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Power vs. Force #6
Discovery of the Presence of God: Devotional Nonduality
The sixth book in a progressive series by Dr. David R. Hawkins, this work finalizes and further clarifies the true nature and core od the condition termed Enlightenment. It is primarily an instruction manual for the serious spiritual devotee and reveals information only known by those who have transcended the ego to reach Divine Realization.
This is the inner route from the self to the Self, and the descriptions of the progressive states are devoted to the reader's own illumination. This work will appeal to those who themselves are dedicated to the spiritual Reality of Truth as the direct pathway to God.
This is the inner route from the self to the Self, and the descriptions of the progressive states are devoted to the reader's own illumination. This work will appeal to those who themselves are dedicated to the spiritual Reality of Truth as the direct pathway to God.
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First published January 1, 2005
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David R. Hawkins
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Sir David Ramon Hawkins, M.D, Ph.D. was a nationally renowned psychiatrist, physician, researcher, spiritual teacher and lecturer.
Founding Director of the Institute for Spiritual Research, Inc. (1983) and Founder of the Path of Devotional Nonduality (2003), Dr. Hawkins lectured widely at such places as Westminster Abbey; Oxford Forum; Universities of Notre Dame, Michigan, Argentina, Fordham and Harvard; University of California (SF) Medical School; Institute of Noetic Sciences; and Agape Spiritual Center (Los Angeles). In addition, he has been an advisor to Catholic, Protestant, and Buddhist monasteries. He conferred with foreign governments on international diplomacy and has been instrumental in resolving long–standing conflicts that were major threats to world peace.
He is featured in recent documentary films, magazines, and radio interviews (e.g., Oprah Radio and Institute of Noetic Sciences) for his work in the areas of health, healing, recovery, spirituality in modern life, consciousness research, and meditation.
Dr. Hawkins entered the field of medicine to alleviate human pain and distress, and his work as a physician was pioneering. As Medical Director of the North Nassau Mental Health Center (1956–1980) and Director of Research at Brunswick Hospital (1968–1979) on Long Island, his clinic was the largest practice in the United States, including a suite of twenty–five offices, two thousand outpatients, and several research laboratories. In 1973, he co–authored the ground–breaking work, Orthomolecular Psychiatry with Nobel Laureate chemist Linus Pauling, initiating a new field within psychiatry.
His clinical breakthroughs brought appearances on The Today Show, The Barbara Walters Show and The Mcneil/Leher News Hour. In the 1970s, he co–founded several psychiatric organizations, including the Editorial Board of the Journal of Schizophrenia and the Attitudinal Healing Center in New York.
Many awards followed, such as The Huxley Award for the "Inestimable Contribution to the Alleviation of Human Suffering," Physicians Recognition Award by the American Medical Association, 50–Year Distinguished Life Fellow by the American Psychiatric Association, the Orthomolecular Medicine Hall of Fame, and a nomination for the prestigious Templeton Prize that honors progress in Science and Religion. In 1995, in a ceremony officiated by the H.H. Prince Valdemar of Schaumburg–Lippe at the San Anselmo Theological Seminary, he became a knight of the Sovereign Order of the Hospitaliers of St. John of Jerusalem (founded in 1077) in recognition of his contributions to humanity.
Sir David Ramon Hawkins, M.D, Ph.D. was a nationally renowned psychiatrist, physician, researcher, spiritual teacher and lecturer.
Founding Director of the Institute for Spiritual Research, Inc. (1983) and Founder of the Path of Devotional Nonduality (2003), Dr. Hawkins lectured widely at such places as Westminster Abbey; Oxford Forum; Universities of Notre Dame, Michigan, Argentina, Fordham and Harvard; University of California (SF) Medical School; Institute of Noetic Sciences; and Agape Spiritual Center (Los Angeles). In addition, he has been an advisor to Catholic, Protestant, and Buddhist monasteries. He conferred with foreign governments on international diplomacy and has been instrumental in resolving long–standing conflicts that were major threats to world peace.
He is featured in recent documentary films, magazines, and radio interviews (e.g., Oprah Radio and Institute of Noetic Sciences) for his work in the areas of health, healing, recovery, spirituality in modern life, consciousness research, and meditation.
Dr. Hawkins entered the field of medicine to alleviate human pain and distress, and his work as a physician was pioneering. As Medical Director of the North Nassau Mental Health Center (1956–1980) and Director of Research at Brunswick Hospital (1968–1979) on Long Island, his clinic was the largest practice in the United States, including a suite of twenty–five offices, two thousand outpatients, and several research laboratories. In 1973, he co–authored the ground–breaking work, Orthomolecular Psychiatry with Nobel Laureate chemist Linus Pauling, initiating a new field within psychiatry.
His clinical breakthroughs brought appearances on The Today Show, The Barbara Walters Show and The Mcneil/Leher News Hour. In the 1970s, he co–founded several psychiatric organizations, including the Editorial Board of the Journal of Schizophrenia and the Attitudinal Healing Center in New York.
Many awards followed, such as The Huxley Award for the "Inestimable Contribution to the Alleviation of Human Suffering," Physicians Recognition Award by the American Medical Association, 50–Year Distinguished Life Fellow by the American Psychiatric Association, the Orthomolecular Medicine Hall of Fame, and a nomination for the prestigious Templeton Prize that honors progress in Science and Religion. In 1995, in a ceremony officiated by the H.H. Prince Valdemar of Schaumburg–Lippe at the San Anselmo Theological Seminary, he became a knight of the Sovereign Order of the Hospitaliers of St. John of Jerusalem (founded in 1077) in recognition of his contributions to humanity.
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March 25, 2016
Having just finished "Discovery of the Presence of God" (Devotional Nonduality), by Dr. David Hawkins, I felt I had to write down a few points on why I liked some of the material, and yet overall found the DH "path" to be a dead-end.
It was the third book by David Hawkins that I read (the other being a voluminous text "The Eye of the I"), and also having gone through "Letting Go".
Things I like about DH's writings:
- his precise language in getting down concepts related to spirituality, mysticism, and nonduality
- the overall structure he lays out with regards to the ego/personal self, the witness, observer, etc. and the need to transcend the personal self, in favour of allowing the Self/no-self/etc. to become apparent
- the emphasis on 'sacrificing' or giving up the 'juice' or payoff of being the 'experiencer' in place of being the witness of the experience (which works well with the traditional yoga paths- karma yoga, bhakti yoga and jnana yoga)
- most of the practices he comments on (e.g. self-inquiry, single-pointed meditation etc.) have well documented and well-known effectiveness
- there is a definite laying out of DH own opinions and 'map of consciousness' as he sees it, no beating around the bush or ambiguity, as some other writers often do (e.g. "Well all paths lead to the top", "All paths are good" type magical thinking).
However, the above is unfortunately negated by the following points:
- the emphasis throughout on using DH's arbitrary, weird and wonderful system of "Conscousness Calibration" or using Kinesiology muscle testing to verify the 'Truth and Consciousness level' of teachings, teachers, people, places, (and anything) on a scale of 0-1000.
- the above "map" is seems to be mostly fictional, and is blatantly incorrect (see below) in places, but is portrayed as being completely scientific, absolutely true, verifiable, repeatable etc.
- occasional incorrect entries in the texts, showing either DH own unfamiliarity with certain teachings, which lead one to question how these teachings/concepts could have been properly 'calibrated' when the "founder" didn't quite understand what the teachings were:
(Random examples: (1) Jnana yoga (ie. the yoga of "knowledge" or inquiry) is mistaken as "Jhana yoga" in the text (ie. yoga practices using concentrative meditation to achieve absorption states); (2) Sikhism is incorrectly labelled as a subset of "Hinduism"; (3) certain systems such as "Tibetan Buddhism" are given a rating and classed as one uniform religion/teaching. In fact, some teachings such as Tibetan Buddhism, contain several very different schools of thought, from traditionalist Mahayana Buddhist groups, to nondual non-traditional yogic paths like Dzogchen; etc.)
- the weirdness of some scores defies logic and explanation. (Random examples: Completely dualistic/political personages such as Pope John Paul II get 570, along with Jospeh Ratzinger.. however, some nondual teachers such as Poonjaji get 520 (lower), and a highly realized Tibetan yogi (Dilgo Kyenste Rinpoche) gets 575. Christian mystic Joel Goldsmith gets 480, while protestant writer Martin Luther gets 580. Mother Theresa gets 710, on the same level as the flower of Advaita Vedanta, Sri Adi Shankaracharya. "Saint Patrick" of whom little is known gets 590, and trumps Jean Klein, Rudolph Steiner, the Dalai Lama, Socrates and Rumi. You get the picture.
- Scriptures are also strangely rated/calibrated: A high grade text such as A Course in Miracles gets 600, while dualistic and confusing texts such as Koran (700) and the New Testament (790) rate much higher (despite having caused vast amounts of global suffering on behalf of followers). The "Nicene Crede" itself gets a huge 895, while the complete works of the Kashmiri Shaivism sage Abhinavagupta rates at 655.. again you get the picture.
The exercises and spiritual practices that DH introduces, while short and concise, are really nothing new, and simply taken from other schools, teachers etc. (e.g. self-inquiry from Ramana Maharshi and Zen, concentration meditation from Raja yoga and Patanjali and Buddhism, witnessing from numerous sources, Letting go / releasing seems to be pretty much the same as the Sedona Method which appeared a few decades earlier, and which was taken from elsewhere also)- hence there's really no new material in DH works that I can point to.. apart from the above erroneous 'Map of Consciousness'.
Returning to the summary though, I really did like DH exploration of the ego/self, witness, and the idea of giving up and surrendering 'the experiencer' in favour of 'the observer'. His psychology background supports this. I also liked his style of writing, which lends itself to group work or being read out aloud. I didn't like his choice of calibrations, and the emphasis on his 'maps' being objective and scientific (which they are clearly not), and that one has to wade through thousands of words (over various volumes and lectures) in order to pick out a few effective practices, or worse, get side-tracked into playing with muscle testing in order to 'tell the truth' of things- which should be completely apparent anyhow for those who end up walking further down a legit spiritual path to liberation.
There's more than enough online though, for anyone to do more research on David Hawkins.. the good and the bad. Interesting reading, but take it with salt, and use sparingly.
It was the third book by David Hawkins that I read (the other being a voluminous text "The Eye of the I"), and also having gone through "Letting Go".
Things I like about DH's writings:
- his precise language in getting down concepts related to spirituality, mysticism, and nonduality
- the overall structure he lays out with regards to the ego/personal self, the witness, observer, etc. and the need to transcend the personal self, in favour of allowing the Self/no-self/etc. to become apparent
- the emphasis on 'sacrificing' or giving up the 'juice' or payoff of being the 'experiencer' in place of being the witness of the experience (which works well with the traditional yoga paths- karma yoga, bhakti yoga and jnana yoga)
- most of the practices he comments on (e.g. self-inquiry, single-pointed meditation etc.) have well documented and well-known effectiveness
- there is a definite laying out of DH own opinions and 'map of consciousness' as he sees it, no beating around the bush or ambiguity, as some other writers often do (e.g. "Well all paths lead to the top", "All paths are good" type magical thinking).
However, the above is unfortunately negated by the following points:
- the emphasis throughout on using DH's arbitrary, weird and wonderful system of "Conscousness Calibration" or using Kinesiology muscle testing to verify the 'Truth and Consciousness level' of teachings, teachers, people, places, (and anything) on a scale of 0-1000.
- the above "map" is seems to be mostly fictional, and is blatantly incorrect (see below) in places, but is portrayed as being completely scientific, absolutely true, verifiable, repeatable etc.
- occasional incorrect entries in the texts, showing either DH own unfamiliarity with certain teachings, which lead one to question how these teachings/concepts could have been properly 'calibrated' when the "founder" didn't quite understand what the teachings were:
(Random examples: (1) Jnana yoga (ie. the yoga of "knowledge" or inquiry) is mistaken as "Jhana yoga" in the text (ie. yoga practices using concentrative meditation to achieve absorption states); (2) Sikhism is incorrectly labelled as a subset of "Hinduism"; (3) certain systems such as "Tibetan Buddhism" are given a rating and classed as one uniform religion/teaching. In fact, some teachings such as Tibetan Buddhism, contain several very different schools of thought, from traditionalist Mahayana Buddhist groups, to nondual non-traditional yogic paths like Dzogchen; etc.)
- the weirdness of some scores defies logic and explanation. (Random examples: Completely dualistic/political personages such as Pope John Paul II get 570, along with Jospeh Ratzinger.. however, some nondual teachers such as Poonjaji get 520 (lower), and a highly realized Tibetan yogi (Dilgo Kyenste Rinpoche) gets 575. Christian mystic Joel Goldsmith gets 480, while protestant writer Martin Luther gets 580. Mother Theresa gets 710, on the same level as the flower of Advaita Vedanta, Sri Adi Shankaracharya. "Saint Patrick" of whom little is known gets 590, and trumps Jean Klein, Rudolph Steiner, the Dalai Lama, Socrates and Rumi. You get the picture.
- Scriptures are also strangely rated/calibrated: A high grade text such as A Course in Miracles gets 600, while dualistic and confusing texts such as Koran (700) and the New Testament (790) rate much higher (despite having caused vast amounts of global suffering on behalf of followers). The "Nicene Crede" itself gets a huge 895, while the complete works of the Kashmiri Shaivism sage Abhinavagupta rates at 655.. again you get the picture.
The exercises and spiritual practices that DH introduces, while short and concise, are really nothing new, and simply taken from other schools, teachers etc. (e.g. self-inquiry from Ramana Maharshi and Zen, concentration meditation from Raja yoga and Patanjali and Buddhism, witnessing from numerous sources, Letting go / releasing seems to be pretty much the same as the Sedona Method which appeared a few decades earlier, and which was taken from elsewhere also)- hence there's really no new material in DH works that I can point to.. apart from the above erroneous 'Map of Consciousness'.
Returning to the summary though, I really did like DH exploration of the ego/self, witness, and the idea of giving up and surrendering 'the experiencer' in favour of 'the observer'. His psychology background supports this. I also liked his style of writing, which lends itself to group work or being read out aloud. I didn't like his choice of calibrations, and the emphasis on his 'maps' being objective and scientific (which they are clearly not), and that one has to wade through thousands of words (over various volumes and lectures) in order to pick out a few effective practices, or worse, get side-tracked into playing with muscle testing in order to 'tell the truth' of things- which should be completely apparent anyhow for those who end up walking further down a legit spiritual path to liberation.
There's more than enough online though, for anyone to do more research on David Hawkins.. the good and the bad. Interesting reading, but take it with salt, and use sparingly.
May 21, 2010
What an awesome book. For sure a must read. You should read Power vs Force before reading this. I teach people how to grow and develop their lives at www.AlwaysDeveloping.com and this book has been a great benefit to people I have worked with and myself included. It helps you get a concrete understanding of who you are who you want to be.
March 3, 2017
I found this to be a valuable book, but didn’t feel I got quite so much out of it as the others of his I’ve read/reviewed. But all Hawkins’ books are of such high quality that they deserve five stars.
The book is comprised of two sections – The Spiritual Process and Discussion. Included in the former section are chapters on Devotional Nonduality , The Inner Path, Orientation, Spiritual Practices, and more.
We are informed that the condition of Enlightenment is “the state of pure Radiance that chimes forth as the Presence/Self”. The personal self does not become enlightened but instead “falls away and is replaced by the previously obscured Reality of the Self as the Radiance of God Immanent”.
Devotion is not the same as piety “but … a way of life and a way of being with oneself, God, and the world.”
According to consciousness research, the likelihood of reaching Enlightenment is now about one thousand times more likely than in the past.
The pathway of nonduality is not arduous – it is merely the degree of the ego’s resistance to it that is so.
We are informed about the paths shown by the great religions. E,g. Christianity is the path of love and forgiveness, Buddhism is the path of compassion, Judaism is the path of living by sacred law. And so on.
Both the Buddha and Jesus Christ taught that the basic ‘sin’ (defect) of humans is ignorance.
“Consciousness calibration research confirms that God is transcendent, immanent and present in all that exists as the very Source of Existence itself, and thus the non-linear is simultaneously present in the linear.”
The purpose of mantras is to still the mind and invoke a high energy field. States of spirituality and ecstasy occur naturally at the calibrated levels of the high 500s. “To reach Enlightenment, they also must be surrendered to God, and in their place arises a great Peace beyond all description.”
An interesting section of the book indicates the calibrated levels of consciousness of over a hundred well-known, respected teachers.
Some of these have, for me, a surprisingly “low” level of consciousness, e.g. Joel Goldsmith 480, Manley G. Hall 485, Rudolf Steiner 485. Ram Chandra, years ago my own guru, calibrated at 540. The Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso) 570. Mahatma Gandhi 760. Ramani Maharshi 720. Thomas Merton 515. Paramahansa Yogananda 540, Ramakrishna 620. Rumi 550.
Some scriptures and spiritual writings have also been calibrated.
A Course in Miracles (workbook) 600
“ “ (textbook) 550
Bhagavad-Gita 910 (!)
Gospel of St. Luke 699
Gospel of St. Thomas 660
And lots more.
In short, read this book too if you appreciate the works of David R. Hawkins.
The book is comprised of two sections – The Spiritual Process and Discussion. Included in the former section are chapters on Devotional Nonduality , The Inner Path, Orientation, Spiritual Practices, and more.
We are informed that the condition of Enlightenment is “the state of pure Radiance that chimes forth as the Presence/Self”. The personal self does not become enlightened but instead “falls away and is replaced by the previously obscured Reality of the Self as the Radiance of God Immanent”.
Devotion is not the same as piety “but … a way of life and a way of being with oneself, God, and the world.”
According to consciousness research, the likelihood of reaching Enlightenment is now about one thousand times more likely than in the past.
The pathway of nonduality is not arduous – it is merely the degree of the ego’s resistance to it that is so.
We are informed about the paths shown by the great religions. E,g. Christianity is the path of love and forgiveness, Buddhism is the path of compassion, Judaism is the path of living by sacred law. And so on.
Both the Buddha and Jesus Christ taught that the basic ‘sin’ (defect) of humans is ignorance.
“Consciousness calibration research confirms that God is transcendent, immanent and present in all that exists as the very Source of Existence itself, and thus the non-linear is simultaneously present in the linear.”
The purpose of mantras is to still the mind and invoke a high energy field. States of spirituality and ecstasy occur naturally at the calibrated levels of the high 500s. “To reach Enlightenment, they also must be surrendered to God, and in their place arises a great Peace beyond all description.”
An interesting section of the book indicates the calibrated levels of consciousness of over a hundred well-known, respected teachers.
Some of these have, for me, a surprisingly “low” level of consciousness, e.g. Joel Goldsmith 480, Manley G. Hall 485, Rudolf Steiner 485. Ram Chandra, years ago my own guru, calibrated at 540. The Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso) 570. Mahatma Gandhi 760. Ramani Maharshi 720. Thomas Merton 515. Paramahansa Yogananda 540, Ramakrishna 620. Rumi 550.
Some scriptures and spiritual writings have also been calibrated.
A Course in Miracles (workbook) 600
“ “ (textbook) 550
Bhagavad-Gita 910 (!)
Gospel of St. Luke 699
Gospel of St. Thomas 660
And lots more.
In short, read this book too if you appreciate the works of David R. Hawkins.
October 7, 2019
There is something about the prose that David Hawkins writes that directly talks to the Ego in order to quiet it. I have read many spiritual texts, but none come close to the simplicity and eloquence of Hawkins.
I enjoyed this book like all his other books. The message seems to be the same:
Dissolve the self to find the Self.
Eliminate all fears to find Love.
Quet the ego to see God.
Some excerpts I enjoyed:
Spiritual evolution is supported by education and information up to the point where the intellect is no longer a primary tool as it is in ordinary learning. The spiritual ‘work’ then transitions from the mental/intellectual/conceptual linear to the nonlinear region of human consciousness, which relates more to context than to content and form or data.
-Surrender of the personal will to the Will (Wisdom) of God (or Providence, Higher Power) signifies relinquishment of control. One can expect the ego to resist doing so, and it invents excuses, counterarguments, and multiple fears in order to maintain illusory control. The ego’s positions are reinforced by pride as well as desire for specific results. Thus, to the ego, to step back and invite the intervention of Divinity seems like a loss, whereas, to the Spirit, it is definitely a win.
I enjoyed this book like all his other books. The message seems to be the same:
Dissolve the self to find the Self.
Eliminate all fears to find Love.
Quet the ego to see God.
Some excerpts I enjoyed:
Spiritual evolution is supported by education and information up to the point where the intellect is no longer a primary tool as it is in ordinary learning. The spiritual ‘work’ then transitions from the mental/intellectual/conceptual linear to the nonlinear region of human consciousness, which relates more to context than to content and form or data.
-Surrender of the personal will to the Will (Wisdom) of God (or Providence, Higher Power) signifies relinquishment of control. One can expect the ego to resist doing so, and it invents excuses, counterarguments, and multiple fears in order to maintain illusory control. The ego’s positions are reinforced by pride as well as desire for specific results. Thus, to the ego, to step back and invite the intervention of Divinity seems like a loss, whereas, to the Spirit, it is definitely a win.
February 23, 2021
As a former atheist, these books surprised me with a hope for another way of being. Not through devotion to some arbitrary priesthood offering to guide me towards a transcendent godhead, but via living with a shifted focus on inner life instead of outer life or, worse, on the meaninglessness of either.
I haven't read any of these books in over a decade and so am not sure if they'd still open my eyes and inspire me to grow and change the same way. Even if not, they served their purpose as further fuel for the fires of growth and self-improvement that dominated my late twenties.
I haven't read any of these books in over a decade and so am not sure if they'd still open my eyes and inspire me to grow and change the same way. Even if not, they served their purpose as further fuel for the fires of growth and self-improvement that dominated my late twenties.
August 25, 2019
Compelling and vibrating truth.
June 12, 2013
This was an interesting book, although He jumps around quite a bit and 'somehow' has 'managed' to put the transcendent state and Enlightenment on a rating scale which is a bit far fetched, especially when it comes to rating others throughout history. Hawkins also was into kinesiology, which again...is questionable with no validation , nor to this reader, is a valid assumption, presumptuous at best. He mixes quite a bit of psychological mumbo jumbo given his background, mixing apples and oranges a lot. If you're looking for a book on Faith, this is not the book for you. Some people I would not recommend reading it at all.
May 29, 2017
8th of the 9 book series--start with the first three and then Letting Go. Then I'd say read this one, but only if looking to engage in spiritual study very seriously. If not, or you are more casually reading Hawkins work, the first four books will suffice.
April 22, 2014
Similar to the earlier book I am currently reading, I-Reality and Subjectivity. For the rather advanced spiritual devotee.
September 3, 2018
Within us resides the capabality to love God more than the personal self.
"To Thee oh Lord, do I devote my life". Wow!
"To Thee oh Lord, do I devote my life". Wow!
June 21, 2024
“ Subjectively, all that is needed to progress are patience, prayer, faith in the process, and the surrendering of resistances.”
A shorter and relatively practical guide to spiritual practice and the potential changes in subjective experinces as one makes spiritual progress. The emphasis is on devotion, intention and contemplation. There is quite a lot of reference to past Hawkins books, so it would be useful to be familiar with them. What most came across to me were two things: an emphasis on nonattachment (in the world but not of it), and following verified spiritual teachings (all that is needed for enlightenment is already in existence, and many novel or ‘exciting’ ‘spiritual’detours should be avoided).
My favourite quotes:
Spiritual work is … a matter of exploration that transcends mentalized concepts, such as those of cause and effect.
Spiritual processing is like positioning oneself in the wind or in a water current.
Nonattachment becomes possible with relinquishment of the desires for gain.
Consciousness just *is*, with no stakes in the unfoldment of Creation.
To fully ‘know’ a reality is to ‘be’ it, which is a transformative absorption and full integration.
The real reason much information is not available is because there is a lack of capability to ask the correct question.
It is safe to abandon any identification with what one thinks or believes one is for none of it is real, and ‘nothingness’ is purely an imagination.
To flirt with that which is seemingly harmless is attractive to negative subliminal energy patterns. The acquired spiritual flaws may later affect the student adversely in ways that are out of awareness but detectable by others.
A shorter and relatively practical guide to spiritual practice and the potential changes in subjective experinces as one makes spiritual progress. The emphasis is on devotion, intention and contemplation. There is quite a lot of reference to past Hawkins books, so it would be useful to be familiar with them. What most came across to me were two things: an emphasis on nonattachment (in the world but not of it), and following verified spiritual teachings (all that is needed for enlightenment is already in existence, and many novel or ‘exciting’ ‘spiritual’detours should be avoided).
My favourite quotes:
Spiritual work is … a matter of exploration that transcends mentalized concepts, such as those of cause and effect.
Spiritual processing is like positioning oneself in the wind or in a water current.
Nonattachment becomes possible with relinquishment of the desires for gain.
Consciousness just *is*, with no stakes in the unfoldment of Creation.
To fully ‘know’ a reality is to ‘be’ it, which is a transformative absorption and full integration.
The real reason much information is not available is because there is a lack of capability to ask the correct question.
It is safe to abandon any identification with what one thinks or believes one is for none of it is real, and ‘nothingness’ is purely an imagination.
To flirt with that which is seemingly harmless is attractive to negative subliminal energy patterns. The acquired spiritual flaws may later affect the student adversely in ways that are out of awareness but detectable by others.
February 5, 2022
Half of the book is clear, liberating and rings of truth. The other half is obscure, unclear and too wordy to understand. This could be because at my present level of consciousness I can only perceive some of the material versus absorbing the entire message. Either way, I came away with tons of notes, thoughts to ponder and an expanded view of God and the spiritual journey as a whole. This is advanced level stuff, not for the beginner spiritual seeker.
October 31, 2024
This book really opened my eyes to a new way of experiencing spirituality. The concept of nonduality clicked for me and made a lot of sense. I especially found the map of consciousness helpful for understanding different states of being. It's a thought-provoking read that I highly recommend to anyone on a spiritual journey. Anyone else find it helpful?
September 16, 2018
Full of answers
I was stuck with the process and looking for the next step, next steps found me threw this book. Awesome material.
I was stuck with the process and looking for the next step, next steps found me threw this book. Awesome material.
June 22, 2021
This book are excellent.
December 13, 2023
It's a very humbling book!
August 30, 2024
ja ja guets buech (check nüt)
January 5, 2025
Gloria in excelsis Deo!
December 1, 2022
Reading this book made me contemplate about a lot of things like how the people perceive God, how does a religion perceive Him, how there are some days when the ego wants its next rush but there is a knowingness that this is a circle, always seeking the next fix, and that if someone wants to break the circle, fear creeps in.. pretty interesting how thing can be put into context..
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April 20, 2020
Very interesting book! I am a big fan of this author also I have all his books
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