TY  - BOOK
AU  - Fernando, Mervyn Noel.
AU  - Fernando,Mervyn Noel
TI  - Consciousness: A Study of the Evolution and Nature of Consciousness With a Focus on Relgio-Spiritual Consciousness 
U1  - KT2003 23
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Bangalore
PB  - St.Peter`s Pontifical Institute
N1  - includes index and biblioraphy; Chapter one   Material evolution   Introduction  Matter , the basis of all consciousness  Body - mind dualism   Matter and unity   Spirit embedded in matter  Matter and his evolution  The place of the human brain   The structure of the human brain  The functions of the human brain   The humanizing bran   The brain - mind entry   The intimacy between brain and mind   The human brain and consciousness  Biological evolution and consciousness  Conclusion  CHAPTER TWO   Human consciousness and evolution  Introduction  Consciousness and its Global nature  History of the psychology of consciousness  The physical basis of consciousness  The nature of consciousness  Consciousness and the mind  The significance of consciousness  The mystery of consciousness  The place and the role consciousness  Consciousness  as experience   The phenomenon of self - consciousness   The ordinary consciousness  The individual consciousness  Consciousness as phenomenon   The unconsciousness  The altered states of consciousness  Conclusion  Chapter three  Consciousness in relation to science and religion  Introduction   Science and consciousness  Religion and consciousness  Convergence of science and religion (Mysticism)  Convergence of culture and spiritual traditions  Ecology transcends science  Eco - consciousness and spirituality  Consciousness reflects the source  Spiritual consciousness leads to eco consciousness  Culture and consciousness  The emergence of new consciousness  Aurobindo`s view of consciousness and spirituality  Evolution and expansion of consciousness  Conclusion  Chapter four   Religio -spiritual consciousness  Introduction   Religious consciousness  The innate God -consciousness  The biblical tradition and god consciousness  God consciousness in the Gospels  The indwelling presence of God  Participation in the consciousness of god   The divine consciousness in jesus  The abba consciousness in jesus  The evolution and jesus christ   Christ consciousnes of st .paul   Mission consciousness  Church consciousness  Spiritual consciousness and ecology  Humanity and mystery consciousness  Conclusion  General conclusion  Bibliography
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