The Eye of the I by David R. Hawkins

Author:David R. Hawkins
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook, book
Publisher: Hay House
Published: 2013-09-20T16:00:00+00:00

Section Four

Discussions and Lectures

Transcripts of talks and meetings in numerous countries with groups of spiritual students having a variety of spiritual backgrounds.

CHAPTER 11

Along the Pathway

Visitors have questions that are not specifically about the Self or Reality but are concerns that arise earlier in the course of spiritual exploration.

Q: I saw a program on television about out-of-body and near-death experiences. They seemed to equate the two. Aren’t they really quite different?

A: They are decidedly and altogether different. One might say that one is transcendent, and the other is considered paranormal. An out-of-body experience can arise at any time, even in sleep or dreams. It is often triggered by physical calamity or illness, such as an accident or surgery. In the out-of-body experience, there is location, position, and duration. An almost invisible energy body leaves the physical body and travels to a different location in the room or perhaps even at some distance. Sensory awareness accompanies the energy body and stops being associated with the physical body, which is then experienced as being separate. The sense of ‘I’ is also associated with the energy body and not the physical body. Eventually, there is a returning of the energy body to the physical body and life resumes as before. This adventure is recallable and often related to other people. The calibrated level of consciousness of the individual does not change significantly. The personality does not change; however, there may be a dawning that the ‘I’ is not just a physical body.

In contrast, the near-death experience is not local in setting. One enters a much grander and more splendid domain. An infinite, radiant love is always present. There is a distinct awareness that a state of revelation is occurring, and calibrated levels of consciousness show a sharp increase. One sign of the experience is that the personality changes and results in transformation. These changes are often quite noticeable. Often, there is a major shift of attitudes and diminished interest in worldliness. The fear of death disappears. There may even be a shift of vocation. Generally, there is an attraction to spiritual subjects as well as a marked lessening in the level of overall fear. This is reflected in greater peacefulness, grace, and the replacement of negative attitudes by positive ones. The transformation of personality may be quite profound in some cases. In others, it could only be aptly described as saintliness. Some people who have these experiences become healers and are drawn to the healing professions or ministries.

Q: What spiritual practices are practical to pursue in a busy world? Most people have jobs, families, and many distractions.

A: The conscious pursuit of spiritual goals is the result of a choice and a decision. It actually requires only willingness and the capacity to follow through. Even a simple spiritual concept is a deceptively powerful tool. The simple decision to be kind, forgiving, and compassionate to all life in all its expressions, including one’s own self, is a scalpel that is capable of removing the major impediments to spiritual progress.

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