Marga
Marga spiral image

MARGA

A Practical Interactive Philosophy Course to Connect deeper with Yourself, the Community and the World

18 Week Course | 2 Hours every Week | 7:30 PM-9:30 PM

Discover paths to meaningful living and to unveil mysteries of inner growth. Make sense of today’s world with the power of ancient wisdom. Experience the joy and adventure of learning authentic life lessons via volunteering.

Join the 5-month journey covering Eastern and Western wisdom through 2-hour sessions every week, with a community of like-minded coursemates.

A course offered by New Acropolis, a school of philosophy in the classical style for today’s times. New Acropolis is an international institution with a 67-year history, and centres spread across 56 countries.

Interested in courses beginning in Indiranagar/Jayanagar

What will you take away from the course?

Know Yourself Better

Your strengths and weaknesses, our potential as human beings, and how you can harness them.

Explore Practical Tools

Such as concentration, order and reflection, to live with more clarity, purpose and happiness.

Bring more Courage and Authenticity in Daily Living

Learn to approach challenges with a spirit of victory.

Contribute to Society

In a meaningful and impactful manner with like-minded individuals.

Embark on an Adventure

of living life as a Philosopher-Volunteer. Offer your own transformation as a key to impacting positive change in the world around us.

Interested in courses beginning in Indiranagar/Jayanagar

Course Structure

The course comprises 18 sessions and 1 practical seminar in order to emphasize the practical application of the teachings across the 3 areas.

Who Am I?

Meet yourself through perspectives of different cultures

Meet yourself through perspectives of different cultures

  • Discover Yourself
  • Bhagavad Gita- Revealing Our Inner Hero
  • Buddha- Path of Transformation
  • Mysteries of Tibet
  • Greek-Roman Philosophy- About Happiness and Beauty
  • Freedom to Be: Lessons from Stoics
  • Ancient China and Egypt: Living Meaningfully

How can we live together?

The Individual and Society

How can we live together?

  • Plato’s Allegory of the Cave- Awakening the Soul
  • Building a Just Society
  • Learning to Coexist
  • Education for Human Development

Is it possible and how can we influence the future?

Philosophy of History

Is it possible and how can we influence the future?

  • Lessons from Mythology
  • Cycles in history:  Ages, Yugas
  • Socratic Circle
  • Evolution and Destiny of Humanity
  • Forging a Better Future Through Philosophy

Hear what past students have to say

Course Particulars

  • Fees: Rs. 7500/- (incl. of taxes) payable in full, or 3 instalments of Rs. 2800/- (incl. of taxes)
  • Course Enrollment confirmed following a preliminary interaction with instructor.

Interested in courses beginning in Indiranagar/Jayanagar

Frequently Asked Questions

No prior knowledge of philosophy is required. This course is for anyone interested in developing a philosophical approach to daily living, for someone who is looking to impact change in a meaningful way. At New Acropolis, our emphasis is on a practical philosophy.

Classes take place once a week from 7:30 to 9:30 PM, across 19 weeks, at our branches in Indiranagar and Jayanagar. The course will be conducted in-person to enable a practical and interactive experience. It also includes a full-day volunteering seminar, simple mid-term and end-of-course assessment and individual meetings with the course instructors.

The instructors are first and foremost students of philosophy, and have studied with New Acropolis for several years. Instructors undergo a one-year Instructor training program, followed by taking on a role as assistant-teacher. They make efforts to imbibe and live the wisdom they have encountered through their classes, in their own lives. All instructors at New Acropolis conduct classes on a voluntary basis.

Discounts are not offered on the course fee. New Acropolis is a completely volunteer run organisation – all classes and activities, including the maintenance of our centres and branches, are managed and run by our member-volunteers. While we are a not-for-profit organisation, we charge a basic fee to cover our costs to maintain our centres and branches.

The Mārga course is the foundational introductory course offered by New Acropolis. Upon successful completion of this course, aspirants may choose to continue with the advanced studies program as members of the organisation. Here, the engagement includes and goes beyond weekly classes, to a framework that promotes practicing values and principles discussed in the classrooms through action and volunteering. Click here for more details on the advanced studies program: https://acropolis.org.in/advanced-courses/

We strongly encourage consistency in the classes. At the same time, at times there are objective reasons that lead one to miss classes. Course participants are required to update the community leader or their instructors about any upcoming absence from class/es – the instructor and community leader will accordingly advice, based on the stage of the course and other factors, about the best course of action. In all, it is necessary to have 75% attendance to successfully complete the course and be eligible for the advanced studies.

Yes, course booklets and suggestions for additional reading are provided as part of the course. These support the reflection, recap and further research of interested course participants.

Learn more through:

Apply for the Marga Course

Contact Us

Call: +91 9663804871 | Email: [email protected]

Share this course with your friends!