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Opened the Eye of My I, September 4, 2002
I have been a serious spiritual seeker for 12 years and have not come across a work as clearly written as 'The Eye of the I' (except 'Power vs. Force'). I come from an orthodox background, but have had some highly unorthodox experiences without a context to place them in my mind and spirit. This book has opened entire realms of experience that I never knew existed, allowing the paranormal to exist right along side the normal, the orthodox next to the unorthodox.
If you also come from an orthodox religious background and have been raised with blinders on your eyes, be prepared for full vision! Many of the laws, tenents, dogmas, and prejudices that we take for granted are examined with microscopic precision. Many of the 'granteds' I took were only out of necessity because I could not reconcile their incongruencies in my own mind and heart. Dr. Hawkins shows clearly the true nature of God, while at the same time, he does not favor one religious view, denomination, cult, or sect over another; nor does he preclude them.
My only reservation comes from the use of Kinesiology as a tool to test intention. Many factors affect the yes/no test result that have nothing to do with Consciousness. These include, but are not limited to, apolaria (the body not being electrical), general adaptive syndrome (by Hans Selye which we call stress or burnout, from prolonged adrenal gland overuse), dehydration (water is the #1 nutrient Americans do not get enough of), and even the thoughts of the people participating in the test. He claims to have overcome these problems which may be evident in the sheer numbers of trials he has run, and that he has done this research cross-culturally.
Technical points of Kinesiology aside, the spiritual insights are profound. In his first book, Dr. Hawkins stated that just by reading it consciousness could be raised 35 points on his scale. Seekers' consciousnesses will be affected by at least that much again upon completion of this second work. I eagerly anticipate the final volume of the trilogy in November 2002: 'I'.
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186 of 189 people found the following review helpful:
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Only for the brave of heart..., January 13, 2005
This review is from: The Eye of the I: From Which Nothing Is Hidden (Paperback)
Every book I've read up til now on spiritual growth seemed well within reach if one simply practiced some proven principles. David Hawkins material is different. This guy underwent some spiritual shockwave that left him with an entirely different view of reality. That's why I caution the potential buyer. This is not an easy read nor is it meant for people who simply want a more successful life. This is about Hawkins realization that the "self" that we all think we are, is really just an illusion, an abstact cluster of disjointed thoughts, memories, emotions, reactions, etc. and that the belief that our bodies and minds are us, is the root cause of all our pain. Again and again, he reiterates that our real "self" is actually a universal "Self" that is connected to everyone and everything. He argues that the small individual self, the ego, fights like crazy to protect this illusion that it's the real thing. It's really just an abstact. Our true nature, according to Hawkins, it based in a benevolent unifying God force that is all encompassing. It's everything and everywhere and only our ego based fears block our awareness of it. Once we let go of the beliefs that we are our thoughts and opinions, or that we are bodies, then we begin to experience a deeper, truer sense of who we are. This is accompanied by a profound sense of peace and a feeling of "coming home", as if this truth had been there the whole time and we are just remembering it. He makes the analogy that the universal Self/God/Source is much like the sun, in that it continually shines and the only reason we don't feel it and see it, is because it gets blocked by something.
In addition to his own radical reawakening, the premise to much of Hawkins work is based on kinesiology, the body's physical response to posed statements. In testing, when a statement is true, the body (usually an outstretched arm) stays strong. If not true, it dips and goes weak. The amazing part is that it works even if the person being tested does not know the answer. A toxic substance in a sealed envelop will make the person go "weak" even if they believe it to be something good inside. That implies a "universal mind" or cosmic consciousness that supercedes the individuals own predispositons and opinions. It's like we are being governed by a higher force but we are completely unaware of it. By becoming more aware, we can become more conciously aligned with it and live in a more intuitive and less "mental" way. Concisousness becomes our innate guide rather than mental logic.
Again, this is heavy lifting compared to other books I've read and it's not for everyone. Hawkins is big on spirituality and not so hot on religion, which he believes has watered down a lot of the truth. This read requires an open mind and the ability to suspend your entire belief system while you absorb the material. I would recommend it to those who are looking to push the limits and go beyond the traditional confines of successful living.
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The most powerful book on Consciousness I've ever read!, December 31, 2005
This review is from: The Eye of the I: From Which Nothing Is Hidden (Paperback)
David R. Hawkins is often associated with his use of applied kinesiology, which is a form of kinesiology that is often criticized by modern intellectuals and scientists. This is unfortunate, because the fundamental nature of his work is that of research on the true nature of Consciousness, along with how Consciousness expresses itself in all aspects of life and reality.
It is even more unfortunate because aside from his research, Hawkins is one of the first American Sages, which is to say he is a human being that is the embodiment of Truth and has realized his Oneness with All That Is, or has become Self-Realized. Thus his understanding of the nature of reality and truth is profound to a degree that is rare among all modern mystics, gurus or sages.
His first mainstream book, Power Vs. Force, lays the groundwork for this book by presenting many aspects of modern nonlinear science such as: quantum mechanics, Chaos Theory, Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle, critical point analysis, nonlinear dynamics and more.
In Power Vs. Force, he then takes these concepts that center around the nature and behavior of energy, and presents his Map of Consciousness, where collective consciousness is described as being a series of fields of energy, each field of which behaves in very similar waves. An easy comparison would be that of comparing the full spectrum of light to a rainbow, where each individual spectrum of light behaves in a way that creates a specific color of light among the whole of the rainbow.
Understanding this Map of Consciousness is foundational to the full appreciation of Eye of The I. And yet, while Power Vs. Force is an amazing book, for the average or beginning reader it can seem to be laden with a lot of scientific jargon based around this science of kinesiology that can make it a challenge to digest.
Well, for those interested and determined readers who get through Power Vs. Force, this book, Eye of The I, is definitely the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. While some of the verbiage may not be discernible if one hasn't studied Hawkin's Map of Consciousness in Power Vs. Force, I believe this book stands alone as one of the greatest expressions of the Enlightened experience of Reality.
Eye of The I begins with a seven page prologue that is a firsthand, subjective description of reality as it is experienced by a Self-Realized Sage, such as Buddha (The Awakened One), Krishna, or Jesus the Christ. This description is immediately engaging, provocative and astonishing! The second chapter of the book describes his process of re-acclimating into normal society after having experienced this awakening experience that rendered him, for a time, non-functional in normal society.
These first 19 pages of the book are so stunning and profound that for the reader seeking enlightenment or the evolution of their awareness, you will not see the world the same after having been exposed to these pages. These pages, by themselves, are worth the price of the book.
As if this wasn't enough, the book continues forward with 317 pages of profound observations about the nature of truth, reality, life, subjectivity, perception, the mind, and even the very nature of God itself! (The 11-page chapter on the nature of God is another masterpiece of this book, and presents observations about the nature of Divinity--or God--in a way that immediately refutes the one issue that seems to divide humanity moreso than any other issue.)
I cannot speak highly enough of the importance and precious nature of this book. It is clearly ahead of its time... or is it? Perhaps it has arisen at precisely the right time, when humanity is on the verge of an explosive revolution in human consciousness.
Regardless, as the book states in its introductory caveat:
The traditional religionist or the spiritually timid are forewarned that the material herein presented may be disturbing and therefore better bypassed.
The teachings are presented for the seriously committed spiritual student who is seeking God as Enlightenment.
The pathway to Enlightenment via radical truth is demanding and requires surrender of belief system. Only then does the ultimate reality reveal itself as the sought after I of the Supreme.
The material presented herefore is from the perspective of the Eye of the I.
If you are ready to take a quantum leap forward in your progress toward the realization of the ultimate spiritual awareness of Truth as the very essence of your being, I very seriously doubt you will find another book as useful and helpful along your path as this book is.
I'm convinced this work will stand the test of time, and will stand next to the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, the Tao Te Ching, The Sermon On The Mount and the Bodhidharma as being one of the most important spiritual writings ever written.
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