The Integral Ego: A New Understanding of the Whole Person That Includes All Ideas on the Nature of God

by D. B. Sleeth

Overview

The Integral Ego is the first truly comprehensive account of psychic structure since the pioneering work of Freud and Jung nearly a century ago. This book reflects the culmination of their lives' work and is an integration made possible by the tenets of an ancient spiritual tradition known as non-dualism; in particular, the "radical" non-dualism of an unsurpassed non-dual spiritual master living today: the Avataric Great Sage, Adi Da Samraj. The essence of The Integral Ego can be summarized thus: the integration of the ego is the elimination of the ego, which leaves in its wake what is our own true nature all along: God.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761843108
Publisher:	University Press of America
Publication date:	10/16/2008
Pages:	234
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

D.B. Sleeth has been working in the field of psychology since 1987. He has had a wide range of training from cognitive behavior therapy to transpersonal therapy and currently works as a therapist in a community mental health setting. Sleeth lives in the ashram of his spiritual community in northern California, known as Adidam, where he has been a spiritual practitioner since 1983, following the teachings of Adi Da Samraj.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Imagery Amalgam; Cognitive Architecture; Tripartite Assembly of Agencies
Part 1 INTEGRAL EGO
Part 2 INTEGRAL GOD
Chapter 2 The Ego/Self Amalgam; The "Apex" Paradox; The Integral Axes
Chapter 3 Integral Nondualism; The One and the Many; Reality and Illusion
Chapter 4 "Radical" Non-Dualism; The Illusion of Relatedness; The Grid of Attention
Chapter 5 The Great Path of Return; The Holy Trinity; /Atman/ vs. /Anatman/
Chapter 6 Conclusion; References; Index; About the Author

Editorial Reviews

After decades of neglect, spirituality is being taken seriously by an increasing number of psychotherapists and clinicians. Dr. Sleeth has made an important contribution to this discourse with The Integral Ego, a book that is both insightful and provocative. For me, its main contribution is its suggested resolution of the paradox between one's notion of identity and one's sense of unity, between the Ego and the Ultimate. Those who read this book will never think or feel the same way about God, Reality, or the Self again.

Stanley Krippner

After decades of neglect, spirituality is being taken seriously by an increasing number of psychotherapists and clinicians. Dr. Sleeth has made an important contribution to this discourse with The Integral Ego, a book that is both insightful and provocative. For me, its main contribution is its suggested resolution of the paradox between one's notion of identity and one's sense of unity, between the Ego and the Ultimate. Those who read this book will never think or feel the same way about God, Reality, or the Self again.

Stanley Krippner Ph.D

After decades of neglect, spirituality is being taken seriously by an increasing number of psychotherapists and clinicians. Dr. Sleeth has made an important contribution to this discourse with The Integral Ego, a book that is both insightful and provocative. For me, its main contribution is its suggested resolution of the paradox between one's notion of identity and one's sense of unity, between the Ego and the Ultimate. Those who read this book will never think or feel the same way about God, Reality, or the Self again.--Stanley Krippner Ph.D

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