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An established online course in Mindfulness Meditation as found in the Serenity and Insight traditions of early Buddhism.
Please join us for one of our 10 week courses:
- June 2018 (10 week course: June 16th - August 24th)
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Vipassana Fellowship’s online meditation courses have been offered since
1997 and have proven helpful to meditators in many countries around the
world. The main text is based on a tried and tested format and serves
as a practical introduction to samatha (tranquility) and vipassana
(insight) techniques from the Theravada tradition of Buddhism. Intended
primarily for beginners, the 10 week course is also suitable for
experienced meditators who wish to explore different aspects of the
tradition. The emphasis is on building a sustainable and balanced
meditation practice that is compatible with lay life. The course is led
by Andrew Quernmore, a meditation teacher for over 20 years and with a
personal meditation practice of more than 35 years. Andrew trained with
teachers in Sri Lanka and in England and has taught meditation in London
colleges and at retreats in the UK, Europe and Asia. The course is
delivered wholly online in our Course Campus.
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Participants in our earlier course wrote:
“What a wonderful experience this has been. The course was so well
organized, easily accessible, affordable, systematic, and comprehensive.
I will always be grateful for this experience in my journey.” L, USA
“I found the course immensely useful, accessible and extremely thought-provoking.” - A, UK
“I didn’t finish everything, but what I was able to experience
was profound. Thank you so much for the tremendous wealth of thinking
and peace contained within your course.” - N, USA
“I found it very helpful and well structured. It helped me
establish a daily practice throughout the duration and to learn a lot” -
I, Argentina
“When I applied to join the course, I was struggling in my
practice and had lost heart. I can’t sufficiently express my
appreciation and gratitude for the wonderful resource you offer. The
content was immediately engaging, and was throughout delivered with
clarity and thoughtful care. Perhaps I can best express feedback in
terms of how differently things feel having completed the course. The
words that pop up are refreshment, reinvigorated, revival; joyful
reconnection and commitment. Thank you.” - E, UK
“Before joining this course I was doing meditation but not with
such discipline and without any structure. This course showed me many
beautiful aspects of meditation which I have read before but not
experienced. My sincere thanks to you and all people working for this
online course. This is great help to people who cannot go physically to
Ashrams to attend and practice.” S, India
“I greatly enjoyed it! And found it to be a great introduction to various meditation techniques.” - M, Hong Kong
“I very much appreciated the structure of the course and the
exercises, which made it easy to integrate them into normal everyday
life. Not being in a retreat but living in normal circumstances while
practicing the exercises has enabled me to more and more notice
phenomena arising in particular situations and I indeed started to learn
and observe how suffering is created in everyday life situations and
what suffering feels like. (A bit like ‘training on the job.’) Also I
noticed insights arising, literally out of nowhere.” - A, Germany
“am very happy with the offered course, and Andrew’s use of
personal perspective really helped me understand things better. Although
I’ve previously used Vipassana meditation, this course really brought
it together for me.” J, USA
“Meditations of Loving-Kindness, Compassion, Appreciative Joy,
Equanimity etc. will no doubt help to maintain an emotional balance in
the midst of discouraging vicissitudes of life. All in all the package
was complete, precise and well crafted for the development of mind.
Thank you, with your help I began the journey. And hope, will continue
till the end.” J, India
“Truly memorable experience. Am determined more than ever to
continue my practice and perpetual exploration. Thanks for taking us
through this journey.” G, India
“I enjoyed very much the January meditation course. Although
I’ve done a few of those 10 day courses, this online course taught me
new techniques that I find helpful. I also enjoyed the readings and
found Andrew’s style of writing to be very pleasing to read. He doesn’t
shove the text down one’s throat. Instead, he imparts the information in
a way which is easy to read and leaves the reader feeling at ease - as
though this is really doable if only one approaches it with a relaxed
and calm attitude. Thanks Andrew! I hope we meet someday!” - A, USA
Recent comments:
“This course has been very helpful to me in establishing a daily practice.” - D, USA
“I have learned much and my meditation practice has benefitted greatly…” - C, Australia
“I would like to thank you for your well structured, informative and
personal course, it helped me for 3 months in a great way and left me
determine to continue meditation practice…” - T, Qatar
“Wonderful course. Like a guided stroll through a wondrous
rainforest. Rough terrain and stormy weather were dealt with gently but
profoundly. Beauty was to be rejoiced in. Student discussion was fun and
educative. Both my
meditation practise and my Buddhism grew exponentially. Thank you Andrew
and all participants.” -S, Australia
“I enjoyed your course. I meditate each morning…” - A, USA
“Thank you very much for the Vipassana course! … I kept up, learned, and benefitted in what feels like a major way.” - M, USA
“Impermanence! I do not like endings. Thank you so much for offering
this meditation course to the world. I was so happy to find it.” - S,
Canada
“Hi, I have just completed the course. It was fantastic, life
altering. Feel very sad that it is finished. I have now established a
daily meditation practice and will try to find a group in Sydney to
further my dhamma practice. Thank you, it really has been a remarkable
experience. I will join the Parisa and stay in touch with this
organization. I have NO complaints only gratitude. Thank you.” - K,
Australia
“As we near the end of the course I just want to say ‘thank you’ for
your work on it and share some of my thinking and experience at thsi
point. Ive found the different aproaches to meditation interesting and
useful and have appreciated your focus on practicalities. The frequently
asked questions have helped to avoid my inundating you with questions,
as many people have clearly walked the path before asking them! … I am
happy that it is a practical philosophy for living an ethical life, I
like the emphasis on acting skillfully, feel that individual
responsibility for ones actions (rather than relying on redemption)
makes sense … Thank you for a very accessible path! - J, UK
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John Templeton and Wisdom from World Religions is a grant-funded
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About the Course
Until
recently, the wisdom of the world’s many religions existed in separate
silos blocked from other traditions by barriers of language, distance,
and slow communications. Now, more than at any time in history, this
collective wisdom is easily available to anyone with an internet
connection. But without a guide to this enormous wealth of information
and practice, we can quickly lose our way.
In this course,
comparative religionist Kenneth Rose will be your guide in learning
about and practicing the religious and spiritual wisdom that can change
your life and the life of your community. Taking his start from the
spiritual principles and practices outlined by noted investor and
spiritual teacher Sir John Templeton in his book Wisdom from World
Religions: Pathways Toward Heaven on Earth, Kenneth Rose will trace
these teachings to their sources in the world’s major religions and show
you how you can put them into practice.
What You’ll Learn
This course provides clear and inspiring answers to many of life’s big questions:
Does life have an ultimate meaning?
Is science the ultimate guide to the deepest truth of life?
Does God, or a divine reality, exist?
What practices can bring God, or a divine reality, into your own experience?
Is death the end of life?
Course Learning Objectives
After taking this course, participants should be able to:
Identify the basic teachings of the world’s major active religious traditions.
Distinguish the different religions from each other.
Compare these religions in search of commonalties and differences.
Evaluate Sir John’s contributions to the study of spirituality.
Apply some of the spiritual practices suggested by Sir John Templeton
Assess claims about spiritual realities made by the various religions.
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Day 2 (Wednesday): The Divinity of the World: “God-life moving through all”
Day 3 (Friday): The Spiritual Anchor of the Material World
Week 2
Day 4 (Monday): Spiritual Pluralism
Day 5 (Wednesday): Spiritual Laws
Day 6 (Friday): Divine Intelligence and Creativity
Week 3
Day 7 (Monday): The Humble Approach
Day 8 (Wednesday): A Moral Wakeup Call
Day 9 (Friday): Expanding Spiritual Science and Research
Week 4
Day 10 (Monday): The Law of Mind Action
Day 11 (Wednesday): A Guiding Inner Power
Day 12 (Friday): An Attitude of Gratitude
Week 5
Day 13 (Monday): The Return on Generosity
Day 14 (Wednesday): The Movement of Forgiveness
Day 15 (Friday): Practicing Unlimited Love
Week 6
Day 16 (Monday): Forward into the Divine Unknown
Day 17 (Wednesday): The Mystic Power of Prayer
Day 18 (Friday): The Standpoint of Nonduality
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a unique multi-religious consortium for the graduate study of religion
featuring more than 20 member schools, centers, and institutes.
Sir
John Templeton and Wisdom from World Religions is a grant-funded
project from the Templeton World Charity Foundation. The opinions
expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not
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in history, this collective wisdom is…
The First Things To Do In The Course
What You’ll Learn in This Course
Orientation Video
Course Plan (Syllabus) Word Version
Daily Course Activities
FAQs and Troubleshooting Guide
Brought
to by a Generous Grant from the Templeton World Charity Foundation
(Executive Summary)
Pretest
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public domain, Creative Commons materials and proprietary material owned
by Accord LMS, Now You Know Media, the Templeton World Charity
Foundation, and the Graduate Theological Union. All rights reserved.
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Heaven on Earth © 2002 Templeton Foundation Press has been granted by
the Templeton Foundation Press. All rights reserved.
The
Wisdom from World Religions global open online course is offered in
partnership with the Graduate Theological Union of Berkeley, California,
a unique multi-religious consortium for the graduate study of religion
featuring more than 20 member schools, centers, and institutes.
Sir
John Templeton and Wisdom from World Religions is a grant-funded
project from the Templeton World Charity Foundation. The opinions
expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not
necessarily reflect the views of the Templeton World Charity Foundation,
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About the Course
Until
recently, the wisdom of the world’s many religions existed in separate
silos blocked from other traditions by barriers of language, distance,
and slow communications. Now, more than at any time in history, this
collective wisdom is easily available to anyone with an internet
connection. But without a guide to this enormous wealth of information
and practice, we can quickly lose our way.
In this course,
comparative religionist Kenneth Rose will be your guide in learning
about and practicing the religious and spiritual wisdom that can change
your life and the life of your community. Taking his start from the
spiritual principles and practices outlined by noted investor and
spiritual teacher Sir John Templeton in his book Wisdom from World
Religions: Pathways Toward Heaven on Earth, Kenneth Rose will trace
these teachings to their sources in the world’s major religions and show
you how you can put them into practice.
What You’ll Learn
This course provides clear and inspiring answers to many of life’s big questions:
Does life have an ultimate meaning?
Is science the ultimate guide to the deepest truth of life?
Does God, or a divine reality, exist?
What practices can bring God, or a divine reality, into your own experience?
Is death the end of life?
Course Learning Objectives
After taking this course, participants should be able to:
Identify the basic teachings of the world’s major active religious traditions.
Distinguish the different religions from each other.
Compare these religions in search of commonalties and differences.
Evaluate Sir John’s contributions to the study of spirituality.
Apply some of the spiritual practices suggested by Sir John Templeton
Assess claims about spiritual realities made by the various religions.
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quite recently, the wisdom of the world’s many religions existed in
separate silos barricaded from other traditions behind barriers of
language, distance, and slow communications. Now, more than any time in
history, this collective wisdom is easily …
Week 1
Getting Started
Day 1 (Monday): Wisdom from World Religions
Day 2 (Wednesday): The Divinity of the World: “God-life moving through all”
Day 3 (Friday): The Spiritual Anchor of the Material World
Week 2
Day 4 (Monday): Spiritual Pluralism
Day 5 (Wednesday): Spiritual Laws
Day 6 (Friday): Divine Intelligence and Creativity
Week 3
Day 7 (Monday): The Humble Approach
Day 8 (Wednesday): A Moral Wakeup Call
Day 9 (Friday): Expanding Spiritual Science and Research
Week 4
Day 10 (Monday): The Law of Mind Action
Day 11 (Wednesday): A Guiding Inner Power
Day 12 (Friday): An Attitude of Gratitude
Week 5
Day 13 (Monday): The Return on Generosity
Day 14 (Wednesday): The Movement of Forgiveness
Day 15 (Friday): Practicing Unlimited Love
Week 6
Day 16 (Monday): Forward into the Divine Unknown
Day 17 (Wednesday): The Mystic Power of Prayer
Day 18 (Friday): The Standpoint of Nonduality
©
2018 Kenneth Rose. Excluding quoted material from other copyrighted,
public domain, Creative Commons materials and proprietary material owned
by Accord LMS, Now You Know Media, the Templeton World Charity
Foundation, and the Graduate Theological Union. All rights reserved.
Permission
to include excerpts from Wisdom from World Religions: Pathways Toward
Heaven on Earth © 2002 Templeton Foundation Press has been granted by
the Templeton Foundation Press. All rights reserved.
The
Wisdom from World Religions global open online course is offered in
partnership with the Graduate Theological Union of Berkeley, California,
a unique multi-religious consortium for the graduate study of religion
featuring more than 20 member schools, centers, and institutes.
Sir
John Templeton and Wisdom from World Religions is a grant-funded
project from the Templeton World Charity Foundation. The opinions
expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not
necessarily reflect the views of the Templeton World Charity Foundation,
Inc.
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to include excerpts from Wisdom from World Religions: Pathways Toward
Heaven on Earth © 2002 Templeton Foundation Press has been granted by
the Templeton Foundation Press. All rights reserved.
The
Wisdom from World Religions global open online course is offered in
partnership with the Graduate Theological Union of Berkeley, California,
a unique multi-religious consortium for the graduate study of religion
featuring more than 20 member schools, centers, and institutes.
Sir
John Templeton and Wisdom from World Religions is a grant-funded
project from the Templeton World Charity Foundation. The opinions
expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not
necessarily reflect the views of the Templeton World Charity Foundation,
Inc.
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About the Course
Until
recently, the wisdom of the world’s many religions existed in separate
silos blocked from other traditions by barriers of language, distance,
and slow communications. Now, more than at any time in history, this
collective wisdom is easily available to anyone with an internet
connection. But without a guide to this enormous wealth of information
and practice, we can quickly lose our way.
In this course,
comparative religionist Kenneth Rose will be your guide in learning
about and practicing the religious and spiritual wisdom that can change
your life and the life of your community. Taking his start from the
spiritual principles and practices outlined by noted investor and
spiritual teacher Sir John Templeton in his book Wisdom from World
Religions: Pathways Toward Heaven on Earth, Kenneth Rose will trace
these teachings to their sources in the world’s major religions and show
you how you can put them into practice.
What You’ll Learn
This course provides clear and inspiring answers to many of life’s big questions:
Does life have an ultimate meaning?
Is science the ultimate guide to the deepest truth of life?
Does God, or a divine reality, exist?
What practices can bring God, or a divine reality, into your own experience?
Is death the end of life?
Course Learning Objectives
After taking this course, participants should be able to:
Identify the basic teachings of the world’s major active religious traditions.
Distinguish the different religions from each other.
Compare these religions in search of commonalties and differences.
Evaluate Sir John’s contributions to the study of spirituality.
Apply some of the spiritual practices suggested by Sir John Templeton
Assess claims about spiritual realities made by the various religions.
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1 Study Guide: Sir John Templeton’s Wisdom from World Religions: The
Tapestry of World
Religions
Unit
1 Video: Sir John Templeton’s Wisdom from World Religions: The Tapestry
of World Religions
Unit
2 Study Guide: Introducing the Religions of the World: Sir John
Templeton and the Study of
Religion
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2 Video: Introducing the Religions of the World: Sir John Templeton and
the Study of
Religion,
Unit
3 Study Guide: A Spiritual Practice from Sir John Templeton: Lifting
Your awareness to a Higher level of
Receptivity
Unit
3 Video: A Spiritual Practice from Sir John Templeton: Lifting Your
Awareness to a Higher Level of
Receptivity
Unit 4 Study Guide: Guest Lecture: Sir John Templeton on Science and Religion
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About the Course
Until
recently, the wisdom of the world’s many religions existed in separate
silos blocked from other traditions by barriers of language, distance,
and slow communications. Now, more than at any time in history, this
collective wisdom is easily available to anyone with an internet
connection. But without a guide to this enormous wealth of information
and practice, we can quickly lose our way.
In this course,
comparative religionist Kenneth Rose will be your guide in learning
about and practicing the religious and spiritual wisdom that can change
your life and the life of your community. Taking his start from the
spiritual principles and practices outlined by noted investor and
spiritual teacher Sir John Templeton in his book Wisdom from World
Religions: Pathways Toward Heaven on Earth, Kenneth Rose will trace
these teachings to their sources in the world’s major religions and show
you how you can put them into practice.
What You’ll Learn
This course provides clear and inspiring answers to many of life’s big questions:
Does life have an ultimate meaning?
Is science the ultimate guide to the deepest truth of life?
Does God, or a divine reality, exist?
What practices can bring God, or a divine reality, into your own experience?
Is death the end of life?
Course Learning Objectives
After taking this course, participants should be able to:
Identify the basic teachings of the world’s major active religious traditions.
Distinguish the different religions from each other.
Compare these religions in search of commonalties and differences.
Evaluate Sir John’s contributions to the study of spirituality.
Apply some of the spiritual practices suggested by Sir John Templeton
Assess claims about spiritual realities made by the various religions.
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Video 1: Sir John Templeton’s Wisdom from World Religions
Topic: The Tapestry of World Religions
A
Spiritual Law from Sir John Templeton: “The rich variety of world
religions creates a tapestry of amazing beauty—a testimony to the
spiritual nature of our human visit on earth” (WWR 56).
Video 1 Learning Objectives:
To get acquainted with Sir John Templeton’s Spiritual Vision
To
apply spiritual laws in order to become what Sir John Templeton calls
“a constructive participant in building ‘heaven on earth’” (WWR xix).
To employ the resources of the world’s religions to a personal quest for wisdom.
Readings and Selections
Suggested Reading in Wisdom from World Religions
xix-xxv
Discussion questions
Seekers
How many significant living religions of the world can you name?
What methods would you use to study the religions of the world?
Proficients
Can you group different current religious into two or three or more families of religions/
What critical and theoretical perspectives do you bring to bear on the study of religion?
Adepts
Do you think that spiritual practices and the study of religion belong together?
What
do you see as the strengths and weaknesses of the synthesis of
religious ideas and practices that John Templeton expresses in Wisdom
from World Religions?
Readings from Sir John Templeton’s Wisdom from World Religions
“The
rich variety of world religions creates a tapestry of amazing beauty—a
testimony to the essential spiritual nature of our human visit on earth.
And yet, within this amazing and sometimes fascinating diversity can be
found an equally amazing unity” (WWR 56).
“The more we know about
the universe and our place in it, the more we realize how little we
know. So, in our ongoing search, we often look to the spiritual
teachings of the world religions to provide assistance in helping us
understand more of who and what we are and why we are here.” (WWR 5)
“Wisdom
from World Religions: Pathways toward Heaven on Earth is designed to
offer people of all ages and all nations an opportunity to learn a
little more about the spiritual laws, principles, and teachings of a
variety of great spiritual practices. I hope that in this book we can
offer a Scripture verse or story or parable or discipline or quote that
may show you the world in a way more helpful than you have seen it
before. The materials presented in this book can provide an opportunity
for learning and “growing in wisdom.” There are clear scriptural and
philosophical bases for advocating the need for an inquiring and open
mind. . . . Can the value in learning to see a different world lie not
in replacing the one you have, but in providing a basis for an
opportunity to see from a different, or larger, perspective? Can the
timeless universal principles of life that transcend modern times or
particular cultures help people in all parts of the world live happier
and more useful lives?” (WWR xxi).
“The publishing of this book is
accomplished with reverence and appreciation for the world religions
that purify a person’s mind and heart, elevate his emotions, and offer
guidance for a spiritual way of life. Much of the material contained
herein has been made possible by the sincere light of the prophets,
teachers, and traditions of the world’s great religions that, through
the ages, have expressed sacred insights and wisdom to humanity” (WWR
xxv).
hold? How can I set out on my own into a world that sometimes seems
filled with conflict and strife? How can I get along better with the
people in my life? How do I cope with day-to-day pressures? How can I be
successful in my work? How do I find peace in the midst of turmoil? How
can my life be useful and happy?” (WWR 3).
Topic: Sir John Templeton and the Study of Religion
Video 2 Learning objectives
- To describe SJT’s approach to the wisdom of the world’s religions
- To explain how SJT’s Wisdom from World Religions (WWR) relates to the academic and religious study of religion.
- To outline some of the skills that we need to bring to the study the world’s religions.
- Discussion questions
- Seeker
- What is the value of “an inquiring and open mind” (xxi), according to the Sir John?
- How can studying the world’s religions help us to see the world and its diverse peoples differently?
- Proficient
- How do the spiritual teachings of the world’s religions help us understand our place and role in the world?
- What consequences for your own views of religion does studying other religions have?
- Adept
- What might be the unifying principle or principles of the vastly diverse religions of the world?
- In contrast, say, to philosophy, how do the religions of the world promote wisdom?
- Seeker
Video 3: A spiritual practice from Sir John Templeton: Lifting your awareness to a higher level of receptivity
Video 3 Learning Objective: To employ this spiritual practice from Sir John Templeton.
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