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The Genius of Being: Contemplating the Profound Intelligence of Existence
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Overview
In a progression of illuminating assertions, Ralston shows us how human consciousness carves out distinctions from whatever is absolutely true. This dynamic not only generates both self and reality from nothing, it imbues them with the quality of objective truth. From the time we first distinguish between self and not-self as infants, we begin making a sequence of existential assumptions that result in the illusion that a self is some ethereal “object” within. This universally accepted assumption persists despite the failure of exhaustive investigations to locate this inner self.
This book is not for the faint of heart or the casual seeker, but contemplating the assertions here empowers you to personally and experientially grasp what is rarely even glimpsed: a profound consciousness of the genesis of human experience.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781623171124 |
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Publisher: | North Atlantic Books |
Publication date: | 02/28/2017 |
Pages: | 232 |
Sales rank: | 1,098,571 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d) |
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Table of Contents
Introduction ix
Chapter 1 Grasping the Genius of Being 1
Bound by Brilliance 1
Fact and Truth, Belief and Assumption 6
Chapter 2 Getting from Here to There 13
Grasping the Communication-Developing Existential Listening 13
The Truth Principle 17
Not Knowing: An Essential Tool for Contemplation 18
A Path to Experiential Learning 20
Chapter 3 The Consummate Dominion of Mind and Perception 23
Self-Orientation and "The Bull" Contemplation 25
Social Management and Self-image 29
Cultural and Personal Beliefs 33
The Creative Aspect of Mind 37
What Is a Distinction? 44
Chapter 4 The Creative World of Language 53
What Is Language? 55
Inventions Made Possible By Language 60
Language vs. Presence 61
Language and Objective Reality 63
The Nature of Language and Mind 64
Self and Other 66
Language vs. Concept 69
Creating an Internal Person 71
Forming a Social Self 74
Internal Dialogue: Whom Are You Talking To? 76
Chapter 5 A Complex Matrix of Mind 81
A Framework for Reality 82
Human and Cultural Assumptions 86
Culture and Self 88
An Assumed Reality 90
Infinite Learning 91
Space and Time 92
Objects 95
The Consequences of Being an Object 96
The Consequences of Being "Inside" 99
The Assumption of Life and Sentience 101
Chapter 6 The Impressive Dynamics of Instinct 105
Instinct vs. Learning 106
Primal Emotions 109
Gender 110
Sex 112
Life 116
Your Role in Life 117
Death 121
Chapter 7 Leaping Beyond Illusion 127
Social Life 129
Self-Concept and Identity 134
Being Alive 141
Reality: Dust to Dust 144
Transcending the Life-Reality Illusion 147
The Separation Conundrum 149
Chapter 8 The Inscrutable Origin of Our Experience 157
The Nature of Context 158
Language 161
Mind 162
Value 164
Space 166
Grasping Context 170
Chapter 9 Changing the Context of Our Experience 175
Changing Context 175
Our Current Context for Experience 175
A New Context 178
More Accessible Changes 182
Watch What You "Say" 184
The Contextual Contributions of Existential Assumptions 186
The Role of Enlightenment 188
A New Contextual Distinction 190
Chapter 10 Creating New Possibilities 199
Grounding Change 199
Mind vs. Consciousness 203
The Flower Child Principle 205
The Consequences of Self-Contraction 206
Reversing Self-Contraction 209
The Importance of Purpose 212
A Quick Practice: Breathe! 212
Proof of God 213
Keep in Mind 216
About the Author 219