Sunday, January 23rd, 1983

WISDOM'S GOLDENROD, ALAN BERKOWITZ CLASS NOTES

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JANUARY 23, 1983

PB BOOKS; WISDOM OF THE OVERSELF; MEDITATION ON THE FUTURE

TOPIC: PB Books

SUBJECT: Wisdom of the Overself

SUBSUBJECT: Meditation on the Future

BOOKS READ FROM OR REFERENCED:

• Paul Brunton, The Wisdom of the Overself

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NOTES:

• RETYPED HANDWRITTEN NOTES (V13). From Classnotes AB 1982 1206 to 1983 0124.PDF.

• All capitalization and punctuation corrected, abbreviations spelled out.

1983 01/23 at Wisdom's Goldenrod

PB Books; Wisdom of the Overself; Meditation on the Future

[Classnotes AB 1983 0123 Begin]

1/23/83 A Meditation on the Future [Note: See Paul Brunton, The Wisdom of the Overself, Chap. 14, "The Yoga of the Discerning Mind," A Meditation on the Future.]

A few weeks of this exercise can make an impact on the next day.

To practice it be graphic -- itemize every point he's making. Write it down. Memorize them.

This is a practical way to change what we don't like about ourselves.

Can be done before meditation also.

You are the spectator and the actor in the visualization.

1) The clarity of the image is important -- you can look at yourself in a mirror to imprint your image.

2) The quieting of the senses is important.

Start at first with a few specific things you want to change.

You need a kind of despair that you really want to change.

Concentrate on your actions in a situation, not the others person's.

As soon as selfishness comes in, it's black magic -- don't change the other person.

As your character improves, greater understanding automatically comes in.

Don't be forceful about this -- i.e., don't stimulate the mind into wakefulness.

Work with a quiet confidence.

Bring interest into the exercise.

Dreaming results from uncompleted actions or undigested experience.

[Classnotes AB 1983 0123 End]