David Hawkins

There is a meditative and contemplative technique that can be used to bring about the same result. It is the process of constantly letting go of wanting to control the experiencing as well as experiencing itself. There then occurs the sudden realization that awareness is being handled by some infinite aspect of consciousness (the Self); this may have been suspected previously but not actually realized. After this realization, the awareness of the Presence occurs more frequently. Out of this experience comes an ever greater willingness to rely on that inner Presence, with less and less reliance on the small self. Less frequently, then, does the person look to the small self to handle life’s problems, as there is a progressive willingness to surrender to one’s higher Self. The progressive loss of identification with the small self and the increasing identification with the Presence, along with the willingness to surrender life and all of its aspects to the will of God, become the very core of the person’s spiritual exercise and experience.

Hawkins M.D. Ph.D., David. Healing and Recovery.