06-06-2013, 04:37 PM
there is something built-in to the human mind that seeks division and separation. This is clearly apparent in the drive towards Like/Dislike. The 'likeing' part says - "I want more of this", "this is good", "this is excellent", and the dislike part says "no more of this", "go away please" or "this is sheeeit".
it's just instinctual.
it can also be phrased as the tendency towards Approval/Disapproval.
part of the balancing of the Mind is to remove this 'charge' or emotional attachment to outcomes and qualities. This is how Ra expresses it:
the intro:
and then the crux of the exercise:
this 'balancing' then enables one to approach life and experiences with less 'reactivity' and knee-jerk responses to things.
The things which we approve of 'strongly' are as equal chains to the past and distortion as any other act we can make.
when we approve of something 'strongly' there is an almost built-in possibility of disliking or disapproving of its 'opposite' equally strongly. This is division waiting to happen.
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anyway, this has been a very helpful understanding for me quite recently; it may or may not shed light on your own thoughts and experiences
peace, plenum
it's just instinctual.
it can also be phrased as the tendency towards Approval/Disapproval.
part of the balancing of the Mind is to remove this 'charge' or emotional attachment to outcomes and qualities. This is how Ra expresses it:
the intro:
Quote:5.2 We begin with the mental learn/teachings necessary for contact with intelligent infinity. The prerequisite of mental work is the ability to retain silence of self at a steady state when required by the self. The mind must be opened like a door. The key is silence.
Within the door lies an hierarchical construction you may liken unto geography and in some ways geometry, for the hierarchy is quite regular, bearing inner relationships.
and then the crux of the exercise:
Quote:To begin to master the concept of mental discipline it is necessary to examine the self.
The polarity of your dimension must be internalized.
Where you find patience within your mind you must consciously find the corresponding impatience and vice versa.
Each thought that a being has, has in its turn an antithesis.
The disciplines of the mind involve, first of all, identifying both those things of which you approve and those things of which you disapprove within yourself, and then balancing each and every positive and negative charge with its equal.
The mind contains all things.
Therefore, you must discover this completeness within yourself.
this 'balancing' then enables one to approach life and experiences with less 'reactivity' and knee-jerk responses to things.
The things which we approve of 'strongly' are as equal chains to the past and distortion as any other act we can make.
when we approve of something 'strongly' there is an almost built-in possibility of disliking or disapproving of its 'opposite' equally strongly. This is division waiting to happen.
- -
anyway, this has been a very helpful understanding for me quite recently; it may or may not shed light on your own thoughts and experiences
peace, plenum