certain life situations that often flip us back into the power level of
consciousness。 For example； our power addictions may manifest themselves
when we know we are right； but the other person stubbornly refuses to follow
our instructions。 We need to remind ourselves that getting irritated will only
make the situation more plicated。 Oftentimes we get annoyed when we
are inconvenienced in some way by another person。 We irritate ourselves
when people do not follow agreed…upon rules or when someone is
thoughtless。 We often create resentment in ourselves when we’re trying to
explain about how we think and what we’re trying to do and other people
do not seem to be interested。 We irritate ourselves when we perceive that
another person is deceptive or he or she lets us down in one way or another。
We may get irritated when someone tells us something we already know。 Or
perhaps we are meditating and we annoy ourselves when someone is not
sensitive to our desire for silence。 Or perhaps we are busy and someone is
not aware of our inner flow when we are trying to finish a task。 Or we have
responsibilities and another person does not recognize that this is our
province where we’re entitled to make decisions。
Sometimes we irritate ourselves when we find that other people are impatient
and want us to move faster than we are moving。 Or perhaps someone
repeatedly interrupts us。 Sometimes we feel paranoid when someone does
not return our friendliness。 Some of the people in our lives will attack us with
anger and hostility。 And unless we are thoroughly able to operate our
consciousness on the fourth level of unconditional love； we will immediately
throw ourselves back into the power level and our response will mirror their
uptightness。
It is necessary for you to tell yourself that you have been trying to handle
these situations all of your life by using dominance； pecking…order
forcefulness； emotional uptightness； barter； gifts； and other manipulative
techniques。 These power methods have not yet enabled you to create a
fulfilled and beautiful life。 Now it is time to switch over and use only love
and expanded consciousness as your guides whenever the actions of people
do not fit the programs that you have conditioned into your bioputer。
You need to continually remind yourself that in none of the above situations
can you justify yourself at any time in being angry； irritable； resentful；
fearful； jealous； or anxious。 You need to realize that such situations are part
of the nowness of your life。 The game is to emotionally accept the
unacceptable。 You are trying to liberate yourself from your addictive traps。
So you use all of these experiences to grow in consciousness。 If you do get
trapped into unloving dualistic Power Level behavior； you just consciously
see the drama for what it is and you resolve not to get trapped again。 If you
stumble； just get up and go on。 Don’t bee addicted to not stumbling。
Use each fall back to the Power Level as a gift from your life to help you
bee more conscious and accepting。
The energy you put into your growth toward higher consciousness can be
increased if you deeply realize the enormous price you are now paying for
your lower consciousness addictions a toll in lost happiness； lost peace； lost
love； lost serenity； lost wisdom； and lost effectiveness。 If you put half the
energy into your consciousness growth that you put into living out your
programmed addictions； you would soon begin to live in the warmth and
beauty of higher consciousness。
The level of consciousness at which you operate determines what you notice
and what you don’t notice。 Your programming influences whether you see it
all clearly or see it through distorting ego filters whether it grabs your
consciousness or is simply seen clearly for what it is。
Love and peace are not only your goals they are also the methods you use
to get to the goals。 Always realize that it is only the programming in your
head that is separating you from the beautiful feelings of higher consciousness
every second of your life。 Happiness is there waiting inside of you and it
bees more available every time you reprogram one of your addictions。
Chapter 20
Living Love With Children
A child can be a great teacher in your journey toward higher consciousness。
A young child can give you a continuous demonstration of what it is like to
live in the here and now before the rational mind affects the stream of
consciousness。 A child can turn its consciousness fully and spontaneously to
each new life situation。 When denied something that it wants； it may respond
with an ego trip by crying。 But one minute later； it can turn its attention to the
here…and…now situation that life offers and be joyous and laughing again。
Thus the consciousness of an infant does not grasp situations and churn them
with the rational mind。
Children are very sensitive mirrors of your consciousness level。 When they
are surrounded by peaceful； loving people； they reflect a warm； flowing state
most of the time。 When they are surrounded by driven； other…directed；
manipulating people； they rapidly reflect this tension and uptightness in their
behavior。
Your level of consciousness determines your world。 If you live in a world of
fears and anxiety； you will pull the lower consciousness people around you
into your psychic space。 If your consciousness largely operates on the Power
Center； any child with whom you continually interact will be pulled into your
subject…object type of non…caring manipulations。 If your responses to your
child continually show loving thoughtfulness and acceptance of your child as
an individual； this will be reflected in the child’s consciousness。
You head creates your child。 If you view your child as awkward； you will
create an awkward child。 If you view your child as an interference to your
important daily activities； you will create exactly this type of child。 The
images and classifications through which you perceive a child will be
sensitively picked up by the child and will play a large part in how he reacts
to you。
The people who interact continually with a young child determine the nature
and strength of the future addictions that he or she must uplevel to
preferences to grow into higher consciousness。 When a child is around highly
dominating people； a large portion of his energy will remain preoccupied with
the Power Center of Consciousness。 Upon reaching maturity； the adult will
regard power as the key to happiness in the world。 The child will have been
bruised by uncaring； “Shut up； be quiet； and do exactly as I say” subjectobject
manipulation。 The child will feel that happiness correlates with the
amount of personal power and prestige one can use to dominate and control
the people and situations in one’s life。 A child who is around flowing； higher
consciousness people （who regard the child’s needs as they would their own）
will easily grow into the Love Center of Consciousness。 With ing
adulthood； he or she will have a life style that is characterized by
harmoniously flowing with the here…and…now situations of life。 The child will
know deep in his or her being that love and expanded consciousness will
always bring whatever is needed for happiness。
If you observe the interaction between most adults and children from the
point of view of the Security Center； Sensation Center； and Power Center of
Consciousness； you will feel passion for the robot…like behavior that has
ensnared both the child and the adult。 The consciousness of the adult will
tend to magnify most of the actions of the child as threats to the adult’s
security； sensation； or power。 Since children mirror our consciousness； this
leads the child to develop strong addictive programming on the first three
levels。 The developing being will have heavy psychological obstacles that
must be reprogrammed to permit growth into the Love Center and
Cornucopia Center。 No one can progress to these higher centers as long as he
or she feels that happiness is just a matter of having enough security； sex；
money； prestige； and power！
We create security； sensation； and power addictions in children when we try
to dominate them