I will begin my course review by first saying that I’ve never been much of a reader, let alone someone who seeks out studying information from books. I’ve learned that there is no definitive source of “truth” in the world, however, there are many sources of information that provide keys to helping unlock our own individual understanding of truth and this individual understanding applies directly to our current soul age. What I feel is that we can only understand information that our soul is ready for- if we are not ready for it, then we won't be able to comprehend it in this particular lifetime.
Everything about our new incarnated life was predesigned – who our parents would be (genetic makeup), where we live, astrological alignment, etc. Souls may get trapped in ego, never following their guidance and learn their life’s lesson, so they recycle and repeat until they learn what they need to learn to move onward.
Part of the process of the final transitioning is the gradual disconnect from humanity, as we prepare to move forward into the next evolutionary state.
With this knowledge, I began the Defining Spiritualism course.
Upon completion, I came away with mixed feelings about the course, largely because of disagreements with the author. While he says at the end that he never attempted to be objective, it truly showed through several comments he makes throughout the course.
I think the background information and the different schools of thought were well done. I wasn’t, however, in agreement with a few of the author’s personal conclusions.
Here are some of those disagreements that I discovered during the ULC course, which is based upon my own perception of what was written – right or wrong.
· The author feels that ‘thought’ can never answer the question regarding spiritual truth.
I believe this is incorrect based upon my own personal experiences. There are many ways to reach insight and truths, and if you’re ready to understand something, then you’ll be lead to that information through whatever means you are ready for.
Synchronistic events are what I consider to be thought-related guidance. While some events may be intuitive, the vast majority are things that occur which are designed to make us ‘think’ about what they mean. They help us to question, ponder, and dig deeper for information within ourselves. Truly, when you can achieve trust in combined mental, emotional and intuitive guidance, you will begin to understand everything on a much deeper level.
When he described the Buddhist idea of nirvana and how western people have a problem with that.
The human ego causes us to believe that we’re special, we’re perfect, we deserve to live forever, and that ceasing to exist means everything about our life was pointless. However, if people understood death as I do, they would realize the mistakes of such thinking. Would they want a heaven or afterlife with the same judgmental, prejudice people they currently walk the earth with? For myself, I can say, unhesitatingly, that I would not want my human life’s “personality” to be immortal. I wouldn’t want to think, act, or react with this faulty human-ego process. I know that beyond this skin, my consciousness is void of such fallibility, so why would I want to see it tarnished forever by human ego?
In closing my review of this ULC course, I’d like to include my favorite Buddhist quote, “Don’t believe something, only because I’ve said it.” I tell this to everyone I talk to about what I’ve learned. Therefore, I tell you now, do not accept what I have told you and do not believe what you read or hear, believe -- only that which you experience yourself, directly. The answers lie within, not outside of you.
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The ULC offers courses on Spirituality, spiritual growth and religion.
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