Sublime

PRINCIPLE 1: THE TRUTH IS A FORCE, NOT A THOUGHT When you use the tools enough times, the Truth hits you the way a force does. That’s why we say, “I was struck by the truth.”

When you move toward it, pain shrinks. When you move away from it, pain grows. If you flee from it, pain pursues you like a monster in a dream. If you confront the monster, it goes away.

THE MOTHER TOOL ALLOWS YOU TO FEEL GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF, REGARDLESS OF OTHERS’ OPINIONS OR HOW THEY TREAT YOU.

“What if every bad thing that’s ever happened to you—including every problem you’ve ever had—was there, in your life, to get you in touch with abilities you never knew you had? And what if there were specific procedures that led you directly to those new abilities?”

Pillar 3: Personal problems drive the evolution of the individual.

“Normally, I’d leave here in a fog, not sure I’d gotten anything out of the session. Now, I leave here feeling like there’s something I can do—something practical that will help me.” For the first time in my short career, I felt able to instill hope in my patients.

exoneration always ends in demoralization.

But remember, your tools are only as real as you are in the moment.

you can’t eliminate the Shadow itself. It’s part of being human. Let’s see what your Shadow looks like. Go back to the feeling you had in the last exercise: you’re in front of a group of people who make you feel insecure and self-conscious. Focus on the emotions this brings up. Now push those feelings out in front of you and imagine they form a bei