Veeresh: Bliss Beyond Fear
Humaniversity Psychology

Table of Contents

Part One
THE NATURE OF HUMANIVERSITY PSYCHOLOGY

1. A Taste of Humaniversity Psychology

  1. Juice for Life
  2. The Humaniversity Energy Field
  3. A Living, Breathing Psychology
  4. Enlightenment and Friendship
  5. The Tree and the Fruit
  6. Humaniversity Psychology: a Rare Kind of Tree
  7. Wild Honey
  8. A Psychology of the Human Arts

2. The Origins of Humaniversity Psychology

  1. Hell’s Kitchen
  2. Something Old, Something New
  3. Synanon
  4. Daytop
  5. Phoenix House
  6. The Human Potential Movement
  7. The Spiritual Dimension
  8. In Perspective

3. The Aims of Humaniversity Psychology

  1. Out of the Past and into the Future
  2. Working With People for a Better World
  3. Working With People...
  4. ...For a Better World
  5. The Bigger Picture

4. The Depth of Humaniversity Psychology

  1. The Levels of Work
  2. Growth
  3. Development
  4. Fulfilment
  5. Integration

5. The Scope of Humaniversity Psychology

  1. The Eclectic Approach
  2. Lessons from the West
  3. Lessons from the East
6. The Art of Being Human
  1. Putting It All Together
  2. A Mandala of the Human Arts
  3. An Overview of the Human Arts
  4. Art Rather than Technique
  5. The Significance of the Human Arts

7. Friendship: Hope for the Future

  1. The Function of Relationships
  2. The Importance of Friendship
  3. The Challenge of Friendship
  4. Formative Experiences in Friendship
  5. The Qualities of Friendship
  6. Peacemaking: The New Dawn

8. The Language of Friendship: The Importance of Hugging

  1. The Magic of Touch
  2. The Need for Touch
  3. Hugging is Healing
  4. The Art of Hugging

9. The Absence of Friendship

  1. Living in a Vacuum
  2. The Tyranny of Isolation
  3. The Need for Friendship

10. The Life Journey of the Human Being

  1. The Friendship Bridge
  2. The Road Less Travelled
  3. The Humaniversity Path
  4. Where to from Here?

Part Two
ENDARKENMENT - Becoming Lost

11. Personality

  1. Emergence
  2. Basic Principles

12. Acceptors and Rejectors: This is How I Relate to People

  1. The Loss of Innocence
  2. Personality Profiles
  3. Consequences for Relationships
  4. Prison, and the Way Out

13. The Survival Emotions: How Fragile We Are

  1. The Psychology of Survival
  2. The Descent into Fear
  3. "That ain’t Anger! - This is Anger!"
  4. Pain - the Eclipse of the Heart
  5. Love - the Bliss beyond Fear
  6. The Way Out: Emotional Striptease

14. The Primal Knot: Upside Down and Inside Out

  1. Survival Trip and Survival Trap
  2. Dead-End Street
  3. Cutting through the Gordian Knot

15. Defence Mechanisms: This Is How I Defend Myself

  1. The Emotional Circuit Breaker
  2. Many Tentacles, One Octopus
  3. The Cold War

16. Fear

  1. The Bleak Planet
  2. Consequences of Fear
  3. Phobia
  4. Going Beyond Fear

17. The Three Fears

  1. Context
  2. Dying
  3. Insanity
  4. Sexual Orgasm
  5. Harmony or Division?

18. The Divided Self: Doubt, Uncertainty, and Conflict

  1. The Cracks Deepen
  2. Divided Within
  3. Divided From Others
  4. Divided From Life

19. Crisis and Breakdown: Who Am I Actually?

  1. Dangerous Opportunity
  2. The Door and the Wall

20. The Descent Into Self-Destruction

  1. The Nature of the Beast
  2. Addiction: One Form of Self-Destruction
  3. Life on a Postage Stamp
  4. The Whip and the Shadow of the Whip
  5. The Psychological Challenge
  6. From Challenge to Change

Part Three
ENGREYMENT – Turning Towards the Light

21. Change, and the Choices Available

  1. The Challenge
  2. Many Paths to the Mountain Top
  3. First, Know Which Mountain
  4. What is Emotional Health?
  5. Strategies for Health
  6. Living in the Flow, Living from the Heart
  7. Great! But Who Wants to Change, Really?

22. The Three Agents of Change

  1. Searching for the Keys
  2. Shock
  3. Love
  4. Awareness
  5. The Door is Over There

23. The Four Layers of Change

  1. The Anatomy of Behaviour
  2. Behaviour
  3. Attitudes
  4. Feelings
  5. Needs
  6. An ABC of Change

24. Making a Strategy for Change

  1. Planning for a New Life
  2. Setting Goals
  3. Commitment
  4. Resources
  5. The Hazards of Change
  6. The Master Key

Part Four
ENLIGHTENMENT - Coming Home

GROWTH: Being With One’s Self

Awareness, Love, Responsibility - I

25. Self-Awareness

  1. Learning to See
  2. Levels of Awareness
  3. Basic Awareness Skills
  4. Benefits of Awareness
  5. Awareness and Therapy
  6. Awareness as a Life Path

26. Self-Love

  1. The Foundation of the Psyche
  2. Sacred Ground
  3. The Guilt Cycle
  4. An Environment for Love
  5. Steps towards Love
  6. Connection is the Safety Net

27. Self-Help

  1. Responsible Self-Management
  2. The Return to Hell
  3. The Humaniversity Approach
  4. Essential Capabilities
  5. Guided Tours through Hell
  6. It Helps to be Crazy
  7. Making Sense of it All
  8. After the War, There Must Be Peace

DEVELOPMENT: Being With Others

Awareness, Love, Responsibility - II

28. Personal Power

  1. From Worrier to Warrior
  2. The Problem with Power is
  3. Personal Poverty: the Victim
  4. Personal Power: the Loving Warrior
  5. Back on Top
  6. From Jail to Freedom

29. Friendship

  1. From Hell to Hello
  2. Why Some Friendships Don’t Work
  3. Friendships That Do Work
  4. The Final Encounter

30. Teamwork

  1. Working Together
  2. The Magic of Teamwork
  3. Dream Teams
  4. The Weakest Link
  5. Group Dynamics
  6. Getting Personal
  7. Moving On

FULFILMENT: Being in the World

Awareness, Love, Responsibility - III

31. Vision

  1. Vision Gives Meaning to Life
  2. Seeing What is not There
  3. What Vision is Not
  4. The Integrity of Vision
  5. Vision and the Road Home

32. Creativity

  1. From Vision to Reality
  2. Creativity is Love Made Visible
  3. A Partnership With Existence
  4. Creativity and Leadership

33. Leadership

  1. The Master Emerges
  2. The Change Agent
  3. The Gateway to Leadership
  4. The Essentials of Leadership
  5. Mastery and Uncertainty
  6. Friendship is Higher than Leadership

34. The Return to the Dance

  1. From Mastery to Mystery
  2. The Personality of Fulfilment
  3. Into the Void

Part Five
THE SIGNIFICANCE
OF HUMANIVERSITY PSYCHOLOGY

35. From Psychology to Therapy

  1. Philosophical Goals
  2. Therapeutic Approach
  3. Therapeutic Strategy
  4. Therapeutic Ingredients
  5. The Richness of Humaniversity Therapy

36. From Psychology to Spirituality

  1. Existential Questions
  2. The Spiritual Connections
  3. Perspective
  4. Through the Gate and Into the Garden

Post-Script

The Work of Veeresh Yuson-Sánchez: Three Personal Commitments

Appendix 1

The Three Fears

Transcript of Interview between Veeresh Yuson-Sánchez and Osho, September 1985

Appendix 2

  1. Humaniversity Psychology and the Treatment of Addiction
  2. "Is it Okay to Take Drugs?"
  3. The Real Need
  4. The Strategy
  5. Psychological Aspects of Treatment
  6. Themes of Treatment
  7. The Possibilities of Success

Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgements
About the Humaniversity
About Veeresh
About the Author

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