Greetings All –
ANY MIND THAT IS MORE RESOLVED THAN YOURS can
persuade you and cast an influence upon you. There is nothing very mysterious
about this. It is simply the result of one mind being more concentrated or
focused than another. Minds have relative degrees of influence upon one
another, depending upon their concentration and depending upon the kind of influence they exert.
Let Knowledge persuade you, for that is the greatness that you carry. Let not
the opinions or will of others persuade you. Let only their Knowledge influence
you, for only this can influence your Knowledge. This will be quite different
from feeling dominated, manipulated or persuaded by others.
THEREFORE, KEEP TO YOURSELF. Follow Knowledge. If
another stimulates your Knowledge, then give that individual your attention so that
you may learn of the true powers of persuasion. Yet, let not the persuasions of
this world—its grievances, its cherished ideals, its morality, its demands or
its compromises—influence you, for you are following Knowledge, and you need
not follow the persuasions of the world.
REMIND YOURSELF OF TODAY’S IDEA upon the hour and
practice stillness deeply in your two meditation practices today. Allow only Knowledge
to persuade you, for this is all that you need to follow in the world.
PRACTICE 113: Two 30-minute practice periods. Hourly
practice.
Yesterday: Step 112 -
Review
From the Journal:
To
be added later. It is a long entry.
NNC
