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An online course in spiritual awakening
Whether we realise it or not, life for each of us is a spiritual journey. However, there is no map for our journey, and we each have our own particular quest – we just have to work it out as we go along! If we allow it to be so, it can be a journey of excitement, discovery and enlightenment; on the other hand we can make it dull, fearful and heavy-going. The choice is ours, and we can make that choice – and even change our minds – at any time. Once we open ourselves to the infinite range of possibilities the universe has to offer and stop limiting ourselves by our often simplistic human understanding, once we accept that there are things in the universe we cannot yet comprehend or explain, we begin to find that life has so much more to offer than we could ever have imagined.
Who is it for?
This course is intended for anyone who has begun to wonder if there might be more to life than our ‘threescore years and ten’ on Earth; anyone who has started to question traditional beliefs and teachings; anyone who feels there is a purpose to their life but can’t fathom out what it is or how to get started; anyone who is concerned about life’s apparent injustices. The fact that you’ve found this website is no accident; perhaps it will help you find what you have been looking for...
Approach
The approach of the course is not to teach rituals and dogma, for there are none that will suit everybody and in any case true spirituality is not about dos and don’ts. Rather, the course is designed to enable participants to access the latent knowingness they already possess. Each lesson includes some reading on the topic, an example based on real-life experience to illuminate the topic further and an exercise to help experience aspects of the topic at a deeper level.
Nor is this about religious beliefs, although there are many truths in all of the world’s major religions. Religions have been created by mankind – and they have often been distorted by him over the ages for his own particular reasons, usually to exercise control over followers.
The course is designed to challenge traditional teachings and beliefs; each participant is encouraged to decide whether to accept, modify or reject outright any of the teachings. There is a discussion forum where you can post questions or feedback or share your experiences as you work through each of the topics.
Content
The topics we’ll be covering in the course include: openness, love, self esteem, change, the present, responsibility, integrity, judgement, relationships, giving and receiving, abundance, forgiveness, trust and fear, balance and disease, free will, mirror principle, thoughts create, words and affirmations, consequences, unity, ego and attachment, life purpose, peace, intuition and creativity, angels, reincarnation, the nature of god, prayer and meditation.
Getting the Most from the Course
It is suggested you keep a notebook with you in which to do the exercises. You may also wish to use your notebook to jot down any key points, anything that ‘speaks’ to you, whether it is something with which you particularly agree or violently disagree. Alternatively, or in addition, you may wish to make use of the discussion forum that forms part of the course.
You might also find it helpful to play some soft background classical or ‘new age’ music whilst you are reading the text and doing the exercises. Music activates a different part of the brain which can assist the process of assimilation. However, this is only a suggestion, and there may be times when it suits you to play some music and other occasions when you prefer quiet. That’s fine; whatever works for you.
Another way to get more from the process is to find a friend to work with – a ‘buddy’, someone with whom to do each lesson and work through the exercises together, or who has already been through a similar process. You don’t need to show them your exercises (unless you want to), but you may find it helpful to discuss what you are experiencing during the exercises, anything you are having difficulty with and anything you have learned. Be prepared to challenge each other, to look deeper within yourselves, examine your motives, help and encourage one another, offer and receive support when you are ‘blocked’ or resistant and learn from the other’s experiences. However, be careful not to get drawn into each other’s self-deceptions and justifications. Again, you may wish to use the discussion forum to share your thoughts and experiences.
However you decide to use it, may this course assist you to find insights that will help you lead your life with greater love, compassion and trust, and with less fear and doubt. Take from it whatever speaks to your heart, find your own truths within these pages, and use them, as well as those messages that do not resonate with you, to create your own reality. May the course help you find your path of ‘enlightenment’, whatever that means to you personally.
None of the ‘truths’ in this course are new – the section of inspirational quotes is intended in part to show that many of the truths expressed here are not original and are, indeed, as old as the hills.
And Finally...
Enlightenment is not a ‘spectator sport’. You cannot learn spirituality from a book. It is something that comes from within; something we must each experience for ourselves. It can take time and practice, so do participate as well as read.
Investment
The cost of the course is GB£59 or US$99. You may try the first lesson for free to see whether or not the course is for you. A CD of guided meditations will be available later at a specially reduced price for course participants.