Naturally Being And The Universal Family is study program that combines the profundity of ancient spirituality with the practicality of modern scientific psychotherapy providing useful tools and insights for therapists and coaches.
Program Sections
The following are the key learning points.
Introducing The Universal Family as a method for understanding and experiencing Oneness.
Investigating the experiential reality of ever-present Awareness as the context of the Self
Investigating the experience of inner and outer experiences to realise there is no actual separation between Awareness and them, and our real body encompasses all of them.
Background
Oneness is simply a way of describing that place where we feel no sense of fear and are at peace in our minds as we have found a permanently safe context for the self we are. This is the ever-present indivisible experience of Awareness, the context in which all life happens.
In fact, we can say it is a little more dynamic than that. The experience of Oneness is a way of life, bringing forth life’s natural powerful, life-affirming qualities that are the basis of all practical living. It’s something that you have already experienced, in all likelihood, but have overlooked.
The following are the key learning points:
Understanding the belief to be separate and realising this is the root of necessary psychological fear and a sense of lack
Dealing with thoughts of being a separate self.
Dealing with sensations of being a separate self.
Background
The mind and body are our local “vehicles” and contain all the necessary resources to enable survival on a physical level. They are innately social in nature and function based on a set of universal needs and instinctual and mental capacities. The realisation of Oneness is the optimal context for the health of mind and body and enjoying the experience of living. However, when we do not consciously recognise this experience, we lose ourselves in the experiences of thinking and feeling. This creates the illusion that we are our mind, body, and a separate object in a world of separate objects. This creates the distorted belief that, as a separate object, we will cease to exist, which is the hidden root of unnecessary fear and a sense of something missing. This hidden root is shrouded in various distracting false beliefs and black-and-white thinking, all of which arise in reaction to this existential fear. Furthermore, believing to be separate, we believe the environment is separate from us, and we cannot trust it will support us. Our minds fill with controlling strategies to attempt to resolve our fear and sense of lack. This affects all aspects of daily living, generally dulls our enjoyment of life, and is the foundation of many more chronic mental and physical health issues.
Linking our experience of psychological suffering to this hidden belief of separateness can be seen clearly in the contrasting light of the experience of Oneness. As we open to this experience, gradually, the habitual belief to be separate loses its grip on us and dissolves. We are increasingly liberated to enjoy a life free of unnecessary fear and a sense of lack.
The following are the key learning points:
Using the framework of the Universal Family, how we can listen to the wisdom of the mind and body and discern actions that express our natural life-affirming qualities filtered through the uniqueness of our individual mind and body in a manner that is comfortable to them. This includes;
How life-affirming qualities (alongside specific therapeutic interventions where needed) can help us deal with the layers of specific psychological protective contractions that block freedom of expression
Attuning with the intelligence of the mind and body to guide action
Realising that the Universe supports our needs
Relating to other minds and bodies as the same self, not as separate ones.
Choosing work in accordance with our natural life-affirming qualities and our skills.
Enjoy a healthy relationship with money and material wealth without making these experiences the source of happiness.
Exploring creativity and celebrating the Universe’s innately serendipity as it supports you.
Understanding and dealing with specific mental health issues such as addiction, depression and trauma that may need to be addressed.
The following diagram is a pictorial representation of the understanding of Naturally Being and the Universal Family.
Background
As we realise our natural Oneness, we reveal life’s life-affirming qualities through our local mind and body, such as wisdom, compassion, courage, and an appreciation of the World’s beauty. Based on the experience of these impersonal life-affirming qualities and divested of unnecessary negative thinking and unpleasant emotions, our minds naturally experience constructive practical thoughts aimed at highlighting the needs of the mind and body, healing psychological traumas, and exploring creativity. We can experiment with this way of living to test its validity and further confirm the experience of Oneness in our life.
