Questioner: We have decided to accept, if offered, the honor/duty of
& Y/ K5 O3 \/ Qlearning/teaching the healing process. I would ask as to the first step which; I4 u- }* z2 ?+ r% p- W
we should accomplish in becoming effective healers.
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9 |# w+ u7 I& PRa: I am Ra. We shall begin with the first of the three teachings/learnings.
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We begin with the mental learn/teaching necessary for contact with
* E2 j$ E" Z, b# i6 R4 tintelligent infinity. The prerequisite of mental work is the ability to retain- J5 e9 ?% E4 |' p0 s: B
silence of self at a steady state when required by the self. The mind must be
) S1 Z' Y- }* x5 U! ~1 u2 hopened like a door. The key is silence.
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Within the door lies an hierarchical construction you may liken unto8 f( G4 I+ [8 a( m: Z! j6 h( i
geography and in some ways geometry, for the hierarchy is quite regular,
" \+ k/ N* g4 @8 kbearing inner relationships.$ Y, ^6 L; V4 l8 y
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To begin to master the concept of mental disciplines it is necessary to' ?' x& t6 b1 f X- U+ R& I9 h
examine the self. The polarity of your dimension must be internalized.
( X4 A+ P' D2 l# f1 @" jWhere you find patience within your mind you must consciously find the
# l# { i6 O$ o/ J2 f+ Ccorresponding impatience and vice versa. Each thought a being has, has in
0 `" u$ d5 s, p6 ^8 }its turn an antithesis. The disciplines of the mind involve, first of all,
; P& q _) ?1 x2 ~* |identifying both those things of which you approve and those things of
6 l5 Z. r" l1 ]4 O1 |* U" W' rwhich you disapprove within yourself, and then balancing each and every
1 w! R1 ?6 b3 ^9 `2 p1 ^5 Gpositive and negative charge with its equal. The mind contains all things.6 q' j6 j% ~; r N; u ^
Therefore, you must discover this completeness within yourself.
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The second mental discipline is acceptance of the completeness within your8 i* h* s, j- |' t' o, C% u- i
consciousness. It is not for a being of polarity in the physical consciousness
- G# K- t! z; B+ v. lto pick and choose among attributes, thus building the roles that cause2 ~, J- J! g# L/ a2 n
blockages and confusions in the already distorted mind complex. Each
+ _5 X: J8 n' gacceptance smoothes part of the many distortions that the faculty you call
, C% j0 o* a( j7 Y; V1 D: ]4 b8 xjudgment engenders.
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The third discipline of the mind is a repetition of the first but with the gaze
# }' ~! Q. D, ? U+ w, O" s' Xoutward toward the fellow entities that it meets. In each entity there exists
9 b$ g, r$ M7 N8 J; Lcompleteness. Thus, the ability to understand each balance is necessary.
. F" x+ G4 g9 YWhen you view patience, you are responsible for mirroring in your mental
/ R, ?: k! E) X4 J( h9 L$ v6 Punderstandings, patience/impatience. When you view impatience, it is1 m! q4 H' `& r2 v
necessary for your mental configuration of understanding to be
. G8 g6 {9 a* s. X) m- {impatience/patience. We use this as a simple example. Most configurations
f* Z" C7 j; Q5 _1 Q' dof mind have many facets, and understanding of either self polarities, or. ^9 K- b; b* d* ]5 j( y+ V2 q
what you would call other-self polarities, can and must be understood as" ^( J- b/ l/ H" u" b
subtle work.
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& m* s: t3 E4 q5 ]' r8 j( ?3 {The next step is the acceptance of the other-self polarities, which mirrors h' n. B0 l+ H6 b
the second step. These are the first four steps of learning mental disciplines.
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The fifth step involves observing the geographical and geometrical
4 z4 Z, E! o5 n7 T) \( I& Jrelationships and ratios of the mind, the other mind, the mass mind, and9 i! ?- @% ?5 ?! C# R
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The second area of learn/teaching is the study/understanding of the body# C. O7 P! M% ^2 o. N3 t4 {$ C
complexes. It is necessary to know your body well. This is a matter of using
# z4 f0 _% S$ v; c; Ythe mind to examine how the feelings, the biases, what you would call the
7 _* i' u8 T7 F3 f. Qemotions, affect various portions of the body complex. It shall be necessary
9 O! [5 v9 M; F; |( dto both understand the bodily polarity and to accept them, repeating in a
/ X' [1 e' |! |% {' u" ychemical/physical manifestation the work you have done upon the mind
/ t; D9 ~- l) ]bethinking the consciousness.% @1 r+ F3 B) S* ~8 d1 W! b: q
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The body is a creature of the mind’s creation. It has its biases. The3 J I5 ?# z/ W1 }: V% Z5 }, x
biological bias must be first completely understood and then the opposite
9 J) W) a S4 C. i- q+ kbias allowed to find full expression in understanding. Again, the process of
3 ^9 T( N* h) B- M& I- ^acceptance of the body as a balanced, as well as polarized, individual may# _2 Y, x* B! W0 @ X$ P" R. a; l
then be accomplished. It is then the task to extend this understanding to the3 l1 {1 Y- Y. H9 e V
bodies of the other-selves whom you will meet.7 d8 g/ ?: J% W) J4 ?
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The simplest example of this is the understanding that each biological male4 M1 a: X) d; \$ V
is female; each biological female is male. This is a simple example. However,. U7 n. ^# O6 l3 ~) v* ?! J
in almost every case wherein you are attempting the understanding of the" ^* k/ t" f. s* q
body of self or other-self, you will again find that the most subtle
1 J* s, e. ?/ P7 s- i& sdiscernment is necessary in order to fully grasp the polarity complexes; I$ ^' [% I0 a6 z! g# B
involved. |