Our spiritual crisis : recovering human wisdom in a time of violence / Michael N. Nagler ; with a commentary by Lewis S. Mudge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nagler, Michael N.

Series:

Master Hsuan Hua memorial lecture ; 4.

The Master Hsuan Hua memorial lecture series ; 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and culture--United States.

Religion and culture.

Nonviolence--Religious aspects.

Nonviolence.

Materialism.

Consumption (Economics).

Consciousness.

United States--Religion.

United States.

United States--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (125 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Open Court, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Many of the social, cultural, and even economic problems now faced by American society are direct results of excessive emphasis on material consumption, which in turn reflects spiritual poverty. Michael Nagler argues that these ills spring from a false way of looking at the world, based on the premise that material things are fundamental, consciousness merely derivative. He advocates a return to the ancient and Eastern-spiritual view that consciousness is fundamental.Instead of the prevailing paradigm, that the universe is matter-energy-consciousness (M-E-C), Dr. Nagler advances a c

Contents:

CONTENTS; THE FOURTH HSÜAN HUA MEMORIAL LECTURE; A BRIEF PORTRAIT OF THE VENERABLE MASTER HSÜAN HUA; Our Spiritual Crisis; Commentary by Lewis S. Mudge; Response and Audience Discussion; Epilogue; Notes; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 99-103) and index.

ISBN:

1-283-09476-2

9786613094766

0-8126-9753-7

OCLC:

714569618