| 1. Towards Peace |
13 |
| Objective - Equanimity |
13 |
| The art of living |
14 |
| About the book and the road |
15 |
| 2. Understanding Life |
19 |
| The one who questions |
19 |
| First you know yourself |
20 |
| The object of knowledge |
21 |
| Introductory note |
21 |
| Below as Above |
22 |
| Metaphor for the creative process |
23 |
| 3. Natural Laws and Principles |
25 |
| What are Natural Laws |
25 |
| Compliance and disruption |
26 |
| Is there a fixed divine plan? |
28 |
| Law of Divine Providence |
29 |
| The order of being |
31 |
| Laws of Dharma and Karma |
31 |
| Laws of resonance and attraction |
33 |
| Karma, Free Will and Justice |
34 |
| The flow of Life |
38 |
| Continuous change |
38 |
| Balancing the opposites |
39 |
| Rhythm and cycles |
40 |
| Transformation and death |
41 |
| Nature abhors a vacuum |
43 |
| Law of abundance |
45 |
| Interdependence of creation |
48 |
| Receptivity of beings |
49 |
| Principle of Hierarchy |
52 |
| The principle |
52 |
| Survival and success |
52 |
| The myth of the adult |
55 |
| Honouring the ancestors |
56 |
| Respect for teachers |
59 |
| Acceptance of leadership |
60 |
| 4. Experiencing human life |
63 |
| Who am I? |
63 |
| Spirit and Higher Self |
66 |
| Universal origin |
69 |
| Incarnation in the three-dimensional world |
70 |
| Incarnation process and the lower self |
70 |
| Successive incarnations |
74 |
| The family |
76 |
| Creative energy |
81 |
| Education |
83 |
| Happiness |
86 |
| Death |
88 |
| How to prepare? |
90 |
| 5. Twelve major themes in life |
93 |
| Vital energy |
93 |
| What affects our energy directly |
93 |
| Physical and mental environment |
95 |
| Effective energy management |
98 |
| Objectives |
99 |
| Expectations |
101 |
| Life purpose |
102 |
| High ideal |
105 |
| Free will |
106 |
| Vision |
109 |
| Point of view |
110 |
| Vision of the spirit |
111 |
| Emotional disturbance |
112 |
| Discernment |
113 |
| Development of intuition |
115 |
| Hope and faith |
117 |
| Relationships |
118 |
| Introduction |
118 |
| Keeping Open |
119 |
| The role of intimate relationships |
121 |
| Bounding conditions |
123 |
| Communication and trust |
125 |
| Passion |
126 |
| Sexual involvement |
128 |
| Separation |
129 |
| Managing changeovers |
133 |
| Principles and purposes |
133 |
| Coping with change |
134 |
| Adolescence |
136 |
| Middle age |
139 |
| Fear |
141 |
| What it is and its origin |
141 |
| Limiting beliefs |
142 |
| Fear of knowing |
143 |
| Paralyzing fear |
144 |
| Suffering |
146 |
| Unsuspected causes |
146 |
| Acceptance |
149 |
| Healing through acceptance |
151 |
| Transmutation and forgiveness |
154 |
| Disease |
157 |
| Causes and Cure |
157 |
| Illness as Opportunity |
159 |
| Judgment |
160 |
| Warning about judgment |
160 |
| Overcoming judgement |
161 |
| Reacting to difference |
163 |
| Developing empathy |
164 |
| Ethics |
165 |
| Natural ethics |
165 |
| Personal values |
166 |
| Ethics in socialization |
168 |
| 6. Seven connecting factors |
171 |
| Introduction |
171 |
| Listening to the body |
171 |
| Connection to the heart and the Spirit |
174 |
| Subordinating the mind |
175 |
| The activity of the mind |
175 |
| Silencing and going beyond the mind |
177 |
| The anxiety trap |
178 |
| Mastering the ego |
180 |
| The ego and its functioning |
180 |
| Egoic conditioning |
182 |
| Overcoming separateness |
183 |
| Overcoming reactivity |
184 |
| Overcoming egoic pride |
185 |
| Appeal |
186 |
| Active rationality |
186 |
| Orientation Beacons |
187 |
| Master of life |
187 |
| Meditation |
189 |
| Communication with the subtle planes |
193 |
| Channelling and messages by inspiration |
195 |
| Love and compassion |
197 |
| Continue to love |
197 |
| Compassion |
198 |
| Conclusion |
199 |
| 7. Seven disconnecting factors |
201 |
| The danger of anarchy |
201 |
| Emotional imbalance |
203 |
| Toxicity and addiction |
206 |
| Lack of introspection |
210 |
| Rationalism |
211 |
| Science as a materialistic creed |
212 |
| Submission |
214 |
| Disempowerment |
214 |
| Submission to technocrats |
215 |
| Submission to opinions |
217 |
| Unhappy associations |
217 |
| Conclusion |
219 |
| 8. Self-realisation |
221 |
| From personality to individuality |
221 |
| Trinity of power |
223 |
| Concentration |
225 |
| Presence |
227 |
| Equanimity |
227 |
| 9. New Humanity |
231 |
| Evolutionary path |
231 |
| Evolutionary paradigms |
233 |
| Aquarian Age |
235 |
| Paradigms |
235 |
| Managing the change cycle |
236 |
| Overcoming resistance to change |
238 |
| Overcoming hegemonic globalisation |
240 |
| Present moment - wheat or tares |
244 |
| Preparing the future |
248 |
| The journey |
248 |
| A personal account |
250 |
| Aspiration, Vision and Values |
251 |
| Am I prepared for the changes? |
253 |
| 10. Ethical Values for the New Humanity |
255 |
| Introduction |
255 |
| The basic teaching |
264 |
| Explanatory comments |
267 |
| Interdependence |
267 |
| Love |
270 |
| Harmony |
271 |
| Elevation |
274 |
| Fluidity |
276 |
| Conscious Action |
278 |
| Boldness |
282 |
| Power |
285 |
| Respect |
288 |
| See you soon |
295 |
| Sources |
297 |