Dharma Sky: Talks on Psychological and Spiritual Understanding and Renewal for the Modern Era

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At the very heart of my work is a spiritual way that addresses the predicament of the modern era. This predicament, as I see it, is rather similar to the idea of the kaliyuga, a term from Hindu cosmology that denotes the darkening of the light, the time of least spirituality, morality, and transcendence. By facing the ego which has been highly developed and become extremely complex as the symbol of self-identification, separation, and division in the inner individual life and the outer collective world, we can prepare the ground for the revolution of individual and collective consciousness.

This consciousness will develop and create, over time, a sane, spiritual foundation for an authentic, compassionate way of relating to each other and to living in the world as a precious privilege and divine opportunity. The age of light follows the kaliyuga and those of us who have been true to our deepest self will arguably have helped to maintain the light of truth and consciousness for all beings.

My hope for this e-book is that you will learn something to deepen your present spiritual practice and understanding or, if inner work is relatively new to you, that you will find something here to further you in your personal and spiritual discovery.

My broad aim is to make deep psychological and authentic spiritual truths clear and accessible. I do not indulge in popular notions about spirituality. We will be little involved in the kind of psycho-spirituality that is about getting the things you want, feeling happier, becoming healthier in mind or body, or any of the other cosmetic self-improvements that so-called spirituality today seems most concerned with.

Spirituality in practice and reality is a more profound matter than any of these materialistic concerns. Real spirituality has absolutely nothing to do with morality, society, and relationships as you may know them, or happiness as you habitually think of it. Peace, fulfillment, satisfaction, or human experience in every way is dwarfed by the genuinely spiritual. This does not mean that attaining spiritual heights doesn’t make you a better person, a happier person, a person who is more moral and responsible in his or her relationships, capable, sensitive, and skilful with others and in the world. It may well do these things. But these things are not what spirituality is about. Spirituality is about eternity; it is about what is absolute.

Self published, 2013
Pages: 261
PDF document

At the very heart of my work is a spiritual way that addresses the predicament of the modern era. This predicament, as I see it, is rather similar to the idea of the kaliyuga, a term from Hindu cosmology that denotes the darkening of the light, the time of least spirituality, morality, and transcendence. By facing the ego which has been highly developed and become extremely complex as the symbol of self-identification, separation, and division in the inner individual life and the outer collective world, we can prepare the ground for the revolution of individual and collective consciousness.

This consciousness will develop and create, over time, a sane, spiritual foundation for an authentic, compassionate way of relating to each other and to living in the world as a precious privilege and divine opportunity. The age of light follows the kaliyuga and those of us who have been true to our deepest self will arguably have helped to maintain the light of truth and consciousness for all beings.

My hope for this e-book is that you will learn something to deepen your present spiritual practice and understanding or, if inner work is relatively new to you, that you will find something here to further you in your personal and spiritual discovery.

My broad aim is to make deep psychological and authentic spiritual truths clear and accessible. I do not indulge in popular notions about spirituality. We will be little involved in the kind of psycho-spirituality that is about getting the things you want, feeling happier, becoming healthier in mind or body, or any of the other cosmetic self-improvements that so-called spirituality today seems most concerned with.

Spirituality in practice and reality is a more profound matter than any of these materialistic concerns. Real spirituality has absolutely nothing to do with morality, society, and relationships as you may know them, or happiness as you habitually think of it. Peace, fulfillment, satisfaction, or human experience in every way is dwarfed by the genuinely spiritual. This does not mean that attaining spiritual heights doesn’t make you a better person, a happier person, a person who is more moral and responsible in his or her relationships, capable, sensitive, and skilful with others and in the world. It may well do these things. But these things are not what spirituality is about. Spirituality is about eternity; it is about what is absolute.

Self published, 2013
Pages: 261
PDF document

Foreword

From November 2012 to May 2013 I had the honor and privilege of attending two series of online lectures by Richard Harvey. The first series was titled The Sashti Poorti Lecture-Seminars and was comprised of the following eight lectures:

  • Absolute Freedom: The Path of Love, Devotion, and Surrender Parts 1 and 2

  • Honoring the Gate: Blessing, Gratitude, and the Golden Opportunity Parts 1 and 2

  • Sacred Attention: Awakening, Liberation, and Spirituality in the World Parts 1 and 2

  • The Three Stages of Awakening: A Radical New Approach to the Human Predicament in the 21st Century Parts 1 and 2

The second series, The Panchavati Online Discourses, contained the following six lectures:

  • The Heart of Compassion

  • How the Soul is Born into the World

  • Authentic Love and the Birth of the Soul (inc. How the Soul is Born into the World Part 2)

  • The Intuition of Eternity (inc. How the Soul is Born into the World Part 3)

  • The End of Seeking

  • The Threshold of Transformation

Following the two lecture-seminar series, Richard decided to compile the transcripts of all fourteen talks into an e-book. And I was once again gifted with the honor of being asked to write the foreword for this wonderful e-book that Richard is now extending to all of humanity. The resulting manuscripts contained in this e-book are a divine gift from Source itself. There is a blessed purity and sacredness about the lectures that vibrates off the page or screen.

Following the lecture proper, Richard would invite questions and sharing by participants. This was a welcomed opportunity to ask for clarification of lecture content and/or share experiences and insights gleaned from the talks. Richard has delicately honored that aspect of the lectures by integrating questions and answers into the manuscripts. His compassion and support throughout the discussion portion of the lectures provided a safe and welcoming environment for all to share in the experience.

Richard brought the lectures to life through his sharing of personal experiences that are recounted throughout the transcripts and which illustrate immensely vital material for this time in humanity’s evolution and transformation. These personal stories enriched the lectures and made the experience divinely human. There was no question that Richard had walked the path before and learned from his, at times, arduous journey. Now, it is his desire to serve humanity through an expanded view of psychotherapy and spirituality, Richard is offering his journey for all to examine and, if they are brave enough, to learn from.

The overarching tone of the lectures was compassionately introspective. Richard invited participants into a safe and peaceful space for listening with all of one’s senses. His personal approach often compelled the participant to look at their own lives through the lens of Richard’s three-stage model of psycho-spiritual development.

While accessible to anyone oriented toward inner work, the lectures are steeped in deep truths that challenge and invite us to venture within to discover our true self. This discovery process is not unlike yin yoga poses that initially challenge us to relax our muscles. Our body’s automatic response is to protect itself and resist being stretched. However, if one is courageous enough to hold the pose for an extended period of time, the muscle eventually relaxes and the underlying fascia, the connective tissue that surrounds the muscle, blood vessels, and nerves, allows us to sink deeper into the pose. The lectures contained in this e-book offer the seeker the same experience. Stay with the lecture and you will eventually relax into the deeper truths embedded in the prose.

Richard is a gift to humanity. As everyone who participated in the lecture series is a gift to humanity. You are a gift to humanity. Embrace the divine grace that resides within you. May these sacred manuscripts open the door to that divine grace and welcome you home to everlasting peace.

Shanti, Namaste, Agapé,
In love, gratitude, compassion and forgiveness…

Rev. Robert Meagher
Founder and Spiritual Director
Spiritual Guidance
Ottawa, ON, CANADA

 

What readers say

“I am almost speechless at the end of your discourses. I’d like to take the opportunity to express my deepest gratitude. All of your talks are deeply moving and your gift for raising consciousness is breathtaking. The words of profound wisdom you express have resonated with me and reached me in an unimaginable way. They have given me the gift of deep introspection. There is such richness to be gained by having the honor to participate in such a graceful display of heartfelt dialogue”
— Louise Leroux, Counselor and Social Worker