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In this book, I examine our present spiritual condition, which I
see as almost non-existent. I point out this lack of spirituality has
resulted in a profound loss of ethics in our culture. From that, I will
develop my own theories of spirituality and ethics including thoughts on
practice and on our goals. In Part One
of this book, I discuss organized religion, religious history, and religious
atrocities. I discuss the origins of Christianity and Islam with particular
emphasis on the Roman Catholic Church. I also take a short look at some of
the Eastern religious philosophies. I finish Part One by looking at our loss
of religious meaning, and the alienation of the intellect from the total
self. I also discuss the loss of our myth and with it the loss of our soul
connection. In Part
Two, I look at the nature of the human being in modern times. I compare what
we are with what I think we should be. I also point out some of the behaviors
and institutions that stand in the way of our growth and enlightenment. Part
Three is a discussion of my understanding of scientific and spiritual facts.
I discuss some inexplicable events from history and speculate on what I call
the Life-Force. We can consider what might be implied by that. I also include
a look at the current state of research into subatomic physics. We can
consider what is implied by some recent scientific discoveries. With that as
background, I present my theoretical framework. This is a theory upon which I
offer a plan for our return journey I also lay out my understanding of
consciousness in what I call the consciousness continuum and what conclusions
we may draw from all of this. None of
the above would be useful by itself without a discussion on practice or
methods of personal growth. This is the theme of Part Four. There are several
ideas involved here. Methods of human growth, I insist, cannot be limited to
any predefined set of practices or activities. Anything that helps to heal us
is valid. In fact, considering the consciousness continuum we are really on a
life journey toward the condition of God Awareness. For each stage of that
journey, different techniques may be valid. In Part
Five, I consider some of the results we might expect as a result of our
efforts to grow. I get into ethics and consciousness. I discuss human relationships,
community, sharing, teaching, and our commitments. We have commitments to
each other and to our community. I also look at our potentials for acquiring
power and how that may affect our future. In that, I reiterate some of the
concepts of my first book on child nurturing. I also discuss our goals and my
understanding of what constitutes real power. We can look at the how and why
of acquiring it. From there I look at our future and discuss my thoughts on
community and government. I notice that much of the basic structure need not
change. We simply need to build stronger communities and elect people who are
more ethical to government. We need people who care more about service than
their own short-term temporal powers and gains. This is about creating
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