The Collected Works of Ken Wilber, Volume 8

The Collected Works of Ken Wilber, Volume 8
Author: Ken Wilber
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 657
Release: 2000-05-16
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1590303261

Volume Eight of The Collected Works of Ken Wilber includes: • In The Marriage of Sense and Soul: Integrating Science and Religion (1998), Wilber takes on the centuries-old problem of the relationship between science and religion. After surveying the world's great wisdom traditions and extracting features they all share, he offers compelling arguments that not only are these compatible with scientific truth, they also share a similar scientific method. • One Taste: The Journals of Ken Wilber (1999) is a lively and entertaining glimpse into a year in the life of Ken Wilber—as well as a thought-provoking series of short essays on current trends in spirituality and psychology, daily reflections, meditation experiences, and advice to spiritual seekers.

One Taste

One Taste
Author: Ken Wilber
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 408
Release: 1999
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

As one who has written extensively about the interior life, meditation, and psychotherapy, Ken Wilber naturally arouses the curiosity of his readers. People wonder about his meditation practice, his schedule of reading and writing, and assorted details of his personal life. In response to this curiosity, this diary of a year in the life of Ken Wilber offers an unprecedented entree into his private world - as well as a further exploration into his essential thought on the perennial philosophy.

The Collected Works of Ken Wilber, Volume 7

The Collected Works of Ken Wilber, Volume 7
Author: Ken Wilber
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 829
Release: 2000-05-16
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1590303253

Volume Seven of The Collected Works of Ken Wilber includes: • A Brief History of Everything (1996) "Combining spiritual sensitivity with enormous intellectual understanding and a style of elegance and clarity, [this book] is a clarion call for seeing the world as a whole."— San Francisco Chronicle . • The Eye of Spirit: An Integral Vision for a World Gone Slightly Mad (1997) uses the spectrum model to create an integral approach to psychology, spirituality, anthropology, cultural studies, and art. • "An Integral Theory of Consciousness," an essay previously unpublished in book form, presents one of the first theories to integrate first-, second-, and third-person accounts of consciousness.

The Collected Works of Ken Wilber, Volume 4

The Collected Works of Ken Wilber, Volume 4
Author: Ken Wilber
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 753
Release: 1999-12-28
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1590303229

Volume Four of The Collected Works of Ken Wilber includes: • Integral Psychology, a concise version of Wilber's long-awaited textbook of transpersonal psychology, presenting one of the first truly integrative models of consciousness, psychology, and therapy. • Charts correlating over one hundred developmental and evolutionary theories, ranging from ancient mystical traditions to modern theorists. • Essays on human development, art, meditation, spirituality, yoga, women's studies, death and rebirth, science and mysticism, and transpersonal psychotherapies. • Wilber's thoughtful replies to criticisms of his work.

One Taste

One Taste
Author: Ken Wilber
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2000-08-08
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0834822709

As one who has written extensively about the interior life, meditation, and psychotherapy, Ken Wilber—the leading theorist in the field of integral psychology—naturally arouses the curiosity of his numerous readers. In response to this curiosity, this one-year diary not only offers an unprecedented entrée into his private world, but offers an introduction to his essential thought. "If there is a theme to this journal," Wilber writes, "it is that body, mind, and the luminosities of the soul—all are perfect expressions of the Radiant Spirit that alone inhabits the universe, sublime gestures of that Great Perfection that alone outshines the world." Wilber's personal writings include: • Details of his own spiritual practice • Advice to spiritual seekers • Reflections on his work and that of other prominent theorists in the field of integral psychology • His day-to-day personal experiences • Dozens of his short theoretical essays on topics from art to feminism to spirituality to psychotherapy

The Collected Works of Ken Wilber, Volume 3

The Collected Works of Ken Wilber, Volume 3
Author: Ken Wilber
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 481
Release: 1999-12-28
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1590303210

Volume Three of The Collected Works of Ken Wilber includes: • A Sociable God: Toward a New Understanding of Religion (1982) is a scholarly introduction to a psychology and sociology of religion that presents a system of reliable methods by which to determine the authenticity of any religious movement. • Eye to Eye: The Quest for the New Paradigm (1983) examines three realms of knowledge: the empirical realm of the senses, the rational realm of the mind, and the contemplative realm of the spirit. This book includes important essays such as "The Pre/Trans Fallacy" and "A Mandalic Map of Consciousness."

A Theory of Everything

A Theory of Everything
Author: Ken Wilber
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2001-10-16
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 0834823047

A concise, comprehensive overview of the “M Theory” and its application in today’s world, by a renowned American philosopher Ken Wilber has long been hailed as one of the most important thinkers of our time, but his work has seemed inaccessible to readers who lack a background in consciousness studies or evolutionary theory—until now. In A Theory of Everything, Wilber uses clear, non-technical language to present complex, cutting-edge theories that integrate the realms of body, mind, soul, and spirit. He then demonstrates how these theories and models can be applied to real world problems and incorporated into readers’ everyday lives. Wilber begins his study by presenting models like “spiral dynamics”—a leading model of human evolution—and his groundbreaking “all-level, all-quadrant” model for integrating science and religion, showing how they are being applied to politics, medicine, business, education, and the environment. He also covers broader models, explaining how they can integrate the various worldviews that have been developed around the world throughout the ages. Finally, Wilber proposes that readers take up an "integral transformative practice"—such as meditation—to help them apply and develop this integral vision in their personal, daily lives. A fascinating and easy-to-follow exploration of the “M Theory,” this book is another tour-de-force from one of America’s most inventive minds.

The Marriage of Sense and Soul

The Marriage of Sense and Soul
Author: Ken Wilber
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2011-08-03
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0307799565

There is arguably no more critical and pressing topic than the relation of science and religion in the modern world. Science has given us the methods for discovering truth, while religion remains the single greatest force for generating meaning. Yet the two are seen as mutually exclusive, with wrenching consequences for humanity. In The Marriage of Sense and Soul, one of today's most important philosophers brilliantly articulates how we might begin to think about science and religion in ways that allow for their reconciliation and union, on terms that will be acceptable to both camps. Ken Wilber is widely acclaimed as the foremost thinker in integrating Western psychology and the Eastern spiritual traditions. His many books have reached across disciplines and synthesized the teachings of religion, psychology, physics, mysticism, sociology, and anthropology, earning him a devoted international following. The Marriage of Sense and Soul is his most accessible work yet, aimed at guiding a general audience to the mutual accord between the spiritual, subjective world of ancient wisdom and the objective, empirical world of modern knowledge. Wilber clearly and succinctly explores the schism between science and religion, and the impact of this "philosophical Cold War" on the fate of humanity. He systematically reviews previous attempts at integration, explaining why romantic, idealistic, and postmodern theories failed. And he demonstrates how science is compatible with certain deep features common to all of the world's major religious traditions. In pointing the way to a union between truth and meaning, Ken Wilber has created an elegant and accessible book that is breathtaking in its scope.

Consciousness-in-Action: Toward an Integral Psychology of Liberation & Transformation

Consciousness-in-Action: Toward an Integral Psychology of Liberation & Transformation
Author: Raúl Quiñones Rosado
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2007-04
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0615145078

Drawing from psychology, sociology, social theory, integral theory, and years of work in communities-of-struggle, this book proposes a unique approach to personal change and social transformation. With implications for helping professionals, educators, community organizers, activists and others committed to social change, Consciousness-in-Action offers an integral view of well-being and development in the context of institutional and internalized oppression. Consciousness-in-action as a personal and group process is presented as a practice to liberate people from emotional and behavioral reactivity of learned superiority and inferiority based on race, gender, culture, class and other social identities, a process central to social transformation and the evolution of human consciousness.