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List of contents
Series Foreword by Judy KurianskyAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I:My Personal Journey1 From Physician to Meta-Physician: My Personal Journey from Physician to Healer
Part II: The Metaphysical Journey2 Metaphysics-What Does It Mean?
3 Truth about the Metaphysical Journey-Embracing the Power to Choose
4 Solving Life's Mysteries-Why We Search for Knowledge
5 Creating Our Own Reality
6 Anatomy of a Belief
Part III: Science and Mind7 Healing the Heart-Mind Divide
8 Science and Spirituality: Metaphysics of the Unexplained
9 Are We Ever Out of Our Minds?
10 Are We Hard-Wired for Bliss?
11 Darkness and Light
Part IV: Testing Credibility-How Do You Know What's Real?12 The Credibility Quotient
Part V: Spiritual View on the Nature of Life: Inspirations from Kabbalah and Buddha13 Born Again: Reincarnation and Karma
14 Death as a Transition, Not a Tragedy
15 Suffering Is Not Punishment
16 Managing Our Imperfections
17 Spiritually Correct Forgiveness
18
Kavanah: The Intention to Do Good
Part VI: Choosing Healing as a Way of Life19 Healing-What Does It Really Mean?
20 Healing through Gratitude
21 Healing through Happiness
22 Healing through Sadness
23 Age of Addiction
24 The Placebo Effect: Proof of the Body-Mind Connection?
25 Obesity and How to Avoid It: A Weighty Metaphysical Topic
Part VII: Dr. Steve's Prescriptions for Calling Forth Your Inner Meta-Physician26 Twenty-seven Ways to Embrace Your Inner Meta-Physician
27 Labyrinth or Maze: Which Path Will You Choose?
GlossaryNotesBibliographyIndex
About the author
Steven E. Hodes, M.D., is a board certified gastroenterologist with more than 25 years in private practice. His medical degree is from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and he completed a Fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. He also holds a degree in Religious Studies from Franklin and Marshall College. Dr. Hodes teaches courses at Brookdale Community College and has lectured at the prestigious 92nd Street Y in New York City. In addition to his medical practice, he has devoted himself to speaking and writing about metaphysics and healing, with an eye toward helping people regain their health, strength, and ability to explore life's challenges from a more spiritual perspective. More information is available at his Web site at www.meta-md.com
