Wednesday, August 23, 2006

integralnaked.org and Ken Wilber

Thanks to Alexis for this link to videos and audio files on the Integral teaching. It is a little difficult to summarize what it's all about. I could say it's an experiment to integrate ALL (yes you've read it well : ALL) types of scientific knowledge and spiritual traditions in an integral framework. It's not just a new philosophy but it can helps us to integrate the most advanced interpretations of ourselves and the world in our views of life. Or in other terms : the "I", the "we", the "it" and the "its" dimensions of experience. These 4 dimensions are also known as 4 quadrants with different levels or stages, types, states in an integral or harmonious theory of evolution. Well... I told you I couldn't summarize it well !! Here's the link to the Integral Institute :

http://in.integralinstitute.org/whatsnew.aspx

And a video where Ken Wilber summarizes it a little under the terms of "Integral Operating System" :
http://soundstruestore.stores.yahoo.net/kt00948d.html

And the Integral Spiritual Center : http://isc.integralinstitute.org/Public/static/Default.aspx
If you find a good summary, please let me know.

Ken Wilber has serious health problems right now. The following letter—written by Ken to the I-I managers—explains a series of unfortunate accidents that have left him not that much far removed from functionally quadriplegic :
http://www.kenwilber.com/news/list/1
I hope his health condition will improve quickly.

They also have released a product with DVDs, the "Integral Life Practice" :
http://www.myilp.com/ ("Allow you to take anything you’re already doing and place it within a comprehensive framework that finally makes sense of it: a place for everything in your life! with various body-mind-spirit practices).

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