Establishing
and maintaining the necessary internal mental conditions, in everything we do and we
engage in, before engaging and dealing with external conditions, with others and the world
around us. Considering and making sense of the experience, perceptions, sensations and
feelings, thoughts and ideas that enter the mind and awareness, the conditions that lie
behind them, and how to deal with them. Dealing with mental problems and difficulties,
mental disorder and instability, doubt and confusion, uncertainty and insecurity, feelings
of fear, stress, anxiety, frustration and depression through considering and addressing
the conditions that lie behind them. Establishing a sense of self, a sense of order and
stability, clarity of mind and understanding, a sense of certainty, security and
confidence, where we are in charge and in control, in the mind and our inner mental life.
Acting on clarity of mind and understanding, not on feelings and emotions, first
impressions and instant awareness.
Dealing with,
responding and adjusting to change, changing conditions, demands and challenges, when only
a minimum in mental work, effort and adjustment are required, and before they develop into
larger problems and difficulties. Developing, exercising and practicing the required
understanding and mental faculties. Developing our natural mental powers and abilities,
translating them into the necessary mental skills and practices, and engaging in the
required mental work and effort. Engaging in a process of continuous, life-long conceptual
and mental self-development and growth. Constantly reconsidering, updating, correcting,
expanding and improving individual understanding, mental powers and abilities, mental
skills and practices, in light of change and changing conditions.
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