Everything that you think may be wrong. Yet, the ego desperately seeks security. It wants to be at the center of the world, to be right, and in control of everything. It demands to know all the answers. It s as if the drunken monkey points a banana at you, screaming in paranoia, I m armed. Do whatever I say. When you are dominated by this noisy false self your life is miserable. You become a slave to an illusion that something out there is always threatening you, and that something else out there can actually save you. Are you taming your monkey, or are you being smacked around? That is the question. A Course In Freedom helps you to observe the drunken monkey in your head in order to liberate yourself from the controls of the ego, DNA, mythology, society, media, culture, family, and religion.
I know the author, and am inspired by his love for life. I love how the book is organized... open to any (short!) chapter and learn a lesson for the moment. For this time-crunched reader, its a great way to learn about why we do the things we do in nice, bite-sized, easily digestible pieces.