Power vs. Force

The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior

By: Dr. David R. Hawkins

Narrated by: Dr. David R. Hawkins

Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins

Publisher's summary

The publication of Power vs. Force by Sir David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D., reveals to the general public secret information heretofore only shared by the author with certain Nobelists and world leaders.

Analyzing the basic nature of human thought and consciousness itself, the author makes available to everyone the key to penetrating the last barrier to the advancement of civilization and science and resolving the most crucial of all human dilemmas: how to instantly determine the truth or falsehood of any statement or supposed fact.

All human endeavors have the common goal of understanding or influencing human experience. To this end, man has developed numerous descriptive and analytical disciplines: morality, philosophy, psychology, and so on. Regardless of what branch of inquiry one starts from (philosophy, political theory, theology) all avenues of investigation eventually converge at a common meeting point: the quest for an organized understanding of the nature of pure consciousness.

To explain that which is simple can be difficult indeed. Much of this book is devoted to the process of making the simple obvious. If we can understand even one simple thing in depth, we will have greatly expanded our capacity for comprehending the nature of the universe and life itself.

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©1995, 1998, 2004, 2012 David R. Hawkins (P)2006 The Institute for Spiritual Research, Inc., dba Veritas Publishing

Critic reviews

"A beautiful gift of writing...[You] spread joy, love, and compassion through what you write. The fruit of these three is peace." (Mother Teresa)

Great book, good audiobook....

This is a really interesting book. Extremely thought-provoking, and has the potential to be life-changing. However, there are 2 things to bear in mind: 1) The rational of the book is based 100% on applied kinesology (i.e. muscle testing). If you don't accept this or have an open mind, the whole premise falls down (I actually tried it as he suggests, and was positively suprised to see that it seems to work); 2) As other reviewers have pointed out, the author does not have a clear speaking voice and has a very monotone presentation. This can make it a struggle to listen to. For me, the first (and most technical chapter) was extremely hard to get through, and then (due to both the easier material and getting used to the voice, I guess) it wasn't much of a problem and I stopped noticing.

Good Message, Poorly delivered

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

David is a good author, but a lousey narrator. Unless its pitch black and there are no visual distractions, David is very, very hard to listen to! Having bought his audio cassett many years ago, if I had looked and seen he was the narrator, I would have never bought the book!

What did you like best about this story?

David provides many fine details about his core subject

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Dr. David R. Hawkins?

The same guy that Bryce Courtney uses. David has the same monotone, no infliction and toneality differences in his voice and a poor narrator

Do you think Power vs. Force needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

It does have a follow up book, An Eye for an Eye, I havent read it as yet

Any additional comments?

David, if you want ot sell more audio books, get someone else to Narrate!

Great Information, Terrible Delivery

Where does Power vs. Force rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

High on information, dead last on delivery. It's grueling to get through as the author is BORING to listen to...It's like listening to a scientific abstract for five hours! The information in it however is very valuable...I would love a rewrite geared towards the layman

What do you think your next listen will be?

Chi Running

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

not so monotone and removed...more case studies and application

What’s an idea from the book that you will remember?

Hopelessness and Helplessness are closer to death and the ranking of energies up to enlightenment

Amazing

Love the author reading the book, some successful authors undermind the power in their own voice, yet again others are too boring : David Hawkins was simply Amazing!!

A seed Planted of Understanding

Brilliant, complicated, scientific yet somehow the true self while listening has an understanding even if the mind fully cant seem to comprehend it. I learned so much and am so thankful for being given the ears and eyes to hear and see the unseen in understanding. I need to listen again, This is one of those books you have to listen to a couple of times, and I usually never listen to a book a second time. Wonderful, I am thankful

Why Give Up Your True Power by Using Force?

Would you listen to Power vs. Force again? Why?
Yes, in fact I need to. It is so full of profound concepts that I had to back it up frequently to get a second bite at the delicious apple. I know that I wasn't able to absorb everything of value in the book the first time through, and know for sure that even though I backed up a lot, I just couldn't absorb it all.

What was the most compelling aspect of this narrative?
Using FORCE not only invites resistance and opposition, but especially with men, it demands it. Relying on your innate POWER, while respecting the autonomy of those around you, invites collaboration and cooperation.

Which scene was your favorite?
It brought up visions of a lot of my tragic failures when I though I could get what I wanted from others by trying to force them. That part of the experience was valuable, but not very pleasant.

What insight do you think you’ll apply from Power vs. Force?
I will try to increase the effectiveness of my true Power by inviting others to collaborate in coming up with shared solutions into which they will be able to provide input.

Any additional comments?
This book provides life altering insight.

great content, but...

loved it. but should've been read by someone besides the author. it comes off dry

Loved it!!

Great book, very informative, detailed, I loved it, but if you don’t have a interest in the topics discussed, it may be boring to you

Favorite book all time!!!

This book was absolutly amazing. Thank you Dr. Hawkins it was exactly what I was looking for. I highly recommend this book if you are on the path to a greater understanding of spirituality!

I love you David

The content of this book is exalting. Wow. David’s voice was difficult to understand at first. I chose to be annoyed with his slurred pronunciation until I got over myself and forgave this beautiful man for not sounding like I wanted him to sound. I got used to his voice and the words became as clear as the truths they represented:)