Practices to cease
"Your uniqueness is" ... "not a source of painful alienation and not a source of painful judgment against yourself or others."[1]
While listening: don't
"Listen without judgment."[2]
"You must not edit anything. [3]
On Review Steps: don't
"Practice today not making any conclusions.""[4]
In stillness practice: don't
"In your practice, let not other thoughts interfere."[5]
"Let no thought conflict with the greatest truth of life."[6]
"Do not be discouraged if early attempts prove difficult."[7]
"Do not be concerned if all you hear is the rushing about of your own thoughts."[8]
"Practice without the expectation of a result."[9]
"Do not use this practice to ask any form of question."[9]
"Start from where you are, not from where you want to be."[10]
"Do not let doubt and confusion dissuade you."[11]
To manage the mind: don't
"People base their beliefs on things they hope for, not on things that actually exist."[12]
Think "not merely applying your own ideas, not merely applying your past understanding, but thinking."[10]
"Think very, very carefully. Do not allow your mind to distract you from this orientation."[13]
"You must" ... "not be confident based only upon weak assumptions and hopeful expectations."[14]
"It is pointless to justify error."[15]
- "It is not merely for you to
- forget your errors, for you cannot do that.
- It is not merely for you to
- justify your errors, for this will make you dishonest.
- It is not merely for you to
- look upon your errors as pure service to you, for they have indeed been painful."[15]
In self-reflection: don't
"Do not defend a former position if you are tempted to do so."[16]
"The truth will be distinguished from everything else in such a way that you can experience it directly and will not be confused about its appearance or its beneficial existence in your life."[16]
If loving: don't
"You do not need to misrepresent yourself or your experience."[17]
"You do not need to try to be loving to appease a sense of self-inadequacy or guilt. You do not need to try to be loving to win the approval of others. Do not fortify your sense of helplessness or sense of unworthiness by attempting to place a happy or benevolent sentiment upon them."[18]
References
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 12: My individuality is to express life itself.
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 15: I shall listen to my experience today.
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 16: Beyond my mind is Knowledge..
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 21: Review and 7: Review
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 22: I am surrounded by the Teachers of God.
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 24: I am worthy of God’s love.
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 8: Today I will be still, and 18:Today I feel the truth arising within myself.
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 17: Today I want to hear the truth.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Steps to Knowledge, Step 9: In stillness all things can be known.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Steps to Knowledge, Step 1: I am without Knowledge now.
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 20: I will not let doubt and confusion slow my progress.
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 5: I believe what I want to believe.
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 2: Knowledge is with me. Where am i?
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, following Step 9: Why am I doing this anyway?
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Steps to Knowledge Step 26: My errors give birth to my Knowledge.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Steps to Knowledge, Step 27: I have a Wisdom that I wish to discover."
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 25: I am at one with the greatest truth of life.
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 61: Love gives of itself through me.
Further study
- Preparing for the Great Waves of Change: How to Live
See also
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