{"product_id":"the-whole-being-a-journey-towards-harmony-happiness","title":"The Whole Being  -  A Journey towards Harmony \u0026 Happiness","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Rishi Kumar Mishra\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Rupa\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2011\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 273\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 9788129118905\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFragmentation is the cause of all Confusion and conflict and, ultimately, of human unhappiness. Despite our familiarity in the modern world with a state of fragmentation, a deeper impulse in us seeks wholeness, and hence much thought, discussion and debate occur around this subject. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Whole Being attempts to draw the portrait of a whole being as distinct from a fragmented being. It explores ways to arrest the fragmentation process at the conceptual level as well as at the level of the deeper consciousness. In the course of this endeavour, it examines different stages of life cycle, three states of consciousness, and how human beings and nature embrace each other in a spirit of wholeness. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book thus helps its readers to comprehend the whole, rediscover their own inner wholeness, and embark on the journey to enduring happiness and harmony in the outer world. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome vital sections include the profound explication of wholeness articulated by the Vedic seer-scientists (rishis), as well as the understandings of wholeness in Kashmiri Shaivism and in Buddhism. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author introduces us to a few courageous modern scientists who contrasted the prevailing attempt to divide that which is really indivisible with the wholeness inherent in nature. He also explores in depth the fundamental and commonly misunderstood principle of varna, and the holistic inter-relationships of sound, word, speech and meaning. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe need of the hour is for people of wisdom, as mere knowledge without wisdom to guide us in the us in the utilization of that knowledge will only make for greater sorrow. This work is offered as a contribution towards the wisdom of our world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 1 – Prologue \u003cbr\u003eSection 2 – The Whole Being\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection 3 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.\tEngaging with Wholeness\u003cbr\u003e2.\tBeginning with I \u003cbr\u003e3.\tFrom Body to Consciousness \u003cbr\u003e4.\tContinuity and Change \u003cbr\u003e5.\tReflections \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection 4 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6.\tWholeness in Kashmiri Shaivism \u003cbr\u003e7.\tIntroduction \u003cbr\u003e8.\tUniverse – The All-encompassing Unity \u003cbr\u003e9.\tConsciousness – Individual and Universal \u003cbr\u003e10.\tFlavor of Oneness \u003cbr\u003e11.\tIndividuals and Infinity – The Role of Mind \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection 5 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e12.\tThe Buddhist Perspective \u003cbr\u003e13.\tIntroduction  \u003cbr\u003e14.\tWholeness and Interconnectedness \u003cbr\u003e15.\tInterdependence, Shunyata and Karma \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection 6 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e16.\tWholeness in the Modern World \u003cbr\u003e17.\tIntroduction \u003cbr\u003e18.\tWholeness in Nature – Goethe’s Perspective \u003cbr\u003e19.\tThe Hologram and other Examples \u003cbr\u003e20.\tDavid Bohm – From Radicalism to Wholeness \u003cbr\u003e21.\tLiving Energies and Nature – Notes on the Work of Viktor Schauberger \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection 7 \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e22.\tThe Workings of Wholeness in Our World \u003cbr\u003e23.\tSound and Communication \u003cbr\u003e24.\tThe Principle and Application of Varna \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection 8 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e25.\tEpilogue \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 1 – The Fabric of Wholeness (from elements to Universal Consciousness) \u003cbr\u003eAppendix 2 – A Brief Biography of Abhinavagupta \u003cbr\u003eGlossary \u003cbr\u003eBibliography \u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Rishi Kumar Mishra \/ Rupa \/ Hardcover","offer_id":68153497420144,"sku":"31166","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/31166.jpg?v=1793910409","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/the-whole-being-a-journey-towards-harmony-happiness","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}