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[edit] Lesson 1 (Meditation & Disintegration)

This Lesson will introduce the psychological ("Positive Disintegrate-ive ")dimensions of the decision to seriously take-up Meditation. These dimensions are the:

• point of Human Development at which the decision is normally made;
• personality type most likely to succeed with Meditation.

[edit] Purpose

This Lesson will..:

• Introduce the general nature of Laurence Nixon's paper on "The Role of Meditation in Personality Change from the Perspective of the ‘Theory of Positive Disintegration’."
• Examine just why serious Meditation is virtually impossible at Level's One and Two of Human Development;
• Spotlight the factors of Depression / Sadness and Joy which characterize Meditation at Level Three of Human Development;
• Hi-light the expressions of "Planned Solitude" which [expressions] are characteristic of Level Four development.

[edit] Learning hints

As you read the Sources,look for the following:

• Clear understanding of correlation of "psychosomatic disorder" to the need to Meditate;
• Your own resonance to the material presented under "C" / Transition to Level Three";
• A grasp of the "logic" whereby Depression / Sadness can co-exist with Joy for the person taking up Meditation at Level Three;
• The manner in which "Planned Solitude" becomes integral with the character / life-style of the person at Level Four development.

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