Authentic spiritual or mystical transformation is not a psychological process. Mystical teachings go deeper than that—they refer to the nature of consciousness and the structure of our deepest interiors. They are not just helpful psychological principles and practices invented by the human mind—they point us to the discovery of natural or inherent laws that become [...]
Entries Tagged as 'transcendence'
Spiritual Transformation Is Not a Psychological Process (Quote of the Week)
October 19th, 2009 by Andrew Cohen· 19 Comments · Consciousness, Evolutionary Enlightenment, Evolutionary Spirituality, Idealism, Integral Philosophy, Quote of the Week, Spirituality
Tags:Andrew Cohen·Consciousness·Kosmic grooves·non-psychological·process·spiritual transformation·subtle structures·transcendence
Perspectives on Integral Ecology—4
September 24th, 2009 by Michael E. Zimmerman· 2 Comments · Bright Green, Consciousness, Integral Philosophy, Spirituality
For an introduction to this series of dialogues between EnlightenNext magazine’s Ross Robertson and environmental philosopher Michael Zimmerman, see this post. For the previous blog in the series, click here.
Ross,
Your marvelous account of how profoundly affected you were by your first visit to Yosemite reminds me of what happened to my wife at the same [...]
Tags:Annapurna·Consciousness·Environment·Integral Ecology·interiority·John Muir·Kant·Michael Zimmerman·transcendence·yosemite
A Mysterious Summons (Quote of the Week)
September 14th, 2009 by Andrew Cohen· 7 Comments · Consciousness, Cosmology, Evolutionary Enlightenment, Evolutionary Spirituality, Quote of the Week
Why is it that some of us are driven blindly, madly, and passionately to struggle to transcend our own limitations? And to do so not merely for our own sake but for the sake of a higher purpose that we feel yet can barely see? Why is it that in those precious moments when we [...]
Tags:Big Bang·Eros·Evolutionary Impulse·longing for liberation·spiritual seeking·transcendence
Perspectives on Integral Ecology—3
September 10th, 2009 by Ross Robertson· 4 Comments · Bright Green, Consciousness, Cultural Evolution, Integral Philosophy
For an introduction to this series of dialogues between EnlightenNext magazine’s Ross Robertson and environmental philosopher Michael Zimmerman, see this post. For the previous blog in the series, click here.
Michael,
I like the way you tied together the two core issues I brought up—anthropocentrism and interiority—so simply and directly in your last letter. I think my [...]
Tags:animal consciousness·anthropocentrism·Gaia worship·Integral Ecology·interiority·Mark Bekoff·Michael Zimmerman·transcendence
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