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Who are you? When you start to explore this question, you find out how elusive it really is. Are you a physical body? A collection of experiences and memories? A partner to relationships? Each time you consider aspects of yourself, you realize that there is much more to you than any of... read more

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  • “You have given your mind an impossible task by asking it to manipulate the world in order to fix your personal inner problems”
  • “Your mind has very little control over this world”
  • “The minute you stop putting your whole heart and soul into the mind as if it were your savior and protector, you will find yourself behind the mind watching it”
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  • is nothing more important to true growth than realizing that you are not the voice of the mind—you are the one who hears it.
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  • personal growth is about transcending the part of you that is not okay and needs protection.
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  • When a problem is disturbing you, don’t ask, “What should I do about it?” Ask, “What part of me is being disturbed by this?”
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  • Eventually you will see that the real cause of problems is not life itself. It’s the commotion the mind makes about life that really causes problems.
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  • Your consciousness is actually experiencing your mental model of reality, not reality itself.
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  • you clearly see the disturbed part, then ask, “Who is it that sees this? Who notices this inner disturbance?” Asking this is the solution to your every problem.
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  • The more you are willing to just let the world be something you’re aware of, the more it will let you be who you are—the awareness, the Self, the Atman, the Soul.
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  • The truth is, everything will be okay as soon as you are okay with everything. And that’s the only time everything will be okay.
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  • You re-create the world within your mind because you can control your mind whereas you can’t control the world.
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  • If you watch objectively, you will see that when there’s a buildup of nervous, fearful, or desire-based energies inside, the voice becomes extremely active.
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First Sentence edit see section history

In case you haven't noticed, you have a mental dialogue going on inside your head that never stops.

Table of Contents edit see section history

PART 1: Awakening Consciousness
1. The Voice Inside Your Head
2. Your Inner Roommate
3. Who Are You?
4. The Lucid Self

PART 2: Experiencing Energy
5. Infinite Energy
6. The Secrets of the Spiritual Heart
7. Transcending the Tendency to Close

PART 3: Freeing Yourself
8. Let Go Now or Fall
9. Removing Your Inner Thorn
10. Stealing Freedom for Your Soul
11. Pain, the Price of Freedom

PART 4: Going Beyond
12. Taking Down the Walls
13. Far, Far Beyond
14. Letting Go of False Solidity

PART 5: Living Life
15. The Path of Unconditional Happiness
16. The Spiritual Path of Nonresistance
17. Contemplating Death
18. The Secret of the Middle Way
19. The Loving Eyes of God

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This is book 1 of 10 in New York Times Bestsellers - Paperback Advice (Current). (authoritative list)

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  1. Michael A. Singer (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: NEW HARBINGER PUBLICATIONS INC & NOETIC BOOKS
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 9781572245372
Page Count: 181

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