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# Re: Re: Lost the way?

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- Subject: Re: [BardonPraxis] Re: Lost the way?
- From: "Rawn Clark" <rawnclark@...>
- Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 09:55:39 -0800
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    Dear Martin,

    > Number two is that I suggest you don't think of your "spiritual
    > work" as a "major thing". If you put it in that category then
    > you've immediately set yourself up for problems. Instead, I
    > suggest you think of it as a necessity like feeding yourself
    > or sleeping.
    >> Hmmm, that's a new perspective for me. I really hope that I will be
    able to see it as a necessity, but to start with I believe that will be
    difficult, as all the things I recognize as true necessities at the
    moment relate to the physical world and the physical body. Being able to
    make that switch to perceive 'mental' things as a necessity will be a
    big achievement in itself. <<

    Actually, it's not a big a leap as you think. :) Consider this: every
    physical necessity has an underlying mental necessity. So it's just a
    matter of broadening the mental necessities that underlie your life. Or
    rather, it's a matter of recognizing the spiritual origin of many of the
    mental necessities that already underlie your life. It's then a small
    leap from focusing upon just the physical things that give you a sense
    of well being, to broadening your focus to include the real foundation
    (i.e., non-physical aspects) of what inspires your sense of well being.
    The largest portion of well being comes from how satisfied you are with
    yourself . . .

    >> I've been thinking about this question since you posted your message,
    Rawn and I honestly cannot answer it fully! Have I tried changing it?
    Perhaps half-heartedly. Have I tried accepting it? I don't want to
    accept it, it would feel wrong I suppose. <<

    :) Well then, clearly, it is something worth changing instead of
    accepting. It takes less energy to change a habit than it does to feel
    bad and continuously beat yourself up over not having changed the habit.

    >> Does it not frustrate you to see people beginning with IIH,
    progressing a little, then letting it slide and having to start again?
    <<

    No, not at all. Instead, it reminds me of myself and of my own
    struggles starting out on this path. :) I put the work down twice
    before my third start-up took hold. I see the important thing as being
    that one takes it up again after having put it down! :)

    My best to you,
    :) Rawn Clark
    26 Dec 2003
    rawnclark@...
    rawn@...
    http://www.ABardonCompanion.com
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