@George,
I just attended the advanced course. It is hard to explain what it is ,but it was the most amazing education about myself. I would leave ontology out of it. It is about transformation. It is very rigorous , yes, because it is a deep self inquiry that you do for 12- 14 hrs a day and then some assignments are done after that and believe me some are done in your sleep.
I got insight into who I am, why I do what I do, and my misery and my complaints have disappeared. I have two nieces, I paid 100 dollars each to enroll them. The day when they finished their course, I felt like I got a million dollars because I saw that I was the transformation of two people. My life canntot work if the life of people around me is not working. That is why people are so enthusiastic to share it. Is it a business because they want to take this work to Pakistan and Iran, Yes.
All I can say is I can't wait for my son and husband to do it.