Questioner: We have decided to accept, if offered, the honor/duty of
2 h2 y+ T0 `% ~. nlearning/teaching the healing process. I would ask as to the first step which6 F' Q* V: _; M- E4 h6 U" a
we should accomplish in becoming effective healers.9 Z! V* W: s+ A: x( `
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Ra: I am Ra. We shall begin with the first of the three teachings/learnings.
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* r# V9 u2 v/ Q7 ~- `0 eWe begin with the mental learn/teaching necessary for contact with8 s! m" v! y0 x
intelligent infinity. The prerequisite of mental work is the ability to retain" W1 I3 O) Q, D' v) J% W
silence of self at a steady state when required by the self. The mind must be' g9 F# X) _! N) p
opened like a door. The key is silence.
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Within the door lies an hierarchical construction you may liken unto% e. f6 b% _- f R3 A
geography and in some ways geometry, for the hierarchy is quite regular,: U5 v$ A9 r6 r% I4 c9 ^6 {
bearing inner relationships.4 K! \1 e, v3 i; a9 |1 Q6 b# }
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To begin to master the concept of mental disciplines it is necessary to
5 Y3 G5 q, L' |- K4 ?; Zexamine the self. The polarity of your dimension must be internalized.$ L' e% J6 s( Q% U" m+ y
Where you find patience within your mind you must consciously find the: O. f _ M3 J* F, q# |
corresponding impatience and vice versa. Each thought a being has, has in
# Q5 d# d# B( \9 a" I+ h- K; e! Bits turn an antithesis. The disciplines of the mind involve, first of all,
8 L& M s2 I$ j, o7 j9 iidentifying both those things of which you approve and those things of
2 o; g0 F* h" @9 qwhich you disapprove within yourself, and then balancing each and every
F3 L8 q8 W+ kpositive and negative charge with its equal. The mind contains all things.
( w$ K, }- G6 B. v4 y" I7 B, e9 MTherefore, you must discover this completeness within yourself.) R( ^' W0 P( a+ t
& b2 t7 X5 u9 I+ c- ?/ `" BThe second mental discipline is acceptance of the completeness within your
( S: ^8 |1 D) Vconsciousness. It is not for a being of polarity in the physical consciousness4 C& o J5 F- I! q3 |
to pick and choose among attributes, thus building the roles that cause3 `" e( m2 W* t7 Z- ]
blockages and confusions in the already distorted mind complex. Each% z4 O1 x9 B4 g/ r8 b r2 ^7 U
acceptance smoothes part of the many distortions that the faculty you call8 y. K# K2 Q( h! [0 M: u! ?- x
judgment engenders." H, @" h, p$ u9 \" x9 M
& ~8 J4 |6 q' U x4 SThe third discipline of the mind is a repetition of the first but with the gaze
1 s( r2 a' m5 U1 J1 ^outward toward the fellow entities that it meets. In each entity there exists
$ Z2 W$ R; [. V- l; m# gcompleteness. Thus, the ability to understand each balance is necessary.
" S% H8 s6 q. s d8 G' [, hWhen you view patience, you are responsible for mirroring in your mental
$ s# w9 P# G" j9 }! yunderstandings, patience/impatience. When you view impatience, it is
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impatience/patience. We use this as a simple example. Most configurations% A" X1 C8 U( o+ u
of mind have many facets, and understanding of either self polarities, or
4 s+ w8 O0 a; mwhat you would call other-self polarities, can and must be understood as
6 l: e" ^- M3 I! w' k5 asubtle work.
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The next step is the acceptance of the other-self polarities, which mirrors
6 p& n6 H/ w5 l9 ~/ h- D$ athe 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- q' f0 D# h6 q" J y" D
relationships and ratios of the mind, the other mind, the mass mind, and
9 p' \) x. N' a* O I: H% q6 gthe infinite mind.% e( \6 l: ]" `/ r3 ~* ?2 h+ S6 q
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The second area of learn/teaching is the study/understanding of the body
7 p( p0 v9 M0 vcomplexes. It is necessary to know your body well. This is a matter of using
) Z0 q& J7 P7 E0 j8 R( Q7 Tthe mind to examine how the feelings, the biases, what you would call the
: Z! `5 X! x) T& Z& a. r+ Xemotions, affect various portions of the body complex. It shall be necessary
# z6 E8 s/ y2 ~+ O' Xto both understand the bodily polarity and to accept them, repeating in a
/ W: d# G. W8 n. O3 Y# Vchemical/physical manifestation the work you have done upon the mind
6 o. z0 P& P( n# @bethinking the consciousness.
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6 o* g5 U$ l( }" ~The body is a creature of the mind’s creation. It has its biases. The
* i! ]) a4 K- Ybiological bias must be first completely understood and then the opposite
) q4 q' D& a) d6 _bias allowed to find full expression in understanding. Again, the process of4 z% e$ ^" E/ l
acceptance of the body as a balanced, as well as polarized, individual may2 ]" E7 I7 {/ z- S6 z+ |, Z: ]
then be accomplished. It is then the task to extend this understanding to the
8 L4 m6 I+ ^$ D. o: k8 abodies of the other-selves whom you will meet./ b+ z' @' s( T
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The simplest example of this is the understanding that each biological male
3 _) Y! c( K: M# o6 yis female; each biological female is male. This is a simple example. However,, \" g! r% J8 R- E6 S0 n) F3 Q: i
in almost every case wherein you are attempting the understanding of the* ?2 g0 K' w0 C H1 L, j& \
body of self or other-self, you will again find that the most subtle
& z' n% `9 O6 O- }4 A% idiscernment is necessary in order to fully grasp the polarity complexes" [% @% U K' W, h
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