Contemplative Perspectives: Frameworks for the Divine

Contemplative Perspectives: Frameworks for the Divine

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For anyone who craves to deepen their contemplative process and more fully embody and integrate the the higher stages of the mystical path, Contemplative Perspectives: Frameworks for the Divine offers an opportunity to travel through the various states of awakening and understand the territory. With the historic practice of The Jesus Prayer as a jumping off point, we explore the experiential aspects of the Purgation/Illumination/Union path of Christian Mysticism. To help make these traditional dimensions and phases of the spiritual life more accessible for the contemporary seeker, we also use the most relevant material from Integral Theory, Mindfulness, and Psychology.

Course Objectives

Integrate the practice of the Jesus Prayer into your daily life and observe the changes and shifts that happen as you progress.

Deepen your experience of states of consciousness and understand these from the perspective of The Christian Mystical Path and Integral Theory. Become more understanding and dwelling within these states.

Break through the next barrier in your contemplative practice. After one state of awareness becomes integrated, new states open up after that. There is always another layer of the onion to unpeel. What is this for you? This course provides practical exercises and a wide array of theoretical perspectives to help make that happen

If you are familiar with Integral Theory, this course focuses on the Causal and Witnessing state-stages of the Waking Up Process using The Jesus Prayer as our contemplative practice in accessing and integrating these states into everyday awareness.

If you are familiar with Christian Mysticism, this course focuses on the contemplative path to God, using The Jesus Prayer through the stages of purgation, illumination, and divine union.

Material

This is a self-paced course. You will have lifetime access. Most of our students find that is helpful to circle back through this course material as your prayer life and practice grows and evolves over time. Content includes:

-Audio meditations on the process of saying The Jesus Prayer.

-Diagrams and charts about Christian mysticism, World Mysticism, and Integral Spirituality

-Visual presentations with lecture about the nature of different states of awakening

-Audio talks about non-dual perspectives from other religions

-Written practical advice for saying the prayer on an ongoing basis. Growing with the prayer.

If all this is somewhat new to you, don’t worry, included in this course is a simple introduction to The Jesus Prayer, its practice and history as well as background on the Christian contemplative tradition: a good source of review for those familiar with it, and a good foundation of context for those learning it for the first time. There are also charts that introduce Integral Theory and Buddhist metaphysical concepts in a clear, accessible way.

Course Curriculum

Welcome Letter

 PreviewFrom The Instructor

Opening Prayer

 PreviewOpening Prayer And A Model For Going Deeper

Christian Spirituality: Into The Mystic

 StartFrom The Instructor

 StartPart One: Video One (14:59)

 StartA Note On Outline.

 StartPart One: Video Two (12:28)

 StartPart One: Video Three (9:15)

 StartPart One: Video Four (14:50)

 StartPart One: Video Five (14:33)