Intro by Laura Lee
Dr. Harris has made a life-long, in-depth study of Eastern as well as Western traditions, and has traveled around the world. "Every great culture has its wisdom literature, yet today this great heritage is largely ignored. And yet modern thinking and wisdom literature are very much in tune," says Dr. Harris. Wisdom literature is about how to live, how to be an authentic human being. What does wisdom literature from various ages and cultures have in common? What would modern education be if it included wisdom literature?

Overview from the Philosophical Research Society Website
Dr. Obadiah Harris, President
Throughout his career, Dr. Obadiah Harris has combined his expert skills as a community educator and administrator with study of the world's wisdom traditions. Since 1993, he has found a home for these experiences and abilities as President of the Philosophical Research Society. Dr. Harris received his Ph.D. in Education from the University of Michigan as a Stewart Mott Foundation Fellow. His distinguished work in community education includes service as Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Community Education at New Mexico State University, and as Associate Professor and Director of the Regional Center for Community Education at Arizona State University. Dr. Harris's in-depth study and practice of the great Eastern and Western traditions has helped shape and direct his life. Dr. Harris has seamlessly combined these elements-community education and wisdom teachings-in his leadership of PRS. Among his published works are the books The New Consciousness, Self-Knowledge and Social Action, and Unitive Spirituality.

If you wish to contact Dr. Harris directly, you can email him at harris@prs.org

The New Consciousness
 By Obadiah Harris Ph.D.

The New Consciousness details the course man should follow to attain the spiritual and mental forces that can develop the next stage in man's future. Through the illustration and interpretation of oriental philosophies plus the psychological and spiritual dimensions given through the teachings of the Bible, Dr. Harris opens new horizons for both individual and societal achievements.

This is not a book about self-awareness. This is more. It is a universal, positive book about man's evolution - from our early primitive stages of reacting, to the development and refinement of our reasoning powers and intellect. Now there is another stage of development for man to conquer. From primitive to civilized has not been enough. Our world is more complex, there is not enough love, there is no lasting peace. We must develop even further in this process of human evolution. Man is about to take another step. The New Consciousness points the way.

Paperback, 111 pages - Price $15.95
To Order, call The Philosophical Research Society at 800-548-4062

More information on this guest or topic?