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Peter Ralston’s exceptionally lucid trilogy on the nature of human consciousness culminates here in __The Genius of Being,__ a book of deep contemplations on the unseen elements that create our world. The first volume, __The Book of Not Knowing__, garnered much praise as a comprehensive exploration of the depths of self and consciousness. The second volume, __Pursuing Consciousness,__ clarifies the difference between enlightenment and self-transformation, and then pairs these two goals in a strikingly effective way. This third book is both shorter and more complex, taking us straight to the heart of the __origins__ of our experience. In a progression of illuminating assertions, Ralston shows us how human consciousness carves out distinctions from whatever is absolutely true. This dynamic not only generates both self and reality from nothing, it imbues them with the quality of objective truth. From the time we first distinguish between self and not-self as infants, we begin making a sequence of existential assumptions that result in the illusion that a self is some ethereal “object” within. This universally accepted assumption persists despite the failure of exhaustive investigati

Who reads The Genius of Being : Contemplating the Profound Intelligence of Existence?

Author

Peter Ralston

Publisher

North Atlantic Books

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9781623171124

Category

religious

Subjects

Body Mind & Spirit, Self Help, Philosophy

Rating

4.8 / 5 (53 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14