Introduction. . . . . xv
Acknowledging the Problem. . . . . xvii
Developing the Will. . . . . xxii
~~ Points of Remembrance #1 ~~ . . . . . xxvi
One: Motivation
Pleasure & Pain . . . . . 1
Not as the World Gives . . . . . . 4
Joy . . . . . 9
Security . . . . . 11
Acceptance . . . . . 13
Peace . . . . . 17
Freedom. . . . . 20
The Search. . . . . 24
~~ Points of Remembrance #2 ~~ . . . . 27
Goodness, Truth & Beauty . . . . . 29
Goodness . . . . . 31
Truth . . . . 35
Beauty. . . . . 37
~~ Points of Remembrance #3 ~~ . . . . . 40
Light, Life & Love . . . . . 41
The Divine Faces of Being . . . . . 46
The Uncreated Light . . . . . 51
The Infinite Life. . . . . 56
The Eternal Love . . . . . 59
The Vision of Belief . . . . . 61
~~ Points of Remembrance #4 ~~ . . . . 65
The Gateway of Stillness . . . . . 66
Metamorphosis . . . . . 70
~~ Points of Remembrance #5 ~~ . . . . . 75
Two: Suffering
The Fall into Nothingness . . . . . 79
Forgetfulness: Grasping at Self . . . . . 81
Emptiness: The Fall into Nothingness . . . . . 84
Fear. . . . . . 93
Need. . . . . . 98
The End of Suffering . . . . . 114
~~ Points of Remembrance #6 ~~. . . . 116
Grasping at Source. . . . 117
~~ Points of Remembrance #7 ~~ . . . . . 122
Three: Love
The Power of Love . . . . . 125
Love Consciousness. . . . . . 130
The Language of Love . . . . . 133
~~ Points of Remembrance #8 ~~. . . . . . 136
The Manifestation of Love. . . . . 137
The Great Affair. . . . . 144
The Lens of Love. . . . . . 146
~~ Points of Remembrance #9 ~~. . . . . 151
Four: Perception
Big Mind Small Mind . . . . . 155
Time-Bound Mind . . . . . 159
Mind-Field. . . . . . 160
Ego Consciousness. . . . . 164
~~ Points of Remembrance #10 ~~.. . . . . 167
The Pathway of Perception. . . . . 168
The Brain . . . . . 171
Imaginary Perception. . . . . . 175
Spatial Perception . . . . 178
Temporal Perception . . . . . 180
Subjective Perception. . . . . 187
Mind Receiver. . . . . 189
Evolving Perception. . . . . 192
~~ Points of Remembrance #11 ~~. . . . . 194
Another World . . . . . 195
Proof of God. . . . . . 197
The Eye of Contemplation . . . . 200
~~ Points of Remembrance #12 ~~. . . . 203
Belief & Perception . . . . . 204
Lies and Truth . . . . . 207
~~ Points of Remembrance #13 ~~ . . . . 210
Bibliography. . . . . 211