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Grow Through Intimacy And “Ultimacy” By Following The Three Cardinal Directions To Integrity

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Don Pierce
Mar 20, 2025
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Axioms That Help Summarize This Article:

Think about how you can experience more of the joys of the Earth and spread them to other people.

Arrest the chatter of Inner Dialogue.

Become a host for your imaginal Dream Characters by imagining that you are asking them into your home to join you in conversation.

During your journey down the Heartwood Path you will find a mixture of the microcosm of intimacy (with yourself and your partner) and the macrocosm of “ultimacy” (with others in efforts to effectively produce justice). This mixture will produce both enjoyment and justice for all if you follow the words on three prominent virtual signposts––the Three Cardinal Directions––along the Heartwood Path, which are:

  1. Prepare Yourself for Love, a topic addressed the first four books;

  2. Share Love With Another, a topic covered in the Heartwood Path for Couples book (Eros); and

  3. Put Love to Good Use, a topic covered in Books Five, Six, Eight, and Nine.

Take the first step in following the First Heartwood Path Cardinal Direction (Prepare Yourself For Love) by engaging in this present book, entitled “Logos,” which is about developing an understanding of the universal principles that lead to integrity. One needs to be both whole and appropriate to have integrity.

Think about how you can experience more of the joys of the Earth and spread them to other people. Pouring out your goodwill on others is a worthy process. It makes the world better and it builds integrity.

To do the best job for others one needs to make sure one sustains or even increases one’s happiness by safeguarding one’s positive emotions, by being curious, by being content, by varying your activities, and by having enthusiasm. Having already done some important activities to increase your happiness, now is a good time to work on another way to help you arrive at Gladandgreen Junction: arresting the chatter of Inner Dialogue.

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To The Parts Cogitation…

HumaNatureConnect Activity

Meditating

For this activity you will need to find a pond, an ocean, or a stream. Imagine that this body of water is synonymous with your mind.

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