Reality, Spirituality, and Modern Man

by David R. Hawkins

Overview

This is the seventh book in a progressive series based on the revelations of consciousness research. It describes in detail how to discern not only truth from falsehood but also the illusion of appearance from the actual core of reality.

The text explains how to differentiate perception from essence, and thereby enables the reader to resolve the ambiguities and classical riddles that have challenged mankind for centuries and baffled the best minds in history.

While modern technologies have provided a phethora of new toys and conveniences, the basic problems of daily existence remain. This book provides the tools to survive and regain fundamental autonomy and inner harmony while living with the complexities of the modern world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781401945039
Publisher:	Hay House Inc.
Publication date:	01/12/2021
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	665,150
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.30(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D., is Director of the Institute for Spiritual Research, Inc., and Founder of the Path of Devotional Nonduality. He is renowned as a pioneering researcher in the field of consciousness, as well as author, lecturer, clinician, physician, and scientist. He has served as an advisor to Catholic, Protestant, and Buddhist monasteries; appeared on major network television and radio programs; and lectured widely at such places as Westminster Abbey, the Oxford Forum, the University of Notre Dame, and Harvard University. People from all walks of life and nationalities honor Dr. Hawkins as a teacher of advanced awareness, exemplified in the title "Foremost Teacher of the Way to Enlightenment." His spiritual evolution is briefly recounted in the "About the Author" summary at the conclusion of this book. His life is devoted to the upliftment of mankind.

Table of Contents

Dedication v

Tables and Charts ix

Foreword xi

Preface xvii

Introduction xxi

Map of the Scale of Consciousness xxvii

Note to the Reader xxix

Chapter 1 Overview 31

Chapter 2 The Human Dilemma 43

Chapter 3 Paradigms of Reality 59

Chapter 4 Is Reality Subjective or Objective? 71

Chapter 5 Science and Religion: Levels of Truth 85

Chapter 6 Social Reality and Levels of Truth 105

Chapter 7 What is 'Real'? 133

Chapter 8 Cultural Premises and Truth 151

Chapter 9 Faith 165

Chapter 10 Experiential versus Conceptual 181

Chapter 11 Belief, Trust, and Credibility 201

Chapter 12 God as Hypothesis 225

Chapter 13 Doubt, Skepticism, and Disbelief 255

Chapter 14 Spiritual Pathways 273

Chapter 15 Becoming the Prayer: Contemplation and Meditation 291

Chapter 16 Transcending the World 303

Chapter 17 Morality, Reason, and Faith 315

Chapter 18 Narcissism: Ego Worship 327

Chapter 19 Practicum 343

Appendices

Appendix A Calibration of the Chapters 365

Appendix B Map of the Scale of Consciousness 367

Appendix C How to Calibrate the Levels 369

Appendix D References 381

About the Author 429