Dharma Rebellion II: Recordings
CLASS ONE: SPIRITUAL RESISTANCE IN THEORY
A review of the objectives, terminology, and philosophical foundations of the Dharma Rebellion project; the fifth principles of dharma; reconciling surrender to divine will with engagement in political activism; distinguishing facts from opinions
CLASS TWO: SPIRITUAL RESISTANCE IN THEORY (CONTINUED)
The myth of neutrality; defining Dharmic Personalism; surrender and engagement; the five functions of yoga wisdom; political cosmology revisited; philosophical ideas and connections; the Vedic socio-political system
CLASS THREE: SPIRITUAL RESISTANCE IN PRACTICE
Resistance essentials; articulating what we're for vs. what we're against; dharmic anger; reframing "hope;" applying principles of dharma to understanding and responding to social issues (link to worksheets below)
CLASS FOUR: SPIRITUAL RESISTANCE IN PRACTICE (CONTINUED)
Spiritual resistance worksheets—applying principles of dharma; action strategies based on the three qualities of material nature (link to worksheets below)
CLASS FIVE: LIGHTING THE SLOW FUSE OF POSSIBILITY
Applying changeless principles to variable details; core practices of successful social movements; formulating "right action" for every field of work; preparing for implosion; the rebellion "Beat Sheet;" breaking the illusion of inevitability
CLASS SIX: A GLIMPSE OF WHAT'S POSSIBLE
The economic counter-narrative: the problem, economics and the three qualities of material nature, historical precedents, the solution, incremental movement toward the solution
CLASS SEVEN: HOLY MOTIVES, BATMAN
The temperament of business people; dharmic taxation and wealth distribution; how to get shareholder support for social good / take profit motive out of government; the regulatory counter-narrative; the judicial counter-narrative
CLASS EIGHT: A STORY OF BELONGING
Cultural re-spiritualization: the nine qualities of a human being; developing a story of belonging: categories of belonging, key questions and elements to develop, the mythic arc of Dharmic Personalism; tone and language, strategic rollout; course recap