The author of nineteen books of philosophy and psychology, Ken Wilber is a pioneering thinker who has developed an integral'theory of everything'that embraces the truths of both Eastern spirituality and Western science. Yet while he is best known for his scholarly research into the world's contemplative traditions, Wilber is also an accomplished spiritual practitioner and mystic in his own right. In order to highlight the personal wisdom of this popular author, the editors of The Simple Feeling of Being have assembled a collection of inspirational, mystical, and instructional passages drawn from his publications. These heartfelt writings, born of Ken's own meditation practice and inner experiences, include: • Poetic passages of contemplative insights and reflections • Inspired descriptions of Spirit, Nondual Awareness, the Witness, One Taste, and other topics • Commentary on the spiritual contributions of figures such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Saint Teresa of Ávila, Meister Eckhart, and Ramana Maharshi • Anecdotes of personal experience and glimpses into Wilber's inner world • Practical spiritual instructions and guided meditations

The simple feeling of being : embracing your true nature

Ken Wilber; Compiled and edited by Mark Palmer ... [et al.]

Wilber, Ken; Palmer, Mark

Boston: Shambhala

New Seeds Books

Trumpeter

United States, United States of America

Boston, Massachusetts, 2004

Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-263) and index.

<p><P>&quot;As you look deeply into your own awareness, and relax the self-contraction, and dissolve into the empty ground of your own primordial experience, the simple feeling of Being&mdash;right now, right here&mdash;is it not obvious all at once? Were you not present from the start? Did you not have a hand to play in all that was to follow? Did not the dream itself begin when you got bored with being God? Was it not fun to get lost in the productions of your own wondrous imagination, and pretend it all was other? Did you not write this book, and countless others like it, simply to remind you who you are?&quot; <br>&mdash;Ken Wilber <P>The author of nineteen books of philosophy and psychology, Ken Wilber is a pioneering thinker who has developed an integral &quot;theory of everything&quot; that embraces the truths of both Eastern spirituality and Western science. Yet while he is best known for his scholarly research into the world's contemplative traditions, Wilber is also an accomplished spiritual practitioner and mystic in his own right. In order to highlight the personal wisdom of this popular author, the editors of <i>The Simple Feeling of Being </i> have assembled a collection of inspirational, mystical, and instructional passages drawn from his publications. These heartfelt writings, born of Ken's own meditation practice and inner experiences, include&#58; <P>&#160;&#160;&#160;&bull;&#160; Poetic passages of contemplative insights and reflections <br>&#160;&#160;&#160;&bull;&#160; Inspired descriptions of Spirit, Nondual Awareness, the Witness, One Taste, and other topics <br>&#160;&#160;&#160;&bull;&#160; Commentary on the spiritual contributions of figures such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Saint Teresa of &Aacute;vila, Meister Eckhart, and Ramana Maharshi <br>&#160;&#160;&#160;&bull;&#160; Anecdotes of personal experience and glimpses into Wilber's inner world <br>&#160;&#160;&#160;&bull;&#160; Practical spiritual instructions and guided meditations</p> <h3>Publishers Weekly</h3> <p>The Hegel of Eastern spirituality, philosopher-psychologist-spiritual practitioner Wilber is made accessible in this single-volume anthology drawn from his 19 works. The man who wrote A Brief History of Everything can be a formidable read given his strong theoretical bent, as selections illustrate (the referents of the transcendental signifiers exist in a worldspace that is disclosed to those with the appropriate developmental signifieds). But Wilber is essentially a mystic and interpreter of the mystic traditions of both the East and the West, as his wide-ranging references to spiritual masters make clear. He differs from many mystics, however, in ambitiously seeking the understanding as well as the experience of the non-dual consciousness of mysticism-the most suitable words as well as what the words signify. Selections can be lyrical and downright simple (The directions to finding God, which are printed on the box in which your heart came, are simple). Especially concrete is the unsparing, loving witness he offers of the death of his wife, the subject of Grace and Grit: Spirituality and Healing in the Life and Death of Treya Killam Wilber. This taste of his work should earn new appreciation for the prolific author, offering a useful shortcut for those who have never been able to finish any of his frequently daunting volumes. (July) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.</p>

xii, 272 pages ; 23 cm
"The author of nineteen books of philosophy and psychology, Ken Wilber is a pioneering thinker who has developed an integral theory of everything that embraces the truths of both Eastern spirituality and Western science. Yet while he is best known for his scholarly research into the world's contemplative traditions. Wilber is also an accomplished spiritual practitioner and mystic in his own right. In order to highlight the personal wisdom of this popular author the editors of The Simple Feeling of Being have assembled a collection of inspiration, mystical, and instructural passages drawn from his publications."--Jacket
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-263) and index
The invitation of spirit -- 1. The witness -- 2. Memoirs -- 3. Spirit-in-action -- 4. Immediate awareness -- 5. Passionate philosophy -- 6. Always already -- 7. Being-in-the-world -- 8. One without a second -- 9. The brilliant clarity of ever-present awareness

Offers a collection of inspirational, mystical, and instructional passages drawn from Wilber's publications, which offer heartfelt spiritual expression and guidance born of his own meditation practice and inner experiences. Original.

2023-06-28