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General Catalog - John F. Kennedy University

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School of Holistic StudiesISD _____________________________________________________________________5030 Integral Approach to Dream Work 2A multidimensional, holistic perspective of dream work thatincludes multiple ways of gaining insights into the natureand meaning of dreams. We will explore how dreams affectour body, emotions, mind, spirit, and community. Ken Wilber’sfour-quadrant model will also be discussed in relation to levels ofconsciousness, dream work, and the practitioner’s worldview.ISD _____________________________________________________________________5303 East/West Meditative Practices 1This course is an integration of Eastern and Western meditativepractices and includes the philosophy of these spiritual systemsas well as experiential practices. This course is offered credit/nocredit only.ISD _____________________________________________________________________5307 Issues in Religious Studies 1–3This course explores changing topics in religious studies such asAdvaita Vedanta, women’s spirituality, and creation spirituality.May be repeated for credit with a change of topic.ISD _____________________________________________________________________5309 Taoism 2This course examines the origins of Taoism in Chinese culture andthe thought of Lao Tzu and Chuang Tzu. The resonance of Taoistideas with contemporary living is also covered.ISD _____________________________________________________________________5310 Integral Yoga 2This course explores the integral yoga philosophy of Sri Aurobindoand Haridas Chaudhuri as an evolutionary model of psychologicaland spiritual growth. Course includes integration of the yogas,different levels of mind, and cellular evolution. Spiritual principlesand experiential practices are also discussed.ISD _____________________________________________________________________5314 Shakti-Kundalini Yoga 2This course examines the philosophy and spiritual practice ofIndia’s kundalini yoga as a model of human development and mapof consciousness.ISD _____________________________________________________________________5315 Christian Mysticism 2The course examines a variety of ancient and contemporaryChristian mystics whose spiritual quests have challengedorthodoxy and served as a basis for re-evaluating the Christianvision.ISD _____________________________________________________________________5316 Jewish Mysticism 2The essentials of Judaism as presented in the Tanakh and itsexpression in the movements of Gnosticism, Kabbalah, andHasidism.ISD _____________________________________________________________________5317 Advaita Vedanta: Self-Realization 2Advaita Vedanta (the teachings of non-duality) is the meditativeand psycho-philosophical system directed at the experientialrecognition of the individual “I” as timeless self, sole-existingreality and being/consciousness/bliss. The direct recognitionof this identity frees one from sorrow and limitations. Courseinvestigates Vedantic philosophy and meditative practicesincluding Sri Ramana Maharshi’s method of subsiding the“I” sense in the heart.ISD 5318 Seminar inSacred _____________________________________________________________________Psychology and Religion 1–3Topics in this seminar vary and include spiritual principles andpractices from different religious traditions. Topics include integralyoga, Buddhist psychology, nature spirituality, Sufism, Diamondapproach, Kabbalah, and feminine spirituality among others.ISD _____________________________________________________________________5319 Seminar in Religious Studies 1–3In-depth research and analysis of specific topics in religiousstudies. Topics include kundalini yoga, teachings of Jesus, anda mystic’s vision.ISD _____________________________________________________________________5320 Sufism 2The course examines the development of the mystical Sufi movementin 17th-century Syria, the relationship of the Sufi movementto orthodox Islam, and Sufism’s relevance in the modern world.ISD _____________________________________________________________________5326 Tibetan Buddhism 2This course explores the confluence of original Indian elementsof Buddhism with tantric outlooks as well as with Persian andChinese sources. Attention is brought to the psychology andmeditative practices of the Tibetan tradition.School ofHolistic Studies<strong>John</strong> F. <strong>Kennedy</strong> <strong>University</strong>School of Holistic Studies 143

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