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This book is a clarion call for an expanded vision of humanpossibilities. In it, many of the best thinkers of our day ask us to renew theperennial search for self-knowledge and to discover the deeper meaning ofour lives. For this, they offer the transpersonal perspective -- which extendsbeyond consciousness in its myriad forms, including altered states, yoga,dreams, and contemplation. This marriage of psychology and science withthe spiritual traditions has borne ripe fruit: the transpersonal vision, whichoffers a uniquely generous and encompassing view of human nature. The fifty essays that make up Paths Beyond Ego applytranspersonal thinking to individual growth, psychotherapy, meditation,dreams, psychedelics, science, ethics, philosophy, ecology, and service. Theresult is an integrated and comprehensive overview of the many dimensionsof human experience. In clear, accessible writing, the contributors suggest that ourpotential for enhancing human abilities is much greater than previouslysuspected and that our tools for this grand undertaking are widely availabletoday. The transpersonal vision offers great hope for the future -- and linksus to the timeless wisdom of the ages.Walsh, Roger is the author of 'Paths Beyond Ego The Transpersonal Vision', published 1993 under ISBN 9780874776782 and ISBN 0874776783.
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