Dr. David R. Hawkins

Dr. David R. Hawkins

1927 – 2012 · Library & Resources
“So we say, Gloria in Excelsis Deo! Glory to God in the Highest! And what more could be said?”

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Spiritual teaching, 4:04The Silence of the MindTo be in the world but not of itWitnessJan 2011 lectureThe Miracle of Divine LoveThoughtsHow to...

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Where to begin

Four straightforward entry points.

01 · Introduction

Power vs. Force

Usual first book. Clear entry to his research.

02 · Practice

Letting Go

Pathway of Surrender. Practical favourite.

03 · Daily

Along the Path to Enlightenment

365 short reflections.

04 · Depth

The Eye of the I

Deeper into consciousness and nonduality.

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What is Devotional Nonduality?

The spiritual path Dr. Hawkins set out in his later years. It joins the love and surrender of devotion with the direct recognition of nonduality — the realization that the separate self is not the whole of what we are.

In brief

Founder of the Path of Devotional Nonduality (2003). Presented as a direct route to enlightenment: a short list of essentials activated by decision, intention, and dedication of the will.

Devotional — rests on reverence, humility and surrender to God rather than pure intellect.
Nonduality — dissolving the sense of a separate ego and realizing the Self.

“In the surrendered state, we are independent of the outer world as a source of satisfaction because the source of happiness has been found within us.”
— David R. Hawkins, Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender

Core values

Kindness & compassion Humility Forgiveness Reverence for all of life Surrender to God

Three pathways

The Heart

Love of Truth — devotion grows from loving what is true and giving up what is not.

The Mind

Dedication to Truth — following one clear thread of what you can confirm.

Service

Selfless Service — appreciation of life becomes willingness to serve it.

“Force can bring satisfaction, but only power brings joy. Victory over others brings us satisfaction, but victory over ourselves brings us joy.”
— David R. Hawkins, Power vs. Force

Knowing is being

Real knowing is not knowing about something — it is being it. The path is practical and inward. Progress is movement from the small self toward the Self. The path itself is not difficult; resistance from the ego is what makes it feel hard.

“The only way out of the circuitous wanderings is through the pursuit of spiritual truth.”
— David R. Hawkins, I: Reality and Subjectivity

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“Kindness is the way to Divinity.”
Dr. David R. Hawkins