Archive for March, 2009
For nearly decades Jacob Needleman has confronted the central questions of our era in light of the vision that lies at the root of the world’s great spiritual traditions. Needleman’s work it takes topics that exist in disparate threads throughout our culture—new religions, esoteric Christianity, the founding mythos of America—and frames them in a manner both sensible and deeply questioning. Needleman calls forth the human meaning hidden in virtually every aspect of our modern lives.
Mitch Horowitz at Parabola recently sat down with him to discuss the nature of consciousness and its relationship to the body. Amid the current talk of “quantum fields” and “consciousness studies,” Needleman returns us to the heart of the matter: Should the mind and body be understood as two aspects of one thing, or as two distinct realities? And what does this mean for our sense of ourselves?
Read the Interview (PDF, 800KB).
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Goodrich Lecture
Indian Springs School
Jacob Needleman
January 22, 2004
THE ONE GREAT QUESTION
I think I should start by saying what I think a philosopher is. As some of you probably know, it means a “lover of wisdom,” somebody who seeks wisdom, who searches for wisdom—in that sense of love as the deep desire for something you do not have, but which you wish for more than anything else. And to say of someone they’re a professional philosopher is very uncomfortable for me because it’s a little like saying someone is a professional lover. Read More (PDF, 130KB).
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Gurdjieff International Review
G. I. Gurdjieff and His School
by Jacob Needleman
Although there is an increasing recognition of the importance of G. I. Gurdjieff in the spiritual landscape of the twentieth century, his name continues to evoke a variety of reactions throughout the world, ranging from awe and reverence to suspicion and hostility. It will no doubt be some time before a general cultural consensus appears, and in this brief account we shall attempt only to survey those aspects of his life and teaching that are of signal importance for anyone approaching this influential spiritual teacher for the first time.
Read more online at http://www.gurdjieff.org/needleman2.htm.
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Questions of the Heart: Inner Empiricism as a Way to a Science of ConsciousnessNoetic Sciences Review, Summer 1993
Read this article online at:
http://cogweb.ucla.edu/Abstracts/Needleman_93.html
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FINDING MY RELIGION: Philosopher Jacob Needleman asks in his latest book, ‘Why Can’t We Be Good?’ (Pt 1). Read the interview by David Ian Miller, April 9, 2007, for the SF Gate.
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The Tribune-Herald interviewed Jacob Needleman after he spoke to about 80 people about the meaning of America and his book, The American Soul, at Baylor University’s Mayborn Museum on June 13, 2006. The entire 1 1/2 hour lecture is available online at www.BaylorTv.com.
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Jacob Needleman delivered commentaries on the American presidency and religion. He talks about George Washington’s farewell speech, in which he outlined moral guidelines to ensure continued democracy in America. Listen to Jacob Needleman’s Commentary from the NPR site,or download the transcript (PDF, 87KB).
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January 26, 2004 Stanford University’s Aurora Forum….The American Soul: Founding Ideals and the American Dream
Jacob Needleman joined Reverend Scotty McLennan in conversation about the visions and values which gave birth to the American dream. Audio of this event is available online.
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August 2004: The Real American Dream — Terrence McNally interviews Jacob Needleman in the Whole Life Times. Download the Interview (PDF, 1MB)
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