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Date: August 08, 2016 at 16:08:28
From: mr bopp, [DNS_Address]
Subject: minding... |
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Now one of the first great objects of the Work is to make us think
in a new way about everything, including ourselves. Mr. O. used to
say continually to us at one time that the object of the Work is to make
us think in a new way. That means, to have different minds. Now to
think in a new way is to have a new mind and this means that if we
think in a new way we will not mind all the same things as we formerly
did.
Change of mind is the basis of all esoteric teaching belonging to
the period since Christ. Speaking more deeply, the reason is that Man
is now so closed up, so almost dead, so asleep, that the only thing left
open for esotericism to touch in him is the route via the mind. For
this reason Christ taught μετάνοια, or change of mind, as the starting-
point of his esoteric teaching, and we can say in general that no one
nowadays has any chance of awakening and of inner transformation,
or of feeling new influences, except through the pathway of the mind.
The mind must change—i.e. the minding of things must change.
Therefore it is a very good thing to observe how you mind things because
all your minding of things depends on what form your mind has been
made to take, by example, by what you have been taught, by acquired
prejudice and imitated attitude, and so on. However we take all that
has been laid down in our minds as quite real, quite true, and, in fact,
as the only mind possible. But as long as we do this, our minds do not
and cannot change. Everyone has certain mental standpoints, certain
mental prejudices, certain ingrained ideas as to what is right and wrong,
and as long as all these remain unchallenged by the person himself
through attentive self-observation—as long as they are not observed—
that person will continue to mind always in the same way and will not
realize that the ideas of the Work seek to change this fixed mind and
make the man think in quite new ways. For if the mind is fixed, no
one can think in a new way. We think from our form of mind.
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Date: August 09, 2016 at 19:09:44
From: Jeannie, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: minding... |
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"Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind"
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Date: August 08, 2016 at 18:08:49
From: kemokae, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: minding... |
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I think having an love of learning and questioning things keeps your mind moving into new and different things to learn in life.
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Date: August 09, 2016 at 07:36:51
From: KAN DAEK /Denver, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: minding... |
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Developing ones own mind.. which NOBODY can do for you..
is essential to your growing eternal life. Stop growing
the mind and you stop being.
Forget the word "esoteric".. its all about growing the
mind and heart and NOTHING more in fact...
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Date: August 13, 2016 at 12:39:43
From: kemokae, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: minding... |
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It always amazes me the amount of senior people now into book writing and the such...what they can't do physically they do mentally these days and the computer really helps to do such.
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Date: August 08, 2016 at 17:31:40
From: Sue/Seattle, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: minding... |
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Soooo, is that a very long way of saying its good to
think outside the box?
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Date: August 08, 2016 at 19:39:15
From: mr bopp, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: minding... |
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Date: August 09, 2016 at 13:27:35
From: Sue/Seattle, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: minding... |
URL: http://www.brainstorming.co.uk/puzzles/ninedotsnj.html |
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Ready to try a nine dot puzzle to work on being
mindful;)
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Date: August 09, 2016 at 05:45:47
From: RIG, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: minding... use your words... |
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Date: August 09, 2016 at 09:19:31
From: mr bopp, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: minding... use your words... |
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Date: August 11, 2016 at 09:26:37
From: Eve in FL, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: minding... use your words... |
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Thanks.
That is a great daily affirmation, been doing it awhile...
"get over yourself Eve"...die to self. No more me-ism, they-ism, I-ism,
self-(ism), so on and so forth...
with hopes of a better union.
Like it!
Peace,
~Eve
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Date: August 11, 2016 at 06:39:10
From: RIG, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: minding... use your words... |
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Myself is just fine, thanks... ;)
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Date: August 09, 2016 at 07:49:05
From: KAN DAEK /Denver, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Agreed Rig |
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less copying and writing that is known by the person or
thought about as a result of something read. That is how
mind develops.
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Date: August 11, 2016 at 09:42:06
From: Eve in FL, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Agreed Rig |
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what's the diff?
you just wrote that.
~Eve
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