SPIRITUAL SCIENCE - A JOURNEY BACK TO YOUR TRUE SELF

1. Spiritual Science - A Journey Back To Your True Self: Preface

2. Introduction

3. Part I - A New Understanding Of Humanity And The Universe

4. Chapter 1: Science And Spirituality - Two Languages Of One Truth

5. Chapter 2: Energy - The Source Of Every Phenomenon

6. Chapter 3: Religion And Truth - Many Paths, One Summit

7. Chapter 4: The Human Being - A Bridge Between Matter And Spirit

8. Part Ii - The Evolutionary Journey Of Awareness

9. Chapter 5: From Instinct To Wakefulness

10. Chapter 6: Cause And Effect, And The Universe’s Justice

11. Chapter 7: Adversity And The Lessons Of The Soul

12. Chapter 8: Love - The Highest Language Of The Universe

13. Part Iii - The Science Of Wakefulness

14. Chapter 9: The Middle Way - Where All Paths Meet

15. Chapter 10: The Mind Creates Heaven And Hell

16. Chapter 11: When Science Touches Spirituality

17. Chapter 12: The Neuroscience Of Consciousness

18. Part Iv - Living As A Whole Being

19. Chapter 13: Education In Harmony With Nature

20. Chapter 14: Compassion For Yourself - The Beginning Of All Healing

21. Chapter 15: When We Mature

22. Chapter 16: Becoming One With The Universe - Living As Part Of The Whole

23. Part V - Synthesis And Opening

24. Chapter 17: Levels Of Human Awareness

25. Chapter 18: From Religion To Spirituality - The Journey Home To Yourself

26. Chapter 19: The Science Of Spirituality - A Civilisation Of The Future

27. Part Vi - Realisation

28. Group 1: Social Realisation - Humanity

29. Realisation 01: On Racial Discrimination

30. Realisation 02: On Religious Discrimination

31. Realisation 03: On Gender And The Roles Of Men And Women

32. Realisation 04: On Good And Evil

33. Realisation 05: On Vegetarian And Non-Vegetarian Eating

34. Realisation 06: On Money And The Currency Of Happiness

35. Group 2: Realisations On The Human Condition

36. Realisation 07: On Suffering

37. Realisation 08: On Birth And Death

38. Realisation 09: On The Meaning Of Life

39. Realisation 10: On Free Will

40. Realisation 11: On Destiny And The Larger Design

41. Realisation 12: On Fear And Trust

42. Group 3: Realisations On The Psyche And Spirit

43. Realisation 13: On The Self - The Ego

44. Realisation 14: On Happiness

45. Realisation 15: On Gratitude

46. Realisation 16: On Forgiveness

47. Realisation 17: On Love And Responsibility

48. Realisation 18: On Heart And Mind

49. Realisation 19: The Mind As A Filter For Energy

50. Realisation 20: Perspective - Everyone Is Right In Their Own World

51. Group 4: Realisation Of Life - Walking The Path In Daily Living

52. Realisation 21: The Way And Everyday Life

53. Realisation 22: The Inner World And The Outer World

54. Realisation 23: The Three Kinds Of Love

55. Realisation 24: Purpose In Life - Rekindling The Inner Flame

56. Realisation 25: A Balanced Life

57. Realisation 26: Health - When The Body Is The Temple Of The Soul

58. Group 5: Philosophical Realisation - Ontology

59. Realisation 27: Time

60. Realisation 28: On Eternal Heaven And Eternal Hell

61. Realisation 29: On Duality - Yin And Yang

62. Realisation 30: On The Triad Of Body - Heart - Mind

63. Realisation 31: On Oneness (Monism)

64. Realisation 32: On The Dao - Emptiness - The Invisible Ground Of All Things

65. Realisation 33: The States Of The Empty Mind

66. Realisation 34: The Middle Way

67. Realisation 35: The Laws Of The Universe

68. Realisation 36: The Universe & The Human Being

69. Realisation 37: The Law Of One

70. Realisation 38: All Paths Lead Back To The One

71. Realisation 39: Everything Is Light

72. Group 6: Awakening After Union - The Natural Way Of Living

73. Realisation 40: On The Soul

74. Realisation 41: The Soul’s Perspective

75. Realisation 42: Love Hidden Behind Wounds

76. Realisation 43: On Freedom

77. Realisation 44: On Independence, Freedom, And Happiness

78. Realisation 45: On Inner Revolution

79. Realisation 46: On Letting Things Unfold

80. Realisation 47: Go With The Flow - Stepping Out Of The Game Of Duality

81. Realisation 48: The Way Of Water-Water’s Love

82. Realisation 49: Heaven, Earth, And All Things Are One Whole

83. Realisation 50: We Are All One - Harmonise, Don’t Dissolve

84. Realisation 51: Understanding - The Source Of Love

85. Realisation 52: Love - Letting Others Be Themselves

86. Realisation 53: The Heart’s Evolutionary Journey

87. Realisation 54: Living In Harmony With Nature

88. Realisation 55: The Great Harmony Of The World - Humanity’s Shared Dream

89. Part Vii - Attainment

90. Attainment 01: The Journey From Knowing To Living

91. Attainment 02: Six Steps Of Inner Transformation

92. Attainment 03: Facing The Darkness

93. Attainment 04: When Challenges Become A Gift

94. Attainment 05: Letting Go - The Turning Point On The Path Of Attainment

95. Attainment 06: Freedom - The Heart-Mind’s Natural State

96. Part Viii - Awakening

97. Part Ix - Reflections And Realisations

98. Level 1: Looking Back At Yourself

99. Reflection 01: The Monument Of The Ego

100. Reflection 02: The Seed Of Suffering

101. Reflection 03: The Power Of Truth

102. Reflection 04: Good And Evil - The Light Of Truth

103. Reflection 05: Adversity And Liberation

104. Reflection 06: Only After Losing It Do We Appreciate What We Had

105. Reflection 07: The Three Foundations Of True Wellbeing

106. Reflection 08: Education As Light

107. Level 2: Transformation

108. Reflection 09: Transforming Karma

109. Reflection 10: Fear - The Mind’s Illusion

110. Reflection 11: When The Mind Reacts To Outer Circumstances

111. Reflection 12: Before Practice, We Cling In Worldly Ways; After Practice, We Cling In Spiritual Ways

112. Reflection 13: The Law Of Balance

113. Reflection 14: Wealth Is A Contented Heart

114. Reflection 15: Acting Without Attachment

115. Reflection 16: One Who Has Healed-There Is Nothing They Cannot Say

116. Reflection 17: When We Grow Up

117. Reflection 18: The Healing Journey

118. Reflection 19: Melting To Return To The Ocean

119. Level 3: Love

120. Reflection 20: Becoming Love

121. Reflection 21: Unconditional Love

122. Reflection 22: The Love Of Creation - Unbiased, Without Discrimination

123. Reflection 23: When Your Self-Love Is Not Yet Enough

124. Reflection 24: Love Has No Rejection

125. Reflection 25: Compassion For Yourself - The Source Of All Love

126. Reflection 26: Values In Life - The Measure Of Happiness

127. Level 4: Enlightenment

128. Reflection 27: The Dao Of Nature

129. Reflection 28: One Word - Harmony

130. Reflection 29: The Tree Of Life

131. Reflection 30: The Secret Of Death

132. Reflection 31: Everything Is Buddha

133. Reflection 32: Buddha Is Within The Heart

134. Reflection 33: The Smile Of Maitreya Buddha

135. Reflection 34: Nirvana Within Samsara

136. Reflection 35: Awakening

137. Reflection 36: The Invisible One

138. Reflection 37: Beyond Cause And Effect

139. Reflection 38: God Is Everywhere

140. Reflection 39: The Great Unity Society - When Heaven Returns

141. Level 5: Freedom

142. Reflection 40: Being Yourself - The Journey Back To Your True Nature

143. Reflection 41: This Whole World Was Made For One Reason: You

144. Reflection 42: The Highest Wisdom Is Simplicity

145. Reflection 43: When You Are Nothing, You Are Everything

146. Reflection 44: The Greatest Teacher

147. Part X - Practical Methods

148. Group 1: Body - Returning To Breath And The Body

149. Practice 01: Yoga - Pranayama - Qigong

150. Practice 02: Still Meditation - Balanced Lying Meditation - Vipassana

151. Practice 03: Dynamic Meditation - The Path Of Healing Through Action

152. Practice 04: Living Meditation - The Middle Way

153. Practice 05: Eating To Balance Yin And Yang

154. Practice 06: Awakening The Cells

155. Practice 07: Listening To Healing Music - Frequency Music

156. Group 2: Heart - Listening, Contemplation, And Purification

157. Practice 08: Insight Meditation

158. Practice 09: The Awakening Journal

159. Practice 10: Forgiveness

160. Practice 11: Gratitude And Unconditional Love

161. Practice 12: Ho’Oponopono - The Science Of Healing

162. Group 3: Mind - Expanding Awareness And Positive Thinking

163. Practice 13: Think True - Speak True - Act True

164. Practice 14: A Positive Perspective - Positive Thinking

165. Practice 15: Art And Creativity

166. Practice 16: Slow Living - Living Truthfully - Living Simply

167. Practice 17: A Calm Way Of Living

168. Practice 18: Befriending Loneliness

169. Practice 19: Relying On Yourself

170. Group 4: Soul - Communion, Connection, And Harmony With The Universe

171. Practice 20: Prayer, Or Communion With The Sacred

172. Practice 21: Loving Mother Earth

173. Practice 22: Connecting With Nature

174. Practice 23: Giving - Dāna

175. Practice 24: Living Fully In The Law Of One

176. Group 5: Awakening - Returning To The Inner Source Of Light

177. Practice 25: Living Awake In Everyday Life

178. Practice 26: Living Fully, Moment By Moment

179. Practice 27: Communicating Through Consciousness

180. Practice 28: The Art Of Letting Go

181. Practice 29: Reconnecting With Your Inner Child

182. Practice 30: Awakening The Heart

183. Xi - Conclusion

184. Acknowledgements

185. Packing For A New Era

186. Appendix 1: Key Terms Used In This Book

187. Appendix 2: Scientific Notes

188. Appendix 3: Map Of The Journey Of Awakening

REFLECTION 19: MELTING TO RETURN TO THE OCEAN

Author: Hoàng Nhật Minh

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Book cover image Reflection 19: Melting To Return To The Ocean

If you are ice, you float on the surface and you are separate. When you melt, you are water; you merge into the ocean. Ice is the mind. Ice is not your true nature. You are the ocean.

Ice is the mind-patterns, limits, prejudices, and fears that make you believe you are alone, small, and forced to struggle against the world. The ocean is your true nature-vast, boundless, and never separated from anything at all.

When you live from the mind, you live like a block of ice: rigid, easily shattered, afraid, always keeping your distance from everything around you. But when you begin to melt-when you loosen your grip on attachment, on labels, on every idea of 'me' and 'mine'-you return to an original freedom.

You no longer need to become somebody.
You only need to melt-so you can be yourself: without fixed shape, without limitation.

Ice is not the enemy of water; it is simply a different state of water. In the same way, the mind is not bad. It only needs to be transformed-so it can return to the flexible, pure, fresh state of original consciousness.

And then you are no longer a lonely drifting slab of ice in the middle of life. You are the vast ocean-where every drop of water returns together, in absolute peace.

Hoàng Nhật Minh
Excerpt from the book: Spiritual Science - A Journey Back To Your True Self

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