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This Volume II: Consciousness and Addiction dvd is a four-hour workshop where Dr. Hawkins reveals why people get addicted. It was presented at the First International Conference on Consciousness and Addiction with Dr. Willis Harman (President of the Institute of Noetic Sciences).
“Where the world goes wrong in attempting to help addicts is by offering a 200-level solution for a 600-level experience. A 600-level energy problem requires a 600-level energy answer.”-Dr. Hawkins
With chalk in hand, a young Dr. Hawkins explains that a person is addicted to the re-experiencing of a certain high-energy field. He walks us through the steps of AA and his own personal experience with alcohol. He shows that drugs do create the “high” but only have the power to remove the blocks to this higher energy field that is always present within us.
Using the now familiar Map of Consciousness, he takes us through the various energy levels from death to bliss. He states that, “To experience this energy field (Bliss) is the most addictive of all human experiences.”
In the movie “Lost Horizon,” Dr. Hawkins illustrates how Shangri-La is akin to experiencing bliss. The lead character, due to various circumstances, leaves Shangri-La only to find that his bliss experience is the only one he truly desires and that he will give up everything to “get back to Shangri-La.”
Powerful and personal, Dr. Hawkins creates a context in which to hold an understanding of the whole process of addiction.
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what does 'being honest with yourself and telling the truth' look like?
The Buddha taught the very same thing. We cannot cheat our mind if we want to progress on a spiritual path =)
I've heard this information countless times by now, but somehow this way was slightly different than the others. Perhaps the more casual setting. Anyways, it is uniquely insightful. Thanks Willie. P.S. I just started reading "I" today. I know that book is particularly special to you.