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Old 15-07-2011, 10:03 PM
musartnova
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"forum" delete this ? Why ?

greetings all.....?
...just join the other day, and wanted to share this with everyone.
"Since it help me "
But.... why would the forum delete this ?
....will repost it again, at the same place, if deleted, please tell me how to cancel my acount here on SF, Thanks and God Bless.

Affirmations
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G.I. Gurdjieff / P.D Ouspenky Teachings

Something to think about thoughout a day :

- Try to tolerate a characteristic of a person who annoys you immensely.
- Be aware of the fact that those things that you find annoying about other people are the things you are still struggling with yourself. Things you have overcome will only result in compassion.
- Taste the food you are eating with all your attention.
- Listen to the sound of the voice of the person talking to you. Do not try to understand (catch) the words.
- Listen to the silence, the intervals between the words or the notes of the music.
- Direct all your attention at the work surface. The work surface is the surface between the instrument you are using and the object you work on, e.g. the surface between the sandpaper and the windowsill, or the space between the saw and the beam.
- Listen to music and observe where in the body the music is heard. Observe the differences between the physical perceptions of rhythm, of melody and harmony.
- See life as a game in which all roles are equal.
- Observe one of your roles and try to unmask the identification.
- Ban excessive arranging and fixing, and have faith that the right solution is always within reach.
- As soon as you notice a prejudice coming up, let go of it immediately.
- Really close activities by letting go of them / by completely coming to yourself. Practice with telephone calls. Start the next activity with a clean mind.
- Stop unnecessary talking. If you notice the other person is not listening, stop immediately. If you catch yourself singing your standard tune, stop immediately.
- Do not waste energy by excessive exertions: screwing the cap of the toothpaste too tight, ditto for the lid of the jar of peanut butter, slamming the door, a too heavy touch on your keyboard, etc., etc. In short, have a sense of measure!
- Observe the functioning of the three centres in your daily work. What belongs to the head? What belongs to the heart? What belongs to the belly? Observe how each centre functions by seeing it while it happens. Everyone has to discover for himself his own way of functioning and his own falsity, so that this can be purified.
- Watch your movements without intervening. Under an observing eye, which does not intervene, we can discern the right measure, and our movements and actions will become more precise, more correct, and consequently clearer and more distinct. Excessive movement will disappear and so a lack of effort. Start with observing the hands at work, without intervening.
- Observe your thinking and the circling thoughts in your head while they are 'circling'. Remembering this afterwards is not much use or no use at all, because what is done cannot be undone. We have to manage to stop such a stream of thoughts when it is in full swing. Only then something will change, in actual practice in other words. Under this observing eye, circling thoughts will have less chance to go their way. The same applies to associative thinking, inner conversations and imagination.
- Consider: love starts where nothing is demanded in return. Explanation: In your relationship with your partner, or relationship with whomever, see whether you are behaving with love, with this text as a touchstone.
- Practise: give someone what you think you are without. Explanation: sometimes you may feel that someone should pay you attention, listen to you or respect you. When you are stuck in this, switch the situation round and put that which you think you are without at the disposal of the person of whom you expect, demand or are trying to enforce something like this.
- Practise: Take the position of the Objective Observer for 15 minutes. Explanation: This is the easiest exercise in the world, which is the least easy to put into practice. It is the exercise for filling so-called empty moments when waiting for the train, bus or people. The exercise is like this: resolve to just watch, listen, feel, smell and/or taste (these are the sensory functions) for 15 minutes. To optimise this exercise, the advice is to go to a busy environment, such as a park, a train station or busy shopping street. Naturally, you will notice that in no time, your consciousness will be stuck in one or other thought, association or judgement. When you see this, you open your consciousness again as wide as possible, and make sure you do not forget that consciousness is a fact. Every attempt at 'doing things yourself' will not work.
- Observe how we continuously consider our world in opposites. Black-and-white thinking is a cultural pattern and is an invitation to discord.
- Observe where you lose your attention and have fallen asleep.
- Come to yourself regularly by, for instance, listening to the farthest sound. Enjoy the silence.
- Listen to the sound of your own voice without wanting to do anything about this sound (without criticising it either).
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