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What is Letting Go About?

Letting Go is a guidebook on how to let go of negative emotions, thoughts, and behaviors and to live a life of joy and inner peace. (Full Summary…)

Letting Go Summary Review

“Letting Go” by Dr. David Hawkins offers a profound exploration into the art of emotional liberation and conscious living. Dr. Hawkins, with his extensive background as a clinical psychiatrist, presents a holistic approach to alleviating human suffering, centered around the concept of surrender. This book stands apart from traditional self-help guides by providing not just philosophical insights but a practical roadmap for navigating the complexities of life and achieving personal freedom.

At the heart of “Letting Go” is the transformative power of surrender. Dr. Hawkins introduces a unique scale of emotions, effectively guiding readers from lower emotional states to higher levels of consciousness. This framework is not just theoretical; it is a practical tool for understanding and navigating one’s emotional landscape. The book delves into various dimensions of human experience, including physical health, creativity, financial success, relationships, and spiritual growth, making it a comprehensive guide for holistic well-being.

Dr. Hawkins’ approach in “Letting Go” is deeply rooted in his clinical and personal experiences, lending credibility and depth to his teachings. He asserts that surrender is not a sign of weakness but a powerful tool for unlocking fulfillment and joy. This perspective challenges conventional notions of control and resistance, offering a refreshing and effective alternative.

The book’s practicality is one of its most compelling features. It provides readers with tangible methods to incorporate the practice of surrender into their daily lives. This is not just about letting go of negative emotions; it’s about embracing a new way of being that fosters inner peace, resilience, and a deeper connection with oneself and the world.

“Letting Go” is more than a self-help book; it’s a journey towards emotional freedom and spiritual enlightenment. Dr. Hawkins’ insights, grounded in his clinical expertise and personal wisdom, serve as a guiding light for those seeking to release emotional burdens and elevate their consciousness. The impact of “Letting Go” on its readers is a testament to its effectiveness and relevance in the fields of mental health, personal development, and spiritual growth. This book is highly recommended for anyone looking to make profound shifts in their emotional well-being and embark on a path to genuine fulfillment.

Who is the Author of Letting Go?

Sir David R. Hawkins, M.D Ph.D. is a bestselling author, nationally renowned psychiatrist, physician, researcher, spiritual teacher and lecturer. The uniqueness of his contribution to humanity comes from the advanced state of spiritual awareness known as ” Enlightenment,” “Self–Realisation,” and “Unio Mystica.”

How long is Letting Go?

• Print length: 368 pages
• Audiobook: 12 hrs and 23 mins

What genre is Letting Go?

Spirituality, Self Help, Nonfiction

What are good quotes from Letting Go?

“The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot move forward.”

“If you want to forget something or someone, never hate it, or never hate him/her. Everything and everyone that you hate is engraved upon your heart; if you want to let go of something, if you want to forget, you cannot hate.”

“Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward. If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down.”

“Some birds are not meant to be caged, that’s all. Their feathers are too bright, their songs too sweet and wild. So you let them go, or when you open the cage to feed them they somehow fly out past you. And the part of you that knows it was wrong to imprison them in the first place rejoices, but still, the place where you live is that much more drab and empty for their departure.”

“No matter how much suffering you went through, you never wanted to let go of those memories.”

“Letting go means to come to the realization that some people are a part of your history, but not a part of your destiny.”

“Letting go doesn’t mean that you don’t care about someone anymore. It’s just realizing that the only person you really have control over is yourself.”

“You will find that it is necessary to let things go; simply for the reason that they are heavy. So let them go, let go of them. I tie no weights to my ankles.”

“If people refuse to look at you in a new light and they can only see you for what you were, only see you for the mistakes you’ve made, if they don’t realize that you are not your mistakes, then they have to go.”

“Cry. Forgive. Learn. Move on. Let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness.”

“Time doesn’t heal emotional pain, you need to learn how to let go.”

“We can’t be afraid of change. You may feel very secure in the pond that you are in, but if you never venture out of it, you will never know that there is such a thing as an ocean, a sea. Holding onto something that is good for you now, maybe the very reason why you don’t have something better.”

― David R. Hawkins – Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender

What are key takeaways from Letting Go?

Takeaway #1 Your Emotions Can Be Measured

There are different levels of consciousness and emotion that are determined by what you think and feel. In David Hawkins’ Map of Consciousness, he explains that emotions are measured on a logarithmic scale from 1-1000. Love calibrates at 500, courage at 200, fear at 100, and shame at 20. Each level has a different vibration that can be felt subconsciously by others around you and that affects everything you do, in a nutshell, like attracts like. You are bringing lack or abundance into your life, joy or anxiety and your vibration level subconsciously affects how other people perceive you.

Everyone has an average level of consciousness that they reside, many existing in a painful emotional state with the average person only raising their awareness level by 5 points in their lifetime unless they focus on spiritual growth or have a near death experience. By living from your spirit and letting go you will naturally move up the consciousness scale leaving shame worry, and fear behind and moving towards more peace, joy, and ultimately love and enlightenment.

Takeaway #2 Finding The Life Lesson

Healing from unpleasant, painful events can be much easier to deal with if we focus on finding the life lesson in the experience. Our subconscious knows that there is a lesson to be learned by every painful event such as a death in the family, the breakdown of a marriage, or the loss of a job but we normally resist learning it. If we accept and recognize that life events, no matter how difficult, are opportunities rather than challenges we can feel much happier.

Takeaway #3 Letting Go

Negative emotions should not be feared, ignored, hidden, condemned nor vented. Letting go means dropping the judgment and observing those negative feelings for what they are; just a feeling, letting them run their natural course and then releasing the negative energy. Anger is at a higher level than apathy due to anger making you feel energized, it means you’re moving up the scale of consciousness but isn’t vibrational state to stay in for too long, feel the anger and then let it go to make room for a lighter feeling of willingness or patience, compassion, or surrender.

Letting go, being surrendered means feeling that nothing needs to be changed, everything is perfect as it is. It means having no strong emotion about a thing – It’s ok if it happens, and it’s ok if it doesn’t happen. It means letting go of attachments, enjoying something but not needing it for continued happiness. There are no power struggles to be right, no points to be proven, and no judgment, life flows effortlessly. By continuing to practice surrender unconditional love can eventually be reached, something that only occurs on .04% of the population.

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