The nature of consciousness : essays on the unity of mind and matter

The nature of consciousness : essays on the unity of mind and matter /

The Nature of Consciousness challenges the prevailing materialist paradigm that is holding humanity back, suggesting that consciousness is the fundamental reality of the apparent duality of mind and matter, and that overlooking or ignoring this reality is the root cause of the suffering that pervade...

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Main Author: Spira, Rupert, 1960- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oakland, CA : Sahaja Publications ; New Harbinger Publications, 2017
Subjects:
Consciousness.
Dualism.
Mind and body.
dualism.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Foreword by Deepak Chopra
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction: The Hard Problem of Consciousness
  • Chapter 1: The Nature of Mind
  • Chapter 2: Only Awareness Is Aware
  • Chapter 3: Panpsychism and the Consciousness-Only Model
  • Chapter 4: The Inward-Facing Path: The Distinction between Consciousness and Objects
  • Chapter 5: The Direct Path to Enlightenment
  • Chapter 6: Self-Enquiry and Self-Remembering
  • Chapter 7: The Experience of Being Aware
  • Chapter 8: The Essence of Meditation
  • Chapter 9: The Outward-Facing Path: Collapsing the Distinction between Consciousness and Objects
  • Chapter 10: Existence is Identical to Awareness
  • Chapter 11: The White Radiance of Eternity
  • Chapter 12: The Focusing of Consciousness
  • Chapter 13: There are no States of Consciousness
  • Chapter 14: Wordsworth and the Longing for God
  • Chapter 15: The Shared Medium of Mind
  • Chapter 16: The Memory of Our Eternity
  • Chapter 17: Consciousness's Dream
  • Chapter 18: The Search for Happiness
  • Afterword by Bernardo Kastrup
  • About the Author.

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