Publication
Imprint: Eugene, Oregon : Center for Sacred Sciences, 1997. Context: Recorded Fall 1996 through Winter 1997. Responsibility: Joel Morwood. Physical: 5 sound disc (300 minutes) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. CD. Volumes/Copies: 5 volume. 4 copies: CD & AC. + streaming.
Call number
CD / Front Desk
Original publication date
1997
Collections
CSS Library Notes
Formats available for lending: CD-0122-0126 and CD-0583-0587
Audio cassette tape AC-1063-1067 and AC-1355-1359.
Description In the fall of 1996 through the winter of 1997 Joel recorded this series of talks on the Five Fundamentals which are distilled from the Mystical teachings of the world's Great Traditions:
I. Consciousness Alone is Absolutely Real. The appearance of an objective world distinguishable from a subjective self is but the imaginary form in which Consciousness Perfectly Realizes Itself.
II. Ignorance of the Real is the Root of Suffering. From ignorance is born the delusion of self; from the delusion of self, desire for the world; from desire for the world, attachment to worldly forms; from attachment to worldly forms, all forms of suffering.
III. The End of Suffering Comes by Way of Gnosis, or the Sacrifice of ignorance through the Grace of a Perfect Realization that Consciousness Alone is Absolutely Real.
IV. The Way of Gnosis is the Way of Selflessness, cultivated on the basis of Love (boundless compassion) and Truth (profound insight). It may be seen as unfolding in Seven Stages:
1. Awakening of faith.
2. Investigation of teachings.
3. Unification of self
4. Purification of mind
5. Illumination of heart
6. Exhaustion of will (Kenosis)
7 Sacrifice of ignorance (Gnosis)
governed by Four Principles:
1. Attention
2. Commitment
3. Detachment
4. Surrender
reflecting Seven Virtues:
1. Courage
2. Humility
3. Justice
4. Patience
5. Gratitude
6. Mercy
7. Joy
embodied in Four Disciplines:
1. Inquiry
2. Meditation
3. Morality
4. Devotion
V. The Way of Selflessness is the Very Way in Which Consciousness Perfectly Realizes Itself. Thus the Way of Selflessness constitutes not only the Perfection of human life, but of the entire world as well.
Online availability: this recording is on our iTunes podcast, and can be streamed directly from our website here: http://centerforsacredsciences.org/index.php/audios.htm
Audio cassette tape AC-1063-1067 and AC-1355-1359.
Description In the fall of 1996 through the winter of 1997 Joel recorded this series of talks on the Five Fundamentals which are distilled from the Mystical teachings of the world's Great Traditions:
I. Consciousness Alone is Absolutely Real. The appearance of an objective world distinguishable from a subjective self is but the imaginary form in which Consciousness Perfectly Realizes Itself.
II. Ignorance of the Real is the Root of Suffering. From ignorance is born the delusion of self; from the delusion of self, desire for the world; from desire for the world, attachment to worldly forms; from attachment to worldly forms, all forms of suffering.
III. The End of Suffering Comes by Way of Gnosis, or the Sacrifice of ignorance through the Grace of a Perfect Realization that Consciousness Alone is Absolutely Real.
IV. The Way of Gnosis is the Way of Selflessness, cultivated on the basis of Love (boundless compassion) and Truth (profound insight). It may be seen as unfolding in Seven Stages:
1. Awakening of faith.
2. Investigation of teachings.
3. Unification of self
4. Purification of mind
5. Illumination of heart
6. Exhaustion of will (Kenosis)
7 Sacrifice of ignorance (Gnosis)
governed by Four Principles:
1. Attention
2. Commitment
3. Detachment
4. Surrender
reflecting Seven Virtues:
1. Courage
2. Humility
3. Justice
4. Patience
5. Gratitude
6. Mercy
7. Joy
embodied in Four Disciplines:
1. Inquiry
2. Meditation
3. Morality
4. Devotion
V. The Way of Selflessness is the Very Way in Which Consciousness Perfectly Realizes Itself. Thus the Way of Selflessness constitutes not only the Perfection of human life, but of the entire world as well.
Online availability: this recording is on our iTunes podcast, and can be streamed directly from our website here: http://centerforsacredsciences.org/index.php/audios.htm
Other editions
The five fundamentals [sound recording] by Joel Morwood (CD sound recording)
Physical description
4.75 inches
Language
Original language
English