Power vs. Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior (Power vs. Force, #1)

by David R. Hawkins

intriguingly, kinesiologic analysis commonly tells us no longer to believe an erstwhile trustworthy person once he has donned a suit and tie!)

The built-in limitations of logic circuits, however, can be transcended by the kinesiologic use of the world’s most advanced computer, the human nervous system. Quantum nonlocality guarantees that the answers to each question are present everywhere,

Statistics are no substitute for truth, and in the complexity of bio-behavioral phenomena, proximal antecedents can too easily become classified as ostensible causes. The real “cause” may well be the pull of the future through a hidden attractor field (karma).

evaluating the books in one’s library. Simply hold them over your solar plexus, and have somebody test your muscle strength.

equally informative to try the same procedure with one’s music collection.

test the contrasting statements: “I am a body,” as compared to “I have a body.”

Our perceptions are essentially distorted by our own self-definition, which in turn is qualified by identifying with our limitations. Error occurs when we cling to the belief that I am “that.” Truth is unveiled when we see that one has “that” or does “that,” instead of being “that.”

Identification with anything creates suffering when (not if) the label is not accurate. Identifying is not necessarily to be considered evil or to be avoided, rather I need to hold the attachment to the identification loosely in order to allow my evolving perceptions and insights to adapt to new identifications. Error and suffering come from the ego identifying too much with a thing.

There is great freedom in the realization that I “have” a body and a mind, rather than I “am” my mind or body. Once the fear of death is transcended, life becomes a transformed experience because that particular fear underlies all others.

life becomes effortless and the sources of suffering dissolve; suffering is only the price we pay for our attachments.

false gurus

cynicism does not come readily to Americans.

spiritual seduction.

A mixture of truth and falsehood blended in a slick package, the teachings sound valid if one cannot see that their truth has been distorted by a false context.

The most catastrophic depressions in clinical practice have occurred in people who have discovered that they have been spiritually deceived and raped. Such disillusionment and pain is far more severe than that which results from other losses in life, and recovery has not always been possible.

The charm of all false prophets is persuasiveness.

the testing method described herein provides a foolproof safeguard ag...

False gurus also make people go weak in a dramatic fashion. It is as though the universe considers spiritual ...

the true teacher never controls anyone’s life in any way—instead, they merely explain how to advance consciousness.

informative to check out the level of truth these mediums express, as well as the level of the supposed “source” on the “other side.”

true teachers neither seek nor desire material gain.

Another insight to why the LDS corporate organization doesn’t calibrate high: its origin began with a man who sought riches, power, women, and ego.

there is nothing to feel guilty about and nothing to blame. There is no one to hate, but there is that which is better avoided, and such blind alleys will become increasingly apparent.

We can only get “there” from “here.” Every leap has to have a platform from which to originate. Pain exists to promote evolution; its cumulative effect finally forces us in a new direction,

mechanism

The mechanism: whatever causes cognitive dissonance enough to create an awakening.

How many times is it necessary to hit bottom before a ...

“like goes to like” and “birds of a feather flock together,” we attract to us that which we emanate.

a shift in motive or behavior acts on a field that then produces an increased likelihood of positive responses. Our inner work is like building up a bank account, but one from which we cannot draw at our own personal will. The disposition of the funds is determined by a subtle energy field, which awaits a trigger to release this power back into our own lives.

all of our fears have been based on falsehood.

we need to know what the intrinsic source of power is and how it operates. What accounts for its greater strengths? Why is it that force always eventually succumbs to power?

the Declaration of Independence can provide a rewarding study. This document calibrates at about 700. If one goes through it sentence by sentence, the source of its power appears: it is the concept that all men are equal by virtue of the divinity of their creation, and human rights are intrinsic to human creation and therefore inalienable. Interestingly enough, this is the same concept that was the source of Mahatma Gandhi’s power.

power arises from meaning. It has to do with motive, and it has to do with principle. Power is always associated with that which supports the significance of life itself. It app...

in contrast to force, which appeals to that whic...

Power appeals to that which uplifts, dignifie...

Force must always be ...

analyze the nature of force, it becomes readily apparent why it must always succumb to power; this is in accordance with one of the basic laws of physics. Because force automatically creates counter-force, its effect is limited by definition. We could say that force is a movement. It goes from here to there (or tries to) against opposition.

Power, on the other hand, stands still. It is like a standing field that does not move. Gravity itself, for instance, does not move against anything. Its power moves all objects within its field, but the gravity field itself does not move.

Force always moves against...

power does not move agains...

Force is intrinsically incomplete and therefore has to consta...

Power is total and complete in and of itself and requires nothing from outside of itself. It makes...

force has an insatiable appetite, it const...

Power, in contrast, energizes, gives forth, supplies, and supports. Power...

Force takes the...

power is associated with compassion and makes us feel positiv...

Force is associated with judgmentalism and tends to make us feel b...

Force always creates counterforce; its effect is to polarize rather than to unify. Polarization always implies conflict; its cost, therefore, is always high. Because force incites polarization, it inevitably produces a win/lose dichotomy; and because somebody always loses, enemies are always created. Constantly faced with enemies, force requires constant defense. Def...

Force is concrete, literal, and arguable. It requires proof and support.

sources of power, however, are beyond argument and are not subject to proof. The self-evident is not arguable. That health is more important than disease, that life is more important than death, that honor is preferable to dishonor, that faith and trust are preferable to doubt and cynicism, that the constructive is preferable to the destructive—are all self-evident statements not subject to proof.

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principles,