{"product_id":"spiritual-initiation-and-the-breakthrough-of-consciousness-the-bond-of-power-paperback","title":"Spiritual Initiation and the Breakthrough of Consciousness: The Bond of Power - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph Chilton Pearce\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplains the phenomenon of \u003ci\u003eshaktipat, \u003c\/i\u003e the spiritual transmission of power from a teacher to a devotee \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Shows how technology has eroded personal power and how insight and awareness can play a higher role in our lives \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Reveals how insight is the vehicle for profound self-transformation \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eShakti\u003c\/i\u003e is the creative force, the bonding power, that holds the universe together. \u003ci\u003eShaktipat\u003c\/i\u003e is the moment when enlightenment is conferred upon a student instantaneously by his master's touch. The guru conferring \u003ci\u003eshaktipat\u003c\/i\u003e creates a bond of power in those who have accepted him or her as their teacher. In \u003ci\u003eSpiritual Initiation and the Breakthrough of Consciousness \u003c\/i\u003eJoseph Chilton Pearce describes his experience of \u003ci\u003eshaktipat \u003c\/i\u003efrom his teacher Swami Muktananda. From this awakening Pearce experiences a dramatic shift of mind and comes to the realization that perception is reality and that insight is our only vehicle for profound self-transformation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOneness with God is the birthright of every individual, though we are culturally vaccinated to resist experiencing this higher consciousness. Our search for objective truth has lead us not to wholeness, but instead to the belief that we have no bond to each other, to God, or to an inanimate, physical world. Our technology reduces our ability to experience revelation and leads us instead toward the chatter of confused thinking. The challenge faced by modern humanity, which is the challenge Muktananda gave to his students, is to passionately gather up the scattered fragments of our lives and channel them into the creative realm, where with insight or revelation we will be able to become more than ourselves.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSPIRITUALITY \/ SELF-HELP Shakti is the creative force, the bonding power, that holds the universe together. Shaktipat is the moment when enlightenment is instantaneously conferred upon a student by a master's touch. The guru conferring shaktipat creates a bond of power in those who have accepted him or her as their teacher. In Spiritual Initiation and the Breakthrough of Consciousness Joseph Chilton Pearce describes his experience of shaktipat from his teacher Swami Muktananda. From this awakening Pearce undergoes a dramatic shift of mind and comes to the realization that perception is reality and that insight is our only vehicle for profound self-transformation. Oneness with God is the birthright of every individual, though we are culturally vaccinated to resist experiencing this higher consciousness. Our search for objective truth has led us not to wholeness, but instead to the belief that we have no bond to each other, to God, or to an inanimate, physical world. The challenge faced by modern humanity, which is the challenge Muktananda gave to his students, is to passionately gather up the scattered fragments of our lives and channel them into the creative realm, where, with insight or revelation, we will be able to become more than ourselves. JOSEPH CHILTON PEARCE is the author of The Crack in the Cosmic Egg, The Biology of Transcendence, Magical Child, From Magical Child to Magical Teen, and Evolution's End. For the past twenty-five years he has taught about the changing needs of children and the development of human society. He lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoseph Chilton Pearce (1926-2016) is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Death of Religion and the Rebirth of the Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Biology of Transcendence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Crack in the Cosmic Egg\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMagical Child\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEvolution's End\u003c\/i\u003e. For more than 35 years, he lectured and led workshops teaching about the changing needs of children and the development of human society. He lived in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 23, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772911419680,"sku":"9780892819959","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f3e8a04cf90be9dbecf5841641deae9d.webp?v=1780416459","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/spiritual-initiation-and-the-breakthrough-of-consciousness-the-bond-of-power-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}