SYLLABUS "PRACTICAL SPIRITUALITY - Part II " 


Refreshing Observations
Why a distinction between religion and spirituality

Purpose of the Spirituality course 
 

The God-question

 Does God have a future 

Arising of new consciousness
Finding the ‘self, recognizing the ‘ego’

From Descartes to Sartre 


The joy of ‘being’

 ‘Outer space’ and ‘inner space’

Finding the ‘divine’ in ‘inner space’

 

Who/what is ‘God’ ?

 Traditional God-connection

Cosmic/evolution god-connection

God-connection of the ‘ancients’ 

 

God in Judaism, Jesus’ teaching,

Gnosticism, Sufism, mysticism

Application to Practical Spirituality

Contemporary thoughts about God/Divine

A New Earth is not an Utopia

 

 


SYLLABUS - Practical Spirituality Part III - Spring 2011


Introduction

Who was Abraham Heschel

His thinking about Being                 

  - kinship of being 

  - Existence and it meaning

‘Now’, Consciousness, Time 

Ego - mind -self 

  - Self-surrender 

  - The real self as the symbol of God

About being spiritual 

Knowledge, Insight  

  - Insight as awareness 

  - Knowledge and God-experience

Realness of the Divine 

  - Essence of the Divine  

  - Divine presence 

Desire/yearning 

  - Amazement/wonder

The Ultimate Question

  - God is suing for man

  - Spirituality the answer to the mystery

Union/oneness          



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SYLLABUS FOR PRACTICAL SPIRITUALITY - Part II - Fall ‘10

based on: Tolle A New Earth


Introduction 

   Distinction between religion and spirituality         

   Where/why religion might have failed us              

   Truth relative or absolute

The God (concept) question

   Armstrong’s thoughts

   Does God have a future?                         

God-related means self-related 

    Arising of a new consciousness                                                

The true identity beyond the 'ego'           

   Identification                                                     

From Descartes to Sartre

    Peace that passes all understanding 

   True happiness proof of immortality       

The joy of 'being' 

    Being in the now is salvation 

Outer space, 'inner space', 'being'

   Discovery/Recognizing 'inner space'


   Inner space, 'gnosis', the divine 

   Where to find the 'divine'

Who/what is 'God'? 

God-connection of the Ancients

    Kenosis - Knowledge - Suffering  

   Empathy - Concern for everybody 

God-connection in 

   ‘traditional’ vs ‘evolution’ theology

The 'spiritual aspect' of God in  

   Judaism - Jesus, Golden Rule - Kaballah.

   Gnosticism (Jesus a gnostic?)

   Celtic spirituality,  

   Sufism, mysticism 

Application to practical Spirituality                           

   Truth - relative or absolute 

   Finding divine presence in the 'now 

   A Parable - and the inner body 

   Inner body, inner space, doorway to the 'divine' 

Union that is 'universe connected' 

    Breakthrough - Meister Eckhart + Fowler 

   The joy of 'being' - Entrances to the 'divine' 

   Other entrances to the 'divine' 

   Why women are more open for 'enlightenment'  

    How practical spirituality is ‘salvation’ 

Contemporary thoughts about God/divine

   Tolle, Kingsland, Geering, Borg, Tillich, John Robinson

    (M.Eckhart), Spong, Fowels, Wilber, Kushner

And so: A New Earth is not an Utopia 


 

based on: Tolle A New Earth

 

The joy of ‘being’

 

‘Outer space’ and ‘inner space’

Finding the ‘divine’ in ‘inner space’

 



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