Welcome to the “Being a 59er” course.
If someone truly wishes to leave this plane of illusion in this lifetime,
then you do not need to be his guardian because he will see to it that he leaves.
Quote # 59
Breaking the Cycle of Birth and Death
Gourasana
This quote is number 59 in the book Breaking the Cycle of Birth and Death by Gourasana. It expresses one of Gourasana’s foundational teachings that people need to be self-motivated to do the work necessary to become freer and freer from the material illusion each day. We call this teaching “Being a 59er“.
In this course we will explore what it means to be a 59er and you will learn how to get started with your work of becoming a 59er. This means learning how to cultivate the desire necessary to do the work of breaking free from binding illusions by using your desire and thus becoming freer and freer each day. The course will help you understand what it will take on your part to succeed.
During the next weeks you will learn about and practice some of the key fundamental teachings needed to advance spiritually and ultimately to succeed on this spiritual path to freedom.
This course is divided into 3 segments, each segment has a focus on one of these 3 fundamental principals:
- Having spiritual desire
- Becoming fully aware
- Learning what is illusion and how to break illusory attachments.
During the first segment you will learn more about what is meant by the term “59er” and why it is so important that we are offering a whole course for you to get into the work of becoming a self-motivated spiritual seeker, i.e. a “59er”. In this first segment you will study Gourasana’s main teaching on the power and importance of spiritual desire. You will be guided in practices that will support you to get in touch with this desire and learn how to cultivate more desire.
Next, you will study two related talks from Kalindi regarding awareness. From these talks you will learn how to start to use your awareness to see where you have binding attachments in your life; Then by practicing the GMP – the Gourasana Meditation Practice – you will identify action steps to start to break these attachments.
In the third segment we will cover what is meant when we speak about “letting go of illusions”. You will be guided to continue using your awareness to recognize where you are bound by the illusion to the necessary actions to free yourself, so you can embark upon the work of becoming a 59er.
During the final segment of this course you will have the opportunity to make your own spiritual program, so that you can keep going with the teachings in this course for the next month or two.