Transcending the Levels of Consciousness by David R. Hawkins M.D. Ph.D.
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Book Review: Transcending the levels of conciousness
Summary: 5 Stars
Great Book on the cutting edge.It is a must read for everybody who want to grow spiritually.I wish I had read this book 20 yrs ago.Book Review: Best One of Them All!
Summary: 5 Stars
I love all the books in this series, but this one stands out for me as being the best one. I couldn't recommend it more!Book Review: Always happy with Amazon
Summary: 5 Stars
Again I purchased second hand and the service was impeccable. The book looked as new as always is the case with Amazon.Book Review: How to raise your levels of consciousness: a guide
Summary: 4 Stars
Spiritual persons often hear of "raising our level of consciousness". But what does that mean, really? This book which explains how to transcend levels of consciousness is part of a series of books by the author but is complete in itself.
Section One of the book describes the calibration levels below 200: levels of "falsehood", pertaining to the ego. Section Two deals with calibration levels from 200 to 499, the linear mind. Levels 500 to 599 brings us closer to the true spiritual levels of Love in Section Three. The highest levels of calibration for humans (up to 1000) are described in Section Four. Finally, Section Five is a quick guide to transcending all the levels with simple principles. The Appendices contains a Map of Consciousness, the tool of applied kinesiology on which the map is based, a short autobiography of the author, etc.
This one is a book with the interesting idea of charting spiritual evolution for humans. Just by reading "Transcending the Levels of Consciousness", a spiritually oriented person could raise his consciousness levels. The last chapter consisting of suggestions to raise consciousness is extremely useful.
As you read, you will find many questionable statements. The author explains his calibration levels as "not being the result of Reason of Logic nor as being judgmental". However, as soon as you put something in levels, on a scale, and you begin to try to explain it, you are doing just that: rating, using duality (truth-falsehood claims), certainly using Reason and yes, being judgmental. It has been my personal experience that certain people who follow closely David Hawkins as a teacher tend to dismiss individuals whom they think "calibrate" below 200 and they constantly try to rate themselves and others. That is the underbelly of that kind of grading system and I find it does not fit very well with spiritual wisdom to take it at face value. The author also rates his books highly (higher than many old spiritual scriptures even) using his own method, call it scientific and rejects criticism by rating it below 200 (level of falsehood).
It would be too long to go over all the statements the book contains but I suggest you do a search on the internet to see what it's all about. The book has an intrinsic value for the spiritual seeker and other interested persons, is well-written and complex but know that you may find yourself questioning the value of many statements and even the method it is based on.
Book Review: Another Winner from Dr. Hawkins! (5 Stars)
Summary: 2 Stars
This book, along with his prior three publications, is a must for those who are genuinely interested in freedom and the art of awakening living.
Transcending the Levels of Consciousness offers the readers an in-depth understanding or the arising of the ego in the classic style of Dr. Hawkins.
It is clear from this book that Dr. Hawkins is urging identification of the obstacles to enlightenment so that they can be transcended, just as Eckhart Tolle advises in The Power of Now and Mick Quinn in Power and Grace. As the Dalai Lama said: Change only takes place through action. Frankly speaking not through prayer or meditation, but through action. This new book is all about the action of transcending the ego and how to do that!! The world is finally awakening to ions of conditioning (the ego) and this new book blazes a trial to guide the courageous to end all unnecessary suffering in this lifetime.
My star rating is 5! It was mistakenly entered at 2.