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Although The Human Experience is not an autobiography I do share snippets of my own journey within the first chapter and then here and there throughout the book - because even though our journeys differ at the superficial level, at a deeper level there are threads we all have in common. And rather than only ‘tell’ this book also ‘shows’ how these common threads live out within our every day lives. Through the inclusion of practical examples such as folding the clothes, washing the dishes, divorce, quitting a job, losing a cat, feeling misunderstood, the reader can gain an understanding and appreciation for how everything that happens to us is working in service of awakening. Even though we may use different terms for what we are all seeking, such as peace, happiness, well-being, harmony—at a fundamental level, we're all searching for the truth of what we are. And if we want to discover the truth of our being, honesty and courage are key. Dishonesty and fear keep us stuck and honesty and fearlessness open us up—but as shown in this book the type of honesty and courage that open us up is not what we typically think of as honesty and courage. Before the realization, we often move through stages of denial, blaming others and then blaming ourself. Initially, we may deny that we are not happy but when we become more honest we admit we aren’t but then often move into blaming others or life for our unhappiness. And then when we become more honest we admit that blaming others isn’t working to get what we want, but then often move into blaming ourself for our unhappiness. And then…for those who are open to see that blaming yourself is also not working to get what you want, there is a way to jump out of that entire perspective into the true sense of wholeness. But this book does not leave you once you have discovered your natural sense of well-being. After the realization there is, for most of us, a process of stabilization and integration that can be quite intense for a while and the pointers within this book, when practiced, are a valuable guide. After the realization, honesty and courage take on a new kind of clarity and focus. Once we discover the truth of Wholeness there is then an intensity and clarity born of love that looks through and sets free all that seems to bind us. We, more and more, (without end—in my experience, anyway) come to ‘admit’ and relax and expand into the truth of what we are and to live that out more fearlessly. Gradually, it becomes clear that any dishonesty and fear is some type of resistance to the truth of our being. To live freely and well is why we are here—and it is my desire that whoever is drawn to read this book clearly sees through all that seems to bind them into the ever expanding fullness of freedom. Much love to you on your journey. |
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And for those interested,
here is The Table of Contents: |
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1- The Journey Out of All That Seems So Personal
2- The Unfolding of the Discovery 3- Let It Be 4- Allow It Fully The Realization of Universal Mind : Beyond Time 5- Are We Human Having a Spiritual Experience or Spirit Having a Human Experience? 6- Life Is On Our Side 7- Honesty Is Foundational to the Realization of Who We Are 8- Are You Whole Already? 9- Courage is a Necessity 10- A Walk in the Park 11- Everything Wants To Be In Its Natural State – Even Thoughts 12- Even Feelings Want To Remain In Their Natural State: Washing Dishes 13- The Gift of the Groundhog’s Death 14- Thought Often Has an Important Function in Awakening 15- Two of the Greatest Obstacles to Awakening 16- Allow Attention to Rest on Actual Experience: Presence 17- Three Levels of Experience in the Waking State 18- Belief Does Not Allow Real Choice 19- What Is Nonresistance? |
20 - Fear at the Level of Thoughts and Feelings
21- That Which is Permanent is also Uncaused 22- The Truth Sets Us Free – When We Know The Truth 23- True Intelligence 24- Allow and Sense: Stories of the Rope and Necklace Realization of Universal Body: Beyond Space 25- Stillness Moving: Deepening Sense of the Whole 26- Bold Movement in Alignment with Truth 27- Fear at the Level of Movement 28- Love’s Embrace 29- The Kingdom of Heaven 30- Can I Be Awake and Still Dye My Hair? 31- Life Without Fear Also Includes Without the Fear of Imperfection 32- Freedom – Beyond Morality 33- Owning Without Owning 34- Waking Up From the Dream of Lack and Separation 35- Beware of the ‘Awake Me' 36- The Pursuit of Happiness or the Discovery of Happiness? Conflict or Peace? 37- Why It’s Necessary that the Personal Self Seem So Convincing 38- The Dance |
Some of what is on the back of the book:
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The Human Experience is the Dance of Heaven and Earth is a book about awakening - but it is not your typical book on the subject. Rather than only tell about the process of awakening it also ‘shows’ the process through the inclusion of many practical daily-life examples. Although the realization of who we are is not a process, the integration of this realization is. Some teachings shy away from the term ‘process’ altogether and other teachings present the process as a self-improvement endeavor - this book does neither. When we glimpse peace or wholeness or whatever term we happen to use there is a process of integrating this understanding that unfolds. But this is not a process of improving who we are. It is a process of seeing through who we are not and more fully relaxing into who we already are. So many people are now in various stages of awakening. Some have had glimpses of truth but don’t trust them and others have had glimpses they trust but become confused when conditioned habits pull them. The Human Experience does not leave the readers to fend for themselves. We are here not only to realize the truth of who we are but to be free enough to actually live it. As our understanding integrates more fully into what we sense and how we express ourselves, this inner harmony then moves out into the world. And when more and more of us come to know and live this harmony, world peace cannot help but unfold. This is how significant our awakening is. The book is available for purchase here.
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