The Matter of Mind: An Explorer's Guide to the Labyrinth of the Mind Book

An Introduction     i
The Four Bodies and the Mind     i
The Path to Union: The Real Work of a Spiritual Journey     iii
My Current Mission Is to Aid Humanity in Actualizing Enlightenment     v
Mind as Tyrant     1
Perception and Experience     1
The World as You See It Comes from Your Creative Process     3
An Old Taoist Tale     6
A Barrage of Projections Are Defining Who You Are     7
Your Liberation Is Completely in Your Hands     9
Engaging the Heart     11
Pay Attention to Your Projections     13
Find Your Buddha Within     16
Mind as Creator     19
Narcissism Is Very Seductive     19
Narcissism and Spirituality     21
The Image Mask Is But an Imitation of the True Self     24
Artificial Connections with Others     27
Waking Up from Your Mind Trance     28
Getting to Genuine Authenticity     31
Love Is Your Essential Nature     32
How Karma Works     35
Initial Thought and Developing Thought     35
Don't Confuse the Karma with the Person     37
Westerners Are in a Most Auspicious Life for Working through Karma     39
Karma Also Manifests through the Body     41
Mastering Karma Requires Challenging Your Own Mind     42
The Long Road to Freedom     44
As Karma Dissolves, Purification Practices Become Important     46
Every Piece of Karma Is Just a Thought!     47
A Visualization for Mind Renewal     48
Karma and the Mind     51
The Play of Karma and Emptiness     52
The Value of Direct Experience     54
Enlightenment Already Exists in Your Essence Mind     55
Essence Mind vs. Ego Mind in Relationships     57
Shifting from the "I/Me" to the "We"     60
Learning to Look through the Eyes of Essence     61
The Potential of Essence Activating Essence     63
Clarity Is a Gift of Emptiness     64
How Karma Ripens     67
The Ripening of Karma     68
The Power of Perception     69
The Influence of Collective Perceptions     71
Fullness vs. Emptiness in Western Society     73
How One Gets Stuck in the Past     74
The Workings of Karma Are Deeply Hidden     76
Seek to Be in Charge of Your Mind     78
The Thief and the Monastery: A Gift of Radical Awakening      80
Mind as Liberator     83
Learning to Look through the Eyes of Essence     84
Karma and Your Death     85
Dissolving Karmic Projections     86
Discovering Oneself beyond Ego Boundaries     88
To Know Liberation, One Must Have the Experience     90
Your World Is a Creation of Your Mind     93
Working with the Mind     95
The Naming of Samsara     96
The First Energetic Field: Altruistic Thought     97
The Second Energy Field: All-Embracing Compassion     99
Transcendent Wisdom: The Third Energetic Field     101
Practice Generating These Energies     104
From Emotional Reactivity to Enlightenment     107
Arjuna and Gandhi, and the Call to Duty     107
Duty Is the Vehicle to Liberation     110
Negotiating the Emotional Terrain     112
Waking Up to Your Natural State     116
The Value of Direct Experience     117
Assembling the Puzzle     121
Humans on Earth and the Domination Mindset     121
The Diamond Net of Indra     123
The Rise of Reductionism and the Scientific Method     124
The First Proposition: Human Development Has Reached Its Pinnacle     125
The Three Rungs of the Space Continuum     127
The Three Corresponding Rungs on the Time/Consciousness Continuum     129
The Second Proposition: Each Thing Is Separate     133
The Third Proposition: Physical Reality Is All That Exists     134
When Contemplative Mind Awakens to the Miracle of Life     136
Moving Beyond the Tenets of Conventional Science     139
Death and the Mind     141
Experiencing the Death Process     142
The Transition through the Tunnel     143
Undergoing the Life Review Process     145
The Stupor Phase     146
The Journey of the Bardo     148
Preparing for the Bardo Journey     151
The Awareness Is Released for Rebirth     154
Stay Awake!     155
Where Is the Mind?     159
Exploring the Placement of Mind     159
Mind Awareness after Death     161
Facing the Bardo     163
Learn to Tame the Mind     164
Be the Radiant Glory You Were Meant to Be     165