The last time I saw my father alive he recommended Letting Go to me and couldn't stop talking about it. I regret I wasn't paying much attention since we were at a family gathering, but he was emphatic, telling me I must read this book. We didn't know then that he had cancer, and within days of finding out, he was gone. In the midst of my grief, the name of this book returned to me and I immediately bought it to discover what my father had been talking about. It was his last great gift to me.
I am so sorry for your loss your message called to me because I lost my dad just also less than a year ago and I too also wish I was paying more attention to my dad at our last interaction...but I suppose we work towards letting go...I believe they are watching over us
Absolute chills when I saw this thumbnail, I just came out of one of the worst depressions of my life a few weeks ago and this book was my strength through it all, Russell you are an amazing guy, and so is Hawkins.
I’m so happy to hear you came out on the other side. Life is worth fighting for. Thank you for sharing your important experience and being vulnerable with us.
what is yoda..... i really like and understand 'attachment leads to jealousy' completely.....i am trying to change my emotional patterns... i think this is interesting.....
I’ve seldom been captivated by spiritual teachers as I have with Hawkins. There was something deep inside reacting to the energy fields and I knew for once, I had stumbled upon the beginnings of truth. I personally believe if you have discovered Hawkins you are in the final stages of spiritual evolution, and closer to enlightenment than ever before.
@@rigajykra3159 Hawkins emanates that no BS aura that so many modern so called "spiritual teachers" lack. Look at the "spiritual" clap-trap on youtube, you'll find stuff like angel number BS by baba something, give me a break. Hawkins is the real deal
@@MrManny075 It’s often believed we are humans striving for a spiritual experience, but in actuality we are spiritual beings having a human experience. Letting go (in a positive way) is like falling forward. The definition of LIFE is change. For Spirit to experience change, Spirit needs to move. Your thoughts are the catalyst for change. Your human body will follow your thought. You will reap what you sow. Spend 5 minutes twice a day imagining something you want to change about your life. Don’t focus on the how. Neville Goddard is a addition to Hawkins.
@Darren All is within and expressed without. Matthew 24:23, John 14:20, 1 Corinthians 8:6, Ephesians 4:6, 1 John 5:7. All is ONE. You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop. We are not humans looking for a spiritual experience as the ego would have us believe. We are Spirit having a human experience and will slowly awaken according to the word (plan). Enjoy “knowing” the present moment... it will vanish in a blink of an eye. 🖐❤️🤚 - I AM
If you read this message, I hope that you can stay focused on whatever task you've been putting aside, art/music/photo/video/etc., the time is now to take action. We're all here watching this clip together and most likely the majority of us didn't search for it. Let's all let go of that heavy anchor in our thoughts and let the wind and currents guide us while we sail with the wind.
Letting Go opened up my mind after the first 4 years of my own recovery as did Power vs Force and Levels of Consciousness. David Hawkins was brilliant and in a way was his own parody with an over-the-top vocabulary that even he made fun of. A quote that I almost live my by from Power vs. Force is, "By taking responsibility for the consequences of their perceptions, observers can transcend the role of victim to an understanding that nothing has power over them." Responsibility for the CONSEQUENCES of my perceptions??? Beautiful!
After finally reading Letting Go, I must say this book has changed my life and it's not often I say this. I was put on the waiting list for maybe a year or so completely forgot about it, then it came at the right time. Its just the simple little things in this book that made me appreciate it so lovingly. For example, usually after I have read a great book, watched a solid movie or listened to the best song in the world, I want to sing praises to everyone I know but this book makes me even refrain from doing that because I realise I would likely be promoting this book from a prideful point of view. I now see the difference as you will, its completely humbling. I began to cry in some parts of the book because I feel a part of myself was dying, the ego. Or I felt I finally saw the real nature of the universe. It's a tremendous book. Thank you Russell, Thank you David.
I think a major point (that you brought up) that’s worth repeating is the idea of allowing the full range of your emotions to occur while standing in expansive awareness or as a silent observer. Try to watch fear, sadness, rage, etc arise without being drawn into the stories. Watch from a place of compassion for your self. Thank you for the video. 🙏
‘Letting Go. The Pathway to Surrender’ is truly transformative. It has had a profound impact on my life in a relatively short period of time. The letting go technique that David R Hawkins describes is simple, applicable is any situation, and very effective in quickly identifying negative emotions and surrendering them. It is by far the most practical way to reach higher levels of consciousness
@Christ Lucca I'm on round 14 now. I find that whenever I get stuck in resentment or anger etc (I mean, I am a cult survivor so...) I relisten to it. I was just listening today in fact. Here's to hoping 14th time is a charm 😂
this book "Letting Go" was huge for me back in 2012 when I read it. I was lucky enough to be at David Hawkins' last public talk before he passed away. Deep soul.
Hell yeah, David Hawkins. He's been one of my teachers since the early 2000s, he has such a powerful way of relating ideas. My favorite book of his, or the one that had the most impact on me, was 'Transcending the Levels of Consciousness'. This makes me want to go look at my copy of Letting Go though, there is so much value in each of his books.
You never cease to amaze me Russel, your wisdom is beyond your years. You have truely learnt from all your trails and tribulations in your life and what is even more amazing and I highly Respect you for it, is that you want to help others. Everyday I listen to you I love you more. (Tell your wife don't worry I am 64 yrs old and can be your mother lol) You are a good man and I am so Proud of you. It is people like you , who give me hope for a better world ! God Bless you and your family. I
Letting and the Sedona Method of Letting Go completely changed me as well. David Hawkins's practical grasp on spiritual practices has been life-affirming and vibrational raising.
This book sparked my conscious, and ever evolving, awakening. A big part I got from it was also in regards to the behavior of others. That everyone is doing the best that they can, at any given moment, based on their current level of consciousness.
I have been home from 50 days of treatment and have just found your RU-vid channel. I am working towards being spiritually healed so that I can in turn help my daughters who struggle just as much as I do, if not more. Thank you for sharing your experiences.
When my late aunt was as going through cemo she had a glow to her, her words and voice so gentle, I could only feel peace and love from her. I miss her and I look to the day I see her again in the next life.
Letting Go was a life changer for me. absolutely loved it! but also a big reminder to never judge a book by its cover 'cause hot damn... it looks boring as hell. took me ages to start but when i did, i was obsessed. let go let go let go xx
I've read may many self help book and I've never been able to say that one changed my life. Letting go has come closest to any book before, however, I think I'm at the bottom right now and I've been listening to it over and over hoping that I can elevate my consciousness. Quite frankly it made me aware of how low on the scale I am, but at least I am aware now and I'm going to do everything in my power to elevate it. I wish there was a study guide. I'm going to order the actual book and study it it. Sometimes when I'm listening to it I get a feeling of elevation, but then it goes away and I fall yet again. But it's the best self help book I've ever heard. I love his brilliance and his logic. I'm not giving up. Thank you for sharing it with us. I had listened to it before, but I wasn't ready to grasp it like I am now. I'm absorbing every word. I knew it was a good book but i had to open my mind. When I saw your video and you held it up i knew, I was on the right path. Thank you Russel. Namaste my friend.
Russell, I am so grateful fir your videos. I’m struggling with self esteem, self worth, fearing to lose the woman I love and social anxiety. I was the leader of the pack when I was younger and I was really confident too but somewhere along the road I’ve lost my true self “I’m not half the man I used to be, there’s a shadow hanging over me”. Thank you, you’re helping a lot these days and I’ll try my best to become more like you. I love you Maurizio
Now 47, at 25 someone told me about the road less traveled after a break up to understand love. it changed everything for me. I revisit the book all the time.
For me, Peck's story-telling abilities and the real world cases from his practice are what fueled my passion for personal growth. Every story was an intriguing life lesson on how to rebuild my trainwreck life. Even though I had read the Old and New Testaments cover to cover 3 times, Peck's "parables" on mental and spiritual health were infinitely more helpful. Now I cherish my falling apart paperbacks as old friends who guided me out of dysfunction.
Very impressed to see Dr. Hawkins' letting go on there. I couldn't recommend his other books, lectures, and audibles enough. Letting Go was his last book, and in a way very accessible for the 'secular' person. However, he is the most profound spiritual teacher that I have been blessed to find, a true sage who completely changed (and continues to change) my world, for which I am forever grateful. To really get him and his energy you must watch his lectures (not to mention his sharp sense of humour!) Some good RU-vid channels that post his work are: Willie StudyYourself, Pehr Hedstrom, and Veritas Publishing (official Dr. Hawkins publisher). Peace to you all, enjoy the ride!
This was so intensely meaningful to me. Thank you Russel. The personal and vulnerable dialog throughout is what brings the topic to life. Thank you for sharing this, your channel has literally been a life saver to me lately 🙏🏻
I respect you and your opinions greatly and as I have just become involved with “Letting go”. I am studying it and making notes and practicing daily. It’s a great read.
Wow I’ve been watching your stuff for weeks and so hooked! Always been a fan but im totally in awe of what you’re doing.. It’s so surreal to watch someone the exact same age as I am have the enlightenment of a 95 yr old monk and the wit of teenage snartass. You balance it all brilliantly, and I just wanted to say ty for sharing your lovely fascinating brain with us. You make me laugh and think and more importantly grow as a person. You’ve made this path I’m on a little easier, I feel such a kinship to possibly bc we’ve had similar lives , apart from the fame, money ,talent, and insanely high IQ, other than that it’s like were like the same person. Seriously though, my sincerest thanks for starting me on this journey! What a ride so far...
Hi Russell, thank you for this conversation about David Hawkin’s book. I am very worried about my daughter (in her forties) who is having trouble dealing with her emotions in the aftermath of losing her business in England and everything she had worked for over the past 20 years because of the pandemic. I feel that David Hawkin’s insights might very well be the the thing she’s in need of at this time. And for myself, I have had (like your mum) several near-death experiences, and as I result I have been given (although it has been hard to understand the process) extraordinary abilities to see the future and know more deeply what the truth around me is. Not easy to explain, but anyway, great to know about DH’s book, and I would also like to say that I admire your courage and forthrightness, not to mention your power of oration and discourse. It is rare these days to encounter a person who can speak the language and simultaneously make profoundly important statements. Thank you.
yes! that book was given to me by a coach like 5 years ago. I read a quarter of it early this year but gotta finish the rest. that book is like an angel telling you everything is gonna be okay, makes me feel better about my fears
I have read Letting Go at least 5 times in totality but reread the bits I've underlined many, many more times. So many times actually, that my husband would regularly make jokes like 'how many times can you let go?' and 'haven't you let go enough?' and 'maybe you should let go of letting go'. And yet, even though I've spent so much time on it, I regularly feel the need to go back to it because it's so easy to focus on thoughts instead of the feelings. It's a huge challenge actually, to just focus on the feelings, and be with them, and not try to figure things out by thinking. For me, this book is a grounding stone, more than any other book I've read in my life. I'm really happy Russell has featured Letting Go and I hope others will give it a go, and benefit as much as I have.
Read it a second time when I was stuck in Egypt because I lost my passport. Paid 700 Euros extra, crossed the whole country and the complications took me 2 whole days. This book helped me stay sane as I was sleeping at the airport. :) It was an adventure to say the least...
@Darren So... So you think you can tell... Heaven from Hell.... Well, from what I've read from you, you are clearly suffering a great deal my friend. Please know that like Russell, I have great compassion for your suffering and wish to help you to ease it if I may. As I see things, we can live in gratitude and love all that is or we can be self serving slaves to our own egos. It's your choice. You've been given free will. I choose the former over the later. Which will you choose.
Thank you so much R. I am so blown away. I remember you from your days with Max and Stacey but your have gone so far and so deep since then. I am genuinely moved, by every deliberately beautiful and kind thought
I am so glad you exist, Russell. Listening to your videos gives power and definition to the things that are happening in life. It takes angst and worry. Thank you.
You’ve been an inspiration for me for many years, but more so recently as I’ve experienced burnout & depression - a cumulative effect of repressed emotions, work stress and conflict in relationships. Tuning in regularly has really helped, thanks so much and thanks for suggesting new reading material 👍👌
I been having near death experiences since I was a child….I’m either accident prone or something is out to get me…but I have noticed throughout life there has been many many occasions of letting go of old and moving into the new….due to all that I have developed extraordinary abilities years ago, have many healer skills and gifts, have developed psychic awareness and achieved states of spiritual illumination that have been mind blowing at times, have experienced major leaps and bounds in growth and other stuff and am currently experiencing it again…it never seems to end and maybe it doesn’t until the literal end..I have an inner peace and love most people wish they could attain and hold onto…forever letting go for I think we are meant to just keep moving forward regardless of how painful it can be at times to let go…you get one life and I feel I have already lived a hundred and still going..🌹
Excellent book review. Edward Edinger is one of my greatest influences (along with Carl Jung) in my work as a Psychotherapist and for my own personal growth. I highly recommend his book “Ego and Archetype”, to describe the process of individuation. I still refer to it almost 30 years after I bought it. I love what you are doing, Russell!
Dear Sr. I have personally feel like i have been given suck a wonderful gift by finding your videos on you tube. I find your path to spiritual awarness such a beautiful thing. I have been skirting the edges(or so i had told myself) for a short time. I have had issues with substance abuse. And i just tonight am starting down the path to being without. I wont say sober, because i do drink. But having a wine or a shot isnt a problem for me. At least what thaat is what i am going to tell myself. But for now i just wanted to say that i find you to be an inspiration. You my friend are a powerful person. Thank you for standing up and using your voice to make a difference
I love this book "Letting Go". I have been in recovery for 28 years now and Letting Go is the one book that really changed my attitude... Edward Edinger is a master.
Honestly surprised you didn't do this earlier! I think we're all curious to the guidance that brought out your spiritual side, you've changed so much in the last few years.
I had a near death experience approximately two years ago. Afterwards everything changed. My perspective on life and death completely changed as I lost all fear of death, became more compassionate, more empathetic, along with other more mystical changes. Especially a hunger for knowledge. I have become very close to God. The pain and suffering that led to the near-death experience... was worth going through. I would say that when you cross that line and are brought back reborn there is no doubt in my mind that change will happen. This video came along at a moment when I was in real need. I just happened come across it this morning. Thank you Russell
I just purchased the Letting Go audiobook 🥰 I’m looking forward to listen to it. I just finished binge watching most off the interviews with David Hawkins. He has a beautiful way of explaining the unexplainable & has a great sense of humour
Russell I can’t give the words to you how grateful I am to have your encouragement and help when it comes to the mind and the body.i am a nurses assistant in a brain injury unit in the uk I have worked solid for months now in this mad crazy world.I came to see you on my RU-vid channel and I’m hooked on your theories and your mindset.it has helped me a lot cope with stress and the madness that each and every one has been through.please continue your good work and we hope to see you develop more in the future
It’s wild, I just downloaded “letting go” by David Hawkins yesterday. I’ve been going through somewhat of a breakup, and this is my first time experiencing this life event sober. I’m working on progressing from this as healthy as possible, and that Dr Hawkins (and other channel’s review of Letting Go” kept popping up on my recommendation. I appreciate this very much so.
Read this book a while ago, and the first chapter brings you in and encourages you to think. This book breaks you open and disuades you in makeing excuses that otherwise be your default-go-to upon "emotionalizing" what you have accumulated throughout your life. (Seemingly - what you accumulate can never be you) I would suggest exploring the phenomalogical experience of individuals of all ages who read these types of work and find the concepts unabsorbable. Exploring the emotional affect of others (audience maybe) whose rationale becomes absent or dissolute of "change" or what some people would say "transformed" when presented with these ideas; I think would make for a raw podcast. Glad your working on yourself - Just be mindful in this journey, sometimes they say an addict can become addicted to working on themself discovering one day the tautological nature of mother earth's irony! Stay blessed brother!
I never had much respect or even liked Russell as an actor and person from what was portrayed via media but I am so impressed how he has turned his life around and now after all the tough times I have experienced I am as more mature woman I am hooked on his views . He gets it!! it is fantastic! Thank you Russell
Letting Go is the book that has had the most profound shift in me. His map of consciousness helped me realize that Pride is the most seditious of all emotions. It is lauded in our society, but is at the source of the rampant tribalism and division that defines so much of our world today. To transcend pride, let go of your ego, and allow courage to meet you above the line of destruction. This is the book I have shared more than any other. The Audible version is fantastic. Thank you for covering it, Russell. The Untethered Soul is also at the top of my list. I will check out Encounter with the self.
I like to read random pages of letting go. just happened to read the book before I came across this video. I am grateful for what is wanting to come as a result of letting go little by little, day by day. Great work Russell I am on this journey of discovery with you brother.
Russell, thanks so much for mentioning Dr. David Hawkins. When he gave lectures during his lifetime many people would wait in the darkness of predawn light for hours standing on cement just to get into the lecture room. They flew from all over the world, Indian followers touched his feet, many followers were CEOs, Doctors, professionals of all kinds, Dr David Hawkins transformed my perception of reality, eased my guilt and anxiety over life, set me on the experience of my Divinity in a simple joyful, loving way.
Russell, I love this section on your channel. I used to listen to you a while back. I haven't been active so much on youtube for a while. But I'm back and it's because I felt loneliness these past days. I've been a solitary person for 31 years and these past days I've been around ppl more then usual. But these waves of sadness keep smaching me every time I'm around someone. I keep away from people usually not because i want to but because I have to. And i dont know what's wrong with me. When I'm alone im very happy and contant. When interact with people I'm sad and unsatisfied. Thank you for reading me and giving me your thoughts about this. Xox
EMDR therapy is a powerful therapy where you are encouraged to feel your emotions ..rage, fear, paralysis bodily to the absolute max..it has helped me more than any other therapy.
Russell, thanks to you I've been delving into Letting Go and so appreciate your pointing me in the direction. You've been a tremendous inspiration and have gained my friendship and trust. Thank you!!
Russel, You really hit it home on this one for me, personally. After much pain for so many years and drugs and drinking while self-medicating, trying to understand what was going on with my body that every dang doctor in Central Texas, from MD's to Neuroscientists, could not figure out as to what was wrong with me? It brought on a very crippling fear that only a wonderful psychologist that gave me the confidence in his support could help me to hang on. The beginning of the end of the matter came as an answer to something I had blocked all of my life back at the age of 9yrs old when I came down with some deadly pandemic that was savaging the then world, called Polio! I had to live in a bed from in which I was unable to move, in a very military type hospital, similar to that after the end of WW2, as would be the norm of the day. Three months alone, while Mom and Dad peered through a small square foot window in the door, smiling and waving, but with tears wiping their faces. The worse was not yet complete until doctors almost literally "guinea pigging" me, by taking me into the operating room and doing a spinal tap on me with NO PAIN RELIEVER, wide awake and held down, held still by four nurses that were giving me the "be a good boy" commentary, along with the stares. Good, God! I had blocked it so hard I never dreamed of mentioning it, and then so, why would I have? It was five years into the end of one career when I started with pain in my legs, then became more and more crippled, and walking with a cane, but feeling every day like it was the end of the world, depression, anxiety, and fear. Yes. Fear! The monster in the room with those of us that suffer from anxiety. I get it. Your books! The only one I haven't read is the "Encounter With Self", and I myself often called myself JOB! I will have a copy in my hand by end of the day! In the end, there were enough people over the age of 55 that also were suffering things like the new term "Fibromyalgia", all of which big pharm was having a field day creating medications that could not heel, and only patch up, as close as possible without an opioid. I tried them all. Alas, at the Mayo Clinic one doctor had a clue and convinced the feds to pay for a broad study as to these types of people at this age? Why? Something to do with "Polio"! From the first pandemic in my life, in the 50s and some 60s as well. Sure enough, the test run did come up with an answer, a new term that most young doctors don't even have a clue of "PPS-Post Polio Syndrome". After already losing my life and my wife at least there was some consolation, but the time it took to recover from all of the drugs thrown at me was equally as difficult. Yet here I am today, losing 37lbs, and doing Tai Chi, walking, jogging, healthy life full of dreams fulfilled and completed and looking forward to many more years to come. Oh, what a simple "name" can do to change someone's life? Amen! Ha! Thanks for your commentaries. I am here. I listen. I am on the team. Ha!
Maybe it's silly, but that comment about multiple NDEs got to me, I've never looked at trauma as an opportunity for healing, I've always just felt like atlas. Thank you for this.
I really needed this today, most days i guess . I am the man who sits and dwells with the thought , not exploring but just knowing that this is where my fear lies . Through listening to you i can now move away from that and follow where the thought concentrates within me . Most enlightening. Thank you Russell
Thanks for the recommendation Russell! I have "read all the books", but this one is the most simplified and practicably applicable one out there! Had a few profound breakthroughs while reading and feeling light as a feather ^^ MUCH LOVE!
O.K., Wow. I recently saw you in an interview with, I think it was that "Grouchy couple" from MSNBC, anyway...you handled their negativity and baiting of you so amazingly, I literally was thinking, "he is using these philosophies + + +", and was so thrilled that I wasn't alone with that." I have recently read, and re-read Hawkins, Letting Go', (That one changed my life very quickly.) I also am reading Power Vs. Force (Hawkins), and also recently read 'The Untethered Soul' and I'm ready for a re-read, but the last one is new to me, "Encounter with the Self". Thank You Russell, for spreading these wonderful books to humanity! Hopefully many will be awake enough to read them!
