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VideoQuartets #Q314 - #Q404

Two-hour DVDs, each containing four complete programs from the Thinking Allowed television series.

For other VideoQuartet titles, see also:
Complete VideoQuartet List
VideoQuartets #Q114 - #Q204
VideoQuartets #Q214 - #Q304
VideoQuartets #Q414 - #Q474




Meditative Experience (#Q314)

2 hours
$69.95



TIBETAN BUDDHIST MEDITATION
Ole Nydahl (#S316)
30 min.
$29.95

Ole Nydahl a trained Tibetan Buddhist meditation master in the Kagyupa tradition, takes us step by step through the teaching--first quieting the mind, then focusing on four motivations for meditation, and finally taking refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha. He also discusses the significance the the Lama in Tibetan tradition and the use of sound and imagery.

WHAT IS KUNDALINI?
Lee Sannella (#S062)
30 min.
$29.95

Changes in the human brain and nervous system can result from intensive spiritual disciplines. Lee Sannella, M.D., author of Kundalini: Psychosis or Transcendence?, has devoted many decades to the exploration of spiritual paths. "Kundalini" refers to energy coiled at the base of the spine which can rise up to the brain. Although Western science knows virtually nothing of this process, it has been described in detail in Eastern spiritual traditions.

BENEFITS OF LONG-TERM MEDITATION
Shinzen Young (#S314)
30 min.
$29.95

Meditation practices can lead to permanent changes in awareness of the self and the transcendence of the ego. Shinzen Young is an ordained Buddhist Monk and scholar of Buddhism. After about a year of meditative practice, he says, one establishes open access to a realm of altered states of awareness. When practicing in a disciplined fashion, one goes on to explore the various stages leading toward enlightenment.

CULTIVATING MINDFULNESS
Charles T. Tart (#S312)
30 min.
$29.95

The underlying cause of most social and personal problems is lack of mindfulness. Psychologist Charles Tart, Ph.D., author of States of Consciousness and Waking Up, discusses how difficult it is to translate meditative awareness to the problems of daily life. He describes the training methods of G. I. Gurdjieff as an alternative form of mindfulness training intended to be used in the midst of workaday activities. (



Working On Oneself (#Q324)

2 hours
$69.95



THE GURDJIEFF WORK
Kathleen Speeth (#S053)
30 min.
$29.95

The average human is functioning in an unawakened state, according to Russian philosopher and mystic George Ivanovich Gurdjieff. Psychologist Kathleen Speeth, Ph.D., author of The Gurdjieff Work and Gurdjieff: Seeker of the Truth, was raised by parents who were students of Gurdjieff, whom she met as a child. She discusses the history and present status of the Gurdjieff movement and the fundamental exercise of "remembering oneself."

THE TRANSMISSION OF KNOWLEDGE
Claudio Naranjo (#S066)
30 min.
$29.95

A true teacher communicates non-verbally, by setting an example. Claudio Naranjo, M.D., is a noted psychiatrist and seminal figure in the human potential movement. He is author of The One Quest, The Healing Journey and Techniques of Gestalt Therapy and co-author of The Psychology of Meditation. He suggests that inner knowledge, or spiritual wisdom, cannot be communicated simply with words.

OVERCOMING COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR
Shinzen Young (#S124)
30 min.
$29.95

According to Buddhist philosophy, compulsive and addictive behavior is common to all "normal" individuals. Shinzen Young is a Buddhist monk and director of the Community Meditation Center of Los Angeles. Through meditation, says Young, one learns to recognize the root cause of addiction as a lack of mindfulness. Gradually, through increased awareness, the compulsive impulse looses its grip on the individual.

INTUITIVE RISK TAKING
Patricia Sun (#S233)
30 min.
$29.95

Intuition functions in a holistic, non-linear fashion. Patricia Sun, internationally renowned as a seminar leader and spiritual healer, says that intuition arises from a source within us connected to the infinite. Thus, developing intuition involves opening up to one's vulnerability in the face of the infinite. Ultimately, this involves such trust in oneself that whatever may happen, even death, will be acceptable.



Opening to Intuition (#Q334)

2 hours
$69.95



THE SUPERCONSCIOUS MIND
Kevin Ryerson (#S218)
30 min.
$29.95

Higher states of consciousness and the notion of the superconscious mind have great implications for our identity as human beings. According to Kevin Ryerson, the superconscious mind is that part of us which is in direct contact with God. Ryerson is a noted intuitive consultant and trance channel whose work is described in Shirley MacLaine's books.

CHANNELING AND THE SELF
Jon Klimo (#S375)
30 min.
$29.95

Jon Klimo, author of Channeling, proposes the intriguing view that we are all like cells of a larger organism and that we share in the consciousness of that organism. Thus, channeled "entities" such as Lazaris, Seth, Ramptha, Michael, Emmanuel, etc., may be seen as both part of our deeper mind and as larger than our individual consciousness.

THE INTUITIVE CONNECTION
William Kautz (#S234)
30 min.
$29.95

Channeling is one of several approaches to intuition. William Kautz, Sc.D., is founder of the Center for Applied Intuition and co-author of Channeling: The Intuitive Connection. Although he "plays the game" and treats channeled "entities" as if they were real, he is more concerned with the quality of their information. He says this quality improves when one approaches with a genuine need rather than mere curiosity.

AWAKENING INTUITION
Frances E. Vaughan (#S231)
30 min.
$29.95

We can train our own intuitive faculty by learning to quiet the mind and listen to internal signals. Frances Vaughan, Ph.D., president of the Assn. for Humanistic Psychology and author of The Inward Arc and Awakening Intuition, says intuition involves a direct knowing without mediation by human senses or logic. She points to several types of intuition--spiritual, emotional, intellectual and physical.



Therapeutic Alternatives (#Q344)

2 hours
$69.95



BIOFEEDBACK AND SELF-CONTROL
George Fuller-Von Bozzay (#S216)
30 min.
$29.95

The purpose of biofeedback is to train us in making internal distinctions which we can then achieve without need for cumbersome equipment. George Fuller-von Bozzay, Ph.D. is director of the Biofeedback Institute of San Francisco and author of several books. He eloquently describes the role of biofeedback for medical treatment, relaxation and personal growth.

HUMANISTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY
James Bugental (#S003)
30 min.
$29.95

Humanistic-existential psychotherapy is a journey toward greater wholeness and aliveness. James Bugental, Ph.D., the first president of the Association for Humanistic Psychology, is author of The Search for Authenticity, Psychotherapy and Process and several other seminal books. The client in this process does not necessarily alleviate symptoms or change behavior--but rather completes therapy with a larger sense of who he or she is.

PUTTING PSYCHOTHERAPY ON THE COUCH
Bernie Zilbergeld (#S121)
30 min.
$29.95

Psychotherapy, says Bernie Zilbergeld, Ph.D., has been oversold and overused. Research suggests that therapy is actually of limited value. The author of The Shrinking of America and Mind Power points out that individuals seeking personal transformation must be motivated to work hard and make changes for therapy to be effective. Psychological insights and temporary emotional relief do not generally lead to lasting behavioral changes.

SOMATIC-EMOTIONAL THERAPY
Stanley Keleman (#S305)
30 min.
$29.95

The characteristic attitudes we take in life are reflected in the postures and attitudes of our body. Stanley Keleman, author of Somatic Reality, Your Body Speaks Its Mind and Embodying Experience, is director of the Center for Energetic Studies in Berkeley, where many psycho-therapists come for training in his approach. He presents a five-step process for recognizing and then changing our various postures.



Optimal Performance (#Q354)

2 hours
$69.95



STRESS MANAGEMENT
Janelle M. Barlow (#S208)
30 min.
$29.95

Janelle M. Barlow, Ph.D., is a human development consultant and author of The Stress Manager, a self-improvement workbook. Dr. Barlow's work focuses on practical, easy to use methods for monitoring and managing stress at home and in the workplace. She offers numerous suggestions for becoming aware of how stress influences the body and for discharging the effects of stress before they become toxic.

QUALITIES OF HIGH PERFORMANCE
Lee Pulos (#S196)
30 min.
$29.95

Qualities of success -- including goal setting, high self-esteem and a passion for life -- can be developed in all individuals. Lee Pulos, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist, describes his work with outstanding achievers in the field of athletics and business, as well as individuals who have successfully oversome cancer. He identifies many characteristics they hold in common.

WHAT MAKES WORK MEANINGFUL?
Dennis T. Jaffe (#S202)
30 min.
$29.95

Today, more than ever, workers are demanding a sense of self-actualization on the job. Dennis Jaffe, Ph.D., is a past-president of the Association for Humanistic Psychology and author of Healing from Within and Take This Job and Love It. He suggests that each of us can find as much meaning, commitment and passion in our work as in other areas of our lives. (#S202)

MIND POWER
Bernie Zilbergeld (#S215)
30 min.
$29.95

People who are motivated to transform and improve their lives can do so effectively by harnassing the power of their own minds. Bernie Zilbergeld, Ph.D., clinical psychologist and author of Mind Power, suggests a number of techniques -- among them learning to monitor and change negative thought patterns, working with positive memories, visualizing goals, mental relaxation and working with mental advisors.



Life in the Universe (#Q364)

2 hours
$69.95



THE IMPLICATIONS OF UFO PHENOMENA
Jacques Vallee (#S440)
30 min.
$29.95

Regardless of the physical reality of UFO's, says Jacques Vallee, Ph.D., the fact that people believe they have experienced contact with alien entities is an appropriate subject for scientific scrutiny. Vallee is a computer scientist, UFO researcher and author whose books include Challenge to Science, Anatomy of a Phenomenon, The Edge of Reality, The Invisible College and Messengers of Deception.

ALIENS AND ARCHETYPES
Terence McKenna (#S425)
30 min.
$29.95

Do UFOs originate as psychic projections from our own minds? Terence McKenna is co-author of The Invisible Landscape and Food of the Gods and a leading thinker in the area of alternative realities. He suggests that regardless of their origin and material existence, UFOs seem to challenge the authority of science, and that their chief function may be to offset the imbalances in our contemporary culture.

THE MYSTERY OF CREATION
Richard Grossinger (#S494)
30 min.
$29.95

The cosmos is the fertile field from which we humans and the planet earth were born. In another sense the cosmos is also the field of our mind onto which we project our dreams and myths. Richard Grossinger, Ph.D., is author of Planet Medicine and The Night Sky. The scientific worldview, he says, for all its beauty and power is incomplete, and there is much we can learn about ourselves from ancient and modern mythologies of the skies.

EXTRA-TERRESTIAL INTELLIGENCE
James Harder (#S430)
30 min.
$29.95

A hydraulic engineer at U.C. Berkeley, James Harder, Ph.D., is one of America's foremost specialists in the hypnotic examination of individuals who have had "contact" with extra-terrestrial intelligences. He discusses his insights concerning extra-terrestrial societies as a result of over 100 hypnotic sessions. Such civilizations, Dr. Harder points out, may be constructed quite differently from our own.



Living Philosophically (#Q374)

2 hours
$69.95



SPIRITUALITY AND THE INTELLECT
Jacob Needleman (#S032)
30 min.
$29.95

The essential tension between our material and spiritual natures is often forgotten as we pursue contemporary concerns. Jacob Needleman, Ph.D., author of The Heart of Philosophy and The New Religions, points to Socrates as the ideal philosopher who, through his questioning, brought people to an appreciation of deeper strata of awareness.

SELF AND UNIVERSE
Arthur M. Young (#S004)
30 min.
$29.95

How can there be separate things in a universe that is interconnected? How can we be separate beings in a universe created by God? Arthur M. Young, inventor of the Bell helicopter, is the founder of the Institute for the Study of Consciousness and author of The Reflexive Universe. Young suggests that the ancient dieties act in our psyches as forces which unite the individual with the universe about us.

THE PRIMORDIAL TRADITION
Huston Smith (#S048)
30 min.
$29.95

Huston Smith, Ph.D., author of Forgotten Truth and The Religions of Man, delineates the common threads that run through spiritual traditions of all cultures. Because the science of acoustics has nothing to say about beauty, he says, does not mean that Brahms isn't beautiful. Similarly, the notions of the soul and spirit persist regardless of their lack of relevance to a modern, materialist world view.

SELF AND SOCIETY
Jane Rubin (#S183)
30 min.
$29.95

Philosophers have questioned how one can live a meaningful life in a social milieu that lacks clear values. One response is to define oneself by accepting as a role model one who is truly committed--such as Christ or Buddha. Jane Rubin, Ph.D., teacher of religious studies at U.C. Berkeley, contrasts this approach with modern existentialists who view an idealist approach to life as an escape from authenticity.



Personal and Social Change (#Q384)

2 hours
$69.95



BRAIN, MIND AND SOCIETY
Marilyn Ferguson (#S181)
30 min.
$29.95

Leading developments in brain research, management science, social science, spiritual literature and social reform all suggest a new vision of society in which people feel empowered to transform their lives. As publisher of the Brain/Mind Bulletin, Marilyn Ferguson is in a unique position to appreciate this vision and chronicle its emergence. She is author of The Brain Revolution and The Aquarian Conspiracy.

THE ART OF COMMUNICATING
Jacob Needleman (#S072)
30 min.
$29.95

Why do we fail to truly listen when there is so much wisdom available to us? Philosopher Jacob Needleman, author of The Heart of Philosophy, suggests that communication is dependent upon the ability to listen to the depths within oneself. Paradoxically, sometimes our thoughts take us away from the here and now. To break through these barriers, Needleman discusses methods he uses as a teacher and a writer.

TRANSFORMING HUMAN NATURE
George Leonard (#S095)
30 min.
$29.95

Because of the enormous environmental, political and economic strains on humanity, change is essential for our survival. George Leonard is author of numerous books including Education and Ecstacy, The Silent Pulse and The Transformation. He expresses optimism that we are capable of rising to the challenge and learning to bring out that which is deepest and best within us.

BIOLOGICAL AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH
Joseph Chilton Pearce (#S337)
30 min.
$29.95

Optimal development in children is thwarted by a variety of factors from modern hospital delivery methods to the educational system itself. Joseph Chilton Pearce, author of The Crack in the Cosmic Egg and Magical Child , suggests that current problems with child raising are so immense as to be virtually insolvable. However, parents who are truly concerned must begin by discovering within themselves the spiritual nature of love.



Number, Form and Life (#Q394)

2 hours
$69.95



THE PRESENCE OF THE PAST
Rupert Sheldrake (#S505)
30 min.
$29.95

Were there any "laws of the universe" at the time of the "big bang?" Oxford trained biologist Rupert Sheldrake, Ph.D., author of A New Science of Life and The Presence of the Past, says that all laws developed as "habits" over time. Thus the universe and its laws can be seen to be continually evolving. In this view the theory of evolution can be applied to physics, chemistry and cosmology.

PATTERN AND TRANSFORMATION
Jill Purce (#S342)
30 min.
$29.95

Jill Purce is author of The Mystic Spiral and editor of the Arts and Imagination series published by Thames and Hudson. A former biophysics researcher at the University of London, she traces her investigations into the subject of patterning in nature, with an emphasis on the role of sound vibrations. The program concludes with a demonstration of an ancient Mongolian "polyphonic" chanting technique.

NUMBER AND MEANING
Arthur M. Young (#S462)
30 min.
$29.95

Numbers are more than abstract representations of quantity, but also have a qualitative dimension. Philosopher and inventor Arthur M. Young, author of The Geometry of Meaning and The Reflexive Universe has developed a "theory of process" which integrates science with ancient teachings. He discusses the descent of spirit into matter -- and the ascent back to spirit --through four levels which correspond to point, line, plane, solid; fire, water, air, earth--and other classic fourfold patterns.

THE MYSTERY OF INCARNATION
Richard Grossinger (#S512)
30 min.
$29.95

To truly understand our spiritual origins we must look to nature -- for our most intimate relationship is with our own biology. Richard Grossinger, Ph.D., is author of Planet Medicine and Embryogenesis. Social and environmental problems, he says, are the inevitable result of our biology. However, consciousness itself is new factor in our biological evolution and may lead us to change our behavior and open up our future options.



Frontiers of Psychic Research (#Q404)

2 hours
$69.95



ESP, CLAIRVOYANCE AND REMOTE PERCEPTION
Russell Targ (#S245)
30 min.
$29.95

Remote viewing is the process whereby individuals, with no previous training or experience, are able to successfully describe randomly chosen targets at remote locations. Russell Targ, a laser physicist, is one of America's foremost parapsychology researchers and co-author of Mind Reach and The Mind Race. He discusses the history of remote-viewing research and the practical applications of this ability.

TELEPATHIC HEALING
Jerry Solfvin (#S346)
30 min.
$29.95

There is a growing body of solid research in the field of psychic healing. Jerry Solfvin, a parapsychologist associated with John F. Kennedy University, describes various experiments showing positive healing results -- even when there was no healer present. Solfvin hypothesizes that positive expectations may play a very important role in psychic and spiritual healing.

BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOKINESIS
Marilyn Schlitz (#S286)
30 min.
$29.95

Studies show that many people can exert a mental influence on the physiological activity of others in distant locations. Marilyn Schlitz, a parapsychologist and anthropologist, is a research associate with the Mind Science Foundation. She suggests that this phenomenon, known as biological psychokinesis, may be the basis for much of what is known as psychic healing.

BRAINWAVE SYNCHRONIZATION AND ESP
Jean Millay (#S290)
30 min.
$29.95

Jean Millay, Ph.D., has combined biofeedback studies with psychic testing. An artist and filmmaker, she designed a unique brainwave biofeedback device to synchronize the brain's two hemispheres and to synchronize brainwaves between two people. Dr. Millay discusses the relationship between brainwave functioning and telepathy and the types of distortion which often occur in telepathic communication.


For other VideoQuartet titles, see also:
Complete VideoQuartet List
VideoQuartets #Q114 - #Q204
VideoQuartets #Q214 - #Q304
VideoQuartets #Q414 - #Q474


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