Beyond Religion: The Cultural Evolution of the Sense of the Sacred: From Shamanism to Religion to Post-Religious Spirituality

by William Irwin Thompson

Book Overview

"The human being is part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. We experience ourselves, our thoughts and feelings, as something separate from the rest. A kind of optical delusion of consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from the prison by widening our circle of compassion to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1584201517
• ISBN13: 9781584201519
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Lindisfarne Books
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"