Book Notes & Reviews- *The Consciousness Revolution
by Ervin Laszlo, Stanislav Grof, Peter Russell
[see also From Matter to Life to Mind: An Unfolding Consciousness ]
About the Book - Editorial Review "LASZLO: There is a real question about whether we can go on in today's world as we have been until now without triggering breakdowns and...so instead of discussing the usual things that all the think tanks always discuss, just how many trees that we must cut down or not cut down and other strategic questions and implications, we should look squarely at the fundamental issue. I suspect that the first things we should be asking are where we are, what we are, and how we look at the world and at ourselves..." In The Consciousness Revolution, three pioneers at the cutting-edge of Western thought reflect on the chances of peace in the world, on how society is changing, and on the changes we can make in ourselves. They consider the roles of art, science, education, goals and values, world views, religion, spirituality and, above all, consciousness - for the state of our consciousness is the key issue underlying almost everything else.
As Ken Wilber asks in his Foreword, what does it all finally come down to? Peter Russell puts it like this: 'Each little bit counts we are all part of the same ground-swell. The most important question we need to ask is how can I put my own life in greater alignment with that ground-swell? How can I do my little one-hundred-thousandth worth to facilitate that shift a bit further?'
These intense and memorable discussions among three of the finest minds of our time convey a sense of excitement and passion which we can carry forward in our own lives. The Consciousness Revolution is an essential guide to how our map of reality is changing in the midst of the global transformation going on in all parts of the world and in every sphere of life, in us and around us. |
