Everything Is Useful
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Everything Is Useful

Turning Obstacles into Opportunities on the Road to Enlightenment

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Everything Is Useful

Turning Obstacles into Opportunities on the Road to Enlightenment

About this book

A spiritual quest typically begins with a critical shock or loss, one that casts us back upon ourselves to question the meaning of life. Should our suffering affect us deeply enough, it will plummet us into our hearts, where the hidden treasures of life are to be found. Should we happen to fully let go, we will let go into what IS; and thus, adversity and pain fulfill their natural roles.
From that point onward, our emphasis and priorities change. But discovering our truth and living by it are entirely different things. Obstacles frequently beset our path, some without, the greater part within. Everything is Useful identifies such obstacles. It offers strategies for overcoming them by seeing them as what they are, cosmic strength-building exercises that empower us to learn, to grow, and, ultimately, to transcend; for like the pain that sparked our quest, the obstacles in our way, double as a means to enlightenment.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Dedication
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Introduction
  7. Chapter 1: Obstacles and Order
  8. Chapter 2: Why We are Here
  9. Chapter 3: The Most Profound Religious Statement of All
  10. Chapter 4: Obstacles in General
  11. Chapter 5: The Spiritual Treasures of the Past
  12. Chapter 6: The First Principle: The Principle of Flow
  13. Chapter 7: Faith, Trust, and the Principle of Flow
  14. Ego
  15. Chapter 9: Id, Superego, and Soul
  16. Chapter 10: Moving Forward
  17. Chapter 11: The Principle of the Vacuum
  18. Chapter 12: The Principle of Balance
  19. Chapter 13: The Pivotal Role of Meditation
  20. Courage
  21. Chapter 15: Experience
  22. Chapter 16: The Realities of Change and Suffering
  23. Chapter 17: The Gardener
  24. Chapter 18: Independence: “Ye are all gods.”
  25. Chapter 19: Change, Independence, and “The Powers That Be”
  26. Chapter 20: The Three Dark Doors
  27. Chapter 21: Sex and Spirituality
  28. Chapter 22: Self-confidence and Independence
  29. Worry
  30. Chapter 24: The Principle of “Positivity”
  31. Chapter 25: The Nature and Plan of Evil
  32. Chapter 26: The Principle of the One
  33. Chapter 27: The Principle of Notable Victories in Partial Gains
  34. Chapter 28: The Nemesis
  35. Chapter 29: Michelangelo’s Guide to Life
  36. Chapter 30: Mindfulness
  37. Chapter 31: Mindfulness, Acceptance, and Inquiry
  38. Chapter 32: The Power of Not-Doing
  39. Chapter 33: Rashness
  40. Anger
  41. Chapter 35: Poverty and Wealth Consciousness
  42. Chapter 36: Procrastination
  43. Despair
  44. Chapter 38: The Most Dangerous Words in the English Language
  45. Chapter 39: Everyone is Selfish
  46. Chapter 40: Gratitude
  47. Chapter 41: The Right Goal
  48. Chapter 42: The Way is Not Complicated
  49. Chapter 43: Right Speech
  50. Memory
  51. Chapter 45: Know When the Time to Go—and to Let Go—Has Come
  52. Chapter 46: Self-Confidence Must Come from the Self
  53. Chapter 47: The Easter Egg Hunt that Never Grows Old
  54. Chapter 48: To Go Unmurmuring
  55. Chapter 49: Be Here Now
  56. Work
  57. Chapter 51: The Principle of the Staircase
  58. Chapter 52: Develop Your Talents Outwardly
  59. Chapter 53: Completeness
  60. Chapter 54: Concepts and Reality
  61. Chapter 55: Substance and Form in the Mind
  62. Chapter 56: Seeking Substance from Illusion
  63. Chapter 57: Life is Composed of Both Light and Shade
  64. Chapter 58: The Obstacle of False Renunciation
  65. Chapter 59: A Seeming Contradiction
  66. Chapter 60: Reasons to be Happy
  67. Chapter 61: Revisiting the Past to Rekindle a Sense of Love
  68. Chapter 62: Virtual Realty
  69. Chapter 63: The Need for a Guru
  70. Chapter 64: The Tao of Metaphysics
  71. Chapter 65: The Role of Thought
  72. Chapter 66: Fear of the End
  73. Chapter 67: Resentment
  74. Chapter 68: Forgiveness
  75. Chapter 69: The Wanderer
  76. Chapter 70: Perspective on Persistent Obstacles
  77. Chapter 71: Perspective in General
  78. Chapter 72: Karma and Reincarnation
  79. Chapter 73: Normality
  80. Chapter 74: Faith and Action
  81. Chapter 75: Life is an Opportunity
  82. Chapter 76: Meditation and Manifestation
  83. Chapter 77: Karma and the New Thought
  84. Desire
  85. Chapter 79: A Clear Benefit
  86. Chapter 80: Using the Effect to Produce the Cause
  87. Chapter 81: Better than a Koan
  88. Chapter 82: Sincerity
  89. Chapter 83: Simplicity
  90. Chapter 84: Taking the Bad with the Good
  91. Chapter 85: Written Goals
  92. Chapter 86: When Fear is Positive
  93. Chapter 87: Could It Be That Simple After All?
  94. Chapter 88: Victimization
  95. Chapter 89: Egotism vs. the Glory of the Realm
  96. Chapter 90: The Obstacle of Moral Superiority
  97. Chapter 91: Two Types of People
  98. Chapter 92: Compassion
  99. Chapter 93: What Success Is and What It Is Not
  100. Chapter 94: The Conclusion of Our Journey
  101. Chapter 95: How it Concludes: The Ideal Person
  102. Bibliography