The Six Questions
The six questions consciousness asks of its situation. These are the six sections of this book's heart.
Who.
"Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee."
— Jeremiah 1:5, Judaism and Christianity
On matters pertaining to who you are before the world told you otherwise.
Truths 001-011
Where.
"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors. We borrow it from our children."
— Native American proverb
On matters pertaining to where you are: the body you inhabit, the earth beneath your feet, and your place within the living world.
Truths 012-022
What.
"All that we are is the result of what we have thought."
— The Dhammapada, Buddhism
On matters pertaining to what you put into your body: thought, food, water, substance, and everything that flows through you and becomes you.
Truths 023-044
How.
"None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself."
— Hadith of the Prophet, Islam
On matters pertaining to how you connect: the way you love, speak, and give yourself to the people and the world around you.
Truths 045-066
When.
"To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders."
— Lao Tzu, Taoism
On matters pertaining to when you listen: the timing of attention, the discipline of stillness, and the art of receiving what is already being sent.
Truths 067-077
Why.
"Whoever saves a single soul, scripture accounts it as if he had saved an entire world."
— Talmud, Sanhedrin 37a, Judaism
On matters pertaining to why you are here: purpose, death, legacy, and the question every human being carries from the first breath to the last.
Truths 078-099