Reality, Spirituality and Modern Man

Reality, Spirituality and Modern Man
by David Hawkins M.D. Ph.D.

Reality, Spirituality and Modern Man
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Author: David Hawkins M.D. Ph.D.
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-10-01
ISBN: 193339188X
Number of pages: 448
Publisher: Axial Publishing Co

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Book Review: A new contribution to the Great Books of the Western World
Summary: 5 Stars

`Reality Spirituality and Modern Man' would seem to be David R. Hawkins' contribution to the Great Books of the Western World, and to the great conversation which arises from those books and their readers.

To the epochal crisis in faith and trust that extends through politics, academia, religion, and family life, Hawkins serenely suggests a series of counterbalances, resolutions, recontextualizations, and clarifications. The book builds piece by piece a new context by which to understand reality, but more of that in a moment.

His matter of fact style is heavily referenced, with occasional brilliant rhetorical flourishes, and a rich stock of wit in words and images. The references are a feast of interesting leads to new and substantial fields of knowledge, and Hawkins has considerately put comments to the bibliographic references that let you know something of their significance, and thus whether you might wish to follow them up or not. These notes have led me to many rich discoveries.

This is by far the most erudite of Doctor David R. Hawkins' books, and that factor sometimes makes it seem as if one cannot see the forest for the trees. It is a complex book, but many important books are complex and yet rewarded persistent readers greatly.

Much of the book would seem to be a series of contrasts between true and false, essence and appearance, the world as it is and the world as it appears to be. These sophisticated chapters taken on their own are powerful challenges to the reader to examine his own presumptions and preconceptions about society, science, religion, spirituality, and basic epistemology (how we know what we know). But as I said, the chapters are cumulative in their effect, and the overarching vision the book presents is beyond my words to represent.

The culminating chapters of the book present the world as an artefact of human collective perception and with striking clarity reveals the simply unreality of much of the prevailing conceptions about the nature of the world we live in. The stark simplicity and purity of the concluding view is beautiful, authoritative, and noble.

I believe that a new `Great Book of the Western World' has passed unheralded into publication in Dr David R. Hawkins' `Reality, Spirituality and Modern Man'.

Summary of Reality, Spirituality and Modern Man

This is the seventh book in a progressive series based on the revelations of consciousness research. It describes in detail how to discern not only truth from falsehood but also the illusion of appearance from the actual core of inner reality. The text explains how to differentiate perception from essence and thereby enables the reader to resolve the ambiguities and classical riddles that have challenged mankind for centuries. While modern technologies have provided a plethora of new toys and conveniences, the basic problems of human existence remain. The human dilemma is in fact more confused than ever before,and the very foundations of Western civilization have weakened under the onslaughts of rival factions and media barrage. Even the government is paralyzed by the gridlock of vociferous contentiousness. The public has become like a focus group that is manipulated by media merchants. This book provides the tools to survive and regain autonomy.

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