The journey of each spiritual searcher is unique and it takes different twists and turns. However, there are many common features of the journey. Each searcher sooner or later realises that whatever has been considered to be the goal or the destination of my journey necessarily carries some aspects understood or imagined by my ego-self, the very self of which I need to be free in order to connect with the Real. Then there is an inner call creating more and more interest in the journey—one step forward, one side-ways and one back—rather than the destination.
Ravi Ravindra will be leading these Monthly Meetings on Zoom. Each meeting will begin with a guided meditation assisting the relaxation of the body, some quieting of the mind, a feeling of gratitude for the mysterious forces and energies which have created me in this vast universe, and a sense of wonder about the purpose of my existence. Then, there will be an exposition of the features of a particular stage in the journey followed by a close exchange with the participants.
For further details and registration, please go to
https://www.journeyswith.in/ravi-mm-lp1/?utm_source=Journeys+Within&utm_campaign=8a2392bb63-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2021_12_15_04_32&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_20d4aee3f4-8a2392bb63-&mc_cid=8a2392bb63&mc_eid=UNIQID
with Ravi Ravindra
Saturdays, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. CST
February 5 – February 26 (4 classes)
There are many qualities and levels of love, from the level of purely sexual attraction to love as a Divine Energy pervading the universe. In these classes, we will explore what the great sages and scriptures have said about love and how we human beings can cultivate love in ourselves and the world.
In this four-part online course, we will explore:
See below for the full course syllabus.
COST: TS members: $65 • Non-members: $80
Registration includes on-demand access to recordings of all the classes, which can be viewed for two weeks following the date of the last class.
To ensure you receive your meeting link prior to the live program, please register by February 4.
Register at
https://www.theosophical.org/program/webinars/5231-divine-and-human-love
The subject of this session is the journey of inner transformation that any seeker is bound to make. One common lesson of all serious spiritual teachings is that as long as I remain the way I am, I cannot come to the Truth or to God or to the Real. A radical transformation of my whole being is required in order to be more and more free of my ego-self in order to be able to submit to the particle of Divinity that has taken on my body-mind.
Once one realises that self-awareness is the mechanism of this self-transformation, the interest shifts from what I see to the fact that I see and towards more and more interest in the quality of my seeing. An ardent searcher sooner or later realizes that whatever I regard as the destination of my search--labelled Enlightenment, Nirvana, Kingdom of Heaven and the like—is at least partially driven by the fears and desires of my ego-self. Then one is interested less in the destination and more and more in the journey itself. Everything along the journey—including one step forward, one step side-ways, and one step back—becomes interesting as one moves closer to the Mysterious Unknown and Unknowable which seems more interested in finding me than I am in finding IT. The Mystery remains; rather than denying it or being afraid of it, the seeker celebrates It.
Ravi Ravindra, PhD, is an international speaker and the author of books on religion, science, and spirituality. A Canadian of Indian birth, he is Professor Emeritus at Dalhousie University, where he served for many years as a professor in Comparative Religion, Philosophy, and Physics. His spiritual search has immersed him in the teachings of Yoga, Gurdjieff, Krishnamurti, and Christianity, as well as interreligious dialogue and the relationship between science and spirituality. He is the author of numerous books, notably his translation of Patañjali’s Yoga Sutras with commentary, his writings on Krishnamurti and the Gurdjieff Work, and his comparisons of Indian and Christian mysticism.
Tickets: £15 for an invitation on Zoom
Book online on the Fintry Trust website: https://thefintrytrust.org.uk