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Cosmic Consciousness: A Study in the Evolution of the Human Mind: Compass

Autor Richard Maurice Bucke George Moreby Acklom
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 sep 1991 – vârsta de la 18 ani
This classic study on the evolution of the human mind is as valuable today as when first published in 1901. Dr. Bucke makes the case that at intervals throughout history certain individuals have appeared who are gifted with the power of transcendent realization or illumination -- and that instances of such ilium nation are on the increase. Enthusiastically acclaimed by William James and P. D. Ouspensky, it has long bee accepted as a landmark work.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780140193374
ISBN-10: 0140193375
Pagini: 416
Dimensiuni: 130 x 200 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
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Cuprins

Dedication; Notice; List of books quoted; Table of contents; Part I. First Words; Part II. Evolution and Devolution: 1. To self consciousness; 2. On the plane of self consciousness; 3. Devolution; Part III. From Self to Cosmic Consciousness; Part IV. Instances of Cosmic Consciousness: 1. Gautuma the Buddha; 2. Jesus the Christ; 3. Paul; 4. Plotinus; 5. Mohammed; 6. Dante; 7. Las Casas; 8. John Yepes; 9. Francis Bacon; 10. Jacob Behmen; 11. William Blake; 12. Honoré de Balzac; 13. Walt Whitman; 14. Edward Carpenter; Part V. Additional - Some of Them Lesser, Imperfect, and Doubtful Instances: 1. The twilight; 2. Moses; 3. Gideon; 4. Isaiah; 5. Li R; 6. Socrates; 7. Roger Bacon; 8. Pascal; 9. Benedict Spinoza; 10. James Gardiner; 11. Swedenborg; 12. William Wordsworth; 13. Charles G. Finney; 14. Alexander Pushkin; 15. Emerson; 16. Tennyson; 17. J. B. B.; 18. H. D. Thoreau; 19. J. B.; 20. C. P.; 21. H. B.; 22. R. P. S.; 23. E. T.; 24. Ramakrisana Paramahansa; 25. J. H. J.; 26. T. S. R.; 27. W. H. W.; 28. Richard Jefferies; 29. C. M. C.; 30. M. C. L.; 31. J. W. W.; 32. J. William Lloyd; 33. Horace Traubel; 34. Paul Tyner; 35. C. Y. E.; 36. A. J. S.; Part VI. Last Words.

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A 1901 study of development and evolution of consciousness; a historical trend culminating in individuals of the highest intellectual capability.