“An essential read for any true seeker."—Eben Alexander, MD,
Neurosurgeon, author of Proof of Heaven and Living in a Mindful
Universe When Paul Marshall began to pay attention to his dreams, he
could not have anticipated the transformative experience that would
follow. A tremendous expansion of consciousness exposed the
insignificance of his everyday self but also revealed unsuspected
depths of mind and hinted at a deeper self that holds the universe
within. In The Shape of the Soul, Marshall—now a mysticism
scholar—draws on personal experiences, along with a wealth of
religious, philosophical, and scientific ideas, to explore this deeper
self, sometimes experienced in mystical and near-death states as
spherical in form. Drawing inspiration from the philosophers Plotinus
and Leibniz, Marshall takes mind to be more fundamental than matter
and views the basic units of nature as perceptual beings. We ourselves
are such beings, striving for fulfilment in a long evolutionary
journey of soul-making. Bringing together mysticism, philosophy,
biology, and even some physics, The Shape of the Soul offers a deeply
integrated vision of the self and the universe. Addressing the
mind–body problem, the origin of the world, evolution,
reincarnation, suffering, and the nature of God, Marshall delivers
what will surely prove an intellectual classic.
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ISBN
9781538124789
Publisert
2019
Utgiver
Vendor
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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