Chapter 9: Personal ExperiencesComplete intimate self-observation of the myself is unpostponable when we are trying to discover wrong psychological states. Unquestionably our wrong internal states can be rectified by means of the correct procedures. Since our internal life is the magnet which attracts external events, we need to eliminate the erroneous psychological states from our psyche with the greatest urgency. |
It is indispensable to correct wrong psychological states, when one wants to fundamentally alter the nature of certain undesirable events. It is possible to alter our relationship with particular events if we eliminate from within certain absurd psychological states.
Destructive external situations can be transformed into inoffensive and even constructive ones, through the intelligent correction of our erroneous internal states.
One can change the nature of the unpleasant events that happen to us, when one purifies oneself intimately. A person who never corrects his absurd psychological states, believing himself to be very strong, makes himself a victim of circumstances.
If we want to change the course of an unhappy existence, it is vital to put in order our disorderly internal house.
People who complain about everything, who suffer, cry, protest, who would like to change their lives, to leave
behind the misfortune in which they find themselves, unfortunately do not work on themselves.
People do not want to realize that their internal life attracts external circumstances, and that if these are painful, it is due to absurd internal states.
The exterior is simply the reflection of the interior; whoever changes internally creates a new order of things.
External events will never be as important as the manner in which we react in the face of them.
Did you remain serene in the face of insults? Did you receive with pleasure the unpleasant manifestations of your fellow man?
How did you react to the infidelity of your loved one? Did you let yourself be carried away by the poison of jealousy? Did you kill? Are you in jail?
Hospitals, cemeteries, and prisons are full of sincerely mistaken people who reacted absurdly in the face of external events.
The best weapon a man can use in life is a correct psychological state.
One can calm beasts and unmask traitors by means of the appropriate internal state.
Wrong internal states make us the defenseless victims of human perversity.
Learn to face the most unpleasant occurrences of practical life with an appropriate internal attitude.
Do not identify with any occurrence. Remember that everything passes. Learn to see life as a film, and you will receive the benefits.
Don’t forget that occurrences of no importance lead you to misfortune if you do not eliminate from your psyche the wrong internal states.
Each external event unquestionably needs the appropriate “ticket,” that is to say, the precise psychological state.
Destructive external situations can be transformed into inoffensive and even constructive ones, through the intelligent correction of our erroneous internal states.
One can change the nature of the unpleasant events that happen to us, when one purifies oneself intimately. A person who never corrects his absurd psychological states, believing himself to be very strong, makes himself a victim of circumstances.
If we want to change the course of an unhappy existence, it is vital to put in order our disorderly internal house.
People who complain about everything, who suffer, cry, protest, who would like to change their lives, to leave
behind the misfortune in which they find themselves, unfortunately do not work on themselves.
People do not want to realize that their internal life attracts external circumstances, and that if these are painful, it is due to absurd internal states.
The exterior is simply the reflection of the interior; whoever changes internally creates a new order of things.
External events will never be as important as the manner in which we react in the face of them.
Did you remain serene in the face of insults? Did you receive with pleasure the unpleasant manifestations of your fellow man?
How did you react to the infidelity of your loved one? Did you let yourself be carried away by the poison of jealousy? Did you kill? Are you in jail?
Hospitals, cemeteries, and prisons are full of sincerely mistaken people who reacted absurdly in the face of external events.
The best weapon a man can use in life is a correct psychological state.
One can calm beasts and unmask traitors by means of the appropriate internal state.
Wrong internal states make us the defenseless victims of human perversity.
Learn to face the most unpleasant occurrences of practical life with an appropriate internal attitude.
Do not identify with any occurrence. Remember that everything passes. Learn to see life as a film, and you will receive the benefits.
Don’t forget that occurrences of no importance lead you to misfortune if you do not eliminate from your psyche the wrong internal states.
Each external event unquestionably needs the appropriate “ticket,” that is to say, the precise psychological state.