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# Some questions

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- To: BardonPraxis@yahoogroups.com
- Subject: Some questions
- From: "David Yeh" <ldreamr@...>
- Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2004 16:19:00 -0000
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    I have reached a point where I'm thinking about moving to Step Two.
    I have some random questions though:

    - The second Step One mental exercise, on maintaining mental focus
    in everyday tasks: It seems to me that that is a lifetime task, and
    that sometimes I do that well but other times, like when there's
    something agitating that has just happened, not so well. What's the
    Step One goal of that exercise? Is it a greater mastery, or just to
    have made a habit of the exercise, with the knowledge that it will be
    continuously improved upon?

    - Vacancy of mind: Am I correct in thinking that it is the *process*
    of thinking that should be stopped at this stage, but not necessarily
    the *objects*? So that if the cloud of the thinking process were
    removed, the objects could be perceived for what they are (what I
    think might be what you all are referring to as essential meaning)?
    Until a little while ago, I thought emptiness of mind referred to a
    lack of *object* -- ie an entirely blank mind, absolutely no
    perception of anything at all -- but now I'm beginning to think that
    it's more proper and reasonable at this stage to stop the *process*
    and perceive what exists beyond the thinking. Stop "thinking,"
    not "thoughts" (ie objects). Is this correct?

    - I know it's not crucial at this stage to correctly place soul
    mirror traits in their proper elements, but I'm confused nonetheless:
    Bardon lists some very similar traits under different elements, for
    instance "diligence" under Air and "perseverance" under Earth. I
    guess I see diligence and perseverance as both belonging to Earth.
    Is this an issue that will probably be made clearer to me as I work
    more with the elements, or should I take some more time at this stage?

    - What is the specific reason for not allowing anyone else to eat
    your food when you are doing the magic of food? Does this also mean
    that it's not correct to leave a bit of food in my bowl (if, for
    instance, I feel like I've eaten too much) and, say, come back and
    eat it a few hours later, if I make sure no one else eats it?

    - Is there a point at which the food/water/breathing exercises have
    reached a certain goal that is the goal of Step One, or can they be
    assumed to mesh with the Step Two exercises? In other words, do I,
    for instance, *have* to have successfully achieved one wish before
    moving on?

    - A question about the visualization exercise in Step Two: I know
    right off the bat that I'm pretty good at visualization. But the
    image I visualize tends to move around a little bit, or rather my
    eyes do; I can, for instance, imagine the image of a pen sitting in
    one place on my desk, but my physical eyes don't want to keep staring
    motionless at it all the time. Should the image I visualize be
    absolutely stationary? I don't find any mention in IIH of this.

    Thanks,
    David

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