Unified Reality Theory: The Evolution of Existence into Experience [Paperback]

Steven Kaufman (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0970655010 | ISBN-13: 978-0970655011 | Publication Date: November 1, 2001 | Edition: 1st

Unified Reality Theory describes how all reality evolves from an absolute existence. It also demonstrates that this absolute existence must have consciousness as an attribute that’s intrinsic to its being. Thus, Unified Reality Theory shows that consciousness, rather than being a product of the evolution of physical reality, is itself the source of what we experience as physical reality, and that physical reality is itself but one aspect of an evolving universal consciousness.

Unified Reality Theory shows that, most fundamentally, this absolute consciousness-existence evolves into reality by means of a single process: self-relation. That is, consciousness-existence becomes reality by forming relationships with itself, analogous in a very limited way to what happens to a rubber band that’s twisted repeatedly upon itself, i.e., it remains whole while differentiating into other forms.

Thus, Unified Reality Theory demonstrates that reality is a state of existential self-relation. The idea that the universe consists of existence which has formed relationships with itself isn’t new; Taoists have understood this idea for at least a couple of thousand years. What’s new here is the presentation of this idea in the form of a detailed, defined, and dynamic structural model that correlates with the behavior of physical reality as described by science in general and physics in particular.

Ultimately, Unified Reality Theory uses science and logic to demonstrate that God actually exists, as a pervasive and absolute consciousness that transcends the realities of space and time, and that we, as well as everything else, are that!

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"I recommend this book to anyone interested in understanding the nature of reality and their place in it." -- Deepak Chopra, Author

I recommend this book to anyone interested in understanding the nature of reality and their place in it. -- Deepak Chopra, Author,

Unified Reality Theory is very highly recommended reading for dedicated students of metaphysics and the philosophical underpinnings of human experience. -- The Midwest Book Review, May 2002

Very highly recommended reading for dedicated students of metaphysics and the philosophical underpinnings of the human experience. -- The Midwest Book Review, May 2002

From the Author

Unified Reality Theory is a model of reality that describes in detail how the universe gets something from nothing—that is, it shows how the somethings we experience as reality evolve from a more fundamental level that's nothing. "Nothing" doesn't mean nonexistence, just existence that's not a "thing."

The level of existential nothingness from which experiential somethings arise is referred to in the model as absolute existence. Central to the description of how something can come from nothing is the understanding that absolute existence must have consciousness as an attribute that's intrinsic to its being. That is, consciousness isn't something separate from absolute existence, but rather the word "consciousness" and the phrase "absolute existence" are two different ways of pointing toward the same undefinable level of nothingness from which all somethings arise.

In viewing consciousness as fundamental, Unified Reality Theory takes a position on the nature of reality that's in opposition to the dominant material realist conception of reality held in the West. Material realism includes the idea that the machinations of physical reality in general and brain function in particular somehow give rise to the phenomenon we call consciousness.

It is my position that material realism is the flat-Earth idea of our time, in as much as it is a mistaken view of a situation derived from a limited perspective. Unified Reality Theory broadens that perspective by showing how physical reality evolves from consciousness, from a reality that is completely non-physical.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 431 pages
• Publisher: Destiny Load Press; 1st edition (November 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970655010
• ISBN-13: 978-0970655011
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #871,161 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must read on consciousness!, November 14, 2001

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This review is from: Unified Reality Theory: The Evolution of Existence into Experience (Paperback)

I have read this book while it was available on-line from the author's Internet pages. I had had no clue that the material was meant for the publication so I mailed the author to strongly encourage him to do it.

I found it important, because author's name has not been so far uttered on the same breath with the likes of Capra, Chalmers or Deikman. And as it usually happens with the works of this magnitude, when written by the new name, the path to the publication may be especially long and frustrating.

Why I did it? Because the book is an excellent read on its own. The author has the natural skill to express himself by way of a comprehensive, communicative language and exceptional ability to present the complex concepts in a simple way. And most importantly, the material in the book charts a very coherent model of reality with clearly stated assumptions and logically drawn conclusions. The author does not play with words and the book is not a typical contemporary philosophical exercise in linguistics.

If the reader is interested in the models of reality developed by the Eastern philosophy and Western science - then this book would deliver a surprising bonus - it is neither the rewrite nor the reference to all that has been written so far. The model presented in the book is absolutely original and not based on any obvious sources other than author's own powerful thinking process validated by personal experience.

The spotting of the difference between the awareness and consciousness, the reflection on the reality as the existence's experience of itself are the brightest and most interesting threads of the book. All of these subjects are communicated with the simplicity of the sage. And illustrated with appealing graphics.

The reader will appreciate that the author does not forget that he is presenting the model - usually the writers dealing with the Big Questions related to the nature of reality turn into the patronizing mode of the all and the only wise. The author of this material is gloriously free from the self-exaltation and pompousness.

The on-line book was composed of two parts. The second one, focused on the model of reality as the existence's experience of itself is a must read for everybody eager to extend his conceptual horizon and deepen the understanding of his consciousness. I warmly recommend this book...

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very highly recommended reading for dedicated students, May 17, 2002

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Unified Reality Theory: The Evolution of Existence into Experience (Paperback)

In Unified Reality Theory: The Evolution Of Existence Into Experience, Steven Kaufman presents a persuasively argued, philosophically profound, and aptly presented original study, centering upon the hypothesis that "reality is a state of existential self-relation". Consciousness and awareness is truly the source of physical reality, rather than a byproduct, and physical reality is merely one facet of a universal consciousness. Unified Reality Theory is very highly recommended reading for dedicated students of metaphysics and the philosophical underpinnings of the human experience.

17 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lao Tzu, Newton, Einstein, Kaufman, May 16, 2002

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This review is from: Unified Reality Theory: The Evolution of Existence into Experience (Paperback)

Most people do not question how reality all comes together, they just accept it as it appears. I began questioning at about age 14 when I dropped out of Sunday School and started to investigate Eastern philosophies. I was introduced to the "new" physics by Gary Zukav's Dancing Wu Li Masters. That book ignited in me a hunger for a greater understanding of this field. The Tao of Physics confirmed my belief that all the answers could be found in this "hard science"; quantum physics.

When I became seriously ill a couple of years ago, my reading list changed emphasis. I read Deepak Chopra's Quantum Healing, some Caroline Myss and Louise Hay among others. Each book was helpful it its own way, especially Chopra's works and I found no reason to believe that any of these mystical, spiritual or alternative approaches to illness, or to life in general, would be denounced by Grand Unified Theories or Theories of Everything (GUTs and TOEs). On my road to recovery I came across a pre-publication copy of Steven Kaufman's Unified Reality Theory. I devoured it and it was delicious.

In my quest for understanding the nature of reality I have read quite a few good books on quantum physics and how it relates to the world in which we live. I even finished A Brief History of Time by Steven Hawking. Newton, Einstein and Lao Tzu have nothing to argue about; Mr. Kaufman has brought it all together beautifully. I truly believe that hundreds of years from now he will be listed among the great thinkers of all time. I understand why this book took ten years to write; Unified Reality Theory is a masterpiece. I hope his next work doesn't take nearly as long.