Re: [BardonPraxis] Re: Sequential order

["Rawn Clark" <rawnclark@...>]

Dear NB and Allan,

>> Partially wrong :-) but this question has already been answered by
Rawn, in the sense that thought control and one pointedness are not
specifically "required" after level 1. <<

Let me clarify and hone this to a razor sharpness then, shall I? ;-)

Thought observation and thought discipline are required *for* everything
that follows in IIH. Without the abilities to detach from thinking and
to focus thinking, the rest would be impossible. Furthermore, every
future Step hones the student's thought discipline (one pointedness)
through the exercises inherent to the Step. For example, the Step Two
sensory concentration exercises involve one-pointedness. In other
words, future Steps *apply* the mental discipline the student learns in
Step One. So as an exercise *as it's described in Step One*, neither
thought control nor thought discipline need to be continued -- they only
need to be *applied* in new contexts.

Emptiness of mind however, *must* be continued as a regular exercise,
just like it's described in Step One. Of course, the student's
*experience* of the exercise evolves, but the basic exercises stays the
same.

>> As far as I was concerned however, I found real benefits in pursuing
the three ones (thought control particularly), both to face and release
"magnitude 6 emotions", and to get solutions which were rejected by my
thought process. And believe me, I *did* get real and usable (although
quite stern) hints, probably coming from "my* Tipharet, as Rawn would
say :-) To make short a long story, I chose to use thought control and
one pointedness as *tools* when facing real life events, and not only as
exercises. And they work quite well :-) <<

Now that's *real* magic! :) You are an official Practicing Magician!

My best to you,
:) Rawn Clark
05 Dec 2003
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