
Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee
Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, Ph.D., is a sheikh in the Naqshbandiyya-Mujaddidiyya Order of Sufism. He has specialized in the area of dreamwork, integrating the ancient Sufi approach to dreams with the insights of modern psychology. In recent years the focus of his writing and teaching has been on spiritual responsibility in our present time of transition, and the emerging global consciousness of oneness. Author of several books on the subject, Llewellyn has lectured extensively throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. He currently lives in California.Videos featuring Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee
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The Emerging Consciousness of Oneness
Sufi teacher and dreamworker Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee tells us about his own change of orientation from the individual to the collective. Llewellyn explains how his "attention shifted" from an earlier emphasis on the classical mystical process of realizing oneness to the collective transition toward a global consciousness of oneness, and asks if humanity's survival depends on taking responsibility for this interconnectedness, what is the specific role of the mystic?
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For the Sake of the Whole
Sufi teacher and dreamworker Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee thought that once people caught a glimpse of emerging oneness, they would gladly contribute their spiritual as well as material resources to it. But even in the spiritual domain, Llewellyn says, people strive more for themselves than for the sake of the whole.
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Awakening the World
Sufi teacher and dreamworker Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee tells us that, for an individual, the spiritual path begins once there has been an experience of oneness through grace. Likewise, on the global scale there must be a moment of collective grace to awaken humanity. But how can the foundation be prepared to make the most of such a moment?
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The Grace of God
Sufi teacher and dreamworker Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee believes the greatest mistake made by the various proponents of global oneness is to think that human beings can do it by themselves. On the contrary, Llewellyn says, the human being cannot make real change-either individually or collectively-without the grace of God.
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