Integral Spirituality: A Startling New Role for Religion in the Modern and Postmodern World (Hardcover)

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"Even the timid first-timer can penetrate and be rewarded by Integral Spirituality."--Shambhala Sun "Ken Wilber's Integral Spirituality is possibly the most important spiritual book in postmodern times. Step by step, with luminous clarity, he unites all spiritual traditions without diluting the potency of any one lineage or tradition. I think this book is an antidote to the religious animosity of our times. Anyone serious about raising the level of consciousness on this planet should read this masterpiece."--Dennis Genpo Merzel, Roshi "A work of inspired genius. Integral Spirituality is a seminal text for 21st-century spiritual studies."--Jim Marion, author of Putting on the Mind of Christ "One of the most important books on spirituality written in the postmodern era. The Kabbalah of the future will rest on Ken's work."--Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, coauthor of Jewish with Feeling and Credo of a Modern Kabbalist "Getting acquainted with Wilber's Integral Approach can be as thrilling as seeing the first photograph of Earthrise over the moon's horizon. A crucial task of our time is reconciliation between the wisdom of the world's religious traditions and the best in contemporary thought. Integral Spirituality offers a new and promising framework for tackling this task and renews my hope."--Brother David Steindl-Rast, cofounder of www.gratefulness.org "Integral Spirituality is a book that literally shatters spiritual confusion. Eloquent, compassionate, and deeply helpful, it should be read by every practitioner and lover of Spirit."--Sally Kempton, author of The Heart of Meditation "Vast in scope, profound in depth, and far reaching in its implications, Integral Spirituality is, quitesimply, the most encompassing account of religion and spirituality available in our time."--Roger Walsh, Ph.D., University of California, author of Essential Spirituality

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"Integral Spirituality" answers the question: how can we validate the existence of spiritual realities - specifically, the higher levels of mystical experience claimed by the world's wisdom traditions - in the face of modern and postmodern attacks that deny those realities as unscientific or reduce them to social constructions? Applying his highly acclaimed integral approach, Wilber formulates a theory of spirituality that honours the truths of modernity and postmodernity - including the revolutions in science and culture - while incorporating the legacy of the great religions. He shows why full enlightenment is not possible without combining the enlightenment of the East, which excels at cultivating higher states of consciousness, with the enlightenment of the West, which offers developmental and psychodynamic psychology. Each contributes key components to a more integral spirituality. On the basis of this theoretical framework, Wilber is able to make some timely suggestions. Because the world's religions have such a tremendous influence on the worldview of the majority of the earth's population, they are in a privileged position to address some of the biggest conflicts we face. By adopting a more integral view, and thus effectively responding to contemporary critiques, the great religions can act as facilitators of human development, from mythic belief to rational science to postmodern pluralism - all the way up to enlightenment, and to a global society that honours and includes all the stations of life along the way. This is a vital book for our times.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   24 of 29 people found the following review helpful: 2.0 out of 5 stars Going more and more astray, 23 Aug 2007 By  Bodhi Heeren (Copenhagen) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    In recent years Wilber's theories have become, apparently, more and more complex, more and more aimed for a 'sophisticated' intellectual audience. Having left the transpersonal theories of Grof and others far behind him, instead embracing some rather dubious sociological theories which divides people into several different tiers (memes), and rather amusing placing Wilber himself at the top, amongst the 0,7 % of the most advanced humans. And certainly managing to make spiritual progress look very difficult, getting more and more lost in the intricate webs of what John McLaughlin once called "the murky corridors of your mind". Furthermore his recent writings have a decisively ethno-centristic undertone in his dismissal of the classical Eastern views on the topic of Enlightenment. Views based on thousands of years exploration of altered states of consciousness. And based on the experiences of thousands of mystics and their existential insights into the Beyond. Something which fits all too well with his support of president Bush and the Iraq war, trying to americanize the world of spirituality too. Perhaps things are a lot more simple than Wilber and his followers will admit, perhaps the question to be asked is really the old Hendrix-phrase: Are you experienced? Have you gone beyond the everyday mind and opened up to the truth of what/who you are? But Wilber's real mistake is to think that Truth can ever be figured out by the human mind with all it's limitations. I find it significant that great Enlightened ones like the Buddha and in recent times Ramana Maharshi and Osho have discouraged all kinds of metaphysical speculations. And when push come to shove that's actually all the clever Wilber has to offer with his quadrants and postmodern hype: some highly hypothetical speculations about the Unknowable. No doubt Wilber has a very keen intellect, a brilliant mind. What his 'teachings' lack is Heart, openness, humility concerning the role of the intellectual mind and the ability to just open up to the wonders of the world. Many a simpleton may actually 'know' a lot more than a smart guy like Wilber. And she/he may express that insight in a dance or a song or just in tears of gratitude because Truth makes words seem so utterly inadequate and gross. Comment Comments (3) | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   16 of 21 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Are you ready?, 29 Dec 2006 By  E. Townhead (UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    As with all Wilber's work, he certainly dosn't sit on the fence on any of the issues covered! This book is sure to create as much division as anything else he has written, but if your open to the issues he's exploring, he might just blow your mind. His AQAL framework (a kind of 'map of everything') is laid out in a really clear and consistent way, and with a 'definitiveness' perhaps not present in his other work. Although, if you are a newcomer to Wilber's work, I think there are better introductions, Kosmic Consciousness gets my personal vote. There's no 'fluff' or rambling in Integral Spirituality, he lays out the issue and proceeds to nail almost every major point. Some may disagree with some of the finer points of his conclusions, but I think, again, if your open to it, are ready to be challenged, and believe in truth and consistency, this book could really split open your concepts of spirituality. One of the most important points that Wilber presents is that spirituality and the world's wisdom traditions must take into account the modern scientific, and postmodern pluralistic findings of the Western world. Only then can they truley be taken seriously, and begin to rid themselves of the dogmatic, conformist elements so often associated with spirituality and religion. Personally, I don't hane any doubt that Wilber is a writer way, way ahead of his time. The question is, are you ready for it? Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   4 of 8 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Ha ha ha, 12 Oct 2007 By  Mr Anonymous (somewhere) - See all my reviews It is interesting how the posts on this thread illustrate Wilber's theories exquisitely: the hierarchy of unfolding consciousness, from archaic to magic to mythic to rational, etc. I am a follower of Osho myself and, whilst I do not disagree with the preceding post, Wilber complements the Source with a mental framework for it, which is *very* necessary in times like these. I don't know where one would be without it. D. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this) Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review › See all 3 customer reviews...		Ad feedback   Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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