I felt that while the book is not as inspiring as it could be given the title - nevertheless - profound wisdom can come in simple terms. This is what I gleaned from the book. I would not consider it a must read book though.
1. The author differentiates between self-referral and object-referral. Object referral is being defined by and influenced by external things like situations, people, things , seeking of approval from others. In object referral our thinking is in anticipation of a response and is fear based. Self-reference refers to our internal reference which is our spirit and not the objects of our experience.
2. Power based on object referral is a fable ; being ego based it lasts as long as the object of reference is there - be it a title of corporation, money , status etc.
3. Most of our energy goes into upholding our importance.
4. If you observe people around you - 99% spend their time defending themselves.
5. Chasing symbols ( cars, bank notes, clothes etc) is like settling for the map instead of the territory. It creates anxiety , makes you feel hollow and empty inside.
6. The search for security is an attachment to the known.
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