SPIRITUAL WARRIOR: The Art of Spiritual Living
by John-Roger, D.S.S.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Part I - Reclaiming Your Inner Territory

Chapter 1: Surrendering Control

At the root of our emotional addictions
is our belief structure,
which continually undermines us
by telling us two things:
(1) that we will be alone or abandoned, and
(2) that we will lose control of reality.

Secret of the Spiritual Warrior: Expand in the Midst of Contraction

Chapter 2: Accepting the Enemy Within

We have to go into the dark part of us
and love it.
For that is the key into the Kingdom--
to love it.
And we have to stand up and acknowledge
that that is part of us.

Tool of the Spiritual Warrior: Clearing the Unconscious with Free-Form Writing

Chapter 3: Waking Yourself Up

When we observe,
we reach a state of contentment,
which allows the Soul energy to activate.
When it activates, we attune to it.
Through our intuition we take hold of it
and we start riding back on this Soul energy
into the center.
We actually get past time.

Secret of the Spiritual Warrior: Loving--The Highest Intention

Chapter 4: Embracing the Petty Tyrant

We should all have a petty tyrant in our life,
someone who just bugs us with impunity.
But if you can put your self-importance,
your righteousness, and your ego
on hold,
and listen for a moment,
your petty tyrants will point out how you can change
and make something work better and better.

Secret of the Spiritual Warrior: Simplify and Relax

Part II - Becoming a Spiritual Warrior

Chapter 5: Coming into Alignment

Inside us,
who we are as an eternal being
meets the person who is here temporarily.
This is where the Spirit,
the emanation from God,
meets us.
It is called our point of convergence
or, variously,
a point of concentration or attention.

Chapter 6: Manifesting Your Spirit

By defining "manifestation" as "appearing physically"
we are only taking into account the physical form.
Successful manifestation is only complete
if it results in a change of consciousness.
The change in consciousness,
in turn,
is the realization that what you sought in a physical form
is the very essence of what is inside you.
"Having" doesn't mean possessing
in a physical form.
It means no longer experiencing the need.

Chapter 7: Moving from the Unknown to the Unknowable

The mind has to stop at the mental level;
the emotions have to stop
at the plane of the emotional level;
the imagination stops at the imagination level.
This may seem obvious,
but it is amazing how many people
think they can use their emotions
to solve mental problems
and that they can use their mind to find God.

Tool of the Spiritual Warrior - Spiritual Exercises

Chapter 8: Bridging the Left and Right Sides of Consciousness

The purpose of this discussion
is not to talk about the separation
between left and right sides,
but to get you to the oneness
of the side you are in.
As soon as you do that,
you will straddle the line automatically
because you will see the rightness
and its value
and the leftness
and its value.
The Soul is both.

Secret of the Spiritual Warrior - Letting Go

Chapter 9: Stalking the Spirit

In the worlds of Spirit
there is no time.
However, in this world,
time is a precious commodity.
This physical world
is a springboard for you
into the higher consciousness.
Our bodies, minds, emotions, unconscious,
and Soul
come together in one place
giving us the best opportunity in the universe
for growth and upliftment.

Chapter 10: Observing Life on Earth: Tips for Travelers

The only thing you can do on the planet
is the best you can.
The people on the Earth
do it the best they can,
and then they say it wasn't the best they could.
And then they worry about that,
because they could have done better.
And if they are given another chance
they will do it the same way the second time too.
And a third, and a fourth, and fifth, and sixth.
What you might say to them is,
"If you could have done better,
you would have done better,
and you did the best you could."

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