W hen we view the ego from an evolutionary perspective through themillennia, an understanding ari ses that allows for compassion. The ego is
not our “enemy”  but rather a “pet” to watch over . Instead of treating it with
condemnation, h atred, and guilt, the way to de-ener gize it is by  viewing it
objectively for what it truly is—that is, a vestigial remnant of our
evolutionary origins. Paradoxically , the ego is reinforced by condemnation,
labeling it as “s in,” repenting with sackcloth and ashes, and w allowing in
guilt. Su ch approaches merely utilize the ego to attack the ego, thereby
reinforcing it. As F reud discovered, out of guilt, we repress our animal nature and then
project it onto others or a deity that purportedly has the same character
defects a s the worst humans. The ego is dissolved not by denu nciation or
self-hatred, wh ich are expressions of the ego, but by b enign and
nonmoralistic ac ceptance and compassion that arise out of understanding its
intrinsic nature and origin. Al though guilt and repentance may have a
certain p ragmatic usefulness for  brief periods in one’ s spiritual evolution, it
is to be noted fr om examining the Map of Consciousness that Guilt, Hate
(self-hatred), Regret, Despondency , and all such negative positionalities are
at th e bottom of the scale, whereas For giveness, Love, Acceptance, and Joy
are at the top and lead to Enlightenment. The Map of Consciousness reveals that the world provides an infinite
panorama, and by playing our p art in being what we are, we s erve others. Each one of us serves others merely by being here. People in the lower
levels of consciousness are not “bad” for being what they are; they serve us
by forci ng us to recontextualiz e their reality and their value. W e end up
respecting them  all. As mista ken as we think they might be, we can
nonetheless respect someone who is willing to sacrifice their life for
country , God, or whatever they believe they are doing it for . W ar itself serves the evolution of consciousness by providing a  way for
millions of people to cross over from cowardice to Courage as they walk
through the hail of bullets in the name of a higher principle, God, country ,
king, or family . W arfare is the w ay that men, in the role of the warrior , have
historically crossed over that critical line of 200. W omen have traditionally
made the  same step through childbirth, risking death—and often dying—for
the sake  of birthing new life . Therefore, nothing in the evolution of
consciousness n eeds to be judged or condemned, for each exp ression has
served the whole by virtue of what it was at the time.7. Counterbalance
Consciousness-calibration research reveals that approximately 92 percent
of society’ s problems arise from people who calibrate below 200, and their
overall f inancial cost to the citi zenry is too enormous to calcul ate. Thus, a
society that is overly permissive or supports nonintegrity pays an
astronomical pri ce not only in quality of life but also in every area of it,
down to just simple, everyday physical safety . Because integro us individuals do not typically grasp the fact that they are
actually in the minority , it bears repeating that only 15 percent of the
world’ s populat ion is above the critical consciousness level of 200. However , the collective powe r of that 15 percent has the weight to
counterbalance the negativity o f the remaining 85 percent of the world’ s
population. Bec ause the scale o f power advances logarithmica lly , a single
A vatar at a consciousness level of 1,000 can and does, in fact, totally
counterbalance the collective n egativity of all humankind. Kinesiologic
testing has shown:
One individual at level 700 counterbalances 70 million individuals
below level 200. One individual at level 600 counterbalances 10 million individuals
below level 200. One individual at level 500 counterbalances 750,000 individuals below
level 200. One individual at level 400 counterbalances 400,000 individuals below
level 200. One individual at level 300 counterbalances 90,000 individuals below
level 200. T welve individuals at level 700 equal one A vatar at 1,000. W ere it not for these counterbala nces, humankind would self-destruct out
of th e sheer mass of its unopposed negativity . However , the d if ference in
power between a loving thought and a fearful thought is so enormous as to
be beyon d the capacity of the human imagination to even comprehend. W ecan see from the analysis above that even a few loving thoughts during the
course of the day more than counterbalance all our negative thoughts by
their sheer power . The only  way to enhance one’ s power in the world is by increasing one’ s
integrity , understanding, and capacity for compassion. If the diverse
populations of humankind can b e brought to this realization, the survival of
human society and the happine ss of its members are more secure. Simply
knowing that an increase in one ’ s level of consciousness reduces negativity
in the world motivates the intention to evolve up the scale. INTENTION: EV OL VING BEYOND CAUSALITY
The sincere seeker needs to kno w only a few things. Merely to hear or
read the m alread y begins the pr ocess. The most important thing to know is
that everything is happening o f its own. Nothing is being “caused” by
anything. All phenomena are the automatic consequence of the infinite
field. The field is one of infin ite invisible omnipotent powe r . It is all-
encompassing, l ike a giant electromagnetic field, with no beginning and no
end, in space or in time, forever and always present. Its presence is
exquisitely gentle and exquisitely powerful. Its power is such that all
potentiality is activated to become an actuality . From a state of  pure consciousness, one witnesses that all t hings are
happening spontaneously by vi rtue of the infinite power of the field of
Divinity . Everyt hing is happening in and of its own nature as a c onsequence
of that which it is , n ot as a  consequence of that wh ich it does, which implies
the duality of a doer in the action. What th e world considers evolution is actually the witnessing of creation,
which is continuous. The Unmanifest becomes Manifest by Divine
Providence as the T otality of Creation, which emer ges ef fortlessly . W ithin
the field, potentiality is actualized by intention. Therefore, each thing comes
forth, m anifesting its karmic inheritance; its karma is its innate potential,
and when conditions are appropriate, then the potentiality becomes an
actuality , in and of itself, as a consequence of the infinite power of the field. The field is so powerful that if one continuously holds a thought, it will
emer ge; otherwise no one would become enlightened. Therefore, intention
is al l-powerful. The ego is very clever . As a potentiality begins to manifest,it takes credit for it. If one take s a pair of scissors and cuts the stem of the
apple, th e ego thinks it made the  apple drop to the ground! The ego ignores
gravity , but that is how all things are happening—automatically , like
gravity . There’ s  no inner sepa rate “personal self” causing anything to
happen. Just like people are not aware of gravity , without which we would
all fall of f the globe, similarly  people are not aware of Divinity as an
infinite field of power without which existence is not possible. Intentions come  out of the etheric body—not from the ego mind, which
the New tonian paradigm of causality would have you believe. The
movement has already happened by the time you decide you a re going to
move. I discovered that reality at age 16 when a rabbit ran in front of the
car . The  foot instantly braked the car , and I caught my ego claiming credit
for t hat. The eg o was thinking, I pu t the  brake on to save the rabbit’ s life . No, the brake was already on b efore the mind could mentally process it. It
takes 0.0 001 second (one ten-thousandth of a second) for the “experiencer”
core of the ego t o move from the phenomena to the subjective readout. The
ego is the tape monitor , which is recorded 0.0001 second after the reality
has happ ened. S o, perception is 0.0001 second behind what the essence is. It is a shock when the ego’ s m onitoring stops, and the awareness and the
experiencing are simultaneous. P erception therefore is personall y motivated
and sele ctive. In contrast, essence is the impersonal witnessing of the
totality . It registers everything, but it does so passively , not by seeking or
searching it out. For the sake of the right brain, which learns by familiarity and circling
back, it bears repeating that one needs to know only one t hing: all is
happening of its own by divine ordination as the Unmanifest becomes
Manifest in and of itself beca use of the infinite power of the field of
Divinity and for no other reason . What happens is that the mind, in one ten-
thousandth of a second, quickly  claims that it was the author of the action. If one is strictly and radically ho nest, which is beyond the capacity of most
people, one would somehow be  able to beat that one ten-thousandth of a
second a nd completely surrender to the Reality that all things  happen by
Divine Providen ce, by the will of God, and not for any other reason. The
only opponent to that understan ding is the ego; the ego’ s job is to claim to
be God, and it does it well after millennia of biological evolution.TRUTH AND THE INFINITE FIELD
The basic premise of this infinite field is that it instantly recognizes truth. The infinite field of conscious ness registers all that has eve r happened
throughout time. Every thought, every feeling, every movement, every
action is  recorded forever . There is no such thing as privacy . Everything
radiates out an ener gy that can be read thousands of years late r . W e have
access to  all the information tha t exists within one second! It takes that long
to discover any secret in the universe. T o instantly know truth from falsehood is an incredible gift. T o not know
the dif ference between truth an d falsehood has dragged humanity through
endless wars, poverty , savageries, sickness, agonies, suf fering, and death. The human af fliction has been one of ignorance. All the gre at A vatars,
Krishna, Christ,  and Buddha say  there is only one “sin,” only o ne problem,
and that is ign orance. W e have had no way of discerning truth from
falsehood except the words of the great spiritual teachers. Now we have at
hand a gift re presenting the consequence of the advance of human
consciousness over time. The adv ance of truth does not ne cessarily bring tranquil waters. In fact, it
may disturb things for a period of time. Spiritual people projec t a future of
hearts and flowers and the possibility that peace will come as the result of
peace marches or other activitie s. W e will have peace, all right, but it may
take a few thousand years! The re is no point to being impatient with the
evolution of consciousness. The best way to contribute is the qu iet, diligent
work of  inwardly becoming a more loving, kind, and self -responsible
person. T o merely know that all things are happening of their own accord, with
no e xternal cause, begins to d isassemble the illusion of dualism, which
presumes a doer . The dif ficulty with most spiritual students is that they are
stuck in the Newtonian paradigm of reality , in which there is a “this”
causing a “that.” This dualistic b elief system is at the core of th e ego and is
the very source of thinking that there is a separate individual “I.”
There is  no separate personal “I” talking here. Because of an au dience or
readership, the field, which is the Presence, speaks back to Itself as Itself,
and “I” as a speaker or writer h ave nothing to do with it. Many years ago,
the pers onal self disappeared, and the mind became silent, a state thatcontinues to this day . The Infinite Presence is so powe rful that it
extinguishes anything that is not Itself. Q&A
Q: How can I understand my life with no “I”? A:  D on’ t try! Y ou’ll only get stuc k in a concept you call “nonduality .”
T ruth is not a co ncept but a rea lization. Merely by hearing that everything
emer ges spontaneously by virtue of what is, you have nothing to do but
begin to  notice it. Y ou don’ t have to think about it or figure out its meaning. Simply begin to notice that everything is happening spontaneously by virtue
of what it is and that nothing causes anything. In th e state of pure consciousness, all projections cease, and eve rything is
revealed to be perfectly that which it is. In Reality , you see that the meaning
of any thing is what it is. That is  its meaning. Its meaning is what it is . What’ s the meaning of a giraf fe? The meaning of a giraf fe is to be a giraf fe. Q: Y ou’ve said that cr eation and evolution ar e one and the same. How
can that be? A:  Wh at o ne witne sses is potentiality continuously emer ging as cr eation. Evolution is  creation. T raditional religion has separated the two, implying
that God finished creation after a week and then said “Bye-bye. I’ll see you
on Judgment Day!” It holds that God created the universe, threw the ball,
and said , “Good  luck, folks. H ope you make it!” In Reality ,  creation is
continuous, whi ch means that potentiality within creation is becoming an
actuality , and you are witnessing the emer gence. Y ou’re not even witnessing
“change.” That’ s another illusion, because “change” requires time, and
there is no time  in Reality . Tho se are all mentalizations. If I ask a rabbit,
“What time is it?” he wouldn’ t know what I’m talking about. T ime is a
mentalization that the ego projects onto experience. Evolution as a linear
sequence in time is a mentalization. It’ s not time or sequence or  change that
you see  in Reality but rather the continuous emer gence of potentiality
becoming an actuality .The great barrier to Enlightenment to people who have been everywhere,
done everything , and heard everyone is the principle of ca usality , the
explanation that all things have a linear cause and sequence, that there is a
“this” ca using a  “that.” So long as you believe there’ s a “this” causing a
“that,” then you have perpetrator and victim, ego and spirit, self and Self,
and then you’re stuck. The principle of ca usality calibrates about 460, same
as Darwin’ s theory of evolution. The typical audiences at V eritas lectures
calibrate around  420, so 460 sounds erudite to them, but from a level of 550
and high er , it sounds ridiculou s! The highest truth is that all comes into
existence by virtue of the Presence of Divinity . Nothing else has within it
the power to cre ate its own existence. Genesis (cal. 600) states that from the
Godhead radiated Light, and out of that Light originated li fe, and the
universe. Life comes from the  spontaneous evolution of the Godhead. Everything emer ges spontaneously from potentiality to actuality by virtue
of the Infinite Po wer of the Pres ence of God. What seems to the mind to be
sequential and causal is not happening in a sequential, causal  way at all. Y ou and I in this moment are spontaneously being what we are in the
Infinite Field. Q: If the world is emerging by virtue of the Pr esence of God, whose
natur e is said to be Love, then why do bad things happen to good
people? A:  “Good” or “bad” is your perception. Adversity can actually be seen as
a gift. Many cancer survivors will tell you, “It’ s the best thin g that ever
happened to me.” Divinity is omniscient and you are not. Y our p erception is
not Reality . What you perceiv e as “unfair” might just be the means of
liberation. What you’re wanting  to know is whether there is intr insic justice
in th e w orld and  whether happenings in the world emer ge justly and fairly . Y es, the y do. Human life is  karmically fair , completely and totally . Everyone is steering their own canoe. As L ove is the Ultimate Law of the
Universe (state ment calibrates at 750), each person is born into the
circumstances of maximal spiritual benefit. For something to be “unfair ,” the universe would have to be accidental or
capricious. Not hing is accidental and Divinity is not capricious. The
nonlinear domain of Infinite Power throughout all time, Divinity , is like an
electromagnetic field of infinite dimension and infinite in power , withinwhich little iron filings automa tically line up according to the ir “char ge.”
Everything tha t has existence karmically has a polarity , a char ge. Everything within the domain  of Divinity is aligned within the field
according to its own karmic in heritance; therefore the Justice of God is
instant. No iron filing can be anywhere else than it is. The Pre sence of God is an Infinite Power without parts, positions,
movements; wit hout anthropom orphic projections; without feeli ngs; devoid
of psychological problems and an unconscious mind! Divinity is not
capricious; not angry , emotionally disturbed, or vengeful; and not in need of
psychoanalysis and therapy! D ivinity is an Infinite Field of Power and
therefore, of necessity , has no divisions; it is like gravity , an indivisible field
within which each of us lines up according to our karmic in heritance—
which, on one level, is the sum total of all we have ever said yes to, whether
we r emember it or not. There is  always freedom of choice; the refore each
moment we make our decision. W e can describe this world as th e maximum
opportunity required for the evolution of one’ s consciousness. This is a
dimension where choice is unlimited, from the most horrific and gruesome
to the most beatific. “The wo rld as karmic opportuni ty” calibrates at 600 and is a te aching of
the Budd ha that reveals all expe riences in the world to be an opp ortunity for
spiritual evolution: “Rare is it to be born a human; rarer still is it to have
heard of Enlightenment; and most rare is it to pursue Enlightenment.”
Q: I can see that the mind pr ojects causality wher e it isn’t, and then
unconsciously tends to ignor e all data to the contrary . T o actually
discern the cause of anything, I would have to know all that’ s ever
happened thr oughout all time, because everything is connected to
everything else. Is that right? A: Y ou are aware of the limita tion of the intellect. The safegu ard from
being imprisoned by the intellect is humility . The intellect is only capable of
doing certain tasks within a certain domain, and beyond that it’ s an
impediment. The intellect is serviceable to the linear domain, not the
nonlinear domai n. Y ou wouldn’ t use a hammer to open a can of soup. Y ou
can’ t use the intellect to apprehend spiritual reality .W ithin t he linear world of physicality and medicine, we see the intellect’ s
great va lue to the world. When I started out as a doctor , I was in char ge of a
lar ge hospital where people were routinely dying of diseases tha t now don’ t
even exi st! Polio  hardly exists a nymore. The benefits of the 400 s have been
tremendous, and  we respect the intellect. It has been the great b enefactor of
society . As one’ s consciousness level goes up, one becomes mo re and more
beneficial to the world, and th ose in the 400s make a great impact. The
world of science has transformed our lives from sickness, suf fering, and
misery to relatively painless sur gery , childbirth, and recovery from many
ailments. The intellect and scie nce are tools for which we are extremely
grateful. W e don’ t put down the  intellect. W e take pride in it, b ecause if it
weren’ t for the i ntellect, none of us would be here now! It’ s sim ply a matter
of accepting that the intellect is limited; it is not God. Q: What is the world, and how does it serve the evolution of
consciousness? A:  The re are myr iad views of th e world, and they can be calibrated
according to their level of truth:
One’ s view of the world is consequent to the observer ’ s le vel of
consciousness: 485. The wor ld is actually an opportu ne place for redemption and salvation:
575. “I have invented the world I see”: 350. The world and the universe are merely passing illusions created by the
ego to keep itself separate from God: 220. Human life is a n expression of God’ s W ill by which the Godhead
fulfills the actualization of infinite potentiality: 560. Humanity descended from the stars and fell from the heavens: 160. Humanity descended from monkeys: 160. The wo rld and humanity were created by God and are th erefore
divinely inspired and intrinsically holy: 545.The world is merely a physical product of the physical universe: 190. Life and therefore humanity are purely accidental products of
Darwinian biological evolution (mechanistic reductionism): 190. Survival is due to natural selection by survival of the fittest: 440. The world and human life are the consequence of the fall of Ada m and
Eve du e to disobedience and  succumbing to the temptation of
curiosity . Life is therefore penitential for original sin: 190. The world is a comedy , a tragedy , a political game board, and more:
240. This is a pur gat orial world of hardship and suf fering; therefore, seek
heaven: 350. The world is a rare opportunity for maximum spiritual growth and
evolution by the undoing of ba d karma and the earning of s piritual
merit: 510. The world as exploitative: 180. The world as unfair: 200. The world as karmic expression: 575. The world as karmic opportunity: 600. Q: How does one’ s personal evolution r elate to the world at large? A:  A n unseen ben efit of spiritual endeavor and evolution is its p ositive
influence on the collective le vel of human consciousness itself. Each
evolving spiritual devotee counterbalances the negative ef fect of great
numbers of people of a considerably lower consciousness level. Despite
appearances, co nsciousness-calibration research reveals that th e collective
consciousness l evel of humankind overall is moving upward. Thus, an
optimistic view is warranted. One can be grateful to have been born with a
human’ s infinite potential for karmic benefit. One can also be grateful that
one has heard of Enlightenment and chosen to seek it, for such individuals
are extremely rare indeed. As reported in prior works, statistically , thelikelihood of choosing Enlightenment as the major purpose of one’ s life is
one in ten million. Simply the wish to become a more loving person, and to al ign one’ s
intention with the ener gy fields at the top of the Map, is to be of service to
the worl d at lar ge. The way to of fset the negativity of the wor ld is not to
attack fa lsehood but to be as friendly and loving as possible within your
own respective domain or life. One person being friendly (25 5) is more
powerful than five being hostile (125). Q: What true value can be derived fr om worldly life? A:  T he world can b e seen as an optimal stimulus for inner growth, as it is
merely a projection of the ego in overt dramatic expression. It is best to
learn fro m it rather than to be seduced by its illusions or entrapped by them
via iden tification or attachment . The worldly panorama reflects the entire
scale of  the levels of conscio usness in their most overt display . The
panorama is like a school of discernment where the extremes serve to reveal
the e ssence that underlies appea rance. All seeming events present learning
opportunities. Q: How , then, should one best r elate to the world? A:  T o be “in” it but not “of” it. The world is a means and not an end. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
1  Some people a t 200+ levels of consciousness need ongoing serotonin
support (see Chapter 4 ).P AR T II
P r a c t i c a l  A p p l i c a t i o n s
In this section, Dr . Hawkins applies the Map of Consciousnes s to thr ee
ar eas of vital human inter est: physical health, success, and addiction
r ecovery . One key teaching is: “What we hold in mind tends to  manifest.”
Another teaching is the all-important practice of courtesy to others, which
he says we cultiv ate in this way:  “In traffic, always let others cut in fr ont of
you.” Her ein, he pr omises, lies the secr et power of success! In Chapter 6 , on r ecovery fr om addiction, we benefit fr om Dr . Hawkins’ s
decades of clinical experienc e with the T welve Steps and his close
r elationship with Bill W ilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous. T raditions such as “anonymity as a spiritual foundation,” “principles
befor e personal ities,” and “attraction, not pr omotion” keep a gr oup in
right ali gnment. He also suggests that the T welve Steps can be applied to
any human pr oblem, including over coming our addiction to the ego itself. Overall, the journey of healing is to let go of the negative ene r gies that
block th e expr es sion of our inna te happiness and joy . “When th e clouds ar e
r emoved, the sun shines forth”  is one of Dr . Hawkins’ s favorite axioms. Her e is a story he tells as an example of the pr ocess:
The mor e we let go, the more lo ving we become. More and mo re of our
lives will be spe nt doing things that we love to do, with people for whom
we feel increasing love. As this happens, our lives become transformed. Love is the most powerful of the emotional ener gy vibrations. For love,
people will go to any lengths and do things that they would never do for any
amount of money . When the ne gative blocks and “I can’ ts” ar e removed,
whole new areas of life open up to us.Let’ s tak e the example of a young woman with a lot of natura l musical
talent who was spending most o f her time at a boring job, which  she felt she
had to stick to for financial reasons. What she really liked to do was play
musical instrum ents when she w as alone at home. It was something she did
strictly f or personal enjoyment. Because of the lack of self-confidence, she
seldom played for other people, even close friends. After she began to let go of h er inner limitations—all the lo w-ener gy
feelings that were blocking her self-expression—her ab ilities and
confidence grew  so rapidly th at she started to play in front of public
gatherings. Her talent was well received, and a busy musical career ensued. She mad e a professional recording that was suf ficiently successful that she
could cut back to working part- time, and she began to pour more time and
ener gy into what was now a blossoming career that brought her great joy
and satisfaction. Although she had known nothing about business, she now
started h er own musical business and, within a year , was distributing the
recordings across the nation, then in Europe. T o h er d elight, she found that she was very successful by doing  what she
liked to  do best. Her increasing vitality and happiness were apparent to
everyone, and success spread to other areas of her life. Success stems from doing what we like to do best, but most people are
tied down to what they imag ine they have  to do. As lim itations are
relinquished, whole new avenues of creativity and expression become
available. In the example of the musician who was willing to let go of her
fear and  self-doubt, you can see  how this single inner shift opened up her
outer life in ways she had never imagined.CHAPTER FOUR
H E A L T H  A N D  H A P P I N E S S
As is obvious from the principles already discussed, real change occurs
from within as we own our inner power via alignment wi th powerful
attractor fields such as Courage, Acceptance, Love, and Generosity . This
addresses the “ABC” of our lives—the or ganizing principles, inner
attitudes, and overall intention—from which our experiences emer ge. Therefore, there  is only one way to increase our health, happiness, or
success, and that is to increase o ur level of consciousness. If we try to make
our lives better by changing external factors, the A
 B
 C, we end up
frustrated. This futile approach is heard in the popular stateme nt “It’ s like
rearranging deck  chairs on the T itanic ,” ye t this is exactly the strategy of
most peo ple. Th ey work to chan ge the outer elements of their lives without
looking into the inner arena out of which it all emer ges. The goo d news is that aligning yourself with just one powerful truth can
make a big dif ference in your life. In h ealth, this powerful truth is  the shift from I a m a body  to I have a
body . Th e average p erson is preoccupied with the body , its funct ioning,
performance, appearance, and survival. People typically identify the body
as “me”  and therefore pour much of their waking attention into how the
body mo ves and  looks and what it measures. This is a very limited level of
consciousness. I t is a false identification due to a marked narrowing of
awareness, like having a pimple  on your nose and thinking that the whole
world now revolves around that pimple, and going through the day with that
pimple most prominent in your mind. THE BODY OBEYS THE MINDThe basic dictum to compreh end is that the body obeys the mind;
therefore, the body tends to ma nifest what the mind believes. The belief
may be held co nsciously or unconsciously . This dictum follow s from the
law of consciou sness that states: W e ar e only subject to what we hold in
mind . The only power that anything has over us is the power of belief that
we give it. By “power ,” we mean ener gy and the will to believe. If we look at the Map of Consciousness, it is easy to see why the mind is
more po werful than the body . Th e ener gy field of Reason (cal. 400), with its
beliefs and concepts of the mind, is more powerful than the ener gy field of
the physical body (cal. 205). Th us, the body will express the beliefs held in
mind, whether they are conscious or unconscious. One of the tasks of
consciousness is to embrace your personal appearance (whatever it is),
without putting yourself down. Our pro neness to accept negative beliefs depends on how much
negativity we are holding in the first place. A positive mind, f or example,
will refu se to accept negative thoughts and simply reject them as untrue for
oneself. There is a refusal to bu y into commonly held negative ideas. W e
know ho w easy  it is to sell self -condemnation to a guilt-ridden  person, or
fear of some disease to a fearful person. The idea , for instance, that colds ar e catching  is a good example. The
thought that everybody’ s got a cold  will be subscribed to by a person who
has suf f icient guilt, fear , and na ïveté regarding the laws of consciousness. Because of unconscious guilt, a person unconsciously feels that they
“deserve” a cold. The body obeys the mind’ s belief that colds ar e caused by
viruses, which are “catching” and contagious. Thus, the bod y , which is
controlled by the mind’ s belief, manifests the cold. The person who has let
go of the under lying negative ener gies of guilt and fear does  not have a
fearful mind that believes, A co ld i s going ar ound; I’ll pr obably get it like
everybody else . In the many in stances of “A co ld is going around,” the fact
is that many people do not  “ca tch” it in spite of being exposed to the same
environment as those who do. Thought (cal. 400) is powerful because it has a higher vibration than
physicality (cal. 205). A thought  is actually a thing; it has an ener gy pattern. The more ener gy we give a thought, the more power it has to  physically
manifest itself. This is the paradox of much so-called health education. The
paradoxical ef fe ct is that fearful thoughts are reinforced and given so much
power that epidemics are actually created by the media (for example, theswine flu). The fear -based “war nings” about health dangers actually set up
the mental environment in which the very thing that is feared will occur . How ca n that be? Superimpose d on the physical body is an e ner gy body
whose form is v ery much like that of the physical body and wh ose patterns
actually control the physical bo dy . Intentions and thoughts influence those
patterns. As advanced quantum physics has shown, mere observation
influences subatomic high-ener gy particles. The power of mind over body has been demonstrated by clinical
research. For instance, in one study , a group of women was told that they
would b e given a hormone injection to bring on their menstrual periods two
weeks early . Actually , they were merely given a placebo injectio n of saline. Nonetheless, over 70 percent of the women developed early premenstrual
tension with all the physical and psychological symptoms. Another clear demonstration of this law of consciousness is observed in
those with dissociative disorder : the dif ferent personalities in th e one body
have dif ferent ph ysical accompa niments. There are, for instance, changes in
the electroencep halographic brain waves, as well as changes in their
handedness in writing, pain thresholds, electrical skin response, IQ,
menstrual periods, cerebral-hemisphere dominance, langua ge ability ,
accent, a nd vision. Thus, when the personality that believes in  aller gies is
present, the person is aller gic; but when another personality is present in the
body , the aller gies disappear . One personality may require glasses, and
another may not. These dif ferent personalities actually have notable
dif ferences in intraocular pressure and other physiological measurements. These p hysical phenomena also  shift under the influence of hypnosis in
people without dissociative dis order . Aller gies can be made t o appear or
disappear by simple s uggestion. Individuals who receive the suggestion of
being aller gic to roses while un der hypnosis will start sneezing when they
come ou t of the hypnotic state and spot a vase of roses on the do ctor ’ s desk,
even if the roses are artificial. After a lifetime of study , Sir Jo hn Eccles, Nobel Laureate, stated that it
became apparen t that the brain is not the origin of the mind, as science and
medicine had believed, but the other way around. The mind controls the
brain, which acts as a receiving station (like a radio), with thoughts being
similar to radio waves and the brain being similar to the receiver . The brain is lik e a receiving set, a switchboard that receive s thought
forms and then translates them  into neuronal functioning and memorystorage. For instance, until recently it was believed that voluntary
movements of the muscles originated in the brain’ s motor corte x. But now ,
as E ccles has r eported, the very intention to move is recorded by the
supplemental motor area of the brain next to the motor cortex. T he brain is,
therefore, activated by the mind’ s intention, not vice versa. W e see this in the many brain-imaging studies done on people in states of
meditation. For example, Dr . Ri chard Davidson’ s research at the University
of W isc onsin at Madison has demonstrated that compassion and loving-
kindness meditation practices stimulated increased activity in the left
prefrontal cortex  (the seat of positive emotions such as happin ess) and the
production of high-amplitude gamma-wave synchrony (a sign of expanded
awareness, alert ness, and insight). What is held in mind has th e power to
alter brain activity and neuroanatomy . Our bodily systems are subject to all kinds of ef fects of the unconscious
and con scious beliefs that the mind is holding. This includes our beliefs
about the supposed ef fects of various foods, aller gens, meno pausal and
menstrual disorders, infections, and all other diseases associated with
specific belief systems, coupled with the underlying stress proneness due to
the presence of suppressed negative feelings. Norman Cousins, editor -in-chief of the Satur day Review  for three
decades, demonstrated this pri nciple when he cured himself of serious
physical illness by means of laughter . He wrote Anatomy of an Illness , a
book ab out his experience of r ecovery from a crippling arthritic disease
through heavy doses of vitamin C and belly laughter induced by films
featuring the Marx brothers. He discovered that laughter had an anesthetic
ef fect that could alleviate his pa in for two hours. Laughing is a method of
letting g o of negative ener gy fie lds. Through laughter , Cousins kept letting
go of the underlying emotional  pressure and canceling negative thoughts. This res ulted in very positive a nd beneficial changes within his body and
facilitated his eventual recovery . OVERCOMING NEGA TIVE PROGRAMS
The way  to change our bodies i s to change our thoughts and feelings by
letting go of ne gative ideas, emotions, and belief systems. W e have to
cancel th e negat ive programmin g that comes from the world, as well as ourown bel ief syste ms. The more f earful we are, the more quickly  we become
programmed, and then the body responds accordingly . Fear of substances,
foods, air , ener gies, and stimuli of all kinds has gotten to the poin t of
environmental paranoia. Each day a new chemical or s ubstance is
announced to have harmful ef fects! W e can see the  deleterious ef fects of fearful negative programming in
people w ho become subject to fear of foods, chemicals, and substances in
the environment. On the Map of Consciousness, Fear is an ener gy field that
corresponds to W ithdrawal due to anxiety and a belief that ord inary life is
frightening. Som e people become so phobic about the enviro nment and
everything in it that their world gets smaller and smaller . They become
more fea rful eve ry day . Some pe ople even succumb to the point  where they
flee the world, v ictims of their o wn minds. There are only a few things left
on the planet that they can saf ely eat, and they carry them around in a
brown b ag. This  person goes to  a banquet where everybody is eating food
full of what he considers to be nothing but poison. He thinks, They ar e
killing themselves with the steak and the pesticides on the peas, fruit, and
lettuce . Wh ile, in his view , they are killing themselves, he eats out of his
brown bag. He sits in the back corner at a table filled with other “brown-
bag” people. (This was an actual scene at a big banquet.) He fasts a lot; he
does a lot of run ning and other “healthy” things; and, of course, he is dead
now . Why is he  dead, this man who ran every day and striv ed to be so
healthy? He died because he b ecame a bubble person with the paranoid
view of the world that began to close in on him. He could not breathe the air
with trus t. He could not even en joy the carpets because they we re probably
emitting toxic of f-gases and aller gens such as fiber particles that  caused him
to c hoke. Other things—such as the fumes emanating from  paints or
insulation, or smoke particles from a cigarette that were going to give him
cancer—caused his life to become smaller and smaller . What ha ppens i n this type of situation is the progressive den ial of the
truth about ourselves, along with progressively giving away the power of
our being to the illusion of causality from the world, which is actually
powerless to af fect us. This is the reversal of truth, and by be lieving in a
falsehood about ourselves, we become increasingly vulnerable a nd a victim. W e end  up having the tot al paranoia of a bubble person with
“environmental aller gies” who can live only within a protective bubble of
purified air and eat raw food from a brown bag.This can  happen  to a reasonabl e person, even to a physician. It started
with pollens, ragweed, horse da nder , dog and cat hair , dust, feathers, wool,
chocolate, cheese, and nuts (all believed to cause aller gies). Later , sugar
was proh ibited (hyper glycemia) plus food additives (cancer), eg gs and dairy
products (cholesterol), and or ga n meats (gout). Next on the “harmful” list
came food dyes, saccharine, caf feine, coloring matter , aluminum, synthetic
fabrics, noise, fluorescent lights , insect sprays, deodorants, food cooked at
high temperatures, minerals in the water , chlorine in the water , nicotine,
cigarette smoke, petrochemicals, car exhaust fumes, positive ions, low-level
electric vibrations, acidic foods, pesticides, and foods with seeds. The wor ld shrank so small tha t there was nothing safe to eat or wear . There was no ai r to breathe. The body had all the aller gies, re actions, and
diseases to prove it. Going out to dinner became an enjoyment of the past,
since there was nothing on the menu that could be eaten, except lettuce
(thoroughly washed, of course), and it was imperative to wear w hite gloves
when picking up restaurant utensils! Then, with the learning of one core truth, the whole pattern u nraveled. What is held in m ind tends to m anifest —including unconscious  beliefs. The
culprit w as not the world but th e mind. All the negative progra mming and
fearful conditioning was in the mind, and the body obeyed the mind. This
law of consciousness reversed the spiraling paranoia. As each internal belief
was looked at and let go, all the negative bodily reactions, diseases, and
symptoms disappeared. In othe r words, it was not poison-ivy leaves that
caused a n aller g ic reaction but the mind’ s belief that poison ivy was an
aller gen. As the mind let go of its programming, the body ’ s reactions
cleared. THE PROCESS OF SELF-HEALING
What is the p rocess of self-healing? What are the cons ciousness
techniques we can apply to brin g about a reversal of dis-ease? W e begin by
letting g o of resisting the sens ations we are experiencing, and we stop
labeling them. For example, we cannot experience a “duodenal ulcer” or
“asthma.” These are labels, mental constructs, elaborate programs, and
belief sy stems. W e go into the inner experience of the exact sensations and
let go of resisti ng them. In ef fect, we will eventually “disap pear” themthrough aligning with them by welcoming the inner experiences of the
sensations. At the same time, within the mind, we cancel any labels. W e
stop calling it an  “ulcer” and in stead go into the inner sensation of it. The
inner sen sation may be a pressure or a burning. Even the words burning  and
pr essur e  ar e labels. W e cancel those and again go into the core, the abso lute
essential, of what we are phy sically experiencing, and then let go of
resisting that experience. Steps for Self-Healing
T o p ut it simply , the conscious ness technique of radical truth has these
five steps in healing a particular illness:
1 . Letting go of resisting the sensory experience of it. 2 . No longer putting names or labels on it. 3 . Using no words at all in the we lcoming of the experience of th e inner
sensations. 4 . Canceling the mental label, thought form, and belief system, and
replacing it with the truth: I no longer belie ve in that. I am an infinite
being, and I am not subject to that. I am only subject to what I hold in
mind . 5 . Choosing the ener gy field of Love, which heals. If we look at the basic physics of the ener gies involved and keep in mind
that the Map of Consciousness is a logarithmic scale, we can se e why Fear
(cal. 100) is overpowered by Love (cal. 500) because these are exponential
levels. Therefore , the power of Love is represented by 10500, whereas Fear
is only 10100, a very big dif ference. T o put oneself in an ener gy field of
Unconditional Love, at 540, is to automatically heal oneself on the deepest
level. Choosing  to become a loving person results in the release of
endorphins by the brain, which has a profound ef fect on the body’ s health
and hap piness (see Brain Function and Physiology chart in the previous
chapter). Religious/spiritual alignment with faith is capable of reducing overall
levels of fear . The spiritual ener gy shifts brain dominance to a more benignsystem processing by which stress hormones are replaced by endorphins
and optimized levels of serotonin and other neurotransmitters. Spiritual alignment, however , doesn’ t mean total immunity from periods
of emot ional dis tress or karmic patterns. Depression, for example, af fects
the b iochemistry  of a lar ge segment of the population. It is estimated that at
least one -third o f adults will hav e a serious or moderately seve re degree of
depression at some time in their lives. It may be minor , in the form of
regret, or major , in the forms of mourning the loss of loved on es, financial
disaster , divorce, and so forth. Depression is accompanied by major changes
in brain physiolo gy and low levels of critical neurotransmitters, such as nor -
epinephrine and serotonin. The propensity to depression includes strong
genetic and karmic factors and is often familial. Clinically , depr ession usually necessitates professional help. Serious
depression can be worked throug h under appropriate conditions but is really
indicative of the need for psych iatric or other professional clinical help, as
well as protection and support. The loss of hope and the will to live, along
with the accompanying depression, frequently occurs in lonely , isolated
individuals; the elderly; and or dinary people who have gone through the
psychological d epletion of severe stress, such as job loss, divorce, loss of
loved ones, and the process of g rieving itself. Suicide is a leadi ng cause of
death in adolescents. All thing s are physical, mental, and spiritual. On the physical level, some
depressives have  recovered simply by avoiding sugar . The majo rity respond
well to antidepressants. In a state of depression, there is a loss of essential
neurotransmitters in certain are as of the brain. Therefore, it is possible to
ameliorate the expression of th is symptom by the use of antidepressants. Generally , it is safe to treat t he depression of the majority of patients
pharmacologically with antidepressants as long as there is close clinical
supervision, especially in childre n and adolescents. Pharmacolo gically , they
take the person from the bottom  of the Map and lift them up  to a higher
level, so they are then able to respond to psychotherapy or spiritual
counseling to try to alleviate  the conditions that brought about the
vulnerability . Th e risks of psych opharmacology have to be weighed against
the risk of suicide, especially when an apathetic depression becomes
agitated (the person now has suf ficient ener gy to carry out suicide). Happiness arises from the willingness to let go of that which is negative
and to allow lov e to replace it within consciousness, because the essentialnature of consciousness, unless it has been impaired, is lovingn ess. W e see
in the innocence of the young child that lovingness is the expression of the
essence of human nature. It is a s if the child has not yet been programmed
to go into fear , doubt, or limitation. When looking at the exact mechanics, we see that what we hold in mind
begins to manifest on the physical plane. Even a re latively neutral thought
can have major consequences. For example, the thought I think I will go to
Hawaii  instantly ener gizes one’ s finances and plans over the next six
months to get ready for the trip. What we hold in mind tends to manifest. O ne of the di f ficulties to
overcome in self-healing is the willingness to accept the truth of that
statement. There  is a part of us that prefers to be a victim of illness, that
enjoys th e attent ion, that does not want to believe in the power of the mind
or ta ke responsibility for it. Bu t if we truly want to heal, we cannot let a
negative thought go unchallenged. W e cannot hear ourselves say “I have
diabetes” and let that go unchallenged. Such a belief system is so powerful
that just  believi ng I have diabetes  is  suf ficient to potentiate the disease. Instead, we have to cancel it and say , I am a p erson w ho once thought that,
but I am only subject to what I hold in mind. I am an infinite b eing, and I
am not subject to diabetes. In stating the tru th, we move ab ove 200, the line
of integrity , in the specifics of a given illness. Self-Compassion
What is our atti tude toward ourselves in the whole experience ? As we
move in to the decision to be for giving and compassionate, to be that which
supports and nurtures life instea d of condemning it or moralistic ally getting
into a “make wr ong,” we let go of attacking ourselves for being ill. Some
people w ho are involved in sp iritual work or metaphysical studies will
compound the problem by making themselves “wrong” because they have a
physical illness. It is helpful to have the willingness to accept whatever is
being expressed on the physical level, to look within our own consciousness
to se e what is being brought to our attention, and to see that whatever is
occurring in our lives is for the purpose of healing. Instead of being ashamed that we are a spiritual seeker with a physical
illness, we instead become thank ful and say , “Aha! Something is coming upto be healed.” W e can see it as a  sign of progress and be happy t hat we have
a c hance to heal these things that, paradoxically , are brought up by major or
rapid sp iritual p rogress (that is, karma). When we commit to a high truth
such as Unconditional Love, tha t very intention attracts its oppo site into our
lives, something  that wants to be healed and embraced by love. As we said,
a commitment to Love “brings up its opposite.” Most of the great mystics
of history had records of many physical illnesses (for example, see the
entries o n well-k nown mystics such as St. T eresa of Ávila and S t. Hildegard
of Bingen in Encyclopædia Britannica ). An illne ss is merely our conscio usness calling attention to something that
needs to  be looked at, about which we are feeling guilty , fearful, or some
other negative emotion. There i s a belief system we are holding that has to
be let go of and canceled. There is something that has to be for given, and
something withi n us that has to be loved. So instead of judgin g ourselves
for the illness, w e thank it for bringing something to our awareness. W e say ,
“Thank you, ulcer . I see. Y ou forced me to look at the way in which I was
condemning myself and not loving myself. Thank you, hypoglycemia, for
showing me how much I hav e been living in fear .” W e thank all our
illnesses because  they have brou ght us to that willingness and acceptance to
move into the field of lovingness and the joy of realizing now , out of
compassion, that this is how the body brings about self-healing. As w e begin letting go of all th e fears related to the body , canceling the
belief sy stems a nd reaf firming that our true Self is Infinite and not subject
to limita tions, w e move into a higher state of health, wellnes s, and vital
ener gy . A helpful way to phrase it to ourselves is, “I am an infinite being,
not subj ect to _______.” W e put into the blank space whatever disease or
substance the mind has been programmed to see as a possible “ danger” for
us. THE ST A TE OF INNER FREEDOM
The pers on who has surrendered limited belief systems can eat anything;
can go anywhere; and is no longer subject to fears of contaminants,
pollutants, draft s, germs, electromagnetic frequencies, carpet, smoke, dust,
animal dander , poison ivy , pollen, food dyes, and so on. They have
surrendered Fear , Guilt, and Pride and all the limiting belief systems that gowith negative ener gy fields. Their perception of the body shifts, and it now
seems to  be like a puppet or a pet. This shift of perception is from I  am the
body  to I  have a body . It becomes progressively obvious that the body is not experiencing itself
at all. On the co ntrary , it is the mind that is experiencing the body . W ithout
the mind, the body cannot be perceived at all. The arm cannot experience its
arm-ness. Only the mind can e xperience the arm-ness. This, of course, is
the very  basis of anesthesia. W hen the mind is asleep, the body has no
sensation. It slowly dawns on us that, in fact, the body does not have any
sensation; only the mind is capable of that function. This is a very  important shift of consciousness, because now the
preoccupation is  not with the body and defending it. W e begin to notice that
people are not really responding to our bodies at all but to  our inner
attitudes, our inner ener gy state , and our level of awareness. W e let go of
worrying about our physical appearance, for one day it dawns on us that
everyone and everything in the world are actually responding to  our level of
consciousness, o ur intention, and the inner feeling we have about them. W e
register the magnetism of saintly people such as Mother T eres a, the Dalai
Lama, a nd Mah atma Gandhi. W e see that they are beloved not because of
their phy sical appearance, whic h is often unimpressive, but because of the
inner radiance of love and peac e they emanate. The shift of focus from the
physical level to the level of con sciousness brings rapid results. W e begin to
pour ener gy into our inner health. The continual surrender of nega tive feelings and attitudes means that the
associated guilt is also being co nstantly relinquished. A consciousness that
is no t guilt-ridden tends to no longer attract disease. In the u nconscious,
guilt requires punishment and  sickness, with its attendant pain and
suf fering, as the mind’ s most fr equent means of self-retaliation. This self-
retaliation may take the form of an accident, a cold, an attack of the flu,
arthritis, or any of the multiple diseases that the mind has invented or
latched on to. These diseases t ake epidemic forms due to tel evision and
media p ublicity . When a prominent figure shares with the public some
serious i llness, there is a sudden  jump in the incidence of that i llness and it
becomes increa singly more prevalent. The unconscious grabs hold of a
disease and utilizes it to settle the score. W ith the constant s urrender of
inner gu ilt, there  is less and less of a score to be settled. Therefore, a personwho is free of n egativity and free of guilt tends to be free of disease and
suf fering. Health a nd well -being, then, are generally the automatic consequence of
letting go of gui lt and other neg ativities, and the letting go of our resistance
to the positive experience of health and well-being. There may be
uncommon case s in which illness or infirmity continues unabated due to
unknown factors such as karmic proclivities. Continual surrender brings
healing at the le vel of inner bei ng so that, even while the body appears to
suf fer lim itation and others may see it as “tragic,” the person is at peace and
radiates an inner well-being tha t uplifts others. Through surrender at great
depth, su ch indi viduals have let go of self-pity , guilt, and resistance to life
circumstances. They have transc ended the view that their illness  is a barrier
to perso nal happ iness and see it as a vehicle of blessing to others. In recent
years, public examples of this phenomenon have included th e late Pope
John Paul II, w ho approached his unremitting Parkinson’ s d isease as a
spiritual opportunity to take on or be with the suf fering of others. This pro cess of surrender takes a  person all the way to the top of the Map
of Consciousness. At first, there is the identification: I am the body . As the
inner awakening continues, it becomes quite obvious that I am the mind that
experiences the body , not the bo dy . As more feelings, thought patterns, and
belief systems are surrendered, there eventually comes the awareness: I am
not the mind either . I am That which witnesses and experience s the mind,
emotions, and body . I am consciousness itself. Through inner observation, the re is the realization of Something that
remains constan t and the same , no matter what goes on in the external
world o r with the body , emotions, or mind. W ith this awareness comes a
state of total freedom. The inner Self has been discovered. The silent state
of A wareness that underlies all movement, activity , sound, feelings, and
thoughts is discovered to be a ti meless dimension of peace. Once identified
with this A wareness, we are no longer susceptible to the ef fects of the
world, the body , or the mind, and with this A wareness come an inner
calmness, stillne ss, and a profou nd sense of inner peace. W e realize that this
is w hat w e were always seeking  but did not know it, because we  had gotten
lost in the maze . W e had though t we were all the phenomena of our hectic
lives—the body and its experiences, the obligations, the jobs, th e titles, the
activities, the problems, the feel ings, and so on. But now we realize that we
are the timeless space in which the phenomena are happening. W e are notthe f lickering images playing ou t their drama on the movie screen, but we
are the screen i tself—a nonjudgmental witness of the unfoldin g movie of
life, with no b eginning and no end, infinite in its poten tial. These
progressive realizations of our  true nature prepare the ground for the
Ultimate Realization of the identity of Consciousness with Divinity Itself at
the top of the Map of Consciousness. W e will  see that the principles for success are essentially the same,
whether the endeavor is of a spiritual nature (Self-realization) or a
professional one.CHAPTER FIVE
T H E  “ A B C ”  O F  S U C C E S S  I N  1 0
S T E P S
The deg ree to which we have not allowed ourselves to experience the
reality o f our true Self is repres ented by our resentment toward those who
have actually done so. W e rese nt their aliveness in the areas in which we
feel disa bled. When we come from an ener gy field below 200 on the Map
of Cons ciousness, we dislike, criticize, and devalue that which calibrates
higher . The small self seeks fame and fortune by undermining others. Here’ s a story that demonstrates this negative tendency:
A man walks along the beach and comes upon a fisherman with a
pail full of crabs . He says to the fisherman, “Y ou’d better put a  cover
on that pail or the crabs will get out.”
“W ell, n o,” said  the wise old fisherman. “There is no need for t hat. Y ou see,  as one crab crawls up the sid e of the pail to get out, the other
crabs re ach up and grab him an d pull him back down. So there’ s no
need for a cover .”
As we become f reer and happier , we will see that the nature of the world
is like that pail of crabs, and then we will seek to transcend the negative
entrainment by embracing an inner attitude and lifestyle that acknowledges
the greatness in ourselves and others. T rue success does no t come by
attacking a so-called enemy but by nurturing success in ourselves and
everyone around us. The tragic careers of many individuals of genius after being discovered
and celebrated by the public illustrates that there is success, and then thereis Success. The former frequently jeopardizes life, while the latter enhances
it. T rue Success  enlivens and s upports the spirit; it is not about isolated
attainments but about being successful as a total person, attaining a
successful lifesty le that benefits not only yourself but everyone around you. The small self a ligns with weak attractor patterns (that is, crab mentality);
the Self is aligned with high-power ener gy fields (that is, Love). Instead o f envying or hating success, the truly successful imitat e it, copy
it, id entify with it, and develop t he patterns. T o take responsibility for one’ s
own actions and their conseque nces is, in itself, extremely po werful and
almost instantly  raises one’ s calibrated level of consciousness to over 200. An e xtremely valuable insight le arned by all spiritually evolved individuals
in the course of their development is seeing their own personal
consciousness as the decisive influence that determines all that occurs in
their lives. The trul y succes sful identify with the ABC. They realize that they are a
channel  a cted through to create success in th e outer wo rld. Inasmuch as
they ide ntify wi th the actual sou rces of success and not merely  the ef fects,
they hav e no anxiety about losing it. They can lose their fortune  or position
and re-c reate it in no time beca use it all comes from their ABC, which is
their inner power . W e say of such people, “Whatever they touch turns to
gold.” But other people, who vie w their success in the realm of t he external,
A
 B
 C, w ill a lways b e insecure, because its source is thought to be “out
there.”
T rue success comes as the auto matic consequence of aligning your life
with hig h-power ener gy patterns and following certain steps. T rue success
is not just about  a job, business enterprise, or money in the bank . It is about
who you are as  a total person,  an ener gy field that inspires, uplifts, and
beautifies, no matter what you are doing. T rue success stems from being
aligned with the ener gy of life. STEP 1: INTENTION
Examine your ABC befor e you do anything at all about the A
 B
 C.
Does the original founding prin ciple from which you are opera ting have
universal appeal? Could everyone wholeheartedly subscribe if it were
known to them? If not, the success is automatically limited from the start.W e can look at the example on  an international level of Nazi Germany ,
which for a whi le certainly seemed to have all the earmarks of a winner . It
had assembled the most impre ssive military force ever gathered on the
planet. Y et it went down the tubes. What was its rallying cry? Deutschland
über Alles . “Germany above All” does not exactly have a universal appeal,
does it? It could hardly capture the hearts of Belgians, the French, the
English, or anyone else, for that matter . It is a win-lose propositi on: we win;
they lose! If th e sta rt-of f m otive is to win a prize, sell more cars than the o ther auto
dealer in  town, or get rich and famous, the endeavor will not e ven get of f
the starting line to real success . The fact that you should be the best in
something or become rich and famous may appeal to you, but is it of
interest to other people? No. If  you have a service and attitude that helps
others achieve their  goals, then you have an enterprise with universal
appeal. Ambition alone does not yield success. But if the purpose is to make this
a be tter world to live in for ev eryone or to increase the safe ty , joy , and
beauty of life, e veryone can subscribe to that. Coming from a universal
principle is coming from power . Coming from self-interest is coming from
force and leads to counterforce. The Map  of Consciousness may  be seen, in one aspect, as a scale of ego,
with the  level of 200 being the fulcrum at which selfishness be gins to turn
toward selflessness, and the level of 500 being the fulcrum  at which
selflessness has become one’ s inner dedication. A hallmark of true success
is a mot ive (an ABC) that calibrates above 200, and the higher it is, the
more powerful it is, due to the wider appeal beyond personal egotism. W e see the dif ference between these levels on the rarefied plane of
Olympic competition. The disastrous consequences, in both private and
public l ife, of motivations emanating from levels below 200 are all too
clearly i llustrated by the scandals. Excessive zeal to capture an Olympic
medal a nd defe at one’ s opponent by any means available ha s led to the
abandonment of  the power of ethical principle and a descent to the grossest
level of force. There is nothing intrinsically w rong with some manifestations of pride. W e all may wel l be proud whe n our Olympians win medals, but that is a
dif ferent kind of pride than egotism; it comes from the heart. It is an
honoring of human achievement that transcends personal pride. TheOlympics, one of the greatest  dramas of human striving, inspires the
competitor to move from personal pride to an esteem that is an expression
of u nconditiona l love and that honors one’ s opponents, as well, for their
dedication to the same lofty principles. T rue success, as in true athl etic power , is characterized by grace,
sensitivity , inner quiet, and paradoxically , gentleness in the noncompetitive
lives of even fie rce competitors. The ABC that brings about fulfillment is
the dedication to something higher than oneself (that is, teammates, God,
country , and so forth), which is an ener gy of self-transcendence that
calibrates high on the Map of C onsciousness. W e celebrate such  champions
because we recognize that they have overcome personal ambition through
sacrifice and dedication to a hig her principle. The great become legendary
when they teach by example. It is not what they have nor what they do but
what the y have become  tha t inspires all of us. Their A BC has universal
appeal, for it evokes reverence for the selfless dedication inside us all. STEP 2: ENJOYMENT
Reflect: Is it something you enjoy doing ? Once yo u are sure your inten tion has universal appeal, ask yourself
whether the endeavor is somethi ng you enjoy doing. W e watch people force
themselves to go to work each morning because they have convinced
themselves they must do a certain job, but their heart is not in it. The way to
be a  suc cess is to do what you like to do, to enjoy what you do, and thereby
naturally do it to the best of you r ability and experience the joy  that comes
from giving your best. Here is an example from one patient who came to
the clinic because he had everything in life but was miserable. The patient complained, “I’ve lost interest in my life. I hate going
to work in the  morning. I have everything I could ever want—
Cadillacs, fancy houses, impressive titles, millions of dollars, great
family—but I’m depressed. I don’ t see the point of it all. I don’ t get
any sympathy from my friends. They all envy me.”
“What do you like to do? Do you have a hobby you enjoy?”
He said,  “Doc, this will sound  crazy to you, but I love to make
dollhouses.
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        W hen we view the ego from an evolutionary perspective through themillennia, an understanding ari ses that allows for compassion. The ego is
not our “enemy”  but rather a “pet” to watch over. Instead of treating it with
condemnation, h atred, and guilt, the way to de-ener gize it is by  viewing it
objectively for what it truly is—that is, a vestigial remnant of our
evolutionary origins. Paradoxically, the ego is reinforced by condemnation,
labeling it as “s in,” repenting with sackcloth and ashes, and w allowing in
guilt. Su ch approaches merely utilize the ego to attack the ego, thereby
reinforcing it. As F reud discovered, out of guilt, we repress our animal nature and then
project it onto others or a deity that purportedly has the same character
defects a s the worst humans. The ego is dissolved not by denu nciation or
self-hatred, wh ich are expressions of the ego, but by b enign and
nonmoralistic ac ceptance and compassion that arise out of understanding its
intrinsic nature and origin. Al though guilt and repentance may have a
certain p ragmatic usefulness for  brief periods in one’ s spiritual evolution, it
is to be noted fr om examining the Map of Consciousness that Guilt, Hate
(self-hatred), Regret, Despondency, and all such negative positionalities are
at th e bottom of the scale, whereas For giveness, Love, Acceptance, and Joy
are at the top and lead to Enlightenment. The Map of Consciousness reveals that the world provides an infinite
panorama, and by playing our p art in being what we are, we s erve others. Each one of us serves others merely by being here. People in the lower
levels of consciousness are not “bad” for being what they are; they serve us
by forci ng us to recontextualiz e their reality and their value. W e end up
respecting them  all. As mista ken as we think they might be, we can
nonetheless respect someone who is willing to sacrifice their life for
country, God, or whatever they believe they are doing it for. W ar itself serves the evolution of consciousness by providing a  way for
millions of people to cross over from cowardice to Courage as they walk
through the hail of bullets in the name of a higher principle, God, country,
king, or family. W arfare is the w ay that men, in the role of the warrior, have
historically crossed over that critical line of 200. W omen have traditionally
made the  same step through childbirth, risking death—and often dying—for
the sake  of birthing new life. Therefore, nothing in the evolution of
consciousness n eeds to be judged or condemned, for each exp ression has
served the whole by virtue of what it was at the time. 7. Counterbalance
Consciousness-calibration research reveals that approximately 92 percent
of society’ s problems arise from people who calibrate below 200, and their
overall f inancial cost to the citi zenry is too enormous to calcul ate. Thus, a
society that is overly permissive or supports nonintegrity pays an
astronomical pri ce not only in quality of life but also in every area of it,
down to just simple, everyday physical safety. Because integro us individuals do not typically grasp the fact that they are
actually in the minority, it bears repeating that only 15 percent of the
world’ s populat ion is above the critical consciousness level of 200. However, the collective powe r of that 15 percent has the weight to
counterbalance the negativity o f the remaining 85 percent of the world’ s
population. Bec ause the scale o f power advances logarithmica lly, a single
A vatar at a consciousness level of 1,000 can and does, in fact, totally
counterbalance the collective n egativity of all humankind. Kinesiologic
testing has shown:
One individual at level 700 counterbalances 70 million individuals
below level 200. One individual at level 600 counterbalances 10 million individuals
below level 200. One individual at level 500 counterbalances 750,000 individuals below
level 200. One individual at level 400 counterbalances 400,000 individuals below
level 200. One individual at level 300 counterbalances 90,000 individuals below
level 200. T welve individuals at level 700 equal one A vatar at 1,000. W ere it not for these counterbala nces, humankind would self-destruct out
of th e sheer mass of its unopposed negativity. However, the d if ference in
power between a loving thought and a fearful thought is so enormous as to
be beyon d the capacity of the human imagination to even comprehend. W ecan see from the analysis above that even a few loving thoughts during the
course of the day more than counterbalance all our negative thoughts by
their sheer power. The only  way to enhance one’ s power in the world is by increasing one’ s
integrity, understanding, and capacity for compassion. If the diverse
populations of humankind can b e brought to this realization, the survival of
human society and the happine ss of its members are more secure. Simply
knowing that an increase in one ’ s level of consciousness reduces negativity
in the world motivates the intention to evolve up the scale. INTENTION: EV OL VING BEYOND CAUSALITY
The sincere seeker needs to kno w only a few things. Merely to hear or
read the m alread y begins the pr ocess. The most important thing to know is
that everything is happening o f its own. Nothing is being “caused” by
anything. All phenomena are the automatic consequence of the infinite
field. The field is one of infin ite invisible omnipotent powe r. It is all-
encompassing, l ike a giant electromagnetic field, with no beginning and no
end, in space or in time, forever and always present. Its presence is
exquisitely gentle and exquisitely powerful. Its power is such that all
potentiality is activated to become an actuality. From a state of  pure consciousness, one witnesses that all t hings are
happening spontaneously by vi rtue of the infinite power of the field of
Divinity. Everyt hing is happening in and of its own nature as a c onsequence
of that which it is, n ot as a  consequence of that wh ich it does, which implies
the duality of a doer in the action. What th e world considers evolution is actually the witnessing of creation,
which is continuous. The Unmanifest becomes Manifest by Divine
Providence as the T otality of Creation, which emer ges ef fortlessly. W ithin
the field, potentiality is actualized by intention. Therefore, each thing comes
forth, m anifesting its karmic inheritance; its karma is its innate potential,
and when conditions are appropriate, then the potentiality becomes an
actuality, in and of itself, as a consequence of the infinite power of the field. The field is so powerful that if one continuously holds a thought, it will
emer ge; otherwise no one would become enlightened. Therefore, intention
is al l-powerful. The ego is very clever. As a potentiality begins to manifest,it takes credit for it. If one take s a pair of scissors and cuts the stem of the
apple, th e ego thinks it made the  apple drop to the ground. The ego ignores
gravity, but that is how all things are happening—automatically, like
gravity. There’ s  no inner sepa rate “personal self” causing anything to
happen. Just like people are not aware of gravity, without which we would
all fall of f the globe, similarly  people are not aware of Divinity as an
infinite field of power without which existence is not possible. Intentions come  out of the etheric body—not from the ego mind, which
the New tonian paradigm of causality would have you believe. The
movement has already happened by the time you decide you a re going to
move. I discovered that reality at age 16 when a rabbit ran in front of the
car. The  foot instantly braked the car, and I caught my ego claiming credit
for t hat. The eg o was thinking, I pu t the  brake on to save the rabbit’ s life. No, the brake was already on b efore the mind could mentally process it. It
takes 0. 0 001 second (one ten-thousandth of a second) for the “experiencer”
core of the ego t o move from the phenomena to the subjective readout. The
ego is the tape monitor, which is recorded 0. 0001 second after the reality
has happ ened. S o, perception is 0. 0001 second behind what the essence is. It is a shock when the ego’ s m onitoring stops, and the awareness and the
experiencing are simultaneous. P erception therefore is personall y motivated
and sele ctive. In contrast, essence is the impersonal witnessing of the
totality. It registers everything, but it does so passively, not by seeking or
searching it out. For the sake of the right brain, which learns by familiarity and circling
back, it bears repeating that one needs to know only one t hing: all is
happening of its own by divine ordination as the Unmanifest becomes
Manifest in and of itself beca use of the infinite power of the field of
Divinity and for no other reason. What happens is that the mind, in one ten-
thousandth of a second, quickly  claims that it was the author of the action. If one is strictly and radically ho nest, which is beyond the capacity of most
people, one would somehow be  able to beat that one ten-thousandth of a
second a nd completely surrender to the Reality that all things  happen by
Divine Providen ce, by the will of God, and not for any other reason. The
only opponent to that understan ding is the ego; the ego’ s job is to claim to
be God, and it does it well after millennia of biological evolution. TRUTH AND THE INFINITE FIELD
The basic premise of this infinite field is that it instantly recognizes truth. The infinite field of conscious ness registers all that has eve r happened
throughout time. Every thought, every feeling, every movement, every
action is  recorded forever. There is no such thing as privacy. Everything
radiates out an ener gy that can be read thousands of years late r. W e have
access to  all the information tha t exists within one second. It takes that long
to discover any secret in the universe. T o instantly know truth from falsehood is an incredible gift. T o not know
the dif ference between truth an d falsehood has dragged humanity through
endless wars, poverty, savageries, sickness, agonies, suf fering, and death. The human af fliction has been one of ignorance. All the gre at A vatars,
Krishna, Christ,  and Buddha say  there is only one “sin,” only o ne problem,
and that is ign orance. W e have had no way of discerning truth from
falsehood except the words of the great spiritual teachers. Now we have at
hand a gift re presenting the consequence of the advance of human
consciousness over time. The adv ance of truth does not ne cessarily bring tranquil waters. In fact, it
may disturb things for a period of time. Spiritual people projec t a future of
hearts and flowers and the possibility that peace will come as the result of
peace marches or other activitie s. W e will have peace, all right, but it may
take a few thousand years. The re is no point to being impatient with the
evolution of consciousness. The best way to contribute is the qu iet, diligent
work of  inwardly becoming a more loving, kind, and self -responsible
person. T o merely know that all things are happening of their own accord, with
no e xternal cause, begins to d isassemble the illusion of dualism, which
presumes a doer. The dif ficulty with most spiritual students is that they are
stuck in the Newtonian paradigm of reality, in which there is a “this”
causing a “that. ” This dualistic b elief system is at the core of th e ego and is
the very source of thinking that there is a separate individual “I. ”
There is  no separate personal “I” talking here. Because of an au dience or
readership, the field, which is the Presence, speaks back to Itself as Itself,
and “I” as a speaker or writer h ave nothing to do with it. Many years ago,
the pers onal self disappeared, and the mind became silent, a state thatcontinues to this day. The Infinite Presence is so powe rful that it
extinguishes anything that is not Itself. Q&A
Q: How can I understand my life with no “I”. A:  D on’ t try. Y ou’ll only get stuc k in a concept you call “nonduality. ”
T ruth is not a co ncept but a rea lization. Merely by hearing that everything
emer ges spontaneously by virtue of what is, you have nothing to do but
begin to  notice it. Y ou don’ t have to think about it or figure out its meaning. Simply begin to notice that everything is happening spontaneously by virtue
of what it is and that nothing causes anything. In th e state of pure consciousness, all projections cease, and eve rything is
revealed to be perfectly that which it is. In Reality, you see that the meaning
of any thing is what it is. That is  its meaning. Its meaning is what it is. What’ s the meaning of a giraf fe. The meaning of a giraf fe is to be a giraf fe. Q: Y ou’ve said that cr eation and evolution ar e one and the same. How
can that be. A:  Wh at o ne witne sses is potentiality continuously emer ging as cr eation. Evolution is  creation. T raditional religion has separated the two, implying
that God finished creation after a week and then said “Bye-bye. I’ll see you
on Judgment Day. ” It holds that God created the universe, threw the ball,
and said, “Good  luck, folks. H ope you make it. ” In Reality,  creation is
continuous, whi ch means that potentiality within creation is becoming an
actuality, and you are witnessing the emer gence. Y ou’re not even witnessing
“change. ” That’ s another illusion, because “change” requires time, and
there is no time  in Reality. Tho se are all mentalizations. If I ask a rabbit,
“What time is it. ” he wouldn’ t know what I’m talking about. T ime is a
mentalization that the ego projects onto experience. Evolution as a linear
sequence in time is a mentalization. It’ s not time or sequence or  change that
you see  in Reality but rather the continuous emer gence of potentiality
becoming an actuality. The great barrier to Enlightenment to people who have been everywhere,
done everything, and heard everyone is the principle of ca usality, the
explanation that all things have a linear cause and sequence, that there is a
“this” ca using a  “that. ” So long as you believe there’ s a “this” causing a
“that,” then you have perpetrator and victim, ego and spirit, self and Self,
and then you’re stuck. The principle of ca usality calibrates about 460, same
as Darwin’ s theory of evolution. The typical audiences at V eritas lectures
calibrate around  420, so 460 sounds erudite to them, but from a level of 550
and high er, it sounds ridiculou s. The highest truth is that all comes into
existence by virtue of the Presence of Divinity. Nothing else has within it
the power to cre ate its own existence. Genesis (cal. 600) states that from the
Godhead radiated Light, and out of that Light originated li fe, and the
universe. Life comes from the  spontaneous evolution of the Godhead. Everything emer ges spontaneously from potentiality to actuality by virtue
of the Infinite Po wer of the Pres ence of God. What seems to the mind to be
sequential and causal is not happening in a sequential, causal  way at all. Y ou and I in this moment are spontaneously being what we are in the
Infinite Field. Q: If the world is emerging by virtue of the Pr esence of God, whose
natur e is said to be Love, then why do bad things happen to good
people. A:  “Good” or “bad” is your perception. Adversity can actually be seen as
a gift. Many cancer survivors will tell you, “It’ s the best thin g that ever
happened to me. ” Divinity is omniscient and you are not. Y our p erception is
not Reality. What you perceiv e as “unfair” might just be the means of
liberation. What you’re wanting  to know is whether there is intr insic justice
in th e w orld and  whether happenings in the world emer ge justly and fairly. Y es, the y do. Human life is  karmically fair, completely and totally. Everyone is steering their own canoe. As L ove is the Ultimate Law of the
Universe (state ment calibrates at 750), each person is born into the
circumstances of maximal spiritual benefit. For something to be “unfair,” the universe would have to be accidental or
capricious. Not hing is accidental and Divinity is not capricious. The
nonlinear domain of Infinite Power throughout all time, Divinity, is like an
electromagnetic field of infinite dimension and infinite in power, withinwhich little iron filings automa tically line up according to the ir “char ge. ”
Everything tha t has existence karmically has a polarity, a char ge. Everything within the domain  of Divinity is aligned within the field
according to its own karmic in heritance; therefore the Justice of God is
instant. No iron filing can be anywhere else than it is. The Pre sence of God is an Infinite Power without parts, positions,
movements; wit hout anthropom orphic projections; without feeli ngs; devoid
of psychological problems and an unconscious mind. Divinity is not
capricious; not angry, emotionally disturbed, or vengeful; and not in need of
psychoanalysis and therapy. D ivinity is an Infinite Field of Power and
therefore, of necessity, has no divisions; it is like gravity, an indivisible field
within which each of us lines up according to our karmic in heritance—
which, on one level, is the sum total of all we have ever said yes to, whether
we r emember it or not. There is  always freedom of choice; the refore each
moment we make our decision. W e can describe this world as th e maximum
opportunity required for the evolution of one’ s consciousness. This is a
dimension where choice is unlimited, from the most horrific and gruesome
to the most beatific. “The wo rld as karmic opportuni ty” calibrates at 600 and is a te aching of
the Budd ha that reveals all expe riences in the world to be an opp ortunity for
spiritual evolution: “Rare is it to be born a human; rarer still is it to have
heard of Enlightenment; and most rare is it to pursue Enlightenment. ”
Q: I can see that the mind pr ojects causality wher e it isn’t, and then
unconsciously tends to ignor e all data to the contrary. T o actually
discern the cause of anything, I would have to know all that’ s ever
happened thr oughout all time, because everything is connected to
everything else. Is that right. A: Y ou are aware of the limita tion of the intellect. The safegu ard from
being imprisoned by the intellect is humility. The intellect is only capable of
doing certain tasks within a certain domain, and beyond that it’ s an
impediment. The intellect is serviceable to the linear domain, not the
nonlinear domai n. Y ou wouldn’ t use a hammer to open a can of soup. Y ou
can’ t use the intellect to apprehend spiritual reality. W ithin t he linear world of physicality and medicine, we see the intellect’ s
great va lue to the world. When I started out as a doctor, I was in char ge of a
lar ge hospital where people were routinely dying of diseases tha t now don’ t
even exi st. Polio  hardly exists a nymore. The benefits of the 400 s have been
tremendous, and  we respect the intellect. It has been the great b enefactor of
society. As one’ s consciousness level goes up, one becomes mo re and more
beneficial to the world, and th ose in the 400s make a great impact. The
world of science has transformed our lives from sickness, suf fering, and
misery to relatively painless sur gery, childbirth, and recovery from many
ailments. The intellect and scie nce are tools for which we are extremely
grateful. W e don’ t put down the  intellect. W e take pride in it, b ecause if it
weren’ t for the i ntellect, none of us would be here now. It’ s sim ply a matter
of accepting that the intellect is limited; it is not God. Q: What is the world, and how does it serve the evolution of
consciousness. A:  The re are myr iad views of th e world, and they can be calibrated
according to their level of truth:
One’ s view of the world is consequent to the observer ’ s le vel of
consciousness: 485. The wor ld is actually an opportu ne place for redemption and salvation:
575. “I have invented the world I see”: 350. The world and the universe are merely passing illusions created by the
ego to keep itself separate from God: 220. Human life is a n expression of God’ s W ill by which the Godhead
fulfills the actualization of infinite potentiality: 560. Humanity descended from the stars and fell from the heavens: 160. Humanity descended from monkeys: 160. The wo rld and humanity were created by God and are th erefore
divinely inspired and intrinsically holy: 545. The world is merely a physical product of the physical universe: 190. Life and therefore humanity are purely accidental products of
Darwinian biological evolution (mechanistic reductionism): 190. Survival is due to natural selection by survival of the fittest: 440. The world and human life are the consequence of the fall of Ada m and
Eve du e to disobedience and  succumbing to the temptation of
curiosity. Life is therefore penitential for original sin: 190. The world is a comedy, a tragedy, a political game board, and more:
240. This is a pur gat orial world of hardship and suf fering; therefore, seek
heaven: 350. The world is a rare opportunity for maximum spiritual growth and
evolution by the undoing of ba d karma and the earning of s piritual
merit: 510. The world as exploitative: 180. The world as unfair: 200. The world as karmic expression: 575. The world as karmic opportunity: 600. Q: How does one’ s personal evolution r elate to the world at large. A:  A n unseen ben efit of spiritual endeavor and evolution is its p ositive
influence on the collective le vel of human consciousness itself. Each
evolving spiritual devotee counterbalances the negative ef fect of great
numbers of people of a considerably lower consciousness level. Despite
appearances, co nsciousness-calibration research reveals that th e collective
consciousness l evel of humankind overall is moving upward. Thus, an
optimistic view is warranted. One can be grateful to have been born with a
human’ s infinite potential for karmic benefit. One can also be grateful that
one has heard of Enlightenment and chosen to seek it, for such individuals
are extremely rare indeed. As reported in prior works, statistically, thelikelihood of choosing Enlightenment as the major purpose of one’ s life is
one in ten million. Simply the wish to become a more loving person, and to al ign one’ s
intention with the ener gy fields at the top of the Map, is to be of service to
the worl d at lar ge. The way to of fset the negativity of the wor ld is not to
attack fa lsehood but to be as friendly and loving as possible within your
own respective domain or life. One person being friendly (25 5) is more
powerful than five being hostile (125). Q: What true value can be derived fr om worldly life. A:  T he world can b e seen as an optimal stimulus for inner growth, as it is
merely a projection of the ego in overt dramatic expression. It is best to
learn fro m it rather than to be seduced by its illusions or entrapped by them
via iden tification or attachment. The worldly panorama reflects the entire
scale of  the levels of conscio usness in their most overt display. The
panorama is like a school of discernment where the extremes serve to reveal
the e ssence that underlies appea rance. All seeming events present learning
opportunities. Q: How, then, should one best r elate to the world. A:  T o be “in” it but not “of” it. The world is a means and not an end. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
1  Some people a t 200+ levels of consciousness need ongoing serotonin
support (see Chapter 4 ). P AR T II
P r a c t i c a l  A p p l i c a t i o n s
In this section, Dr. Hawkins applies the Map of Consciousnes s to thr ee
ar eas of vital human inter est: physical health, success, and addiction
r ecovery. One key teaching is: “What we hold in mind tends to  manifest. ”
Another teaching is the all-important practice of courtesy to others, which
he says we cultiv ate in this way:  “In traffic, always let others cut in fr ont of
you. ” Her ein, he pr omises, lies the secr et power of success. In Chapter 6, on r ecovery fr om addiction, we benefit fr om Dr. Hawkins’ s
decades of clinical experienc e with the T welve Steps and his close
r elationship with Bill W ilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous. T raditions such as “anonymity as a spiritual foundation,” “principles
befor e personal ities,” and “attraction, not pr omotion” keep a gr oup in
right ali gnment. He also suggests that the T welve Steps can be applied to
any human pr oblem, including over coming our addiction to the ego itself. Overall, the journey of healing is to let go of the negative ene r gies that
block th e expr es sion of our inna te happiness and joy. “When th e clouds ar e
r emoved, the sun shines forth”  is one of Dr. Hawkins’ s favorite axioms. Her e is a story he tells as an example of the pr ocess:
The mor e we let go, the more lo ving we become. More and mo re of our
lives will be spe nt doing things that we love to do, with people for whom
we feel increasing love. As this happens, our lives become transformed. Love is the most powerful of the emotional ener gy vibrations. For love,
people will go to any lengths and do things that they would never do for any
amount of money. When the ne gative blocks and “I can’ ts” ar e removed,
whole new areas of life open up to us. Let’ s tak e the example of a young woman with a lot of natura l musical
talent who was spending most o f her time at a boring job, which  she felt she
had to stick to for financial reasons. What she really liked to do was play
musical instrum ents when she w as alone at home. It was something she did
strictly f or personal enjoyment. Because of the lack of self-confidence, she
seldom played for other people, even close friends. After she began to let go of h er inner limitations—all the lo w-ener gy
feelings that were blocking her self-expression—her ab ilities and
confidence grew  so rapidly th at she started to play in front of public
gatherings. Her talent was well received, and a busy musical career ensued. She mad e a professional recording that was suf ficiently successful that she
could cut back to working part- time, and she began to pour more time and
ener gy into what was now a blossoming career that brought her great joy
and satisfaction. Although she had known nothing about business, she now
started h er own musical business and, within a year, was distributing the
recordings across the nation, then in Europe. T o h er d elight, she found that she was very successful by doing  what she
liked to  do best. Her increasing vitality and happiness were apparent to
everyone, and success spread to other areas of her life. Success stems from doing what we like to do best, but most people are
tied down to what they imag ine they have  to do. As lim itations are
relinquished, whole new avenues of creativity and expression become
available. In the example of the musician who was willing to let go of her
fear and  self-doubt, you can see  how this single inner shift opened up her
outer life in ways she had never imagined. CHAPTER FOUR
H E A L T H  A N D  H A P P I N E S S
As is obvious from the principles already discussed, real change occurs
from within as we own our inner power via alignment wi th powerful
attractor fields such as Courage, Acceptance, Love, and Generosity. This
addresses the “ABC” of our lives—the or ganizing principles, inner
attitudes, and overall intention—from which our experiences emer ge. Therefore, there  is only one way to increase our health, happiness, or
success, and that is to increase o ur level of consciousness. If we try to make
our lives better by changing external factors, the A
 B
 C, we end up
frustrated. This futile approach is heard in the popular stateme nt “It’ s like
rearranging deck  chairs on the T itanic,” ye t this is exactly the strategy of
most peo ple. Th ey work to chan ge the outer elements of their lives without
looking into the inner arena out of which it all emer ges. The goo d news is that aligning yourself with just one powerful truth can
make a big dif ference in your life. In h ealth, this powerful truth is  the shift from I a m a body  to I have a
body. Th e average p erson is preoccupied with the body, its funct ioning,
performance, appearance, and survival. People typically identify the body
as “me”  and therefore pour much of their waking attention into how the
body mo ves and  looks and what it measures. This is a very limited level of
consciousness. I t is a false identification due to a marked narrowing of
awareness, like having a pimple  on your nose and thinking that the whole
world now revolves around that pimple, and going through the day with that
pimple most prominent in your mind. THE BODY OBEYS THE MINDThe basic dictum to compreh end is that the body obeys the mind;
therefore, the body tends to ma nifest what the mind believes. The belief
may be held co nsciously or unconsciously. This dictum follow s from the
law of consciou sness that states: W e ar e only subject to what we hold in
mind. The only power that anything has over us is the power of belief that
we give it. By “power,” we mean ener gy and the will to believe. If we look at the Map of Consciousness, it is easy to see why the mind is
more po werful than the body. Th e ener gy field of Reason (cal. 400), with its
beliefs and concepts of the mind, is more powerful than the ener gy field of
the physical body (cal. 205). Th us, the body will express the beliefs held in
mind, whether they are conscious or unconscious. One of the tasks of
consciousness is to embrace your personal appearance (whatever it is),
without putting yourself down. Our pro neness to accept negative beliefs depends on how much
negativity we are holding in the first place. A positive mind, f or example,
will refu se to accept negative thoughts and simply reject them as untrue for
oneself. There is a refusal to bu y into commonly held negative ideas. W e
know ho w easy  it is to sell self -condemnation to a guilt-ridden  person, or
fear of some disease to a fearful person. The idea, for instance, that colds ar e catching  is a good example. The
thought that everybody’ s got a cold  will be subscribed to by a person who
has suf f icient guilt, fear, and na ïveté regarding the laws of consciousness. Because of unconscious guilt, a person unconsciously feels that they
“deserve” a cold. The body obeys the mind’ s belief that colds ar e caused by
viruses, which are “catching” and contagious. Thus, the bod y, which is
controlled by the mind’ s belief, manifests the cold. The person who has let
go of the under lying negative ener gies of guilt and fear does  not have a
fearful mind that believes, A co ld i s going ar ound; I’ll pr obably get it like
everybody else. In the many in stances of “A co ld is going around,” the fact
is that many people do not  “ca tch” it in spite of being exposed to the same
environment as those who do. Thought (cal. 400) is powerful because it has a higher vibration than
physicality (cal.
How can I understand my life with no “I”? A:  D on’ t try! Y ou’ll only get stuc k in a concept you call “nonduality.”
I can see that the mind pr ojects causality wher e it isn’t, and then
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What is the author's perspective on the ego?
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