TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword by Deepak Chopra

Preface and Acknowledgments

Introduction: The Great Awakening

Part One: Where Are We?

Chapter 1: The First Miracle
•    We Are Giants
•    The Nearly Invisible Universe
•    Just Getting Underway
•    Our Intuitive Connection with the Cosmos
•    Imagine Building a Universe

Chapter 2: The Science of a Living Universe
•    A Unified Universe
•    An Ocean of Background Energy
•    A Continuously Regenerated Universe
•    Sentience at Every Level
•    Freedom at the Foundations
•    Able to Reproduce Itself
•    An Integrative View from Science

Part Two: Who are We?

Chapter 3: Spirituality as Intimacy with a Living Universe
•    Judeo-Christian Views
•    Islamic Views
•    Hindu Views
•    Buddhist Views
•    Taoist and Confucian Views
•    Indigenous Views
•    Western Views
•    Harvesting the Wisdom of Human Experience

Chapter 4: The Mother Universe
•    The Meta-Universe in Science
•    The Mother Universe in Wisdom Traditions
•    An Integrative View
•    Growing in the Mother Universe

Chapter 5: The Soul’s Body and Our Cosmic Identity
•    The Size of Our Soul
•    Qualities of the Soul’s Body
•    A Body of Light
•    A Body of Music
•    A Body of Love
•    A Body of Knowing
•    Recognizing Ourselves Before We Die

Part Three: Where Are We Going?

Chapter 6: Where Is the Universe Going?
•    Life Within Life Within Life
•    Growing Self-Organizing Systems
•    Humanity’s Central Project
•    A Garden for Growing Life

Chapter 7: Humanity is Halfway Home
•    Humanity’s Heroic Journey
•    Humanity’s Journey of Separation
•    Our Supreme Test and Time of Initiation
•    Humanity’s Journey of Return
•    The Second Axial Age
•    Awakening into the Living Universe
•    Stage I: Reflective Consciousness
•    Stage II: Oceanic Consciousness
•    Stage III: Flow Consciousness

Part Four: Actions for the Journey Ahead

Chapter 8: Six Vital Tasks for the Journey Home
•    Co-Creating Our Story of Awakening
•    Cultivating Reflection and Reconciliation
•    Living Simply and Sustainably
•    Creating New Kinds of Community
•    Becoming Media-Conscious Citizens of the Earth
•    Bringing Our True Gifts into the World
•    The Promise of the Journey Ahead

Chapter 9: Living in a Living Universe
•    Meditations
•    Conversations

Notes
Index
About the Author