This is the fifth in a series authored by R K Mishra that brings to light the practical wisdom enshrined in India's most ancient texts, the Vedas.
The author also drew on the wisdom of 'modern science' for this work, notably the scientific understandings of a few visionaries which are of particular relevance to this book. This fifth and final volume was intended to be the synthesis of the works preceding it. Its eminently practical purpose was to draw on the various facets explored in the previous volumes in order to demonstrate how Vedic understandings can assist today's troubled world.
CONTENTS
SECTION 1
Prologue
SECTION 2
The Whole Being
SECTION 3
Engaging with Wholeness
Beginning with I
From Body to Consciousness
Continuity and Change
Reflections
SECTION 4
Wholeness in Kashmiri Shaivism
Introduction
Universe: The All- Compassing Unity
Consciousness: Individual and Universal
Flavour of Oneness
Individuals and Infinity: The Role of Mind
SECTION 5
The Buddhist Perspective
Introduction
Wholeness and Interconnectedness
Interdependence: Shunyata and Karma
SECTION 6
Wholeness in the Modern World
Introduction
Wholeness in Nature: GoetheÔÇÖs Perspective
The Hologram and Other Examples
David Bohm: from Radicalism to Wholeness
Living Energies and Nature: Notes on the work of Viktor Shauberger
SECTION 7
The Workings of Wholeness in Our World Sound and Communication
The Principle and Application of Varna
SECTION 8
Epilogue
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
