Newton, Issac, 46
Nicoll, Maurice, 32, 33
Nobel Prizes, 37, 319
No Boundary (Wilbur), 182
nothingness, 11–12, 46, 65–66
material things in, 86–89
nutrition, 117, 257, 261, 271, 291
openness, 22, 27–29, 97
cultivation of, 80
Ornish, Dean, 237
outcome:
enlightenment and, 7–8, 9, 187–88, 270
shifting to purpose from, 8–9, 13–14, 15–16, 66–67, 188, 270–71
Panisset, Mauricio, 75–79, 114
Pascal, Blaise, 49, 122
Paul, Saint, 17, 41
peace, 12, 15, 21, 42, 68–69, 104, 105, 121–22, 258, 314, 318
Perennial Philosophy, The (Huxley), 323
Perfect Health (Chopra), 234–36, 261, 278
personality, 216–22, 224–26, 238–39, 245–59
phase transition, 308–309
Philo, 325
phobias, 98, 223, 237, 238
Political Inquiries, (Coram), 195
pollution, 309–11
possessions, xi, 46–48, 205–206, 275
detachment from, 13, 15–16, 43, 67
see also money
poverty, 51, 96, 175–76, 203
power:
external vs. internal, 42–43, 46, 56, 63, 201–202
of love, 39, 42–43, 52, 92
self-, 42–43, 56, 70, 72, 82–83, 116–20, 130, 297–98, 317
spiritual, 43–45, 52, 55
prayer, 12, 41, 54–55, 84
pregnancy, 100–101
Principles of Political Economy (Mill), 185
priorities, 105–107
prosperity, x, 12, 27, 173–215
applying principles of, 203–15
attracting vs. seeking of, 182–83, 186–87, 194–95, 202–203, 209–11
deficiency vs. growth motivation and, 180–81
five aspects of, 176–87
inner belief and, 173–81, 197–203, 208–209
meditation on, 214
mental manifestation of, 197–209
of others, 186–87
purpose and, 187–91, 202–203
scarcity vs, 174–87, 197, 203, 204, 207–209, 310
singularity of self and, 181–84, 193
wealth and, 173, 181, 195, 201–203, 211–13
worthiness and, 183–86, 208–11
public speaking, 89–90, 120
purpose:
craving and desire vs,. 108–10
focus on, 63, 66–67, 73, 247–48
getting to, xii, 8–14, 17–18, 21–23, 73, 97, 138–50, 187–91
inspiration and, 95
joy of living with, 13–17, 133
life, 26, 52, 62, 73, 108–109, 138, 248, 270–71
meditation and, 12, 18, 21
prosperity and, 187–91, 202–203
readiness for, 14, 15–22
relationships and, 138–50
staying on, 70, 89, 171, 202–203, 270–71
work and, 187–90, 196–97
Quantum Healing (Chopra), 278
Rao, Srikumar S., 189, 193
real magic, ix, xii
application of, 131–299
availability of, 22, 80, 85–86
believing in, 22–30, 79
illusion vs., 3, 108, 230
paradox inherent in, 3–4
relationships and, 133–72
seven beliefs for manifesting of, 24–30, 267–74
Recovering the Soul (Dossey), 34–35
relationships:
acceptance vs. demands in, 110–15, 120, 130, 143–44, 150, 168–69
allowing space in, 146–47
animal, xi, 154
applying miracle mind-set in, 156–72
business, 134, 145–44, 154, 158
conflicts in, 64–65, 71–72, 136–37, 143–44, 165, 167–68, 169
empowerment vs. domination in, 62–63, 99–100, 119–20, 140–41, 163–65
ending of, 148, 156–57
enjoyment vs. possession in, 147–48
family, 99–100, 135–36, 142–43, 145–46, 149, 152–53, 155, 158, 162–66, 168–69, 171–72
friendly, 134, 143, 154
happiness and fulfillment in, 150–51, 158, 166
intention and, 92, 93, 163–65
limitless possibilities of, 159
love in, 141–45, 148–50, 157, 158, 164–65, 166, 171–72
mind as key to, 135–41, 150–54, 168–72
purpose and, 138–50
real magic and, 133–72
relinquishing need to be right in, 145–46
relinquishing understanding in, 149–50
sabotaging of, 98
sexual, 134, 135, 141–42, 192
spiritual partnerships as, x, 43–45, 62, 111, 145, 149–53, 160, 162–65
synchronistic connections in, x, 11, 21, 43–45, 63–64, 151–54
trust vs. fear in, 92
visualization in, 158, 165–66, 169–70
religion, 31–32
message of love in, 39
respect, 148, 150, 157, 314
responsibility, 43, 52–53, 57, 111, 304–305, 322–23
health, 268, 294, 297
Return of the Rishi, The (Chopra), 278
Reversing Heart Disease (Ornish), 237
Roberts, Jane, 228
Rogers, Will, 72
Russell, Lao, 244–45
satori, 94–98, 130, 143, 165, 209, 295
Satya Sai Baba, 14
schizophrenia, 223
science, 4, 33–38, 44, 45–46, 61, 219–20, 224
Scientific Digest, 36
“Scientists in Search of the Soul” (Gliedman), 36
Seat of the Soul, The (Zukav), 40–41, 149
Seattle, Chief, 320–23
self, 216–59
affirming possibilities of, 28–29, 82–84, 89–92, 128–29, 158, 217, 222–25, 245–59, 291–92
awareness of, 138–41
“big lie” and, 38, 95, 217–25, 258
desire as reality and, 176–84, 250, 253–54, 294–96
empowerment of, 42–43, 52, 56, 70, 72, 82–83, 116–20, 130, 297–98, 317
five misbeliefs about, 217–22
healing of, 100, 127–28, 265–67, 274–80, 286–89
inherited characteristics and, 218–21, 248
internal dialogue with, 69, 81, 86, 88–89, 91–92, 94, 113–14, 138–39, 145, 180–82
inventory of, 251–52
love of, 139
multisensory, 40–41, 56, 57–58
opinions of others and, 256–57
self (continued)
optimistic vs. pessimistic view of, 223–24, 246–47, 256–57
personal excellence program of, 257–58
personality and, 216–22, 224–26, 238–39, 245–59
singularity vs. categorical separation of, 181–83, 193
social culture and, 220–22
spiritual vs. physical, 33–38, 66, 103–107, 116–20, 130, 142–43, 167, 181, 233, 296, 303–304, 324–25
superior vs. inferior concepts of, 183–86, 245–48
self-actualizers, 279
Seligman, Martin, 224–25
senses, 58, 117
intuition vs., xiii, 29–30, 33, 45, 49–51, 56, 57–58
multidimensional, 40–41, 56, 57–58
separating from, 65–66
sensory-deprivation tanks, 65
serenity, 46–48, 56, 143, 170, 200
serving, 12, 13, 17, 47, 61, 67, 109, 113, 126, 140, 188–90, 292
sex, 134, 135, 141–42, 192
Shakespeare, William, 260, 280
Shen-hsui, 87
Siddhartha (Hesse), 299
Sikhism, 54
silence, 86–88, 97–98
Silva, José, 274, 276
Silva Mind Control, 274
skepticism, 15, 62, 74–75
moving beyond, 31–38,
81
skills:
development of, 101–103
improvement of, 58, 82–84, 89–92
see also sports
Sky’s the Limit, The (Dyer), 279
sleep, xi, 59–60, 66, 244–45, 304
smoking, 286, 310
solitude, 146–47, 285
souls, 23, 28, 29, 43, 104–106, 264, 273
aspirations of, 104–107, 167
contact with, 60, 157, 167
departed, 59–60, 157
as “ghosts in the machine,” 36
limitless nature of, 32, 34–35, 40–41
theories on existence of, 33–38
spiritual beings, 107
becoming, 31–72, 219
and belief in miracles, 55, 57
ethical living and serenity of, 46–48, 56
forgiveness vs. vengefulness of, 54–55, 57
higher power beliefs of, 45–46
human involvement of, 40, 43–45, 56, 72, 81–82, 135–36, 139, 312
intuition as guide to, 49–51, 57
life reverence of, xii, 53, 57, 70–71, 171, 222, 293
meditation important to, 48–49, 56
multisensory experience of, 40–41, 56, 57–58
nonspiritual beings vs., 40–57
personal empowerment of, 42–43, 52, 56
positive vs. negative inclinations of, 51–52, 56–57
spiritual dozen, 40–57
spirituality, 31–72
spiritual revolution, 306–17
sports, 47, 66–67, 82, 197–98, 226–28, 268, 280–66
starvation, 44, 51, 52, 64
stress, 237–38, 277, 318
relief of, 48, 68, 121, 128
students, 17–22, 264–67
Success, 189, 193
suffering, 6–8, 10, 139, 167, 223
decrease of, 13, 14
enlightenment through, 6–7, 9, 187–88, 270
shifting to purpose from, 14, 15, 139–40, 188, 270
Sufism, 38–39
suicide, 202, 288
surrender, 94–98, 130, 154, 165, 194–95, 209
talent, 226–28, 255
Taoism, 54, 87, 153, 154
Tao-te Ching (Lao-tzu), 130
teachers, 17–18, 19–21, 38–39, 54, 65, 97, 102, 114, 121, 240–41, 264, 265, 267, 270
technology, 25–26, 37
Teresa, Mother, 47, 128
Think on These Things (Krishnamurti), 141
Thoreau, Henry David, 46, 197
thought, 32, 49–50
action based on, 26, 44–45, 52, 57, 94, 99, 100–107, 123, 247, 303, 312–15
emotions and, 237–38
love and harmony in, 52, 104–105, 135–37, 303–304
origination of, 24–25, 46, 83, 87, 99, 121, 136–37, 268–69
positive vs. negative, 51–52, 56–57, 70, 71–72, 98, 123, 142–44, 246–47, 313–14, 317
reality and, 37, 99–103, 107, 136, 313–15
relationships created in, 136–38
sensual information vs., 29, 37
Three Pillars of Zen, The (Kapleau), 123
Time, 311–15
Tolstoy, Leo, 4–5
toxins, x, 117, 263, 271–72, 296–97
trust, 33, 89, 95
fear and doubt vs., 89–92, 155, 209, 293–94
in intuition, 50–51, 69–70, 84–86, 154, 159–60, 206–207, 248–50, 292
in mental power, 173–81, 197–203
truth, 104, 110, 126–27
Unconditional Life (Chopra), 261, 278
unemployment, 232
Unity Christian Church, 20, 76, 198
universe, xii
concept of aloneness in, 21, 41–42, 43–45, 56
intelligence of, 10, 24, 26, 41, 84, 94–95, 112
laws of motion in, 45–46
order of, xiii, 84–85, 208–209, 305
purpose of all things in, 6, 8–9, 12, 71
responsibility for, 52–53, 57, 71
synchronization and union with, 6, 65–66
understanding of, xii, 35, 315–17
victimization, 42, 43, 65, 115, 118, 136, 164
acting on, 99–103, 107, 197–98, 200–201, 214
in meditation, 125, 169–70, 214, 298–99
prosperity images and, 197–98, 200–201, 214
relationships and, 158, 165–66, 169–70
self-, 216–17, 262–64, 274–75, 298–99
von Neumann, John, 37
war, 39, 42–43, 51–52, 306
Watts, Alan, 95
Webb, Spud, 227
weight problems, 70, 97, 108, 219, 281–82
Whitman, Walt, 315
Wigner, Eugene, 37
Wilbur, Ken, 182, 183
Wilde, Stuart, 28
Wordsworth, William, 88
work, 232
productivity in, 196–97, 198
purpose and, 187–90, 196–97
see also business
World War II, 8
worry, 96
Yogananda, Paramhansa, 106, 203, 213, 305
You’ll See It When You Believe It (Dyer), 166
Your Erroneous Zones (Dyer), 229, 231
You the Healer (Silva), 274
Zen, 17–21, 95, 108, 264, 265
Zukav, Gary, 40–41, 53, 149
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