Re: The little wonders + question

["Richard Be X Born <ribex@...>" <ribex@...>]

Dear Newbieonekenhobby ~

<<This may now happen however, since said contact
<<becomes conscious, and as I learn to know myself
<<better : I may even be more able to detect "something
<<external" trying to intrude. What do you think ?

I think that will be the case, yes. By recognizing and knowing 
intimately your own state, you will be better able to discern states 
that intrude from an outside source. This I imagine would also make 
the effort of shielding oneself from unwanted empathy easier. Another 
possibility is to "out-empath" the other's negativity by projecting 
your own positive alternative. :)

> 
> Thanks for your previous message btw (moving between
> thought control to one pointedness to VOM etc.):
> answered a question I was wondering about. I thought
> of doing so, but I hesitated because ...I did not know
> whether it was allowed technically speaking :-) 
> Stupid and typical - but this is one of the things
> I'll enjoy to improve: I have gone through so many
> techniques and precepts which had to be obeyed "by the
> book" that I hesitate taking the liberty to improvise
> :-)


I think that practice of this nature _should_ be followed "by the 
book" until it is mastered and becomes private property, so to speak. 
By recognizing the true purpose/motive behind any given practice 
through mastery and personal experience, I make it my own and become 
able to apply it in my personal life in my personal ways.

To use an analogy, I don't attempt to mimic another person's walk; I 
master walking, and then I walk my way applying it to my purpose 
(taking me where I want to go).

It's been fun; thanx for your patience!

Well met
Vovin