Synopses & Reviews
An inspirational classic since 1979, LOVE IS LETTING GO OF FEAR remains one of the seminal works in the transpersonal movement. Psychiatrist Dr. Gerald Jampolsky'¬?s timeless message may be timelier today than ever: the only thing that stands between us and the awesome energy of love is fear. To live without fear, we must stop analyzing it, stop agonizing over it, stop fighting with it, and simply . . . let it go. How? By releasing our paralyzing preoccupation with the past and our chronic apprehension over the future-which is, needless to say, easier said than done. To help us in this difficult journey from fear to love, Dr. Jampolsky presents tools in the form of 12 daily, progressive lessons for personal transformation. These crucial lessons work through the concepts of giving, forgiveness, cause and effect, perspective, reactive behavior, victimhood, judgment, living in the present, releasing the past, visualization, freedom to choose, and taking responsibility. In the 25 years since it was first published, LOVE IS LETTING GO OF FEAR continues to change lives with its frank, thought-provoking, and powerful response to overcoming life'¬?s greatest challenges. The 25th anniversary edition of one of the groundbreaking classics in the transpersonal movement, with a new introduction by the author. Still one of the best books on self-transformation by virtue of its simple, direct message and its 12-lesson approach. Based on concepts from A Course in Miracles. More than 1 million copies sold.
Synopsis
After a quarter century, LOVE IS LETTING GO OF FEAR is still one of the most widely read and best-loved books on personal transformation and has become a classic all over the world. This helpful and hopeful little guide is comprised of twelve carefully crafted lessons that are designed to help us let go of the past and stay focused on the present as we step confidently toward the future. Renowned founder and teacher of Attitudinal Healing, Dr. Gerald Jampolsky reminds us that the only impediments to the life we yearn for are the limitations imposed on us by our own minds. Revealing our true selves, the essence of which is love, is a matter of releasing those limited and limiting thoughts. LOVE IS LETTING GO OF FEAR has guided millions of readers toward self-healing with this deeply powerful yet profoundly simple message. Embrace it with an open mind and an open heart and let it guide you to a life in which fear, doubt, and negativity are replaced with optimism, joy, and love.
About the Author
Dr. Gerald G. Jampolsky, M.D., a graduate of Stanford Medical School, is a child and adult psychiatrist, and the author of more than a dozen books. He is also the co-founder of the International Center for Attitudinal Healing in Sausalito, California. Dr. Jampolsky and his wife, Diane Circincione, Ph.D., are international speakers and teachers. When they aren’t traveling the globe, Jerry and Diane reside in Sausalito, California, and Kailua, Hawaii.
Table of Contents
Contents
Preface 2004 ix
Author’s Note 1
Foreword 5
Introduction 11
Part I
Preparation for Personal Transformation 15
Part II
Ingredients for Personal Transformation 31
Part III
Lessons for Personal Transformation 45
Lesson 1 / All That I Give I Give to Myself 49
Lesson 2 / Forgiveness Is the Key to Happiness 63
Lesson 3 / I am Never Upset for the Reason I Think 69
Lesson 4 / I Am Determined to see Things Differently 75
Lesson 5 / I Can Escape from the World I See by Giving Up Attacking Thoughts 83
Lesson 6 / I Am Not the Victim of the World I See 89
Lesson 7 / Today I Will Judge Nothing That Occurs 95
Lesson 8 / This Instant Is the Only Time There Is 103
Lesson 9 / The Past Is Over—--It Can Touch Me Not 109
Lesson 10 / I Could See Peace Instead of This 115
Lesson 11 / I Can Elect to Change All Thoughts That Hurt 121
Lesson 12 / I Am Responsible for What I See 127
Epilogue 131