Man's Fate and God's Choice an Agenda For Human Transformation [Hardcover]

Stagnate as a 'creepy caterpillar' or transform into a 'beauteous butterfly'-this path-breaking book of a rare genre suggests-is the seminal choice before mankind, and every one of us. In this setting, the book raises some fundamental questions: What is man's righful place in the cosmos and his manifest destiny on earth? Why are we so self-righteously self-destructive? Are we a doomed species? Or 'divine' beings struggling to overcome the hubris of the human intellect? Is God getting weary of mankind? How should we synergise human effort and Divine Grace? The book posits that any betterment in human behavior needs a cathartic change at the deepest levels. That requires diluting the dominance of the mind and rewakening the long-dormant intelligence of the human heart. To meet that challenge, we need minimum numbers, a 'critical mass' to create self-sustained momentum for transformation through consciousness change. And every single human of this generation should behave in such a way that he or she is that single person whose transformation could make the decisive species-scale difference. The book offers a menu of ideas and an agenda of action. This book could be itself become an input to mobilize that very 'critical mass' it advocates for human transformation. About The Author:- Bhimeswara Challa is a 'double-retiree': he retired from the Indian Administrative Service in 1983 and from the United Nations in 1996. Over a career spanning nearly forty years of professional career, Bhimeswara Challa has served in multiple capacities, from the grassroots to the global level, and has travelled extensively. Alongside, he has also been a part-time but passionate writer, having published two novels in his mother tongue (Telugu), as well as numerous articles on a brad range of subjects in newspapers and journals in India, UK and USA. Man's Fate and God's Choice is his first book-length non-fiction work. He is currently writing his second book, tentatively titled Morality, Money and Mortality-the Triad of Human Obessions. Contents:- CONTENTS:- # Preface # 1. Man in Context# • God gotten weary of Man! • To let fall a tear for humanity •# Brooding on the brink • Risks# change and transformation •# The three ‘I’s of the human condition • Chigyogoisui —# unity of knowledge and action • Malaise of modern man •# God and good men • Narcissism and nihilism • The way# forward — the way inward# 2. The Human Condition# • The human in the universe • Harmonizing personal and# collective identity • Pleasure and pain • Man — a mixed# blessing • The rope and the snake • Dwanda-atheetha and# the principle of polarity • A thinking pigmy • Power# passion# and love • Moral foundation of mankind • Knowledge# ignorance and illusion • The self and the razor’s edge • Human# depravity • Evolution and culture • Acceptance and tolerance# • Civilization and chemicalization • Consumerism and its critics# • Comparison# competition and convergence# 3. Of Human Baggage and Bondage# • Bondage and liberation • Human activity and its toxic fall# out • Lives of quiet desperation • The quest for ‘good# governance’ • Earth and its false gods • Evil — be thou my# good • Money, sex and power • End# means and violence •# Seeds of self- destruction# viii Man’s Fate and God’s Choice# 4. The Sacred# the Secular and the Profane# • The three strands • Religion# spirituality and science — the# struggle for supremacy • Transhumanism and technology •# Limits of science# and the science of limits • Innovation and# integrity • Religion and its future • Spiritualism and selffulfillment# • Knowledge and desire • The Masters and the# message • Cleansing consciousness and cultivating love# 5. From Mind to Heart — the Odyssey Within# • Harmonizing the head and heart • Man — ‘a mental case’ •# Harboring holistic heart • Restoring equilibrium in human# consciousness • Mastering the mind and harnessing the heart# 6. Contours of Consciousness Change# • Consciousness — all there is • Hallmark of human# intelligence • Moral decadence and consciousness change# 7. Transformation and God# • Three paths to human transformation • The phenomenon# humans call God • Free will# fate# and surrender • Faith# divinity## and doubt • Transcendence# immanence# and indifference of# god • ‘Critical mass’ and the ‘hundredth monkey’ •# Transformation# nature# and science# 8. Models and Metaphors for Human Transformation# • Lessons from the living world • Human effort and divine# dispensation • An epitaph for mankind# References and Notes The Title 'Man's Fate and God's Choice an Agenda For Human Transformation written/authored/edited by Bhimeswara Challa', published in the year 2011. The ISBN 9788178358819 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 510 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Kalpaz Publications. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is RELIGION / PHILOSOPHY. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:-