The New Science and Spirituality Reader

by Laszlo, Ervin; Dennis, Kingsley L.

• ISBN13: 9781594774768
• ISBN10: 1594774765
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-04-26
• Publisher: Inner Traditions

Summary

Bridging the gap between science and the world's great spiritual traditions to move our worldview forward. Edited by Nobel Prize nominee Ervin Laszlo and WorldShift International cofounder Kingsley Dennis, this volume brings together 28 leading scientists and spiritual thinkers for a game-changing conversation on bridging the gap between science and religion. With contributions by Michael Beckwith, Deepak Chopra, Larry Dossey, Amit Goswami, Stanislav Grof, Jean Houston, Barbara Marx Hubbard, José Argüelles, Peter Russell, and many other prominent visionaries, this collection explores phenomena at the crossroads of science and religion, such as the nonlocal mind, conscious evolution, and quantum consciousness, and offers strategies to promote the fusion of science and spirituality and develop a multiperson planetary consciousness. This book reveals higher consciousness as the bridge between science and spirit, passionate curiosity as the common ground among scientists and seekers, and the urgent need for an alliance between science and the great traditions of spiritual wisdom to move our worldview forward and meet today's global challenges.

Author Biography

Ervin Laszlo is editor of the international periodical World Futures: The Journal of General Evolution and chancellor of Giordano Bruno GlobalShift University. The founder and president of the Club of Budapest and the author of 89 books, he lives in Pisa, Italy. Kingsley L. Dennis, Ph.D., is a sociologist, writer, and a cofounder of WorldShift International. The author of several books, including New Consciousness for a New World, he spends his time between Andalusia, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Introduction: The Alliance of Science and Spirituality at a Time of Crisis and Transformation	p. 1
The Shared Essence of Science and Spirituality
Introduction to Round One	p. 8
Consciousness and the End of the War between Science and Religion	p. 10
J'Accuse: Fuzzy Science and Sloppy Journalists	p. 15
Spirituality and the Meaning of Mysticism for Our Time	p. 18
Extended Awareness	p. 22
A "Rational" Look at Spirituality
Introduction to Round Two	p. 26
The Real Issue	p. 29
Our Connection to Nature	p. 33
Quantum Consciousness: The Way to Reconcile Science and Spirituality	p. 37
Designing a Multiperson Planetary Consciousness	p. 40
Searching for the Meeting Ground
Introduction to Round Three	p. 46
Science and Spirituality: Observations from Modern Consciousness Research	p. 48
Spirituality, Healing, and Science	p. 52
Conscious Evolution as a Context for the Integration of Science and Spirituality	p. 56
Retrieving the Hidden Rays of Light: A Global Partnership Is Emerging	p. 60
Stepping-Stones toward Unification
Introduction to Round Four	p. 66
Three Strategies to Promote the Fusion of Science and Spirituality	p. 69
Finding the Holy of Holies: Sticky Particles and the Ground of All Being	p. 73
Geoesthetics: The Spiritualization of Art and Science in the Noosphere	p. 76
Passionate Curiosity: The Stance of the Scientist, the Seeker, and the Journalist	p. 80
The Nature of Mind and Consciousness
Introduction to Round Five	p. 84
Consciousness: The Bridge between Science and Spirit	p. 86
The Direct-Intuitive-Nonlocal Mind: Another Foundation for Knowledge?	p. 90
The Real Secret of How We Create Our Own Reality	p. 95
Reclaiming Science and Spirituality from the Ego	p. 101
Crisis and Spirituality
Introduction to Round Six	p. 106
A Path Forward: Embracing Our Creative Imagination	p. 109
Entropy, Negentropy, and Our Moral Imagination	p. 113
Guiding Our Inner Evolution	p. 116
Changing Direction	p. 120
Spirituality as a Basis for the Coming Worldshift
Introduction to Round Seven	p. 124
Deep Wisdom: The Marriage of Science and Spirituality	p. 126
The Role of Spirituality in a Worldshift	p. 130
Worldshift: Learning to Live in a Living Universe	p. 134
Spiritual Practices for This Time of Crisis	p. 138
Afterword: A Call for Change-Fostering an Effective Worldshift	p. 143
WorldShift International: A Global Conscious Evolution Initiative	p. 159
Contributors	p. 161
Index	p. 173
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