Unified Reality Theory [Paperback]

I found it important, because author's name has not been so far uttered on the same breath with the likes of Capra, Chalmers or Deikman. And as it usually happens with the works of this magnitude, when written by the new name, the path to the publication may be especially long and frustrating.

Why I did it? Because the book is an excellent read on its own. The author has the natural skill to express himself by way of a comprehensive, communicative language and exceptional ability to present the complex concepts in a simple way. And most importantly, the material in the book charts a very coherent model of reality with clearly stated assumptions and logically drawn conclusions. The author does not play with words and the book is not a typical contemporary philosophical exercise in linguistics.

If the reader is interested in the models of reality developed by the Eastern philosophy and Western science - then this book would deliver a surprising bonus - it is neither the rewrite nor the reference to all that has been written so far. The model presented in the book is absolutely original and not based on any obvious sources other than author's own powerful thinking process validated by personal experience.

The spotting of the difference between the awareness and consciousness, the reflection on the reality as the existence's experience of itself are the brightest and most interesting threads of the book. All of these subjects are communicated with the simplicity of the sage. And illustrated with appealing graphics.

The reader will appreciate that the author does not forget that he is presenting the model - usually the writers dealing with the Big Questions related to the nature of reality turn into the patronizing mode of the all and the only wise. The author of this material is gloriously free from the self-exaltation and pompousness.

The on-line book was composed of two parts. The second one, focused on the model of reality as the existence's experience of itself is a must read for everybody eager to extend his conceptual horizon and deepen the understanding of his consciousness. I warmly recommend this book...

When I became seriously ill a couple of years ago, my reading list changed emphasis. I read Deepak Chopra's Quantum Healing, some Caroline Myss and Louise Hay among others. Each book was helpful it its own way, especially Chopra's works and I found no reason to believe that any of these mystical, spiritual or alternative approaches to illness, or to life in general, would be denounced by Grand Unified Theories or Theories of Everything (GUTs and TOEs). On my road to recovery I came across a pre-publication copy of Steven Kaufman's Unified Reality Theory. I devoured it and it was delicious.

In my quest for understanding the nature of reality I have read quite a few good books on quantum physics and how it relates to the world in which we live. I even finished A Brief History of Time by Steven Hawking. Newton, Einstein and Lao Tzu have nothing to argue about; Mr. Kaufman has brought it all together beautifully. I truly believe that hundreds of years from now he will be listed among the great thinkers of all time. I understand why this book took ten years to write; Unified Reality Theory is a masterpiece. I hope his next work doesn't take nearly as long.