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3.00 Credits
Major modern approaches to the study of religions and spiritual traditions.
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This online course (with a few museum visits) takes a novel approach to the introduction of Indian art history by isolating the major philosophemes (seed philosophical ideas) manifesting in the visual culture of India and its aesthetics. In this, it treats the history of Indian art and culture as an expanding discourse, where continuity and change are assimilated and often undergo transformations in terms of these ideas. The time period covered by the course stretches from 2700 BCE to the modern period.
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3.00 Credits
Enacted in the spirit of dialogical inquiry, this co-taught course explores the perennial mystery of the relation of duality-whether in the form of dualism, polarity, opposition, difference, or some other form of twoness-to the non-dual (of which, paradoxically, there are at least two forms). Selected readings from Eastern and Western philosophical, religious, and literary texts serve as the starting point for reflection and meditation on such related topics as truth and the nature of the real, God or the divine, good and evil, time and eternity, the nature of nature, consciousness, and the self.
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In this course we will study literary and religious aspects of Hindu myths. Through the reading of primary sources in translation, the course covers the main divinities and many mythological themes of early Vedic as well as later Puranic literature. We will follow the development of mythology from the Rig Veda to the epics-the Mahabharata and the Ramayana-and up to the classical mythology of the Sanskrit Puranas.
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3.00 Credits
You cannot heal a sick mind unless you know what a healthy mind is. Therefore, this course will investigate the profound depth of the human psyche in order to learn how to express the all-pervading love that knows no distinction between a robber and a saint.
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3.00 Credits
Due to the diligence of the Buddha's disciples nearly 2,000 years ago, we can still read the teachings of the Buddha, as though examining pearls on a string. This course will examine selected discourses on various topics that reveal the major teachings of the Buddha's ministry.
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3.00 Credits
Students preparing to enter the healing arts professions need to learn how to work in high-stress environments without becoming fatigued. Daily exposure to extreme emotional and/or physical problems of clients leads to burnout if the practitioner does not know how to reduce symptoms of stress. In this practicum, students will explore self-healing and renewal techniques found in Buddhist psychology. Topics include the role of flux in mental and physical processes, the impact of positive and negative states, psychophysical techniques for psychic release and calm, and the techniques for treatment of stress.
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3.00 Credits
This topic allows one to feast on the knowledge of Buddhism and psychology. World-class psychologists and sophisticated Buddhist practitioners research the fascinating links between these three most important components. Understanding their connections among emotion, stress, and health is the key to cultivating one's own healing powers as well as preventing destructive illness.
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3.00 Credits
This course covers the basics of Integral Yoga based on a selection of conversations and letters from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother. Focus is placed on basic principles of yoga psychology, especially the spiritual or yogic attitudes to life that should be developed; on the nature, planes, parts, and possibilities of the human consciousness; approaches toward becoming more conscious of the various parts of our being and achieving a harmonization of them; and conversations of the Mother about the advent of the supramental consciousness on Earth and her work on the transformation of the physical body. Students will also be directed to online information about the lives of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, their ashram in Pondicherry, India, the experimental city of Auroville, and other aspects of their work. The course will proceed through readings and discussions of the material, a research paper, and two essay tests on the primary concepts covered.
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3.00 Credits
The last remaining of 18 early schools of Buddhism (Hinayana), Theravada (the Way of the Elders) is also referred to as Southern Buddhism, Pali Buddhism, or Nikaya Buddhism. This class focuses on its historical development, foundation teachings, canonical literature, and contributions to paradigms of spiritual and psychological transformation.
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