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Presence of Mind course outline
! Being present
! Nectar from poison: this indicates how it is possible to extract something valuable
even from adverse situations
! Absolute presence: the philosophic and practical differences between absolute and
relative existence
! Plato’s analogy of the cave (one of the most famous writings in western philosophy)
! Plato’s cave: its practical implications
! The power of thought: what powers are available to us in the present moment?
Mindfulness as it has appeared in recent times in the West
! The power of decision: how to use that power well
! The power of love: how that may expand and how it is restricted
! The power of will
! The sovereign self: that to which the powers of thought, decision, love and will
belong. Meditation as it is offered in the School
! Give what you lack: a practical way of expanding the experience of the present