The Origins of Man and the Universe: The Myth That Came to Life - Hardcover

Long, Barry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0950805068 ISBN 13: 9780950805061

Publisher: Barry Long Books, 2000

Synopsis

Barry Long calls on the depth of his self-knowledge to explore the deep space of the universe making a connection between self-discovery and scientific enquiry that provokes extraordinary insights into the nature of man and the structure of reality. Here is a spiritual cosmology set within our contemporary scientific world-view a contemporary creation myth for anyone intrigued by the primal questions: How did it all begin? How and why has evolution brought us to this point? Where ultimately do we come from? We go on a journey into the psyche of man to look into the levels of mind that structure and organise man's place in creation. We see how existence itself is formed and we span the universe to discover the cosmic scheme behind the forces of evolution. We actually look into the ultimate mystery of how nothing becomes something and are drawn step by step toward the original point of consciousness - before time began. Finally at the end of the book Barry Long describes the fundamental structures that determine our reality the original ideas that manifested as our life on earth. This long awaited and extensively revised edition of a book originally published by Routledge and Kegan Paul in 1984 will be a must for all those who enjoy Barry Long's work.

About this title

About the Author:

Barry Long (1926-2003) was a writer and spiritual teacher with an original and challenging way of communicating age-old truths.

Born and raised in Australia he started out as a junior journalist and became the youngest-ever editor of a Sydney Sunday tabloid, somewhat prophetically called 'Truth'. At that time spiritual truth was far from his mind, but in his early 30s, the ambitious and successful family man began to question all his values. For some years his inner pain and suffering increased. Eventually, in 1965, he fled Australia and went to India. After many adventures, alone in the Himalayas he experienced what he called a 'mystic death', or the realization of immortality. This was the real beginning of his journey towards 'the unfathomable mystery of God or Life and that other divine mystery of true love between man and woman'.

He wrote of his insights and realizations and for thirty years gave talks and seminars in many countries. He inspired and guided many thousands of men and women without wanting to create a big organization or attract personal fame. He was concerned with the individual, not society. He taught that the way to truth and the reality of love is through direct experience, not belief or imagination; and that freedom comes from taking responsibility for one's own life. He was fulfilled by the prospect that one day someone might hear the truth from him and be able to live it. Evidently very many did. His legacy may be seen in their lives and in the work of some of those he inspired, including other teachers, notably Eckhart Tolle.

Synopsis:

This is an account of a spiritual enquiry into evolution, civilization, our place in the universe and the structure of reality itself. It is a cosmology which relates to present science but takes us beyond the Big Bang and back through our psyche to our original state in eternity or God's mind.

About this edition

• Publisher: Barry Long Books
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0950805068
• ISBN 13: 9780950805061
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 384
• Editor: Tempest Clive, Bell Jade