Download or read book Dreamless sleep sets free Spiritual Consciousness written by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky and published by Philaletheians UK. This book was released on 2018-01-03 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When deep sleep comes we dream no more. Our Higher Self absorbs the functions of the organs through his own consciousness, and returns along 72,000 nerves from our heart to His divine abode. When set free from its earthly prison, the Higher Self enjoys his original state of Absolute Consciousness, and confabulates with seen and unseen worlds. In deep sleep Spiritual Consciousness is active and acts independently. Impressions projected to the lower self may survive as “conscience.” Spiritual Consciousness never sleeps because she is always in the “Light” of Reality.
Download or read book Happiness is but a dream written by Cicero and published by Philaletheians UK. This book was released on 2017-09-30 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Spiritual Science in the Third Millennium written by Pietro Archiati and published by Temple Lodge Publishing. This book was released on 2015-04-21 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can there be such a thing as spiritual science today? Should faith and spirit remain as purely private concerns – or, as traditionally, preserves of the Church? When Rudolf Steiner founded anthroposophy in the early twentieth century, his intention was to create a fundamentally scientific approach to the spirit. His basic works detail methods for developing spiritual consciousness, allowing the individual to replicate the results of his research. This key aspect distinguishes anthroposophy from the wealth of spiritual teachings, sects, cults and religions within the modern cultural milieu. But did Steiner fail in his endeavour to build a scientific path to spiritual knowledge? Is anthroposophy just another ‘theory’ based on intellectual thought, to be analysed and dismissed? Up to now, academia has largely ignored Rudolf Steiner’s work. In 2013, however, the first volume of a new series – a critical edition of Rudolf Steiner’s writings, edited by a professor of the largest religious university in the USA – was published by a respected German academic press. Taking this concrete case as an illustration, Pietro Archiati argues that academia, with its in-built bias towards the atheistic assumptions of materialistic science, will almost inevitably misrepresent Steiner’s work. Anthroposophy is a spiritual science, whose metamorphosing nature requires penetration of its essence for true understanding. Presenting a broad exploration of the critical questions outlined above, Archiati’s exposition works not only as a critique of a specific new edition of Steiner’s works, but also as an introduction to key tenets of anthroposophical methodology and thought. ‘When, in the case of a flower, the coloured blossom appears, this does not come as a correction of a faulty green leaf. It is, on the contrary, a further metamorphosis of the plant, which, without the existence of the green leaf, would not have been able to arise. Rudolf Steiner was always comparing the arising of his spiritual science with the evolution of a living organism.’ – Pietro Archiati
Download or read book Shadow Self Spirit Revised Edition written by Michael Daniels and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New and enlarged edition. Transpersonal Psychology concerns the study of those states and processes in which people experience a deeper sense of who they are, or a greater sense of connectedness with others, with nature, or the spiritual dimension. Pioneered by respected researchers such as Jung, Maslow and Tart, it has nonetheless struggled to find recognition among mainstream scientists. Now that is starting to change. Dr. Michael Daniels teaches the subject as part of a broadly-based psychology curriculum, and this new and enlarged edition of his book brings together the fruits of his studies over recent years. It will be of special value to students, and its accessible style will appeal also to all who are interested in the spiritual dimension of human experience. The book includes a detailed 38-page glossary of terms and detailed indexes.
Download or read book History of the Hindu Triad Brahma Vishnu and Siva written by and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Integral Intake written by Andre Marquis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-05-22 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using formal assessment instruments in counseling and psychotherapy is an efficient and systematic way to obtain information about clients and to subsequently tailor a counseling approach most likely to serve clients optimally. The more information a counselor obtains during the initial interview and first sessions, the more likely the client will be deeply understood by the counselor, which in turn increases the likelihood that an appropriate course of counseling will be taken, and ultimately leading to a more successful outcome. The Integral Intake is an idiographic, biographical, multidimensional assessment instrument based upon the Integral Psychology pioneered by Ken Wilber. From the perspective of Integral theory, comprehensive and holistic conceptualization of clients seeking counseling and psychotherapy includes knowledge of four distinct perspectives (quadrants) of each client: the client’s experience (the individual viewed subjectively/from within), the client’s behavior (the client viewed objectively/from without), the client’s culture (the client’s system viewed subjectively/from within), and the client’s social system (the client’s system viewed objectively/from without). The intake form is designed to provide the practitioner with a range of background information that can then be used to more quickly and effectively formulate a counseling/treatment approach. The assessment form and accompanying materials will be included on a downloadable resource, formatted to be printed and reproduced for use with each new client. The book will provide an overview of the Integral Psychology model, describe the development of the assessment form and its use, and provide general guidelines for the evaluation of responses and planning for an appropriate counseling approach. A series of case examples, based on actual completed intake forms, will provide insight into the use of the Integral Intake.
Download or read book Dreams of Light written by Andrew Holecek and published by Sounds True. This book was released on 2020-08-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A world-renowned expert in lucid dreaming and Tibetan dream yoga guides us into the tradition’s daytime practices, a complement to the nighttime practices taught in his previous book Dream Yoga. Most of us are absolutely certain that we’re awake here and now—it’s a given, right? Yet, according to Tibet’s dream yoga tradition, ordinary waking life is no more real than the illusions of our nightly dreams. In his previous book Dream Yoga, Andrew Holecek guided us into Tibetan Buddhism’s nocturnal path of lucid dreaming and other dimensions of sleeping consciousness. Now, with Dreams of Light, he offers us an in-depth, step-by-step guide to its daytime practices. Known as the “illusory form” practices, these teachings include insights, meditations, and actions to help us realize the dreamlike nature of our lives. Through an immersive exploration of the tradition, beginners and seasoned practitioners alike will learn everything they need to deeply transform both their sleeping and waking hours. “If you’ve struggled to awaken in your dreams,” teaches Holecek, “these techniques will often spark spontaneous lucidity during sleep. And if you’re already a successful lucid dreamer, they will open you to new depths of experience throughout your day.” For those wishing to explore Tibetan Buddhism’s profound path for awakening to the true nature of reality—day or night—Dreams of Light shows us the way.
Download or read book Dialogues with Emerging Spiritual Teachers written by John W. Parker and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2009 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book You Can Master Meditation written by David Fontana and published by Watkins Media Limited. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As rates of depression and anxiety continue to rise in the modern world, one proposed remedy garnering growing attention is meditation, and mindfulness meditation in particular. This practical and accessible guide shows you how this practice can relieve stress and anxiety, encourage deep mental and physical relaxation, enhance creativity, and release our true spiritual and emotional selves. Meditation master, the late Professor David Fontana, presents more than 20 practical meditations in the form of affirmations, exercises and visualizations, expertly leading the reader step by step to greater mental and physical well-being. Drawing upon the world’s great meditative traditions – especially Zen and Tibetan Buddhism – Fontana presents an eclectic and practical programme toward self-fulfilment. Brimming with innovative exercises and written with refreshing clarity, this simple yet concise introduction to meditation is the key to a calmer, happier, healthier you.
Download or read book Schopenhauer s Encounter with Indian Thought written by Stephen Cross and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2013-06-30 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Schopenhauer is widely recognized as the Western philosopher who has shown the greatest openness to Indian thought and whose own ideas approach most closely to it. This book examines his encounter with important schools of Hindu and Buddhist philosophy and subjects the principal apparent affinities to a careful analysis. Initial chapters describe Schopenhauer’s encounter with Indian thought in the context of the intellectual climate of early nineteenth-century Europe. For the first time, Indian texts and ideas were becoming available and the belief that they could bring about a second Renaissance—an “Oriental Renaissance”—was widespread. Schopenhauer shared in this enthusiasm and for the rest of his life assiduously kept abreast of the new knowledge of India. Principal sections of the book consider the two main pillars of Schopenhauer’s system in relation to broadly comparable ideas found, in the case of Hindu thought, in Advaita Vedānta, and within Buddhism in the Mādhyamika and Yogācāra schools. Schopenhauer’s doctrine of the world as representation, or a flow of impressions appearing in the consciousness of living beings, is first considered. The convergence between this teaching and Indian idealism, especially the doctrine of illusory appearance (māyā), has long been recognized. Schopenhauer himself was aware of it, emphasizing that it was the result not of influence but of a remarkable convergence between Eastern and Western thought. This convergence is subjected to a much more detailed examination than has previously been carried out, undertaken in the light of twentieth-century Indology and recent studies of Schopenhauer. The second main pillar of Schopenhauer’s system, the doctrine of the world as will, is then examined and its relationship to Indian thought explored. This section of the work breaks new ground in the study of Schopenhauer, for although the similarity of his ethical and soteriological teaching to that of Indian religions (particularly Buddhism) has long been noted the underlying reasons for this have not been grasped. It is demonstrated that they are to be found in hitherto unrecognized affinities, of which Schopenhauer himself was largely unaware, between the metaphysics of the will and Indian ideas relating to karmic impressions (vāsanās), the store-consciousness, the causal body, and śakti as the “force” or “energy” that maintains the existence of the world. Final chapters discuss the controversial and difficult question of the relation of the will to final reality in Schopenhauer’s thought in the light of Indian conceptions, and suggest that the two central pillars of his philosophy may be seen, to a greater extent than previously supposed, as a bridge by which the Eastern and Western traditions of philosophical thought may be brought into a closer and more creative relationship.
Download or read book Understanding Our Mind written by Thich Nhat Hanh and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2008-11 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding Our Mind is an accessible guide for anyone who is curious about the inner workings of the mind. Originally released as Transformation at the Base, a finalist for the 2001 Nautilus Award, this seminal work on Buddhist applied psychology features a new introduction by Dharma teacher Reb Anderson. Understanding Our Mind is based on fifty verses on the nature of consciousness taken from the great fifth-century Buddhist master Vasubandhu. With compassion and insight, Nhat Hanh reveals how these ancient teachings can be applied to the modern world. Nhat Hanh focuses on the direct experience of recognizing and embracing the nature of our feelings and perceptions. The quality of our lives, he says, depends on the quality of the seeds in our minds. Buddhism teaches us how to nourish the seeds of joy and transform the seeds of suffering so that our understanding, love, and compassion can flower.
Download or read book Learn to Meditate written by David Fontana and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 1999-02 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to Meditate is a uniquely illustrated, practical and accessible guide to meditation. It describes how meditation can relieve stress and anxiety, encourage deep mental and physical relaxation, enhance creativity and release our true spiritual and emotional selves. Explaining that there is no single "right way" to practice meditation, author David Fontana draws on more than twenty-five years of personal experience and the world's diverse traditions--including Taoism and Zen and Tibetan Buddhism--to create a simple, eclectic and inspiring program for discovering inner peace.
Download or read book CREATION Seeking THE CREATOR written by Elizabeth Abraham and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is mysticism? Is there anything similar in the spiritual lives of people despite the distinct differences and variety of organised religious traditions? Are the mystics useless to humanity on the grounds that they live secluded lives? This book unfolds certain hidden truths regarding mysticism and mystics and their contribution to humanity.
Download or read book An Outline of Occult Science written by Rudolf Steiner and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2020-03-16 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An Outline of Occult Science" is a book on the esoteric philosophy of Rudolf Steiner. In this work, he lays out fundamental facts concerning the nature and constitution of the human being and, in chronological order, the history of the universe and humankind. Much of this important work describes the basic training needed to make such spiritual observations.
Download or read book Awaken the Power Within written by Albert Amao and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-06-05 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The $12 billion self-help industry is under constant attack for pedaling false miracles to duped believers. But sociologist Albert Amao demonstrates that Americans eagerly support self-help books, seminars, and programs because, under the right conditions, these things work. Sociologist Albert Amao analyzes the accuracy of self-help and positive-thinking claims in this groundbreaking--and wholly unexpected--exploration of what works, what doesn't, and why. "Regarding my personal experience," Amao writes, "I can testify that positive thinking and positive action have worked wonderfully for me. Born in a poor Latin-American country into a very impoverished family with both parents practically illiterate, I was the oldest of five children. I started working when I was six years old, shining shoes and selling newspapers to help my family. Nobody then would have believed that I would be able to finish high school. Nevertheless, I was able to do it going to night school, which allowed me to be admitted at the San Marcos University in Lima to get my Ph.D. in sociology. All these things were possible because, when I was teenager, I had access to New Thought," or positive-thinking philosophy. Contrary to the critics who blithely dismiss self-help methods, or the New Age gurus who sell it them as miracles, Amao--writing with sobriety, scholarship, and drawing on deep personal experience--explores the conditions under which self-help is authentic.
Download or read book Studies in the Religions of the East written by Alfred Shenington Geden and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 928 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Outline of Occult Science written by Rudolf Steiner and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-06-02 with total page 493 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developing ideas of occult science and human nature, this work asserts the existence and importance of the 'supersensible' world.
