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Newsletter Nr. 984
Amsterdam, May 25th, 2022


KEN WILBER'S LINE FALLACY - Spiritual Choices, Part 3 - BRAD REYNOLDS

The developmental “lines” can be fluidly pictured as “streams,” and in a similar fashion, the “basic structures” can be compared with “waves” (a metaphor Wilber uses). These relatively quasi-independent lines or streams proceed to weave their way through the relatively independent structures or waves that altogether creates the pluridimensional, nested, and interactive human psyche. These lines are forms of “intelligences,” such as “emotional intelligence” (EQ), which also include cognition, moral, affective, linguistic, kinesthetic, somatic, and interpersonal capabilities. These lines are “relatively independent,” since, as Wilber explains, “they can develop independently of each other, at different rates, with a different dynamic, and on a different time schedule.”… Naturally, Ken Wilber (b. 1949) focused on Adi Da Samraj (1939–2008) since at one time he was such an ardent supporter, but now he suggests Adi Da is very high in some streams, while quite low in others. However, I maintain we need to take into account Adi Da’s entire life and all of his relationships and functions to get a clearer picture of his psyche and developmental status. This is something I believe Wilber has failed to adequately do thus coming to his erroneous conclusions about Adi Da.

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