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Exercises in Awareness
Spiritual Principles for the Inner Awakening & the Conscious Application of Living Principles

By Charles William Lyon


“Every adversity carries within it a
greater or equivalent benefit.”
~ Napoleon hill

“A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.”
~ Lao Tzu (c. 604-531 B.C.E)

Trials, temptations, disappointments -- all these are helps instead of hindrances, if one uses them rightly. They not only test the fiber of a character, but strengthen it. Every conquered temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before.
~ James Buckham

Shallow men believe in luck, believe in circumstances -- it was somebody's name, or he happened to be there at the time, or it was so then, and another day would have been otherwise. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Table of contents

Forward
Chapter One – “I Love You. Why don’t You Love You,” My Introduction to The Devine Universe
Chapter Two - To Love God, The First Great Commandment
Chapter Three - To Love Your Neighbor, The Second Great Commandment
Chapter Four ~ Letting go of Judgments
Chapter Five ~ More Love Talk
Chapter Six ~ Say to Your Heart - Peace, be Still
Chapter Seven ~ Let Your Light Shine
Chapter Eight ~ Faith, The Power of the Universe
Chapter Nine ~ The Consciousness of One
Chapter Ten ~ Christ Consciousness
Chapter Eleven ~ The Gift of Forgiveness
Chapter Twelve ~ The Kingdom of Heaven
Chapter Thirteen ~ To Hunger and Thirst After the Truth
Chapter Fourteen ~ Gratitude, The Great Attitude
Chapter Fifteen ~ Living in The Present
Chapter Sixteen ~ Discovering the Divine Inner Child
Chapter Seventeen ~ Know Thyself - Becoming the Quiet Observer
Chapter Eighteen ~ Following Your Bliss ~ page 136
Chapter Nineteen ~ Being Open to Possibilities and Letting Go of Attachments
Chapter Twenty ~ I’m an Ass, You’re an Ass Too
Chapter Twenty-one - My Conclusion’s