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 33: THE SMILE OF MAITREYA BUDDHA

Author: Hoàng Nhật Minh

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Book cover image Reflection 33: The Smile Of Maitreya Buddha

Maitreya is often portrayed with a great round belly and a broad, radiant smile-an image that can look almost playful, yet it holds a profound teaching about a heart that can contain the world, and the joy that comes with awakening:

An empty belly can contain all; it contains what is hardest to contain in this world.

A wide mouth is ever smiling; it smiles at what is hardest to smile at in this life.

The large belly is not merely a symbol of abundance. It is the sign of an open, spacious heart: a place with no room left for resentment, judgement, jealousy, or pision.

When the belly is empty, the heart-mind does not hoard. Even what feels contrary or unpleasant can be received and softened. The one who can contain what is hardest to contain has already stepped beyond the narrow borders of the small self.

And Maitreya's smile is not the smile of someone who is careless. It is the smile of wisdom-the smile of one who has seen clearly the impermanent nature of life.

He does not smile because he cannot tell right from wrong, good from evil; he smiles with understanding, because suffering no longer has the power to rule him.

In a world full of friction and entanglement, to learn from Maitreya is to learn generosity of heart and gladness: to smile at what is not yet perfect, and to open to what is not yet to our liking.

When our heart is wide enough to hold, and bright enough to smile, then even in the midst of ordinary life, Maitreya Buddha is smiling within us.

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

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