Course Syllabus
Course Overview
In this course we will explore how:
- Human vulnerability is one of our biggest challenges, yet our greatest blessing
- Being human means having a heart with the capacity for feeling and relating to others
- True Nature includes the personal element, but is ultimately beyond time and space
- The essence of being human is an open doorway to the freedom of Being
Course Modules
Module 1 – Humanness
In this module, you’ll be guided to…
- Explore what it means to be human with a vast range of experiences and potential
- Discover how humanness can develop, unfold, and emerge within our consciousness and within our actions
- Inquire into what it means to be more fully human
- Participate in an inquiry exercise, exploring your experience of humanness
Module 2 – Heartfulness
In this module, you’ll be guided to…
- Explore the impact of how being human includes having a heart with the capacity for feeling, empathizing, and relating to others
- Inquire into the connection between humanness and heartfulness
- Learn how to develop and integrate heartfulness into daily life
- Participate in an inquiry exercise, exploring your experience of heartfulness
Module 3 – Human Contact
In this module, you’ll be guided to…
- Inquire into how human contact can be truly personal
- Explore how contact includes being in touch with oneself as well as others
- Learn how contact with your personal experience is needed for learning and maturation.
- Participate in an inquiry exercise, exploring your experience of personal contact
Module 4 – Human Vulnerability
In this module, you’ll be guided to…
- Explore how the challenges of our human vulnerability is also our greatest blessing
- Discover the inherent vulnerability and permeability of human beings and how these traits are needed for learning, growth, and maturation.
- Participate in an inquiry exercise, exploring your experience of vulnerability
Module 5 – Freedom of Being
In this module, you’ll be guided to…
- Understand how the essence of being human is an open doorway to the freedom of being
- Inquire into the perspective of viewing life of being a human being as an open-ended endeavor with unlimited potential and possibility
- Discover how the human experience is an expression of the totality of reality
- Participate in an inquiry exercise, exploring your experience of the freedom of being
Live Q&A Session
The live Q&A Session will take place on Tuesday, July 10, 2018 from 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. Pacific Time. To find your local time zone, use our Time Zone Converter here.
Teacher Biographies
Jeanine Mamary and Bob Ball are long-time Ridhwan teachers, current directors of the Ridhwan European teacher training programs, and serve on the leadership counsel of the Ridhwan School, home of the Diamond Approach. Besides being colleagues and teaching frequently with each other in the US and Europe, they are married and enjoy their home life in Leland, Michigan.
Support
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