The Discovery: Revealing the Presence of God in Your Life

by David R. Hawkins

Revealing the Presence of God in Your Life
Stop pursuing enlightenment and discover the direct path to God today! Critical “insider” information that provides a simple clarity for “being” and “living” the reality of the mystic in your daily life. This program lifts a veil in your consciousness to reveal a world of magical divine realities that are happening to you every day of your life. By practicing Dr. Hawkins’ ideas, you won’t merely “know about” spiritual realities by reading the works of great spiritual mystics, you will “know” that such spiritual realities exist.

Runtime: 6 hours, 58 minutes.

Genres: Spirituality

7 pages, Audio CD

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

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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.

Reviews

[Shirley Mattson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice compilation, I've heard all of these out of his other books or online videos. But nicely put together.

[Terry Koressel · Rating 1 out of 5]

I did not discover much by listening to The Discovery. I have spent a good deal of time and energy re-discovering a religious life during the last 12 months. I am also a 30+ year fan of Nightingale-Conant. So I thought this audio book held great promise for an enlightening read. I was disappointed. Not in David Hawkins experiences or his ability to communicate. I think rather that the book was a poor choice on my part. This was not a starter book for understanding David Hawkins message. His discussions of the path to enlightenment through a devotion to God, meditation and the living of an honest life are entirely intriguing. However, I believe Nightingale-Conant constructed a very poor audio book. First, it is clear to me that you need to read an introductory book by David Hawkins before understanding The Discovery. For example, this audio book makes no attempt to explain his calibration scale on the path to enlightenment. There were so many references to this scale that it becomes annoying....the book provides no explanation of the concept. This is one example, but there are dozens of others. I recommend reading other books by Mr. Hawkins first. Skip this one altogether.