[From Marsha\u2026One of the ideas of the teaching was quite an\neye-opener for me. It is always of\nvalue for me to remember these precious ideas from time to time; so I thought\nI\u2019d share this one with you. Here is a\nclear paragraph on the subject.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(from Tape 8 of Basic Section of website)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n WHAT DOES THIS REMIND ME OF?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n One can observe the “self” continually being\nset into motion by similar situations in the environment. Something comes along\nand the “self” identifies it as “being the same as” because\nit is somewhat similar. One person is served a given food. Sometime or other in\nthe past “one” had a similar food and it was tainted. One felt\nnauseated or was forced to eat it as a child. One says, “I can’t stand\nit–I don’t like it.” Now I observes this association; and as we keep\ntrack of “what does this remind me of,” one can see much that has\nbeen a limitation to the organism that has been experienced as limitation. It\nis no longer a limitation when one sees that it is a simple association that\nsays “now is then.” Obviously, one sees that the “self”\nequates “now is then” and has a tendency to report to X what went on\n“then”–and that “then” is the same as what is happening\n“now.” It never is!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Seeing \u201cWhat does this remind me of\u201d in action.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n One time I was traveling through the woods on the way to\na gig. The sax player was driving and\nalso speeding. Pretty soon here come\nthe blue light; and, obviously he got a ticket. Next week when we were on our way to that\nsame gig, he was speeding again. I got\nanxious and said, \u201cYou\u2019re speeding.\u201d He\nsaid, \u201cI know.\u201d Since we were doing the\n48 basic tapes together, he decided that he was going to show me that now (on\nthe way to the gig this week) was not the same as last week. I predicted that we would get a ticket; and\nfor as long as the gig went on and he speeded through the woods, we never got a\nticket. Though I\u2019m not one to condone\nspeeding, it is still a demonstration that I will remember to apply to other\nsituations. As a result, I watched the\nreminder week after week and when it didn\u2019t happen again, the association\nfinally quit. I wasn\u2019t particularly\nfond of the fear that came up in me every time we passed through. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Another way of saying \u201cwhat does this remind me of\u201d is to look at associations.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n My mother had associations, images, that were created in\nher regarding different foods that didn\u2019t agree with her. At times she got gas or a tummy ache. When that happened, she dropped that food\nfrom her diet until she was down to carrot sticks, oatmeal, and a few other\nlittle tidbits — certainly not enough for optimum health. So she was seeing the past discomfort and\nthinking \u201cnow is then\u201d and it became quite a limitation to her meals. So just because she had an upset tummy once,\ndoesn\u2019t mean that it would be every time, but she never tried the food again to\nfind out whether it was the food or something else. She might have been upset when she ate the\nfood, the restaurant might have put some spice in there that didn\u2019t agree with\nher; but perhaps if she made it at home\nit would have been fine. It may not have\neven been that food, but something she ate earlier. I don\u2019t presume to know what she \u201cshould have\ndone\u201d. Sometimes situations need more\ninformation, or can be experimented again to see if the same thing happens like\nthe ride through the woods. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In the work, we are always encouraged to experiment with\nan idea; and certainly \u201cWhat does this remind me of\u201d and \u201cassociations\u201d is a fun\none to watch going on unconsciously in the self!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [From Marsha\u2026One of the ideas of the teaching was quite an eye-opener for me. It is always of value for me to remember these precious ideas from time to time; so I thought I\u2019d share this one with you. Here … Continue reading