The radiance of being : understanding the grand integral vision : living the integral life / by Allan Combs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Combs, Allan, 1942-

Series:

Omega book (New York, N.Y.)

Omega books

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consciousness.

Chaotic behavior in systems.

Brain.

Physical Description:

xviii, 380 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

St. Paul, Minn. : Paragon House, 2002.

Contents:

Introduction (the roots of consciousness) 1

Section I Complexity

1. Minding Consciousness: consciousness and mind 7

2. The Fire and the Rose: beauty in chaos 13

3. Like a City Built Across the Ages: consciousness and the brain 27

Section II Evolution

4. Here and Elsewhere: historical tales of evolution 61

5. The Ever-present Origin: the diaphanous landscape of Jean Gebser 77

6. They Climb Indra Like a Ladder: the myriad tiers of being 111

7. All Quadrants, All Levels: from Eden to the grand integral vision 135

Section III Emergence

8. Right in Front of Our Eyes: the perennial philosophy 163

9. A Benchmark for Evolution: complexity, evolution, and the farther reaches of human nature 183

10. While the Mind is Utterly Indivisible: unconscious thoughts 205

11. A Condition of Complete Simplicity: conscious evolution and spiritual pracitce 229

12. Living the Integral Life 271

Appendix I Technical Terms 289

Appendix II States, Structures, and Lines: A Conversation with Ken Wilber 297

Quotations 313.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 344-368) and index.

ISBN:

155778812X

OCLC:

49602398