Saturdays with Bernie @ Joondalup

This course entitled 'The Wisdom Within' is a course in Practical Philosophy which explores time-tested wisdom and mindfulness techniques and tools from a range of ancient traditions, that you can use everyday to be wiser, happier, more productive and with which you can experience true freedom. The format of the class is interactive where you can discuss the big questions and find what gems are truly ever present and eternally available. Come and discover your real nature!

HAPPINESS How can one truly experience Happiness in our lives. This course examines ideas from across the ages of what it means to be Happy and how it may be achieved and includes practical exercises in the class and to be tried at home.

LOVE - This course explores Love and asks fundamental questions: What is Love? What are the types of Love? Is Love part of our nature?

PRESENCE OF MIND - This course examines what it really means to Be Present; what takes us away from the Present; learning, through the continuing practice of Mindfulness, to observe what distracts us and let it pass.

FREEDOM IN ACTION - This course will examine Action using Mindfulness to examine the questions; what really is an action, what are the constituent elements of an action, how is it possible to act in a manner that is liberating rather than binding.,

Mondays with Phillip

Wednesday with Dianne

Monday with Steve

Wednesday with Phillip

THE WAY OF KNOWLEDGE - This course, using the insights of the wise and experimenting with various practices, will examine what is means to 'know'. Knowledge is the birthright of every human being but is not what we generally claim it is. Come explore and discover.

This course examines what it really means to Be Present; what takes us away from the Present; learning, through the continuing practice of Mindfulness, to observe what distracts us and let it pass.

How can one truly experience Happiness in our lives. This course examines ideas from across the ages of what it means to be Happy and how it may be achieved and includes practical exercises in the class and to be tried at home.

Introduction to Sanskrit in relation to Philosophy

How can one truly experience Happiness in our lives. This course examines ideas from across the ages of what it means to be Happy and how it may be achieved and includes practical exercises in the class and to be tried at home.

PHILOSOPHY AND FREEDOM The desire for freedom is common, however what is the true nature of freedom, how may it be experienced fully and constantly, how is it freedom lost, how does this apply both to individuals and to societies?

EMOTIONAL FREEDOM - The aim of this course is to strengthen that part of nature which would carry on the search for truth and universal freedom. The particular theme will be emotional Freedom.

In ancient times, philosophy was not seen as a merely academic pursuit but as a way of living. It is a way of life that brings freedom and happiness. Philosophy is a transformation of one’s being.

THE CIRCLE OF NINE POINTS - The circle of nine points is sometimes referred to as the enneagram. Mr. Leon MacLaren, the founder of the School, was introduced to the enneagram as it was expounded by Gurdjieff and Ouspensky. Later on, when he met Sri Shantananda Sarasvati, he referred to the Advaita system of the nine elements by which creation is both brought into existence and dissolved.

This course entitled 'The Wisdom Within' is a course in Practical Philosophy which explores time-tested wisdom and mindfulness techniques and tools from a range of ancient traditions, that you can use everyday to be wiser, happier, more productive and with which you can experience true freedom. The format of the class is interactive where you can discuss the big questions and find what gems are truly ever present and eternally available. Come and discover your real nature!

This course explores Love and asks fundamental questions: What is Love? What are the types of Love? Is Love part of our nature? What are the barriers to Love? These questions and more will be explored through the use of Mindfulness along with homework and practical tools to help answer these questions from your own experience.

An exploration of the desire for truth, determining what truth really is, and how truth brings about unity.

11 week course.

THE FIVE SHEATHS - Obstructing us from seeing the world as it really is.

HARMONY - The Law of Seven

The desire for freedom is common, however what is the true nature of freedom, how may it be experienced fully and constantly, how is it freedom lost, how does this apply both to individuals and to societies?

This course entitled 'The Wisdom Within' is a course in Practical Philosophy which explores time-tested wisdom and mindfulness techniques and tools from a range of ancient traditions, that you can use everyday to be wiser, happier, more productive and with which you can experience true freedom. The format of the class is interactive where you can discuss the big questions and find what gems are truly ever present and eternally available. Come and discover your real nature!

This course explores Love and asks fundamental questions: What is Love? What are the types of Love? Is Love part of our nature? What are the barriers to Love? These questions and more will be explored through the use of Mindfulness along with homework and practical tools to help answer these questions from your own experience.

Tuesdays with Lindsay

Saturdays with Jason

This course examines what it really means to Be Present; what takes us away from the Present; learning, through the continuing practice of Mindfulness, to observe what distracts us and let it pass.

The desire for freedom is common, however what is the true nature of freedom, how may it be experienced fully and constantly, how is it freedom lost, how does this apply both to individuals and to societies?

10 Fold Dharma (disciplines)

The course explores general principles of measure , plus three specific aspects : Meditation, the master key to all measure; speech, based on Shakespeare's statement 'suit the action to the word, the word to the action'; in eating.

The Absolute and the nature of the Absolute as it is described in Advaita philosophy.

The aim of this course is to strengthen that part of nature which would carry on the search for truth and universal freedom. The particular theme will be the way of devotion.

This course, using the insights of the wise and experimenting with various practices, will examine what is means to 'know'. Knowledge is the birthright of every human being but is not what we generally claim it is. Come explore and discover.

The dialogues of Plato.

The Antahkarana - The Inner aspects of the Mind

HARMONY - The Law of Seven

Contemplative or reflective practices are common in philosophical and spiritual traditions in the East and the West. The general idea is to be introduced to reflection by allowing the mind to rest on a statement of truth and allow its meaning and significance to enter the being.

Advaita philosophy.

Practice, devotion and service build on the proposition that acting in accord with the will of the Absolute, the laws of the universe makes it easier to experience sat, cit and ānanda (knowledge, consciousness and bliss).

Rebirth | Reincarnation

Devotion and Advaita

This course examines in detail the seven steps on the Way of Knowledge

Bernie's Thursday Joondalup Group

Saturday with Jean online

Tuesdays with Bernie Law of Three

Chandogya Upanisad

Introduction to Meditation 6 Week Course

Tuesday evenings with Brian McGurk

Thursdays with Shannon Brisco

Thursdays with Sant and Mahesh Singh