[Finding Clarity: A Guide to the Deeper Levels of Your Being] [By: Kabbal, Jeru] [July, 2006]

by Jeru Kabbal

"You are already that which you long to be." These words, the last Jeru Kabbal wrote before he died, sum up the philosophy of a man who touched thousands of lives in the course of 30 years of teaching about paths to inner peace, emotional growth, and compassionate behavior. Kabbal developed his Finding Clarity Process over decades of spiritual exploration in both Eastern belief systems and Western philosophy and science. This collection drawn from his writings and workshops provides a guide to the essentials of his transformational teachings.

Genres: Personal Development

Paperback

First published July 27, 2006

Reviews

[Karson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Throughout childhood we learn that we need to protect ourselves in certain ways, then we get to adulthood and these protective devices built deep into our personalities persist whether we need them or not. Jeru K says that there is a part of the mind that constantly sends the body a "DANGER! DANGER!" message. Another message that comes from this place in our minds is "You are in dire need of something right now and you need to find a way to get it." These are the basic messages that keep humanity alive and help us survive infancy and childhood. Unfortunately, we get to adulhood and these voices don't shut off even though we don't need them anymore. This is why happiness is so hard to achieve in a society when all our basic needs are met for us. The voice tells us that we are always still lacking something essential no matter how many things we obtain. It is also why anxiety is rampant in a world where we are in no real physical danger (I'm talking about the typical middle class american experience.) The "DANGER!" message pops up when we meet someone that reminds us of a childhood bully. For some people this "DANGER!" flash isn't a feeling of panic, but maybe it is a feeling of deep inadequacy that we don't quite recognize or understand. We don't like this feeling very much, so the "you really need something" voice pops back into or heads and we find ourselves drinking at a bar to try and escape the unpleasurable feeling of inadequacy that creeps into us for reasons we don't understand. As an adult, this is tough stuff to accept. We get prideful and we want to say that the past is past and it has no grip on our present lives, but it is there whether we admit it or not. And if we don't admit it and acknowledge it, it will run our lives for us. We will react to the same situations in the same old ways and never understand why if we don't retrain our brains and fill old messages with new ones. I know this might be a bit hippyish but it makes sense to me.

[Damar · Rating 5 out of 5]

it's like reading Awareness by de Mello in different angles and approaches. Insightful book.

[Tobias Schnabel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best approach to clarity....AT least for me