Course curriculum

  • 01
    Course 117: Psychology of Enlightenment
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    • Welcome to the Psychology of Enlightenment
    • Meet Your Instructor, Bob Butera, PhD in Yoga Therapy
    • Ways to Maximize this Course Benefits
    • Exercise: Defining Enlightenment
  • 02
    Defining Enlightenment: What it is and Why is it Important?
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    • Concept: Linear vs Non-Linear Enlightenment
    • Non-literal Translation of Yoga Sutras I:2
    • Samadhi, Step 8 of Yoga's 8-Fold Path, is that Enlightenment?
    • Yoga Sutras IV:1 on Paths to Samadhi
    • Meditating on Peak Experiences
  • 03
    Karma and Enlightenment
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    • Influences on Your Definition of Enlightenment
    • Enlightenment as Balance
    • Enlightenment as Love and Compassion
    • The Theory of Relative Enlightenment
  • 04
    Psychological Integration
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    • Summary Issues: Psychology and Enlightenment
    • Framing Yoga's difficulties of "Psychological Integration"
    • Naming Limitations: Healthcare Version of Western Psychology
    • Yoga Citta: Yoga Psychology Charts
    • Integration: Psychological Development with Enlightenment is Lifelong
  • 05
    Spiritual Community & Mentoring, Putting all together for Enlightenment
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    • The Value of Spiritual Community
    • Ongoing Enlightenment: Mentoring for Personal Growth
    • The Buddha: "We are not enlightened until all sentient beings are enlightened."
    • Classic Book: Varieties of Religious Experience by William James, Harvard Professor of Psychology
    • Conclusion