Table of Contents

Prologue vii

Part 1 Recognizing the Presence of the Inner Judge 1

1 The Beautiful Mask 2

2 What Is the Inner Judge? 13

3 Survival and Intrinsic Value 22

4 The Inner Judge's Functions 32

Part 2 Freedom from the Judge 45

5 Defending against Attacks from the Inner Judge 46

6 The Pillars of Conscious Defense 56

7 Self-image and Space 69

8 The Gossip Swamp 76

9 Freedom from Guilt 82

Part 3 Being Yourself 89

10 The Inner Judge and Sexuality 90

11 The Inner Judge in Personal Relationships 101

12 The Spiritual Meaning of the Inner Judge 112

13 I Am 118

Part 4 Experiences 121

14 Questions and Answers 122

15 Contributions 137

Appendix A What Is Inquiry and How Do We Practice It? 194

Appendix B Centering and Grounding 210

Bibliography 220

Acknowledgements 222