The Living Universe - Duane Elgin [90]
God, Judeo-Christian view of, 61
golden mean, simple lifestyle of the, 172–176
Govinda, Lama, writings of Tibetan Buddhist teacher, 72
Gribbin, John, black holes, 53
Haisch, Bernhard, quantum light, 98
Hanh, Thich Nhat, on “near gifts” and “true gifts,” 184–185
harmony
flow consciousness, 154
living in greater, 142
Harvey, Andrew, Divine Light, 101
Hegel, Georg, relationship between spirit and matter, 78–79
Heraclitus, philosophical teachings of, 78
Hinduism
bhakti (sacred love), 107
cosmology views, 87–88
the Golden Rule of, 145
view of the universe, 68–70
home, our place in the cosmos, 185–186
Homo sapiens sapiens
human consciousness, 43
potential for double knowing, 124
housing, the “eco-home,” 178
Humanity’s Central Project, a simple visualization of, 125
humans, position in the cosmic scale of existence, 20, 21–22
Hume, David, evolution of our universe, 54
identity
ego development, 137–138
exploring our cosmic, 96
our soulful, 94–96
Indigenous (tribal) peoples
connecting with the spirit through music, 104
view of the universe, 75–77
infrastructure, retrofitting the existing urban, 179
initiation, time of, 138–142
injustices
reconciling, 168
using technology to expose, 170
inquiry, authentic conversations, 166
insight, magnitude of mystery of existence, 118
interactions, personal, 3
Internet, world events reported over the, 181
introspection, who are we, 3
intuitions, psychic functioning, 95–96
Islam
celebrating Ishq (love of God), 106
the Golden Rule of, 145
Light of Lights, 100
music in, 103–104
occasionalism, 66–67, 212
view of the universe, 66–68
wisdom traditions from the Koran, 66–68, 86
Jain, the Golden Rule of, 146
James, William, religion and acceptance of the universe, 59
Jaspers, Karl, the axial age, 144
Jeans, Sir James
non-locality, 37
origin of material objects, 39
Jesus
the Last Supper ritual, 211–212
light in the teachings of, 98–99
mysteries of Light, 215
regarding our place in eternity, 111
teachings of “agape,” 106
teachings of the living, 64–65
on The Kingdom of God, 108–109
journey
the Hero’s, 132–135
home, 19–20
Humanity’s heroic, 133
Humanity’s return, 142–143
our evolutionary, 26
of the separation of humanity, 135–138
Judaism
the Golden Rule of, 145
view of the universe, 61–65
See also Kabbalah
Julian of Norwich, love from the beginning, 106
Kabbalah, teaching of divine light, 100
Kabir
becoming “a servant for life,” 142
self-awareness before death, 112
“Sound,” 103–104
Kalahari Bushmen, Dreamtime, 77
King, Martin Luther, Jr., exposing injustice, 170
knowing, intuitive, 48–49
Koran (Quran), teachings of Muhammad, 66–68, 86
Kornfield, Jack, love and awareness, 107–108
Koyukon Indians (Alaska), central beliefs, 77
Lakota (middle western U.S.), view of the universe, 76
Lanbkavatara Sutra, Zen wisdom traditions, 88
language, animal use of, 46
Last Supper, ritual of the, 211–212
Laszlo, Ervin, reality of the quantum vacuum, 85
Law of Progressive Simplification (Toynbee), 173
Lawrence, D.H., on the first axial age, 144
life
compassion for life, 167
connection between mindfulness and concentration, 150
necessary relationships for existence of, 27
life force, foundation of existence, 117–119
life forms, alien, 215–216
lifestyles
changing to earth-friendly, 176
of simplicity, 172–176
light, nature of, 98–102
Linssen, Robert, a skilled meditator’s view of the world, 73
living, sustainable, 175, 178
Living One, recognizing the, 111
location, where are we, 2
logic, whole systems of a “living universe,” 55
love
and awareness, 105–108
impact and enduring power of, 170–172
Luthr Standing Bear, Lakota teachings, 76
Majarj, Sri Nisargadatta, your existence in the universe, 69
mass media, the collective mirror of, 179–184
Master Universe. See Mother Universe
matter
dark, 22–24, 202
designing, 28
maturity, testing our, 143
meditation
Buddhist, 72–73
experiencing flow, 108
feedback and, 48–49
practicing intense, 5
meditations
on becoming beings of light, 194
on building