Dear Tim, >> If I forget something should I just carry on with the excercise and fight through the urge to remember? Or should I remember it and then carry on after the disruption of the excercise? << The point of the first exercise is to *disconnect from participation in your mind chatter* and to *passively* observe whatever transpires. >> What happens to your mental state when you have practiced the mental discipline excercises for many years? << Well, obviously, you gain control over your mental state. :) In general this means that *you* determine your mental state instead of it being determined by external events. >> Do you still get trapped by the minds tricks? << That would depend upon how strong your mental discipline is and how well you have come to know how the mind works, etc. >> What happens if you only practice the mental excercises? << In comparison to practicing all three types of exercises (i.e., mental, astral and physical) simultaneously, you would have an imbalanced and rather slow progression. My best to you, :) Rawn Clark 04 Dec 2003 rawnclark@... rawn@... http://www.ABardonCompanion.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BardonPraxis http://E.webring.com/hub?ring=arionthebardonwe