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The Simple Feeling of Being: Embracing Your True Nature By Ken Wilber ( Shambhala )
Release Date: 2004-07-13
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"As you look deeply into your own awareness, and relax the self-contraction, and dissolve into the empty ground of your own primordial experience, the simple feeling of Being—right now, right here—is it not obvious all at once? Were you not present from the start? Did you not have a hand to play in all that was to follow? Did not the dream itself begin when you got bored with being God? Was it not fun to get lost in the productions of your own wondrous imagination, and pretend it all was other? Did you not write this book, and countless others like it, simply to remind you who you are?"
—Ken Wilber The author of nineteen books of philosophy and psychology, Ken Wilber is a pioneering thinker who has developed an integral "theory of everything" that embraces the truths of both Eastern spirituality and Western science. Yet while he is best known for his scholarly research into the world's contemplative traditions, Wilber is also an accomplished spiritual practitioner and mystic in his own right. In order to highlight the personal wisdom of this popular author, the editors of The Simple Feeling of Being have assembled a collection of inspirational, mystical, and instructional passages drawn from his publications. These heartfelt writings, born of Ken's own meditation practice and inner experiences, include: Poetic passages of contemplative insights and reflections Inspired descriptions of Spirit, Nondual Awareness, the Witness, One Taste, and other topics Commentary on the spiritual contributions of figures such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Saint Teresa of Ávila, Meister Eckhart, and Ramana Maharshi Anecdotes of personal experience and glimpses into Wilber's inner world Practical spiritual instructions and guided meditations
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 A Must-have Supplement to Serious Contemplative Practice
Ken Wilber is one of the true "Yodas" of modern contemplative practice! This compilation of segments from his other works is a perfect introduction to his philosophy and contains page after page of useful information. For example, chapter 2 contains a gut-wrenching and inspiring account of his final days with his lover, Treya, as she learns of and later dies from a fatal illness. She gives all of us a perfect example of the proper way to live and the proper way to die. If this one doesn't leave you running repeatedly for the tissue box you're either an android or you don't speak English! All-in-all this book is a must-read addition to the library of anyone who is investigating their own identity as a manifestation of "Spirit". Thanks once more, Ken!!
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The Einstein Of Consciousness
Ken Wilber's writings make you feel better than you did before you read them. Everything is everything and it's all going to be OK. Don't worry be happy. I remember that each time I fill my gas tank these days. This book is a splendid compilation of Wilber's writings and philosophies.
When your true nature is understood as Wilber explains it we really don't have to worry about a thing because we are the same electrostatic energy that we have always been now in this our present human form and that shall always be the case.
If everybody read and studied Ken Wilber then this world to them would be a spectacular carnival of delight whether your fate was a mansion in Newport or being a blind leper in Calcutta with a sinew of thread hanging from the hole in your face where your nose used to be, on a hot day with mosquitoes biting your gums.
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 He Should Put HIs Face On More Stuff ( chaffin )
I don't think Ken Wilber puts his face on enough stuff. He should put it on his front door so you can see his wonderfulness before you ring the bell.
He should put it on his car so you can be treated to his magnificence when he drives by.
He should put it on the back of his shirt so you can see his magnitude without haveing to get in front of him.
He should have masks of his face made so he can go as himself on halloween and new year's eve.
IF YOU HAVE ANYMORE IDEAS ABOUT PLACES WE COULD IMPROVE THE PLANET TO NO END BY PUTTING KEN WILBER'S FACE ON THEM, FEEL FREE TO USE THE COMMENT BUTTON.
For example, how about on the UN building?
Or we could put a giant mask on the statue of liberty?
Or we could carve him on mount rushmore.
Or we could get that guy doing the world's biggest statue, the one of Indian Holy Warrior Crazy Horse up in the Dakotas to blow that off and do one of Ken instead.
Or we could paint him on the great wall of china so it could be seen from outer space.
Lastly, Ken should have his picture put on the inside of his own coffin lid so he can be sure and be able to admire himself after he's dead.
Ken, I'm even more impressed with your face than I am with your humility. Who needs aristotle when you've got ken mr-wonderful wilber.
thanks, ken, a millionfold.
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Complimentary to Ken's other writings, very accessible ( patca63 )
Unlike many of Ken's writings, this particular book is very accessible to almost anyone. It gives a good sense of what the authors inner life is like, which is refreshing because this author often focuses on systems of meaning and integrating complex philosophies. This can be intimidating or confusing to new readers.
There are many other good reviews on the content of the book, including the two spotlight reviews above. I particularly agree with the first review and find that this work compliments Ken's other more technical writing. I also agree that both a "Brief History of Everything" and "Integral Psychology" are the TWO best introductions to Ken Wilber's thought. However, I would add the caveat that a "Brief History of Everything" is much more readable for the average person. "Integral Psychology" is more scholarly and perhaps better for someone who is already familiar with Wilber or a professional in this area of study.
What is wonderful about this book is that it returns back to what it's all about i.e. the internal experience of connection, unity and wholeness. It provides the vision that underlies Ken's other work in a poetic and touching manner. Mr. Wilber is a very prolific writer and this book collects some of his more poignant works under one roof. I also found that NO BOUNDARIES was written from a similar space. It has a different feeling tone than many of his other works.
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Interesting material.
Very interesting material but a bit difficult to understand without some background of his theories.
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