Letting Go describes a simple and effective means by which to let go of the obstacles to Enlightenment and become free of negativity. During the many decades of the author’s clinical psychiatric practice, the primary aim was to seek the most effective ways to relieve human suffering in all of its many forms. The inner mechanism of surrender was found to be of great practical benefit and is described in this book.
Dr. Hawkins’s previous books focused on advanced states of awareness and Enlightenment. Over the years, thousands of students had asked for a practical technique by which to remove the inner blocks to happiness, love, joy, success, health, and, ultimately, Enlightenment. This book provides a mechanism for letting go of those blocks.
The mechanism of surrender that Dr. Hawkins describes can be done in the midst of everyday life. The book is equally useful for all dimensions of human life: physical health, creativity, financial success, emotional healing, vocational fulfillment, relationships, sexuality, and spiritual growth.
It is an invaluable resource for all professionals who work in the areas of mental health, psychology, medicine, self-help, addiction recovery, and spiritual development.
“Letting go involves being aware of a feeling, letting it come up, staying with it, and letting it run its course without wanting to make it different or do anything about it. It means simply to let the feeling be there and to focus on letting out the energy behind it … allow yourself to have the feeling without resisting it, venting it, fearing it, condemning it, or moralising about it … “
“By continuously letting go, it is possible to stay in a state of freedom. Feelings come and go, and eventually you realise that you are not your feelings, but that the real “you” is merely witnessing them.”
Dr. David R Hawkins. Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender
I’m finding this book somewhat irritating. While I accept the premise that there are benefits to staying present or surrendering to emotions as the arise so that one can free oneself from their control; some of the examples Hawkins gives seem nonsensical. He writes about someone who surrendered his anger about an unpaid loan only to have it repaid within 48 hours of him so doing and states unequivocally that the repayment resulted from the letting go process. It may well have but equally the chaps old Aunty Gert may have turned up her toes leaving him a large inheritance; a lot easier to prove I would think. Hawkins writes as though the reality of haves and have nots doesn’t exist and that everyone has the same opportunities if only they let go. It seems that the family living a subsistence existence only have repressed emotions to blame. Maybe I am missing something? I shall read on and see where this fellow will end up but thus far his argument seems to be fairly simplistic not to mention repetitive.