Chapter 16

Meditating to Help Others Radiating Light Active Meditation is also effective for helping other people and society. The same principles of Active Meditation which are so effective in promoting personal growth can also be used to help others. The influence of the...

Chapter 15

The Evolution of Consciousness Stimulating Growth It is always heartbreaking to hear the story of individuals who begins a long and promising journey, but never arrives at their destination. We have all known of young, bright people who embark on an ambitious course...

Herman Sets The Record Straight

Always ready to take our own advice, we decided it was time to review how the book was progressing. “Do you suppose we’re giving people too much to digest?” Bob wondered. “I don’t know,” Carl replied, “but I am beginning to appreciate why some people are attracted to...

Chapter 14

Grounding the Life of the Higher Self Grounding Each human being is designed to be a single, integrated self. We are not meant to have one self which meditates and one self which is busy and active in daily life. For the sake of clarity, we speak of the parent within...

Chapter 13

Creative Self-Discovery Color Me Bright When the birds of the world were first created, all were colored dull brown. They carried a tune nicely, but were not much to look at. The drab complexions of the birds disturbed Lion, king of all animals. Calling before him a...

Chapter 12

Applying Wisdom to Solve Problems OUR SPIRITUAL OBLIGATION The differences among meditative traditions become obvious in the ways they are designed to handle stress. Every human being must deal with problems, difficulties, and stressful conditions on a daily basis,...

Chapter 11

Invoking Wisdom Adding Wisdom To Love It is commonly thought that there are specific pathways to God: the path of faith, the path of good works, the path of devotion, the path of the will, and the path of wisdom. In India, for example, there are many different...

A Breath of Herman

We had paused to let the typewriter rest and to talk about the direction to take in the next three chapters. “I think we’ve presented a good introduction to using meditative techniques for understanding and healing the personality,” Carl said. “It’s time to shift our...

Chapter 10

Healing the Emotions IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH In medicine, the most dreaded of all diseases are those which are difficult to detect until they are so far advanced that it will be too late to provide effective treatment. This is one reason why cancer and heart...

Chapter 9

Mental Housecleaning Our Mental Household As people begin exploring the nature of their consciousness, they often confuse themselves unnecessarily. Being accustomed to thinking in terms of objects and things, they encounter difficulty in fitting together all the...
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