Download or read book The Ego I is the Illusion of Relatedness written by Adi Da Samraj and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Avatar Adi Da Samraj describes the limitations and illusory nature of the 'I', and how the 'I' can be transcended so that there is awakening to 'the unqualified feeling of being that is absolute consciousness itself'.

Download or read book The Self Illusion written by Bruce Hood and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-06-15 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most of us believe that we are unique and coherent individuals, but are we? The idea of a "self" has existed ever since humans began to live in groups and become sociable. Those who embrace the self as an individual in the West, or a member of the group in the East, feel fulfilled and purposeful. This experience seems incredibly real but a wealth of recent scientific evidence reveals that this notion of the independent, coherent self is an illusion - it is not what it seems. Reality as we perceive it is not something that objectively exists, but something that our brains construct from moment to moment, interpreting, summarizing, and substituting information along the way. Like a science fiction movie, we are living in a matrix that is our mind. In The Self Illusion, Dr. Bruce Hood reveals how the self emerges during childhood and how the architecture of the developing brain enables us to become social animals dependent on each other. He explains that self is the product of our relationships and interactions with others, and it exists only in our brains. The author argues, however, that though the self is an illusion, it is one that humans cannot live without. But things are changing as our technology develops and shapes society. The social bonds and relationships that used to take time and effort to form are now undergoing a revolution as we start to put our self online. Social networking activities such as blogging, Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter threaten to change the way we behave. Social networking is fast becoming socialization on steroids. The speed and ease at which we can form alliances and relationships is outstripping the same selection processes that shaped our self prior to the internet era. This book ventures into unchartered territory to explain how the idea of the self will never be the same again in the online social world.

Download or read book Ego written by Alan Watts and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Ego Tunnel written by Thomas Metzinger and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-05-21 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We're used to thinking about the self as an independent entity, something that we either have or are. In The Ego Tunnel, philosopher Thomas Metzinger claims otherwise: No such thing as a self exists. The conscious self is the content of a model created by our brain - an internal image, but one we cannot experience as an image. Everything we experience is ''a virtual self in a virtual reality.'' But if the self is not ''real,'' why and how did it evolve? How does the brain construct it? Do we still have souls, free will, personal autonomy, or moral accountability? In a time when the science of cognition is becoming as controversial as evolution, The Ego Tunnel provides a stunningly original take on the mystery of the mind.

Download or read book The Ego Trick written by Julian Baggini and published by Granta Books. This book was released on 2011-03-03 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you still the person who lived fifteen, ten or five years ago? Fifteen, ten or five minutes ago? Can you plan for your retirement if the you of thirty years hence is in some sense a different person? What and who is the real you? Does it remain constant over time and place, or is it something much more fragmented and fluid? Is it known to you, or are you as much a mystery to yourself as others are to you?With his usual wit, infectious curiosity and bracing scepticism, Julian Baggini sets out to answer these fundamental and unsettling questions. His fascinating quest draws on the history of philosophy, but also anthropology, sociology, psychology and neurology; he talks to theologians, priests, allegedly reincarnated Lamas, and delves into real-life cases of lost memory, personality disorders and personal transformation; and, candidly and engagingly, he describes his own experiences. After reading The Ego Trick, you will never see yourself in the same way again.

Download or read book A Course in Miracles OE Complete written by William Thetford; Helen Schucman and published by New Leaf Distribution. This book was released on 2023-12-26 with total page 1158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Jesus Course in Miracles written by and published by Course in Miracles Society. This book was released on 2000 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The JCIM derives from the Hugh Lynn Cayce version of the Course, which was completed by Helen Shucman and Bill Thetford in 1972. Later editing by others removed about 25% of the material contained in the first five chapters and made numerous editorial changes which affected both the tone and the content of the message. Many students consider study of the unabridged JCIM version to be indespensible in their curriculum.Text only. This edition does not include the Workbook or the Teachers' Manual.There is a good explanation of the JCIM on our website at http://jcim.net/sacredsource.html. 306 pages plus 102 page appendix comparing the JCIM with the popular commercial version of the Course.

Download or read book Nothing Personal Seeing Beyond the Illusion of a Separate Self written by Nirmala and published by Endless Satsang Foundation. This book was released on 2010-01-16 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advaita and nondual teachings are about finding the Truth. This Truth is not a dogma that you study; it is the Truth about life †the Truth about who you really are. This Truth is discovered, not learned. It is discovered through sincerely inquiring, Who am I? What you discover is that who you are has nothing to do with self-images or roles and everything to do with what you experience when you ask this question. What you discover is that who you think of yourself as is just that †a thought! And beyond that thought is a great Mystery †an experience of nothingness, which is your true nature.Nothing Personal leads you to the experience of your true nature and helps you explore its depth. Through exposition, questions and dialogues, it brings you to a place of realization of the Truth: you are that spacious Awareness in which everything appears, including your thoughts and feelings. Your thoughts and feelings do not define you but merely appear within Consciousness along with everything else. This Consciousness is who you are.Nothing Personal offers a gentle and persistent guide to seeing the underlying truth of your ultimate nature. In this concisely edited collection of satsang talks and dialogues, you are invited to honor the limitless love that is your true nature and to enjoy the sweet richness that is revealed when you give this Truth your undivided attention.From the introduction:Unlike most books, this one is not meant to add to your knowledge or understanding. It is about the Truth that cannot be spoken or written. Although the Truth cannot be contained in this or any other book, each word written here is intended to point you toward that Truth. Many of the words and ideas may seem paradoxical or contradictory because what they point to is larger than our conceptual frameworks. Many questions are asked, which are not answered anywhere in the book. Find out what the experience is like to ask yourself these questions, even if they leave you emptier of knowledge and understanding. In this emptying, you just may discover what you are looking for.The Truth is revealed when we allow ourselves to not know, so I invite you to set aside all that you know for the time being and allow yourself to look with innocent eyes at what the words are attempting to unveil. Take the time to experience the unspoken truth in each section before moving on to the next. Resist the temptation to read these words with your mind, which is likely to rush right past the Truth. Allow the words to sink into your heart and reveal the truth of who you are.

Download or read book The Relationship Handbook written by Kevin B. Burk and published by Serendipity Press. This book was released on 2004-10 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this comprehensive guide to human relationships, Burk helps readers discover the secrets of how to create commitment, rekindle romance, spark the flame of passion, and enhance intimacy.

Download or read book The Ego and the Id written by Sigmund Freud and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2018-03-21 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of Sigmund Freud's most insightful works on the topic of the subconscious, this ground-breaking volume explores the complicated interactions of three elements of the psyche: id, ego, and superego.

Download or read book Civilization and Its Discontents written by Sigmund Freud and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Dover thrift editions).

Download or read book A Course in Miracles written by Helen Schucman and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2019-03-20 with total page 1123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Overcoming fear and guilt is the focus of this acclaimed spiritual guide. The three-part approach encompasses an explanation of the course's theory, exercises, and a manual in a question-and-answer format.

Download or read book Understanding a Course in Miracles written by D. Patrick Miller and published by Celestial Arts. This book was released on 2011-11-23 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive introduction to the grassroots phenomenon A Course in Miracles covers the book's role in America's changing spiritual landscape, investigates its origins and history, and explains its principal tenets and philosophies. Weaving together extensive research and student perspectives, journalist D. Patrick Miller sheds light on the provocative and oft-misunderstood text. An examination of the teachings and influence of A Course in Miracles, one of the most popular and controversial texts in contemporary spirituality. With a new foreword by Iyanla Vanzant Covers common questions, such as What exactly is the Course? Is it Christian, Buddhist, New Age, or something else entirely? How did the author channel the message? More than two million copies of A Course in Miracles available worldwide in 19 languages, with thousands of study groups devoted to it. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Download or read book Mutual Growth in the Psychotherapeutic Relationship written by Patricia Bratt and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-01-25 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mutual Growth in the Psychotherapeutic Relationship: Reciprocal Resilience is an essential, innovative guide for mental health professionals who listen repeatedly to stories of devastation and trauma. Moving beyond traditions that consider the clinician as existing only for the patient and not as an individual, this breakthrough model explores the possibility of mutual resilience-building and personal benefit developing between therapists and their patients. The first section of the book situates Reciprocal Resilience in the context of evolving resilience studies. The second section provides lively, demonstrative clinical anecdotes from therapists themselves, organized into chapters focused on enhancing their positive strategies for coping and growth while functioning under duress. This book presents a framework for teaching and supervising psychotherapists that can enrich clinician well-being, while recognizing the therapeutic relationship as the key for enabling patients’ emotional growth. It challenges mental health practitioners to share their own experiences, presenting a research model syntonic with how clinicians think and work daily in their professional practice. It offers a pioneering approach, finding inspiration in even the darkest moments for therapists and patients alike.

Download or read book A Relationship Is a Living Thing written by Russell Crescimanno and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2009-04 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many marital relationships that dissolve could survive, and even thrive, if the couple realized that there is an art and science to love and intimacy, and were willing to learn and practice it. This involves learning how to experience the difference between our ego and our Self. Quieting the mind through meditation, using methods both traditional and "home made," is the key to this experience. It is the felt sense of the deep Self within that moves us to choose to be kind or considerate when our egos would have us behave otherwise. When we extend ourselves in friendship, a genuine fondness for one another begins to grow which then nurtures the soul of our relationship. Cultivating these qualities promotes deep, spiritual partnership and long term intimacy. This book offers both principles and practices for those who feel they may be ready to engage this kind of soul-centered learning. Russell Crescimanno, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus at Piedmont Virginia Community College. He has been teaching courses in sociology for forty years. One in particular, called Marriage and Family Relations, became his passion as both his personal life and the climate of the culture regarding marriage and divorce changed over time. He has also been a student and practitioner of the science of meditation and Self realization for twenty years. This work has complemented his specialization in the sociology of knowledge and his desire to understand how society shapes human consciousness, and therefore our relationships. Motivated by the growing divorce rate in the country, the painful stories of so many students who come from "broken" homes, and the dissolution of his first two marriages he has been increasingly invested in learning what it takes to keep love alive - and what we now know is sure to deaden it.

Download or read book Mindful Loving written by Henry Grayson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-03-08 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Henry Grayson shares his breakthrough techniques for creating deeper and more lasting connections with our loved ones. Henry Grayson, a psychologist, relationship counselor, psychoanalyst, and former minister who has been working with couples and individuals to improve their relationships for over thirty years, has found that most people are actually more unhappy after marriage counseling or couples therapy. In Mindful Loving he sets aside the traditional methods of therapy to show you how to look at your relationships from a completely different perspective. By getting to the root of our relationship problems, which stem from our thoughts and beliefs and mistaken ideas about our own identities, Grayson creates a whole new framework—one where psychology, spirituality, and science meet—in which to view intimacy.

Download or read book Recovering Intimacy in Love Relationships written by Jon Carlson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011-01-11 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The loss of intimacy is one of the most difficult—but also one of the most common—factors in the destruction of any relationship. Recovering Intimacy in Love Relationships lays out practical, evidence-based guidelines on which clinicians can depend as they wade through the intense emotions and fragile bonds of couples in crisis. With care and sensitivity, the book's authors analyze the increasingly complex context in which the cycle of intimacy develops, wanes, and recovers. The chapters delve into diverse populations' attitudes toward intimacy and provide an entire section on cultural, gender and religious issues. Clinicians looking for a research-based, practical take on the many facets of intimacy in the twenty-first century need look no further than this book.