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"With this one compact statement, Jacob Needleman has forced the discussion of both science and religion in our time into a new, more mature and discriminating phase. . . . It is a way station where those who are seriously exploring the transformation of consciousness will have to stop, take thought, and perhaps re-plot their course."-Theodore Roszak "I want to strongly recommend it to every reader seriously interested in our present cultural situation."-Fritjof Capra "Needleman is unique; he is really on to something. . . . A fine book"-Harvey Cox Western science has operated for centuries on the assumption that we can understand the universe without understanding ourselves. We are just now seeking to make the necessary connection between the general laws of nature to those of our own (inner) nature. But the job won't be done with "massive injections of the new consciousness"; we cannot democratize the sacred by cheapening its demands. "My aim in this book therefore" says Needleman, "has not been to speak of the convergence of science and spirituality, but of their separation. As in nature itself, organic unity is a reciprocal relationship between separate but interdependent entities. In human life as well, there can be no real unity except through the awareness of real divisions. One may then hope to experience the magic power of sustained awareness by itself to bring the harmony that we have until now fruitlessly attempted to impose on ourselves and on our endangered civilization." Jacob Needleman is a professor of philosophy at San Francisco State University and the author of many books, including Money and the Meaning of Life , and The American Soul . In addition to his teaching and writing, he serves as a consultant in the fields of psychology, education, medical ethics, philanthropy, and business, and has been featured on Bill Moyers's acclaimed PBS series A World of Ideas .

Renowned scholar of comparative religion Jacob Needleman gathers together ancient texts and writings of the modern practitioners of essential Christianity. Needleman demonstrates that a more effective contemplative tradition existed in the early church and continues today in the lives of extraordinary people whose stories he retells in the course of his own personal explorations into the realms of the spirit. 2 cassettes.

Philosophy as it is frequently taught in classrooms bears little relation to the impassioned and immensely practical search for self-knowledge conducted by not only its ancient avatars but also by men and woman who seek after truth today. In The Heart of the Philosophy, Jacob Needleman provides a "user's guide" for those who would take philosophy seriously enough to understand its life-transforming qualities.

If we understood the true role of money in our lives, writes philosopher Jacob Needleman, we would not think simply in terms of spending it or saving it. Money exerts a deep emotional influence on who we are and what we tell ourselves we can never have. Our long unwillingness to understand the emotional and spiritual effects of money on us is at the heart of why we have come to know the price of everything, and the value of nothing. Money has everything to do with the pursuit of an idealistic life, while at the same time, it is at the root of our daily frustrations. On a social level, money has a profound impact on the price of progress. Needleman shows how money slowly began to haunt us, from the invention of coins in Biblical times (when money was created to rescue the community good, not for self gain), through its hypnotic appeal in our money-obsessed era. This is a remarkable book that combines myth and psychology, the poetry of the Sufis and the wisdom of King Solomon, along with Jacob Needleman's searching of his own soul and his culture to explain how money can become a unique means of self-knowledge. As part of the Currency paperback line, it includes a "User's Guide" an introduction and discussion guide created for the paperback by the author -- to help readers make practical use of the book's ideas.

"An excellent overview of spiritual movements throughout the last few centuries . . . a superb panorama" (The Book Reader), this book covers esoterica from its ancient beginnings through the alchemists to Gurdijeff and Jung.

Now restored to print, here is philosopher Jacob Needleman's groundbreaking study of America's alternative spiritual movements, with a new introduction by the author. Originally published in 1970, The New Religions was the first full-scale study of alternative spirituality in America. It remains unparalleled for the intellectual depth and seriousness with which it regards Eastern, New Age, and alternative faiths on the American landscape.

Kdo z nás nebyl nikdy pokořen láskou, jejími radostmi a strastmi? Kolik z nás se znovu a znovu snaží uchopit to, co se láska zdá slibovat, jen abychom byli znovu vrženi zpět ke strachu, zmatku či bolesti? A kolik z nás se vzdává a smutně se smiřuje s životem mimo dramata lásky? Ať už je smysl našich životů jakýkoli, musí zahrnovat lásku. Ale jaký druh lásky? Z dostupného množství knih o lásce se jen málokterá čerpá nikoli z pouček moderní psychologie, nýbrž z významných filosofických učení světových duchovních tradic.

Významný americký filosof a religionista Jacob Needleman ve své autobiografické knize zkoumá, jak rozumět náboženským idejím v současnosti. Vstupuje do 50. let, kdy jako mladý student na Harvardské univerzitě odmítal religiozitu. Znepokojující setkání s učitelem zen D. T. Suzukim a učením G. I. Gurdžijeva ho přimělo hlouběji prozkoumat náboženské myšlenky, které považoval za mrtvé. V tradičních náboženských textech objevil jádro myšlenek, které jsou vyzrálejší než to, co spojoval s judaismem, křesťanstvím či východními náboženstvími. Needleman si uvědomil, že myšlenky a slova nestačí, neboť nemohou zabránit nenávisti a zoufalství. Tento vhled ho vede k tomu, že pro sdílení náboženské zkušenosti je nutná změna povahy lidské zkušenosti a struktury našeho vnímání. Kniha se stává současným příspěvkem k filosofii náboženství a esejistickým „vyznáním“, které přibližuje význam potřebné změny a ukazuje, jak naše zmatení ohledně účelu náboženství a konceptu Boha odráží psychologický hlad po kvalitě myšlení a zkušenosti. Díky autorově upřímnosti a vzdělání se tato silná výpověď stává sondou do duše dnešního člověka a vodítkem k hledání odpovědi na otázku: Co je Bůh?