. She received the Siddha name, Jyoti Ma and began teaching the Siddha field of practice in 2013.
Published Works and Teachings of Chavah Aima
Mataji served as the Project Manager and Tour Leader for Enlightened Life Temple’s India Tour for Women and Children. These charity tours raise funds and coordinate volunteer delivery of donations and supplies to programs in India that serve women and children. Past tours have supported Astitva, a women’s refuge in Dehradun, Uttarkhand and the Karna Prayag Trust infant refuge, orphanage and adoption center in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Mataji is often called to lead pilgrimage journeys to sacred areas to facilitate deep surrender into integral awareness and heightened spiritual development. These journeys include pilgrimages to the Dine’ tribal lands of Canyon de Chelly and Monument Valley, the temples, ashrams, and holy sites of India and Sri Lanka, and the mystical power points, ruins, and cathedrals of Europe.
As an Adept in the Rosicrucian path to self-actualization, Jyoti Ma authored books and created audio and video training programs for her students. These works were published in her Rosicrucian initiate name, Chavah Aima. She continues to add new programs, services, and books to these rich resources for enlightened living.
Explore these resources and services in detail at the Enlightened Life Store.
Books by Chavah Aima:
- Soul Analysis: What your Birthday Reveals about Your Spiritual Destiny
- Living Light: The 21-Day Alchemical Regeneration Plan
- The Secret Traditions of Jesus and Mary Magdalene
- The Green Lion: An Alchemist’s Guide to Juicing
- Alchemical Yoga: The Yoga of Transformation
As Chavah Aima, Mataji created the curriculum for Heart of the Rose School of Mastery, a members-only course for temple initiates that teaches the core elements of the Rosicrucian tradition. The home-study course included lessons in Esoteric Kabbalah, Astrology, Spiritual Alchemy, Ritual Practice, Esoteric Tarot and more.
In addition to her published books that reflect some of the content of these compelling courses, she also produced in-depth, video training programs, encompassing the knowledge she gained over 30 years of practicing the Rosicrucian path. Although Heart of the Rose membership is now by invitation-only, you can experience the power of these ancient mystery traditions and the secrets of the Rosicrucian Order in her video training programs, Inner Wisdom: 22 Steps to Higher Consciousness and Kabbalah Unveiled.
Mataji’s life as a wandering yogini and holy woman has provided her with a deep immersion in Indian culture. She has dedicated her life to the Sanatan Dharma. In 2018, she was asked by Siddha Master Sri Hari Baba to lead the first-ever pilgrimage of the saints and sadhus of India to the American Southwest, and is the Chief Visionary Officer for the Enlightened Life Pilgrimage Festival, the Kumbh Mela of America.
Jyoti Ma is available for guidance, mentoring, counseling and training for those who are drawn to the path of self-knowledge, conscious awakening and liberation.
Contact us to learn more, schedule an appointment, or get more details on upcoming events.