The cosmic game : explorations of the frontiers of human consciousness

by Stanislav Grof

Paperback, 1998

Series

SUNY Series in Transpersonal and Humanistic Psychology

Publication

Imprint: Albany : State University of New York Press, c1998. Series: SUNY Series in Transpersonal and Humanistic Psychology. Responsibility: Stanislav Grof. OCLC Number: 37721421. Physical: Text : 1 volume : xiv, 285 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Features: Includes bibliography, index.

Call number

Psy / Grof

Barcode

BK-05657

ISBN

0791438767 / 9780791438763

Original publication date

1998

Collections

Your library, Adult Materials, Philosophy and Science

CSS Library Notes

Description: The Cosmic Game discusses the broadest philosophical, metaphysical and spiritual insights gleaned in Grof's research concerning human nature and reality, addressing the most fundamental questions human beings have asked about the nature of existence since time immemorial." "Insights from research into nonordinary states of consciousness portray existence as an astonishing play of the cosmic creative principle that transcends time, space, linear causality, and polarities of every kind and suggest an identity of the individual psyche in its furthest reaches with the universal creative principle and the totality of existence. This identity of the human being with the Divine is the ultimate secret that lies at the core of all great spiritual traditions."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents: List of Illustrations --
Acknowledgments --
1. Introduction --
2. Cosmos, Consciousness, and Spirit --
3. The Cosmic Creative Principle --
4. The Process of Creation --
5. The Ways to Reunion with the Cosmic Source --
6. The Problem of Good and Evil --
7. Birth, Sex, and Death: The Cosmic Connection --
8. The Mystery of Karma and Reincarnation --
9. The Taboo against Knowing Who You Are --
10. Playing the Cosmic Game --
11. The Sacred and the Profane --
Bibliography --
Index.

Location: COLLECTION: Philosophy & Science -- AREA: Mind Science-- SECTION: Psychology / Filing name: Grof

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Physical description

xiv, 285 p.; 24 cm

Description

Extensively examining philosophical and spiritual concepts, this psychological study explores fundamental questions that have plagued man's existence, such as How was the universe born? Many theories are analyzed, including those regarding identity, spiritual traditions, the borders of human consciousness, and the potential of the individual psyche to achieve wholeness. Examinando extensivos conceptos filosóficos y espirituales, este estudio psicológico explora preguntas fundamentales que se han planteado los seres humanos, como ¿Como nació el universo? Varias teorías se analizan, incluyendo aquellos sobre la identidad transpersonal, tradiciones espirituales, las fronteras de la conciencia humana, y la potencial del psique individual de lograr la plenitud.… (more)