Towards a New Consciousness

This classic text from the American spiritual renaissance of the 1960s and 1970s gives us the remarkable insights of a man who tested everything against his own perceptions. Dr. R. P. Kaushik was born in India in 1926. When a close friend died in his childhood, he began his search for understanding. Finding no satisfaction in beliefs or spiritual techniques, he found that life can be understood only moment to moment. In this book, Dr. Kaushik investigated time, the silent mind, the art of observation, dreams, sex, the nature of love, and many other vital subjects. The reissuing of this work is an opportunity to discover the original wisdom of a profound and unusual teacher who was a contemporary of J. Krishnamurti, Vimila Thakar, David Bohm and others who sought to create a spirituality beyond any religious or philosophical system. Dr. Kaushik practiced medicine for 23 years until he began traveling around the world, speaking on meditation and spirituality. He was the author of five books. He died in 1981.

Praise for Towards a New Consciousness 

A clear and inspiring expression, in modern terms, of very much the same truths which the Buddha and doubtless many other sages have taught. This work is very much appreciated by all of us who are trying to live a life of freedom.

—Joseph Goldstein, author of Insight Meditation