Fulfillment Using Real Conscience: Practical Guide for Psychological and Spiritual Wellness by N.S. Xavier, MD.

Psychiatrist and Religion/ Spirituality Expert shows how to reduce suffering and enhance health, happiness and harmony (peace within self and with/among others)

A Unique, Original and Practical Book on Real Conscience Endorsed by Deepak Chopra, Nobel Peace Laureate President Arias, Bishop Spong and many experts in Psychiatry, Religion and Education

The fact is: We CAN significantly reduce human suffering and enhance well-being.  According to Dr. N.S. Xavier, the answer lies in living with ‘real conscience’ and employing a positive perspective on human needs.

Xavier’s new book Fulfillment Using Real Conscience: Practical Guide for Psychological and Spiritual Wellness is his vehicle to deliver this message and present a solution.

Fulfillment Using Real Conscience is a work of insight, inspiration and practical guidance for psychological and spiritual fulfillment/wellness. With originality and practical depth, Xavier distinguishes between the real conscience (which uses reason and the Golden Rule to judge good and bad) and the socially programmed “superego” (the one often mistaken for conscience) which tends to deviate from conscience.

Xavier’s book offers solid perspective on using conscience to make good choices in handling various needs like power, pleasure, esteem and meaning. It also teaches ways to prevent superego or feelings connected with needs from misleading us and causing numerous problems including abuses, addictions, dysfunctions, diseases, disorders, extremism and violence.

“My book is especially timely to promote peace and well-being in individuals, couples, communities and countries as we face widespread conflicts, deep crises, and great opportunities for transformation,” notes Xavier.

Fulfillment Using Real Conscience provides invaluable insights into how living by real conscience can prevent and help deal with pressing social and world problems including:

* Extremism in individuals and groups, issues of hate, political polarization

* Addictions, excessive or deficient guilt, depression, anxiety  and other personal problems

* Relationship issues (marital  and other relationships)

* Avoiding ‘unhealthy religiosity’ and promoting healthy spirituality

* Sexual issues including homosexuality, “half-faithfulness” (ones who are not cheating but not trying to respond to the sexual needs of their partners) , spirituality and sexuality

* President Obama’s Cairo Speech: Appeasement or Appeal to Conscience?

* Using spirituality for psychological wellness and psychological insights to enhance spirituality

* War and peace issues (Israeli-Palestinian conflicts, Pakistani situation etc.)

In trying to understand why we make the kind of choices we make, Xavier realized that all choices are related to human needs and that we have two inner guides as social and spiritual beings. In his struggle to integrate the knowledge and experience from psychiatric and spiritual sides, he noticed that Freud was right that we have a socially programmed superego. But Freud’s idea that conscience is the negative aspect of superego was wrong and spiritual masters like St. Paul and Gandhi were right on conscience.

“To the best of my knowledge, there is no book making clear and deep distinction between conscience and superego and connecting them with human needs,” adds Xavier. “Several other books indicate the great importance of conscience as well as the tremendous confusion about it and need for clarification.”

About the author:
Dr. N. S. Xavier has been practicing psychiatry in Birmingham, Alabama for over three decades, and has incorporated the wisdom of spirituality in his practice. He authored two other books earlier.

Xavier grew up in one of the oldest Christian communities in the world–St. Thomas Christians of Kerala, India. Kerala has a unique history of religious pluralism and harmony. Hindus, Christians and Jews from the first Century, and Muslims also from seventh century have lived there peacefully except in the 16th century when the Portuguese caused problems for all these religious groups.

Besides his expertise in psychiatry and exposure to many cultures, he has gained vast knowledge about religion, literature, history and philosophy. He has also integrated the insights and wisdom from these diverse fields into his practice, writings and speeches.

Fulfillment Using Real Conscience: Practical Guide for Psychological and Spiritual Wellness is available on major online bookselling sites, www.authorhouse.com and through regular bookstores

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