One Taste - Hardcover

Wilber, Ken

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1570623872 ISBN 13: 9781570623875

Publisher: Shambhala, 1999

Synopsis

     As one who has written extensively about the interior life, meditation, and psychotherapy, Ken Wilber – the leading theorist in the field of integral psychology – naturally arouses the curiosity of his numerous readers. In response to this curiosity, this one-year diary not only offers an unprecedented entrée into his private world, but offers an introduction to his essential thought. "If there is a theme to this journal," Wilber writes, "it is that body, mind, and the luminosities of the soul – all are perfect expressions of the Radiant Spirit that alone inhabits the universe, sublime gestures of that Great Perfection that alone outshines the world."
     Wilber's personal writings include:
details of his own spiritual practice advice to spiritual seekers reflections on his work and that of other prominent theorists in the field of integral psychology his day-to-day personal experiences dozens of his short theoretical essays on topics from art to feminism to spirituality to psychotherapy

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Review:

Okay, Ken Wilber fans, you've waited long enough. The intensely private potentate of the integral path has broken his silence and published a year's worth of journal notes. Pull up a chair. You've entered the living room of one of the most intriguing spiritual theorists on the planet. He'll tell you a little about his work schedule, friendships with publishers, artists, and intellectuals, and you'll talk late into the night about bringing together the best parts of all the world's wisdom traditions. Hold on tight, though, because the conversational pace can be dizzying, bouncing from Nagarjuna to Plotinus, Derrida to Nagel, feminism to Zen, psychotherapy to vipassana. And this isn't just superficial soul-babble. Give it a while to sink in. Take a sip of wine. Move on to more expansive talk of higher states of being. Wilber will describe his own meditative experiences and how they relate to his revision of the Great Chain of Being. As daylight breaks, you'll gaze into the early twilight, wondering how you failed to notice all those hidden dimensions within and beyond an otherwise two-dimensional world. --Brian Bruya

From the Inside Flap:

he leading theorist in the field of transpersonal psychology-has written extensively about meditation, psychotherapy, and the interior life. But what of his own life? What is his own meditation practice like? What does he read? What are his work habits? What thinkers and artists inspire the man who has inspired so many? This diary of a year in the life of Ken Wilber offers an unprecedented entrée into his private world-as well as a further exploration into his essential thought on the perennial philosophy. These intimate writings include:

his day-to-day personal experiences
details of his own spiritual practice, plus his recommendations for others
reflections on his work and that of other prominent theorists in the field of transpersonal psychology
never-before-published material from his Naropa seminars
critical observations on popular spiritual movements, from ecopsychology to Jungian to new age
correspondence with leading spiritual and transpersonal

About this edition

• Publisher: Shambhala
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1570623872
• ISBN 13: 9781570623875
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 386