The Heart of the Economy

"The course was meaningful, educational, sobering and even exhilarating to my soul. This has been an excellent learning experience - thank you for making your perspectives available." -- L.N., Psychotherapist

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"Get out of debt, real-estate investments and dollar-denominated securities. Accumulate real wealth so you can be generous to others."
-- Puran

ECO: July 5 - 26, 2006
The Heart of the Economy, Internet
Led by Puran and Asatar Bair

Limited to 25 people. For 8 weeks. To join a waiting list for the next course, call tollfree 1-888-310-7881, or email us.

Course topics:

"Thanks for the course on the economy; I cannot recommend it highly enough. I have been investing in stocks, bonds and real estate for more than 30 years without a clear idea of the economic forces that influence the outcome of my decisions. In fact, until recently I had not paid much attention to fiscal policy, monetary policy, inflation, interest rates, etc.

"The course gave me more insight into how the economy works so that I am able to make better investment decisions. Just as important, the course gave me understanding of the role of my investments in my personal and spiritual life.

"For others who may read this, the course was taught at a high school level, easy to follow, entertaining and informative. Puran and Asatar gave me all the help I needed to understand the material. The comments and questions from the other students added a great deal to the depth of the course." -- Kim Cohn, Professor of Chemistry

This is a time as critical and important as any in history, and we are certainly blessed to be here now. Our whole civilization is going through a giant leap into a new era, a golden age of justice, wisdom and harmony. The transition will be surprising to many, hard for some, and an opportunity for others.

We are idealists and optimists; we need to bring our attention and energy to the state of the world, including the climate and the economy, as we consider the enormous need for international harmony, humanitarian aid, sustainable energy, and meaningful work. The impact of global warming on the economy has just barely begun and already the economy has suffered enormously from huricane damage, most of which has not yet been assimilated. At this point, the economy is even more critical than the climate.

All economists agree on one thing: the American economy is unsustainable with its budget and trade deficits, negative savings rate, overpriced real estate, loss of its manufacturing base, inflated currency and addiction to oil. There are multiple forces underway - technical, political, economic, social and spiritual - to change this situation and form a sustainable economy in balance with the world. This webcourse will examine these forces and show you how you can preserve your savings and position yourself to help our society through the times ahead.

Will housing costs, oil prices, interest rates, salaries, stock prices, mutual funds and the dollar go up or down? This webcourse will answer these questions so that your investments can be safe and yield returns with which you can help others.

How will we come to these answers? The economy can be seen as a vast being which breathes in and out, has a certain character, and pursues its own objectives. By meditation you can experience the being of the economy as if it were yourself. From this direct experience, and the extensive analysis of economic variables we will present, you can form your own opinion.

Led by Puran Bair, former Vice President of MFS, the Boston company that invented the mutual fund, and consultant to Fidelity Investments, Putnam Investments and Merrill Lynch as a bond analyst, and Asatar Bair, PhD in economics and professor at the City College of San Francisco, who is writing a book on international finance.

The webcourse duration is 8 weeks, with daily interactions, readings and meditations. We will present graphs, figures and facts to show the current economic state and our projections for the future. You will see that spiritual principles are governing the economic consequences. You will receive specific recommendations for safe, prosperous investments and personal, economically moral actions. All the messages from participants and the replies from the leaders will be shared. You can post comments and questions; the questions will be answered.

See Asatar's Blog on the Heart of the Economy.