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THE NATURE OF CONSCIOUSNESS
Essays on the Unity of Mind and Matter
¦ This book is the first to place consciousness studies within a
fully non-dual understanding, while explicitly contrasting the
consciousness and materialist models of reality.
¦ Foreword writer Deepak Chopra is an internationally renowned
leader in integrative medicine and personal transformation.
He's written numerous New York Times bestsellers.
fully non-dual understanding, while explicitly contrasting the
consciousness and materialist models of reality.
¦ Foreword writer Deepak Chopra is an internationally renowned
leader in integrative medicine and personal transformation.
He's written numerous New York Times bestsellers.
Our culture is founded on the assumption that the Big Bang gave rise to matter, which evolved into the world,
into which the body was born, inside which a brain appeared, out of which consciousness developed. As a result of this matter model, most of us believe consciousness is a property of the body. For many, the debate as to the ultimate reality of the universe is an academic one, far removed from everyday life. However, The Nature of Consciousness will show that the materialist paradigm is the root cause of individual unhappiness and hostilities between families, communities, and nations. Far from being abstract, its implications touch each one of us intimately. But an exploration of the nature of consciousness has the power to reveal the peace and happiness that lie at the heart of experience.
In a series of essays that draw readers through their own direct experience into an exploration of the nature of
this knowing element, I, this book posits that consciousness is the fundamental reality of the apparent duality
of mind and matter, and suggests that the recognition of this is the first step in the quest for lasting happiness and the foundation for world peace.
From an early age, Rupert Spira was deeply interested in the nature of reality. At the age of seventeen he learned to meditate, and began a twenty-year period of study and practice in the classical Advaita Vedanta tradition under the guidance of Francis Roles and Shantananda Saraswati. In 1997 he met Francis Lucille, who introduced him to the Direct Path teachings of Atmananda Krishna Menon and directly indicated to him the true nature of experience. Spira lives in the UK and holds regular meetings and retreats in Europe and the United States.
into which the body was born, inside which a brain appeared, out of which consciousness developed. As a result of this matter model, most of us believe consciousness is a property of the body. For many, the debate as to the ultimate reality of the universe is an academic one, far removed from everyday life. However, The Nature of Consciousness will show that the materialist paradigm is the root cause of individual unhappiness and hostilities between families, communities, and nations. Far from being abstract, its implications touch each one of us intimately. But an exploration of the nature of consciousness has the power to reveal the peace and happiness that lie at the heart of experience.
In a series of essays that draw readers through their own direct experience into an exploration of the nature of
this knowing element, I, this book posits that consciousness is the fundamental reality of the apparent duality
of mind and matter, and suggests that the recognition of this is the first step in the quest for lasting happiness and the foundation for world peace.
From an early age, Rupert Spira was deeply interested in the nature of reality. At the age of seventeen he learned to meditate, and began a twenty-year period of study and practice in the classical Advaita Vedanta tradition under the guidance of Francis Roles and Shantananda Saraswati. In 1997 he met Francis Lucille, who introduced him to the Direct Path teachings of Atmananda Krishna Menon and directly indicated to him the true nature of experience. Spira lives in the UK and holds regular meetings and retreats in Europe and the United States.
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Published 2017-04-01 by New Harbinger |