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David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D. (David Ramon Hawkins (* June 3, 1927 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a popular psychiatrist, physician, researcher, spiritual teacher and lecturer. Dr. Hawkins has conducted research on human consciousness and the advanced state of spiritual awareness known as "Enlightenment," "Self-Realization," and "Unio Mystica." He is best known for his book Power vs. Force, in which he writes that applied kinesiology can distinguish the truth or falsity of any statement. He directs the non-profit Institute for Advanced Spiritual Research Inc. and operates Veritas Publishing to publish his books and seminars.

Dr. Hawkins has appeared on The MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour, Barbara Walters, The Today Show, and Oprah Radio.

Life
Hawkins grew up in Wisconsin in the United States. He received an M.D. in Psychiatry at the Medical College of Wisconsin and served in military during World War II for a short time as a minesweeper. Until 1980, Hawkins led the North Nassau Mental Health Center in Manhasset, New York.

Education

 * Milwaukee State Teachers College, 1948
 * Medical College of Wisconsin 1953
 * Columbia Pacific University (Doctor of Philosophy), 1995

Books

 * Power vs. Force
 * The Eye of the I I: Reality and Subjectivity
 * Truth vs. Falsehood: How to Tell the Difference
 * Transcending the Levels of Consciousness
 * Discovery of the Presence of God
 * Reality, Spirituality and Modern Man
 * Healing and Recovery