The Audiobook

Every chapter of the book, read by me in a professional studio. Each chapter is broken into the same sections as the book, so you can play a chapter straight through or jump to one heading. Press play, or download a chapter and take it with you.

1. Chapter 1RevelationsDownload chapter · 20.6 MB
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   1. Opening ↓
   2. Opening quotation ↓
   3. Chapter 1: Revelations ↓
   4. Revelation 1: I Am ↓
   5. Revelation 2: The One Became the Many ↓
   6. Revelation 3: Everything Is Yours, Not Just Some of It ↓
   7. Revelation 4: The Download ↓
2. Chapter 2BeliefsDownload chapter · 6.9 MB
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   1. Chapter 2: Beliefs ↓
   2. Our Beliefs Create Our Reality ↓
   3. If You Believe Something, Does That Make It Real? ↓
   4. Knowledge Comes from Opinions, Facts, and Personal Experiences ↓
   5. Making Decisions and Judgments Based on Very Limited Information and Experience ↓
   6. What Is Truth? ↓
   7. Faith Is Trust ↓
3. Chapter 3Explaining GodDownload chapter · 28.7 MB
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   1. Chapter 3: Explaining God ↓
   2. A Light Bulb Analogy ↓
   3. Consciousness Versus Conscience ↓
   4. Projecting Our Human Perspective onto Our Definitions of “God” ↓
   5. The Illusion of Separation Hides the Fact That We Are One ↓
   6. Ignore Logic to Proceed ↓
   7. Faith Is Always Required Because Awakenings Become Memories ↓
   8. Ignorance Causes Conflict ↓
   9. I Am ↓
   10. Truth—You Know It When You Hear It ↓
   11. God Is… ↓
   12. Stop Ignoring the Suffering on Earth ↓
   13. Free Will Has Consequences ↓
   14. Our Painful Experiences Can Be Used to Help Others Later ↓
4. Chapter 4Needs — Instinctual DrivesDownload chapter · 40.1 MB
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   1. Chapter 4: Needs — Instinctual Drives ↓
   2. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs ↓
   3. Figure — Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs ↓
   4. Needs = Instinctual Drives ↓
   5. Our Needs for Sex and Financial Security (Money) Are the Primary Drivers Behind Our Selfishness ↓
   6. Life Is Stressful When Physiological Needs Are Not Met or Are Threatened ↓
   7. How Much Money Is Enough? ↓
   8. Finding a Balance Between Saving and Hoarding ↓
   9. Asking Others for Money ↓
   10. Inheritance Can Be a Curse ↓
   11. Can Money Buy Love? ↓
   12. If You Could Be Granted Any Wish, What Would It Be? ↓
   13. Lottery Winners ↓
   14. Happiness Is in the Future Once I Get… ↓
   15. Happiness Is Not a Choice ↓
   16. I’ll Be Happy When I Get More… ↓
   17. Instant Gratification Versus Delayed Gratification ↓
   18. Instincts: Sex, Sex, and More Sex… ↓
   19. Human Partnership Is Usually a Conditional Trade for Sex and Financial Security ↓
5. Chapter 5Nature Is BalancedDownload chapter · 10.8 MB
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   1. Chapter 5: Nature Is Balanced ↓
   2. The Perfect Circle of Giving and Receiving in Nature ↓
6. Chapter 6What We Give Is What We GetDownload chapter · 12.5 MB
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   1. Chapter 6: What We Give Is What We Get ↓
   2. Life Is a Boomerang ↓
   3. Drug Dealers Say, “Someone Has to Supply the Demand” ↓
   4. What I Dish Out Comes Back ↓
   5. If You Give Insults, You Will Receive Insults ↓
   6. Do You Get Away with Stealing If Nobody Sees It? ↓
   7. The Results of Making Money by Benefiting Others Versus by Harming Others ↓
7. Chapter 7Unconditional GivingDownload chapter · 37.9 MB
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   1. Chapter 7: Unconditional Giving ↓
   2. Feelings from Unconditional Giving ↓
   3. Spiritual Awakenings Result from the Action of Unconditional Giving to Others Over Time ↓
   4. Continued Giving Is Required to Maintain a Spiritual Awakening ↓
   5. Are Poor People the “Happiest”? ↓
   6. Happiness Is Only Real When It Is Shared ↓
   7. Self-Focus Is the Problem—Other-Focus Is the Solution ↓
   8. Unconditional Giving Is Sometimes Inconvenient ↓
   9. Helping a Stranger Who Asks ↓
   10. HALT! ↓
   11. Helping Those Who Don’t Give in Return ↓
   12. Keep Giving Consistently, Regardless of Your Circumstances ↓
   13. Say “Yes” to Giving Opportunities ↓
   14. “I Will Help, But Only If I Get Something Out of It” ↓
   15. Are All Your Interactions with People Conditional? ↓
8. Chapter 8Setting Limits on GivingDownload chapter · 9.8 MB
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   1. Chapter 8: Setting Limits on Giving ↓
   2. Giving Money ↓
   3. Delaying an Answer to a Financial Request ↓
   4. Drug Addiction Increases Selfishness ↓
   5. Sometimes Not Helping Others Financially Helps Them ↓
9. Chapter 9Trust
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   1. Chapter 9: Trust ↓
   2. We Trust Givers ↓
   3. When Losing Trust in Others Is “Wising Up” ↓
   4. Healing Takes Time and Patience ↓
10. Chapter 10RelationshipsDownload chapter · 9.5 MB
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    1. Chapter 10: Relationships ↓
    2. “I Can’t Love You Until I Love Myself” ↓
    3. Stress Is the Test for Every Relationship ↓
    4. The Current Trend Is to Make No Commitments ↓
    5. Communicating Your Needs ↓
    6. Saying “I Love You” ↓
    7. Real Love Is the Most Valuable Thing in Life ↓
11. Chapter 11What Are You Teaching Others?Download chapter · 22.8 MB
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    1. Chapter 11: What Are You Teaching Others? ↓
    2. A quote ↓
    3. We Are Always Teaching Each Other by Example ↓
    4. Reacting to Anger ↓
    5. Who Are Your Heroes and Why? ↓
    6. Givers Are Our Favorites ↓
    7. The Full Cycle of Human Life ↓
    8. Attention Is the Most Important Thing I Can Give My Child ↓
    9. Down Syndrome Teachers ↓
    10. Dog and Cat Teachers ↓
    11. Attractive Qualities ↓
    12. Every Choice Matters ↓
    13. Following My Heart, Not My Head ↓
12. Chapter 12Ideas for GivingDownload chapter · 34.6 MB
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    1. Chapter 12: Ideas for Giving ↓
    2. The Most Valuable Thing I Can Give to Others Is My Attention ↓
    3. Giving Compliments ↓
    4. Text Others Meaningful Words from Your Heart ↓
    5. Free Compliments—A Great Idea ↓
    6. Smile Often ↓
    7. It Feels Good to Give Others Opportunities to Give ↓
    8. Always Having to “Get the Deal” Is Not Very Giving ↓
    9. Traffic Provides Opportunities to Practice Giving ↓
    10. Always Be Nice to People in Service Positions ↓
    11. Listening to My Heart with a Homeless Couple ↓
    12. Nothing Feels Better Than Giving to Others ↓
    13. I Asked My Daughter, “Why Be a Giver?” ↓
    14. Be Real ↓
    15. Business Giving: Give with No Catch ↓
    16. Exercise = Better Mood = Better Giver ↓
13. Chapter 13ForgivenessDownload chapter · 32.3 MB
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    1. Chapter 13: Forgiveness ↓
    2. Forgiving Means Giving Before It Is Deserved or Earned ↓
    3. Never Lend Money ↓
    4. Asking for Forgiveness ↓
    5. Forgiveness Is Always the Solution ↓
    6. Thumbs-Up and Smile—I Forgive You for Being an Idiot ↓
    7. It Takes Courage and Humility to Apologize When We Are Wrong ↓
    8. Forgive Others When They Apologize for Being Wrong ↓
    9. There Is No Defense Against Love ↓
    10. The Solution to Racism Is Forgiveness ↓
    11. Homosexuality Exists by Design—Live and Let Live ↓
14. Chapter 14What's My Purpose in Life?Download chapter · 7.3 MB
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    1. Chapter 14: What's My Purpose in Life? ↓
    2. Is Your Life’s Purpose Expressed in Your Occupation? ↓
    3. Persistence Is Required to Complete Your Goals ↓
15. Chapter 15Clarity on ChristianityDownload chapter · 106.8 MB
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    1. Chapter 15: Clarity on Christianity ↓
    2. Accounts of Jesus in the Bible Were Not Written Down Until Decades After His Death ↓
    3. The Core Message of Christianity ↓
    4. Christianity Has 30,000+ Versions, with Each Claiming Absolute Interpretation of the Truth ↓
    5. Religion’s Rules, Traditions, and Rituals Were Not Part of Jesus’ Message ↓
    6. My First Attempt at “Getting Saved” Was in a Trailer Church in Louisiana ↓
    7. “Jesus, Save Me”—What Part Do I Play? ↓
    8. What Is Hell? ↓
    9. What Is Sin? ↓
    10. Christianity’s Mainstream Interpretation of “Jesus Died for Our Sins” ↓
    11. Grace, Karma, and Forgiveness of Sins ↓
    12. Two Thousand Years Ago, Selfish Instinctual Drives Were Defined as the Devil ↓
    13. In the Year 2000, I Learned the Truth About the “Devil” ↓
    14. “Jesus Is the Only Way” ↓
    15. Become Like Children Again—Return to Innocence ↓
    16. The Core Message Is That “Simple” Works: Focus on One Thing and Do It Well ↓
    17. Oxymoron: A Wealthy Spiritual Leader ↓
    18. Despite Its Shortcomings, Christianity Gives Big ↓
    19. Actions Speak Louder Than Words ↓
    20. What Is God’s Will? ↓
    21. Prayer ↓
    22. A Method of Meditation I Find Easy to Do ↓
    23. The Goal Is Progress, Not Perfection ↓
16. Chapter 16Death Is Not the EndDownload chapter · 10.8 MB
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    1. Chapter 16: Death Is Not the End ↓
    2. Our Ego Dies, Not Our Spirit ↓
    3. Spiritual Death Does Not Exist ↓
    4. The Illusion of Separation ↓
    5. Fear Is Mostly Imagined ↓
    6. What Really Matters at the End of This Human Life? ↓
17. Chapter 17My Life Experiences with Grief and MiraclesDownload chapter · 20.7 MB
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    1. Chapter 17: My Life Experiences with Grief and Miracles ↓
    2. My Experiences with Grief ↓
    3. The Miracle Healing Story of My Dad’s Pancreatic Cancer ↓
    4. My Dad Contacts Me in a Dream ↓
18. Chapter 18World GoalsDownload chapter · 33 MB
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    1. Chapter 18: World Goals ↓
    2. World Goal 1: Clean Drinking Water for Those Without It ↓
    3. World Goal 2: Adopting Just One Homeless Person or Family ↓
    4. Judging the Homeless in Five Seconds ↓
    5. Four Categories of Homeless People ↓
    6. World Goal 3: Getting Rid of Nuclear Weapons ↓
    7. World Goal 4: Population Reduction ↓
    8. Closing ↓

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