NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER From a renowned Vedic scholar, leader of the Maharishi Foundations, and Harvard-trained neuroscientist: a radical new paradigm for understanding Consciousness and finding enlightenment, peace, and fulfillment. Dr. Tony Nader, a renowned Vedic scholar and neuroscientist, offers a direct path to peace for ourselves and our world that anyone can obtain-simply by delving into our own Consciousness. Dr. Nader provides the methods, tools, and guidance for connecting with our authentic inner ...
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NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER From a renowned Vedic scholar, leader of the Maharishi Foundations, and Harvard-trained neuroscientist: a radical new paradigm for understanding Consciousness and finding enlightenment, peace, and fulfillment. Dr. Tony Nader, a renowned Vedic scholar and neuroscientist, offers a direct path to peace for ourselves and our world that anyone can obtain-simply by delving into our own Consciousness. Dr. Nader provides the methods, tools, and guidance for connecting with our authentic inner nature and understanding how Consciousness is the essence of all existence, including addressing such fundamental questions as: ??? What is the key to a well-lived, flourishing life in which we can all coexist in peace? ??? Can freedom be compatible with law and order? ??? How can we meet all our challenges as individuals and a society, including the environment, genetic engineering, and the rapid development of artificial intelligence? True wellness is a state of profound clarity, peace, and contentment, resulting from connection with our pure Consciousness. By enlivening our coherence between our Consciousness and the external world, we can find our happiest and highest states of ourselves. "Consciousness Is All There Is will open doors of perception for you to a new and profound understanding of life." - Marci Shimoff, #1 New York Times best-selling author of Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul and Happy for No Reason
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What is the nature of reality, the substance of what we and the world are made of? Is it all physical, mental, or a mixture of both? Dr. Tony Nader has written a deep and lengthy book proposing that ââ?¬Å"Consciousness Is All There Is.ââ?¬Â? The book begins with the views of the ancients who were roughly divided between ââ?¬Å"materialistsââ?¬Â? who purport everything is physical matter and the ââ?¬Å"idealists,ââ?¬Â? asserting everything is ideas or thought.
Nader falls into the latter camp, championing the ancient Vedic tradition that proclaims everything, even that which is outside of space and time, is only consciousness. Nader delves deeply into the subject, covering consciousness from ancient beliefs up to the latest research in quantum physics that reality is based on an underlying unified field that precedes energy (neither matter nor energy). The author makes the case that this is the field of ââ?¬Å"pure Consciousness.ââ?¬Â?
The book tackles a difficult subject because it presents an explanation for reality that is contrary to how we experience our daily lives. It requires a reader to think outside of their usual thought patterns. Some of the ideas are hard to grasp and I read the book twice to try to understand it better. It is an esoteric subject that the author ably explains. He is very qualified for the task and writes well on a topic he has been studying much of his life. The book is thorough and comprehensive, and the authorââ?¬â?¢s claim that he has ââ?¬Å"broken new groundââ?¬Â? appears valid, at least with regard to his cogent explanation of the parallels between ââ?¬Å"unity Consciousnessââ?¬Â? and the underlying quantum field that precedes energy. Also, the many pictorials are great aids in supporting and explaining his points as well as the bold print summaries throughout the chapters.
But heââ?¬â?¢s presenting ideas that seem almost beyond words and when trying to nail down fuzzy abstractions, he becomes repetitious. For example, the concept of consciousness consists of a subject, an object, and a linking process: ââ?¬Å"I see the tree.ââ?¬Â? The author refers to this as ââ?¬Å"three-in-oneââ?¬Â? or ââ?¬Å"triples,ââ?¬Â? and itââ?¬â?¢s the kernel of what consciousness means and was repeated at least five times in the book. This may have been unavoidable with such an abstruse subject matter, but the book seems to falter elsewhere.
He says his consciousness model can be verified in three ways, through direct experience (ââ?¬Å"available to everyoneââ?¬Â?), scientific research, and historical records. But only the physiological results from ââ?¬Å"transcendingââ?¬Â? meet the true test of science and the same can be said of any stress-reducing activity such as running. Also, Dr. Nader may have overreached because his purpose appears to be manifold. The book is much more than a formal treatise, it proposes practical applications for its central idea, and this is where I found it weakest.
The author proposes that people may attain ââ?¬Å"pure consciousnessââ?¬Â? through transcendental meditation and that regular ââ?¬Å"transcendingââ?¬Â? produces verifiable positive effects in individuals, communities, and society. The so-called ââ?¬Å"Maharishi Effectââ?¬Â? has been validated in scientific studies. However, the author seems to inflate the power of ââ?¬Å"transcendingââ?¬Â? by proposing it as a remedy for the issue of world peace. Throughout history,
ââ?¬Å"ââ?¬Â¦peace treaties and peace-keeping organizations have failed to prevent war for a simple reason: they have not addressed the root of the problemââ?¬Â? which is the ââ?¬Å"underlying societal stress that gives rise to wars.ââ?¬Â?
I think most people would say there are greater causes such as pride, greed, and the lust for power.
The author carries this argument further, saying all the problems faced by our world such as climate change, threat of nuclear weapons, environmental crisis, poverty, discrimination, and more can be solved by the methods presented. We must reduce�
ââ?¬Å"ââ?¬Â¦the stress, tension, suspicion, and fear that pervade world consciousness, and we must promote amity and cooperation among nations, groups, and individuals. The Maharishi Effect accomplishes both.ââ?¬Â?
While some readers may find this to be simplistic, others will be impressed by the tremendous amount of research and deep thought that Dr. Nader has put into this book.
