Courses in the level 200 Understanding program area address
perception and cognition directly, examining how we construct experience from
the raw data of our senses, and how our preconceptions and memories influence
our behavior and outlook. This can reveal a way of understanding that dissolves
our problems and blossoms into creative freedom. As it is, beset by
misunderstanding, our world staggers from one crisis to the next. Imprisoned by
our own concepts, blind to the effects they have on our behaviors, it’s hard to
find a way forward. The path of understanding addresses these problems
directly. We’ll begin with how mind can examine mind, then explore inner
narratives. Then, we’ll deepen our understanding of the ongoing relationship
between what we see and what we think, revealing a freedom within mind that is
totally unexpected.
Based on Revelations of Mind, Time Space and
Knowledge and Gesture of Great Love, courses run for five terms and allow
extensive discussion and exposure to deep exploration of experience and being.
These flagship courses provide the backbone of the core syllabus at Dharma
College, and open into transformative insights for many participants.
