Outline The SynthesisPreliminary note THE METHODTHE COMMON SENSE APPROACHThe relevance of common sense Common sense and culture The limitations of common sense approach THE SCIENTIFIC APPROACHThe relevance of science Science and materialism The limitations of the scientific approach THE SPIRITUAL APPROACHThe relevance of spirituality Spirituality and religion The limitations of the spiritual approach THE PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACHThe relevance of philosophy Philosophy and ideology The limitations of the philosophical approach THE SYNTHESISPhenomenological method Inductive-deductive method Transpersonal method Reasoning The model THE MEANINGTHE ORIGIN OF THE PHYSICAL WORLDSome characteristics of the physical world Possible explanations for the 'anthropic principle' THE SYNTHESIS PERSPECTIVEThe One The Two THE ORIGIN OF LIFEThe necessary conditions for the cell formation Some current hypotheses THE SYNTHESIS PERSPECTIVE THE BEINGTHE MIND BODY PROBLEMMatter exists, mental does not Mental exists, matter does not Matter causes mental Mental causes matter Mental and matter exist and interact Mental and matter exist, but do not interact One gives rise to two THE SYNTHESIS PERSPECTIVE: TWO GIVE RISE TO ONEAwareness Intent The self THE SOULThe perception of the soul (epistemological issues) The description The dynamic of the soul THE SELFWhat the self is The purpose of the self The dynamics of the self AWARENESSWhat awareness is The direction of awareness Restricting awareness Expanding and development Some possible questions INTENTWhat intent is The functioning of intent THE NATURE OF LIFETHE SYNTHESIS PERSPECTIVEThe connection The beginning The body The aura The brain THE MINDCONSTRUCTSThe ringsThe purpose of the rings The out of body experienceSome possible questions THE MATERIALS OF THE MINDExperience and information Meaning THE SOURCES OF EXPERIENCE AND INFORMATIONPerception Memory Learning and knowledge Dreaming THE PROCESSEVOLUTIONNEO-DARWINISMChance Natural selection Competition Gradualism The increase of complexity Concluding Remarks THEISTIC INTERPRETATIONS THE SYNTHESIS PERSPECTIVEChoice Evolutionary intent The direction Humans Some possible questions INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENTQUANTITATIVE DEVELOPMENT QUALITATIVE DEVELOPMENTDevelopment of the rings Development of experience Development of intent Application AFTER DEATHDeath The Intermediate Stage Possible trajectories Reincarnation Some possible questions NON-MATERIAL REALITYSome possible questions THE INTERACTION WITH OTHERSLove SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTQUANTITATIVE DEVELOPMENT QUALITATIVE DEVELOPMENTThe physical stage The transition period between the physical and conventional stages The conventional stage The transition period between the conventional and personal stagesZoroastrianism Judaism Early Christianity Islam Protestantism The personal stage The transcendent stage TRAJECTORYThe Futures AFTERWORD BIBLIOGRAPHY ‹ THE SYNTHESIS PERSPECTIVE up THE MIND BODY PROBLEM ›