Due to the condition of our present society and our environment we believe, NOW MORE THAN EVER, is the time for these Universal Principles and Understandings which are often absent in today's standard curriculum to resurface and be taught and applied in our daily lives. These are our goals and intentions. We realize this must be a collective effort and need your help. The Self Mastery Earth Institute is located within the Sattva Sanctuary. The Sattva guna represents the spiritual aspect of life and awareness, beauty, the ideal of perfection, rhythm, harmony, a healthy nature and intelligence.
Sattvic consciousness is basically intelligent, calm, clear, balanced, compassionate and loving.
It is in alignment with the Sathya Yuga which is the age of Gold or Enlightenment. We sponsor authors, lectures, workshops, and hold on going services, ceremonies and classes at the center which inspire and promote these ideals. About the Institute and Its Setting View from the Sattva Sanctuary front yard. The Self-Mastery Earth Institute is located within the Sattva Sanctuary, a 70 acre mountain retreat located at the base of majestic Mt. Adams in Trout Lake, Washington with the White Salmon River as its Eastern border. After what would better be described as a death experience in 1979 due to a drowning accident, James found himself going through the tunnel.