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Below is an index, listed in alphabetical sequence by title, of some articles that I've written. Click on a title to see the referenced material. An index of articles by other authors is on page one.

Title	Description
Anxiety, Worry & Procrastination	Highlights from The Worry Cure by Robert L. Leahy, PhD – and their ultimate application. There's only one accomplishment in life that leads to complete satisfaction....
Asking Ourselves out of Depression	Avoiding the pit of depression, or climbing out when we've fallen in, with reference to the amazing life story of Mike May from Crashing Through by Robert Kurson.
Blindsight & Group Efforts	In Stumbling on Happiness, Daniel Gilbert described the phenomenon of blindsight, where patients with certain kinds of brain lesions have no awareness of seeing, and yet....
Burning the Boats	The success formula learned by Darwin Smith, a self-effacing and courageous man.
Climbing Jacob's Ladder	A short essay, with illustrations, on the striking concept Richard Rose used to illustrate the spiritual climb, in his Psychology of the Observer.
Common-Sense Meditation	Rest and relaxation are necessary ingredients for a healthy life, but to be a process of self-inquiry, meditation needs to be confrontational not restful. It also needs to be observational.
Compassion & the Revelation of Negatives	Progress on the path to recognition of the truth about ourselves and the cosmos is a revelation of negatives. What's what is revealed by discovering what's not.
Developing Clarity of Mind	A raindrop sheds its limitations when it merges into the ocean. The human being similarly loses its limitations, becoming whole and complete, when it merges into the sanctuary of its oceanic being.
Deliberate Practice	Research results reported by Geoff Colvin in his book, Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else.
Discovering Your Identity	A presentation made to a student-organized class on the Perennial Philosophy at Carnegie Mellon University.
Feed Before You Eat	When you reach the pinnacle of self-knowledge, you may find yourself aligned with the view expressed by Nisargadatta.
Getting to Know Your Own Mind	Why did it take the Buddha so long to vacuum his sofa?
Inspiration	Feeling inspired may last for an extended period during which it produces great activity, as in the manic phase of bipolar disorder, but in most cases it's fleeting and produces little if any productive action. Action for action's sake is nice, especially after a period of inaction, but action toward our primary life-goal is what we're concerned with here.
Intuition and the Search for Authenticity	What is intuition? Is it distinct from whims and other forms of inspiration? Is it always in our best interest to act on it, or should we try to vet it with common sense? How does it apply specifically to the seeker of truth and a true state of being?
Letting Go	Jason McElwain, an autistic high school senior, had a magical night that inspired the basketball coach, his fellow students, and President Bush among many others.
Liquidity Trap of Self-Ignorance	What can you do to end a recession or depression affecting the going-within desire? Demand for productive capacity (i.e., action) depends on desire, and desire depends on a feeling of want....
Look at Awareness	To know the self, look at awareness....
Looking & Questioning	Looking at the world through a self concept & questioning the nature of the self.
Looking All the Way Through	"Are you in harmony with truth or not? Here you cannot be mistaken; investigate all the way through." ~ Foyan
Magnetoresistance	A phenomenon where resistance decreases by an unusual amount in the presence of a magnetic field ... and how this applies to the search for the authentic self.
Meditation: What Is It?	What am I? Where did I come from? What's my connection with the world and particularly with this body-mind? Will its death be my end? The answer comes by watching....
A Micromanaged Life?	Do you struggle to find what will make you happy without getting around to the real problem of not knowing what that "you" is?
Mirror Therapy	I saw a segment on a TV news program recently showing a treatment for phantom limb pain that's simple and surprisingly effective. Can we apply a similar technique to dispel existential pain?
Number Our Days	Bas reliefs and incised quotes from the Henry & Arabella Huntington mausoleum, San Marino, CA
Paean to Group Work	The Real Self, being Nothing, weighs nothing, while the illusory self is a heavy set of beliefs....
A Path in Pictures	Pictorial progression from infant no-self to final self-realization.
Romeo and Juliet: The Language of Love	The internal language of love, the longing for loss of separation and for permanent satisfaction, is the silent melody that guides us Home.
Science as a Spiritual Practice	What can we learn about ourselves from quantum physics?
A Self-Effacing Man	Ever heard of George C. Marshall? When he entered Westminster Abbey, unannounced, to take his seat at the coronation of young Elizabeth II, the entire congregation arose.
The Stockdale Paradox	The success formula learned by Admiral Jim Stockdale, POW.
Thinking About Thinking	The truth-seeker is like a physician who is his own first patient. Is there a best way to think about the diagnosis and the treatment? Where does thinking go right – or, more importantly, where does it go wrong – in the business of truth-facing?
To Fight You Need an Enemy	There are two approaches to knowing the self: fight or surrender.
True Love	An unforgettable personal experience of rapport – and what it points to.
Use and Misuse of Poetry	Poetry can entertain us, distract us, comfort us – or through inspiration and irritation it can goad us to action.
Why Do Seekers of Truth Fail?	Three possible reasons, with the focus of this article being on #3: failure to find and work with fellow seekers.
Who Are You Trying to Please?	Peers? Authority figures? Yourself? [Are you sure you know what's really going on?]
Your Strategy	You're reading this today because you're pursuing a strategy to get what you want out of life....

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