The Perennial Quest for a Psychology with a Soul

The Perennial Quest for a Psychology with a Soul

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Author: Joseph Vrinte
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass
Year: 2002
Language: English
Pages: 568
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8120819322

Description

This work aims at creating an impetus for a wider and richer understanding of Sri Aurobindo’s and Ken Wilber’s views, without jumping to general conclusions concerning essential differences and ultimate identities; it endeavors to maintain the autonomy and multidimensional richness of each discipline.

The reflections and critical comments aim to analyze and to clarify various discrepancies between them. The author does not assert the superiority of one view over the other and does not want to argue whose thought is the correct one. He goes beyond allegiance to any one approach, as each model contributes something of value to the understanding of the complexity of Being. The author has broad sympathy with the aims and intentions of both thinkers, and tries to supplement this sympathy with a critical impartiality.

The subject matter of this book is so vast that it would be presumptuous to attempt to deal with it comprehensively and it would be pre-posterous to pretend to a final solution to a set of ideas as comprehensive as these worldviews. The author is aware that the contents of this comparative study may appear offensive to the followers of Sri Aurobindo, or be interpreted by Ken Wilber as a misrepresentation of his works, but this study aims at indicating some possible potentials of both integral thinkers that may be utilized.

He tries to stimulate a fruitful dialogue and evaluates this dialogue in a sympathetic manner when he refers to the intentions of both thinkers.

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgement

PART I: ASPECTS RELATED TO THE TRANSPERSONAL PSYCHOLOGICAL MOVEMENT AND SRI AUROBINDO’S INTEGRAL YOGA

Chapter I: Psychotherapy

Chapter II: Conventional Psychotherapy and Spiritual Disciplines

Chapter III: Metaphysical Psychology

Chapter IV: The Transpersonal Psychological Movement

PART-II: KEN WILBER’S INTEGRAL PSYCHOLOGY AND SRI AUROBINDO’S METAPHYSICAL YOGA PSYCHOLOGY

Chapter V: A General Introduction to Ken Wilber

Chapter VI: Sri Aurobindo’s Metaphysical Vision

Chapter VII: The Psycho-spiritual Nature of Man

Chapter VIII: Sadhana in Integral Yoga and Its Difficulties

PART-III: A DIALOGUE BETWEEN KEN WILBER’S INTEGRAL VIEWS AND SRI AUROBINDO’S METAPHYSICAL VISION

Chapter IX: The Transpersonal Psychological Movement and Integral Sadhana

Chapter X: A Critical Evaluation of Ken Wilber’s Commentary on the Refinement of Sri Aurobindo’s Individual Integral Yoga

Chapter XI: Ken Wilber’s Critical Interpretations of Various Aspects of Sri Aurobindo’s Metaphysical Vision

Chapter XII: Sri Aurobindo’s Metaphysical Yoga Psychology

Epilogue

Bibliography

Index