The intelligence of the cosmos : Why are we here? : New answers from the frontiers of science

From the cutting edge of science and living spirituality: a guide to understanding our identity and purpose in the world Outlines the new understanding of matter and mind coming to light at the cutting edge of physics and consciousness research Explains how we can evolve consciously, become connected with each other, and flourish on this planet Includes contributions from Maria Sagi, Kingsley L. Dennis, Emanuel Kuntzelman, Dawna Jones, Shamik Desai, Garry Jacobs, and John R. Audette For the outdated mainstream paradigm the world is a giant mechanism functioning in accordance with known and knowable laws and regularities. The new paradigm emerging in science offers a different concept: The world is an interconnected, coherent whole, and it is informed by a cosmic intelligence. This is not a finite, mechanistic-material world. It is a consciousness-infused whole-system world. We are conscious beings who emerge and co-evolve as complex, cosmic-intelligence in-formed vibrations in the Akashic Field of the universe. Ervin Laszlo and his collaborators from the forefront of science, cosmology, and spirituality show how the re-discovery of who we are and why we are here integrates seamlessly with the wisdom traditions as well as with the new emerging worldview in the sciences, revealing a way forward for humanity on this planet. They explain how we have reached a point of critical incoherence and tell us that to save ourselves, our environment, and society, we need a critical mass of people to consciously evolve a new thinking. Offering a guidepost to orient this evolution, Laszlo examines the nature of consciousness in the universe, showing how our bodies and minds act as transmitters of consciousness from the intelligence of the cosmos and how understanding science's new concept of the world enables us to re-discover our identity and our purpose in our world. With bold vision and forward thinking, Laszlo and his contributors Maria Sagi, Kingsley L. Dennis, Emanuel Kuntzelman, Dawna Jones, Shamik Desai, Garry Jacobs, and John R. Audette outline the new idea of the world and of ourselves in the world. They help us discover how we can overcome these divisive times and blossom into a new era of peace, coherence, connection, and global wellbeing.;Cover Image; Title Page; Epigraph; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Foreword by Jane Goodall, Ph.D., DBE; Part One: Perennial Questions and the New Answers; Chapter 1: Who Are We?; A New Concept of the World; A New Concept of Consciousness; An In-Formed World; Chapter 2: Why Are We Here?; Indications of Purpose in the Direction of Evolution; Chapter 3: New Answers; Who We Are; Why We Are Here; Part Two: The Meaning of the New Answers for Our Life and Times; Chapter 4: The New Answers Re-Enchant Our Worldview; What Is the World-What Is My Mind?; Who We Are-And Why We Are Here "From the cutting edge of science and living spirituality: a guide to understanding our identity and purpose in the world * Explains how we can evolve consciously, become connected with each other, and flourish on this planet * "From the time when the conscious universe was a preposterous notion to today, when it's a cutting-edge idea full of promise for your future, Ervin Laszlo has been its staunch champion."--Deepak Chopra, author of You Are the Universe. For the outdated mainstream paradigm the world is a giant mechanism functioning in accordance with known and knowable laws and regularities. The new paradigm emerging in science offers a different concept: The world is an interconnected, coherent whole, and it is informed by a cosmic intelligence. We are conscious beings who emerge and co-evolve as complex, cosmic-intelligence in-formed vibrations in the Akashic Field of the universe. Ervin Laszlo and his collaborators from the forefront of science, cosmology, and spirituality show how the re-discovery of who we are and why we are here integrates seamlessly with the new emerging worldview in the sciences, revealing a way forward for humanity on this planet. Offering a guidepost to orient this evolution, Laszlo examines the nature of consciousness in the universe, showing how our bodies and minds act as transmitters of consciousness from the intelligence of the cosmos and how understanding science's new concept of the world enables us to re-discover our identity and our purpose in our world. With bold vision and forward thinking, Laszlo and his contributors Maria Sagi, Kingsley L. Dennis, Emanuel Kuntzelman, Dawna Jones, Shamik Desai, Garry Jacobs, and John R. Audette outline the new idea of the world and of ourselves in the world. They help us discover how we can overcome these divisive times and blossom into a new era of peace, coherence, connection, and global wellbeing"-- Publisher description Cover Image Title Page Epigraph Acknowledgments Table of Contents Foreword by Jane Goodall, Ph.D., DBE Part One: Perennial Questions and the New Answers Chapter 1: Who Are We? A New Concept of the World A New Concept of Consciousness An In-Formed World Chapter 2: Why Are We Here? Indications of Purpose in the Direction of Evolution Chapter 3: New Answers Who We Are Why We Are Here Part Two: The Meaning of the New Answers for Our Life and Times Chapter 4: The New Answers Re-Enchant Our Worldview What Is the World-What Is My Mind? Who We Are-And Why We Are Here The Implications of the New Paradigm UnderstandingChapter 5: The New Answers and the Power of Purpose Chapter 6: The New Answers and the Goals of Contemporary Social Change The Goal of Supercoherence The Need for Planetary Consciousness Chapter 7: The New Answers and the Purpose of Business How Can Business Live Up to Its Real Purpose? Applying the New Map of Consciousness Going Forward The Need to Evolve Chapter 8: The New Answers and the Wisdom Traditions Chapter 9: The New Answers-A Meaning for This Life and the Next Five Personality Types in Humanity's Search for Meaning Chapter 10: The New Answers and the ChallengeThe New Answers and the New Paradigm Evidence for the New Answers to the Nature of Consciousness The Evolution of Consciousness Individuality Afterword by James O'Dea Footnotes Biographical Notes on the Author and Contributors Books by Ervin Laszlo About Inner Traditions Bear & Company Books of Related Interest Copyright & Permissions Index