Consciousness in Evolution

Integral reality involves an experiential awareness that invests normal human consciousness with as great an evolutionary enhancement as occurred by the addition of self-awareness and cognition to pre-human consciousness. It is an evolutionary step to a level which has thus far manifested in only a relatively few individuals, Dr. Haridas Chaudhuri being one. Though Dr. Chaudhuri's application of the integral view in daily life displayed the perfect balancing of inner knowledge and outer work in a total experience of being in the world, the basic practice is simple, non-dogmatic, and accessible to all through its three philosophical principles; unity in diversity, evolutionary perspective, and existential depth.

In acknowledging and honoring Dr. Chaudhuri's experience, this dissertation provides the ground for his teachings in terms of ideological antecedents, core principles, and methodology, knowing that the practice produces in each individual the very evolutionary breakthrough in consciousness it is presaging for humanity; a world of perpetual peace and universal understanding.