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# Re: Re: first mental exercises

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- Subject: Re: [BardonPraxis] Re: first mental exercises
- From: "Rawn Clark" <rawnclark@...>
- Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 08:53:40 -0700
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    Dear David,

    >> "A certain skill" is ambiguous. The way I read it was that, at the
    minimum, the *habit* of paying attention all of the time must be
    established even if the attention is not always perfectly focused.
    That's at odds with your statement that it's not required to do it all
    the time. I thought that was the point of the exercise, though, to make
    a habit of paying attention all of the time. Could you clarify? <<

    For the average student, achieving a constant (all the time)
    self-awareness and focus upon the present moment is not possible within
    the time constraints of Step One alone. This can take months and/or
    years to achieve and really requires extensive character transformation
    in addition to "developing the habit".

    What is required in *Step One* with this exercise is that you learn the
    *ability* to keep yourself focused in the present moment. This goes
    hand in hand with the aspect of introspection in which you are
    monitoring your immediate behaviour throughout the day in search of
    items for your Soul Mirror lists. It also prepares you for the Step Two
    work of character transformation which requires an even sharper and more
    consistent self-awareness.

    Eventually it becomes second nature to *always* be aware of yourself, of
    your inner motivations and external actions, and to keep yourself
    focused in the present moment, but that is not the *Step One* goal of
    this exercise.

    My best to you,
    :) Rawn Clark
    23 Apr 2005
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