I am influenced by the mental environments around me. CT Step 72 (MP3)
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| I am influenced by the mental environments around me. CT Step 72 |
It may come as no surprise here that the wise
remain hidden. They are very selective about where they go, who they are with
and what kind of relationships they establish with people. There is a very
important reason for this. The wise are not indiscriminate. They know that
wherever they are is important and has an impact upon them and upon others.
They take this seriously. They are not careless in where they place themselves.
They do not spend time in environments that are not supportive unless they have
specific business in being there. They are sensitive. They know that the
environment is powerful, and they respect this power.
Yet look at people around you. They go from place
to place, they have experiences, and yet they do not recognize the impact of
the environment upon them unless the situation becomes extreme. Sometimes they
will say, "Well, this place feels very good," or "I don't feel
comfortable here. I don't feel safe here." And they may respond, but often
they do not. If they do not respond to an environment that is dangerous for
them, this is the first sign that there is a problem. They have missed the
first cue. The cues are being given, but people are not responding.
In addition to your practice in stillness today,
practice upon the hour seeing where you are and how it feels to be there. But
even beyond your hourly practice, take some time today--a few minutes here, a
few minutes there, in different situations and in different environments--and
see how it feels for you to be there. See what kind of response you have. Is it
emotional, mental or physical? In time, you will learn to shield yourself from
negative forces in the mental environment, but for right now you need to learn
about the environments themselves. This will be the focus of today’s practice.
Practice 72: One
30-minute stillness practice.
Contemplation practice.
Hourly practice.
Picture: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in
Arlington County, Virginia. Flashing lights on a police car alter the mental
environment for those arriving and departing. Is something wrong?
Plan B - If the MP3 doesn’t work, here’s the link
to the folder: New Message - Student Spoken Steps CT Recordings -
Steps to Knowledge Continuation Training - Working file
NNC
Note: If you’ve some interest, but this is the
first time you’ve seen Steps, you should go to the beginning blog post. From here you will learn about Steps to Knowledge
and can begin it on the day that makes sense; then progress as needed. Begin at
the beginning.
If you do know about Steps, but have not done Steps
twice completely, read the related materials, and have a sense of the direction
of this study, you won’t get the experience. The Introduction begins:
“This is the Steps
to Knowledge Continuation Training. It is designed to build upon the Steps
that were learned in Steps to Knowledge to
enable you to experience the grace, the power and the direction of Knowledge in
your life and to become an expression of Knowledge in everything that you do.
If you have completed the book, Steps to
Knowledge, twice through and have followed the instructions as they were
given without altering the curriculum in any way, then you are now ready to
begin this more advanced study”.
If you are an independent student, that is
certainly an option. Posts here provide a trail that may let you have a virtual
companion when and if you want one. One may have to study alone, as I did in
the beginning. There are other Steps students blogging their experience and you
might find a person more like you as a companion, or use a number of such Steps
journeys. There are options as well through the Free School of the New Message
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