This series covers events from 08/11/1974 - 09/22/1974

This seven-part series of classes explores the fundamental nature of reflective consciousness through Anthony Damiani's unique "synthetic approach," integrating Advaitic philosophy, Jungian psychology, Steiner's spiritual science, and PB's mentalism. The series progresses from foundational questions about perception and the subtle body to advanced problems of absolute knowledge. Key insights include understanding the senses as both entrances and exits of knowledge; Ramana Maharshi's teaching on vasanas projecting our world-experience as they move from heart to brain; Steiner's concept that we develop organs by "holding back" cosmic forces; Staal's insight that sacrifice constitutes the very possibility of individual consciousness and world-perception; the three Advaitic theories of reflection; Jung's synchronicity and "absolute knowledge"; and the cosmic meaning of reflective consciousness. Major sources include Aurobindo, Ramana Maharshi, C.G. Jung, Rudolph Steiner's Macrocosm and Microcosm, Marie von Franz, and Saksena's analysis of Advaitic epistemology. The series features extensive textual analysis, sophisticated diagrams correlating the causal/subtle/gross realms, and practical meditation applications (PB's Serpent's Path exercise).

Classes and documents available in this series