The Psychology of Man's Possible Evolution by P. D. Ouspensky

The Psychology of Man's Possible Evolution

P. D. Ouspensky

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · Paperback · November 12, 1973

This edition of The Psychology of Man's Possible Evolution includes a lecture, not previously published, in which Ouspensky givers some details of the "School of the Fourth Way," with which he was connected, and an account of some of its fundamental principles, methods, and rules.

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A contemplative look at human psychology as a question of what we might become.
Themes
Human potential and development, Inner unity and self-knowledge, Guided personal development
Genres
Spiritualism, Psychology, Mind & Body

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This edition of The Psychology of Man's Possible Evolution includes a lecture, not previously published, in which Ouspensky givers some details of the "School of the Fourth Way," with which he was connected, and an account of some of its fundamental principles, methods, and rules.

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The psychology Ouspensky sets forth in this introductory lectures has existed in one form or another for thousands of years and, unlike modern psychology, studies man from the point of view of what he may become. Once a man realizes how little control he has over his reactions to external circumstances and internal stimuli, he may wish to find a way to becomoe free of this mechanical way of living. Ouspensky describes how a man must work simultaneously on his knowledge and his being to find inner unity and why although his development depends on his own efforts, this is very difficult to achieve without guidance from a "School."

Beyond Automatic Living

A contemplative look at human psychology as a question of what we might become.

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  • A perspective on loosening the grip of automatic reactions
  • The search for inner unity through knowledge and being

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  • An account of the Fourth Way School’s principles and methods
  • A focus on personal effort—and the value of guidance

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Spiritualism42%
Psychology27%
Mind & Body25%

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  • Philosophy Writing
  • Humanistic Approaches
  • Social Theory
Authors
P. D. Ouspensky
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published
November 12, 1973
Format
Paperback
Theme
Human potential and development · Inner unity and self-knowledge · Guided personal development
Reading lane
Philosophy Writing