2. S E S S I O N
WHAT IF A PERSON
1
Who we c o n s i d e r
OURSELVES
to be
IS A NETWORK OF CONVERSATIONS?
S E S S I O N
2
THE
DISAPPEARING
PRESENT
W E C O M M O N LY T H I N K O F O U R S E LV E S I N T E R M S O F O U R H I S -
TORY, OUR PERSONALITY, OUR
C O N V E R S AT I O N S
IDEAS AND OPINIONS — EVERY-
D Y N A M I C T H AT A P P E A R S B O T H
THING WE THINK OF AS THE
F L U I D A N D I N TA N G I B L E . T H E Y
PERSON
THE
SEEM TO EBB AND FLOW, TO
W I S D O M C O U R S E I N V E S T I G AT E S
FA D E O R D I S A P P E A R . Y E T W E
THE POSSIBILITY OF THINKING
F R E Q U E N T LY R E L AT E T O C O N -
O F O U R S E LV E S A N D O U R L I V E S
V E R S AT I O N S I N T H E S A M E WAY
AS SETS OF COMPLEX, INTER-
W E R E L AT E T O T H I N G S — A S
WOVEN AND CONNECTED CON-
FIXED AND CONCRETE, WITH A
V E R S AT I O N S T H AT R E F E R B A C K
FORM AND PERSISTENCE OF
TO AND REINFORCE WHO WE
THEIR OWN. IN THIS WEEKEND
C O N S I D E R O U R S E LV E S T O B E .
W E TA K E A D E E P E R L O O K AT
IN THIS WEEKEND, WE CONSIDER
HOW WE DEAL WITH THE NET-
T H E I M P L I C AT I O N S O F S E E I N G
WORKS
O U R S E LV E S T H I S WAY .
T H AT C O M P R I S E O U R L I V E S .
T HAT
WE
ARE.
OF
H AV E
A
C O N V E R S AT I O N S
EBB
What is this disappearing nature of conversations and
What do these different ways of viewing ourselves provide
in terms of our growth, our relationships, our way of
AND
how does that relate to what is available to us in the pres-
ent moment? What’s implied by the nature of our con-
being in the world? What are the networks of conversa-
tion that constitute who we are, and how do these conver-
FLO
versations? What would the consequences be of living con-
sistent with the nature of our conversations?
sations intersect with the networks of conversations that
make up our communities?

3. S E S S I O N
2
GROWTH
AND
S E S S I O N
3
4
INTERCONNECTEDNESS
DEVELOPMENT
FOR EACH OF US THERE ARE
EACH OF US LIVES IN AN ENVI-
LIVES WHERE WE ARE GROWING
R O N M E N T T H AT S U P P O R T S A N D
Growing
AREAS OR ASPECTS OF OUR
AND LEARNING. EVEN THOUGH
WE ARE UNSURE OF THE OUTCOME
OR
WHERE
THIS
WILL
EVEN REINFORCES OUR NOTIONS
E C O L O G
O F W H O W E H AV E B E E N A N D
WHO WE ARE TODAY. OUR WORK,
L E A D U S , W E A R E A C T I V E LY
O U R F A M I LY , F R I E N D S A N D C O L -
ENGAGED IN OUR OWN DEVEL-
LEAGUES, OUR INTERESTS AND
OPMENT.
IS
PURSUITS ALL TELL US SOME-
THOSE
T H I N G A B O U T O U R S E LV E S . I N
GROWING EDGES OR AREAS OF
T H I S W E E K E N D W E I N V E S T I G AT E
OUR LIVES.
A N D TA K E O N T H E D E V E L O P -
ABOUT
THIS
WEEKEND
EXPLORING
E
d
g
e
s
Where are we still naturally growing and pursuing pos-
sibility? Where do we look forward to new developments
and bring an eagerness to inquire and learn? What are
we carrying along that is unnecessary or an impediment
OF
MENT OF OUR ECOLOGY — OUR
R E L AT I O N S H I P T O O U R E N V I R O N M E N T — S O T H AT , I N S T E A D O F
O N LY
REINFORCING
W H AT
IS
ALREADY IN PLACE, IT GIVES US
NEW POSSIBILITIES OF BEING.
How is our present environment put together? What con-
BEING
versations and communities does it involve? What rela-
tionship to our environment would we need to create to
to our growth? What dimension does this growing edge
W
give ourselves a new ecology of being? How does one go
contribute to the rest of our lives and to those around us?
about creating environments? And can we create an
environment for ourselves that is a harmonious, natural
expression of our growth and development?

4. S E S S I O N
4
ACCESS
TO THAT WHICH IS
5
TIMELESS
W H A T
T H E
C O U R S E
O F F E R S
THE WISDOM
UNLIMITED COURSE MAKES AVAILABLE A FUTURE OF UNLIMITED GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. YOU WILL GAIN ACCESS
B E Y O N D O U R E V E R Y D AY C O N TO CONTINUING AND NURTURING YOUR OWN GROWTH IN
V E R S AT I O N S A R E C O N V E R S A E V E R Y A R E A O F Y O U R L I F E — T H O S E T H AT A R E A L R E A D Y
TIONS WHICH COULD BE CALLED
SATISFYING TO YOU AND THOSE WHERE YOU ARE WORKING
UNIVERSAL
G Y
THESE
AND
TIMELESS.
TO DEVELOP YOURSELF FURTHER.
ARE
THE
CONVERSA-
T I O N S T H AT G I V E U S T H E M O S T
C R E AT I V E A N D H I G H E S T E X P R E S SIONS OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT —
AMONG THESE ARE ART, MUSIC,
L I T E R AT U R E , C O M M U N I T Y , S P I R I TUALITY. IN THIS WEEKEND WE
EXPLORE
OUR
ACCESS
TO
THESE TIMELESS CONVERSATIONS AND THE PEACE, FULFILL-
W H O
T H I S
C O U R S E
I S
F O R
THIS COURSE IS
AVA I L A B L E T O P E O P L E W H O A R E S E A S O N E D I N T H E W O R K
OF LANDMARK EDUCATION AND HAVE A FULLY DEVELOPED
G R A S P O F W H AT I T I S T O C R E AT E N E W P O S S I B I L I T I E S F O R
THEMSELVES AND OTHERS. IT IS DESIGNED FOR THOSE WHO
V A L U E G R O W T H A N D D E V E L O P M E N T A S A WAY O F L I V I N G ,
R AT H E R T H A N A S A PA R T I C U L A R E X P E R I E N C E O R O N E TIME PHENOMENON.
MENT, AND POWER THEY BRING.
P R O G R A M
L E A D E R S
WISDOM UNLIMITED IS LED
BY LANDMARK EDUCATION PROGRAM LEADERS WHO HAVE A
DEPTH AND BACKGROUND IN THE WORK OF LANDMARK
G
How is our ordinary, daily activity related to those con-
E D U C AT I O N . T H E S E L E A D E R S A R E E X T E N S I V E LY T R A I N E D
TO PRESENT THE COURSE DISTINCTIONS AND LEAD
T H E G R O U P D I S C U S S I O N S I N A WAY T H AT I S E N G A G I N G ,
versations which are eternal and timeless? What becomes
E M P O W E R I N G A N D P R O D U C E S E X T R A O R D I N A R Y R E S U LT S
FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS.
Timeless
available if a true purpose of life is celebration? Can we
live our lives from the larger community as an expression
C o n v e r
and unfolding of that which is timeless?
s at i o n s

5. W I S D O M
U N L I M I T E D
P R O G R A M
WISDOM UNLIMITED IS DESIGNED FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN GROWTH
A N D D E V E L O P M E N T A S A N O N G O I N G PA R T O F T H E I R L I V E S . I T I S F O R
T H O S E W H O WA N T T H E I R L I V E S T O B E A S G R E AT A S T H E Y C A N B E , T O
LIVE AS PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF A COMMUNITY, TO GROW IN WISDOM,
T O D E V E L O P T H E M S E L V E S I N WAY S T H AT O P E N U P N E W AV E N U E S O F
E X P L O R AT I O N I N L I V I N G F U L L , C O N T R I B U T I N G , A N D H A P P Y L I V E S .
THE WISDOM UNLIMITED COURSE IS ABOUT FINDING AND INVENTING
T H O S E P O S S I B I L I T I E S F O R O U R L I V E S — P O S S I B I L I T I E S T H AT M AY N O T
BE FOUND IN OUR EXISTING VIEW OF REALITY.
A C O R N E R S T O N E O F T H E W I S D O M C O U R S E I S P L AY — T H E S H E E R
E N J O Y M E N T O F “ B E I N G ” I N T H E G I V E A N D TA K E O F D A I LY L I F E — W I T H
NO OTHER MOTIVE OR AGENDA. THE COURSE PROCEEDS THROUGH A
P L AY F U L E X P L O R AT I O N O F O U R S E LV E S A N D O U R L I V E S , B A S E D O N
T H E P R E M I S E T H AT C E R TA I N T H I N G S C A N O N LY B E L E A R N E D O R D I S C O V E R E D T H R O U G H P L AY . PA R T O F T H I S E X P L O R AT I O N I N C L U D E S
A R T I C U L AT I N G A N D S O R T I N G O U R L I V E S I N T O A S E T O F C AT E G O R I E S
D I F F E R E N T F R O M T H O S E W E A R E FA M I L I A R W I T H . T H I S P R O G R A M
W O R K S W I T H T H O S E A S P E C T S O F O U R L I V E S T H AT E X C I T E A N D F U L F I L L
U S , T H AT G I V E U S T H E M O S T S AT I S FA C T I O N A N D J O Y .
F R O M T H I S M AT R I X O R M O D E L , W E D I S C O V E R N E W R E A L I T I E S , N E W
WAY S T O B E , T O S P E A K A N D M O V E , T O F E E L A N D A C T W I T H O U T
EFFORT. THERE IS A GIFT AND GRACE IN BEING ABLE TO SIMPLY “BE” —
T O B R I N G O N E S E L F T O A N Y C O N V E R S AT I O N O R S I T U AT I O N . R AT H E R
THAN SEEING BEING AS A RARE QUALITY OR EXPERIENCE, WE COME TO
K N O W A N D H A V E A C C E S S T O B E I N G A S A L WAY S AVA I L A B L E A N D A S
T H AT W H I C H B R I N G S L I F E T O T H E W O R L D .
C O U R S E
C O N T E N T
A N D
S C H E D U L E
THE WISDOM UNLIMITED COURSE TAKES PLACE OVER FIVE WEEKENDS
SPREAD
OUT
OVER
A
YEAR.
BETWEEN
THE
FIVE
WEEKENDS
OF
T H I S C O U R S E , PA R T I C I PA N T S G A T H E R I N S M A L L , S E L F - S E L E C T E D
GROUPS TO WORK ON ASSIGNED COURSEWORK TOGETHER. THE COMPLETION OF THIS COURSEWORK
IS
In our time,
what is at issue is the very nature of humankind,
the image we have of our limits
A
KEY
PA R T
OF
THE
PRO-
GRAM AND PROVIDES THE BASIC
GROUNDWORK FROM WHICH THE
WEEKENDS
THEN
PROCEED.
PA R T I C I PA N T S M AY A L S O K E E P
IN
C O N TA C T
THROUGH
AN
O N G O I N G C O N V E R S AT I O N O N A
COMPUTER NETWORK.
and
possibilities.
History is not yet done with its
exploration . . .
of what it means to be human.
THE WISDOM COURSE IS DESIGNED
TO PRODUCE RESULTS IN THE
COMMUNITIES
IN
WHICH
THE
PA R T I C I PA N T S L I V E , W O R K , A N D
P L AY . A S I G N I F I C A N T P O R T I O N
OF THE ASSIGNED COURSEWORK
I N V O LV E S
ABOUT
GETTING
THESE
CLEAR
COMMUNITIES
A N D E S TA B L I S H I N G P O W E R F U L
C. Wright Mills
R E L AT I O N S H I P S W I T H I N T H E M .
THERE ARE COMMUNITY EVENTS
AS
PA R T
OF
EACH
WEEKEND
SESSION OF THE COURSE. DURING THIS TWO-AND-A-HALF-HOUR SEGM E N T , M E M B E R S O F T H E C O M M U N I T I E S O F T H E C O U R S E P A R T I C I PA N T S
A R E I N V I T E D T O PA R T I C I PAT E I N T H E C O N V E R S AT I O N O F T H E C O U R S E .
E A C H S E S S I O N E X P L O R E S A D I F F E R E N T A S P E C T O F H O W W E R E L AT E
T O O U R O W N G R O W T H A N D D E V E L O P M E N T , W H AT W E C A N C R E AT E
F O R O U R S E LV E S , A N D H O W T H I S I M PA C T S A N D I S I M PA C T E D B Y T H E
C O M M U N I T I E S I N W H I C H W E L I V E , W O R K , A N D P L AY .

6. THE LANDMARK
WISDOM UNLIMITED
PROGRAM
C O U R S E W O R K
B E T W E E N
S E S S I O N S
THE COURSEWORK IS DESIGNED TO KEEP PARTICIPANTS ENGAGED IN ONGOING GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN THE WEEKEND SESSIONS OF THE WISDOM COURSE AND IS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF
TAKING THE COURSE INTO THEIR DAY-TO-DAY LIVES AND INTERACTIONS. THERE ARE FOUR DISTINCT
PIECES OF COURSEWORK, EACH INDEPENDENT OF THE OTHERS YET ALL OF WHICH COME TOGETHER TO
FORM A STRUCTURE OR FRAMEWORK FOR THE PRINCIPLES LEARNED IN THE COURSE.
1
THE FIRST PIECE OF COURSEWORK IS A DISPLAY OF THOSE PEOPLE IN WHAT THE COURSE CALLS
THE FIRST CIRCLE — PEOPLE WITH WHOM ONE RELATES AND INTERACTS ON A REGULAR BASIS,
WHETHER FAMILY MEMBERS, CO-WORKERS, AND FRIENDS OR NEIGHBORS, STORE CLERKS AND
PEOPLE AT THE GYM. CONVERSATIONS WITH THOSE IN THE FIRST CIRCLE INFLUENCE BOTH WHAT
PARTICIPANTS EXPERIENCE AND THE EXPERIENCE OF THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE CIRCLE AND
HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF IMPORTANCE IN DETERMINING WHO PEOPLE ARE. DISPLAYING THE PEOPLE IN THE FIRST CIRCLE AND HOW THEY ARE CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER GIVES PARTICIPANTS
A NEW ACCESS TO THOSE CONVERSATIONS.
2
THE SECOND PIECE OF COURSEWORK IS AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY. THIS IS NOT AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY IN
THE SENSE OF SOMEONE’S LIFE STORY. RATHER IT HAS PARTICIPANTS DEAL WITH THEMSELVES
AND THEIR LIVES IN TERMS OF THE CONVERSATIONS THAT REFER BACK TO AND REINFORCE HOW
THEY THINK OF THEMSELVES. BEGINNING WITH THE CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE PRESENT IN THEIR
LIVES NOW, PARTICIPANTS DETERMINE THE AGE OF THE CONVERSATION — THAT IS, HOW OLD
WOULD THE PERSON SAYING SOMETHING LIKE THAT BE. SEEING THIS GIVES PARTICIPANTS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO UPGRADE YOUNGER CONVERSATIONS TO A LEVEL THAT IS APPROPRIATE
TO THEIR CURRENT SOPHISTICATION AND MATURITY.
3
THE THIRD PIECE OF COURSEWORK HAS AN ELEMENT OF ART. PARTICIPANTS USE THE TECHNIQUE
OF COLLAGE TO GIVE FORM AND EXPRESSION TO THOSE ASPECTS OF THEIR LIVES THAT THEY
CANNOT QUITE PUT INTO WORDS — THOSE PLACES WHERE LIFE SEEMS MORE COMPLEX OR SUBTLE THAN A COLLECTION OF CONVERSATIONS. USING COLLAGES AS A KIND OF LANGUAGE THAT
IS MORE IMMEDIATE OR DIRECT THAN THAT AFFORDED BY WORDS, PARTICIPANTS DISCOVER AND
GAIN ACCESS TO A GREAT RANGE OF WHAT IS UNSAID THAT SURROUNDS AND CONNECTS MANY
OF THEIR CONVERSATIONS IN LIFE.
4
THE FOURTH PIECE OF COURSEWORK DEALS WITH THE CONVERSATIONS OF THE PARTICIPANTS
AS MEMBERS OF A COMMUNITY OR SOCIETY. BY ENGAGING IN AND EXPLORING THEIR CONVERSATIONS IN SOCIAL SETTINGS AND EVENTS, PARTICIPANTS INTEGRATE THE CONSISTENCY AND
INTEGRITY OF THEIR PRIVATE AND PUBLIC CONVERSATIONS, BRINGING NEW POWER AND POSSIBILITIES TO BOTH THEMSELVES AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY ARE A PART OF.
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