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Summary: My favorite Wilber book
Review: Ken Wilber has written many books but I think this is my favorite. It is certainly one of the best books to help us understand the dual nature of consciousness. It also does a fine job in organizing various theoretical viewpoints into one general framework. The other book that integrates these things using a more practical approach is Toru Sato's "The Ever-transcending Spirit". It is an excellent book as well! It applies these ideas about consciousness to interpersonal experiences and concrete aspects of development. Both books are really fantastic!
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Summary: Matrix Thinkers Rejoice: Unity is calling you
Review: Ken Wilbur is one of the most intelligent and cohesive thinkers I have ever read. He unites many branches of philosophy and psychology in this book. He provides understanding why so many truths contradict each other. Ponder this: (paraphrased from the text)Unity consciousness, or no-boundary consciousness, by definition has no boundary. As such, you could say that there is no boundary which seperates us from It in this moment. Logic tells us that this must be true. The only thing which prevents us from experiencing No-Boundary Awareness right now, is our resistance to it. The book is not exactly "light" reading, but if you are willing to put on your thinking cap, it is certainly fascinating
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Summary: Enlightenment - Direct Experience
Review: Ken Wilbur knows exactly what a direct experience of enlightenment is... How the Mind works and distracts us from knowing who and what we actually are. This book speaks about the Truth from one who knows the Truth! It was an awesome experience for me to read it and it is an explosion of LOVE!!
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Summary: Enlightenment - Direct Experience
Review: Ken Wilbur knows exactly what a direct experience of enlightenment is... How the Mind works and distracts us from knowing who and what we actually are. This book speaks about the Truth from one who knows the Truth! It was an awesome experience for me to read it and it is an explosion of LOVE!!
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Summary: Superb... Ken Wilbur is just a flat out genius.
Review: Man, I love this book. It is deffinitely one of the best I have ever read. A little tidbit from the book... If a state of no-boundary awareness exists... a state which recognizes no boundary, between itself and everything else... what stands between me and that state right now? The obvious answer... nothing... except my willingness to realize or experience it. I'm sure grateful that there is a Ken Wilbur in my world. And it's just wonderful to have a chance to visit with him via this book.
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Summary: Excellent synergy for Eatern Religion and Western Psychology
Review: Perhaps one of the best books on the market trying to understand the relationship between Eastern Religious and Philosophical traditions and the development of Western Psychology. Ken Wilber develops an interesting and perhaps complete picture of the paradigms which these two world try to deal with. The book also helps to explain why the East never really developed psychology and why the West almost lost it's mystic heritage. "No Boundary" synthesised much of what I thought that I understood, but could never explain.
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Summary: Wilber's vision is unique and important
Review: There are some people that suggest that Wilber has been too repetitive in his last few books. That he's simply been repeating the same basic refrain over and over again. I can understand that criticism, but I disagree with it. Wilber's theory of integration is both complex and important, and I find it incredibly useful to have new books in which he expands the examples of his theory. My own feeling is that the integral theory is a very important theory to understand, so the more in depth Wilber goes, and the various diffirent paths of exploration he goes at his thory from, the happier I am, as I feel like I have a greater grasp of what he's speaking about. As an aside, there is a wondeful novel called We All Fall Down by Brian Caldwell which seems to take quite a bit of Wilber's theory, and even mentions him several times in the book. The novel is a great example of a man caught trying to transform his life into something better, but who is able only to translate. It's about the frustration and difficulties in trying to move up to the next level of consciousness. Techinically, it's set in a Christian framework, but it elevates past that small structure and uses it to really bring home quite a few of Wilber's theories. It's a wonderful novel and I'd highly recomend it to any fan of Wilber.
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Summary: Mind Games
Review: This book is just filled with quotes from people that are smarter than the author. His attempt to tie all this together is filled with one-liners that are aimed to confuse and be-little the reader. He defends his writtings by saying that no language is capable of describing his conclusions. If this was so apparent to him why did he try. As one of the lucky few who frequently experience Outer Body Experiences I agree with his conclusions about unity consciousness but think he holds a high alter for which I believe to be easily obtainable by all. Other avenues will yeild greater results with the same effort.
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Summary: Great Book
Review: This book is really amazing! It gives readers an excellent introduction to the study of consciousness and transcendence. If you have already read this book and liked it, I also recommend Toru Sato's "The Ever-Transcending Spirit". It's an outstanding book that explains consciousness even better by putting it into the context of interpersonal relationships and human development.
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Summary: Quality reading!
Review: This is an excellent book. I've even went back to read and refer to it numerous times. Wilber ties in so much insight, it's almost incomprehensible the first time through. I was first introducted to Ken Wilber's idea's from this book, then futher went on to read more of his writings. Being that Wilber is a philospher, he really brings in so many other aspects, I even wrote a paper for my psychology class on it. I would recomend it to anyone who is up for a good read, and interested in being introduced to a variety of interesting and intriguing thoguhts and ideas.
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