ALSO	BY	DAVID	R.	HAWKINS,	M.D.,	PH.D.
Dissolving	the	Ego,	Realizing	the	Self
Along	the	Path	to	Enlightenment
Letting	Go
Healing	and	Recovery
Reality,	Spirituality,	and	Modern	Man
Discovery	of	the	Presence	of	God:	Devotional	Nonduality
Transcending	the	Levels	of	Consciousness:
The	Stairway	to	Enlightenment
Truth	vs.	Falsehood:	How	to	Tell	the	Difference
I:	Reality	and	Subjectivity
Power	vs.	Force:	The	Hidden	Determinants
of	Human	Behavior
Dialogues	on	Consciousness	and	Spirituality
Qualitative	and	Quantitative	Analysis	and	Calibration	of
the	Levels	of	Human	Consciousness
Orthomolecular	Psychiatry
	(with	Linus	Pauling)
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Waste	no	time. Gloria	in	Excelsis	Deo!DEDICATION
At	a	young	age,	the	totality	and	immensity	of	man’s	suffering	revealed	itself
spontaneously	as	a	massive,	limitless	comprehension. It	was	a	shocking
experience	that	resulted	in	a	dedication	to	the	relief	of	human	suffering	by	all
the	means	available—science,philosophy,	spirituality,	neurochemistry,
medicine,	psychoanalysis,	humor,	psychiatry,	teaching,	and	healing. The
greatest	modality	of	all,	however,	was	given	as	a	gift,	and	it	is	this
understanding	that	is	capable	of	healing	the	very	basis	of	human	suffering. By	grace,	it	is	shared	with	the	world	with	the	hope	that	it	will	be	the
catalyst	that	dissolves	some	of	the	sources	of	human	pain	and	suffering. This	endeavor	is	dedicated	to	being	a	servant	of	the	Lord	and	therefore,	of
all	mankind. It	is	with	gratitude	that	the	fit	that	was	given	is	shared. The
inspiration	to	write	of	what	is	contained	herein	came	from	the	joy	on	the	faces
of	those	who	heard	the	speaking	of	these	things. It	is	by	these	writings	and
conversations	that	their	love	is	returned.TABLE	OF	CONTENTS
Dedication
Preface
Acknowledgements
Caveat
Introduction
Section	One		The	Presence	of	God
Chapter	1		The	Presence
Chapter	2		The	Resumption	of	Earthly	Life
Section	Two		The	Spiritual	Process
Chapter	3		The	Nature	of	the	Quest
Chapter	4		The	Basics
Chapter	5		Circumventing	the	Ego
Chapter	6		The	Resolution	of	the	Ego
Section	Three	The	Pathway	of	Consciousness
Chapter	7			The	Mind
Chapter	8			Beyond	Causality
Chapter	9			Advanced	Awareness
Chapter	10	The	Nature	of	God
Section	Four		Discussions	and	Lectures
Chapter	11		Along	the	Pathway
Chapter	12		The	Search	for	Truth
Chapter	13		Explanations
Chapter	14		Body	and	Society
Chapter	15		Clarifications
Chapter	16		Karma,	Guru,	and	Sage
Chapter	17		Dialogues
Chapter	18		Truth	and	Error
Chapter	19		Commentaries	and	Examples
Chapter	20		Duality	vs.	Nonduality
Chapter	21		Creation	and	Evolution
Section	Five		Appendices
Appendix	A		Calibration	of	the	Truth	of	the	Chapters
Appendix	B		Map	of	the	Scale	of	Consciousness
Appendix	C		How	to	Calibrate	the	Levels	of	Consciousness
Appendix	D		ReferencesAbout	the	AuthorPREFACE
The	scope	of	this	work	is	immense. It	includes	not	only	a	detailed,	subjective
report	of	very	advanced	states	of	spiritual	consciousness	traditionally	called
enlightenment,	but,	for	the	first	time,	it	correlates	and	recontextualizes
spiritual	information	in	such	a	manner	as	to	make	it	comprehensible	to	reason
and	the	intellect. This	correlation	between	science	and	spirituality	represents	a	cohesive
integration	between	the	linear	and	the	nonlinear	dimensions. By
“transcending	the	opposites,”	the	author	resolves	the	ages-old,	seemingly
irresolvable	conflict	and	impasse	between	science	and	religion,	between
materiality	and	spirituality,	and	between	ego	and	spirit. This	resolution	then
clarifies	unresolved	mysteries	and	dilemmas	that	have	been	with	mankind
throughout	history. With	the	expansion	of	consciousness	afforded	by	this
work,	questions	answer	themselves	and	truth	becomes	self-evident. The	style	of	presentation	takes	the	reader	back	and	forth	from	the	linear	to
the	nonlinear	domains	until,	to	one’s	surprise,	the	incomprehensible	becomes
not	only	comprehensible	but	also	actually	obvious. The	calibrated	level	of	consciousness	of	those	who	have	been	exposed	to
this	material	has	been	experimentally	documented	and	has	shown
considerable	elevation	and	advancement. Power	accomplishes	without	effort
what	force	cannot	do	for	it	goes	where	force	cannot	follow. This	book	is	written	for	both	the	self	and	the	Self	of	the	reader. Although
the	traditional	great	obstacle	to	enlightenment	called	“transcending	the
opposites	of	duality	and	nonduality”	may	sound	obscure,	by	the	time	one	has
finished	the	book,	this	critical	awareness	is	self-resolving. The	material	is	presented	in	four	main	sections:
I. Description	of	the	Subjective	States	of	Spiritual	Awareness
II. The	Spiritual	Pathway
III. The	Pathway	to	Enlightenment	Through	Understanding	the	Nature
of	Consciousness. IV. Lectures,	dialogues,	interviews,	and	group	discussions	with	a	great
variety	of	spiritual	students	and	groups	in	various	countries. Because	of	the	multiplicity	of	groups	and	presentations,	at	first	glancesome	of	the	material	in	the	book	seems	repetitious. However,	it	is	re-
presented	deliberately	because	each	time	it	is	presented	in	a	different	context
and	in	a	different	sequence	of	questions	and	answers. Each	re-presentation
reveals	additional	subtleties. Whereas,	in	1985,	eighty-five	percent	of	the	world’s	population	calibrated
below	the	level	of	Integrity	(200),	that	has	now	dropped	significantly	to
seventy-eight	percent. Research	indicates	that	this	is	due	to	an	overall
advance	in	spiritual	awareness. The	reported	material	is	unique	in	that	the	author	is	neither	an	ecclesiastic,
nor	a	religionist,	nor	a	theologian	but	instead	has	been	a	clinician	with
extensive	experience	in	education	and	science,	medicine,	psychiatry,
psychoanalysis,	and	research,	as	well	as	clinical	and	scientific	writing. He	is
described	as	having	been	accomplished,	successful,	and	talented	in	many
fields. At	the	time	of	the	advent	of	his	sudden	enlightenment,	he	had	the
largest	psychiatric	clinical	practice	in	New	York	City. Also	unique	were	the	intense	spiritual	experiences	that	began	in	early
childhood,	recurred	in	adolescence,	and	burst	forth	overwhelmingly	during
middle	life. This	caused	his	retreat	to	seclusion	for	a	period	of	years	and	the
final	research	into	the	nature	of	consciousness,	which	led	to	
Power	versus
Force
	and	this	treatise. Another	seeming	curiosity	is	that	despite	the	overwhelming	nature	of	his
spiritual	experience,	he	never	mentioned	it	for	over	thirty	years,	until	the
publication	of	
Power	versus	Force
.When	asked	why	this	was	so,he	merely
commented	that	“there	was	nothing	you	could	say	about	it.”
This	more	advanced	work	succeeds	with	the	mighty	task	of	making	the
incomprehensible	comprehensible. With	adequate	description	and
explanation,	the	obscure	becomes	clear	and	obvious. It	was	this	gift	for
communication	and	writing	that	occasioned	Mother	Teresa’s	comments. The	actual	author	of	the	book	is	Consciousness	itself. —The	EditorACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Gratitude	is	due	to	the	many	spiritual	students	for	their	pertinent	questions
and	enthusiasm	and	to:
Lynn	Johnson	for	research	and	preparation	of	materials. Susan	Hawkins	for	endless	hours	of	research,	critical	participation,	and
inspirational	intuition. Dr. Moon	Jin	Hee,	Radha	Soami	Meditation	Center,	General	Kyong-Suk
Jahng	and	their	spiritual	communities	for	their	concordance	with	the	purpose
of	the	work,	and	to	Dr. Moon	for	the	Korean	translation. The	gracious	members	of	the	National	Assembly	of	the	Republic	of
Korea	for	their	hospitality	and	generosity	of	spirit. Sonia	Martin	for	the	diligence	required	to	prepare	and	edit	the	manuscript.CAVEAT
The	traditional	religionist	or	the	spiritually	timid	is	forewarned	that	the
material	herein	presented	may	be	disturbing	and	therefore	better	bypassed. The	teachings	are	presented	for	the	seriously	committed	spiritual	student
who	is	seeking	God	as	Enlightenment. The	pathway	to	Enlightenment	via	radical	truth	is	demanding	and	requires
surrender	of	belief	systems. Only	then	does	the	ultimate	reality	reveal	itself	as
the	sought-after	‘I’	of	the	Supreme. The	material	presented	therefore	is	from	the	perspective	of	the	Eye	of	the
I.INTRODUCTION
Throughout	history,	descriptions	of	enlightened	states	of	consciousness	have
been	of	great	interest	to	many	people,	and	the	reporting	of	these	states	has	had
an	impact	on	individuals	and	society. The	statistical	rarity	of	the	occurrence
stimulates	curiosity	and	underscores	the	value	of	such	information. Although	there	is	already	spiritual	literature	in	all	languages	that	describes
such	states,	many	of	these	reports	are	sketchy	and	incomplete. Some	include
errors	in	translation,	and	there	are	many	errors	in	transmission	over
generations	until	they	finally	acquired	written	form. Some	scriptures	have
therefore	included	errors	that	have	brought	down	the	level	of	truth	from	the
original	as	stated	by	the	enlightened	teacher. An	articulate	restatement	of	the	evolution	of	consciousness	to	advanced
states	in	current	language	is	therefore	of	value. In	addition,	many	spiritual
treatises	lack	explanation	and	the	reporting	of	subtle	details	that	are	of
considerable	importance	to	the	advanced	seeker. The	purpose	of	
The	Eye	of
the	I
	is	to	convey	information	that	can	be	verified	and	whose	level	of	truth	can
be	calibrated	in	order	to	provide,	for	the	first	time,	a	body	of	useful
information	which	can	withstand	the	tests	of	certainty. Until	now,	spiritual
students	relied	on	faith,	belief,	or	hearsay,	as	well	as	the	reputation	and
standing	of	the	spiritual	teacher. The	complaint	of	the	doubter	was	that	verification	of	the	truth	was	the
very	ingredient	they	were	lacking. The	great	‘doubt	block’	had	to	be
overcome. As	in	
Power	versus	Force
,	the	truth	of	every	page,	paragraph,
sentence,	and	statement	in	this	book	has	been	calibrated	and	is	verifiable. To
doubt	is	to	become	educated,	and	the	purpose	of	writing	this	present	book	is
to	share	totally	that	which	has	been	experienced. Power	versus	Force
	ended	with	“Gloria	in	Excelsis	Deo!”	This	book
begins	with	that	statement	by	referring	to	what	is	the	ultimate,	final	spiritual
experience. It	is,	of	course,	not	an	experience	at	all	but	instead	an	eternal
state. The	condition	is	its	own	authority. It	speaks	for	itself;	it	presents	itself
as	an	actuality. There	is	no	speaker. Truth	is	self-revealing. It	stands	on	its
own	and	is	complete,	total,	profoundly	obvious,	and	overwhelming	by	virtue
of	its	innate	magnificence.Section	One
The	Presence	of	God
An	account	of	Enlightenment	in	recent	times:
Its	sudden	onset,	the	replacement	of	ordinary	consciousness	by	an	Infinite
Awareness,	and	the	transformation	of	the	self	to	the	Self	by	the	Grace	of	the
Divine	Presence.CHAPTER	1
The	Presence
Prologue
Years	of	inner	struggle,	suffering,	and	seemingly	futile	spiritual	striving	had
eventually	culminated	in	a	state	of	black	despair. Even	a	retreat	into	atheism
had	not	brought	relief	from	the	ceaseless	quest. Reason	and	intellect	were	too
frail	for	the	formidable	task	of	finding	the	ultimate	truth. The	mind	itself	had
been	led	to	a	final,	agonizing,	crushing	defeat. Even	the	will	had	been	stilled. Then	an	inner	voice	cried	out,	“If	there	is	a	God,	I	ask	Him	for	help.”
Then	all	ceased	and	disappeared	into	oblivion. The	mind	and	all	sense	of	a
personal	self	disappeared. In	a	stunning	moment,	it	had	been	replaced	by	an
infinite,	all-encompassing	awareness	that	was	radiant,	complete,	total,	silent,
and	still	as	the	promised	essence	of	All	That	Is. The	exquisite	splendor,
beauty,	and	peace	of	Divinity	shone	forth. It	was	autonomous,	final,	timeless,
perfect,	the	Self	of	the	manifest	and	the	unmanifest,	the	Supreme	Godhead,
and	thus	was	set	forth	…
The	Presence
A	hushed	silence	pervades	the	surroundings,	and	motion	itself	slows	and
becomes	still. All	things	radiate	forth	an	intense	aliveness. Each	is	aware	of
every	other. The	luminous	quality	of	the	radiance	is	overwhelmingly	Divine
in	nature. It	completely	includes	everything	in	its	total	Oneness	so	that	all
things	are	interconnected	and	in	communication	and	harmony	by	means	of
awareness	and	by	sharing	the	basic	quality	of	the	essence	of	existence	itself. The	Presence	is	a	continuum	that	completely	occupies	what	had	appeared
previously	to	ordinary	perception	as	vacant,	empty	space. That	inner
Awareness	is	not	different	from	the	Self;	it	pervades	the	essence	of
everything. Awareness	is	aware	of	its	own	awareness	and	omnipresence. Existence	and	its	expression	as	both	form	and	formlessness	is	God	and	prevail
equally	in	all	objects,	persons,	plants,	and	animals. Everything	is	united	by
the	Divinity	of	existence. The	pervasive	Essence	includes	everything	without	exception. The
furnishings	in	the	room	are	equal	to	rocks	or	plants	in	their	importance	or
significance. Nothing	is	excluded	from	the	Allness,	which	is	allencompassing,	total,	complete,	and	lacking	in	nothing. All	is	of	equal	value
because	the	only	real	value	is	the	Divinity	of	existence. That	which	is	the	Self	is	total	and	complete. It	is	equally	present
everywhere. There	are	no	needs,	desires,	or	lack. Neither	imperfection	nor
discord	is	possible,	and	every	object	stands	forth	like	a	work	of	art,	a	piece	of
sculpture	in	perfect	beauty	and	harmony. The	Holiness	of	all	Creation	is	the
reverence	held	by	everything	for	everything	else. All	is	imbued	with	a	great
splendor,	and	everything	is	silenced	in	awe	and	reverence. The	Revelation
instills	an	infinite	Peace	and	stillness. A	glance	at	the	body	reveals	it	to	be	the	same	as	everything	else—
unowned,	unpossessed	by	an	individual,	equal	to	the	furniture	or	other
objects,	and	merely	part	of	All	That	Is. There	is	nothing	personal	about	the
body,	and	there	is	no	identification	with	it. It	moves	about	spontaneously,
correctly	executes	its	bodily	functions,	and	effortlessly	walks	and	breathes. It
is	self-propelled,	and	its	actions	are	determined	and	activated	by	the	Presence. The	body	is	merely	an	‘it’,	equal	to	any	other	‘thing’	in	the	room. When	addressed	by	other	persons,	the	body’s	voice	responds
appropriately,	but	what	is	heard	in	the	discussion	resonates	at	a	higher	level	of
meaning. The	deeper	and	more	profound	meaning	is	revealed	in	every
sentence. All	communication	is	now	understood	at	a	deeper	level,	almost	as
though	each	simple-sounding	question	is	actually	an	existential	question	and
statement	about	mankind	itself. On	the	surface,	the	wording	sounds
superficial,	but	on	the	deeper	level,	there	are	profound	spiritual	implications. Appropriate	responses	are	given	by	the	body,	which	everyone	assumes	is
a	‘me’	that	they	are	talking	to. This	in	itself	is	strange	because	there	is	no
actual	‘me’	associated	with	this	body	at	all. The	real	Self	is	invisible	and	has
no	locality. The	body	speaks	and	answers	questions	simultaneously	in	parallel
ways,	on	two	levels	at	the	same	time. Stilled	by	the	Silence	of	the	Presence,	the	mind	is	silent	and	wordless. No
images,	concepts,	or	thoughts	occur. There	is	no	one	to	think	them. With	no
person	present,	there	is	neither	thinker	nor	doer. All	is	happening	of	itself	as
an	aspect	of	the	Presence. In	ordinary	states	of	consciousness,	sound	prevails	over	a	background	of
silence	and	replaces	it. In	contrast,	in	the	Presence,	the	opposite	occurs. Although	sound	is	perceptible,	it	is	in	the	background. The	Silence	prevails	so
that	the	silence	is	actually	not	interrupted	or	displaced	by	the	sound. Nothing
disturbs	the	stillness	or	interferes	with	its	peace. Although	movement	occurs,
it	does	not	disturb	the	motionless	stillness	that	is	beyond,	yet	inclusive	of,
motion. Everything	appears	to	move	as	though	in	slow	motion	because	time	is
absent. There	is	only	a	continuous	state	of	Now. There	are	neither	events	norhappenings	because	all	starts	and	stops,	all	beginnings	and	endings,	occur
only	in	the	dualistic	consciousness	of	an	observer. In	their	absence,	there	is	no
succession	of	events	to	be	described	or	explained. Instead	of	thinkingness,	there	is	a	self-revealing	knowingness	that	imparts
complete	understanding	and	is	self-explanatory	by	its	self-effulgent	essence. It	is	as	though	everything	speaks	silently	and	presents	itself	in	its	entirety	in
the	absolute	beauty	of	its	perfection. In	so	doing,	it	manifests	its	glory	and
reveals	its	intrinsic	Divinity. The	suffusion	of	the	Presence	throughout	the	totality	and	essence	of	all
that	exists	is	exquisite	in	its	gentleness,	and	its	touch	is	like	a	meltingness. The	inner	Self	is	its	very	core. In	the	ordinary	world,	only	the	surfaces	of
things	can	be	touched,	but	in	the	Presence,	it	is	the	innermost	essence	of
everything	that	is	interspersed	with	every	other	thing. This	touch,	which	is	the
Hand	of	God	in	its	soft	gentleness,	is	at	the	same	time	an	expression	and	the
abode	of	infinite	power. In	its	contact	with	the	inner	essence	of	everything,
one	is	aware	that	the	Presence	is	being	felt	by	every	other	thing,	object,	or
person. The	power	of	this	gentleness	is	unlimited,	and	because	it	is	total	and	all
present,	no	opposition	is	possible. It	pervades	All	That	Is,	and	out	of	its	power
arises	existence	itself,	which	is	both	created	by	the	power	and,	at	the	same
time,	held	together	by	it. That	power	is	an	intrinsic	quality	of	the	Presence,
and	its	presence	is	the	essence	of	existence	itself. It	is	equally	present	in	all
objects. There	is	no	emptiness	anywhere	as	the	Presence	fills	all	of	space	and
the	objects	in	it. Every	leaf	shares	in	the	joy	of	the	Divine	Presence. All	things	are	in	a	state	of	silent	rejoicing	that	their	consciousness	is	an
experience	of	Divinity. Unique	to	all	things	is	a	still,	ever-present	gratitude
that	it	has	been	granted	the	gift	of	experiencing	the	presence	of	God. This
gratitude	is	the	form	in	which	worship	is	expressed. All	that	is	created	and	has
existence	shares	in	reflecting	the	glory	of	God. Human	appearance	has	taken	on	a	whole	new	aura. The	One	Self	shines
forth	through	everyone’s	eyes. A	radiance	shines	forth	from	everyone’s	face;
everyone	is	equally	beautiful. Most	difficult	to	describe	is	the	interaction	among	people	that	moves	onto
a	different	level	of	communication. There	is	obvious	love	among	everyone. Their	speech,	however,	has	changed	so	that	all	conversation	has	become
loving	and	peaceful. The	meaning	of	the	words	that	are	heard	is	not	the	same
as	others	hear. It	is	as	though	there	are	two	different	levels	of	consciousness
going	on,	coming	out	of	the	same	scenario	of	form	and	movement;	two
different	scripts	are	being	spoken	via	the	same	words. The	meanings	of	words
themselves	have	been	transformed	onto	a	different	plane	by	the	higher	selvesof	the	people	involved	with	each	other,	and	the	communication	of
understanding	is	on	a	higher	plane. At	the	same	time,	it	is	clear	that	the	lower
selves	of	the	people	are	unaware	of	the	communication	simultaneously	going
on	with	their	higher	selves. People	are	as	though	hypnotized	into	believing	the
reality	of	the	ordinary	selves,	which	is	merely	the	unwitting	acting	out	of
scenarios	or	roles,	as	in	a	movie. By	ignoring	the	lesser	selves,	the	higher	selves	address	each	other	directly,
and	the	persons’	ordinary	selves	appear	to	be	unaware	of	this	ongoing	higher
level	of	conversation. At	the	same	time,	people	are	sensing	intuitively	that
something	different	from	the	ordinary	is	happening. The	conscious	presence
of	the	Self	creates	an	energy	field	that	people	find	extremely	pleasurable. It	is
this	energy	field	that	performs	the	miraculous	and	brings	occurrences	into
harmony,	along	with	a	sense	of	peace	to	all	who	experience	it. Visitors	who	had	traveled	many	miles	to	ask	questions	suddenly	knew	in
the	presence	of	that	aura	the	answers	that	came	about	through	an	inner
understanding	that	made	the	original	question	irrelevant. This	occurred
because	the	Presence	recontextualized	the	illusion	of	a	‘problem’	and	thus
caused	it	to	disappear. The	body	continued	in	its	operation	and	reflected	the	intentions
transmitted	through	consciousness. The	continuance	of	the	body	was	not	of
any	great	interest,	and	it	was	clear	that	the	body	is	actually	the	property	of	the
universe. The	bodies	and	objects	in	the	world	reflect	endless	variation	and	are
without	imperfection. Nothing	is	better	or	worse	than	anything	else,	nor	is	it
of	different	value	or	significance. The	quality	of	perfect	self-identity	defines
the	intrinsic	worth	of	all	that	exists	as	equal	expressions	of	innate	Divinity. Inasmuch	as	‘relationship’	is	a	concept	of	dualistic	mental	observation,	in
Reality	there	are	no	relationships. Everything	merely	‘is’	and	exhibits	the
beingness	of	existence. Similarly,	without	the	interposition	of	a	functioning	observer	with	its
innate	categorization	of	thought,	there	is	neither	change	nor	movement	to	be
explained	or	described. Each	‘thing’	is	merely	evolving	as	an	expression	of	its
divine	essence. Evolution	therefore	takes	place	as	a	manifestation	of
consciousness,	and	it	takes	expression	from	higher-energy	abstract	levels	to
lesser	but	more	specific	forms,	and	finally	into	physical	materiality. Thus,
creation	manifests	from	the	abstract	formless	through	progressive	form	into	a
final	energy	pattern,	and	then	into	concrete	materiality. The	power	to	become
manifest	is	the	expression	of	divine	omnipotence	as	continuous	creation. Creation	is	the	Present	and	the	Now. This	Now	is	continuous	so	that
neither	beginnings	nor	endings	are	possible. Visibility,	or	materiality	itself,	is
merely	a	sensory	phenomenon	and	not	a	necessary	condition	for	existence,which	is	in	itself	formless	yet	intrinsic	to	all	form. Because	everything	is	always	in	the	process	of	creation,	it	means	that
everything	is	an	expression	of	Divinity,	or	it	would	not	have	the	capacity	to
exist	at	all. The	realization	that	everything	which	exists	reflects	the	Divinity
of	Creation	is	why	it	is	worthy	of	respect	and	reverence. This	accounts	for	the
reverence	for	the	spirit	within	all	living	beings	and	nature,	which	is
characteristic	of	many	cultures. All	sentient	beings	are	equal. Only	material	manifestation	is	subject	to
cessation,	and	essence	is	unaffected	and	retains	the	potentiality	of	reappearing
in	material	form. Essence	is	affected	only	by	the	forces	of	evolution	itself. The	emergence	of	material	form	from	essence	is	influenced	by	the	presence	of
that	which	is	already	in	form. The	content	of	material	manifestation	may
therefore	facilitate	essence	manifesting	as	form,	or	it	may	not	be	favorable,
depending	on	conditions. One	might	say	that	Creation	fulfills	its	own	inner
divine	instructions	or	tendencies. Traditionally	this	tendency	has	been	called
destiny,	which	is	the	unfolding	of	the	potentiality	and	the	reflection	of
preexisting	conditions	(the	classical	Sanskrit	‘gunas’	of	
rajas,	sattva,
	and
tamas
,	or	action,	awareness,	and	resistance).Thus,	man	can	influence
conditions	in	order	to	potentiate	the	manifestation	of	desired	eventualities. Through	choices	human	consciousness	can	influence	outcomes,	but	the	power
of	creation	is	the	province	of	God. The	nature	of	creation,	which	is	beyond	time,	space,	and	causality,	is	self-
revealing	and	presents	itself	to	the	consciousness	of	Awareness	as	a	gift	of	the
Presence. All	things	are	intrinsically	holy	in	the	divinity	of	their	creation. When	the	criticalness	and	discrimination	of	dualistic	perception	are	set	aside,
the	absolute	perfection	and	beauty	of	everything	stands	revealed. Art	seeks	to	abstract	this	awareness	when	it	takes	one	moment	in	time	and
freezes	it	in	photographic	art	or	sculpture. Each	stop	frame	depicts	the
perfection	that	can	be	appreciated	only	when	a	single	view	is	isolated	from
the	distortion	of	the	superimposed	story. The	drama	of	every	moment	of
existence	lends	itself	to	preservation	when	art	saves	it	from	the	extinction	of
transformation	of	material	form	called	history. The	innocence	intrinsic	to	any
given	moment	is	apparent	when	that	moment	is	taken	out	of	the	context
projected	onto	a	sequence	of	selected	moments	that	then	become	a	‘story’. Once	converted	into	a	story	by	the	dualistic	mind,	the	terms	‘good’	or	‘bad’
are	then	applied. One	can	readily	see	that	even	the	terms	‘good’	or	‘bad’	refer
in	their	origination	to	what	is	really	merely	human	desire. If	something	is
desired,	it	becomes	a	‘good’,	and	if	undesired,	it	becomes	a	‘bad’. If	human
judgmentalism	is	removed	from	observation,	all	that	can	be	seen	is	that	form
is	in	constant	evolution	as	‘change’,	which	is	neither	intrinsically	desirablenor	undesirable. Everything	is	manifesting	its	inherent	potentiality	as	determined	by	its
essence	and	prevailing	conditions. The	splendor	of	all	things	is	that	by	their
very	existence,	they	manifest	the	glory	of	God’s	creation	as	existence	itself. By	virtue	of	merely	‘being’,	each	and	every	sentient	and	insentient	thing	that
exists	is	fulfilling	the	will	of	God. It	is	because	of	divine	intention	that	the
unmanifest	becomes	manifest;	creation	is	the	name	of	the	process	that	we
witness. Because	the	nature	of	Creation	is	not	apparent	to	ordinary	consciousness,
the	mind	manufactures	conundrums	that	have	no	answers,	e.g.,	how	can	a
‘good’	God	allow	so	much	that	is	‘bad’? Beyond	dualistic	perception	and
arbitrary	categories	of	manifestation,	there	is	neither	good	nor	bad	to	be
explained,	and	it	can	be	seen	that	the	universe	itself	is	harmless. The	human
mind	constructs	its	scenarios	of	goals	and	desires,	and	events	are	either
concordant	with	them	or	not. Both	tragedy	and	victory	occur	only	within	the
limitations	of	the	dualistic	mind	and	have	no	independent	reality. Everything
in	this	world	seems	to	arise	and	then	dissolve	within	the	limitations	of
perception. Inasmuch	as	Reality	is	beyond	time,	space,	and	form,	it	is
immaterial	whether	a	‘thing’	or	a	‘person’	exists	for	a	split	second	or	for	a
thousand	years. Thus	the	struggle	to	live	a	few	more	years	or	even	a	few	more
moments	appears	to	be	an	empty	illusion	because	existence	is	not	experienced
within	time	at	all. This	moment	is	the	only	reality	that	is	being	experienced;
all	else	is	an	abstraction	and	a	mental	construct. Therefore,	one	cannot
actually	live	seventy	years	at	all;	only	this	exact,	fleeting	moment	is	possible. In	the	reality	of	nonduality,	everything	is	complete,	and	desire	is	replaced
by	appreciation. As	life	evolves,	each	living	thing	is	the	total	expression	of	its
potentiality	at	any	given	moment. Motivation	as	such	disappears,	and	action
takes	place	as	a	phase	in	the	process	of	potentiality	actualizing. There	is,
therefore,	no	actor	behind	the	action. There	is,	instead,	a	sense	of
completeness	and	total	fulfillment	in	every	moment. Enjoyment	of	physical
needs	is	the	product	of	action	itself. The	appetite	for	eating,	for	example,
arises	out	of	the	act	of	eating,	with	no	prior	desire	for	the	next	bite. If	eating	is
stopped	by	an	interruption,	there	is	no	feeling	of	loss. The	joy	of	life
originates	out	of	one’s	existence	at	any	given	moment,	and	the	awareness	of
continuous	completion	is	an	aspect	of	the	joy	of	existence. The	totality	of	the
Oneness	of	the	All	cannot	be	‘experienced’. Instead,	it	is	known	by	virtue	of
being	it. The	‘I’	of	the	Self	is	the	Eye	of	God	witnessing	the	unfolding	of
Creation	as	Now. Sequence	is	an	illusion	created	by	the	perception	of	the	‘I’
of	the	ego,	which	is	the	point	of	observation	of	the	processing	of	the	nonlocal
to	the	local,	of	the	nonlinear	to	the	linear,	of	Allness	to	‘this-ness’. Perceptionis	the	eye	of	the	ego	that,	as	it	translates	the	inexperienceable	Infinite	to	the
experienceable	finite,	produces	the	perception	of	time,	place,	duration,
dimension,	position,	form,	limitation,	and	singularity.CHAPTER	2
The	Resumption	of	Earthly	Life
The	perceptual	world	had	been	replaced. Identity	had	shifted	from	being	a
limited	subject	(a	personal	‘I’)	to	unlimited	context. Everything	was
transformed	and	revealed	beauty,	perfection,	love,	and	innocence. Everyone’s
face	shone	forth	with	the	glow	of	inner	beauty. Every	plant	revealed	itself	as
an	art	form. Each	object	was	a	perfect	sculpture. All	exists	effortlessly	in	its	own	place,	and	everything	is	sequenced	in
synchronicity. The	miraculous	is	continuous. The	details	of	life	mysteriously
accommodate	themselves	spontaneously. The	energy	of	the	Presence
effortlessly	accomplishes	the	seemingly	impossible	and	brings	about
phenomena	that	the	ordinary	world	would	consider	miraculous. There	was	a	period	of	several	years	during	which	what	are	ordinarily
called	psychic	phenomena	(the	classical	
siddhis
)	occurred	spontaneously	with
regularity. Such	phenomena	as	clairvoyance,	distant	viewing	(the	ability	to
see	what	is	ahead),	telepathy,	and	psychometry	were	common. There	was	an
automatic	knowing	of	what	people	were	thinking	and	feeling	before	they
spoke. Divine	love	prevailed	as	the	organizing	power	and	was	the	all-present
stage	upon	which	all	phenomena	occurred. The	Physical	Body
An	extremely	powerful	energy	ran	up	the	spine	and	the	back	and	into	the
brain	where	it	would	center,	depending	on	where	attention	was	focused. The
energy	then	passed	down	over	the	face	and	into	the	region	of	the	heart. This
energy	was	exquisite	and	would	sometimes	flow	out	into	the	world	where
there	was	human	distress. One	time,	while	driving	down	a	remote	highway,	the	energy	began	to	pour
out	from	the	heart	and	go	down	the	highway	and	around	the	next	bend. From
there	the	energy	poured	into	the	site	of	an	automobile	accident	that	had	just
occurred. The	energy	had	a	healing	effect	on	everyone	that	it	enveloped. After
a	short	while,	the	energy	seemed	to	have	accomplished	its	purpose,	and
suddenly,	it	came	to	a	stop. A	few	miles	farther	down	the	same	highway,	the
same	phenomenon	began	to	recur. Again,	a	delicious,	exquisite	energy	poured
forth	from	the	heart	region	and	again	went	down	the	road	about	a	mile	and
around	another	bend. There,	another	accident	had	just	occurred. In	fact,	thewheels	of	the	car	were	still	spinning. The	energy	was	pouring	into	the
passengers. It	was	as	if	a	channel	for	some	angelic	energy	was	transmitting	to
the	people	in	distress	who	were	praying. Another	time,	the	healing	presence	occurred	during	a	walk	down	a	street
in	Chicago. This	time,	the	energy	poured	into	a	group	of	young	men	who
were	about	to	get	into	a	fight. As	the	energy	enveloped	them,	they	slowly	fell
back	and	started	to	relax	and	laugh. They	began	to	disband,	at	which	point	the
energy	flow	stopped. The	energy	aura	that	emanated	from	the	Presence	had	infinite	capacity. People	wanted	to	sit	near	it	because	in	that	energy	field,	they	automatically
went	into	a	state	of	bliss	or	a	higher	state	of	consciousness	and	experienced
that	feeling	of	divine	love,	joy,	and	healing. In	it,	disturbed	people	became
calm	and	self-healed. The	body,	which	I	had	previously	considered	as	‘mine’,	now	healed	itself
of	a	variety	of	illnesses. Astonishingly,	sight	occurred	without	wearing
glasses. The	impaired	vision	had	required	trifocal	glasses	since	the	age	of
twelve. The	capacity	to	be	able	to	see	without	glasses,	even	at	a	distance,
came	on	suddenly	without	warning	and	was	a	pleasant	surprise. When	it
occurred,	there	was	a	realization	that	sensory	faculties	were	a	function	of
consciousness	itself	and	not	the	body. Then	the	memory	came	back	of	an
experience	of	being	‘out	of	the	body’	during	which	the	capacity	to	see	and
hear	went	with	the	‘etheric’	body	and	was	not	connected	at	all	with	the
physical	body,	which	was	some	distance	away	in	a	different	location. It	appeared	that	physical	illness	was	really	the	result	of	negative	belief
systems	and	that	the	body	could	actually	literally	change	as	a	result	of	the
shift	of	a	belief	pattern. One	is	really	subject	only	to	what	is	held	in	mind. (It
is	a	common	observation	that	many	people	have	recovered	from	almost	every
illness	known	to	mankind	by	following	spiritual	pathways.) The	seemingly	miraculous	properties	and	capacity	of	the	divine	energy
and	the	phenomena	it	brought	about	were	intrinsic	to	that	energy	field	and
were	in	no	way	personal. They	occurred	spontaneously	and	seemed	to	be
occasioned	by	some	need	somewhere	in	the	world. It	was	also	interesting	that	many	of	the	ordinary	people	who	witnessed
these	phenomena	handled	it	by	going	into	denial	and	actually	blanking	out
what	they	had	just	witnessed	as	it	seemed	to	be	completely	outside	the	ego’s
perceptual	systems	and	belief	of	what	was	possible. If	asked	about	the
phenomena,	the	people	quickly	manufactured	some	rationalization,	similar	to
patients	who	have	been	hypnotized	and	fabricate	a	plausible	answer	when
asked	to	explain	a	post-hypnotic	behavior. In	contrast,	people	who	were	quite
spiritually	evolved	accepted	the	occurrence	of	miraculous	phenomena	withoutcomment	as	though	it	was	a	natural	part	of	life. After	the	major	transformation	of	consciousness,	the	Presence	determines
all	actions	and	events. A	permanent	alteration	of	consciousness	establishes
itself	and	is	constantly	present	in	its	stillness	and	silence,	even	though	the
body	talks	and	functions	in	the	world. Over	the	years,	with	effort,	there
develops	the	capacity	to	focus	on	various	levels	as	is	required	at	the	time	to	be
able	to	function	within	the	world. If	allowed	to,	the	silent	Peace	takes	over
completely	and	brings	on	a	state	of	quiet,	infinite	joy. By	withdrawing	interest
from	the	external	world	and	the	ordinary	functions	of	perception,	the	infinite
bliss	state	prevails	and	can	only	be	curtailed	by	intense	focus	on	the	ordinary
world. The	Self	is	beyond	time	and	form,	and	within	it,	the	ordinary
consciousness	is	potentially	able	to	simultaneously	function	in	a	worldly
manner. There	was	a	difficulty	in	considering	the	world	of	ordinary	perception	to
be	real	and	taking	it	seriously. This	led	to	a	sort	of	permanent	capacity	to	see
the	world	from	a	humorous	viewpoint. Ordinary	life	seemed	to	be	an	endless
comedy	so	that	even	seriousness	itself	was	humorous. It	became	necessary	to
quell	expressions	of	the	sense	of	humor	that	some	people	were	unable	to
accept	because	they	were	so	deeply	involved	in	the	perceptual	world	of
negativity. Most	people	seem	to	have	a	vested	interest	in	the	negativity	of	their
perceptual	world	and	resist	leaving	it	for	awarenesses	on	a	higher	level. People	seem	to	derive	sufficient	satisfaction	from	their	endless	anger,
resentment,	remorse,	and	self-pity	to	actively	resist	moving	on	to	such	levels
as	understanding,	forgiveness,	or	compassion. There	seems	to	be	sufficient
gain	in	negativity	so	as	to	perpetuate	ways	of	thinking	that	are	obviously
illogical	and	self-serving,	much	as	politicians	distort	the	truth	in	order	to	gain
votes,	or	criminal	prosecutors	suppress	evidence	of	the	innocence	of	the
accused	in	order	to	obtain	a	conviction. When	these	negative	‘gains’	are	relinquished,	the	world	becomes	an
endless	presence	of	intense	beauty	and	perfection,	and	love	dominates	all	of
life. Everything	is	self-luminous,	and	the	joy	of	its	divine	essence	shines
forth,	radiating	through	its	all-present	formlessness,	which	is	expressed	in	the
perceptual	world	as	form. There	is	no	further	need	to	‘know’	anything
because	there	is	no	further	need	to	know	when	one	is	actually	all	that	exists. The	mind	in	its	ordinary	state	merely	knows	‘about’. That	is	no	longer
necessary	when	one	is	everything	that	can	be. The	Identity,	which	replaced
the	former	sense	of	‘I’,	has	no	parts	or	divisions. Nothing	is	excluded	from	its
totality	and	its	Allness. The	Self	has	become	the	Essence,	not	different	from
the	essence	of	everything. In	nonduality,	there	is	neither	a	knower	nor	thatwhich	is	known	because	they	have	become	one	and	the	same. Nothing	is
incomplete. Omniscience	is	self-completion. There	is	no	desire	for	the	next
second	of	experiencing	that	propels	the	ordinary	mind,	which,	from	moment
to	moment,	always	feels	incomplete. The	sense	of	completeness	prevails	with	the	physical	senses. Desire	and
anticipation	disappear,	and	pleasure	arises	out	of	the	activity	itself. Because
the	experience	of	time	has	stopped,	there	is	no	experience	of	a	succession	of
events	to	be	anticipated	or	regretted. Each	moment	is	total	and	complete
within	itself. The	condition	of	beingness	replaces	all	sense	of	past,	present,	or
future	so	that	there	is	nothing	to	anticipate	or	try	to	control. This	is	part	and
parcel	of	the	profound	state	of	peace	and	stillness. All	needs	and	wants	stop
with	the	cessation	of	any	sense	of	time. The	Presence,	with	its	infinite
stillness,	has	displaced	all	mental	and	emotional	activity. The	body	becomes
self-propagating	and	merely	another	property	of	nature	that	functions	by
responding	to	the	flow	of	conditions. Nothing	moves	or	acts	independently	of
the	entire	universe. In	absolute	concordance,	all	lives,	moves,	and	has	its
existence	in	the	absolute	perfection,	beauty,	and	harmony	of	All	That	Is. Motivation	as	the	basis	for	action	disappeared. The	phenomena	of	life
were	now	of	a	different	dimension	and	were	observed	as	though	one	were	in	a
different	realm. Everything	occurs	of	its	own	in	the	state	of	inner	stillness	and
silence,	activated	by	the	love	that	expresses	itself	as	the	universe	and
everything	in	it. The	beauty	of	life	shines	forth	as	infinite	joy	and	happiness,
infinitely	peaceful	and	beyond	emotion. The	peace	of	God	is	so	complete	and
total	that	there	is	nothing	left	to	desire	or	want. Even	‘experiencing’	has
ceased. In	duality,	there	is	an	experiencer	and,	separately,	that	which	is
experienced. In	nonduality,	this	is	replaced	by	having	become	All	That	Is	so
there	is	no	separation	in	time,	space,	or	subjective	experience	between	the
experiencer	and	that	which	is	experienced. In	the	nonduality	of	awareness,	even	sequence	no	longer	occurs,	and
awareness	replaces	experiencing. There	is	no	longer	the	experience	of
‘moments’,	as	there	is	only	a	continuous	Now. Movement	appears	as	slow
motion,	as	though	suspended	outside	of	time. Nothing	is	imperfect. Nothing
actually	moves	or	changes;	no	events	actually	take	place. Instead	of	sequence,
there	is	the	observation	that	everything	is	in	a	stage	of	unfolding,	and	that	all
form	is	only	a	transitional	epiphenomenon	created	by	perception	and	the
observational	habits	of	mentation. In	reality,	all	comes	into	being	as	an
expression	of	the	infinite	potentiality	of	the	universe. Evolving	states	are	the
consequences	of	conditions	but	are	not	caused	by	them. Conditions	account
for	appearances,	and	the	phenomena	as	change	are	really	the	result	of	an
arbitrary	point	of	observation.From	the	viewpoint	of	singularity,	there	appears	to	be	multiplicity,	but
from	the	omnipresence	of	simultaneous	multiplicity,	there	is	only	the
singularity	of	oneness. Omnipresence	obliterates	any	perceptual	artifact	of
either	singularity	or	multiplicity. In	reality,	neither	condition	exists. There	is
neither	‘here’	nor	‘there’;	there	is	neither	‘now’	nor	‘then’;	there	is	neither
‘past’	nor	‘future’;	there	is	neither	‘complete’	nor	‘incomplete’,	nor	is	there
‘becoming’	in	that	which	is	already	and	totally	self-existent. Time	itself	is	an
arbitrary	point	of	observation	as	is	the	speed	of	light. Our	customary	attempts
to	describe	the	universe	can	be	seen	not	as	a	description	of	the	universe	but
instead	as	a	description	of	arbitrary	points	of	observation	and	really	as	a	map
of	how	the	ordinary	mind	works. What	is	actually	being	described	is	not	an	objective,	self-existent	universe
but	merely	the	categories	of	mentation	of	the	mind	and	the	structures	and
forms	of	its	sequential	processing. The	limitation	of	science,	then,	is
preordained	by	the	limitations	imposed	by	the	perceptual	world	of	duality. Perception	itself	is	self-limiting	in	that	it	can	only	know	‘about’	rather	than
know. Science	is	not	expected	to	reach	beyond	the	limits	of	perception	nor
should	it	be	faulted	for	failing	to	do	so. It	can	only	take	us	to	the	threshold	of
awareness,	which	does	not	depend	on	perception	at	all. In	actuality,	science
progresses	by	scientific	intuition,	with	the	logic	and	the	proof	coming
afterwards. We	customarily	call	these	intuitive	leaps	creativity,	which
supersede	logic	and	energize	progress. Thus,	discovery	is	the	real	mainspring
of	the	evolution	of	society. In	the	state	of	Awareness,	the	mind	has	become	silent. Logical	or
sequential	thought	has	stopped,	and	instead,	there	is	silence	and	stillness,	and
a	continuous,	effortless	unfolding	and	presentation	as	revelation. Knowingness	unfolds	of	itself	and	the	divinity	of	All	That	Is	silently	shines
forth	as	self-evident	and	self-effulgent. All	stands	forth	in	complete	and
continuous	revelation. There	is	no	need	to	seek	or	get	for	everything	already
is	in	its	totality	and	completeness. All	seeming	action	takes	place	on	its	own. There	is	no	doer	behind	action	in	that	the	mythical	entity	that	one	had
always	assumed	was	the	wellspring	of	experience	had	disappeared	and
dissolved	into	the	absolute	oneness	of	the	universe. The	Self,	in	its	totality
and	completeness,	is	beyond	and	before	all	worlds,	universes,	or	time,
dependent	on	nothing	and	caused	by	nothing. The	Self	is	beyond	existence,
neither	subject	to	existence	nor	nonexistence,	beginning	nor	ending,	time	nor
space. It	cannot	even	be	included	in	the	concepts	of	‘is’	or	‘is	not’. The	Self	is
neither	manifest	nor	unmanifest	and	is	beyond	any	dimensions	implied	by
such	categorization	of	concepts. The	capacity	to	operate	cogently	in	the	world	of	ordinary	experiencerequired	some	major	adjustments. There	is	a	continuity	and	oneness	between
the	‘realms’	of	duality	and	nonduality,	and	nonduality	pervades	all	duality. The	limitation	within	duality	is	really	one	of	awareness. This	limitation	of
awareness	appears	to	be	the	consequence	of	focus. Human	beings	are	seen	to	be	innocent	due	to	their	extreme	unawareness
and	unconsciousness	of	their	reality. In	this	state,	they	are	run	by
programming	and	illusory	belief	systems. At	the	same	time,	the	purity	of
spirit	shines	forth	as	their	intrinsic	beauty. It	might	be	said	in	modern	terms	that	people	are	run	by	their	‘software
programs’	of	which	they	are	unconscious. Each	person	is	in	the	process	of	the
evolution	of	consciousness,	with	some	more	evolved	than	others. Each	one
represents	the	unfolding	of	consciousness	under	different	conditions	and
therefore	has	different	levels	of	appearance. It	is	as	though	each	person	is
caught	in	a	certain	level	and	cannot	proceed	to	another	level	without	the
consent,	decision,	and	agreement	of	the	will. The	intrinsic	innocence	is
because,	comparably,	the	person	is	like	the	hardware,	and	their	actions	and
beliefs	are	like	the	software. The	hardware	is	unaffected	by	the	software
programs	that	they	are	following	blindly	without	awareness	of	significance	or
consequence	of	these	actions. Classically,	the	unconscious	software	programs
are	called	‘karma’. The	state	in	which	ordinary	people	operate	does	not	imply	any	moral	fault
or	defect	but	merely	represents	the	possibilities	of	the	fields	of	consciousness
as	they	express	themselves	through	each	living	entity. Although,	in	reality,
there	is	neither	‘good’	nor	‘bad’,	it	is	obvious	that	all	actions	have
consequences. Behind	the	apparent	differences,	there	is	actually	only	the
reality	of	the	one	Self	shining	forth	as	the	source	of	life	in	all	that	lives;	each
entity	lives	in	the	stop	frame	of	this	instant,	which	is	all	there	actually	is
beyond	their	awareness. In	nonduality,	in	no	one	instant	can	any	such	thing	as	a	‘problem’,
‘conflict’,	or	‘suffering’	occur. These	all	arise	in	anticipation	of	the	next
instant	or	recall	of	the	past. The	ego	appears	to	be	the	product	of	fear,	and	its
purpose	is	to	control	the	next	instant	of	experience	and	ensure	its	survival. It
seems	to	vacillate	between	fear	of	the	future	and	regret	over	the	past,	and	the
desire	and	sense	of	time	that	repel	action	stems	from	the	illusion	of	lack. With
a	sense	of	completion,	desire	ceases. That	which	believes	it	is	finite	fears	for
its	survival	for	it	is	subject	to	time	and	the	illusions	of	causality. When	the	usual	motivations	of	life	disappeared,	it	became	effortless. What
had	been	the	personality	was	now	only	a	vague	propensity	that	seemed	to
know	how	to	mimic	ordinary	behavior	from	a	recollection	of	those	patterns,
but	its	ongoingness	stemmed	from	a	different	source. What	had	previouslybeen	considered	to	be	personal	was	now	obviously	impersonal. For	one	thing,
the	real	Self	could	not	really	explain	itself	to	others. What	to	this	Self	was
reality,	rocklike,	and	substantial,	when	expressed	in	words,	it	sounded	abstract
or	philosophical	to	ordinary	people	who	were	run	by	concepts	and	sequential
thought	patterns;	what	seemed	mystical	to	the	average	person	was	merely
concrete,	subjective	reality. It	took	effort	to	reenergize	ordinary	thought
patterns	in	order	to	facilitate	verbal	communication. The	real	‘I’	is	beyond
consciousness	itself	but	can	radiate	down	as	the	capacity	to	move	out	of	bliss
into	worldly	activity. Love	becomes	the	sole	motivator	of	the	continuance	of
physical	existence. During	the	transition,	the	body	felt	a	considerable	strain	as	though	the
nervous	system	was	having	to	handle	more	energy	than	it	was	originally
designed	to	do. The	body’s	nerves	often	felt	as	though	they	were	high-tension
wires	burning	with	high-voltage	energy	and	current. This	eventually	required
moving	away	from	the	big	city	and	the	life	that	went	with	it	to	a	small	town	in
the	West	that	had,	over	the	years,	attracted	people	who	were	dedicated	to	a
nonmaterialistic,	spiritually	oriented	life. Now	meditation	could	take	the	place
of	activity	and	the	bliss	state	would	return,	resulting	in	what	appeared	to	be	an
ascetic	lifestyle	only	because	there	were	neither	needs	nor	wants. There	was	a
time	of	even	forgetting	to	eat,	as	though	the	body	were	very	peripheral	or
perhaps	not	even	in	existence. One	could	pass	a	mirror	and	be	surprised	that
there	was	even	a	body	image	there. There	was	no	interest	in	the	events	of	the
world,	a	condition	that	lasted	for	some	ten	years	of	withdrawal	from	ordinary
functioning	in	order	to	become	adjusted	to	the	spiritual	state	that	had	replaced
the	former	consciousness. One	aspect	of	this	state	of	awareness	was	the	capacity	to	discern	greater
significances	within	phenomena	than	were	ordinarily	observed. Thus,	the
interesting	clinical	technique	of	muscle	testing	revealed	the	missing	link	and
bridge	between	the	mind	and	the	body,	and	between	the	manifest	and	the
unmanifest. That	which	is	invisible	could	now	easily	be	made	visible. This
clinical	phenomenon	transcended	the	autonomic	nervous	system	or	the
acupuncture	system	as	an	explanation	of	the	link	between	psyche	and	soma. It
was	obvious	that	the	muscle-test	response	originated	from	the	nonlocality	of
consciousness,	and	that	its	former	limitation	to	the	investigation	of	local
phenomena	was	an	expression	of	the	limitation	of	perception	of	the	clinicians
or	experimenters. Although	it	is	only	because	of	nonduality	that	duality	can	be	said	to	exist,
muscle	testing	was	the	easiest	and	most	practical	phenomenon	by	which	to
take	advantage	of	that	reality. It	became	obvious	that	one	could	actually
calibrate	the	different	energy	fields	within	consciousness	and	arrange	them	ina	hierarchical	scale,	and	when	calibrated	numerically,	literally	demonstrate
the	classical	levels	of	consciousness	as	described	since	the	beginning	of	time. The	most	astonishing	aspect	of	the	phenomenon	was	its	capacity	to
instantly	register	the	difference	between	truth	and	falsehood. This	quality	was
beyond	time	and	space	and	bypassed	the	human	psyche	and	the	minds	of	the
individuals	involved. It	was	a	universal	quality	of	consciousness,	just	as
protoplasm	has	the	universal	qualities	of	reactivity	to	stimuli. Protoplasm
reacts	involuntarily	to	noxious	or	beneficial	stimuli	and	differentiates	between
the	two. It	withdraws	from	that	which	is	antithetical	to	life	and	is	attracted	to
that	which	supports	it. With	lightning-like	speed,	the	muscles	of	the	body	go
instantly	weak	in	the	absence	of	truth;	they	go	strong	in	the	presence	of	truth
or	that	which	supports	life. Everything	in	the	world,	including	thoughts,	concepts,	substances,	and
images,	calls	forth	a	response	that	can	be	demonstrated	as	positive	or
negative. The	response	is	not	limited	by	time,	space,	distance,	or	personal
opinion. With	this	simple	tool,	the	exact	nature	of	everything	in	the	universe,
anywhere	in	time,	could	be	explained	and	documented. All	that	ever	is	or
was,	without	exception,	radiates	forth	a	frequency	and	a	vibration	as	a
permanent	imprint	in	the	impersonal	field	of	consciousness	and	can	be
retrieved	by	this	test	through	consciousness	itself. The	universe	stood	revealed;	secrets	were	no	longer	possible. It	was
apparent	that	“every	hair	on	one’s	head”	could	indeed	and	in	fact	be	counted
and	that	no	sparrow	could	fall	unnoticed. That	“all	will	be	revealed”	had
become	a	fact. Power	Versus	Force
A	testing	procedure	was	tried	on	literally	thousands	of	test	subjects,	both
individually	and	in	groups. The	results	were	universally	concordant,
irrespective	of	the	age	or	mental	state	of	the	test	subjects. The	applications	of
the	discovery	were	obvious	in	the	fields	of	clinical	activity,	research,	and
spiritual	teaching. The	discoveries	that	ensued	were	recorded	in	the	book,
	Power	versus
Force
,	as	well	as	in	a	Ph. D.	dissertation	published	as	“Qualitative	and
Quantitative	Analysis	and	Calibration	of	the	Levels	of	Human
Consciousness.”	The	purpose	of	the	latter	endeavor	was	to	give	additional
credibility	and	scientific	validation	to	the	discoveries	that	were	not	explicable
by	ordinary	human	logic	or	the	restrictions	of	Newtonian	causality. Although	the	numerical	scale	of	consciousness	is	logarithmic	and
numerically	presented,	the	fields	of	consciousness	that	are	referenced	arenonlinear	and	beyond	the	Newtonian	paradigm	of	reality. The	scale	provides	a
link	between	the	known	and	the	unknown,	between	the	manifest	and	the
unmanifest,	between	duality	and	nonduality. The	value	of	such	a	tool	was	so
immense	that	many	people	went	into	paradigm	shock	when	they	first
discovered	this	work. That	anyone	anywhere	can	instantly	tell	the	truth	about
anyone,	anything,	or	everything	anywhere	in	time	or	space	is	a	giant	leap	and
can	be	disturbing	at	first	to	one’s	sense	of	reality. Everyone	thinks	they	are
completely	separate	and	that	their	thoughts	are	private. One	value	of	the	research	tool	was	that	it	could	be	used	to	check	the	truth
and	validity	of	its	own	research	and	experimental	work. Thus,	in	
Power
versus	Force
,	as	in	this	book,	every	chapter	was	calibrated. The	book	as	a
whole	was	also	calibrated	and	found	to	be	in	the	800s,	so	the	inference	was
that	the	energy	of	the	book	itself	would	accomplish	its	own	spread	and
communication. And,	as	such,	it	did,	all	by	itself,	with	no	advertising	or
promotion. It	spread	to	other	countries	and	continents	and	into	other
translations. It	eventuated	into	widespread	interest	and	distribution	and	is	used
by	study	groups	in	colleges,	universities,	and	research	departments. On	the	Map	of	the	Scale	of	Consciousness	(see	
Appendix	B
),	the	level
600	indicates	the	crossing	over	from	the	perceptual	world	of	duality	to	the
nonperceptual	world	of	nonduality. Interestingly	enough,	the	muscle	test	and
response	itself	calibrate	at	600. This	means	that	its	true	nature	cannot	really
be	comprehended	by	most	people,	although	everyone	can	learn	to	use	it	in	a
practical	manner. Interest	in	the	book,	
Power	versus	Force
,	came	primarily	from	spiritually
interested	people	and	groups	as	well	as	from	healers	and	those	interested	in
studying	consciousness	itself. Although	the	book	defines	very	profound
benefits	from	applying	the	technique	to	many	areas	of	ordinary	human	life,
thus	far	there	has	been	very	little	interest	from	those	areas	of	society	that
could	benefit	instantly	and	to	a	great	degree	by	the	use	of	the	technique. Society	has	yet	to	discover	its	profound	benefits.Section	Two
The	Spiritual	ProcessCHAPTER	3
The	Nature	of	the	Quest
Nonlinear	learning	takes	place	more	as	a	result	of	familiarity	than	by	logically
sequenced,	processed	intellection. Consciousness	tends	to	advance	as	an
automatic	consequence	of	having	acquired	new	information. On	review,	then,
it	is	capable	of	integrating	information	that	may	have	been	missed	or	not
understood. Each	exposure	advances	integration	and	therefore	new	insights. It	was	discovered	that	a	clinically	useful	diagnostic	muscle	test	had	a
much	higher	potentiality	than	had	been	previously	suspected. Much	as	the
telescope	is	found	to	be	capable	of	revealing	the	planets	of	the	universe	and
not	just	the	goings-on	in	the	woods	or	the	neighbors’	back	yards,	the	muscle
test	was	found	to	be	based	on	a	nonlocal,	universal	quality	of	consciousness
that	was	impersonal	and	that	transcended	the	personality	or	the	particulars	of
the	test	subject. It	was	found	that	the	response	of	the	body’s	muscles	to	a	test	stimulus	was
determined	by	an	essential	quality	of	consciousness	itself	that	is	able	to
instantly	react	to	the	presence	of	truth	by	going	strong,	thereby	giving	a	‘yes’
or	positive	response. The	absence	of	truth	is	indicated	by	weakness,	a	‘no’
response. Investigation	of	this	reproducible	phenomenon	was	conducted	with
thousands	of	test	subjects	from	all	walks	of	life	over	a	twenty-year	period	and
confirmed	by	teams	of	investigators. By	clinical	trial	and	error,	research	established	that	the	muscle-test
response	differentiated	between	that	which	was	beneficial	and	that	which	was
destructive. It	had	diagnostic	value	for	discerning	physical	disease	and
identifying	beneficial	treatments. These	events	occurred	in	the	1970s,	leading
to	the	development	of	the	whole	clinical	body	of	information,	and	clinicians
established	colleges	of	kinesiology	and	applied	kinesiology. These	primarily
attracted	general	physicians	and	holistic	health	practitioners. It	also	attracted
the	interest	of	a	psychiatrist,	Dr.	John	Diamond,	who	took	the	research	to	a
new	level	and	began	to	use	the	muscle	response	to	investigate	attitudes,
emotions,	belief	systems,	music,	sounds,	and	symbols. This	heralded	the
advent	of	Behavioral	Kinesiology,	which	had	much	broader	implications. The	next	step	was	the	use	of	the	muscle-test	response	to	categorize	and
eventually	numerically	calibrate	the	levels	of	consciousness. These	had	been
classically	stratified	in	philosophical	and	spiritual	traditions,	as	the	well-
recognized	levels	of	spiritual	advancement	accepted	in	all	cultures. It	wasfound	that	these	stratified	levels	could	be	calibrated	(logarithmically).A	useful
scale	of	consciousness	emerged	that	correlated	and,	in	fact,	illustrated	man’s
entire	history. It	was	found	that	on	an	arbitrary	scale	of	1	to	1,000,	anything
that	calibrated	below	the	level	of	200	was	negative,	antilife,	false,	and
universally	experienced	as	destructive. Consciousness,	then,	could
differentiate	truth	from	falsehood,	which	was	a	major	discovery. The	next	leap	in	awareness	was	the	discovery	that	the	level	200
differentiated	between	power	and	force,	which	enabled	an	investigation	into
the	different	qualities	of	these	two	contrasting	realms. Force	is	temporary,
consumes	energy,	and	moves	from	one	location	to	another. Power,	in	contrast,
is	self-sustaining,	permanent,	stationary,	and	invincible. The	result	of	these
investigations	led	to	the	emergence	of	the	Calibrated	Scale	of	Consciousness
and	the	publication	of	
Power	versus	Force
. The	different	levels	were
correlated	with	social	phenomena	and	also	with	the	prevailing	levels	of
consciousness	that	were	found	to	dominate	human	consciousness. Although	the	calibrations	of	these	levels	can	be	denoted	numerically	for
easy	recognition	and	understanding,	it	was	discovered	that	they	actually	refer
to	realms	beyond	the	reach	of	traditional	science. This	had,	in	the	interim,
become	termed	“chaos	theory”	or	“nonlinear	dynamics.”	The	realm	of
nonduality	is	not	describable	in	terms	of	traditional	mathematics,	such	as
differential	calculus. The	realm	of	nondualistic,	nonlinear	reality	turned	out	to
be	the	realm	traditionally	described	as	spiritual. The	power	behind	human
affairs	stemmed	from	these	indefinable,	indescribable,	and	immeasurable
realities	that	constituted	human	motivation,	significance,	and	meaning. Life	itself	had	been	beyond	scientific	investigation	because	life	is
nonlinear	and	dynamic. Thus,	the	descriptive	terminology	and
conceptualization	of	linear	Newtonian	physics	and	its	paradigm	of	reality	had
to	be	transcended. The	measurable,	observable,	physical	world	turned	out	to	be	a	world	of
effects,	with	no	intrinsic	power. Real	power	resides	in	the	infinitely	powerful
domains	of	the	unseen	and	the	nonlinear. Reality	was	not	describable	in	terms
of	time,	dimension,	location,	or	measurement	but	existed	independently	in	the
infinite	potentiality	beyond	space	and	time,	traditionally	called	‘Reality’. These	are	the	infinite	‘domains’	that	had	never	been	described	except	by
exceptionally	gifted	individuals	deemed	to	be	enlightened. Investigation	of	the	higher	calibrated	levels	of	consciousness	correlated
exactly	with	the	degree	of	enlightenment	of	the	great	spiritual	teachers	of
human	history. It	was	found	that	no	human	had	ever	lived	who	calibrated	at	a
consciousness	level	beyond	1,000,	and	those	who	did	calibrate	in	such	high
numbers	had	been	accorded	the	status	of	great	teacher,	Christ,	Buddha,Krishna,	Avatar,	Savior,	the	teachers	of	Divinity,	or	the	windows	of	God. For
thousands	of	years	their	teachings	had	shaped	mankind’s	context	of	reality
and	contextualized	the	total	human	experience. Of	exceptional	value	is	the	discovery	that	inasmuch	as	everything	in	the
universe,	even	the	smallest	thought,	gives	off	a	calibratable	energy	or
vibratory	track,	these	vibratory	events	were	recorded	permanently	in	the
energy	field	of	consciousness,	which	was	beyond	time	and	space. Outside	time	or	space,	there	is	no	‘then’	or	‘now’,	no	‘here’	or	‘there’. All
that	ever	transpired	had	laid	down	a	permanent	record	that	was	calibratable
and	retraceable. ‘All	that	ever	was’	in	the	universe	still	is	and	is	identifiable,
discernible,	and	trackable	by	anyone	anywhere,	at	any	time. All	supposedly	‘unrecorded	history’	had,	in	fact,	been	precisely	recorded
forever	with	identifying	details. With	this	realization,	scripture	now	actually
became	verifiable. The	capacity	to	discern,	discriminate,	and	differentiate
between	truth	and	falsehood	revealed	itself	for	the	first	time	in	human	history. This	led	to	a	massive	amount	of	research. The	accuracy	of	the	ensuing
observations	was	subjected	to	academic	standards	of	research	and	published
as	the	dissertation,	“Qualitative	and	Quantitative	Analysis	and	Calibration	of
the	Levels	of	Human	Consciousness.”
The	necessary	preconditions,	background,	and	basis	for	the	evolution	of
this	progressive	understanding	of	human	consciousness	had	been	the
emergence	of	a	transformative,	enlightening	state	of	consciousness	in	1965. The	brilliance,	peace,	love,	and	profound	compassion	and	understanding	of
the	Divine	Presence	revealed	the	infinite	nature	of	reality	as	the	awareness/
Self	and	source	of	all	existence	beyond	all	time,	form,	conditions,	or
description. Innate	to	the	Presence	is	an	Infinite,	Timeless	Knowingness	that
illuminates	all	possibility,	beyond	all	opposites	or	causality. Revelation
presents	itself	as	self-explanatory	and	obvious,	the	essence	of	all	truth. The
totality	and	completeness	of	the	knowingness	prevails	beyond	time	and	is
therefore	always	present. One	reflection	of	its	presence	is	the	capacity	to
comprehend	the	incomprehensible	by	its	self-revelation	of	its	essence. Therefore,	all	stands	revealed. The	unmanifest	and	the	manifest	are	one	and
the	same. The	essence	of	truth	is	subjectivity,	which	transcends	duality	and	yet
provides	a	bridge	between. It	took	years	to	perfect	the	bridge	so	that
communication	of	the	ineffable	to	the	world	of	form	was	made	possible. The
book,	
Power	versus	Force
,	was	the	result. The	discoveries	thus	far	described	had	profound	implications	and	evolved
into	years	of	research	by	peers	and	then	teams	of	co-investigators	by	whomhundreds	of	thousands	of	calibrations	were	made	of	every	aspect	of	human
life,	events,	and	personages	of	history. These	included	spiritual	teachings,
literature,	and	teachers. Out	of	all	this	emerged	lengthy	calibrations	of	human	attitudes,	ideas,
concepts,	and	belief	systems. The	sheer	mass	of	data	took	years	to	correlate
and	abstract	the	essentials	in	order	to	be	able	to	provide	a	comprehensive
presentation	of	the	information. The	data	had	obvious	potential	value	to
mankind	as	a	research	technique	for	obtaining	heretofore	inaccessible
knowledge. The	leap	from	the	Newtonian	paradigm	of	linear	causality,	perception,	and
duality	to	the	nonlinear	reality	that	transcends	perception	is	not	easily	made	in
our	society. However,	it	is	of	value	to	those	who	work	towards	spiritual
evolution	or	the	progression	of	science	to	understanding	the	nature	of	life
itself. The	discovery	of	the	distribution	of	the	levels	of	consciousness
throughout	society	was	also	quite	significant	and	explained	much	of	human
behavior	in	history. How	millions	of	people,	whole	generations	and	whole
cultures,	even	whole	continents,	could	be	so	easily	manipulated	to	their	own
destruction	was	explained	by	the	discovery	that	seventy-eight	percent	of	the
world’s	population	calibrates	below	the	level	of	Integrity	at	200. In	addition	to
this	limitation,	the	consciousness	level	of	mankind	as	a	whole	remained	at
only	190	and	was	unchanged	for	centuries	until,	suddenly,	in	1986,	it	jumped
across	the	critical	line	from	falsehood	to	Integrity	and	Truth	at	200,	and	on	to
its	current	level	at	207,	which	indicates	progressive	integrity	and	truth. The
calibrated	Scale	of	Consciousness,	together	with	the	capacity	of	the	muscle
test,	thus	provided	a	reliable	map	and	compass	for	anyone	desiring	to	evolve
spiritually	or	advance	their	level	of	consciousness. The	heavy	programming	of	man’s	consciousness	by	negativity	has	meant
that	not	only	is	seventy-eight	percent	of	the	population	below	the	level	of
Integrity	at	200,	but	only	four	percent	of	the	world’s	population	ever	reaches
the	level	of	Love	at	500,	and	only	0.4	percent	reaches	the	level	of	540,	or
Unconditional	Love. The	consciousness	level	of	Enlightenment	at	600,	which
is	the	crossover	from	duality	to	nonduality,	is	reached	by	approximately	one
in	ten	million	persons	(0.000001	percent). Also	of	importance	is	the
realization	of	the	enormously	different	levels	of	power	between	the	calibrated
levels. Because	they	are	logarithmic,	even	a	few	points	are	very	significant. If
the	muscle-testing	method	and	the	Scale	of	Consciousness	are	used	to
elucidate	the	underpinnings	of	the	great	barrier	of	duality	that	arises	from
perception,	which,	in	turn,	arises	from	positionality,	the	veil	that	hides	the
light	of	truth	falls	away. Divinity	is	present	everywhere	but	obscured	byidentification	with	the	mind	and	the	body. The	Eye	of	the	I	is	the	Self	of	Divinity	expressed	as	Awareness. The
unmanifest,	transcendental	divinity	of	Allah/God/Brahman/Krishna	becomes
manifest	as	the	Self/Atman—the	immanent	divinity. Spiritual	evolution	occurs	as	the	result	of	removing	obstacles	and	not
actually	acquiring	anything	new. Devotion	enables	surrender	of	the	mind’s
vanities	and	cherished	illusions	so	that	it	progressively	becomes	freer	and
more	open	to	the	light	of	Truth. Illumination	refers	to	those	spiritual	states	where	sufficient	barriers	have
been	dropped,	either	deliberately	or	unconsciously,	so	that	a	greater	context
suddenly	presents	itself,	and	in	so	doing,	illuminates,	clarifies,	and	reveals	an
expanded	field	of	consciousness	actually	experienced	as	inner	light. This	is
the	light	of	awareness,	the	radiance	of	the	Self	that	emanates	as	a	profound
lovingness.
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        ALSO	BY	DAVID	R. HAWKINS,	M. D. ,	PH.
The purpose of the book is to offer information that can be verified and self-evident, and to provide a body of information that can withstand the tests of certainty.
What is the purpose of the book?
The author is a clinician with extensive experience in education, science, medicine, psychiatry, and research.
What is the author's background and expertise?
The book explores the themes of spirituality, nonduality, and the interconnectedness of all things, and presents a calibrated and verifiable account of spiritual experiences.
What is the main theme of the book?
The author presents a perspective that reality is a unified, harmonious, and peaceful, and that all things are interconnected and equal in the eyes of the Divine.
What is the author's perspective on the nature of reality?
The book's discovery of the levels of human consciousness and the calibration of those levels provides a tool for the reader to understand and experience the divine presence, and it has the potential to dissolve the ego and bring about a profound transformation in the reader's life.
What is the significance of the book's discovery?