Born an Eagle Among Sparrows: A Psycho-Spiritual Approach to Being Your True Self

By Paula Sasaki

The wisdom of nature, elegance of psychological research, and grace of spiritual traditions converge in Born an Eagle among Sparrows: A Psycho-Spiritual Approach to Being Your True Selfa concise and soothing guide that reads like an uplifting meditation and leaves you feeling good. You are reminded to honor your birthright to share your special gifts and be the highest expression of yourself through the practice of svadhyaya, or self-study, and connection to Source.

With inspiring everyday imagery, Dr. Sasaki shows nature is one of the nicest places in the world to remind you of your true essence. Nature effortlessly teaches harmony and total acceptance and offers a sacred space to return to authenticity. In addition, she describes research studies in easy-to-understand terms that can motivate you to enjoy proven benefits of present moment awareness, forgiveness, and gratitudeessential practices on the journey to know thyself.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Balboa Press
• Release date: Feb 5, 2014
• ISBN: 9781452591551

Paula Sasaki

Paula Sasaki holds a PhD in psychology and a CPA license. Inspired during and by her careers as a researcher, college professor, and financial executive, and being a longtime student of meditation and yoga, she merges the scholarly with the sacred and contemplates humanity's place in the universe in her writing. She resides in Hawaii with her family and dogs.

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ISBN: 978-1-4525-9154-4 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4525-9155-1 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2014901806

Balboa Press rev. date: 2/5/2014

Contents

Preface

Part One The Truth

1   Birthright

2   Secrets of Living

3   Consciousness

4   Connection to Source

5   In the Beginning

Part Two The Illusion

6   After the Beginning

7   Self-Portrait

8   The Physical Is the Path to the Spiritual

9   The Unconscious

10   A Word about Suffering

11   Warts and All

Part Three Back to the Truth

12   Present Moment Awareness

13   Forgiveness

14   Gratitude

15   The Wisdom of Nature

16   Back to the Beginning

Appendix

Bibliography

With gratitude for the whispers

Preface

Whispers are gentle nudges from the Universe. They urge us to take the next steps on the path that leads us to the fullest expression of our being. On the path, we meander, hang back in the familiar, or move forward with resolve. All is relevant. We see in hindsight that everything is preparation.

For me, whispers are like intuitions—sudden flashes of insight—that often come in answer to prayers that have left my awareness. In writing Born an Eagle among Sparrows, the first whisper came in October 2012 from a dear friend, Scott, who was near death. In my sadness, I was in deep reflection about my purpose. He came to me in spirit and said, Go with new beginnings. He was telling me what I knew but needed to hear.

The title, Born an Eagle among Sparrows, came to me as another whisper a few months later on June 25 as I took part in a prerecorded past-life regression led by psychiatrist Brian Weiss. During the session, I also saw an image of myself walking alone to kindergarten class on my very first day of school. Steps on the Path came to mind. That afternoon I started writing. Naively, I initially interpreted the title literally and researched newborn eagles and sparrows.

The next day, my paternal grandfather in spirit whispered to me. He was uncharacteristically serious as he asked, "Do you want to stay or leave?" Not being clear about his meaning, I said