Friday, October 26, 2007

The Ontology of Self-Perfection

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UNIVERSITY OF PHILOSOPHICAL RESEARCH DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAM
OCTOBER 2007 to MARCH 2008
THE YOGA OF INTEGRAL TRANSFORMATION
Debashish Banerji Ph.D.
Sundays Once Monthly 11:00am to 1:00pm
October 2007 to March 2008 Admission: $10 per lecture

In his magnum opus, The Life Divine, the modern Indian seer and yogi, Sri Aurobindo has diagnosed the human condition as one of sevenfold Ignorance. In his own life and teaching, he developed the goals and techniques of experience and power by which this condition can be overcome. Adapting his own terminology, this can be called a sevenfold perfection.
Sri Aurobindo spelled out this psychology of integral transformation in a number of texts, principally his work on yoga, The Synthesis of Yoga and his diaries, published recently under the title Record of Yoga.
This course will draw out the feature of the seven limbs of self-perfection, including the phenomenology of paranormal powers relating to a transformed humanity and disciplines and attitudes necessary to their development. In this exploration, following Sri Aurobindo, a cross-cultural approach will be taken, introducing Sanskrit terminology in context with explanations and implications in terms of modern psychological theory and practice.
This lecture series will be recorded live for UPR's distance learning program. It is open to the public, as well as students of UPR.
SCHEDULE IN 2007
Sunday, October 28 - 11:00am-12noon. $10
Introduction - The Yoga of Integral Transformation & the Psychology of Self-Perfection

Sunday, October 28 - 12:30pm-1:30pm. $10
The Perfection of Equality
An unshakeable equality is the foundation of the yoga of self-perfection.
Sunday, November 11 - 11:00am-12noon. $10
The Perfection of Power
The expressive powers of the soul; their relationship with Conscious Force; their development in terms of attitudes, qualities and faculties.

Sunday, November 11 - 12:30pm-1:30pm. $10
The Perfection of Knowledge
The limbs ok knowledge along with their degrees: knowledge of outer sensory contact; knowledge of inner contact; and knowledge of identity.
Sunday, December 9 - 11:00am-12noon. $10
The Perfection of the Body
The human body carries in itself the potential for the expression of conscious Matter thereby presenting a divine basis for a divine life.

Sunday, December 9 - 12:30pm-1:30pm. $10
The Perfection of Being
The identity of Being and its manifold Oneness.
SCHEDULE IN 2008
Sunday, February 10 - 11:00am-12noon. $10
The Perfection of Action
The perfect identification with Conscious Force and Conscious Being

Sunday, February 10 - 12:30pm-1:30pm. $10
Attitudes of Self-Perfection
The prerequisite attitudes of self-perfection, the primacy of those attitudes; their place in the development and possession of paranormal consciousness.
Sunday, March 9 - 11:00am-12noon. $10
The Ontology of Self-Perfection
The integral identity of Being and its realization, along with the powers and techniques of knowledge it implies.

Sunday, March 9 - 12:30pm-1:30pm. $10
The Power and Enjoyment of Self-Perfection
What is the potential of post-human dynamics and enjoyment? The promise of human fulfillment; the horizon of further progress and perfection.

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