The Biology of Transcendence: A Blueprint of the Human Spirit

The Biology of Transcendence: A Blueprint of the Human Spirit

Uses new research about the brain to explore how we can transcend our current physical and cultural limitations

â€¢ Reveals that transcendence of current modes of existence requires the dynamic interaction of our fourth and fifth brains (intellect and intelligence)

â€¢ Explores the idea that Jesus, Lao-tzu, and other great beings in history are models of natureâ€™s possibility and our ability to achieve transcendence

â€¢ 17,000 sold in hardcover since April 2002

Why do we seem stuck in a culture of violence and injustice? How is it that we can recognize the transcendent ideal represented by figures such as Jesus, Lao-tzu, and many others who have walked among us and yet not seem to reach the same state?

In The Biology of Transcendence Joseph Chilton Pearce examines the current biological understanding of our neural organization to address how we can go beyond the limitations and constraints of our current capacities of body and mind--how we can transcend. Recent research in the neurosciences and neurocardiology identifies the four neural centers of our brain and indicates that a fifth such center is located in the heart. This research reveals that the evolutionary structure of our brain and its dynamic interactions with our heart are designed by nature to reach beyond our current evolutionary capacities. We are quite literally, made to transcend.

Pearce explores how this â€œbiological imperativeâ€ drives our life into ever-greater realms of being--even as the â€œcultural imperativeâ€ of social conformity and behavior counters this genetic heritage, blocks our transcendent capacities, and breeds violence in all its forms. The conflict between religion and spirit is an important part of this struggle. But each of us may overthrow these cultural imperatives to reach â€œunconflicted behavior,â€ wherein heart and mind-brain resonate in synchronicity, opening us to levels of possibility beyond the ordinary.
Country USA
Brand Park Street Press
Manufacturer Park Street Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781594770166
ReleaseDate 2004-08-16
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781594770166

Country	USA
Brand	Park Street Press
Manufacturer	Park Street Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781594770166
ReleaseDate	2004-08-16
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781594770166

The Biology of Transcendence: A Blueprint of the Human Spirit

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