The Mystical Man

How to Raise Your Self-Esteem

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Amazing book. 

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Branden is the great speaker you'd expect him to be:

 


"Make a gift of your life and lift all mankind by being kind, considerate, forgiving, and compassionate at all times, in all places, and under all conditions, with everyone as well as yourself. That is the greatest gift anyone can give." - Dr. David R. Hawkins

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"Make a gift of your life and lift all mankind by being kind, considerate, forgiving, and compassionate at all times, in all places, and under all conditions, with everyone as well as yourself. That is the greatest gift anyone can give." - Dr. David R. Hawkins

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"Make a gift of your life and lift all mankind by being kind, considerate, forgiving, and compassionate at all times, in all places, and under all conditions, with everyone as well as yourself. That is the greatest gift anyone can give." - Dr. David R. Hawkins

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If self-esteem is confidence in one's mind, it makes sense that mercury poisoning can ruin your self-esteem, because it impairs your thinking. If you can't think properly, you can't handle life's situations very well, and if you can't handle basic challenges, you can't think very highly of yourself.

The reality of no-self does not preclude the reality and importance of self-esteem, for no-self means no solid and absolute self, but you do have a self that can grow or degenerate. The self is actually a gift that needs to be honored.

Spiritual people are too obsessed with this idea of stopping thinking as if thinking is the problem. Thinking itself is not the problem. Improper thinking is the problem. True spirituality is not antithetical to thinking. True spirituality has to be predicated on clear and sound thinking. True thinking is hard work.

Spiritual people also have this idea that consciousness is something other than thought. It's true that pure consciousness transcends thought; that's the reason why it's pure: it's pure of thought, but formless, pure consciousness becomes formed thought; therefore, thought is consciousness, too; you can't actually raise your consciousness without thought. That's important to understand. You can't live consciously and mindfully and responsibly without thinking. The goal isn't to stop or even reduce thinking. The goal is to refine one's thinking. Sharpen your thinking. Use your thinking to see truth and communicate truth.

Yes, it's nice to break through to the infinite field of pure consciousness, but you won't get there through lazy thinking or lack of thinking. Lazy thinking will ruin your self-esteem. Nothing is gained through sloppy thinking. 

Pure consciousness is overrated. A whole and mature psyche will naturally have the tendency to reflect the truth, goodness, and beauty of pure consciousness, and it will also have it easier to experience the truth, goodness, and beauty of pure consciousness. Don't chase the experience of the immaculate infinite with a fragmented psyche in the hope of escaping your problems, for even if you manage to break through to the boundless and pristine source of existence, you won't be able to stay there indefinitely, and your psyche with its particular problems will resurface to be reexamined and reformed.

In the end, everything is determined by your level of consciousness. And your level of consciousness is inextricably linked to your psyche and your thinking. It's not linked to how deeply you've experienced the ground of being. The most mind-bending experience of consciousness does not guarantee a mindful life. A mindful life, by its very nature, cannot be handed to you. You have to choose it and create it consciously and responsibly. Every single day. Every single moment.

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"Make a gift of your life and lift all mankind by being kind, considerate, forgiving, and compassionate at all times, in all places, and under all conditions, with everyone as well as yourself. That is the greatest gift anyone can give." - Dr. David R. Hawkins

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