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Ten years later I discovered [[Ken Wilber]].  I had heard of Wilber long before that but finally decided to read some of his books.  Wilber is something the world hasn’t seen since the ancient Greeks—a full-time self-supporting philosopher who achieved a categorical breakthrough.  Like Fowler, Wilber sees life unfolding in stages but expands stage theory to a cosmic scale.  There is actually a direct connection between the two men as Wilber often cites Fowler in his own work.  Wilber covers a universe of topics in his opus but we will focus here on what he has to say about spiritual growth.  He goes well beyond Fowler in this line of thought.

Ten years later I discovered [[Ken Wilber]].  I had heard of Wilber long before that but finally decided to read some of his books.  Wilber is something the world hasn’t seen since the ancient Greeks—a full-time self-supporting philosopher who achieved a categorical breakthrough.  Like Fowler, Wilber sees life unfolding in stages but expands stage theory to a cosmic scale.  There is actually a direct connection between the two men as Wilber often cites Fowler in his own work.  Wilber covers a universe of topics in his opus but we will focus here on what he has to say about spiritual growth.  He goes well beyond Fowler in this line of thought.

Wilber may copyright his books but not his philosophy.  He works in collaboration with many others.  He acknowledges that his role is that of a compiler of the work and thought of hundreds of others from Tibetan gurus, to German philosophers, to Harvard researchers.  Wilber's 10% contribution has been to provide the glue that pulls together the history of the twin human quests for truth and for meaning into a single unified vision; a “philosophy of everything.”  Yes, I know…we’ve all tried to do that!  But Wilber does seem to have made a major breakthrough in unifying diverse fields of thought.  The scope of his writing is vast and there is much we could say regarding his social and political thought, his philosophy of [[science]], and his taxonomy of the entire [[universe]], but my purpose here will be limited to presenting a brief but clear introduction to Wilber as spiritual guide.  I believe there are three key concepts involved:  quadrants, stages,  and states.

Wilber may copyright his books but not his [[philosophy]].  He works in collaboration with many others.  He acknowledges that his role is that of a compiler of the work and thought of hundreds of others from Tibetan gurus, to German philosophers, to Harvard researchers.  Wilber's 10% contribution has been to provide the glue that pulls together the history of the twin human quests for truth and for meaning into a single unified vision; a “philosophy of everything.”  Yes, I know…we’ve all tried to do that!  But Wilber does seem to have made a major breakthrough in unifying diverse fields of thought.  The scope of his writing is vast and there is much we could say regarding his social and political thought, his philosophy of [[science]], and his taxonomy of the entire [[universe]], but my purpose here will be limited to presenting a brief but clear introduction to Wilber as spiritual guide.  I believe there are three key concepts involved:  quadrants, stages,  and states.

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