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DL Hoefer (Author)
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November 15, 2010
Would you like to experience love without effort or attachment?

Would you like to experience life apart from the experience you are creating?

Would you like to be who you are independent of how others are around you?

Would you like to keep abuse from shaping who you are and what you become?

Would you like to know what is true when any act of faith affirms your belief?


Our social structure rewards us for how we think and what we do but gives little if any support for who and what we are. Most of us live our lives without ourselves, motivated by achievement, social position and survival - having low esteem for our own personal value. The Self guides us through the societal snares that reinforce themselves and bind us up in reaction. It supports us in experiencing our autonomous self - free of the conditioning of culture. The turning point for David Hoefer was meeting his metaphysical teacher. He began observing the social structure - how our attitudes continue from a primitive past, a great anthill of deeds and beliefs reinforcing themselves - automating our reactions to life. He quit VA Drug/Alcohol counseling, suspended psychology studies, and began working as a handyman. His teacher advised, "As a freelancer you are on the social structure periphery - better able to observe its influence and origins - less insulated from your attitudes - life more readily teaches you who you are and what you are about." He holds a BA in Psychology from Arizona State, a diploma from California Lutheran Bible School, and has independently studied metaphysics, epistemology, eastern and new-age religion. He says, "Awareness, wisdom and maturity are best supported in leaderless sharing groups in which every participant becomes the teacher/guru, and every sharing relates to what is arising now."


About DL Hoefer

The turning point for DL Hoefer was meeting his metaphysical teacher. He began observing the social structure – how our attitudes continue from a primitive past, a great anthill of deeds and beliefs reinforcing themselves – automating our reactions to life.

He stopped counseling for the VA Drug/Alcohol Program, suspended psychology studies, and began working as a handyman. His teacher advised, “As a freelancer you are on the social structure periphery – better able to observe its influence and origins – less insulated from your attitudes – life more readily teaches who you are and what you are about.”

He holds a BA in Psychology from Arizona State, a diploma from California Lutheran Bible School, and has independently studied metaphysics, epistemology, eastern and new-age religion.
For the past thirteen years he has supported leaderless sharing groups in which every participant becomes the teacher, and every sharing relates to what is arising now.
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The turning point for DL Hoefer was meeting his metaphysical teacher. He began observing the social structure how our attitudes continue from a primitive past, a great anthill of deeds and beliefs reinforcing themselves automating our reactions to life. He stopped counseling for the VA Drug/Alcohol Program, suspended psychology studies, and began working as a handyman. His teacher advised, As a freelancer you are on the social structure periphery better able to observe its influence and origins less insulated from your attitudes life more readily teaches who you are and what you are about. He holds a BA in Psychology from Arizona State, a diploma from California Lutheran Bible School, and has independently studied metaphysics, epistemology, eastern and new-age religion.

For the past thirteen years he has supported leaderless sharing groups in which every participant becomes the teacher, and every sharing relates to what is arising now.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 116 pages
  • Publisher: Books To Believe In (November 15, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0984483837
  • ISBN-13: 978-0984483839
  • Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,438,276 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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The turning point for D.L. Hoefer was meeting his metaphysical teacher. He began observing the social structure - how our attitudes continue from a primitive past, a great anthill of deeds and beliefs reinforcing themselves - automating our reactions to life.

He stopped counseling for the VA Drug/Alcohol Program, suspended psychology studies, and began working as a handyman. His teacher advised, "As a freelancer you are on the social structure periphery - better able to observe its influence and origins - less insulated from your attitudes - life more readily teaches who you are and what you are about."

Traditional approaches to awareness in which the student asks the question and the teacher gives the answer seems to work against itself. That is, if I'm the confused student, how do I know what question to ask? And does the asking of it and subsequent answer serve to reinforce my misdirection as much as it enlightens?

Also there is the problem created by being unable to pursue enlightenment, for example, and experience it at the same time.
He holds a BA in Psychology from Arizona State, a diploma from California Lutheran Bible School, and has independently studied metaphysics, epistemology, eastern and new-age religion.

For the past thirteen years he has supported leaderless sharing groups in which every participant becomes the teacher, experiencing his or her own wisdom, source of awareness, influence, and every sharing relates to what is arising now.

http://www.discovertheself.com/

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars A powerful read, highly recommended, November 8, 2010
This review is from: The Self - passage through the dark night of the soul into the light of true being (Paperback)
It is the most driving aspect in one's life; one should never forget the power of the self. "The Self" is an inspirational guide educating readers on the value of one's own power for their self, reminding people to remember who they are and that a life without self-esteem is truly tragic. "The Self" is a powerful read, highly recommended.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars after reading The Self, February 21, 2011
This review is from: The Self - passage through the dark night of the soul into the light of true being (Paperback)
The author invites the reader along on his own spiritual passage without being too ethereal or woo-woo in language or concepts. DL Hoefer lays out the path to Self like a builder (which he is) would plan the construction work in preparing for a project he is about to begin. For some readers, I am sure, the book lights the path to an internal place (or consciousness) that is new to them, or for others, like myself, it gently circles us back to that place, a clearing, where we once were but had wandered away from. While the use of the author's leaderless groups may not be my chosen way, I am grateful for the reawakening of my own yearning to go inward to the infinite.
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