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Ideas on human conscious evolution in terms of an approach I've developed which I call Spectrum Counseling; this involves: conflict resolution, martial arts, meditation methods, mindbody strategies, and tranformational learning. This effort is for human beings who wish to encourge, stimulate, discover, and explore the potential of conscious evolution within themselves.
9.4.08
The following passage is an excerpt for the book, 'Traveller On The Path', subtitled, The Sufi Model In The Transpersonal Process, A Spectrum Counseling Perspective, by Ronn Parker, Ph.D.
INITIATION - Tier I
Spectrum Counseling is a design which emerged from the conscious mining and contemplation of Precious Stones. These jewels, ancient, yet perennial, form the Treasures of Wisdom, which cast light on ways of helping human beings become discoverers of themselves, for the purpose of cultivating harmonious empowerment in the task of conscious evolution.
Empowerment here partly implies the development of an ability to recognize, understand and beneficially channel experiential internal phenomena into functional learning which enriches a person's lifepath.
Spectrum Counseling can be understood as a life long practice, a cumulative process in which human beings may cultivate the energy necessary for enhanced performance in practically any endeavor.
The Platform Topology of spectrum counseling includes the following facets: The Transmission of Mind - Phenomenological Essence - Heuristic Phases.
The pattern for personal exploration, discovery and presentation is partly expressed in terms of heuristic and phenomenological platforms, which serve as a weave for qualitative research, however, defining the Transmission of Mind can be a subtly difficult task. Understanding this phenomenon is related to the sensing of a special internal Presence of energy which is uniquely different from most things we have experienced.
This Presence, when active within us, permeates aspects of the mindfield, and can be known when awareness of spontaneous phenomena in consciousness, needs no sustenance through rational thought. Here, for example, is a symbolic form of the Transmission:
The term unity refers to a homogeneous spiritual brilliance which separates into six harmoniously blended 'elements'. The homogeneous spiritual brilliance is the One Mind, while the six harmoniously blended 'elements' are the six sense organs. These six sense organs become severally united with objects that defile them--the eyes with form, the ear with sound, the nose with smell, the tongue with taste, the body with touch, and the thinking mind with entities. Between these organs and their objects arise the six sensory perceptions, making eighteen sense-realms in all. If you understand that these eighteen realms have no objective existence, you will bind the six harmoniously blended 'elements' into a single spiritual brilliance--a single spiritual brilliance which is the One Mind. All students of the Way know this, but cannot avoid forming concepts of 'a single spiritual brilliance' and 'the six harmoniously blended elements'. Accordingly they are chained to entities and fail to achieve a tacit understanding of original Mind. (John Blofeld, 'The Zen Teachings of Huang Po', On The Transmission of Mind, p 41, NY, NY, Grove Press, 1958.)
The immediate impact of this passage, from the transmitted teachings of Zen master, Huang Po, on your conscious awareness, before you generate thought on the subject, is an example of the 'brilliance'.
