A genuine system of spiritual knowledge should have all the characteristics of a
scientific theory. It should provide a logically consistent description of
reality, and it should entail procedures which can be used to verify important
features of this description. The system should be in agreement with existing
mechanistic theories insofar as they are valid, but it may be expected to clash
with many elements of the modern scientific world view that rest on unsound
speculation and extrapolation. Most importantly, the system should contain
practical methods of obtaining absolute information about the ultimate meaning
and purpose of life. In this book the author tries to make a