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The Power of Chi
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From Yao to Mao: 5000 Years of Chinese History
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Kosmic Consciousness
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Power of Chi
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By Robert Pino
Duration : 12 sessions + workbook (30 mins/ session) |
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Connect with the primal energy that underlies all reality -and use that energy for creating the life you want and deserve!
The life force has been known by many different names in various cultures and in different eras over the centuries. But the Far East - where the life force is known as chi - has produced the most penetrating insights into this primal energy, as well as the most powerful applications of it. Much of this wisdom is associated with the martial arts, including ju-jitsu, tai chi, and aikido.
In this remarkable program, The Power of Chi: Applying Far Eastern Insights for Effortless Living, Robert Pino reveals those secrets, explains them, and fine-tunes them for use in the world we live in today. Robert has devoted years to studying the wisdom traditions of the Far East, including many forms of martial arts and the philosophical teachings of Buddhism and Taoism. At the same time, he's built a successful career as an author, corporate consultant, and management coach. Drawing on his unique background in the spiritual underpinnings of success and personal fulfillment, Robert identifies specific principles for connecting with chi and the dramatic transformation it can bring.
Over the course of these 12 highly informative sessions, you'll learn:
- What chi really is - and why it has always been understood by great thinkers and achievers.
- How to recognize your unique mission in life - and how chi can let you turn your mission into a reality
- The role of chi in bringing body, mind, and spirit into perfect alignment
- What time really is and isn't - and how chi makes time work for you rather than against you
- The differences between chance and personal destiny - and the power of chi to bridge that gap
- How the energy of chi can carry you beyond self-created boundaries that limit so many people
- How to share the energy of chi with others in your life, so they can enjoy the same success that you've discovered
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From Yao to Mao: 5000 Years of Chinese History
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By Kenneth J. Hammond
Duration : 36 sessions
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| Every lecture of "From Yao to Mao: 5000 Years of Chinese History" may seem like a journey across a virgin landscape, for the ground it covers has been largely unexplored in the history courses most of us in the West have taken.
You learn about:
- The powerful dynasties that ruled China for centuries
- The philosophical and religious foundations—particularly Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism—that have influenced every iteration of Chinese thought
- The larger-than-life personalities, from both inside and outside its borders, of those who have shaped China’s history.
- As you listen to these lectures, you see how China’s politics, economics, and art reflect the forces of its past.
Course Sessions Titles
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Geography and Archaeology |
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The First Dynasties |
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The Zhou Conquest |
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Fragmentation and Social Change |
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Confucianism and Daoism |
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The Hundred Schools |
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The Early Han Dynasty |
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Later Han and the Three Kingdoms |
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Buddhism |
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Northern and Southern Dynasties |
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Sui Reunification and the Rise of the Tang |
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The Early Tang Dynasty |
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Han Yu and the Late Tang |
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Five Dynasties and the Song Founding |
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Intellectual Ferment in the 11th Century |
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Art and the Way |
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Conquest States in the North |
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Economy and Society in Southern Song |
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Zhu Xi and Neo-Confucianism |
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The Rise of the Mongols |
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The Yuan Dynasty |
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The Rise of the Ming |
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The Ming Golden Age |
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Gridlock and Crisis |
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The Rise of the Manchus |
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Kangxi to Qianlong |
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The Coming of the West |
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Threats from Within and Without |
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The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom |
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Efforts at Reform |
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The Fall of the Empire |
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The New Culture Movement and May 4th |
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The Chinese Communists, 1921–1937 |
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War and Revolution |
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China Under Mao |
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China and the World in a New Century |
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Buddhism
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By Malcolm David Eckel
Duration :24 sessions
(30 minutes/session)
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Buddhism is your opportunity to trace the history, principles, and evolution of a theology that is both familiar and foreign. In its 2,500-year history, Buddhism has expanded from a tiny religious community in northern India into a movement that now spans the globe. This course is a historical survey of Buddhism from its origin in India in the 6th century B.C. to its present status as a major world religion. It is meant to introduce students to the astonishing vitality and adaptability of a tradition that has transformed the civilizations of India, Southeast Asia, Tibet, China, Korea, and Japan and has now become a lively component in the cultures of Europe, Australia, and the Americas.
Course SessionsTitles
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What is Buddhism? |
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India at the Time of the Buddha |
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The Doctrine of Reincarnation |
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The Story of the Buddha |
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All Is Suffering |
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The Path to Nirvana |
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The Buddhist Monastic Community |
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Buddhist Art and Architecture |
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Theravada Buddhism in Southeast Asia |
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Mahayana Buddhism and the Bodhisattva Ideal |
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Celestial Buddhas and Bodhisattvas |
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Emptiness |
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Buddhist Philosophy |
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Buddhist Tantra |
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The Theory and Practice of the Mandala |
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The “First Diffusion of the Dharma” in Tibet |
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The Schools of Tibetan Buddhism |
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The Dalai Lama |
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The Origins of Chinese Buddhism |
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The Classical Period of Chinese Buddhism |
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The Origins of Japanese Buddhism |
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Honen, Shinran and Nichiren |
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Zen |
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Buddhism in America |
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Kosmic Consciousness
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By Ken Wilber
Duration :25 sessions
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Ken Wilber’s First In-Depth Audio Learning Course The Ken Wilber Sessions-An Unprecedented Audio Learning Experience
Since the first publication of his groundbreaking ideas at the age of 23, Ken Wilberhas sought to bring together the world's far-ranging spiritual teachings, philosophies, and scientific truths into one coherent and all-embracing vision. This "integral"map of the Kosmos (the universe that includes the physical cosmos as well as therealms of consciousness and Spirit) offers an unprecedented guide to discovering your highest potentials. Now, this legendary author invites you to discover theseinsights in his first full-length audio learning course. In 25 fascinating sessions, Wilber pursues questions especially relevant to spiritual seekers: What are the most effective tools for "jumping" to the next level in your spiritual, creative, and cognitive development? Does prayer work? How do women and men experience consciousness differently? Is subtle energy real and, if so, how do we harnessit? Why is developing "witness consciousness" so crucial for self-realization?Can we cultivate infinite love by loving one, finite person? What, exactly, does"Kosmic consciousness" feel like?
Kosmic Consciousness Highlights:
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The "one taste" of the Kosmos |
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Quadrants, lines, states, types, and stages-a complete introduction to the Integral Map |
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Assessing yourconstellation of "multiple intelligences" |
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The Good, the True, and the Beautiful-three realms of experience explored |
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How meditation works and why it is the most reliable tool for personal development |
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Feminine and masculine drives- how our biology influences our spiritual evolution |
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The chakra system, a paradigm for the unfolding self |
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Integral insights for artists, business people, and athletes |
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Altered statesof consciousness- how they can catalyze (or hinder) transformation |
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Sexuality and lovemaking in the gross, subtle, and causal bodies |
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The"pre-trans fallacy, " an essential insight for evaluating spiritual tools, traditions, and teachers |
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How fearlessness grows as your sense of selfexpands |
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Four definitions of spirituality |
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The ego-is it avehicle or an obstacle to awakening? |
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Lucid dreaming, astrology, brainmachines, the enneagram-integral perspectives |
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Mystical experiencesin nature-a window into spirit |
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How love "re-wires" the self |
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Could your dog be an enlightened master? |
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Basic Moral Intuition-acompass for our actions in the world |
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Cultural "centers of gravity"and how they influence us |
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Insights of Jurgen Habermas, Jean Gebser, Carol Gilligan, Howard Gardner, Clare Graves, Jane Loevinger, and others |
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Reincarnation-myth or provable phenomenon? |
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What does an enlightenedteacher "transmit?" |
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Ascending, descending, and "non-dual"spiritual paths |
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Tantra and the "embrace of heaven and earth" |
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Over 12 hours of insights in a rare series of meetings with Ken Wilber |
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