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FROM THE SLUMS OF PHILADELPHIA 1

(Preparation for our journey)

Task: Change a negative reaction to a positive one

Preface

  1. From The Slums Of Philadelphia
  2. IT IS NOT YOU 5

    (Self-observation and reflection) Task: Sensing

  3. MAGICIANS AND THE SHEEP 14

    (Seeing from others' perspectives)

    Task: External-considering

  4. WHAT ARE YOU MISSING 20

    (Giving up our negative emotions, and forgiving others) Task: Observe your response to requests

  5. SOME TOOLS FOR THE "WORK" ROOM 27

    (Reality and appearance - the difference, false cause.) Task: Sacrifice your suffering

  6. HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL LINES 34

    (Spiritual and natural goals, levels of being) Task: Look for the lie

  7. LOST IN THE AQUARIUM 42

    (Be aware and experience people newly) Task: Be here now

  8. PERSONALITY SKETCH 49

    (Associate spirits and negative emotions in us) Task: Describe your associate spirit

  9. HARDROCK IN THE BASEMENT 54

    (The need to turn down our internal dialogue) Task: Stop thought

  10. SHADE OF THE MOUNTAIN 64

    (Ask the Lord to remove the mountain of self-love)

    Task: What love is active in the negative state?

  11. THE INWARD DIVE 68

    (Applying truth and experiencing good)

    Task: Experience the Lord in you

  12. THE SERPENT'S TEETH 73

    (Criticism shuts out your universe)

    Task: Give up blame & criticism

  13. ALL DREAMS BEGIN WITH "IF 76

    (Becoming passive to the demands of self)

    Task: Refrain from expressing a negative

  14. HOLDING THINGS LIGHTLY 83

    (Allowing the Lord to bring about change, by making efforts) Task: Accept the situation and hold things lightly

  15. THREE STORIES 89

    (Experience teaches us how to live) Task: Give yourself a task

  16. A WAY TO WORK 96

    (Stages of the Work)

    Task: Observe TV lying

  17. TIP OF THE ICEBERG 103

    (Thinking from a higher perspective and long thinking) Task: Forgive a neighbor

  18. BETWEEN TWO THIEVES 110

    (We live in the world of our mind)

    Task: Change the context of a negative state

  19. FIRE DRILLS 120

    (Being prepared for negative emotions)

    Task: Make a friend of an enemy.

  20. REPORTING A TASK 127

    (How to work on oneself)

    Task: Let a negative T have its say

  21. I AM AND IT IS NOTHING 142

(The Lord in us is the real person)

Task: I AM, and this (emotion) is nothing

QUOTE 148

APPENDIX I, Interview with Peter S. Rhodes 149

APPENDIX II Glossary of terms 160


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