The Awakening Course: The Secret to Solving All Problems

by Joe Vitale

The complete mind, body, and spiritual transformation based on a highly successful course--now in paperback! The Awakening Course is Joe Vitale's most recent breakthrough program explaining the four stages of awakening. This thought-provoking book builds on everything Vitale has written and recorded to date, taking you to a whole new level of personal and professional transcendence.

This book offers a proven step-by-step approach for finding and achieving your goals and desires through a complete mind, body, and spiritual transformation.

Discover new perspectives on money, role models, and the power of your unconscious Re-state complaints into positive life-changing intentions, and turn your fears into a catalyst for success 5 steps for attracting anything or anyone into your life Joe Vitale is the author of the bestselling The Attractor Factor and The Key
Let The Awakening Course take you to a place of transcendence.

Genres: Self Help, Nonfiction

256 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Dr. Joe Vitale is the author of far too many books to mention here. Here are just a few of them:

He wrote the bestseller, The Attractor Factor: 5 Easy Steps for Creating Wealth (or anything else) from the inside out. It became a #1 bestseller twice, even beating the latest Harry Potter book.

He also wrote the #1 bestseller.Lifes Missing Instruction Manual: The Guidebook You Should Have Been Given at Birth.

Besides all of his books, Joe also recorded the #1 best-selling Nightingale-Conant audioprogram, The Power of Outrageous Marketing.

Joes marketing methods have made people millionaires. Hes been involved with every aspect of marketing, from traditional direct mail to publicity to infomercials.

Hes being called The Buddha of the Internet and, after his huge weight loss, The Charles Atlas of the Internet. Joe is looking for his first GRAND Champion in his 2006 2007 fitness contest. If you want a marketing champion to train you and market your business sign up at: www.yourbusinessbody.com

Joe is also one of the stars in the hit movie The Secret (www.whatisthesecret.tv ). He was recently seen on Larry King Live on November 16, 2006 and March 8, 2007. On March 6, 2007, Joe was interviewed on ExtraTV to talk about Hollywood's Latest Craze: 'The Secret' He was also featured in Newsweeks March 5, 2007 issue, story titled: Decoding The Secret.

Dr. Vitale discovered that there is a "missing secret" to success. He's created several ways to do just that, from his new Miracles Coaching program (www.MiraclesCoaching.com), to the incredible method explained in his next book, Zero Limits (coming soon in July, 2007).

For access of Dr. Vitales marketing expertise, sign up for his complimentary newsletter News You Can Use! at his main website at www.mrfire.com

Be sure to visit his blog at: http://www.mrfire.blogspot.com/

Reviews

[Iona Stewart · Rating 5 out of 5]

After reading this book, I first have to say, if I read another word by Joe Vitale about his having been homeless, I'll scream. I'm so fed up reading about it. Those of us who know anything about Joe Vitale know that he was homeless at one point, and he's now a multi-millionaire, presumably. I'm also fed up hearing that he's a "big movie star" after appearing in "The Secret". It was a good film and he has been in other films too, but he's certainly not what I would call a "big movie star".

Also, in the book he talks about letting go of ego consciousness, But to judge from it, I have to say that it "sure sounds like" he still has a huge ego.

Having got all that off my chest, I'll go on to some positive factors as regards Joe and this book. He writes, as always, in a simple, clear style. Anybody and everybody should be able to understand what he writes in this book. It is very readable; Joe's positive outlook is very infectious and inspiring. If anything, the book seems a bit too simplistic.

The four basic stages of awakening Joe deals with in the book are as follows: Stage One, Victimhood, Stage Two, Empowerment, Stage Three, Surrender and Stage Four, Awakening.

In the chapter about victimhood, he draws our attention to the fact that only victims "blame and complain". We are more powerful than we know, in fact we are limitless. It's important to stop complaining and to change our language, so instead of talking about "problems", for example, you talk about "opportunities"; you don't "have to work out", you "get to work out". You should focus on what's right in your world, instead of what's wrong.

Well, this was all fine and good, but I felt I knew all that beforehand, and wondered whether it was a waste of time for me to continue with the book.

In the chapter about empowerment, Joe discusses clearing limiting beliefs, "nevillizing" your goal, i.e. visualizing the end result of your goal with feeling. Feeling is the key factor, and he uses the term "nevillize" in a reference to the mystic and gifted speaker and writer Neville Goddard who advised us, among many other things, about the power of feeling. (I, like Joe, am a great fan of Neville.) Then we need to let go (of our attachment to wanting something, for instance) and take inspired action. Joe notes that it's more powerful to intend something rather than just to want it. It's also powerful to focus on gratitude. You look on what you have right now and are grateful for this, and you'll find that actually you're already wealthy.

Again, this chapter was good, but there was nothing new.

Then I started on the chapter about surrender. Here we're reminded about Dr. Hew Len and the "miracles" he effected in a Hawaiian mental hospital for the criminally insane by means of his Ho'oponopono techniques. Now I've previously read Joe's book "Zero limits" on this healing method, and was greatly inspired by it, and I myself have used the techniques with some success. The process is absolutely simple, since the only thing you need to do is recite for yourself the phrases "Please forgive me, Sorry, Thank you, I love you" (or only the two latter phrases), directing the words to the Divine, while thinking of your problem. However, the process is somewhat laborious, since it all takes TIME. The theory is that by performing this technique you're healing, or clearing, yourself, and this happens since every problem or person with a problem you meet in your life is a reflection of yourself and your own problems. You thus take responsibility for everything you encounter and clear/heal yourself by the practice of this technique.

Although I'd read "Zero Limits" and practised the technique previously, it was beneficial to be reminded of it. Not only this, but I felt that I got more information about carrying out the method properly than in the original book. Apparently it's a matter of focusing on the feelings/emotions you have when working on the problem in question (if I'm permitted to use the word "problem"). I hadn't realized this before, hadn't really felt any feelings but simply repeated the phrases in my head (and still the process had worked!). (Looking back at my comment at the start of my review about the size of Joe's ego, I suppose that if I'm to accept the theory behind this technique, I will need to focus on Joe and clear my own ego, since he's obviously reflecting an aspect of myself!)

Joe informs us that the Ho'oponopono phrases constitute his new self-talk.

And thinking back to the chapter about victimhood in relation to the necessity of taking responsibility for everything in our lives, I realized that though I don't feel like a victim, I have problems with a certain person in my life, whose behaviour towards me makes me feel sad - and since I can't control this person's behaviour, since we can't control anybody's behaviour, I have apparently had a feeling of victimhood in relation to this person; and to deal with this feeling and move out of victimhood I will myself have to take responsibility for his/her behaviour and use Hew Len's process to heal myself.

So I got an important insight from the book.

I find that the process of surrender, which is stage Three of Joe's awakening course, is absolutely vital to living a happy, abundant life, but difficult to achieve. So simple, but so hard to do. Especially as regards achieving a manifestation, it is an essential factor in my view.

In Joe's chapter on awakening he admits, finally, that he isn't actually awakened yet, but has experienced only glimpses of this stage - satori moments. Good for him to admit it, I was wondering about that.

You must make time daily for meditation, in fact your whole life can be a walking meditation. Again, gratitude and being happy in the moment, that is, all the time, are important elements in achieving this stage. You can and should ask for help from the masters.

Perhaps the very best chapters of the book are the two subsequent ones, which are transcriptions of interviews with Joe, one on the subject of the awakened millionaire and the other on awakened relationships. He explains everything very clearly in these interviews. Especially inspiring are his statements about awakened relationships. "An awakened relationship is completely based on love ... You are, in fact love, and the other person is coming from love and is, in fact, love." Very powerful.

Hew Len taught him "If you are complaining about something, whatever the problem is, do you notice that you're there?" If you hear about earthquakes or flooding or whatever, you helped create them, and that's why constant cleaning (by way of Ho'oponopono) is so important.

The only negative features of the book are a few spelling mistakes and the like, mostly in the first part. Otherwise it is a book that grows on you and can help you gain insights and realizations. I strongly recommend that you read it.

[Luis Flores Espinoza · Rating 5 out of 5]

No es el libro que leí porque aún no está en esta plataforma.
"EL VERDADERO DESPERTAR" de Diego Meza Corona.

Bastante reflexivo y un buen mensaje de vivir la vida intensamente

[Deb · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a direct answer to a prayer I offered to Heavenly Father. My view on life had grown dusty and limited. Joe Vitale has an energetic life style. He encourages one to wake up and deal with inner noise and move ahead. This book helped me see and hear the clutter I had/have/had inside, and gave me the proverbial broom to sweep it up and out. I know I'll continue reading this book through the years, as I now own it. My personal faith beliefs are not 100% in sync with Joe's, but that doesn't lessen his lessons. This book is easy to read, but there is hard work ahead if you READ it and choose to change. I recommend it highly. Great tool.

[Daniel Taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you've read Joe Vitale's books since he appeared in The Secret, you'll appreciate this book for showing how they all fit together into a framework that lets you live life at a higher level.

This framework has four stages, from victimhood to awakening and teaches you how to move forward no matter where you are now.

It's a master work and if you want more information on any of the stages, you can read his other books that go deeper into those specific areas.

[Dr. Steve · Rating 5 out of 5]

Through this book, nothing really new is said by Joe, but I loved it cause it was sort of a best of where it tied together alot of his earlier works making some connections that I had not seen before. Some parts I had heard as an audio and others I had read so seeing it repackaged in this book was very helpful.
We catch different pieces when we listen to it, read it or see it. :)

[Anshin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Finalmente un libro che spiega come si fa. Che spiega davvero che cosa.
Finalmente un libro che permette di approfondire l'analisi della natura umana e dell'individuo, impacchettato nelle sue credenze e convinzioni senza quasi mai riuscire né a vederle né a lasciarle andare passando oltre.
Un libro davvero illuminante e da mettere in pratica. Subito. Da questo momento.
Liberazione.

[Cristina Gecolea · Rating 4 out of 5]

Joe Vitale was featured in the film The Secret because of his work called Attractor Factor. In this book, he speaks about how he shifted his belief system, and this allowed wealth, health, happiness to flow into his life.

You may or may not know he was a published author and playwright but was homeless at a certain portion of his life while in Texas. His overnight success took him 30 years because he had a lot of programming to undo.

He also shares his work with Dr. Ihaleakala Hew Len, who cured inmates of a criminally insane ward in Hawaii with "clearing." The ho'oponopono healing treatment of Self I-dentity (written this way in the book) with the statements: "I'm sorry. Please forgive me. Thank You. I love you."

My biggest takeaway is his statement on opening to abundance: "the more I spend, the more I receive" in regards to money. I really like the energy of this! I also like his condensed recommendation on clearing. I will begin to think "I love you" to everyone I meet (in-person or virtually) to continue the cleaning / clearing work. He says that to change your outer world, it all begins first with yourself. Very uplifting!

[Ravikiran]

It's All Good When You Look Deeper
Why am I doing this now? Why here? Why now? Why is all of this happening right now?

When you look around in the world (especially if you pay attention to the media, which I do not recommend), you're probably already thinking, "Oh, Lord. Look what's happening here. There are earth changes going on. There are predictions of doom and gloom." And maybe you're looking at your own life and you're shaky and you're wondering, "How am I going to pay my bills? How am I going to take care of my family? Is my job stable? What's going to happen next? Are we going to run out of gas? Are we going to run out of oil? Are we going to run out of climate control? I mean, just what is happening here?"

I'm going to say something fairly shocking. I'm going to say that it's all happening for the highest good of all concerned. That, actually, these challenges are causing us to look deeply within ourselves to come up with creative solutions, to awaken from the very thing that caused the problems, to transcend everything, and to create a better world, a better place, a better life.

At first glance, it might seem like that's not what's happening and that it doesn't seem possible, but here's just one example: Paul Zane Pilzer, who was an economic adviser to several different presidents, pointed out that in the 1970s, when we went through the oil and gas crisis and it really looked like we would run out of oil and gas and there were long lines at gas stations, the "crisis" (and I intentionally use quotation marks) was actually a stimulus, because engineers invented new ways of digging deeper to find more oil and gas, so we were able to supply ourselves for decades more. (I grew up during that period and remember that people could only buy gas on certain days if their license plate was an odd or an even number. They were very unusual times.) So, what looked like an unsolvable problem was actually a challenge that called for a creative solution.

Well, the same thing is going on in your life right now. It's a positive stimulus if you are sitting there wondering, "How am I going to pay the bills? How am I going to take care of my health and my family? What's going to happen to my job?" It's a good thing. It's making you look in a new direction. It's making you look within yourself. It's making you think more creatively. And it's making you more open. Perhaps if you weren't feeling what you're feeling right now, you never would have invested in The Awakening Course, so you never would have been brought here. You might have happily and maybe mindlessly just gone about your merry way and never had an opportunity to grow, never had an opportunity to awaken, so I see that what's going on is actually good.

Yes, it may be uncomfortable, but uncomfortable doesn't mean bad. Uncomfortable simply means you're doing something you haven't done before, so it feels like putting on a new pair of shoes. Very often, you get blisters, even though a new pair of shoes is something good for you; however, your skin will heal, it will actually toughen, you will grow from it, and you'll be walking around with new shoes in a new life, feeling much more optimistic and abundant and looking forward to the future. That's the promise of what looks like a challenge.
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Fear Will Only Stop You if You Let it
The number one thing you're going to have to watch for as you go through this program (and, actually, going through life itself) is the whole element of fear. Fear is everywhere. As I look around, I notice that it seems like the whole planet is up in arms and everybody's afraid of everything and everybody. And, if you listen to the media (which, again, I do not recommend), it always focuses on the fear and gives you reasons to be afraid. However, if you don't pay attention to it, you don't have those reasons, which is pretty interesting. Fear will stop you if you let it.

I'm not asking you to hold your breath and stand in front of a train or a bus or a car, but I am asking you to take a moment to see if you are being fearful of simple change. A lot of people don't want to change because they are comfortable where they are. They look around, and where they are right now feels like it's okay. It's comfortable. I might be in debt, I might not like my job, I might be in a relationship I don't care for, and I might have a bad back, but it's okay—it's the known. Well, it may be time for you to get a little uncomfortable and to awaken from all of that so you can have more. If you sit there in fear saying, "I want to stay where I am," you will stay where you are, so again, there's a difference between leaving your comfort zone and actually going into the fear mode. Fear is going to stop you. Fear is what stops most people from taking action. I've found in my career that there's the fear of failure and the fear of success, and some people have both of them.


Transcend Your Fear
What I'm talking about is transcending fear. What I'm talking about is inviting you to dare something worthy in your life by focusing on what you want, and, as you focus on what you want, you might be called to do a few things you've never done before, but it doesn't mean that you should be afraid of them. The uneasy feeling that you have is only because you're doing something new. It's not a signal to stop. It's not a signal to fall into fear. It is a sign that you are doing something new and that you should just be alert as you go ahead and do it. That's what I'm asking you to do in this program—as one famous book says, I'm asking you to "feel the fear and do it anyway." Feel the discomfort and do it anyway. Stick with me, because I promise an awakening, and it all begins here, now, today.

[Insania · Rating 5 out of 5]

Uno dei libri che ti "svegliano" di più che abbia mai letto. Quindi, la promessa del titolo è garantita!
Sono capitata su questo libro per caso: me l'ha regalato la casa editrice da cui spesso compro titoli.
E come nelle migliori favole, questo "caso" mi ha aperto un intero mondo.

Tutto, dalla storia personale dell'autore ai vari capitoli del libro, affascina e cattura.
Di profonda ispirazione e in grado di dare quel caffè alla mente di cui abbiamo bisogno nei momenti di sfiducia, incertezza e sconforto, penso che qualsiasi adolescente dovrebbe leggerlo per comprendere meglio se stesso e l'impronta che desidera dare alla sua vita.

Davvero una lettura edificante da consultare ancora, ancora e ancora nel corso della vita.

[Yeliz Küçükkoner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bu kitapta Ho'oponopono yöntemine yine detaylıca yer veriliyor. Öte yandan, kitabı sıcak su dolu küvetinde yazdığını düşündüğüm Joe Vitale, kendi deneyimlerine, nasıl evsiz bir insanken ünlü ve araba koleksiyoncusu bir milyoner olduğuna o kadar çok değiniyor ki, sıklıkla tekniğin önüne geçiyor.
Siz yine de okuyun. ☺️✌🏻
Ho'oponopono hayatıma uyarladığım en kolay çalışmalardan biri ve sadece dört cümle.
"Seni seviyorum. Özür dilerim. Lütfen beni affet. Çok teşekkür ederim." İşte bu denli basit. ☺️✌🏻

[Serpil Dogan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I started reading this book thinking that it will be a repetition of Zero Limit. It was fine with me since I like being in the calming atmosphere of these type of books and it has been long since I read Zero Limit.

However, this book in facts add some thing new to what the author explained in Zero Limit. It is a different book (of course there is a part on Ho’oponopono® (SITH®) but let's say it is 30% of the book).

I would recommend this book to everyone who has read and loved Zero Limit and wants to go further.

[Bina Artiste · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn’t like how he pushes god or the divine, but about halfway through the book he says maybe I am looking in the wrong place and there’s just one thing to believe in, whatever it may be. I honestly still don’t know what to do with my fears except breathe through them. Although I have let go of them for the most part. I have learned to forgive myself and the people from my past.

[Mouzzam Mukadam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Audiobook. A very good summary and reminder of the whole concept of being present, mindful and spiritual.

[Laura Bedoya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Una palabra para definirlo: Inspirador

[Amy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Same as stuff in his other books.

[Laura Isabel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Knowing and Experiencing:

“It’s the difference between reading a recipe for a particular dessert and actually eating the dessert.” 178

[Lucrezia Pezzotta · Rating 4 out of 5]

Il libro da tenere sul comodino e da rileggere al bisogno. Lettura per chi ha desiderio di apprendere come mettere in atto piccole sane pratiche di buona vita fuori e dentro. Davvero prezioso.

[Lilly Blake · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un po' ripetitivo ma utile

[Wise Mama Sage · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you can expand your mind and adventure outside of the box this book will show you things I can only consider calling miracles. This book has taught me so much about our perception of reality and how we have the power to control it, shape it, design it. It has helped me make a decision to become a Lifestyle Success Coach and help awaken others with these amazing techniques, insights and lessons. Zero Limits and The Awakening Course both have empowered me to live my purpose living through inspiration and no longer through memory. What an amazing way to live life. This is my favorite!

[Seemy · Rating 2 out of 5]

I've read many of Joes material, enjoy his style, this in particular wasn't really for me, I get the idea of we are one with the 'divine' but really kinda goes too far into the idea, - I get it, but my personal belief is not all human kind is 'humain' enough to really be part of the 'divine' that much or be associated universally...i don't know..maybe i missed a point...

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[Ştefăniţă Ciubotaru · Rating 5 out of 5]

I entered the library Bailesti , Dolj County . As soon as I stepped in the door I saw her . It stared at me . I was looking for so long just because I was prohibited. I noticed a special connection between us. I admired her , I touched her and I browsed cunoştinţele..ce hug I had given . But I gave way . I left it in place with the promise that I will return . For her. Even if I was forbidden because it was not the place . I missed 2-3 hours. I found it infinitely . I turned and was where we left it . I let guarantee passport , driving license and follow the money ... - Enough ! said librarian . I noticed the desire , so I just left the bulletin , I took it and I promised that I will study in depth. Two days were unforgettable , knowledge and pampering . EA is any dreamer . It will take you where you want if you do not challenge his charm .

[Eduardo · Rating 4 out of 5]

El conocer cómo es que un sentimiento albergado en tu subconsciente te lleva a rechazar muchas veces lo que con el consciente deseas con todas las fuerzas. La sencilla técnica de limpieza que uno debe poner en marcha para acabar con todos los pensamientos que inconscientemente te detienen ayudará mucho a que pase uno de ser una víctima y tomar conciencia de esos muros imaginarios para poder brincarlos.

[Jen Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love Joe Vitale! This one was good, I really liked the Ho'ponoponos cleaning self theropy. I've been using it and I find it's very powerful in changing the negative feeling I have about something. Somewhat of a quick read with a bunch of good tidbits about staying positive and evolving your consciousness.

[Su Sertdemir · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 kelime insanın hayatını nasıl degistirir? Sevginin enerjisine inananlara ve dunyanın tek ihtiyacının sevgi oldugunu düşünenlerin kendi içlerinde yolculuga çıkmalarını sağlayacak dahiyane bir kitap...

[Narita · Rating 4 out of 5]

as always,Joe is a treat to read...

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

worth a read if you have read his other book Zero Limits.

[Brandon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thanks to Vitale's brilliant work, I'm once again reminded of the magnificence of how the physical reality works.

[Demi Dema · Rating 5 out of 5]

It can change your life, if you accept its concepts and you surrender to the idea that everything is your responsibility. Hope it will change your life, too.

[Sara · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book was horrible. Horrible advice and Horribly misguiding. I just didn’t like it. I ended up putting it in the recycling bin.

[Sara S · Rating 2 out of 5]

Found it a rather tedious, boring read, with the author going round in circles.