INTEGRAL WORLD MAILING LIST http://www.integralworld.net Newsletter Nr. 659 Amsterdam, May 29th, 2017 THE SPIRITUALITY OF TOMORROW - Transcending (Yet Including) Religions - Why “Wilber's Way” Might Not Work - BRAD REYNOLDS In his new masterpiece, The Religion of Tomorrow (2017, Shambhala Publications), the integral philosopher-psychologist Ken Wilber seems to suggest the only hope for the “Great Traditions” of the world's religions is to follow “Wilber's Way,” as I like to call it. Wilber, of course, calls it the “Integral Approach,” for he intends to help the premodern religions, especially their exoteric or “mythic” side, become more inclusive by including, in his words, “a fair number of [the] modern and premodern facts that I am about to summarize for you.” (6) Hence, he also suggests they need to access their own esoteric or “inner” core teachings more deeply, for that is the true heart of all religions. (3) With that latter sentiment, I couldn't agree more. Indeed, any religion-oriented person would gain a lot by reading Wilber's considerations, since he introduces them in a very detailed and eloquent way to the deeper esoteric meanings of the “higher” states and structures of consciousness, which most traditional religions and practitioners are not aware of. Read more: http://www.integralworld.net/reynolds11.html BEYOND INTEGRAL SUTRA - BRAD REYNOLDS A “sutra” (or “thread” of aphorisms and statements) is usually written from a higher state of consciousness. It is ecstatic speech often composed in response to a question or comment. This “beyond integral” sutra was written in response to Ken Wilber's book Integral Meditation (2016) and other integral publications on Integral Theory, Integral Metatheory, Super Integral, Integral Superhumans, etc., and other mental ideas that tend to take precedence over the heart of Divine Awakening (often making “Awakening” or “Waking Up” just another category of thought, not the transcendence of thought). May all beings benefit in devotion and Enlightenment to this humble rendering and message of love. Read more: http://www.integralworld.net/reynolds12.html