“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed individuals can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”
~ Margaret Mead
~ Margaret Mead
Foundations of a New Paradigm
Below are three foundational perspective shifts that we will focus on during this lectures series. Each of these will undoubtedly figure prominently in the Paradigm to come and they can all be found articulated in unique and exciting ways in the books we will explore.
Continuity
We live in a continuous reality without gaps or breaks. We see a world of separate things, but nothing is separate in either space or time. Everything is connected. In our current human form we have a limited range of conscious perception. Within that range of perception things appear separate and isolated, but as your perception expands you begin to see the connections that have always been there just below the surface. In Utah there is a grove of trees that on the surface looks like a forest of 40,000 separate trees. If you look beneath the surface of the ground you discover that all those trees are part of one plant that shares a single root system. If we could see beyond our current dimensions of time and space we would discover the unity that lies behind the appearance of separation.
Spontaneity
The ability to think, feel and act spontaneously is crucial to the New Paradigm. Our conventional perception of reality emerges directly out of the structure of the current paradigm. That is what makes living from a new paradigm so challenging. All of the normal ways that we think, feel and act occur inside of a set of assumptions about what is possible and what is not that defines the existing paradigm. Trying to move into a New Paradigm from inside the existing one is like trying to pick a rowboat up out of the water while standing inside it. Spontaneity opens up the space for something truly novel to emerge through us. Only when we can put aside our ‘already knowing’ mind and open up to our true creative potential will we gain access to a completely different field of possibility.
Consciousness
Our capacity to be conscious and aware is the most fundamental aspect of our experience. Without it we would not have any idea about existence. We would continue to be, but we would have no way of knowing it. Conscious awareness is the unfathomable mystery and miracle that we all participate in every single instant of every day. The key to entering into a new paradigm is found in liberating our awareness. Our current experience of awareness is shaped by ideas and attitudes that keep us bound inside of a particular perception of reality. If we want to move beyond conventional reality we must explore the nature of consciousness until we open up to a living recognition that consciousness is everywhere. We are not conscious beings living in an unconscious universe. We are organs of perception intimately united with the totality of a living conscious universe.
“The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Lecture Series Three
Whats Included:
Lecture Series Three studies and explores ideas from the books below. (Click on each book cover to read how it contributes to the series.) This lecture series comes with:
- Chapter summaries for each of the five books;
- Eight x 75min - 90min lectures (two per book);
- A protected online portal containing the lectures in audio form, and philosophical fragments included in the series.
* Copies of the books are not included, but the lecture audios and the summary notes will provide you with a comprehensive survey of the main ideas in each book. *
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The Breakthrough Intensive
Lecture Series Three
The Breakthrough Intensive
Complete Set
Includes:
- Lecture Series One
- Lecture Series Two
- Lecture Series Three