are upset as pure nonsense。 You don’t accept them and you don’t reject
them。 You just let them happen； watch them； and experience how peaceful it
is not to be emotionally caught up in them any longer。 This enables the
intuitive wisdom that is always within you to emerge。
Suppose； for example； that someone urges you to change your mind about
something。 You may experience that your power； prestige； and pride
boundaries are being violated。 Your rational mind will be activated by your
ego to produce a forceful retort to pletely devastate the person who is so
stupid as to disagree with you。 When you are able to watch your mind do its
thing； without triggering negative emotional feelings； you will then have a
choice as to which response produces division； and which produces love and
oneness。 When you are operating on lower consciousness levels； you have no
choice。 You tend to immediately utter every “urgent thought” that es into
your mind even if it means interrupting another person。 As you grow into
higher consciousness； you are able to simply observe the puter…like；
automated “printout” that is taking place in your rational mind。 You view it
as a sixth sense as just another sensory input。 By upleveling your
addictions into preferences； your thoughts no longer cause your emotions to
automatically flare up。 You begin for the first time in your life to be liberated
from the dance of your rational mind。
It is interesting to note that this is not repression。 When you repress； you do
not express what you are feeling because you are afraid of the consequences。
Repression is one of the most unconscious and harmful things you can do to
yourself。 What we are suggesting is that you take the energy generated by an
emotion and turn this into reprogramming the addiction into a preference。
You thus do not repress the energy； but you actually use it constructively and
beneficially so that your rational chains of thought do not trigger feelings of
anger or resentment。 As you bee more conscious； there will be no
negative emotions to repress or even to express。 You bee literally like
a connoisseur who does not just grab any food； but who； in a discriminating
way； uses insight and perceptiveness to consciously choose。 A conscious
being knows that life always works best when we operate from a loving space
that lets us receive and experience other people （no matter what they do or
say） as no different from ourselves。
When your bioputer begins processing all ining visual； auditory； and
other data in ways that do not keep you irritated and upset； you find that the
screen of your consciousness is no longer dominated by a constant conflict
between you and the outside world。 You are then able to tune in to the more
subtle aspects of the people and situations around you。 Your insight and
perceptiveness increase a hundredfold。 You find that your inherent wisdom
（which can be drawn upon only to the degree that your rational mind is calm）
guides you so that you are able to produce the optimal response to every
situation in your life。
A traditional way of calming the rational mind is through meditation。 Most
types of meditation involve sitting with spine erect in a quiet room and
continuously focusing your attention on a physical object or a mental concept
in order to crowd out random thoughts。 For example； you may concentrate
on experiencing your breathing in and breathing out。 Or you could just put a
lighted candle in front of you and train your consciousness to be dominated
pletely and continuously during the meditation period by only the candle
flame。 When random thoughts e； such as； “I wonder how long this is
going to take to really get results；” or； “My right knee doesn’t feel right；” you
do not stay with the thoughts and permit them to free…associate。 You do not；
however； reject these thoughts for the harder you reject them； the more they
will hold on tenaciously。 You gradually develop the ability to just let them go
by； and you gently and constantly return to the object of your meditation。 You
know that only one thing can dominate the central stage of your
consciousness at any one time with full attention although your mind can
switch back and forth to different matters in a fraction of a second。 By
continually keeping one object or thought in your consciousness； you can
gradually train your mind to calm down its random dance so that it can be a
more enjoyable and pleasant servant for you。
If you are now using a traditional method of meditation and are getting results
from it； it may be preferable for you to continue this practice especially if
you have a good meditation teacher with whom you work personally。 Any
system of meditation is in harmony with the Living Love Way。 However； if
you do not use a particular method of meditation at this time； you may wish to
use the Five Methods described in this book to calm your mind during your
period of growth into the Fourth Center。 These Five Methods of the Living
Love Way do not require you to turn off the world even for an hour； or to
detach yourself from your everyday activities。 They enable you to develop a
capacity for achieving many of the benefits of meditation while you are busily
engaged in the activities of your life。 One of the main objects of meditation is
to experience yourself and the world around you clearly and consciously
free from emotion…backed demands； attachments； addictive models； childhood
conditioning； etc。 For many people we feel that the most direct way to do this
is through working with the Twelve Pathways； the Seven Centers； and the
Five methods。 We like to consider these techniques as a form of “meditation
in action。”
Calming your rational mind by reducing the load of addictions that keep it
activated is an important phase of your growth into higher consciousness。
Since we have an animal background of millions of years in the jungle where
life or death depended upon split…second timing； our emotions； egos； and
rational minds are far too reactive to what is going on around us。 As you
grow toward higher consciousness； you bee more receptive and
accepting。 You just let the sensory stuff e in and you let it sort itself
out and drift on by。 You see the “warnings” being generated by your rational
mind； but you have learned to let your mind produce its stream of thoughts
without getting your ego caught up in them。 When your mind generates
security； sensation； and power…motivated thoughts that make you feel
alienated and you begin to throw someone out of your heart； you know that
you are operating on the lower levels of consciousness。 You bee
increasingly aware of times when your rational mind is churning and
speeding。 You are determined not to lose your tuned…in insight into the here
and now and your ability to love unconditionally。 Then any action you
engage in will be effective and produce the optimal results both now and in
the future。
The love and peace of higher consciousness flow from just being and
enjoying it all。 Anything you do will not be enough unless you feel fulfilled in
just being。 Usually we are not happy when we finish doing whatever it is that
we think we have to do。 Doing creates expectations that your world and the
people around you may or may not fit。 The things we do disappear in time。
We must learn to appreciate just being alive in the nowness of whatever
situation we are in。
Contentment is not only a benefit of higher consciousness but it is also one of
the ways of working toward higher consciousness。 Just insist that your
rational mind slow down its rejection of the here and now； with its endless
churnings； parisons； and judgments that usually create the experience of
otherness。 There are times when you may have to forcefully tell your rational
mind to “shut up” so that you can enjoy your here and now。 As we pointed
out in the story of the Zen monk； tigers； and strawberries； there are always
things you can think about to keep your rational mind and emotions stirred
up。 And there are always the “strawberries” to be enjoyed right here and
now。 Whether you enjoy your life continuously； or constantly harass yourself；
depends upon how we