The Conduct of LifeDiscusses the ultimate ethical and religious issues that confront modern man and offers a new orientation, directed to the renewal of life and the reintegration of modern civilization. |
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... withdrawal modern physicists concentrated on the development of atomic theory and on the perfection of instruments leading to the release of atomic energy , without the faintest concern - until they finally faced the results of their ...
... withdrawal modern physicists concentrated on the development of atomic theory and on the perfection of instruments leading to the release of atomic energy , without the faintest concern - until they finally faced the results of their ...
Page 253
... withdrawal from extraneous activities , as the first step toward conscious , directed , passionate com- mitment and participation . The loneliness of this original move is part of its discipline . The prime purpose of withdrawal is to ...
... withdrawal from extraneous activities , as the first step toward conscious , directed , passionate com- mitment and participation . The loneliness of this original move is part of its discipline . The prime purpose of withdrawal is to ...
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... withdrawal , not spent in classroom study or in sport , in the midst of its regular work day : a period of concentration and reflection , in which the work of active selection and spiritual assimilation can go on . The physical adjunct ...
... withdrawal , not spent in classroom study or in sport , in the midst of its regular work day : a period of concentration and reflection , in which the work of active selection and spiritual assimilation can go on . The physical adjunct ...
Contents
THE CHALLENGE TO RENEWAL | 3 |
COSMOS AND PERSON | 58 |
The Emergence of the Divine | 68 |
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