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Chapter 10
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Main themes:
Be aware of being aware
The expansion and contraction cycle of life
The unmanifested Source of all life expresses itself through each of us
Each life form is a unique way in which the universe manifests itself
Chapter 10
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Main themes:
The outgoing movement of childhood and adulthood seeks worldly experience, attainment and success
The return movement in late life seeks to return to our spiritual source
Aging and illness can be an opening to the realm of spirit
Identification with the surface level of life creates unhappiness
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Chapter 10
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Struggle and stress are signs of the ego
Our state of consciousness is the primary factor in creativity; the doing is secondary
It's not what you do, but how you do it, that determines whether you are fulfilling your destiny
3 modalities of awakening: acceptance, enjoyment, enthusiasm
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Chapter 10
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How to practice the teachings when dealing with difficult people
Living a life of presence is a gradual process
Developing spiritual muscle
Accepting each moment knowing that "this too shall pass"
Bringing conscious awareness into everything you do
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Chapter 10
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Main themes:
Obnoxious and difficult people are affected by a heavy overlay of ego
The more present you are, the more clear you are about your choices
How to have goals and vision while living in the present
When you ask for something, believe you have already received it
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Chapter 10
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Goals and vision are empowered by our present state of being, not our future plans
The place of power is in the present moment
When you are aligned with your inner purpose, the evolving impulse of the universe will rise up to meet you
You must completely accept the present moment to fully receive its power
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Chapter 10
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Main themes:
Eckhart's teachings can be applied to any religion or to no religion
Acceptance is not the same as condoning
Evil is the expression of spiritual ignorance
You begin to change the world by changing yourself
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Chapter 10
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Main themes:
When the thinking mind won't surrender to stillness
Dis-identification from the process of thinking
Don't fight thoughts, just observe them
The mind is like a restless puppy
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Chapter 10
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Main themes:
Awakened doing
What inner state of consciousness are you bringing to each moment?
Accept what you're doing, or don't do it
Resistance to the present moment creates suffering
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Chapter 10
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Main themes:
Do what you do because you enjoy it, not because you want it
Becoming motivated by enjoyment rather than wanting
When the creative power of the universe is expressed through you, it manifests as joy
Joy does not come from what you do, but from how you do it
Chapter 10
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Main themes:
When you become more conscious, life lines up in amazing ways
You have to be present for the flow of life to flow with you
If we deny the present moment, we are denying life
Each next step is the most important
Chapter 10
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Main themes:
When we dream at night, are we experiencing ego or spirit?
Some dreams, perhaps most, are expressions of ego
In deep states of dreamless sleep, we return to the Source of our being
Enthusiasm is a powerful and creative spiritual energy
Chapter 10
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Main themes:
Acceptance is not passive resignation, it flows into our doing
Alert attention
Don't believe your mind when it says you can't do something
Choose presence as much as possible in your daily life
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Chapter 10
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Main themes:
Challenges become problems when we resist and worry
When you are conscious of being conscious, all things come to you as they should
A new species is arising on the planet, and we are it
You are an opening through which spirit can flow into the world