Foreword..............................................................................................................4
Acknowledgments..........................................................................................7
INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................8
The Origin Of This Book....................................................................................8
The Truth That Is Within You...............................................................................10
1. YOU ARE NOT YOUR MIND.......................................................................................13
The Greatest Obstacle to Enlightenment.....................................................................13
Freeing yourself from your mind..................................................................................16
Enlightenment: Rising above Thought............................................................................19
Emotion: The Body's Reaction to Your Mind.................................................................21
2. CONSCIOUSNESS: THE WAY OUT OF PAIN...........................................................26
Create No More Pain In The Present............................................................................26
Past Pain: Dissolving The Pain-Body.............................................................................27
Ego Identification With The Pain-Body..........................................................................31
The Origin Of Fear.....................................................................................................31
The Ego's Search For Wholeness...................................................................................33
3. MOVING DEEPLY INTO THE NOW...........................................................................35
Don't Seek Your Self In The Mind..................................................................................35
End The Delusion Of Time..........................................................................................35
Nothing Exists Outside The Now.................................................................................36
The Key To The Spiritual Dimension.............................................................................37
Accessing The Power Of The Now.................................................................................38
Letting Go Of Psychological Time.................................................................................40
The Insanity Of Psychological Time...............................................................................41
Negativity And Suffering Have Their Roots In Time.....................................................42
Finding The Life Underneath Your Life Situation..........................................................43
All Problems Are Illusions Of The Mind........................................................................44
A Quantum Leap In The Evolution Of Consciousness...................................................46
The Joy Of Being..................................................................................................46
4. MIND STRATEGIES FOR AVOIDING THE NOW.....................................................49
Loss Of Now: The Core Delusion...................................................................................49
Ordinary Unconsciousness And Deep Unconsciousness................................................50
What Are They Seeking?............................................................................................51
Dissolving Ordinary Unconsciousness............................................................................52
Freedom From Unhappiness........................................................................................53
Wherever You Are, Be There Totally.............................................................................55
The Inner Purpose Of Your Life's Journey.....................................................................59
The Past Cannot Survive In Your Presence....................................................................60
5. THE STATE OF PRESENCE.........................................................................................62
It's Not What You Think It Is..........................................................................................62
The Esoteric Meaning Of "Waiting"...............................................................................63
Beauty Arises In The Stillness Of Your Presence...........................................................63
Realizing Pure Consciousness..............................................................65
Christ: The Reality Of Your Divine Presence.................................................................68
6. THE INNER BODY............................................................................................70
Being Is Your Deepest Self..........................................................................70
Look Beyond The Words..............................................................................70
Finding Your Invisible And Indestructible Reality.........................................................72
Connecting With The Inner Body.....................................................................73
Transformation Through The Body................................................................................73
Sermon On The Body............................................................................................75
Have Deep Roots Within....................................................................................75
Before You Enter The Body, Forgive.............................................................................77
Your Link With The Unmanifested.................................................................................78
Slowing Down The Aging Process.................................................................................79
Strengthening The Immune System................................................................80
Let The Breath Take You Into The Body........................................................................81
Creative Use Of Mind............................................................................................81
The Art Of Listening..........................................................................................81
7. PORTALS INTO THE UNMANIFESTED....................................................................83
Going Deeply Into The Body..................................................................................83
The Source Of Chi....................................................................................................84
Dreamless Sleep.......................................................................................................85
Other Portals.........................................................................................................85
silence..................................................................................................................87
Space............................................................................................................87
The True Nature Of Space And Time.............................................................................89
Conscious Death.....................................................................................................91
8. ENLIGHTENED RELATIONSHIPS..............................................................................93
Enter The Now From Wherever You Are.......................................................................93
Love/Hate Relationships..................................................................................94
Addiction And The Search For Wholeness.....................................................................95
From Addictive To Enlightened Relationships...............................................................98
Relationships As Spiritual Practice......................................................................99
Why Women Are Closer To Enlightenment.................................................................104
Dissolving The Collective Female Pain-Body..............................................................105
Give Up The Relationship With Yourself.....................................................................109
9. BEYOND HAPPINESS AND UNHAPPINESS THERE IS PEACE...........................112
The Higher Good Beyond Good And Bad....................................................................112
The End Of Your Life Drama.......................................................................................114
Impermanence And The Cycles Of Life.......................................................................115
Using And Relinquishing Negativity............................................................................119
The Nature Of Compassion...........................................................................123
Toward A Different Order Of Reality...........................................................................124
10. THE MEANING OF SURRENDER...........................................................................129
Acceptance Of The Now..............................................................................129
From Mind Energy To Spiritual Energy.......................................................................132
Surrender In Personal Relationships.............................................................................133
Transforming Illness Into Enlightenment......................................................................136
When Disaster Strikes.................................................................................137
Transforming Suffering Into Peace...............................................................................138
The Way Of The Cross................................................................................140
The Power To Choose....................................................................................142