En nuestra civilización tecnológica se ha hecho más difícil llevar una vida centrada en el amor, la gracia y la compasión, o al menos eso era lo que pensábamos hasta ahora… En este libro, el doctor Hawkins explica cómo convertir nuestras actividades de cada día en nuestra práctica espiritual, y nos ofrece consejos prácticos para alcanzar estados de conciencia avanzados, de modo que podamos disfrutar de estar en el mundo sin ser del mundo. También comparte su comprensión de por qué ciertas experiencias espirituales solo proveen una iluminación temporal y nos enseña a hacernos responsables de nuestras acciones y elecciones por ser esencial para nuestro desarrollo. Esta obra capta minuciosamente la asombrosa brillantez del doctor Hawkins, su humor contagioso y su profunda comprensión de cómo recorrer la senda de los seres despiertos como ciudadanos del mundo.
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Sir David Ramon Hawkins, M.D, Ph.D. was a nationally renowned psychiatrist, physician, researcher, spiritual teacher and lecturer.
Founding Director of the Institute for Spiritual Research, Inc. (1983) and Founder of the Path of Devotional Nonduality (2003), Dr. Hawkins lectured widely at such places as Westminster Abbey; Oxford Forum; Universities of Notre Dame, Michigan, Argentina, Fordham and Harvard; University of California (SF) Medical School; Institute of Noetic Sciences; and Agape Spiritual Center (Los Angeles). In addition, he has been an advisor to Catholic, Protestant, and Buddhist monasteries. He conferred with foreign governments on international diplomacy and has been instrumental in resolving long–standing conflicts that were major threats to world peace.
He is featured in recent documentary films, magazines, and radio interviews (e.g., Oprah Radio and Institute of Noetic Sciences) for his work in the areas of health, healing, recovery, spirituality in modern life, consciousness research, and meditation.
Dr. Hawkins entered the field of medicine to alleviate human pain and distress, and his work as a physician was pioneering. As Medical Director of the North Nassau Mental Health Center (1956–1980) and Director of Research at Brunswick Hospital (1968–1979) on Long Island, his clinic was the largest practice in the United States, including a suite of twenty–five offices, two thousand outpatients, and several research laboratories. In 1973, he co–authored the ground–breaking work, Orthomolecular Psychiatry with Nobel Laureate chemist Linus Pauling, initiating a new field within psychiatry.
His clinical breakthroughs brought appearances on The Today Show, The Barbara Walters Show and The Mcneil/Leher News Hour. In the 1970s, he co–founded several psychiatric organizations, including the Editorial Board of the Journal of Schizophrenia and the Attitudinal Healing Center in New York.
Many awards followed, such as The Huxley Award for the "Inestimable Contribution to the Alleviation of Human Suffering," Physicians Recognition Award by the American Medical Association, 50–Year Distinguished Life Fellow by the American Psychiatric Association, the Orthomolecular Medicine Hall of Fame, and a nomination for the prestigious Templeton Prize that honors progress in Science and Religion. In 1995, in a ceremony officiated by the H.H. Prince Valdemar of Schaumburg–Lippe at the San Anselmo Theological Seminary, he became a knight of the Sovereign Order of the Hospitaliers of St. John of Jerusalem (founded in 1077) in recognition of his contributions to humanity.
Aunque he encontrado bastantes puntos del libro interesantes, no me ha encantado como enlaza de forma dependiente el camino espiritual con Dios y la Fe. No por tener nada en contra de Dios sino porque creo que el camino espiritual va mas allá de la Fe en él. No obstante, hace una buena critica sobre la desconexión con lo espiritual en la vida cotidiana y aporta perspectivas interesantes para elevar ese nivel de consciencia.