The last hundred years of scientific and philosophical thought have caused dramatic upheavals inhow we view our universe, our spiritual beliefs, and ourselves. Increasingly, people are wonderingif enduring spiritual and moral truths even exist.Out of the Labyrinth brings fresh insight and understanding to this difficult problem. Waltersdemonstrates the genuine compatibility of scientific and religious values, and how science and ourmost cherished moral values actually enrich and reinforce one another.
Kriyananda (born James Donald Walters; May 19, 1926, Azuga – April 21, 2013, Assisi) was a direct disciple of the yogi Paramahansa Yogananda, and the founder of the Ananda, a worldwide movement of spiritual intentional communities based on Yogananda's World Brotherhood Colonies ideal. Yogananda made Walters a minister for his organization, Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF).
Dense and fascinating book that links mysticism of the Indian sub-continent and many of the major religions of the world as well as philosophers, writers and scientists to search for meaning in a world more increasingly defined by the truth of scientific findings. Looking for God in a vast universe without the weirdness of the fundmental slant of so many of the religions of the world made this a readable book for me who still holds tightly to my athiesim........