| First
Level Course |
Week 1. The Human Being and the
Universe
Are we more than just body, mind and spirit? Do we really understand
what we are? Will observing nature help us learn about the human experience?
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Week 2. The Wisdom of Ancient India
Bhagavad Gita, a spiritual Hindu epic, is a mythical portrayal of
the eternal human struggle. Are there universal laws of life? What
is Karma? What does Dharma mean? |
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Week 3. The Life and Teachings
of Buddha
A pratical way to wisdom through the life and ideas of the Buddha.
Learn about the four noble truths and the 8 fold path to attain enlightenment. |
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Week 4. Tibetan Mysticism
An ancient Tibetan text with deep insights and powerful imagery about
the path of the individual through life. How can you recognize a true
Master? What characterizes a disciple in the east? |
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Week 5. Symbolism of Ancient Egypt
Why did the Egyptians believe in duality and symbols? Learn about
the hidden wisdom of ancient Egypt which continues to inspire advances
in domains of arts, sciences, psychology and philosophy even today. |
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Week 6. Plato's Myth of the Cave
Did you know that the Matrix is a modern adaption of the one of the
oldest parables of history; Plato's Myth of the Cave? Is everything
we see around us real or is it all an illusion? |
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Week 7. The Stoic Philosophers
of Rome
"Carpe Diem", the philosopher king and
lasting happiness. Learn about the Stoics who had a very practical
approach to living which is even applicable today! |
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Week 8. Cycles in History, Man,
and Nature
If everything is cyclical, is time an illusion? Why do civilizations
rise and fall? What is the summer of life? Is there a winter of life? |
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Week 9. The Meaning of Myth and
History:
Who makes history? Who are the spectators of history? Can we be actors
in history? Margeret Meade- 'Never doubt that a small group of people
can change the world, in fact, it is the only thing that ever has." |
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Week 10. Philosophy in Action
What is the point of philosophy and it's ideas? What is an ideal?
Can idealism change you and the world? How can you prepare yourself
to make a change, a difference? |
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| Second
Level Course: |
- Eastern Wisdom I
- Moral Philosophy
- Practical Psychology I
- Theological Symbolism
- History of Philosophy
- Rhetorics
- Sociopolitics |
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| Third
Level Course: |
- Comparative Religions I
- Eastern Wisdom II
- History of Philosophy II
- Practical Psychology II
- Rhetorics II
- Philosophy of Science |
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| Fourth
Level Course: |
- Comparative Religions II
- History of Philosophy III
- Practical Psychology III
- Metaphysical Aesthetics
- Dialectics |
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| Fifth
Level Course: |
- Cosmogenesis
- Anthropogenesis
- Mayeutic |
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