Joy and Evolution [Paperback]

Robert L. Peck (Author), Christine S. Gavlick (Author), Leslie M. Cassinari (Author, Illustrator)

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Publication Date: June 1, 2004

Joy and Evolution is a hard-hitting book describing how everyone can find access to personal inner powers, joy and evolution, as well as how institutional science and religion have suppressed those powers. The reader will discover startling proofs of these claims based upon modern research including key re-translations of ancient Western and Eastern documents such as The Gospel of Thomas, the Sermon on the Mount, the Rig Veda and the Hathayogapradapika. This book describes startling connections between science and religion which have never before been questioned and answered with the clarity that Joy and Evolution provides.

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About the Author

Robert L. Peck, a well-recognized scientist in the field of energy conversion and storage, has directed the Personal Development Center for nearly 30 years. While heading a laboratory in Industry, in his off-hours he started teaching a special form of meditation free of charge based upon his translations of ancient Sanskrit documents that he studied to explain his early childhood and later mystical experiences. In exchange for his free teachings, he required students to participate in his exploration of ancient practices that increased inner powers. He then discovered that the West, like the East, knew of the secrets of inner power, but this knowledge was also obscured by biased and misleading translations of old texts.

Leslie M. Cassinari is a special area music teacher as well as a concert flutist and yogini. She spends considerable time working to increase the interaction of music, dance and drama with children as well as adults. She taught adult classes in advanced Yoga, observing the obstacles modern students have with the ancient practices as well as the success within such areas as using the nadam to increase the depth of meditation and using inner abdominal tensioning and the breath to increase inner vitality.

Christine S. Gavlick is a special education teacher working with children with learning and emotional problems. Because of her strong background in languages and philology she is a principal in the work at the Center dealing with translation of the early Tantrik writings into modern Western technology and practice. She became interested in the how the inner vital forces could be used to manifest the deep yearnings of individuals that normally get shunted with pressure to please immediate friends and family.

Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: Personal Development Center (June 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0917828100
• ISBN-13: 978-0917828102
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,871,058 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars How to unlock the power of the hidden heart, October 29, 2004

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The collaborative work of Robert L. Peck, Leslie M. Cassinari, and Christine S. Gavlick, Joy And Evolution is a unique introduction from the combined perspectivs of philosophy, science, history, and religion into the phenomena and technology of joy. Contemplating the concept of a true inner heart, located in the center of the body in the lower abdomen - even as ancient Greeks once hypothesized was at the base of the spine - Joy And Evolution addresses how to unlock the power of this hidden heart and enrich one's own life. Chapters address the philosophy of joy, metaphysical love, the hidden sexual nature of joy, the manner in which pressures to conform, consume and institutionalize suppress joy, and much more. A far-reaching, at times mystical but always emphatic about being true to one's own needs.