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your mind that are the cause of all the unhappiness that you have experienced
in your life！ When you apply the Methods in the Handbook you will be able
to turn your life around。 The continuous experience of love； serenity；
happiness； joy； effectiveness； perceptiveness； and wisdom that you have had
only in bits and pieces can now be available to you all of the time。
You will learn how to experience the world as a friendly； loving place that has
been designed to give you everything that you need。 You will develop a
“miraculous” quality in your life。 Beautiful things will happen so
continuously that you can no longer ascribe it to mere “coincidence。” You
will experience that you can create more love； happiness； and serenity than
you need for living a thoroughly fulfilled and enjoyable life。
While this was certainly not your intention； you will bee aware of how
you have been turning yourself off to the energies of the world around you。
Your mind has been programmed to process ining visual； auditory； and
other information in ways that continuously alienate and separate you from
people。 You will realize that you have been unconscious of what you have
been doing to yourself。 it is as though you have been born with eyes that see
only with great distortion but which give the illusion of seeing sharply and
clearly。 This handbook will help you bee aware that the only real
problem in your life involves how consciously you use your mind and it
gives you clear instructions for carrying out the inner work necessary to
bee an energetic； perceptive； loving being。
Living Love is a positive cure for all of the suffering and unhappiness in your
life and that of all humanity。 The Living Love Way offers mankind one of the
most powerful tools for emerging victorious in the race between higher
consciousness and the suffering of atomic annihilation； ecological
degradation； prejudice； and the thousand…fold ways we separate ourselves
from each other。
Chapter 1
Why This Book Was Written For Us
“Most of us；” said the cosmic humorist； “go through life not knowing what
we want； but feeling damned sure this isn’t it。”
Over 99％ of the people in the western world live on lower consciousness
levels characterized by trying to find enough security； sex； “groovy”
sensations； ego rushes； prestige； money； power； and status。 This endless
struggle yields lives of constant resentment； worry； suspicion； anger； jealousy；
shyness； and fear。 Everything people tell themselves they must do to be
happy ends up yielding more frustration than joy。 The more successful a
person is in making money； collecting skills and possessions； developing
exciting sexual relationships； acquiring knowledge and degrees； and achieving
positions of status； power； and prestige； the less loving； peaceful； and
contented he may find himself or herself。
And yet it is not these things in and of themselves that create an unhappy life
it is the internal mental addiction or desire for them that minute…by…minute
keeps one from enjoying life。 Addictions （or emotion…backed demands） bring
fear of non…fulfillment； jealousy that someone may steal our source of
fulfillment； anger when someone thwarts us； cynicism if constantly
undersupplied； paranoia if constantly threatened； boredom if we’re making no
progress toward satisfying our addictions； worry if we can’t see a steady
supply； anxiety if we’re worried about being worried； and unhappiness when
the outside world does not supply us with whatever it is we are addicted to。
Since the nature of life is such that we win some and lose some； an addicted
person has no chance of living a happy； loving； peaceful； conscious； wise and
effective life。 And the addictive programming is not necessary to find and
enjoy that which we prefer in life。
You are ready for growth into the happiness of higher consciousness when
you realize the utter futility of trying to live a beautiful life by your efforts to
rearrange or change the world of people and things outside of you to fit your
addictions and desires。 You will find you have only to rearrange your own
personal； automatically programmed responses to life situations most of
which are childhood hangups。
As you work toward higher levels of consciousness； you will find that you
have always had enough to be happy。 It is the patterns in your head that
make you unhappy； although you usually blame the people and conditions
outside you for your unhappiness。 Your journey into higher consciousness
can enable you to be loving； peaceful； wise； and free of a constant barrage of
unpleasant emotional feelings。
Living Love offers you four advantages in your adventure into higher
consciousness：
1。 For many people it can be one of the most powerful and rapid ways for
growth into higher consciousness that has ever been available to mankind。
2。 It does not require you to detach yourself from your present life。 Living
Love can be used most effectively if you stay with your present business；
personal life； and other conditions until you have grown to a high enough
state of consciousness to be fully perceptive of the arbitrary mores；
folkways； and social roles you are guarding and living out。
3。 Once you thoroughly understand the system； it is not essential to have a
teacher for continuing your growth。 Your life will be your best teacher； for
you will discover that you are always putting yourself into learning
situations that are ideal for your growth。 The programming that you most
need to change has an unerring way of putting you into life situations that
can make you aware of the exact inner work you should be doing。
4。 When you use the Living Love Way to find the love； inner peace； wisdom；
and effectiveness of higher consciousness； your inner work on yourself
immediately adds to your enjoyment of life。 With the Living Love Way；
happiness is not a distant goal it is an ever…growing part of your here
and now。
Think of the energy you now put into the up…and…down hour…by…hour coping
with your feelings while you continually try to rearrange the people and
situations in your life so that you can then be loving； serene； effective； and
happy。 And