Title: What really matters : searching for wisdom in America /
Authors: Schwartz, Tony, 1952-
Publisher: Bantam Books,
Year: 1995
Subjects: Schwartz, Tony,; Spiritual life; Wisdom; United States Religion
Abstract: In 1988, at the height of his career as a journalist, happily married and co-author of a smash number one bestseller, Tony Schwartz hit an unexpected wall. Why did the success he'd sought for so long suddenly feel empty? What was a truly meaningful and complete life, and who could show him how to live it? And how could he explore this wider vision without giving up his life in the "real world"? During the next five years he crisscrossed the country, meeting with mystics, psychologists, philosophers, physicians, and scientists. Blending the hunger of a seeker with a journalist's commitment to hardheaded inquiry, Schwartz interviewed, challenged, worked with, and sometimes befriended the key figures of a new, distinctively American wisdom tradition.
Contents: Introduction: A Longing in the Heart -- I. Ground: The Pioneers. 1. Redefining Reality: Ram Dass, Psychedelics, and the Journey to the East. 2. Nurturing the Human Potential: Michael Murphy and the Founding of Esalen. 3. The Yoga of the West: Elmer Green, Biofeedback, and Self-control -- II. Path: Mind-Body Potentials. 4. Seeing the Big Picture: Betty Edwards and the Right Side of the Brain. 5. Connecting the Mind and Body: Can We Make Ourselves Sick -- and Well? 6. The Ideal Performance State: Flow, Learned Optimism, and the Toughness Model. 7. Waking Up: Montague Ullman, Jeremy Taylor, and the Wisdom of Dreams -- III. Fruition: The Integrators. 8. Seeking the Heart of Wisdom: Where Jack Kornfield and Joseph Goldstein Parted Ways. 9. Putting Consciousness on the Map: How Ken Wilber Married Freud and the Buddha. 10. Personality and Essence: Helen Palmer, the Enneagram, and Hameed Ali.