A bit dated now in its energy, and with unhelpful repeated references to the author’s fantasies, Boomeritis does make one massively huge contribution: it’s a treatise on conscious evolution in the form of creative writing rather than a textbook. As such, I could forgive the not-very-good writing and virtual plotlessness because the wisdom it conveys, in a vaguely entertaining style, is fundamentally important to my generation (baby boomers) and the next few generations. It’s the sort of information that should be being taught at school and in everyone’s repertoire of knowledge. It’s about all of us and why we think and act the way we do. Wilber, a contemporary American philosopher who’s deeply unpopular in conventional academic circles, has written a lot of non-fiction, some of which is excellent. Boomeritis is his way of opening the knowledge out to a different audience. I salute him.
Ken Wilber's latest book is a daring departure from his previous writings—a highly original work of fiction that combines brilliant scholarship with tongue-in-cheek storytelling to present the integral approach to human development that he expounded in more conventional terms in his recent A Theory of Everything.
The story of a naïve young grad student in computer science and his quest for meaning in a fragmented world provides the setting in which Wilber contrasts the alienated "flatland" of scientific materialism with the integral vision, which embraces body, mind, soul, and spirit in self, culture, and nature. The book especially targets one…
This is a collection of short essays written by the climate-change intelligentsia. The styles are different because each essay has a different author but you can dip in and out as you wish. It’s one of those books that, having read it, makes you feel vaguely embarrassed about the clueless person you were before you read it!
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Extinction Rebellion is a global activist movement of ordinary people, demanding action from Governments. This is a book of truth and action. It has facts to…
This author has a PhD, so she knows her subject, and writes superbly. The central message is that the purpose of dying (the process, as opposed to the state of being dead) is to super-charge our spiritual journey, a sort of built-in insurance policy for those who haven’t had the chance or the inclination to strive towards enlightenment during their life. Ok, so it’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but it’s backed up by cogent arguments and makes a very compelling read indeed. Dying is everyone’s business but I loved this book also for the delicacy of its phraseology which, especially given the subject matter, is absolutely beautiful.
This novel follows British surgeon Fin Carter, both in the present and with flashbacks from his past, as he looks for meaning in his life and his death during a pilgrimage in India. The narrative contains themes of mental health, addictions, religion, meditation, old age, and death.
The novel is a retelling of Hermann Hesse’s classic novella, Siddhartha. It unfolds during the global COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, and, like Siddhartha, the central narrative is Fin’s journey towards enlightenment and becoming ready to die.
