K J Cleveland

What is Enlightenment? Theories About Knowing Yourself Beneath Your Societal Identity, God and the Unseen Realm from Plato, Isaac Newton, Jean-jacques K J Cleveland

Publisher Marketing: "Answering the Question: What Is Enlightenment? is a short piece written by Immanuel Kant in 1784. It is a profound and candid explanation of the importance of being your own self, and thinking for yourself. He describes this as a state of enlightenment.... ... Over 2,000 years ago Plato suggested that there was something special about each individual; that there was something magical that lay within each of us, something that gives us happiness, knowledge, and the key to the world. That magical something is our soul. He said that so many people are caught up in the world around them, that it is as if they are chained within a cave with reality being so distant and blurred that it can only be seen as shadows on a wall. Throughout the years many other philosophers and physicists, including Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Immanuel Kant, Isaac Newton, and Albert Einstein, have repeatedly suggested the same thing. They say that to find peace, comfort, passion and happiness, people must look inside and get to know themselves, or their soul. And that within our selves lay limitless knowledge about what we cannot see or touch in the physical world. Our soul exists somewhere that is beyond empirical reasoning. Many believe this is where God resides. Others simply call it the Other World. This book examines these theories and suggests ways to help everyone turn away from just seeing shadows on a cave to seeing full reality; to seeing ourselves and our soul... " (From the Introduction). Contributor Bio:  Cleveland, K J K. J. Cleveland was born in Alabama, grew up in various areas, including Mannheim, Germany, due to her Mom being a librarian for the U. S. Army. Her mother, Sherrie Floyd, opened libraries for the U. S. Army in Bosnia, and subsequently won Federal Librarian of the Year in 2001 for her endeavors. K. J. Cleveland has a Bachelor's Degree in psychology and a Master's Degree in history with concentrations in philosophy. After college, she moved to California, where she began her writing career. She and her brother, Randy Jones, published The Raw You: Self-Awareness Journal for one year in West Los Angeles, followed by a book, The Raw You: A Contemplation of the Soul, which received an incredibly positive response from its readers. Cleveland writes about philosophical topics citing Immanuel Kant, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Plato and Isaac Newton, which discuss how to know thyself and proof of God or an intelligent author. She also writes everyday books about the courage to be yourself, building your self-esteem, discovering your true desires, trusting your instincts and never giving up hope that your dreams will come true. She has also written an academic book about her grandmother's childhood when she was a sharecropper. Other books she has written include The Courage to be Yourself: Look Inside and Develop the Confidence to be Your True Self, What is Enlightenment? Theories about God and the Unseen Realm, and Knowing Yourself Beneath Your Societal Identity From Plato, Isaac Newton, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Immanuel Kant and Never Give Up: Exercises to Listen to Your Heart, Set Goals and Make Your Dreams Come True. To learn more about knowing yourself and making your dreams come true, check out www. ToKnowThyself.org, www. NeverGiveUp1.com, www. DreamsComeTrue1.org and www. WhatIsEnlightenment1.org.