God Without Religion : Questioning Centuries of Accepted Truths

by Saranam, Sankara

• ISBN13: 9780972445016
• ISBN10: 0972445013
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-06-01
• Publisher: Pranayama Inst

Summary

In a groundbreaking approach to today's tough spiritual and social dilemmas, God Without Religion, with a foreword by Arun Gandhi, offers an intelligent and compassionate bridge from dogmatic belief systems to progressive spirituality. Sankara Saranam shows why organized religion has long been the cause of humanity's worst wars and most acute suffering-then guides us beyond our divisive history into more expansive perceptions capable of creating a unified, peaceful future. Through a series of penetrating inquiries and practices, readers are invited to examine their beliefs, explore the nature of the divine, and develop a personal relationship with God.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Arun Gandhi	xix
Preface	xxv
Introduction	xxix
Chapter One Worshipping by Wondering	1	(80)
"What Is God?"
Gods Made in the Image of Men
Miracles and the Mind
Revelation and Reason
Religion and Spirituality
Terrorism in the Name of God
Chapter Two A Bigger Picture of Human Progress	81	(48)
The Cycle Theory
Moving Past the Dark Ages
Avenues to Knowledge
Chapter Three An Alternative to Organized Religion	129	(76)
A Theory of Self
Going Straight to God through Energy Control
The Self in Society
A New Myth to Spark Social Reform
Chapter Four Testing Today's Choices	205	(62)
Can We Know God?
Modern Spiritual Movements
Vulnerability of the Self
Celebrating Apostasy
Conclusion	267	(6)
Notes	273	(3)
Index	276