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THE KEY TO THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE
APPLICATION
Any activity we recognize as necessary, we now perform far more efficiently since we don't allow our energy to be diverted from our objective by petty egoistic motivation any more. We realize that all our action furthers our progress.
The greater the courage with which we let go of deepest egoistic motivations, the faster our consciousness expands.
We recognize that we waste valuable energy when we allow our attention to be distracted by irrelevant themes - often manifesting in form of pointless gossip or as the 'endless running commentary' with which our mind incessantly accompanies the banalities of daily life. We observe how this detains other people (and us) on lower levels. We perceive how the contents of such chatter surround us like a cocoon that obstructs any further unfoldment of our consciousness. We consciously extract ourselves from this cocoon.
The 'incessant running commentary' ceases automatically once we begin to systematically direct our attention towards inner growth mechanisms each time we become aware that we engage in this type of pointless (inner) chatter.
Though we still experience karmic manifestations that prevent the perfect realization of the Five Freedoms, these manifestations now surface as mere temporary distractions.
The more our experience of level six stabilizes, the more trying become the emotional challenges we face, when unfulfilled de
8 This means small talk about money, women, men, food, politics,
crimes, accidents, enmities, art, the stupidity and defects of others, sex, scandal, rumors, half-truths etc.
Small talk definitely has its purpose. As long as we are unable to directly fine-tune our relationship with others (which is necessary for the coexistence of human beings), small talk often represents the outer occasion, while the real emotional communication happens on deeper levels (we use this mechanism on level 1 to 5).
Yet during a major unfolding of our consciousness talk about these themes significantly disturbs our process of expansion. Jain Education International For Personal & Private Use Only
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