Distance Learning Tutored Course: SOLCe
What makes us a complete person? Is it earning lots of money and having lots of expensive possessions, or is it being at peace with ourselves and showing respect and care for our fellow citizens? Is it being successful rather than being reliable? Is it being helpful to ourselves rather than to others? Is it being combative rather than communicative?
Swedenborg describes true happiness as flowing from the inside rather than from the outside, as being spiritual and not physical, as being internally content rather than externally stimulated.
How do we achieve this state of inner contentment, of wholeness, of heavenly peace? How is it possible amidst the pressures of modern life? What do we have to “give up” as part of this process? How does it affect the rest of our lives? How long does it take? How will we know it is working?
This module addresses these and many more questions. It tells us that the kingdom of heaven, far from being an unachievable place “up there”, is around us and within us if we go looking for it. It encourages us to look inwards to our spiritual attitudes rather than be preoccupied by external pleasures. It shows how we benefit in the long term if we are net contributors to our world rather than net takers. In short, it is a description of the path we should take through our lives if we wish to become a whole person.
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