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Personal growth is a slow process, so slow that most people are unaware of the fact that, fundamentally, we do change several times during our lives. On the Way is about these personal transformations. It describes how growth of consciousness happens and how we can measure where we are in our individual growth, what comes next for us, and why. It illustrates how, at all levels of development, we can learn to guide our own growth.
Individual consciousness grows through five distinct phases. The first is the consciousness of young children and of primitive adults. Here people trust their instincts more than their feelings or their rational objectivity. In the second phase of consciousness, typical of the teenager, feelings take precedence over instincts and objectivity. This changes in the third phase when instincts and emotions become less than trustworthy, and objectivity and rationality take over as the most reliable sources of awareness. Yet there is a fourth phase of consciousness where even objective, rational thinking no longer appears trustworthy. Then intuition becomes the most reliable form of information. This is the consciousness of the spiritual seeker. To very few a sudden flash of insight happens resulting in a final, fifth phase of consciousness: Enlightenment.
The book consists of three parts. The first is about how consciousness grows through the first three phases. The second deals with the various paths of spiritual seekers. And the third focuses on which spiritual practice can be expected to be most effective for whom.
Individual consciousness grows through five distinct phases. The first is the consciousness of young children and of primitive adults. Here people trust their instincts more than their feelings or their rational objectivity. In the second phase of consciousness, typical of the teenager, feelings take precedence over instincts and objectivity. This changes in the third phase when instincts and emotions become less than trustworthy, and objectivity and rationality take over as the most reliable sources of awareness. Yet there is a fourth phase of consciousness where even objective, rational thinking no longer appears trustworthy. Then intuition becomes the most reliable form of information. This is the consciousness of the spiritual seeker. To very few a sudden flash of insight happens resulting in a final, fifth phase of consciousness: Enlightenment.
The book consists of three parts. The first is about how consciousness grows through the first three phases. The second deals with the various paths of spiritual seekers. And the third focuses on which spiritual practice can be expected to be most effective for whom.
作者简介
John LandrAtilde;copy; is a retired businessman. During the first half of his career he designed optical devices. The past twenty five years he spent researching growth in consciousness. Mr. LandrAtilde;copy; holds a master's degree in physics. He started a medical instrument company in 1974. After several years at the helm of this company, he discovered that for him the most meaningful part of running a business is to help facilitate the growth of his coworkers. So he looked into what personal growth is and how it differs from person to person. From Brian P. Hall he learned how to objectively measure what it is that different people consider meaningful and how this interacts with growth in consciousness. He then applied Hall's methods in the work place to create a work environment conducive to personal growth. After selling his company in 1986 Mr. LandrAtilde;copy; inquired further how growth in consciousness takes place, both in theory and in practice. Specifically for transcendental growth in consciousness he learned much from spiritual masters such as Merrell-Wolff, Wilber, Cohen, Shankara, Sri Ramana, Sri Nisargadatta, Sri Aurobindo, Balsekar, and Liquorman. A discipline of regular meditation has resulted in numerous transcendental experiences that confirm the teachings of these mystics. The author and his wife Drizz live in Woodside, California.
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