Books by Ken Wilber

A simple yet comprehensive guide to the types of psychologies and therapies available from Eastern and Western sources. Each chapter includes a specific exercise designed to help the reader understand the nature and practice of the specific therapies. Wilber presents an easy-to-use map of human consciousness against which the various therapies are introduced and explained. This edition includes a new preface.

The goal of an "integral psychology" is to honor and embrace every legitimate aspect of human consciousness under one roof. This book presents one of the first truly integrative models of consciousness, psychology, and therapy. Drawing on hundreds of sources-Eastern and Western, ancient and modern-Wilber creates a psychological model that includes waves of development, streams of development, states of consciousness, and the self, and follows the course of each from subconscious to self-conscious to superconscious. Included in the book are charts correlating over a hundred psychological and spiritual schools from around the world, including Kabbalah, Vedanta, Plotinus, Teresa of Ávila, Aurobindo, Theosophy, and modern theorists such as Jean Piaget, Erik Erikson, Jane Loevinger, Lawrence Kohlberg, Carol Gilligan, Erich Neumann, and Jean Gebser. Integral Psychology is Wilber's most ambitious psychological system to date and is already being called a landmark study in human development.

'Integral livspraksis' handler om, hvad det vil sige at udvikle en livspraksis, der hjælper dig med at være vågen og nærværende i det liv, du lever, og som gør det lettere at rumme såvel hverdagens vanskeligheder som glæder. Bogen omsætter en teoretisk ramme – ‘den integrale perspektivisme’ – til et arbejdsredskab for at udvikle en helhedsorienteret livspraksis, hvor du ikke kun arbejder psykologisk med din tænkning og dine følelser, men også med din krop, din spiritualitet, dine relationer og din etiske indstilling til dine omgivelser. Dette helhedssignal ligger i bogens undertitel: 'en moderne vej til fysisk velvære, følelsesmæssig balance, intellektuelt klarsyn og spirituel indsigt'. 'Integral livspraksis' handler om at praktisere mindfulness, meditation, filosofisk livspraksis, psykologisk selvhjælp og kropslig sundhed og giver gode anvisninger til at arbejde med disse ting. Og den giver tillige et teoretisk grundlag for at forstå, hvad dette arbejde kan bidrage med i forhold til at skabe et godt liv. Det liv, der udvikler sig godt ved indsats og opmærksomhed på, hvordan man regulerer og engagerer sig selv i forskellige forhold i sin tilværelse, i et balanceret forhold mellem lyst og pligt, med en mindfull tilstedeværelse i dét, man gør. En måde at sætte sig en kurs for et sådant liv på kan være at skabe sig en livspraksis. Det er bogens tema. 'Integral livspraksis' lægger ikke op til, at man skal gøre bestemte ting på bestemte måder, men at man skal finde sin egen vej, skabe sig sin egen livspraksis.

A new edition of the best-selling work from one of the most forward-thinking and important philosophers of our time.Join one of the greatest contemporary philosophers on a breathtaking tour of time and the Kosmos-from the Big Bang right up to the eve of the twenty-first century. This accessible and entertaining summary of Ken Wilber's great ideas has been expanding minds now for two decades, providing a kind of unified field theory of the universe and, along the way, treating a host of issues related to that universe, from gender roles, to multiculturalism, to environmentalism, and even the meaning of the Internet. This special anniversary edition contains as an afterword a dialogue between the author and Lana Wachowski, the award-winning writer-director of the Matrix film trilogy, in which we're offered an intimate glimpse into the evolution of Ken's thinking and where he stands today. A Brief History of Everything may well be the best introduction to the thought of this man who has been called the "Einstein of Consciousness" (John White).

Over the last thirty-five years, Ken Wilber has developed an Integral "theory of everything" that makes sense of how all the world''s knowledge systems—East and West; ancient, modern, and postmodern—fit together and can elevate our awareness. Drawing on science, psychology, human development, spirituality, religion, and dozens of other fields, Integral Theory is a revolutionary framework for understanding ourselves and the world we live in. Now there is a way to not just think Integrally, but to embody an Integral worldview in your everyday life. Integral Life Practice is not just a new approach to self-development and higher awareness, but a way of making sense of—and making best use of—the existing treasure trove of insights, methods, and practices for cultivating a more enlightened life. It offers a uniquely adaptive approach to awakened living that''s suitable for everyone: people with busy careers and families, college students, retirees, even hardcore athletes and yogis. It''s geared for devout—and irreverent—people of any religion, or no religion! This highly flexible system will help you develop your physical health, spiritual awareness, emotional balance, mental clarity, relational joy, and energy level, within a framework that integrates all aspects of your life. Combining original exercises, vivid examples, cutting-edge theory, and illustrative graphics, Integral Life Practice is the ultimate handbook for realizing freedom and fullness in the 21st century. For more information, visit www.Integral-Life-Practice.com.

Endnu inden de nyforelskede Ken og Treya Wilber kommer af sted på bryllupsrejse, får Treya konstateret brystkræft, og deres liv er forandret for altid!‘Ukuelighed og nåde’ er en gribende kærlighedshistorie fra det levede liv. En smuk og tragisk historie om at få konstateret kræft, om alle de følelser og tanker, der løber gennem den kræftramte og de pårørende, og hvordan man kan leve i visheden om at skulle gå bort. Bogen tager livtag med de helt store universelle spørgsmål: Hvorfor lige mig? Har jeg gjort noget forkert i mit liv? Kan jeg lægge nogle ting i mit liv om? Skal jeg ælge at blive behandlet i det traditionelle system – og i så fald hvilken type behandling? – og/eller det alternative? Hvordan føler og tænker den kræftramte, og hvad med de pårørende? Kan man bevare håbet og alligevel se døden i øjnene? Alle disse svære problemstillinger tør Treya og Ken Wilber forholde sig til, og etop derved bliver bogen en optimistisk og livsbekræftende skildring af livet og døden, som alle kan få glæde og gavn af. Og det gælder, uanset om du er sund og rask, ramt af en svær sygdom eller pårørende til en, der er sygdomsramt.

Volume Seven of The Collected Works of Ken Wilber includes:    •  A Brief History of Everything (1996) "Combining spiritual sensitivity with enormous intellectual understanding and a style of elegance and clarity, [this book] is a clarion call for seeing the world as a whole."— San Francisco Chronicle .    •  The Eye of Spirit: An Integral Vision for a World Gone Slightly Mad (1997) uses the spectrum model to create an integral approach to psychology, spirituality, anthropology, cultural studies, and art.    •  "An Integral Theory of Consciousness," an essay previously unpublished in book form, presents one of the first theories to integrate first-, second-, and third-person accounts of consciousness.

Volume Four of The Collected Works of Ken Wilber includes:    •  Integral Psychology, a concise version of Wilber''s long-awaited textbook of transpersonal psychology, presenting one of the first truly integrative models of consciousness, psychology, and therapy.    •  Charts correlating over one hundred developmental and evolutionary theories, ranging from ancient mystical traditions to modern theorists.    •  Essays on human development, art, meditation, spirituality, yoga, women''s studies, death and rebirth, science and mysticism, and transpersonal psychotherapies.    •  Wilber''s thoughtful replies to criticisms of his work.

Grace and Grit is the compelling story of the five-year journey of Ken Wilber and his wife, Treya Killam Wilber, through Treya''s diagnosis of breast cancer, treatments, and finally, death. During this period, Ken put his own work on hold in order to offer full-time support to Treya. In fact, it would be nearly ten years before he published a new full-length theoretical study (Sex, Ecology, Spirituality, Volume Six of this series). Nonetheless, this personal narrative contains a wide-ranging commentary, including critiques of both conventional and New Age approaches to illness. Ken''s account of the couple''s struggle to integrate this catastrophic event into their spiritual practice, combined with excerpts from Treya''s journals, produces an unforgettable portrait of health and healing, wholeness and harmony, suffering and surrender. The book contains a new introduction and index.

An edifying view of Buddhism from one of today's leading philosophers: a look at its history and foundational teachings, how it fits into modern society, and how it (and other world religions) will evolve.What might religion look like in the future? Our era of evolution in social consciousness and revolution in science, technology, and neuroscience has created difficulties for some practitioners of the world's great spiritual traditions. How can one remain true to their central teachings while also integrating those teachings into a new framework that is inclusive of ongoing discoveries? Taking the example of Buddhism to explore this key question, Ken Wilber offers insights that are relevant to all of the great traditions. He shows that traditional Buddhist teachings themselves suggest an ongoing evolution leading toward a more unified, holistic, and interconnected spirituality. Touching on all of the key turning points in the history of Buddhism, Wilber describes the ways in which the tradition has been open to the continuing unfolding and expansion of its own teachings, and he suggests possible paths toward an ever more Integral approach. This work is a precursor to and condensed version of Wilber's The Religion of Tomorrow.

A provocative and balanced examination of our current social and political situation -- by a cutting-edge philosopher of our times.The world is in turmoil. As populist waves roil the Brexit-bound U.K., along with Europe, Turkey, Russia, Asia—and most visibly, the U.S. with the election of Donald Trump—nationalist and extremist political forces threaten the progress made over many decades. Democracies are reeling in the face of nihilism and narcissism. How did we get here? And how, with so much antagonism, cynicism, and discord, can we mend the ruptures in our societies?  In this provocative work, philosopher Ken Wilber applies his Integral approach to explain how we arrived where we are and why there is cause for hope.  He lays much of the blame on a failure at the progressive, leading edge of society. This leading edge is characterized by the desire to be as just and inclusive as possible, and to it we owe the thrust toward women’s rights, the civil rights movement, the environmental movement, and the concern for oppression in all its forms. This is all evolutionarily healthy; what is unhealthy is a creeping postmodernism that is elitist, “politically correct,” insistent on an egalitarianism that is itself paradoxically hierarchical, and that looks down on “deplorables.” Combine this with the techno-economic demise of many traditional ways of making a living, and you get an explosive mixture. As Wilber says, for some Trump voters: “Everywhere you are told that you are fully equal and deserve immediate and complete empowerment, yet everywhere are denied the means to actually achieve it. You suffocate, you suffer, and you get very, very mad.” It is only when members of society’s leading edge can heal themselves that a new, Integral evolutionary force can emerge to move us beyond the social and political turmoil of our current time to offer genuine leadership toward greater wholeness.

A radical approach to mindfulness—combining an ancient meditation technique with leading-edge theory, resulting in a powerful new method of self-transformation. With practical teachings and detailed instructions, Ken Wilber introduces Integral Mindfulness, a new way of practicing the widely popular meditation. Integral Mindfulness applies many of the leading-edge insights of Ken Wilber''s Integral Theory--the first system to combine Eastern teachings on the five stages of awakening with the eight major Western models of human development, thus portraying the complete path of human evolution. In addition to all the benefits to body, mind, and spirit that standard mindfulness meditation confers, practicing Integral Mindfulness promises a more powerful approach to personal transformation and brings within reach the fullest experience of Enlightenment possible.     Beginning with as little as fifteen to thirty minutes of daily sessions, the meditator can gradually expand from there by slowly and easily adding significant aspects of the practice. Meditation instructions and step-by-step guided contemplations are given in detail. Readers learn how to create a graph to track progress and discover natural strengths and potentials. The book also offers recommended readings and resources to facilitate further study.

Forholdet mellem videnskab og religion handler om magten til at definere mening og sandhed for mennesker. Og denne magtkamp er ikke ny, den har foldet sig ud gennem de sidste par tusinde år, hvor først religion og dernæst videnskab har haft førertrøjen på og ment sig i sin ret til at definere, hvad der er sandhed og sand mening for os mennesker – hvad vi har lov til at tænke og mene, og hvordan vi skal indrette de samfund, vi lever i.Men behøver det være sådan? Kan videnskab og religion ikke komme på talefod og berige hinanden med det bedste fra de to lejre?Det mener Ken Wilber, at de kan, og han giver i denne bog et meget tankevækkende og åbent bud på, hvad der skal til. En bog, der henvender sig til alle, der interesserer sig for filosofi og teologiske spørgsmål.