finding inner peace in times of accelerating change
First Statement of Responsibility
by Peter Russell.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
New ed
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
San Rafael, Calif.
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Origin,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2009.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xxiii, 208 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
GENERAL NOTES
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Previous edition: 1998.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Forerword / Ervin Laszlo -- Author's preface to 2008 edition -- The quickening (Acceleration: The quickening pace Feedback: The evolutuonary accelerator Language: The dawn of thought Hands: Levers for the mind Information: The currency of culture Creativity: From genes to ideas Today: Foundation for tomorrow) -- The crisis (Crisis: Sounding the alarm Crossroads: Choosing our way Malady: A planetary cancer Self-interest: Misdirected needs Happiness: The mind's bottom line Materialism: An addictive meme Fear: The voice in our heads Stress: The wages of fear) -- The awakening (Dehypnosis: Breaking the trance Presence: The timeless moment Enlightenment: A new way of seeing Love: The gift of peace Meditation: The art of letting go Maturity: Coming of age Freedom: Emancipation from matter) -- The future (Challenge: Crisis as opportunity Apocalypse: Premonitions of transformation Setbacks: Constructive extinctions Compression: The collapse of time Singularities: The shape of the future Omega: A white hole in time Purpose: A design to creation? Knowing: A conscious Universe The end: Or the beginning?).