Ward Parks - Meher Baba's Discourses Session Five Part One
"Truth in Values: Excursions into the Practical Teachings of the Avatar of the Age in His Discourses"
Avatar Meher Baba Center Southern California
in Concert with
The Oral History Archive Project
Ward Parks
October 31 November 1
November 7 November 8
"Truth in Values: Excursions into the Practical Teachings of the Avatar of the Age in His Discourses"
Although it deals with many different topics, repeatedly Baba Discourses returns to the theme of truth in values. Indeed, recognition of truth in values provides the foundation for spiritual understanding in any subject area; and acting on basis of these perceived truths defines the life of the karma yogi. Truth in values brings spirituality into the practical domain; it establishes the link between high realities and the empirical sphere that we all live in. In this seminar we will explore this question both in its relation to higher realities and in its application to certain basic questions of life.
Since the Discourses, more than any other book of Meher Baba's, addresses itself
to spirituality as life practice, we will begin, in the first session, with a review of the textual history of this remarkable collection. The second session explores the problem of Maya, which is the source of false valuation; truth in values can be discovered only when falseness is exposed for what it in. The remaining sessions will explore truth in values in four aspects or domains: the ethical; relations between heart and mind; community; and the problem of war and violence.
November 7 2015 Morning Session
"The New Humanity and Social Formulations." In most of the messages that He gave about society and social formulations and the conditions and values underlying community life, Meher Baba traced social and communal problems back to their root in selfishness. Collective problems result from egoism and selfishness extending itself, for example, through the selfish pursuit of material desires or self-identification with limited groups based on race, nationality, etc. Ultimately society can be redeemed only if the individual heals and transforms himself. But this can be accomplished only through the mercy of God and the grace of the Perfect Master. Main topics: (i) Avatar in an age of crisis. (ii) Meher Baba's approach to the transformation of values on a social scale. (iii) Meher Baba's critique of politics and certain political values. (iv) The New Humanity.
Ward Parks - Meher Baba's Discourses Session Five Part One
"Truth in Values: Excursions into the Practical Teachings of the Avatar of the Age in His Discourses"
Avatar Meher Baba Center Southern California
in Concert with
The Oral History Archive Project
Ward Parks
October 31 November 1
November 7 November 8
"Truth in Values: Excursions into the Practical Teachings of the Avatar of the Age in His Discourses"
Although it deals with many different topics, repeatedly Baba Discourses returns to the theme of truth in values. Indeed, recognition of truth in values provides the foundation for spiritual understanding in any subject area; and acting on basis of these perceived truths defines the life of the karma yogi. Truth in values brings spirituality into the practical domain; it establishes the link between high realities and the empirical sphere that we all live in. In this seminar we will explore this question both in its relation to higher realities and in its application to certain basic questions of life.
Since the Discourses, more than any other book of Meher Baba's, addresses itself
to spirituality as life practice, we will begin, in the first session, with a review of the textual history of this remarkable collection. The second session explores the problem of Maya, which is the source of false valuation; truth in values can be discovered only when falseness is exposed for what it in. The remaining sessions will explore truth in values in four aspects or domains: the ethical; relations between heart and mind; community; and the problem of war and violence.
November 7 2015 Morning Session
"The New Humanity and Social Formulations." In most of the messages that He gave about society and social formulations and the conditions and values underlying community life, Meher Baba traced social and communal problems back to their root in selfishness. Collective problems result from egoism and selfishness extending itself, for example, through the selfish pursuit of material desires or self-identification with limited groups based on race, nationality, etc. Ultimately society can be redeemed only if the individual heals and transforms himself. But this can be accomplished only through the mercy of God and the grace of the Perfect Master. Main topics: (i) Avatar in an age of crisis. (ii) Meher Baba's approach to the transformation of values on a social scale. (iii) Meher Baba's critique of politics and certain political values. (iv) The New Humanity.