Shri Ramakant Maharaj Bootcamp

B o o t c a m p

Q. Can you speak about the importance of Bootcamp and
what Maharaj referred to as the “Spiritual Cocktail”?

A. Bootcamp means practical training. It is an essential,
cleansing process that will undo and remove all the
illusory layers and add-ons that have attached
themselves to your Presence. This is done by using a
combination of practices - or what Maharaj called a
spiritual cocktail of “Self-enquiry, Mantra recitation,
Meditation and Devotion. Without bootcamp, there
cannot be a purification process which means that
spiritual knowledge will just sit on top of the ego, instead
of being absorbed. These practices will remove the
thoughts, ideas, points of view, stances, impressions –
everything that was acquired by the body-mind. It is
essential that the ground is completely cleared and
cleaned before planting any seeds. Nothing will grow in
the soil unless you root out all the weeds produced from
ignorance that were taking up your precious space.
Sweep away all these fake seeds because they are not
part of your essential nature. They are not part of who
you are, and will prevent the flower of Truth from
blossoming. We need to use some tools such as “Self-
enquiry”, “Reciting a Mantra”, “Meditating”, as well as
“Devotion and singing Kirtan/Bhajans”.

(from the book "Q&A" 2025)

“Let silence be the art you practice.” Rumi

Introduces the various, essential Practice Tools to help us loosen our attachments and re-establish ourselves, permanently, in and as our true nature, Ultimate Reality. We were suffering from amnesia, which made us forget our real identity. To erase our assumed, false persona, we are prescribed potent medication in the forms of “Self-enquiry”, “Meditation”, “Reciting a Mantra”, and “Singing or listening to Kirtan/song”. When we follow these Practices, repeatedly hammering King Ego, eventually, the mind becomes subservient, is quashed and finally drops back into Source.

After the worldly layers have dissolved, such as the dualities, tendencies, anxieties, hopes and fears, when all the mental chatter quietens down, an expanse of space opens up. This invisible, anonymous, unidentified identity is the portal to infinite Reality.

“Love is the sea where intellect drowns.” Rumi