Handbook to Higher Consciousness

The Living Love Way to Happiness and Highter Consciousness is a "Science of Happiness" which was formulated to contribute toward the great awakening now taking place throughout the world. As a system it is new - but many components that make up the Living Love Way have been tried and tested for thousands of years. This vision of the Living Love Way to happiness was made possible only by standing upon the shoulders of countless individuals who, in different places and times, have has insights into the causes of human happiness and unhappiness. --- from book's Acknowledgements

I found this book in my friend's car. I had a broken leg and he was taking me along on his chores one day. I thought it looked hokey but got hooked fast. I liked his ideas about reprogramming the mind--a bit like reframing and NLP He talks about the different centers of consciousness from which we are coming from at any time. He teaches us how to be aware where we are at any time. This is the awareness I needed when I was sitting there with my broken leg I learned about the centers that produce unhappiness---security, sensation and power--which produces fear of loss In my life i have read over 20,000 books This is in the top 10

I read this book shortly after it came out; it was one of those books that just jumps off the shelves at you. It was the first time I really understood that you, and you alone, create your feelings. It has been a wonderful companion in life.

In 1972,a(real)friend casually dropped off the "Handbook" for me. Little did I know how it would cange my life,forever.I had read every self-help book I could get my hands on, but this one was and is like no other.This author not only shows "WHAT" is important in life, he reveals "HOW" to get there.Life is constantly "sending us messages we need for our growth",so here is a step by step procedure of how to,accept and Love unconditionaly,in our precious now moments. The twelve pathways are truly the work of a genius! Very few days go by that I do not fine comfort,joy and benefit in repeating their beautiful content.So If this books sells for anything less than one million dollars,buy it! It's worth a lot more than that. I have (casually) given away several cases...

I first picked this book up about 20 years ago just to see what kind of a silly book would have a title like that, but after reading just a couple of pages I realized that it actually contained some wisdom. After reading a few more pages I decided to buy it, and I can honestly say that it's been the single most helpful book I've ever read in my life. I've probably read it a dozen times since then and it's the one book that's actually changed my life. For anyone willing to make the effort, these methods truly do work, and you can start feeling the benefits almost immediately. One thing that may put off some readers is that it contains a few leftover 60's words like "groovy," but, if one can overlook that, the underlying message in valuable beyond words. Ken Keyes draws somewhat on Buddhist ideas and other philosophies (as he notes in the introduction), but only a genius could organize them into such a practical and usable system. This book has benefited me so much that I almost feel like it's my duty to write this review to recommend it to others as well.