Why is now such an


Q& Awith KevinMurphy Did you discover anything new about yourself while


important time for someone to read The Three Rooms? We’re at an interesting time


in our historywheremany people are looking within to find peace, and that feeling of harmony or unity with others. Yet when you look around, you still see somany people in stress, struggling with


job pressures, addiction, and a real feeling of isolation.Not only are people taking sides onmany different issues, but they’re no longer listening to the other sides point of view.We really need to start seeing the similarities we share on the inside, and not being driven apart by our external differences. There is a lot of material available today that highlights


the power of our thoughts. How is this book any different? I agree that there is a lot of really great material from a


spiritual or consciousness-minded perspective. Unfortunately, many people tend to listen to it and it inspires them, but a short while later they go back to their old patterns. The concept of The Three Rooms is easy to apply at any time, and it can be applied all day, any day, because it is a simple way to organize your thoughts and therefore not allow themto overwhelmyou. What would you suggest to someone who is having


trouble being in the present despite your advice already written here? Most people understand howimportant it is tomonitor our


thoughts, but we just don’t. Sometimes our thoughts are mov- ing too quickly, so I would tell someone to begin with identi- fying how they feel. Based on how you feel, you can start to recognize which room your thoughts are in. Once you are consciously aware ofwhich roomyour thoughts are in, you can intentionally begin the process of moving back to the Present Room. Who has inspired you to be a better, more mindful


person? We havemuch to learn fromthe spiritualmasters through-


out history. They taught us to listen to our “inner teacher”more than what we learn from others. This inner teacher is the first voice I try to listen to every morning. But, we also have amaz- ing modern day teachers. Wayne Dyer and Neville Goddard both inspired me to be more mindful. Marianne Williamson, Eckhart Tolle and Abraham-Hicks have also had a big influence onmy life. Still, our greatest teachers are all the quiet ones who demonstrate love every day in their lives. Those people are all around us. What interaction in your life has had the most influence


on you? The most challenging times in my life have had the most


influence on me because they are the moments that forced me to look inside myself for answers.


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writing this book? Yes. I discovered more than ever that true self-confidence


doesn’t just come fromyour accomplishments, or feedback from other people. It comes from truly liking the person you see in the mirror. What was the most difficult aspect of writing this book? I had to learn to write what I felt compelled to say and not


what I thought people wanted to hear. Do you really consider yourself a mystic? I consider everyone amystic-in-training—myself included.


Some people may say that not everyone can be a mystic, but I don’t believe that.Mystics don’t have anything that others don’t have. They just don’t have a lot of the negative thinking that others have to contend with. I think you also need to agree on what a mystic is. To me, a mystic is someone who devotes their life to knowing God, and who understands that we are all eternal beings, connected to Source energy,who havemanifested in physical bodies. In addition, a mystic is one who has aligned vibrationally with their eternal being. I know that I have had mystical experiences. I strive to have more of those moments. Where do you “see” God in your daily life?


Whatwe see is just our perception. Before you can seeGod


in your life, you have to feelGod in your life.Once you feel that part of you that is connected to our Source,which is yourHigher Self, then you can allow that part of you to see through your eyes.Nowyou start to see your life fromthe perspective of your Higher Self. That becomes your new perception of reality. That means you are watching themovie of your life fromthe Present Theater. What is next for you?


I have begun writing a second book that expands on many


of the principles of The Three Rooms. It is a fictional book called The Land of Perception and Time. You speak of having your own day of reckoning like


Lieutenant Dan from Forest Gump. Looking back, would you change anything that led to that moment for you? I wouldn’t want to change anything that has happened in


my life. That is not to say that everything inmy life has gone the way I thought it would, but we tend to want to keep the “good” things that have happened to us and get rid of the “bad.” But this tendency comes from just making judgments, and many times, what we believe to be good we later determine to be bad, and what we label as bad we later determine to be good. In reality, there is no good or bad, just our perception of it. What do you feel is the biggest obstacle to our ability to


remain in the present? Our thoughts are our biggest hindrance to remaining in the


present. We don’t need to monitor our thoughts so we can get back to the Present Room; we need to monitor our thoughts to keep them from pulling us out.


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