As one of the least read Zaadsters, who am I to critique one of America’s most read. A Brief History of Everything is a fascinating read but something is missing, and I think it is the state of consciousness.

“From virtually every inception of every major knowledge quest, East and West alike,” writes Wilber, “the various approaches have fallen into one or another of these two great camps, interior versus exterior.”

I look within for answers. I’m expecting Wilber to agree with me. But no, Wilber maintains that it is almost impossible to understand higher and spiritual developments without taking both the exterior and interior path into account. The exterior is well-known by the senses, says Wilber. “You don’t have to try to get into the interior, at their consciousness… you are looking at the exterior,” reasons Wilber. You are looking at what is good for the birds. It’s tweedle-dee-dee and tweedle-dee-dumb with Wilber. Actually, you are looking at Ayn Rand’s, Atlas Shrugged philosophy, at objectivity, neither here nor there: we live only to serve the many. My, oh my!

There is no such thing as objective reality. There is only subjective reality—your reality, my reality. Objective reality serves only to enslave the soul. Rand’s mindless aspirations are external of the mind. God is not objective. There is no external animating you. Your energy is your’s, if you know what is good for you. Wilber does not let me know that all evil is of exterior origin. Know thy self and know goodness. Know the right way to know you are a being of power, intelligence, and love.

The essential thing to know is that the supreme law is the supreme consciousness of the universe. Somewhere in-between there is an exterior universe separated by time and space but the law never changes. Only man’s laws expediently change.

There is a missing link in his external and internal take. Wilber needs to go back to the drawing board. In this dangerous time, it is essential to know that God is not external and internal. God lies within.

If we Zaadsters are ever to change the world, we are going to have to put things and people into logical perspective. We are going to have to realize that we’ve evolved. We have choices. If we are going to change the world, know that we are all individuals with the right to pursue our individual destinies free of interference.

A dear friend once told me that I should read A Brief History of Everything.  She was correct - I loved it and have re-read it many times.  Ken struck a note with me and now I believe that I have almost everything that he has written in my library.  Grace and Grit brought me to my knees.  Ken is a part of my path - one I turn to frequently.

I really relished the parts of the book when Wilbur shared his heart and process…I have a really hard time when Wilbur is in his theoretical head…everything becomes too wordy…why use so many words when you can sit and breathe………

I read this book like a self-help book when the referents indicated by the all-new signifiers were just starting to manifest as phenomenological objects in my immediate awareness

It rocks. 

Ken's compassion, spirit and breadth of knowledge never ceases to amaze me … but …

I ran into his tome of works in the used book store yesterday and it could all be summed up in this one book. If you want to get to know his thinking, read this one. If you want to know the man (and why he is bald), read Grace and Grit.