The vision of the Oakland Center for Spiritual Living Education Ministry is to inspire spiritual curiosity and nurture inner wisdom.
The mission of the Oakland Center for Spiritual Living Education Ministry is to offer creative resources to open hearts and minds, to deepen the experience of our divinity, and to create connection and community.
Spring Into Summer Classes!
Exploring Aramaic Teachings of Jesus
Ernest Holmes, the founder of Religious Science and author of the Science of Mind and Spirit textbook, consistently said that Jesus of Nazareth was not the great exception, he was the great example. As we explore the Aramaic Lord’s Prayer, we will get the opportunity to discover the secret that Jesus so plainly knew, made use of, and told us “Greater works than these yee shall do…”
According to the ancient Southeast Asian custom, a student learned from their rabbi or teacher by following in their footsteps and repeating the words and prayers that they used. The study group will read Revelations of the Aramaic Jesus, and Prayers of the Cosmos, both by Neil Douglas-Klotz, and be given opportunities to learn to speak and chant the words of the prayer. We will explore the multiple translations of the Lord’s Prayer that may be possible when one goes back to the original Aramaic roots.
Rev Sally first discovered Oakland Center for Spiritual Living in 2008. Ever the avid student, she jumped right into taking classes, which led her to dive even deeper into practitioner studies, serving at the Oakland Center for Spiritual Living, and subsequently being called to ministry. She was licensed as a minister of Centers for Spiritual Living in January 2020.
Rev Sally served as a staff minister at the Oakland Center for Spiritual Living, until April of 2021, when the call to begin her focus ministry, Consciousness Caravans, reasserted itself. She is currently serving as the Secretary on the Oakland Center Board of Trustees. She believes the greatest power of the Science of Mind and Spirit teaching is its emphasis on empowering individuals to know their spiritual truth of Oneness with God and its sharing of tools, study materials, and spiritual practices to help individuals embody this Truth.
This is a Zoom drop-in class with a love offering. REGISTER to receive the Zoom link.
Living the Science of Mind Book Study
Each week, we’ll read from the book, Living the Science of Mind. This will be followed by a discussion of what came up for you and others. Expect a lively discussion and a deeper understanding of the Science of Mind philosophy. This group will meet on Zoom. Love offering appreciated.
Tom Rose has been active in Science of Mind churches for over 25 years, has taken most of the certificated classes and many non-certificated ones. He has served on the leadership council, as treasurer, and on many committees at his prior church New Vision CSL. He has participated in a “Living the Science of Mind” book study at Lake Havasu CSL.
Rev. Aikya Param is an ordained Centers for Spiritual Living minister. She graduated from Holmes Institute for Consciousness Studies in 2017, and was ordained in 2020. In 2002 Aikya received an MA degree in Women’s Spirituality from New College of California in San Francisco. She studied Sanskrit and Vedanta with the late Pujya Sri Dayananda Saraswati at Sandeepeny West in Piercy, California from 1979 to 1982. She taught adults and children Hindu worship and values, Sanskrit and Vedanta. Pujya Swamiji gave the name Aikya to her. She has served at East Bay Church of Religious Science, Center for Spiritual Living, Vallejo, Agape Bay Area, and Oakland Center for Spiritual Living where she is a member.
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5 Gifts for An Abundant Life
This exciting and rich class is again being offered by Rev. Geri Carder starting Thursday, May 25 for eight weeks. This hybrid class will meet from 6:30 PM to 9 PM.
This course is designed to empower you by teaching you how to BE a Consciousness of Wealth. This course is presented as an opening to a rich, rewarding transformative experience.
Early Registration goes through May 18.
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Cosmonaut Consciousness
Explore the cosmos of your mind!! Freddie Lambright III will be leading a two-part workshop series focusing on the guiding principles of Afro-Futurism and how those principles can then reinvent our spiritual practices. We will be diving into speculative fiction, science fiction, the past, the future, contemporary political issues, spiritual practices, the arts, and more.
Afrofuturism is a genre that centers Black history and culture and incorporates science-fiction, technology, and futuristic elements into literature, music, and the visual arts.
Freddie Lambright III is an interdisciplinary artist born and raised in Oakland, CA in the mid 90’s. He is trained as an illustrator, which subject matter focuses on Afro-Futurism to create wonderous visuals and mythological narratives. Freddie grew up and attended Oakland Center for Spiritual Living throughout his childhood and youth.
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We offer a variety of classes throughout the year in personal growth and spiritual exploration. Our goal is to encourage you to pursue your life’s goals and in whatever level of personal, spiritual, or professional work in the world that you feel called to do. If you have any questions, please contact Coordinator Constance Chapman, RScP at constance@oaklandcsl.org.
LEARNING...CONTEMPLATION...GROWTH
Centers for Spiritual Living is a teaching philosophy. Join a class and watch your life expand. Winter classes start week of January 27.