AVAILABLE UNPUBLISHED WORKS
Who We Are
From Bernadette Roberts
DVD: "A Passage Through Self"
An Overview of the Spiritual Journey in Terms of Consciousness
Recorded in 1987 (3 hours, NTSC)
This talk uses a series of circles to illustrate the journey in terms of consciousness--defined as the whole self-experience and medium of the Divine’s revelation to man. Particular emphasis is given to the journey’s major milestones: first, transcendence of the ego-self and revelation of the True Self in its oneness with God (the Unitive State). Second, the further movement into the marketplace that ultimately ends with the falling away of the True-self and the Unitive State. An overview of this passage reveals how and in what way the ultimate fulfillment of self or consciousness is no-Self or no-Consciousness.
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$35: within the United States
$45: outside the United States (Please remember to make check or money to Bernadette Roberts - and in US currency only.)
BOOK: "Contemplative: Autobiography of the Early Years"
Unpublished, 2004: 200 page spiral-bound manuscript
(Available here)
Bernadette has written an account of her early contemplative life. Here is a brief description of the book taken from the introduction:
"This book is an account of my spiritual journey from birth to seventeen. Since my book The Path to No-Self, begins at age seventeen, the present book covers the earlier years and my initial steps in the contemplative path. The purpose of this writing is both to give this background and give witness to God’s work in a single soul. Since God is at work in every soul, it is up to each of us to give our own account, no one else can do this for us."
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$45 within the United States
$55 for mailing outside the United States
BOOK: "Essays on the Christian Contemplative Journey"
Unpublished, 2007: 170 pages, spiral bound manuscript
(Available here)
Essays include:
The Spiritual Journey Recapitulates the History of Religion; Cessation of Self; Nonduality; Mystical Theology and No-Self; Image and Likeness; Apatheia; Means-End; An Interview; Women and Mysticism; The Eucharist, A Christian Path
COST (including shipping) is:
$35 for regular media mail
$45 outside the U.S.
NEW ESSAY: "Forcing-The-Fit"
Unpublished, 2008: 116 page spiral-bound manuscript
(Available here)
Bernadette has written a commentary on the interpretations of her works by three authors: A.H. Almaas, James Marion and Jim Arraj. The commentary is available as a 116 page, spiral bound manuscript.
COST (including shipping) is:
$25 within the U.S.
$35 outside the U.S
Excerpt from the Preface:
Although these papers were written years ago, it only now dawned on me the particular vision of spirituality that these authors represent. This version is a combination of Western psychology and Hindu philosophy, more especially, its Advaitic, nondual school of thought. Sooner or later people seeking a spiritual life will come across authors whose psychological paradigm culminates in Hinduism’s Advaitic realization. There is no underestimating the wide-spread influence of this new spirituality, its influence is such you can hardly talk to anyone about the spiritual journey who has not already bought into this popular way of thinking. Converts have not only bought into this particular view of the spiritual life, but bought into its same belief system. This is what accounts for much of the West’s present Advaitic understanding of man’s spiritual journey. No guru promotes this as well as those who have adopted this modern paradigm of spirituality.
The advantage of this paradigm is that it by-passes the traditional spirituality of the West’s monotheistic religions, thus it has particular appeal to its disenfranchised members. Now they no longer have to deal with the spiritual “soul” (it’s just the “self”), or with any “Transcendent” (“self” turns out to be the Transcendent), or deal with anything “supernatural” (an inherent psychic phenomena). In short this new spirituality boils down to a focus on self alone.
(Available here)
Bernadette has written a commentary on the interpretations of her works by three authors: A.H. Almaas, James Marion and Jim Arraj. The commentary is available as a 116 page, spiral bound manuscript.
COST (including shipping) is:
$25 within the U.S.
$35 outside the U.S
Excerpt from the Preface:
Although these papers were written years ago, it only now dawned on me the particular vision of spirituality that these authors represent. This version is a combination of Western psychology and Hindu philosophy, more especially, its Advaitic, nondual school of thought. Sooner or later people seeking a spiritual life will come across authors whose psychological paradigm culminates in Hinduism’s Advaitic realization. There is no underestimating the wide-spread influence of this new spirituality, its influence is such you can hardly talk to anyone about the spiritual journey who has not already bought into this popular way of thinking. Converts have not only bought into this particular view of the spiritual life, but bought into its same belief system. This is what accounts for much of the West’s present Advaitic understanding of man’s spiritual journey. No guru promotes this as well as those who have adopted this modern paradigm of spirituality.
The advantage of this paradigm is that it by-passes the traditional spirituality of the West’s monotheistic religions, thus it has particular appeal to its disenfranchised members. Now they no longer have to deal with the spiritual “soul” (it’s just the “self”), or with any “Transcendent” (“self” turns out to be the Transcendent), or deal with anything “supernatural” (an inherent psychic phenomena). In short this new spirituality boils down to a focus on self alone.
ORDERING INFORMATION
ORDERING INFORMATION
To receive information about upcoming retreats, send your request to Pat Masters at the address below. To order the publications and DVDs available here, please send a check made out to Bernadette Roberts, for the amount specified (in U.S. currency ONLY) to:
Pat Masters
1101 Prospect Avenue #40
Santa Rosa,
California 95409, USA
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NEW RETREAT DATES FOR: "The Essence of Christian Mysticism"
If you are interested in attending a retreat with Bernadette she will be giving the next "Essence of Christian Mysticism," retreat in Fullerton, CA, on the weekend of April 16-18, 2010.
SPACE IS LIMITED TO 13.
Please Note: Because this retreat (first given in 1986) was intended to be an extension of Bernadette's other works, it is recommended only for those who have read What is Self?, and seen the video or DVD, A Passage Through Self :An Overview of the Spiritual Journey.
To be mailed information about the April 16-18, 2010 retreat, please write to Pat Masters at the address shown above under 'Ordering'.
A Note from Bernadette to those interested in the retreat: "THE REAL CHRIST"
I have decided to limit this retreat to those with a background in "Christology" or some knowledge of the early Church's gradual development of its doctrine of the Trinity and Christ. My personal interest stems from the conviction that all the talk of Jesus these days is not the Real Christ and that Christ has been all but lost to Christianity. While those looking for a deeper Christian spiritual life may find the retreat "Essence of Christian Mysticism" sufficient, the "REAL CHRIST" details the Church's developmental understanding of Christ. While I believe every Christian has the right Faith, I do not believe every Christian has the right beliefs, right understanding or right view of Christ. If and when I hear from 10 people with sufficient background and interest, the retreat can be scheduled within a month or two. Those wishing to attend must also have already been to the Essence of Christian Mysticism retreat.
(If you think you have the necessary background, and have already attend the Essence of Christian Mysticism retreat, please send your name and address, plus a letter describing your background and reason for interest to me, care of Pat Masters and she will forward it to me.)
