Rise above It : A Psychiatrist Looks Within for a Higher Meaning to Life

by Pecci, Ernest F., M.D.; Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth

• ISBN13: 9781929331093
• ISBN10: 1929331096
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-04-30
• Publisher: Pavior Pub

Summary

This book contains a carefully selected series of powerful answers that Dr. Pecci has drawn from his own meditative experience over forty years. He explains how everyone has the capacity to use this channel for help in facing pressing life quesions and problems.

Author Biography

Thoughout his long professional career, Dr. Pecci has worked to bring a new dimension of spiritual exloraton to the field of psychiatry. A pioneer of the New Age movement in the 1960's, he has treated children and adults in numerous slinical settings for the past 40 years. He is the author of several books, including: "Guidance From Within."

Table of Contents

Foreword	17	(2)
Introduction	19	(9)
Part 1
The reality of the Indwelling Presence
A basic understanding of the nature of God and His personal interest in us
On choosing the right path and protecting one's newborn faith
The Practice of Seeing God	28	(1)
Making Contact in Meditation	29	(1)
Let Your Awareness Grow With Patience	30	(1)
Remembering God's Closeness in Childhood	31	(1)
On Finding the Right Path	32	(1)
Finding God's Face in Every Mirror	33	(1)
God Is A Personal God	34	(1)
Take Time to Receive God's Love	35	(1)
Learn To Listen	36	(1)
Gratitude Accompanies the Discovery of Self	37	(1)
Believe in God's Presence	38	(1)
On Trusting Your Initial Impulse	39	(2)
Self Pride Closes the Ears	41	(3)
Part 2
Encouragement to overcome the barriers of guilt and feelings of unworthiness which increase with the growing awareness of our weaknesses
The building of faith to persist, despite a seeming lack of progress in the absence of God's presence
Each Has Talents According To His Needs	44	(1)
Advice When Progress Becomes Difficult	45	(2)
Take the Necessary Pause for Attunement	47	(1)
Approaching God as an Innocent Child	48	(1)
On Overcoming Weariness	49	(1)
The Causes of Tension	50	(1)
The Importance of Making a Beginning	51	(1)
Do Not Be Discouraged By Weaknesses	52	(1)
On Correcting Past Errors	53	(1)
Strive For Self-Acceptance	54	(1)
Each Day Is a Mini-Life of Its Own	55	(1)
On Rising Above the Opinions of Others	56	(1)
And Why Do You Doubt God's Love?	57	(1)
The Personal Nature of God's Caring	58	(1)
Protecting Your New-Born Faith	59	(1)
Take the Time to Ask for Help	60	(1)
Learn To Free the Future from Your Past	61	(1)
Appreciating the Value of Prayer	62	(1)
As You Believe So It Is!	63	(1)
Cultivate the Attitude of Sincerity	64	(4)
Part 3
The cultivation of Right Thinking
The concept of Maturity and Responsibility and the development of Right Attitude
Purity of Heart	68	(1)
On Humility	69	(1)
Self-Pride Closes the Ears to Learning	70	(1)
Overcoming the Resistance to Praying	71	(1)
Control of the Tongue Through Right Thinking	72	(1)
On the Attitude of Respect	73	(1)
On Maturity	74	(2)
The Man of God is Never a Revolutionary	76	(1)
On Loneliness and Depression	77	(1)
On Seeking God's Love	78	(1)
Freedom Comes Through Surrendering	79	(1)
On Learning the Lesson of Surrender	80	(1)
Overcoming Apprehensions About the Future	81	(3)
Part 4
Rules and right practices to maintain progress and for conducting a wholesome and satisfying life
The application of these to one's daily relationships with family, acquaintances and colleagues
Selfishness is the First Barrier to Overcome	84	(1)
Spiritual Growth Begins By Valuing Self and Family	85	(2)
How to Avoid Needless Suffering	87	(1)
The Greatest Challenge is Within Your Own Home	88	(1)
Kindness is God Working Through You	89	(1)
Seek to Know Your True Responsibilities	90	(1)
Communication Begins Wiith Listening	91	(1)
Judgment is a Barrier to Learning	92	(1)
Bring to Others a Joyful Attitude	93	(1)
Use Giving as a Way of Receiving	94	(1)
Accept Your Role in Controversial Situations	95	(1)
On Being Firm Rather Than Self-Righteous	96	(1)
Never Envy the Talents of Others	97	(1)
Avoid Rehearsing Arguments in Your Head	98	(5)
Part 5
The development of the will and the overcoming of the lower self
Understanding the nature of the battle within
A basic understanding of the ways of the world and of the mind, leading to a gradual change in perspective and a shifting of priorities to those things that are in attunement with the universal harmony of all things
The Triune Nature of Man	103	(1)
On Seeking God's Presence Within	104	(1)
On the Nature of the Ego	105	(1)
How One Might Escape the Influence of the Ego	106	(1)
God's Love Overcomes Fear	107	(1)
How Man Swerves From the Path	108	(2)
The Lie of False Personality	110	(1)
Development of the Will	111	(1)
The Raising of Consciousness	112	(1)
Everything You Experience Originates Within	113	(1)
Live Each Day As If It Were Your Last	114	(1)
On Time and Its Proper Use	115	(1)
Everything is in a Constant State of Change	116	(1)
Let Your Will Schedule Your Mind	117	(1)
See Life as a Twice-Told Tale	118	(1)
Space and the Movements of Man Within It	119	(2)
The Rules for Attainment	121	(1)
Raise the Vibrations of Your Emotions to Love	122	(1)
Focus Your Awareness Upon Love	123	(1)
Seek to Live In Divine Presence	124	(1)
The Pathos of Man	125	(2)
Epilogue	127	(6)
Glossary	133