It can be of great interest to be aware of what the attention is focused on right now.
Mankind puts great value on the idea of continuity, forms many theories to convince mind that continuity is the greatest value, whereas reality demonstrates that ending of the old and beginning of the new is what it's all about.
Saturday, January 23, 2016
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Sunday, January 10, 2016
From Bits and Pieces from school work
The urge of many not to be responsible for self makes the ruler possible. They give the ruler power. Power feeds on people to make them feel less responsible for self.
It may be a useful exercise to separate wants and needs.
Never try to justify your behavior. Just say you wanted to.
It may be a useful exercise to separate wants and needs.
Never try to justify your behavior. Just say you wanted to.
Where are Not-I's?
Many people we talk with seem to feel that the only Not-I's they are ever in contact with are inside. As noisy as the inside ones are, those we are in contact with daily on the outside are just as noisy---and there are many more, as we hear from them in almost everyone we meet.
The Not-I's in people we are in close contact with may try to influence one to feel guilty. Or to feel sorry for someone, to feel that the other is a victim.Some will attempt to make one feel resentful or angry. One very common effort of Not-I's is causing one to feel obligated to be responsible for the happiness of another. Not recognizing these motivators for what they are--Not-I's busy at what they are talented to do, make people feel miserable--is to fall asleep.
To recognize them for what they are eliminates much misery, much misunderstanding with persons close to one. When one sees that most defensive feelings and behavior are incited by Not-I's, not the real person one is associated with, such feelings and behavior comes to an end, and are replaced with compassion and real caring as well as internal calm.
Seeing all complaining, inner and outer, all defensiveness, inner and outer, all authoritative manner, all putting down of self or others, inner and outer, as the dirty work of Not-I's ends practically all friction in relationships. Then and only then can relationships be the fulfilling situations that everyone is looking for. Note--please don't assume that only self is taken over frequently by Not-I's. The rest of humanity has the same problem, that's why agape is needful.
The Not-I's in people we are in close contact with may try to influence one to feel guilty. Or to feel sorry for someone, to feel that the other is a victim.Some will attempt to make one feel resentful or angry. One very common effort of Not-I's is causing one to feel obligated to be responsible for the happiness of another. Not recognizing these motivators for what they are--Not-I's busy at what they are talented to do, make people feel miserable--is to fall asleep.
To recognize them for what they are eliminates much misery, much misunderstanding with persons close to one. When one sees that most defensive feelings and behavior are incited by Not-I's, not the real person one is associated with, such feelings and behavior comes to an end, and are replaced with compassion and real caring as well as internal calm.
Seeing all complaining, inner and outer, all defensiveness, inner and outer, all authoritative manner, all putting down of self or others, inner and outer, as the dirty work of Not-I's ends practically all friction in relationships. Then and only then can relationships be the fulfilling situations that everyone is looking for. Note--please don't assume that only self is taken over frequently by Not-I's. The rest of humanity has the same problem, that's why agape is needful.
Sunday, January 3, 2016
Headlines page 5
Whenever "I" make anything important, "I" am anxious.
What will people think and/or say about me?
No one can think or say anything about "me" - they can only express what they feel when I'm the subject of their thoughts or speaking.
Only an infant, even if he has a grown up body, wants to look for an explanation for the causes of a challenge. The grown-up person responds freely to challenge. He does not waste his time and energy on looking for "why."
Would knowing the cause, or what is to blame, alter the challenge or make it go away?
The wise say there are no opposites such as "good" and "evil".
Do you know the outcome of a situation that exists now, or say, two days, two weeks, or two years from now?
Would it be necessary to know all the future ramifications of the present situation to determine if it would be desirable or undesirable to you?
What will people think and/or say about me?
No one can think or say anything about "me" - they can only express what they feel when I'm the subject of their thoughts or speaking.
Only an infant, even if he has a grown up body, wants to look for an explanation for the causes of a challenge. The grown-up person responds freely to challenge. He does not waste his time and energy on looking for "why."
Would knowing the cause, or what is to blame, alter the challenge or make it go away?
The wise say there are no opposites such as "good" and "evil".
Do you know the outcome of a situation that exists now, or say, two days, two weeks, or two years from now?
Would it be necessary to know all the future ramifications of the present situation to determine if it would be desirable or undesirable to you?
Saturday, January 2, 2016
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