The nature of consciousness : essays on the unity of mind and matter

by Rupert Spira

Paperback, 2017

Publication

Imprint: Oxford : Oakland, CA : Sahaja Publications ; New Harbinger Publications, 2017. Responsibility: Rupert Spira. OCLC Number: 974192764. Physical: Text : 1 volume : xv, 205 pages ; 23 cm.

Call number

GT-H-A / Spira

Barcode

BK-07994

ISBN

9781684030002

CSS Library Notes

Description: "Our world culture is founded on the belief that consciousness is derived from matter, giving rise to the materialistic assumption that informs almost every aspect of our lives as is the root cause of the suffering within individuals, the conflicts between communities and nations, and the degradation of our environment. The Nature of Consciousness exposes the fallacy of this belief and suggests that the recognition of the presence, the primacy and the nature of consciousness is the prerequisite for any new paradigm that is to address these issues at their core."--Back cover.

Table of Contents: Introduction: The Hard Problem of Consciousness
The Nature of Mind
Only Awareness Is Aware
Panpsychism and the Consciousness-Only Model
The Inward-Facing Path: The Distinction between Consciousness and Objects
The Direct Path to Enlightenment
Self-Enquiry and Self-Remembering
The Experience of Being Aware
The Essence of Meditation
The Outward-Facing Path: Collapsing the Distinction between Consciousness and Objects
Existence Is Identical to Awareness
The White Radiance of Eternity
The Focusing of Consciousness
There Are No States of Consciousness
Wordsworth and the Longing for God
The Shared Medium of Mind
The Memory of Our Eternity
Consciousness's Dream
The Search for Happiness

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Physical description

xv, 205 p.; 23 cm

Description

"Our world culture is founded on the belief that consciousness is derived from matter, giving rise to the materialistic assumption that informs almost every aspect of our lives as is the root cause of the suffering within individuals, the conflicts between communities and nations, and the degradation of our environment. The Nature of Consciousness exposes the fallacy of this belief and suggests that the recognition of the presence, the primacy and the nature of consciousness is the prerequisite for any new paradigm that is to address these issues at their core."--Back cover.

Language

Original language

English
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