Ervin Laszlo

Introduces the embracing world-concept long sought by scientists, mystics, and sages: an Integral Theory of Everything • Explains how modern science has rediscovered the Akashic Field of perennial philosophy • Reveals how the universe stores a record of all that is happening and has ever happened on Earth and throughout the cosmos • Explores the origins, role, and future of life and consciousness in the universe Mystics and sages have long maintained that there exists an interconnecting cosmic field at the roots of reality that conserves and conveys information, a field known as the Akashic record. Recent discoveries in the new field of vacuum physics now show that this Akashic field is real and has its equivalent in the zero-point field that underlies space itself. This field consists of a subtle sea of fluctuating energies from which all things arise: atoms and galaxies, stars and planets, living beings, and even consciousness. This zero-point Akashic-field--or “A-field”-- is not only the original source of all things that arise in time and space; it is also the constant and enduring memory of the universe. It holds the record of all that ever happened in life, on Earth, and in the cosmos and relates it to all that is yet to happen. Scientist and philosopher Ervin Laszlo conveys the essential element of this vision of the “informed universe” in language that is accessible and clear. The informed universe lends credence to our deepest intuitions of the oneness of life and the whole of creation. We discover that, as philosopher William James stated, “we are like islands in the sea, separate on the surface but connected in the deep.”

An Integral Theory of Everything

Science and the Akashic Field

Renowned authority on science and philosophy Dr. Ervin Laszlo explores the implications of the new quantum sciences to move beyond the of limits of reality as we know it—and find our way again in our “in-formed,” purposively evolving universe. Reconnecting to the Source is a powerful new book on the science of spiritual experience by Dr. Ervin Laszlo. A well-known figure in the fields of new science, consciousness, and spirituality, Dr. Laszlo has inspired some of today’s most important figures in science and philosophy. In Reconnecting to the Source he unpacks the science behind spiritual experience, investigating the ways in which we can access realms of experience beyond the everyday. It is in these moments, when our conscious minds are in contact or perhaps even overridden by our unconscious selves, that we can explore the depths of spiritual meaning. In addition to a foreword by Deepak Chopra, the book includes new, never before published contributions from a long list of well-known writers and public figures—including Jane Goodall, Barbara Marx Hubbard, Zhi-Gang Sha, Gregg Braden, and many more. Each contributor has written about a unique spiritual experience of their own, sharing moments in their lives that are outside of the boundaries of the usual and reflecting on the importance of these moments. This revolutionary and powerful book will challenge you to reconsider the boundaries of our own experience and change how we look at the world around us. It is a unique, never before available resource for people who want to know how they can consciously align with the forces and “attractors” that governs the universe, and brought us, living, conscious people on the scene in the great processes of evolution that unfold here on Earth.

The New Science of Spiritual Experience—How It Will Change You, How It Will Change the World

Reconnecting to the Source

The Systems View of the World is a clear comprehensive statement of what new sciences tell us about living nature, the universe, and ourselves

A Holistic Vision for Our Time

The Systems View of the World

Jane Goodall

James O'Dea

Why Are We Here? New Answers from the Frontiers of Science

Intelligence of the Cosmos

"'The chaos point' argues that we are at a critical point in history, one in which resources are fast being depleted, hundreds of millions live in crushing poverty, and local choices have global impact. Laszlo says society can either break down or break through to a new future by making different choices--choices he outlines in the book"--Provided by publisher.

The World at the Crossroads

The Chaos Point

Risacralizzare il cosmo. Per una visione integrale della realtà

Pier Mario Biava

Stiamo vivendo una crisi sistemica, epocale, che non riguarda solo l’economia e la finanza, ma anche l’ecosistema, il nostro mondo di valori e la cultura su cui si è basata finora la nostra vita su questo pianeta. Di fronte a una crisi di queste proporzioni, occorre mettere in discussione il paradigma in base al quale si è organizzata la nostra società. Il modello di sviluppo, ormai accettato a livello globale, non si sta rivelando sostenibile e necessita di essere rapidamente rivisto. La crescita economica illimitata e il deterioramento conseguente dell’ambiente richiedono politiche eco-compatibili, che non mettano a repentaglio la nostra sopravvivenza. Questo libro è scritto da diversi autori molto conosciuti nei loro rispettivi campi: filosofia, economia, biologia, medicina, mondo dei media e della comunicazione. Il filo conduttore del volume è l’informazione che ha originato l’Universo e ha permesso la nascita della vita sulla Terra, un’unità organica, un flusso di dati che è a rischio ogni volta che gli uomini pensano esclusivamente a soddisfare i propri interessi.

Il senso ritrovato

Ervin Laszlo's tour de force, What is Reality?, is the product of a half-century of deep contemplation and cutting-edge scholarship. Addressing many of the paradoxes that have confounded modern science over the years, it offers nothing less than a new paradigm of reality, one in which the cosmos is a seamless whole, informed by a single, coherent consciousness manifest in us all. Bringing together science, philosophy, and metaphysics, Laszlo takes aim at accepted wisdom, such as the dichotomies of mind and body, spirit and matter, being and nonbeing, to show how we are all part of an infinite cycle of existence unfolding in spacetime and beyond. Augmented by insightful commentary from a dozen scholars and thinkers, along with a foreword by Deepak Chopra and an introduction by Stanislav Grof, What is Reality? offers a fresh and liberating understanding of the meaning and purpose of existence.

The New Map of Cosmos, Consciousness, and Existence

What is Reality?

Jean Houston

Larry Dossey

What is consciousness? Conventional thinking tells us it is the images, sensations, thoughts, and feelings produced by the brain. When the neurons in the brain stop firing, consciousness ceases to be. But does it?

Three Sages Look Behind the Veil

What is Consciousness?

Provides the foundations of a genuine unified field theory.

Foundations of an Integral Science of Quantum, Cosmos, Life, and Consciousness

The Connectivity Hypothesis

Scientific evidence for the continual presence of consciousness with or without connection to a living organism • Examines findings on the survival of consciousness beyond life, including near-death experiences, after-death communication, and reincarnation • Explains how this correlates precisely with cutting-edge physics theories on superstrings, information fields, and energy matrices • Reveals how consciousness manifests in living beings to continue its evolution Evidence now points to consciousness existing beyond the brain, such as when the brain is temporarily incapacitated, as well as to the survival of consciousness after death. Conventional science prefers to dismiss these findings because they cannot be accommodated by a materialist view of reality. Spirituality and religion embrace the continuity of consciousness and ascribe it to a nonmaterial spirit or soul that is immortal. As such, spirituality/religion and science continually find conflict in their views. But what if there truly is no conflict? Based on a new scientific paradigm in sync with experience-based spirituality, Ervin Laszlo and Anthony Peake explore how consciousness is continually present in the cosmos and can exist without connection to a living organism. They examine the rapidly growing body of scientific evidence supporting the continuity of consciousness, including near-death experiences, after-death communication, reincarnation, and neurosensory information received in altered states. They explain how the persistence of consciousness beyond the demise of the body means that, in essence, we are not mortal--we continue to exist even when our physical existence has come to an end. This correlates precisely with cutting-edge physics, which posits that things in our plane of time and space are not intrinsically real but are manifestations of a hidden dimension where they exist in the form of superstrings, information fields, and energy matrices. With proof that consciousness is basic to the cosmos and immortal in its deeper, nonmanifest realm, Laszlo and Peake reveal the purpose of consciousness is to manifest in living beings in order to continuously evolve.

Science and the Continuity of Consciousness beyond the Brain

The Immortal Mind

We have a choice: Breakdown or Breakthrough. In THE CHAOS POINT revered author and systems theorist Ervin Laszlo tells us that we are at a critical juncture in history, a 'decision-window' where we face both the danger of global collapse and the opportunity of worldwide renewal. According to Laszlo we have six to seven years to head off unsustainable trends that would lead to a 'tipping point' beyond which there is no turning back. After this tipping point we either evolve to a safer, more sustainable world, or the social, economic and ecological systems that frame our life break down. This is the Chaos Point, but this need not be the end of the world, only the end of a phase of the world beyond which a new world could dawn. In today's decision-window we have a unique chance of creating that new world and this pioneering book tells us what healing and renewal means, and how each of us can help in achieving it.

The world at the crossroads

Mistici e saggi d’ogni epoca hanno a lungo sostenuto che esiste un campo di interconnessione cosmica alle radici della realtà, noto come Akasha, il quale conserva e trasmette ogni evento accaduto in ogni tempo. Le recenti scoperte nell’ambito della fisica quantistica, della biologia, della cosmologia e degli studi sulla coscienza trovano un equivalente scientifico nel piano akashico o del punto A, che sta alla base dello spazio stesso. Questo campo è costituito da un mare sottile di onde di energia da cui nascono tutte le cose: atomi e galassie, stelle e pianeti, esseri viventi, e persino la coscienza. Esso è la memoria costante e duratura dell’universo; registra tutto ciò che è avvenuto e avviene sulla Terra e nel cosmo ed è connesso a tutto ciò che ancora deve avvenire. In questo libro, il filosofo Ervin Laszlo, spiega l’essenza del campo akashico in un linguaggio accessibile e chiaro, confermando da una prospettiva scientifica le nostre intuizioni più profonde sull’unicità della creazione ed elaborando una Teoria Integrale del Tutto.

Connessione e memoria nel cosmo e nella coscienza: una Teoria Integrale del Tutto

La scienza e il piano akashico

"Il nostro non è più quel genere di mondo che il buon senso comune si aspetterebbe: un mondo semplice e ordinato in cui le cose si comportano come oggetti materiali solidi e sono qui oppure lì,... Certo è vero che tali condizioni valgono nelle nostre immediate vicinanze, ma si rivelano essere limitate a determinati ordini di grandezza e ampiezza, e a determinate dimensioni di velocità. Oltre queste dimensioni, il mondo si fa sempre più strano."Cercando una nuova chiave di interpretazione del mondo che ne spieghi appunto questa apparente "stranezza", Laszlo, scienziato e presidente del Club di Budapest, indica un percorso che la scienza da tempo ha dimenticato, un percorso che fa riscoprire un universo unificato, un mondo rispiritualizzato. Infatti, secondo l'Autore, tutti gli aspetti e le dimesioni del cosmo - dall'atomo alle galassie, dall'anima al cervello, dalla nascita alla morte - sono connessi e integrati tra loro, in maniera non così dissimile dalle visioni spirituali della realtà proprie dell'Induismo e delle religioni dei nativi americani. Da qui, la riflessione di Laszlo, unita a quella dei numerosi contributi raccolti nell'ultima parte del libro, diventa ben presto un invito a tradurre questa integrità e coerenza dell'universo, questa riscoperta del sacro universale, in decisioni consapevoli, frutto di una morale umana derivata da un cosmo "reincantato"..

Risacralizzare il cosmo

Joel Kurtzman

Political and Institutional Issues of the New International Economic Order covers various issues concerning New International Economic Order (NIEO), specifically those of political and institutional in nature. The book is comprised of seven chapters, which are divided into two parts. The first part covers topics relating to political issues in the negotiation of the NIEO, while the second part concerns itself with NIEO institutional and administrative issues. The text will of great interest to readers who are concerned with political and institutional aspects of the NIEO.

Pergamon Policy Studies on The New International Economic Order

Political and Institutional Issues of the New International Economic Order

This book offers an original hypothesis capable of unifying evolution in the physical universe with evolution in biology; herewith it lays the conceptual foundations of “transdisciplinary unified theory”. The rationale for the hypothesis is presented first; then the theoretical framework is outlined, and thereafter it is explored in regard to quantum physics, physical cosmology, micro– and macro–biology, and the cognitive sciences (neurophysiology, psychology, with attention to anomalous phenomena as well). The book closes with a variety of studies, both by the author and his collaborators, sketching out the implications of the hypothesis in regard to brain dynamics, cosmology, the concept of space, phenomena of creativity, and the prospects for the elaboration of a mature transdisciplinary unified theory. The Foreword is written by philosopher of science Arne Naess, and the Afterword is contributed by neuroscientist Karl Pribram. Contents:Theoretical Considerations:A Transdisciplinary Framework for EvolutionBasic Concepts of Quantum/Vacuum Interaction (QVI)Empirical Explorations:QVI in Microphysics and CosmologyQVI in BiologyQVI in the Cognitive SciencesSupplementary Studies:QVI Dynamics in the BrainPhilosophical Perspectives of QVI CosmologyNew Concepts of Space and TimeCreativity, Archetypes, and the Collective UnconsciousProblems and Prospects of Transdisciplinary Unified Theory Readership: Interdisciplinary. keywords:Unified Theory;Evolution;Fields;Unified Vacuum;Quantum/Vacuum Interaction;Cosmology;Biology;Cognitive Sciences “The creative work of Ervin Laszlo is a brilliant testimony of how conceptual imagination — deductively related to careful observation — can make us see the cosmos, and our place within the cosmos, in new ways that are of great inspirational value … There are many of us in science and philosophy who wish to see a growing trend of bold theory formulation inspired by such courageous yet unpretentious efforts as the present study by Ervin Laszlo.” From the Foreword by Arne Naess “The Interconnected Universe is a superb example of postmodern deconstruction at its very best. It demonstrates the anomalies and lacunae in the current narrative we call science and develops a new narrative that aims to carry our comprehension beyond these limitation … Laszlo has, indeed, filled the need for the twenty-first century renewal of the narrative or science which has been so neglected during the twentieth.” From the Afterword by Karl Pribram “This book offers a grand philosophical synthesis which is open to, and invites, empirical refutation at every point.” The Scientific and Medical Network

Conceptual Foundations of Transdisciplinary Unified Theory

The Interconnected Universe

Judah Bierman

Goals in a Global Community: Studies on the conceptual foundations

We live at a historic turning point. The global crisis from which we are emerging is an unique opportunity: it holds vital lessons for our lives and for our future. It makes clear that we are all in the same boat-we are one people with one destiny. But it also makes clear that our boat is unstable and in urgent need of repair, indeed, of redesign. The political and the business communities are now waking up to the need for serious change, but creating a fundamentally new world doesn't depend on political and business people, but on the will and the vision of the bulk of the human population-on people like you and me. Do we understand what is at stake, and what it is that we can do about it? Given that the aftermath of a crisis offers the opportunity to create a new world, understanding the nature of the world we could create is crucial. Whether or not we seize the opportunity to create it decides whether we shift up to a sustainable and life-friendly sphere of life, or drift down to growing and ultimately terminal conflict and chaos. In the last count, it decides the destiny of the human species on earth. Creating a world in which we live in harmony with each other and with life on the planet is feasible. But to create it we must know how to live more wisely in our own life, right here and now. This is the task and the opportunity we discuss in this book. Waking up and acting on it is in our own vital and immediate interest. The Upshift is to help you meet the challenge of our epoch. It is a handbook for urgent action-for wiser living by you and by me, and by all conscious and ethical people in the womb of a delicately balanced web of life on our precious home planet.

Wiser Living on Planet Earth

The Upshift

First Published in 1972, Introduction to Systems Philosophy presents Ervin Laszlo’s first comprehensive volume on the subject. It argues for a systematic and constructive inquiry into natural phenomenon on the assumption of general order in nature. Laszlo says systems philosophy reintegrates the concept of enduring universals with transient processes within a non-bifurcated, hierarchically differentiated realm of invariant systems, as the ultimate actualities of self-structuring nature. He brings themes like the promise of systems philosophy; theory of natural systems; empirical interpretations of physical, biological, and social systems; frameworks for philosophy of mind, philosophy of nature, ontology, epistemology, metaphysics and normative ethics, to showcase the timeliness and necessity of a return from analytic to synthetic philosophy. This book is an essential read for any scholar and researcher of philosophy, philosophy of science and systems theory.

Toward a New Paradigm of Contemporary Thought

Introduction to Systems Philosophy

Originally published in 1991, The New Evolutionary Paradigm provides an innovative and cross disciplinary look at evolution. While Darwin’s theory of evolution was originally restricted to the life sciences, in recent years the same principles have been applied successfully to historical, social and natural sciences. The papers included in The New Evolutionary Paradigm analyse the facts, observations, and accumulated data from the significance of a general evolution theory cannot be overemphasised; a new understanding of the cosmos and man’s relationship to it could lead to the systemization of the irreversible change that takes place in society and nature. This book will appeal to scientists, sociologists and those interested in transdisciplinary evolution theories.

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