and witnessing, 126
See also intimacy
religion, 14, 48–49, 105
revenge, 70, 218
Richard (client), 263–64
Rig-Veda (Hindu Scriptures), 69
Rinpoche, Sogyal, 11, 177
risk taking, 235, 251, 255, 269, 288, 312
Roberts, Rebecca, letter of, 227–29
Rumi (Sufi poet), 77, 240, 284
sacred quest
defining your, 6–7
starting point of the, 7–10
Saint Francis of Assisi, 285–86, 359–60
Saint John, 221, 222, 225
Saint Matthew, 130–31, 165, 315, 316
Saint Paul, 156, 172, 230, 285–86
St. Vincent Millay, Edna, 111
Sandburg, Carl, 130
satori, 41, 230
Satsang, 110
Schopenhauer, Arthur, 18
science, and the process of creation, 23–26
scientific methodology, 125
security, 247, 286
self
changeless, 32, 131–32, 253
core, 316
love of, 120, 216, 243–44, 325, 330
vocabulary to describe, 114
self-absorption
and appearances, 269
and the collective spirit, 354
and fears, 250
and freedom, 23, 109, 180, 184, 192, 194, 195
and peace, 218–19
and tolerance, 301, 305, 307, 308–10
and witnessing, 140
self-actualization, 141
self-affirmation, 126–27, 144, 171–72, 173, 255, 256, 271
self-awareness, 10–11, 12–20, 230–31
self-criticism, 249
self-deception, 224, 234
self-image, 232
self-realization, 182, 193
self-recrimination/reproach, 20, 154
self-reliance, 39, 57, 60, 73
“Self-Reliance” (Emerson), 59, 60
self-responsibility, 57–59, 78, 285
Seng T’san, 155
sensible people, 81
separateness
and appearances, 259
beliefs about, 67–71
and characteristics of the ego, 180–81
and the collective spirit, 348, 351, 352, 355, 357
and fears, 251
and freedom, 184, 187–88, 193, 195–96, 197
and knowing, 193
and love, 70, 251
and peace, 205, 206, 209, 210, 212
and purity, 329, 331, 333
and purpose in life, 251
and striving, 289, 291
and tolerance, 297, 301, 308
and truth, 223
See also superiority
serenity, definition of, 166
Serenity Prayer (Niebuhr), 282
service
and appearances, 271, 272, 273
and the collective spirit, 348
and freedom, 21–22, 24–26, 198
and goals for success, 78
and love, 246, 248, 253, 271, 312
and self-awareness, 19
and striving, 277, 278, 292
and tolerance, 302–3, 307, 308–9, 311, 312
and truth, 237
sexual matters, 191, 319–20, 334
Shakespeare, William, 91
sharing, 31
Shintoism, 323
silence
and appearances, 269
and the collective spirit, 354, 359
and doubts, 112
and freedom, 30
and inner dialogue, 163–64
and the more-is-better belief, 55–56
and peace, 210, 219–20
and physical exclusivity, 66–67
power of, 16–17
and purity, 336
and self-awareness, 16–17
and striving, 288–89, 292–93
and tolerance, 311
and truth, 229, 239
and witnessing, 151
See also meditation; prayer
simplification, 55
Sinetar, Marsha, 172
Singh, Tara, 163
“The Single Hound” (Dickinson), 7
Sitting Bull, 120
The Sorcerers’ Crossing (Abelar), 138, 150
soul, 43, 117, 128, 319, 335, 338
specialness
beliefs about, 67–71
and characteristics of the ego, 182–84
and the collective spirit, 353–54, 355, 357, 358
and fears, 183, 251
and freedom, 191, 192, 193, 197, 198
and inner dialogue, 169
and love, 251, 252
and peace, 205, 206, 209, 210, 211, 213
and purity, 325–26
and purpose in life, 251
and tolerance, 307
and truth, 235
spirit, ego’s conversation with, ix–x
spiritual deficit, 347, 355
spirituality
characteristics of, 5
meaning of, 5
See also divine energy; divinity
stress, 171, 286–87
striving
and appearances, 266, 286
and beliefs, 291
and the categories of arriving, 279–86
and the components of shifting to arriving, 277–86
and doubts, 278
and fears, 287, 289
and freedom, 276, 282, 292
and inner dialogue, 286
and love, 278, 279, 290–91, 292–93
and peace, 209, 279, 282, 283, 292
and purity, 323
some typical behaviors concerned with, 286–88
and tolerance, 305
transcending the trap of, 289–93
and witnessing, 279, 290, 291
success
and appearances, 259, 263–64
beliefs about, 77–80
fear of, 104–5
goals for, 77–80
and peace, 208, 210
and possessions, 208, 210
and striving, 286
symbols of, 208
and truth, 223
suffering, 29, 103–4, 116, 126, 142–44, 212, 271
superiority
and appearances, 263, 265–66, 270
and freedom, 187–88, 193
and peace, 207
and purity, 319, 327, 328, 334–35
and tolerance, 301, 302–3, 304, 305–6, 308, 310–12, 313
See also separateness
surrendering
of beliefs, 78, 80
and death, 281
and freedom, 28–29
the future, 80
and inner dialogue, 163
the past, 37–49, 86, 256, 280–81
and peace, 216–17
and purity, 326, 332, 333, 337
and self-awareness, 16
and specialness, 182
and striving, 279–81, 286
and truth, 239
synthesis, and inner dialogue, 161–62, 170
Tagore, Rabindranath, 169, 179, 341
T’ai chi, 170
Tales of Power (Castaneda), 40
Tao, 158, 172
The Tao of Physics (Capra), 81
telepathic communication, 71
Tenderness Is Strength (Helig), 103
Teresa, Mother, 243, 299
thankfulness, 76, 86
“Them,” “Us” versus, 71–74, 289
There Is No Death, 281–82
thinking
and behavior, 331–34
comparison, 326–28
contrary, 325–26
as energy, 26
noticing, 26
and purity, 317–28, 330–34, 337, 340–41
and the space between thoughts, 165, 169–71
and “Us” versus “Them,” 73–74
See also judgmentalism
The Tibetan Book of
Living and Dying (Rinpoche), 11, 177
tolerance
and appearances, 312
and beliefs, 299, 300
and the collective spirit, 358
and freedom, 301, 304
and love, 298, 301, 302, 303, 304, 311, 312
major characteristics of, 297–305
and the past, 311
and peace, 299, 300, 311, 312
and purity, 329
replacing dominance with, 297–305
and striving, 305
suggestions for guidance toward, 310–13
Tolstoy, Leo, 197
Transcendental Meditation, 170
tribalism, 48–49, 72, 73, 358
Trismegistus, Hermes, 167
trust, 32, 78, 115, 214, 229–30, 277, 300, 337
truth
authentic vs. counterfeit, 226–31, 234–35
below the surface, 223–24
and the collective spirit, 348, 350
commitment to, 222, 236, 238
and doubts, 236
and ego rewards, 235–37
ego’s despising of, 224–26
examples of avoidance of, 231–34
and fears, 234, 236–39
and freedom, 225, 235
and inner dialogue, 168, 169, 234, 237–38
and little white lies, 225–26, 231
and love, 229, 235–36, 238
and peace, 219–20, 235–36
personal, 239
and a personal honor code, 239
and suggestions for getting rid of deception, 236–40
and witnessing, 226
See also specific topic
Twain, Mark, 51
tyrants, petty, 74–77
unified field
and the collective spirit, 359
and inner dialogue, 165–66, 168, 169
and peace, 218–19
and purity, 340–41
and striving, 279
and truth, 167
unity consciousness, 48
“Us” versus “Them,” 71–74, 290
vegetable matter, 9
victimization, 76–77, 148, 162
visualization, 32–33, 81–82, 118, 172, 198, 292
vulnerability, 305–6, 312
What Do You Really Want for Your Children? (Dyer), 318–19
The Whispering Winds of Change (Wilde), 46–47, 67–68, 226
Whitman, Walt, 252–54
Who Are You?, 43–49
Wilde, Stuart, 46–48, 68, 70–71, 225, 226, 230, 238
willingness, 79, 80, 215, 227, 290, 317
witnessing
and beliefs, 126
and the collective spirit, 359
and detachment, 126, 140, 141, 145, 146, 147, 148
and doubts, 146
and dreams, 84–85
and fears, 140
and freedom, 128–29, 140, 143
and inner dialogue, 161, 165, 168, 171
and knowing, 126–27, 129–30, 139
and knowing the witness, 145–46
and love, 123, 129, 133, 140–41
meaning of cultivating the compassionate, 122–23
and the mind, 133–37, 142–44
and observing, 126, 130–41, 147–48
and peace, 128, 129
and the physical body, 131–33, 143, 146–48, 150
and problems, 126–28, 137, 144, 145
and purity, 317–18, 319, 323
and striving, 279, 290, 291
suggestions for putting into your life, 143–51
and truth, 226
why become the compassionate, 124–31
Wolinsky, Stephen, 23–24, 128, 170
worry, 209
Yoga Vasistha, 220
Yogananda, Paramahansa, 175, 293, 313
You’ll See It When You Believe It (Dyer), 75
Zukav, Gary, 25
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