The Divine Universe: An Alternative To The Scientific Worldview - Softcover

Trout, Stanley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0595527515 ISBN 13: 9780595527519

Publisher: iUniverse, 2008

Synopsis

In The Divine Universe, mystic, poet and philosopher, Swami Abhayananda, turns his eye to the Divine origin and manifestation of the universe, and offers a spiritual interpretation of "The Big Bang" and the "singularity" from which contemporary cosmologists say it was produced. In addition, he applies his unique vision to the subjects of nondualism, mystical experience, and the nature of the soul in his broad portrayal of a living universe ensouled in the Mind of God. Blending his mystical insights with an uncommon grasp of contemporary scientific issues, Abhayananda has produced what will no doubt become a spiritual classic that will shift paradigms, inspire and excite us, and forever revolutionize our perspective on the universe and its origin.

About this title

Synopsis

In the great debate between the scientific and the spiritual worldviews, Swami Abhayananda has scored an historical blow for the spiritual worldview in The Divine Universe. Utilizing the very theories of contemporary physics and cosmology, he presents a forceful and persuasive argument for an original and ground-breaking vision of our universe as living and Divine. "For those of us trained in science, [the Divine Universe] is both enlightening and inspiring. Consciousness and energy as the Ground of Being are given a coherent and quite rationally plausible gnostic interpretation that should persuade open-minded readers of the limitiations of scientism." --Howard A. Jones,Ph.D., author of The Thoughtful Guide to God, O Books, 2006. "Anyone who has ever felt frustrated by the limitations of science, opened by the hard reality of mystical/nondual experience, inspired by the nondual teachings of Hindu, Buddhist, and Christian traditions, and skeptical of, or drawn to, astrology, will find the The Divine Universe a revelation to savor." --Jerry Katz,editor of One: Essential Writings on Nonduality, Sentient Publications, 2007; and website host of www.nonduality.com.

About the Author

Swami Abhayananda was born Stan Trout in Indianapolis, Indiana, and became enlightened in 1966. He became a disciple of Swami Muktananda in 1972, and received initiation in the Sarasvati order of Swamis in 1978. He left Muktananda's organization in 1981, and thereafter began teaching and writing books based on his own mystical experience. The Divine Universe is his ninth book.

Edition details

• Publisher: iUniverse
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0595527515
• ISBN 13: 9780595527519
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208