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THE MASTER GAME Beyond the Drug Experience By Robert S.

de Ropp

CONTENTS I. Games and Aims GAME WORTH PLAYING THE LOW GAME! DEL"!ION! #REATI$E P!Y#HOLOGY% THE HIGH GAME! DR"G! AND

II. The Drug Experience A PHANTOM HA"NT! "!& A NOTE ON DEPRE!!ANT! AND RE$ELATION! THE ENERGIE! O( THE P!Y#HE%

A !"BTLE !PIRIT

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III. The i!e Rooms THE MYTH O( THE MAD 'ING DREAMLE!! !LEEP THE ROOM O( DREAM! HAL( DREAM !TATE DREAM #ATEGORIE! WA'ING !LEEP !EL( TRAN!#ENDEN#E #O!MI# #ON!#IO"!NE!! !AMADHI AND !ATORI% I". The Si#ent $or#d !IMPLE AWARENE!! AWARENE!! AND ATTENTION AWARENE!! AND IMPRE!!ION! #ON!ER$ATION O( AWARENE!! #HOI#E O( A#TI$ITIE! INTENTIONAL DOING AND ME#HANI#AL HAPPENING RE!TORING LO!T BALAN#E% ". The Theater o% Se#!es WE ARE MANY THE (I$E WILL! THEATER O"TER THEATER% THE !EE'ER THE OB!ER$ER INNER

THE

"I. The Mas& and the Essence E!!EN#E) PER!ONA) (AL!E EGO PHY!I#AL TYPE PROBLEM! O( BALAN#E TYPE! AND #A!TE! PER!ONA AND (AL!E EGO ANATOMY O( A DWAR(% "II. Education o% 'sychic (enters THE (O"R BRAIN! ED"#ATION O( IN!TIN#T ED"#ATION O( MO$EMENT ED"#ATION O( EMOTION ED"#ATION O( INTELLE#T% "III. (reati!e 'sycho#ogy and Menta# I##ness THE $ITAL BALAN#E ORDER! O( DY!ORGANI*ATION I). The (reati!e (ommunity THE WAY O( THE RE#L"!E OB+E#TI$E% ). (onc#usion *+TES A*D BIB,I+GRA'H-. A''E*DI) A. 'hysica# A/areness and Exercise A''E*DI) B. Autogenic Training A''E*DI) (. 'rayer o% the Heart A''E*DI) D. Bui#ding the Spiritua# Edi%ice THE ORDERED #OMM"NITY (O"R LO!T !O"L!% AIM! !"B+E#TI$E AND

I. Games and Aims A Game $orth p#aying THI! BOO' i, #ON#ERNED -ith g./e, .nd .i/,% It h., 0een ,t.ted 0y Tho/., !1.,1 th.t -h.t peop2e re.22y need .nd de/.nd 3ro/ 2i3e i, not -e.2th) co/3ort or e,tee/ 0ut g./e, -orth p2.ying%4 He -ho c.nnot 3ind . g./e -orth p2.ying i, .pt to 3.22 prey to .ccidie) de3ined 0y the (.ther, o3 the #hurch ., one o3 the De.d2y !in,) 0ut noreg.rded ., . ,y/pto/ o3 ,ic5ne,,% Accidie i, . p.r.2y,i, o3 the -i22) . 3.i2ure o3 the .ppetite) . condition o3 gener.2i1ed 0oredo/) tot.2 di,ench.nt/ent 6God) oh God) ho- -e.ry) ,t.2e) 32.t .nd unpro3it.02e ,ee/ to /e .22 the u,e, o3 thi, -or2d&6 !uch . ,t.te o3 /ind) !1.,1 te22, u,) i, . pre2ude to -h.t i, 2oo,e2y c.22ed 6/ent.2 i22ne,,)6 -hich) though !1.,1 de3ine, thi, i22ne,, ., . /yth) ne7erthe2e,, 3i22, h.23 the 0ed, in ho,pit.2, .nd /.5e, /u2titude, o3 peop2e . 0urden to the/,e27e, .nd to ,ociety% !ee5) .0o7e .22) 3or . g./e -orth p2.ying% !uch i, the .d7ice o3 the or.c2e to /odern /.n% H.7ing 3ound the g./e) p2.y it -ith inten,ity p2.y ., i3 your 2i3e .nd ,.nity depended on it% 8They do depend on it%9 (o22o- the ex./p2e o3 the (rench exi,tenti.2i,t, .nd 32ouri,h . 0.nner 0e.ring the -ord 6eng.ge/ent%6 Though nothing /e.n, .nything .nd .22 ro.d, .re /.r5ed 6NO E:IT)6 yet /o7e ., i3 your /o7e/ent, h.d ,o/e purpo,e% I3 2i3e doe, not ,ee/ to o33er . g./e -orth p2.ying) then in7ent one%; (or it /u,t 0e c2e.r) e7en to the /o,t c2ouded inte22igence) th.t .ny g./e i, 0etter th.n no g./e% Wh.t ,ort o3 g./e, doe, 2i3e o33er< We c.n ,tudy !tephen Potter 3or tip, on 6g./e,/.n,hip%6 We c.n 8.nd ,hou2d9 re.d Eric Berne on G./e, Peop2e P2.y%= I3 -e h.7e /.the/.tic.2 inc2in.tion, -e c.n 2oo5 into the -or5 o3 +ohn 7on Neu/.nn or Nor0ert Wiener) -ho de7oted ,o/e o3 their 0e,t thin5ing to the e2.0or.tion o3 . theory o3 g./e,%> (ro/ the Hindu ,cripture, -e c.n 2e.rn o3 the co,/ic g./e) the .2tern.tion o3 2i2. .nd nity.) the D.nce o3 !hi7.) in -hich pri/ordi.2 unity i, tr.n,3or/ed into /u2tip2icity through the con,t.nt interp2.y o3 the three gun.,% In the -or5, o3 the /y,tic no7e2i,t) Her/.nn He,,e) -e c.n re.d o3 the M.gic The.ter in -hich .22 2i3e g./e, .re po,,i02e? or o3 the g./e o3 g./e, 8G2.,,per2en,pie29 in -hich .22 e2e/ent, o3 hu/.n experience .re 0rought together in . ,ing2e ,ynthe,i,%@ Wh.t i, . g./e< An inter.ction 0et-een peop2e in7o27ing u2terior /oti7e,< Berne u,e, the -ord in thi, ,en,e in G./e, Peop2e P2.y% But . g./e in7o27e, /ore th.n thi,% It i, e,,enti.22y . tri.2 o3 ,trength or . tri.2 o3 -it, p2.yed -ithin . /.trix -hich i, de3ined 0y ru2e,%A Ru2e, .re e,,enti.2% I3 the ru2e, .re not o0,er7ed) the g./e ce.,e, to 0e . g./e .t .22% A /e.ning3u2 g./e o3 che,, -ou2d 0e i/po,,i02e i3 one p2.yer in,i,ted on tre.ting .22 p.-n, ., Bueen,% Li3e g./e, re32ect 2i3e .i/,% And the g./e, /en choo,e to p2.y indic.te not on2y their type) 0ut .2,o their 2e7e2 o3 inner de7e2op/ent% (o22o-ing Tho/., !1.,1 8/ore or 2e,,9 -e c.n di7ide 2i3e g./e, into o0Cect g./e, .nd /et. g./e,% O0Cect g./e, c.n 0e thought o3 ., g./e, p2.yed 3or the .tt.in/ent o3 /.teri.2 thing,) pri/.ri2y /oney .nd the o0Cect, -hich /oney c.n 0uy% Met. g./e, .re p2.yed 3or int.ngi02e, ,uch ., 5no-2edge or the 6,.27.tion o3 the ,ou2%6 In our cu2ture o0Cect g./e, predo/in.te% In e.r2ier cu2ture, /et. g./e, predo/in.ted% To the p2.yer, o3 /et.g./e,) o0Cect g./e, h.7e .2-.y, ,ee/ed ,h.22o- .nd 3uti2e) .n .ttitude ,u//.ri1ed in the Go,pe2 ,.yingD 6Wh.t ,h.22 it pro3it . /.n i3 he g.in the -ho2e -or2d .nd 2o,e hi, o-n ,ou2<6 To the p2.yer, o3 o0Cect g./e,) /et. g./e, ,ee/ 3u11y .nd i22 de3ined) in7o27ing ne0u2ou, concept, 2i5e 0e.uty) truth or ,.27.tion% The -ho2e hu/.n popu2.tion o3 the e.rth c.n 0e di7ided rough2y into t-o group,) /et. g./e p2.yer, .nd o0Cect g./e p2.yer,) the Pro,pero, .nd the #.2i0.n,%E The t-o h.7e ne7er under,tood one .nother .nd it i, ,.3e to predict th.t they ne7er -i22% They .re) p,ycho2ogic.22y ,pe.5ing) di33erent ,pecie, o3 /.n .nd their con32ict, throughout the .ge, h.7e .dded gre.t2y to the ,u/ o3 hu/.n /i,ery%

Tab#e I Meta-games and Object Games

GAME

AIM

M.,ter G./e Re2igion G./e !cience G./e Art G./e Hou,eho2der G./e No G./e Hog in Trough #oc5 in Dunghi22 Mo2och G./e

.-.5ening ,.27.tion 5no-2edge 0e.uty r.i,e 3./i2y no .i/ -e.2th 3./e g2ory or 7ictory

A22 g./e, .re p2.yed .ccording to ru2e,% In /.n /.de g./e, ,uch ., po5er the ru2e, .re i/po,ed 0y the 2.-, o3 pro0.0i2ity 8odd, .g.in,t . ,tr.ight .re ;?> to 4) .g.in,t . 32u,h) ?FE to 49 or they .re dependent on ,peci.2 2i/it.tion, 8p.-n, .nd other piece, in che,, e.ch h.7ing it, o-n /o7e9% In 2i3e g./e,) ru2e, .re i/po,ed 0y n.tur.2) econo/ic or ,oci.2 condition,% The p2.yer /u,t 0oth re/e/0er the .i/ .nd 5no- the ru2e,% Ap.rt 3ro/ thi,) the Bu.2ity o3 hi, g./e depend, on hi, o-n inn.te ch.r.cteri,tic,% Gre.t che,, /.,ter, .re 0orn) not /.de% Gre.t 3oot0.22 p2.yer, .re 0ound to h.7e cert.in phy,ic.2 ch.r.cteri,tic,% The g./e . /.n c.n p2.y i, deter/ined 0y hi, type 8o3 -hich /ore 2.ter9% He -ho trie, to p2.y . g./e 3or -hich hi, type doe, not 3it hi/ 7io2.te, hi, o-n e,,ence -ith con,eBuence, th.t .re o3ten di,.,trou,% The ,o/ Games The /.in type, o3 2i3e g./e, .re ,ho-n in T.02e I% Hog in Trough i, .n o0Cect g./e pure .nd ,i/p2e% The .i/ i, to get oneG, no,e in the trough ., deep2y ., po,,i02e) gu112e ., /uch ., po,,i02e) e20o- the other hog, .,ide ., 3orce3u22y ., po,,i02e% A ,trong Hog in Trough p2.yer h., .22 the Bu.2itie, -ith -hich co//uni,t prop.g.nd. endo-, the c.pit.2i,t) in,.ti.02e greed) ruth2e,,ne,,) cunning) ,e23i,hne,,% Pure Hog in Trough i, not con,idered entire2y re,pect.02e in the conte/por.ry "%!%A% .nd i, gener.22y p2.yed tod.y -ith . cert.in /oder.tion th.t -ou2d h.7e ,ee/ed ,i,,y to the gi.nt, o3 the g./e -ho ,.7.ge2y exp2oited the re,ource, o3 the continent . century or ,o .go% The ru2e, o3 the g./e h.7e 0eco/e /ore co/p2ex .nd the g./e it,e23 /ore ,u0t2e% #oc5 on Dunghi22 i, p2.yed 3or 3./e% It i, de,igned pri/.ri2y to in32.te the 3.2,e ego .nd to 5eep it in32.ted% P2.yer, o3 #oc5 on Dunghi22 .re hungry to 0e 5no-n .nd t.25ed .0out% They -.nt) in . -ord) to 0e ce2e0ritie,) -hether or not they h.7e .nything -orth ce2e0r.ting% The g./e i, pr.ctic.22y 3orced upon peop2e in ,o/e pro3e,,ion, 8 .ctor,) po2itici.n, 9 ) -ho .re co/pe22ed to

/.int.in . 6pu02ic i/.ge6 -hich /.y h.7e no re2.tion,hip to the thing they re.22y .re% But the re.2 p2.yer o3 #oc5 on Dunghi22) -ho,e h.ppine,, depend, entire2y on the 3reBuency -ith -hich he 8or ,he9 ,ee, hi, n./e in the p.per,) doe, not /uch c.re .0out pu02ic i/.ge,% (or hi/ .ny pu02icity i, 0etter th.n no pu02icity% He -ou2d r.ther 0e -e22 5no-n ., . ,coundre2 th.n not 5no-n .t .22% The Mo2och G./e i, the de.d2ie,t o3 .22 g./e,) p2.yed 3or 6g2ory6 or 3or 67ictory)6 0y 7.riou, gr.de, o3 pro3e,,ion.2 /.n5i22 er, tr.ined to reg.rd ,uch 5i22ing ., credit.02e pro7ided tho,e they 5i22 3.7or . di33erent re2igion or po2itic.2 ,y,te/ .nd c.n thu, 0e co22ecti7e2y re3erred to ., 6the ene/y%6 Mo2och G./e i, . pure2y hu/.n g./e% Other /.//.2,) though they 3ight -ith /e/0er, o3 their o-n ,pecie,) o0,er7e . cert.in decent /oder.tion .nd r.re2y 3ight to the de.th%H But the p2.yer, o3 the Mo2och G./e h.7e no /oder.tion% Lured on 0y ,o/e g2ittering dre./ o3 g2ory or po-er) they 5i22 -ith 0ound2e,, enthu,i.,/) de,troying -ho2e citie,) de7.,t.ting entire countrie,% The g./e i, p2.yed ,o p.,,ion.te2y .nd -ith ,uch .0.ndon th.t nothing) neither pity) decency) ,y/p.thy or e7en co//on ,en,e) i, .22o-ed to inter3ere -ith the de,tructi7e orgy% A, the de7otee, o3 the god Mo2och ,.cri3iced their chi2dren to the ido2) ,o the p2.yer, o3 the Mo2och G./e ,.cri3ice the 2i7e, o3 thou,.nd, o3 young /.2e, in the n./e o3 ,o/e g2ittering .0,tr.ction 83or/er2y 6g2ory)6 no- /ore gener.22y 6de3ence69 or . ,i22y phr.,e couched in . de.d 2.ngu.geD 6Du2ce et decoru/ e,t pro p.tri. /ori%64F But ,o gre.t i, the po-er -ie2ded 0y the p2.yer, o3 thi, g./e) exerted through 7.riou, 3or/, o3 coercion .nd 02.c5/.i2) th.t the thou,.nd, o3 young /en in7o27ed /.5e 2itt2e prote,t% They 6go to their gr.7e, 2i5e 0ed,)6 not d.ring to expo,e the e/ptine,, o3 the g2ittering -ord, on -hich the Mo2och G./e i, 0.,ed% The,e three g./e,) Hog in Trough) #oc5 on Dunghi22 .nd the Mo2och G./e) .re .22 /ore or 2e,, p.tho2ogic.2 .cti7itie,% The p2.yer, -ho 6-in6 -in nothing th.t they c.n tru2y c.22 their o-n% 6Hog in Trough6 /.y e/erge t-ice ., rich ., #roe,u, on2y to 3ind hi/,e23 e/0ittered) e/pty .nd unh.ppy) .t . 2o,, to 5no- -h.t to do -ith the -e.2th he h., ./.,,ed% 6#oc5 on Dunghi226 /.y /.5e hi/,e23 ,o 3./ou, th.t e7eryone 5no-, hi, n./e on2y to re.2i1e th.t thi, 3./e o3 hi, i, . /ere ,h.do- .nd . ,ource o3 incon7enience% P2.yer, o3 the Mo2och G./e /.y -.de in 02ood up to the e.r, on2y to 3ind th.t the 7ictory or g2ory 3or -hich they ,.cri3iced . /i22ion 2i7e, .re e/pty -ord,) 2i5e rich2y 0edi1ened -hore, -ho 2ure /en to their de,truction% There i, . cri/in.2 e2e/ent in .22 the,e g./e, 0ec.u,e) in e7ery in,t.nce) they do h.r/ 0oth to the p2.yer .nd to the ,ociety o3 -hich he 3or/, . p.rt% !o -.rped) ho-e7er) .re the ,t.nd.rd, 0y -hich /en /e.,ure cri/in.2ity th.t p2.yer, o3 the,e g./e, .re /ore .pt to 0e reg.rded ., 6pi22.r, o3 ,ociety6 th.n d.ngerou, 2un.tic, -ho ,hou2d 0e exi2ed to re/ote i,2.nd, -here they c.n do no h.r/ to the/,e27e, or other,% Bet-een the higher .nd the 2o-er g./e, i, the neutr.2 g./e) the Hou,eho2der G./e) the .i/ o3 -hich i, ,i/p2y to r.i,e . 3./i2y .nd pro7ide it -ith the nece,,itie, o3 2i3e% One c.nnot c.22 it either . /et. g./e or .n o0Cect g./e% It i, the 0.,ic 0io2ogic.2 g./e on -hich the continu.tion o3 the hu/.n r.ce depend,% It i, .2,o po,,i02e to 3ind) in e7ery hu/.n ,ociety) . cert.in nu/0er o3 nonp2.yer,) peop2e -ho) due to ,o/e con,titution.2 de3ect) .re un.02e to 3ind .ny g./e -orth p2.ying) -ho .re) ., . re,u2t) chronic out,ider,) -ho 3ee2 .2ien.ted 3ro/ ,ociety .nd gener.22y 0eco/e /ent.22y der.nged) tend to 0eco/e .nti,oci.2 .nd cri/in.2% The High Games The /et. g./e, .re r.re2y p2.yed in their pure 3or/% The Art G./e ide.22y i, directed to-.rd the expre,,ion o3 .n inner .-.rene,, 2oo,e2y de3ined ., 0e.uty% The .-.rene,, i, pure2y ,u0Cecti7e% One /.nG, 0e.uty c.n 0e .nother /.nG, horror% The 0e.uti3u2 o3 one .ge c.n ,ee/ ug2y to .nother% But 0.d p2.yer, o3 the .rt g./e h.7e no inner .-.rene,, .t .22% They .re technic.22y pro3icient .nd i/it.te tho,e -ho h.7e .-.rene,,) con3or/ing to the 3.,hion -h.te7er th.t 3.,hion /.y 0e% The -ho2e Art G./e) ., p2.yed tod.y) i, he.7i2y t.inted -ith co//erci.2i,/) the greed o3 the co22ector per7.de, it 2i5e . 0.d ,/e22% It i, 3urther co/p2ic.ted 0y the tendency to ,ho- o33 th.t .332ict, .2/o,t .22 conte/por.ry .rti,t,) -hether they 0e p.inter,) ,cu2ptor,) -riter, or co/po,er,% A, .22 tr.dition.2 concept, o3 the 0e.uti3u2 h.7e 0een .0.ndoned) .nything goe,) Cu,t ,o 2ong ., it i, ne- .nd ,t.rt2ing% Thi, /.5e, it .2/o,t i/po,,i02e to te22 -hether . gi7en -or5 o3 .rt corre,pond, to ,o/e inner

.-.rene,, o3 the .rti,t or /ere2y ,ho-, th.t he -., trying to 0e c2e7er%44 The !cience G./e i, .2,o r.re2y p2.yed in it, pure 3or/% Much o3 it i, /ere Cugg2ery) . tire,o/e ringing o3 ch.nge, on . 3e- 0.,ic the/e, 0y in7e,tig.tor, -ho .re 2itt2e /ore th.n technici.n, -ith higher degree,% The !cience G./e h., 0eco/e ,o co/p2ex) ,o 7.,t .nd ,o expen,i7e th.t /ore or 2e,, routine enterpri,e, .re gi7en pre3erence% Anything tru2y origin.2 tend, to 0e exc2uded 0y th.t 3or/id.02e .rr.y o3 co//ittee, th.t ,t.nd, 0et-een the ,cienti,t .nd the /oney he need, 3or re,e.rch% He /u,t either t.i2or hi, re,e.rch p2.n, to 3it the preconcei7ed ide., o3 the co//ittee or 3ind hi/,e23 -ithout 3und,% Moreo7er) in the !cience G./e ., in the Art G./e there i, /uch in,incerity .nd . 3ren1ied Bue,t 3or ,t.tu, th.t ,p.r5, end2e,, pueri2e .rgu/ent, o7er priority o3 pu02ic.tion% The g./e i, p2.yed not ,o /uch 3or 5no-2edge ., to 0o2,ter the ,cienti,tG, ego% To the Art G./e .nd the !cience G./e -e /u,t .dd the Re2igion G./e) . /et. g./e p2.yed 3or .n .i/ 2oo,e2y de3ined ., the .tt.in/ent o3 ,.27.tion% The Re2igion G./e) ., p2.yed in the p.,t) h.d . 3.ir2y -e22 de3ined ,et o3 ru2e,% It -., e,,enti.22y . g./e p2.yed 0y p.id prie,t, o3 one ,ort or .nother 3or their per,on.2 0ene3it% To co/pe2 their 3e22o-/en to p2.y the g./e) the prie,t, in7ented 7.riou, god,) -ith -ho/ they .2one cou2d co//unic.te) -ho,e -r.th they .2one cou2d .,,u.ge) -ho,e cooper.tion they .2one cou2d en2i,t% He -ho -.nted he2p 3ro/ the god, or -ho -i,hed to .7ert their -r.th h.d to p.y the prie,t, to o0t.in hi, end,% The g./e -., 3urther en2i7ened) .nd the ho2d o3 the prie,t, on the /ind, o3 their 7icti/, 3urther ,trengthened) 0y the in7ention o3 t-o .3ter de.th ,t.te,) . 02i,,3u2 he.7en .nd . terri02e he22% To ,t.y out o3 the he22 .nd get into the he.7en) the p2.yer o3 the Re2igion G./e h.d to p.y 2ie prie,t,) or hi, re2.ti7e, h.d to p.y the/ .3ter hi, de.th% Thi, 6p.y the prie,t6 .,pect o3 the Re2igion G./e h., c.u,ed ,e7er.2 cynic, to de3ine it ., the -or2dG, o2de,t con3idence tric5 de,igned to en.02e cert.in un,crupu2ou, indi7idu.2, to /.5e . pro3it out o3 the credu2ity .nd ,ugge,ti0i2ity o3 their 3e22o-/en 0y interceding on their 0eh.23 -ith ,o/e ne0u2ou, god or en,uring their entry into .n eBu.22y ne0u2ou, he.7en% It -., thi, .,pect o3 the Re2igion G./e th.t c.u,ed !ig/und (reud to exc2.i/) /ore in ,orro- th.n .ngerD 6The -ho2e thing i, ,o p.tent2y in3.nti2e) ,o incongruou, -ith re.2ity) th.t 3or one -ho,e .ttitude to hu/.nity i, 3riend2y it i, p.in3u2 to thin5 th.t the gre.t /.Cority o3 /ort.2, -i22 ne7er 0e .02e to ri,e .0o7e thi, 7ie- o3 2i3e%64; A p.rticu2.r2y hideou, .,pect o3 the Re2igion G./e re,u2ted 3ro/ the in,i,tence 0y cert.in prie,t, th.t their 0r.nd o3 god -., the on2y god) th.t their 3or/ o3 the g./e -., the on2y per/i,,i02e 3or/% !o e.ger -ere the,e prie,t, to 5eep the g./e entire2y in their o-n h.nd, th.t they did not he,it.te to per,ecute) torture or 5i22 .ny -ho h.ppened to -i,h to p2.y the g./e 0y other ru2e,% Thi, pr.ctice -., ,t.rted 0y the +e-,) -ho,e enthu,i.,/ 3or their one .nd on2y .nd 7ery Ce.2ou, 3.ther god Cu,ti3ied tho,e ,2.ughtering, the .ccount, o3 -hich con,titute ,o /uch o3 the 0u25 o3 the O2d Te,t./ent% The pr.ctice -., e.ger2y .dopted 0y ,o c.22ed #hri,ti.n,) -ho) not ,.ti,3ied -ith ,2.ughtering Mo,2e/, .nd +e-,) turned 2i5e r.0id dog, on one .nother in . ,erie, o3 gh.,t2y re2igiou, -.r,) Prote,t.nt 7er,u, #.tho2ic% The Mo,2e/,) -ho 0orro-ed the ru2e, o3 their Re2igion G./e 3ro/ +e-, .nd #hri,ti.n, .2i5e) did not 3.i2 to copy the 0.d h.0it, o3 0oth% Be2ie7er, -ere exhorted in the 'or.n to -.ge -.r on the in3ide2) the ,2.ughter o3 un0e2ie7er, 0eing de3ined ., one ,ure -.y o3 g.ining entry into the Mo,2e/ he.7en 8. /uch 2u,her p.r.di,e th.n the r.ther in,ipid .33.ir o33ered 0y their prie,t, to con3or/ing #hri,ti.n,9% It -ou2d ,i/p2i3y our .ccount o3 the g./e, i3 -e cou2d o33er the .0o7e de,cription o3 the Re2igion G./e -ithout 3urther co//ent% "n3ortun.te2y) thi, i, i/po,,i02e% !i/p2y to de3ine the Re2igion G./e ., the -or2dG, o2de,t con g./e i, ., 6p.tent2y in3.nti2e6 8to 0orro- (reudG, -ord,9 ., it i, to t.5e ,eriou,2y the .nthropo/orphic 3.ther god 32o.ting in hi, 0ed ,heet ,o/e-here in the ,tr.to,phere ,urrounded 0y cheru0, .nd ,er.ph, .nd other i/pro0.02e ,pecie, o3 ce2e,ti.2 3.un. 8the 6g.,eou, 7erte0r.te6 ,o derided 0y Ern,t H.ec5e29% (or it /u,t 0e o07iou, to .ny 3.ir /inded o0,er7er th.t there i, .nother e2e/ent in the Re2igion G./e 0e,ide, th.t o3 p2.ying on the credu2ity o3 0e2ie7er, .nd ,e22ing the/ entry per/it, into . phoney he.7en% A22 the gre.t re2igion, o33er ex./p2e, o3 ,.int, .nd /y,tic, -ho o07iou,2y did not p2.y the g./e 3or /.teri.2 g.in) -ho,e indi33erence to per,on.2 co/3ort) to -e.2th .nd to 3./e -., ,o co/p2ete ., to .rou,e our -onder

.nd .d/ir.tion% It i, eBu.22y o07iou, 3ro/ the -riting, .nd ,.ying, o3 the,e /y,tic, th.t they -ere not ,o n.i7e ., to t.5e ,eriou,2y either the g.,eou, 7erte0r.te or he.7en -ith it, go2den h.rp, or he22 -ith it, o7en,% O07iou,2y they p2.yed the g./e 0y entire2y di33erent ru2e, .nd 3or entire2y di33erent .i/, 3ro/ tho,e o3 the prie,t2y con /en) -ho ,o2d trip, to he.7en 3or h.rd c.,h .nd in,i,ted on p.y/ent in .d7.nce 8no re3und i3 not 3u22y ,.ti,3ied) either9% Wh.t g./e did the,e /y,tic, p2.y< Within the /.trix i/po,ed 0y their re2igion) the,e p2.yer, -ere .tte/pting the /o,t di33icu2t g./e o3 .22) the M.,ter G./e) the .i/ o3 -hich i, the .tt.in/ent o3 3u22 con,ciou,ne,, or re.2 .-.5ening% It -., n.tur.2 3or the,e p2.yer, to p2.y their g./e -ithin . re2igiou, /.trix% The 0.,ic ide. under2ying .22 the gre.t re2igion, i, th.t /.n i, .,2eep) th.t he 2i7e, ./id dre./, .nd de2u,ion,) th.t he cut, hi/,e23 o33 3ro/ the uni7er,.2 con,ciou,ne,, 8the on2y /e.ning3u2 de3inition o3 God9 to cr.-2 into the n.rro- ,he22 o3 . per,on.2 ego% To e/erge 3ro/ thi, n.rro- ,he22) to reg.in union -ith the uni7er,.2 con,ciou,ne,,) to p.,, 3ro/ the d.r5ne,, o3 the ego centered i22u,ion into the 2ight o3 the non ego) thi, -., the re.2 .i/ o3 the Re2igion G./e ., de3ined 0y the gre.t te.cher,) +e,u,) G.ut./.) 'ri,hn.) M.h.7ir.) L.o t1e .nd the P2.tonic !ocr.te,% A/ong the Mo,2e/, thi, te.ch ing -., pro/u2g.ted 0y the !u3i,) -ho pr.i,ed in their poe/, the de2ight, o3 reunion -ith the (riend% To .22 the,e p2.yer,) it -., o07iou, th.t the Re2igion G./e ., p2.yed 0y the p.id prie,t,) G) -ith it, ,h.00y con3idence tric5,) pro/i,e,) thre.t,) per,ecution, .nd 5i22ing,) -., /ere2y . hideou, tr.7e,ty o3 the re.2 g./e) . terri02e con3ir/.tion o3 the truth o3 the ,t.te/entD 6Thi, peop2e pr.i,e /e -ith their 2ip, 0ut their he.rt, .re 3.r 3ro/ /e% % % % They h.7e eye, 0ut ,ee not) e.r, .nd he.r not) neither do they under,t.nd%6 !o 2itt2e did they under,t.nd th.t) .t 2e.,t -ithin the /.trix o3 the 6#hri,ti.n6 re2igion) it .ctu.22y 0ec./e phy,ic.22y d.ngerou, during ,e7er.2 centurie, to try to p2.y the M.,ter G./e .t .22% !eriou, p2.yer, 3ound the/,e27e, .ccu,ed o3 here,y) i/pri,oned 0y the InBui,itor,) tortured) 0urned .2i7e% It 0ec./e i/po,,i02e to p2.y the g./e open2y% To ,ur7i7e .t .22) one h.d to .dopt . di,gui,e) pretend th.t oneG, re.2 intere,t -., .2che/y or /.gic) 0oth o3 -hich -ere per/itted 0y the prie,t,) -ho did not under,t.nd the re.2 ,igni3ic.nce o3 either% A2che/y -., p.rticu2.r2y ,.3e ., it, ,t.ted .i/) the tr.n,/ut.tion o3 0.,e /et.2, into go2d) po,ed no ch.22enge -h.te7er to the .uthority o3 the prie,t,% There3ore it -., 0ehind the /.,5 o3 .2che/y th.t /.ny p2.yer, o3 the M.,ter G./e conce.2ed their re.2 .i/,) 3or/u2.ting the ru2e, o3 the g./e in .n e2.0or.te ,ecret code in -hich the tr.n,/ut.tion, o3 ,u0,t.nce, -ithin the 0ody -ere expre,,ed in ter/, o3 /ercury) ,u23ur) ,.2t .nd other e2e/ent,% There -ere) o3 cour,e) nu/erou, .2che/i,t, -ho too5 the -ho2e ,cience .t it, 3.ce 7.2ue) -ho 0e2ie7ed th.t the Gre.t Wor5 re3erred to the production o3 /et.22ic go2d) -ho i/po7eri,hed .nd 3reBuent2y poi,oned the/,e27e, in the Bue,t 3or the gre.t ,ecret) .nd incident.22y 2.id the 3ound.tion, o3 /odern che/i,try% But 3or the ,eriou, .2che/i,t the tr.n,/ut.tion in7o27ed the 3or/.tion o3 .uru/ non 7u2gi) or the gene,i, o3 the ho/uncu2u,) 0oth o3 -hich ,y/0o2i1ed the cre.tion o3 3u22y con,ciou,) co,/ic.22y oriented /.n out o3 the ego centered puppet th.t goe, 0y the n./e o3 /.n 0ut i, re.22y on2y . p.thetic c.ric.ture o3 -h.t /.n cou2d 0e% !o -e22 did the .2che/i,t, conce.2 their ,ecret, th.t it too5 .22 the intuiti7e geniu, o3 #.r2 Gu,t.7 +ung 8perh.p, the 2e.ding .uthority on the ,u0Cect9 . 2.rge p.rt o3 hi, 2i3e to unr.7e2 thi, /y,tery%4= Tod.y no d.nger i, in7o27ed in p2.ying or .tte/pting to p2.y the M.,ter G./e% The tyr.nny o3 the prie,t, h., /ore or 2e,, ended% The Re2igion G./e) though o3ten ., /uch o3 . con g./e ., e7er) i, p2.yed -ithout thre.t, o3 torture .nd de.th% A good de.2 o3 the o2d 7eno/ h., gone out o3 the g./eI in 3.ct) it i, e7en po,,i02e 3or prie,t, -ho -e.r round their nec5, the 2.0e2 6#.tho2ic6 to 0e /oder.te2y po2ite to tho,e -ho -e.r the once h.ted 2.0e2 6Prote,t.nt%6 !o the g./e i, no- p2.yed -ith . cert.in ./ount o3 re,tr.int not 0ec.u,e /en h.7e 0eco/e /ore to2er.nt) 0ut 0ec.u,e the -ho2e i,,ue o3 he.7en 7er,u, he22) ,.27.tion 7er,u, d./n.tion) i, no 2onger t.5en 7ery ,eriou,2y% E7en the theo2ogi.n, .d/it th.t the o2d 3.ther god 8H.ec5e2G, 6g.,eou, 7erte0r.te69 i, de.d ., 3.r ., .nyone .0o7e the +eho7.hG, Witne,, 2e7e2 i, concerned% The 3ight tod.y i, 0et-een ri7.2 po2itic.2 ,y,te/, r.ther th.n ri7.2 theo2ogie,% But .2though it i, ,.3e to p2.y the M.,ter G./e) thi, h., not ,er7ed to /.5e it popu2.r% It ,ti22

re/.in, the /o,t de/.nding .nd di33icu2t o3 g./e, .nd) in our ,ociety) there .re 3e- -ho p2.y% #onte/por.ry /.n) hypnoti1ed 0y the g2itter o3 hi, o-n g.dget,) h., 2itt2e cont.ct -ith hi, inner -or2d) concern, hi/,e23 -ith outer) not inner ,p.ce% But the M.,ter G./e i, p2.yed entire2y in the inner -or2d) . 7.,t .nd co/p2ex territory .0out -hich /en 5no- 7ery 2itt2e% The .i/ o3 the g./e i, true .-.5ening) 3u22 de7e2op/ent o3 the po-er, 2.tent in /.n% The g./e c.n 0e p2.yed on2y 0y peop2e -ho,e o0,er7.tion, o3 the/,e27e, .nd other, h.7e 2ed the/ to . cert.in conc2u,ion) n./e2y) th.t /.nG, ordin.ry ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,,) hi, ,o c.22ed -.5ing ,t.te) i, not the highe,t 2e7e2 o3 con,ciou,ne,, o3 -hich he i, c.p.02e% In 3.ct) thi, ,t.te i, ,o 3.r 3ro/ re.2 .-.5ening th.t it cou2d .ppropri.te2y 0e c.22ed . 3or/ o3 ,o/n./0u2i,/) . condition o3 6-.5ing ,2eep%64> Once . per,on h., re.ched thi, conc2u,ion) he i, no 2onger .02e to ,2eep co/3ort.02y% A ne- .ppetite de7e2op, -ithin hi/) the hunger 3or re.2 .-.5ening) 3or 3u22 con,ciou,ne,,% He re.2i1e, th.t he ,ee,) he.r,) 5no-, on2y . tiny 3r.ction o3 -h.t he cou2d ,ee) he.r .nd 5no-) th.t he 2i7e, in the poore,t) ,h.00ie,t o3 the roo/, in hi, inner d-e22ing) 0ut th.t he cou2d enter other roo/,) 0e.uti3u2 .nd 3i22ed -ith tre.,ure,) the -indo-, o3 -hich 2oo5 out on eternity .nd in3inity% In the,e roo/, he -ou2d tr.n,cend hi, petty per,on.2 ,e23 .nd undergo ,piritu.2 re0irth) 6the ri,ing 3ro/ the to/06 -hich i, the the/e o3 ,o /.ny /yth, .nd the 0.,i, o3 .22 the /y,tery re2igion,) inc2uding #hri,ti.nity% He -ho .rri7e, .t thi, conc2u,ion i, re.dy to p2.y the M.,ter G./e% But though he /.y 0e re.dy) he doe, not nece,,.ri2y 5no- ho- to p2.y% He c.nnot dr.- upon in,tincti7e 5no-2edge) 3or n.ture h., not endo-ed /en -ith ,uch in,tinct,% !he pro7ide, 3or /.nG, de7e2op/ent up to the .ge o3 pu0erty) ,he endo-, hi/ -ith the in,tinct to prop.g.te hi, 5ind) 0ut .3ter thi, ,he 2e.7e, hi/ to hi, o-n de7ice,% (.r 3ro/ he2ping /.n to de7e2op 3urther into the h.r/oniou, .nd en2ightened 0eing he /ight 0eco/e) the 02ind 3orce o3 e7o2ution h., .ctu.22y put o0,t.c2e, in hi, -.y%4? One -ho -ou2d p2.y the M.,ter G./e i, there3ore co/pe22ed to ,ee5 . te.cher) . ,5i22ed p2.yer -ho 5no-, the ru2e,% But -here -i22 he 3ind ,uch . te.cher< A /.teri.2i,tic) ,piritu.22y i/po7eri,hed cu2ture c.n o33er no in,truction, to the .,pir.nt% The huge) high2y ,peci.2i1ed tr.ining center, th.t c.22 the/,e27e, uni7er,itie, .re o07iou,2y 2.c5ing in uni7er,.2ity% They do not put the e/ph.,i, on exp.n,ion o3 con,ciou,ne,, 3ir,t .nd .cBui,ition o3 ,peci.2i1ed 5no-2edge ,econd% They educ.te on2y . ,/.22 p.rt o3 /.nG, tot.2ity% They cr./ the inte22ectu.2 0r.in -ith 3.ct,) p.y ,o/e 2ip ,er7ice to the educ.tion o3 the phy,ic.2 0ody 0y encour.ging idiotic co/petiti7e ,port,% But true educ.tion) in the ,en,e o3 exp.n,ion o3 con,ciou,ne,, .nd the h.r/oniou, de7e2op/ent o3 /.nG, 2.tent po-er,) they do not o33er% Drugs and De#usions Bec.u,e te.cher, .re ,o h.rd to 3ind in the We,t) /.ny -ho -i,h to p2.y the M.,ter G./e try to 0eco/e their o-n te.cher, .nd in7ent their o-n ru2e,% A, . re,u2t) they p2.y the g./e in -.y, -hich c.nnot po,,i02y gi7e right re,u2t,% The co//one,t ex./p2e o3 thi, .tte/pt to p2.y the M.,ter G./e 0y .n un2.-3u2 ,et o3 ru2e, i, pro7ided 0y the ,o c.22ed p,ychede2ic /o7e/ent) o3 -hich the high prie,t) in the "%!%A% .t pre,ent) i, th.t intrepid p,ycho2ogi,t) Dr% Ti/othy Le.ry% Thi, p.rticu2.r .,pect o3 the g./e i, p2.yed -ith gre.t enthu,i.,/ 0y young peop2e -ho 3ind the .ccepted 0r.nd, o3 re2igion de7oid o3 nouri,h/ent .nd -ho ,ee5 in 6the drug experience6 ,.ti,3.ction o3 their hunger 3or higher ,t.te, o3 con,ciou,ne,,% Bec.u,e thi, 6drug experience6 .ppro.ch to the M.,ter G./e i, ,o popu2.r) . good de.2 o3 pro/inence h., 0een gi7en to it in the pre,ent 0oo5% It i, . 02ind .22ey) . cu2 de ,.c) . de.d end) ne7erthe2e,, it, c2.i/, /u,t 0e exp2ored% One c.nnot .ppr.i,e re.2i,tic.22y .ny techniBue o3 .2tering con,ciou,ne,, un2e,, one h., h.d .n opportunity to te,t it per,on.22y% Nor i, it -i,e to gener.2i1e on the 0.,i, o3 oneG, per,on.2 experience) 3or the ,.ying o3 Hippocr.te, .pp2ie, e,peci.22y to the p,ychede2ic drug,D one /.nG, /e.t i, .nother /.nG, poi,on% The prohi0iti7e 2egi,2.tion no- 0eing en.cted to pre7ent peop2e 3ro/ deter/ining their o-n re.ction, to p,ychede2ic, ,tri5e, .t one o3 the /o,t 3und./ent.2 o3 .22 2i0ertie,) the 2i0erty o3 the indi7idu.2 to exp2ore hi, o-n inner -or2d 0y /e.n, o3 hi, o-n choo,ing% The 2egi,2.tion) /oreo7er) 0y endo-ing the p,ychede2ic, -ith .n .ur. o3 the 3or0idden) .ctu.22y encour.ge, /.ny young peop2e to try the/) pure2y ., . ge,ture o3

re0e22ion .g.in,t the tyr.nny o3 ,o c.22ed .uthoritie, -ho/ they in,tinctC7e2y ,u,pect to repre,ent .n .,,e/02y o3 the ,piritu.22y de.d% When thi, -riter ,t.te, th.t the t.5ing o3 p,ychede2ic, i, not . 2.-3u2 -.y to p2.y the M.,ter G./e) he ,pe.5, 3ro/ hi, per,on.2 experience% He doe, not expect .nyone to 0e2ie7e hi/ -ithout per,on.22y te,ting the correctne,, o3 the ,t.te/ent% An en2ightened 2egi,2.ture -ou2d /.5e ,uch te,ting po,,i02e 3or peop2e -ho 3ee2 thi, need to 5no- /ore .0out their inner -or2d% In,te.d o3 en.cting 02.n5et prohi0ition,) they -ou2d pro7ide proper 3.ci2itie, under -hich the p,ychede2ic experience cou2d 0e ,tudied 0y .ny -ho -i,hed to 3ind out -h.t it h.d to o33er in the -.y o3 in,ight, .nd i22u/in.tion,% !uch en2ightened 2egi,2.tion -ou2d .7oid the pit3.22 o3 /.5ing p,ychede2ic, /ore .ttr.cti7e to the re0e22iou, 0y endo-ing the/ -ith the .ur. o3 the 3or0idden% It -ou2d pre7ent . 2ot o3 d.ngerou, experi/ent.tion -ith in3erior 02.c5 /.r5et /.teri.2,) t.5en -ithout proper ,uper7i,ion .nd under -rong condition,% It -ou2d 0e in 5eeping -ith tho,e gu.r.ntee, o3 3reedo/ o3 re2igion -hich 3igure pro/inent2y in the #on,titution) 3or it i, c2e.r th.t de7otee, o3 the p,ychede2ic cu2t reg.rd the drug, ., p.th-.y, to re2igiou, experience% E7en the poor per,ecuted A/eric.n Indi.n h., 0een .22o-ed 0y the .22 po-er3u2 -hite, to u,e peyote 3or re2igiou, purpo,e,%4@ I3 the Indi.n i, .22o-ed to u,e peyote) -hy 3or0id the non Indi.n to u,e L!D or h.,hi,h< None o3 -hich .2ter, the 3.ct th.t the M.,ter G./e) -hich in7o27e, the .-.5ening o3 the po-er, 2.tent in /.n) c.n no /ore 0e p2.yed 0y ,-.22o-ing . pi22 th.n c.n . di33icu2t /ount.in pe.5 0e .,cended 0y ,itting in .n .r/ch.ir drin5ing 0eer .nd indu2ging in d.ydre./,% I3 the ,piritu.2 height, cou2d 0e .,cended 0y t.5ing p,ychede2ic,) then 0oth the !u3i, o3 I,2./ .nd the yogi, o3 Indi. -ou2d 2ong .go h.7e di,co7ered the 3.ct) 3or the ,u0t2e,t .nd /o,t 6,piritu.26 o3 .22 p,ychede2ic, 8h.,hi,h9 h., 0een .7.i2.02e in the E.,t 3or centurie,% But neither in the -or5, on yog. nor in the -riting, o3 the !u3i, doe, one 3ind the t.5ing o3 h.,hi,h de,cri0ed ., . p.th-.y to 2i0er.tion%4A The !u3i, ,ing the pr.i,e, o3 -ine 83or0idden 0y the Prophet Moh.//ed9) 0ut the -ine to -hich they re3er i, . 7ery ,peci.2 0re-) the product o3 .n in-.rd 3er/ent) the re,u2t o3 gre.t e33ort .nd inner -or5% A, 3or the yogi,) they put their tru,t in inten,i7e .nd pro2onged pr.ctice, de,igned to .-.5en the 2.tent 3orce, in /.n%4E O3 thi, /ore 2.ter% Here it i, ,u33icient to ,.y th.t the M.,ter G./e c.n ne7er 0e /.de e.,y to p2.y% It de/.nd, .22 th.t . /.n h.,) .22 hi, 3ee2ing,) .22 hi, thought,) hi, entire re,ource,) phy,ic.2 .nd ,piritu.2% I3 he trie, to p2.y it in . h.23he.rted -.y or trie, to get re,u2t, 0y un2.-3u2 /e.n,) he run, the ri,5 o3 de,troying hi, o-n potenti.2% (or thi, re.,on it i, 0etter not to e/0.r5 on the g./e .t .22 th.n to p2.y it h.23he.rted2y% (reati!e 'sycho#ogy The pre,ent 0oo5 o33er, . ,ynthe,i, o3 /.ny /ethod, deri7ed 3ro/ di33erent ,ource,) .22 o3 -hich .re de,igned to he2p the pr.ctitioner to e/erge 3ro/ the d.r5ne,, o3 -.5ing ,2eep into the 2ight o3 3u22 con,ciou,ne,,% Pure2y 3or con7enience) the,e /ethod, .re re3erred to co22ecti7e2y ., #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy) cre.ti7e 0ec.u,e they 0ring .0out . higher ,ynthe,i,) . ne- 2e7e2 o3 order -ithin the p,yche% #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy i, 0.,ed on the ide. th.t /.n c.n cre.te 0y hi, o-n e33ort, . ne0eing -ithin hi/,e23 8the ,econd 0irth9% A, . re,u2t) he c.n enCoy cert.in experience,) exerci,e cert.in po-er,) .tt.in cert.in in,ight, th.t .re Buite inconcei7.02e to /.n in hi, once 0orn ,t.te% #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy in7o27e, the highe,t 3or/ o3 cre.ti7ity o3 -hich /.n i, c.p.02e) the cre.tion o3 . tru2y inner directed 0eing out o3 . he2p2e,, other directed ,2.7e% Thi, cre.ti7e -or5 in7o27e, e7ery .,pect o3 /.nG, 0eh.7ior) the in,tincti7e) /otor) e/otion.2 .nd inte22ectu.2% It in7o27e, .n under,t.nding o3 the che/i,try o3 the 0ody .nd o3 the /ind% It in7o27e, . ,tudy o3 type .nd .22 th.t pert.in, to type) the ,trength, .nd -e.5ne,,e, th.t type i/po,e,% It in7o27e, . ,tudy o3 cre.ti7e .cti7ity) .rt,) cr.3t,) techniBue, o3 7.riou, 5ind, .nd o3 the e33ect, the,e .cti7itie, produce on 2e7e2, o3 con,ciou,ne,,% It in7o27e, . ,tudy o3 e7ent, on the 2.rge ,c.2e .nd on the ,/.22) .n .-.rene,, o3 the proce,,e, t.5ing p2.ce in hu/.n .nd nonhu/.n co//unitie, th.t .33ect the indi7idu.2 .d7er,e2y or other-i,e% (or /.n c.nnot 0e ,tudied .p.rt 3ro/ hi, en7iron/ent .nd he -ho -ou2d 5no-

hi/,e23 /u,t .2,o 5no- the -or2d in -hich he 2i7e,% The theory o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy c.n 0e ,tudied in 0oo5,%4H The pr.ctice i, . di33erent /.tter% (or thi, . te.cher i, nece,,.ry% One -ho trie, to pr.ctice the /ethod -ithout . te.cher .2/o,t ine7it.02y encounter, cert.in di33icu2tie, -hich he c.nnot ,ur/ount% The i22u,ion cre.ting /ech.ni,/ in /.nG, p,yche doe, not ce.,e to oper.te /ere2y 0ec.u,e . /.n decide, to pr.ctice #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy% In 3.ct) in ,uch . one) it /.y oper.te .22 the /ore .cti7e2y% !o he /.y enCoy .22 ,ort, o3 p,eudo experience,) the re,u2t not o3 .n exp.n,ion o3 con,ciou,ne,, 0ut o3 the -or5ing, o3 hi, o-n i/.gin.tion% A te.cher c.n he2p hi/ to ,ort out the true 3ro/ the 3.2,e) c.n -.rn hi/ .0out the tr.p, th.t 2ie in hi, p.th% (urther/ore) the ,o2it.ry pr.ctitioner o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy 2i7e, tod.y in . cu2ture th.t i, /ore or 2e,, tot.22y oppo,ed to the .i/, he h., ,et hi/,e23) th.t doe, not recogni1e the exi,tence o3 the M.,ter G./e) .nd reg.rd, p2.yer, o3 thi, g./e ., Bueer or ,2ight2y /.d% The p2.yer thu, con3ront, gre.t oppo,ition 3ro/ the cu2ture in -hich he 2i7e, .nd /u,t ,tri7e -ith 3orce, -hich tend to 0ring hi, g./e to . h.2t 0e3ore it h., e7en ,t.rted% On2y 0y 3inding . te.cher .nd 0eco/ing p.rt o3 the group o3 pupi2, th.t th.t te.cher h., co22ected .0out hi/ c.n the p2.yer 3ind encour.ge/ent .nd ,upport% Other-i,e he ,i/p2y 3orget, hi, .i/) or -.nder, o33 do-n ,o/e ,ide ro.d .nd 2o,e, hi/,e23% "n3ortun.te2y) it i, 7ery di33icu2t to 3ind ,uch te.cher, .nd ,uch group,% They do not .d7erti,e) they oper.te under di,gui,e,% Moreo7er) there exi,t, .n .0und.nce o3 3r.ud, .nd 3oo2, -ho p.,, the/,e27e, o33 ., te.cher, -ithout h.7ing .ny right to do ,o% !o the -ou2d 0e p2.yer o3 the M.,ter G./e encounter, .t the out,et one o3 the /o,t di33icu2t te,t, in hi, c.reer% He /u,t 3ind . te.cher -ho i, neither . 3oo2 nor . 3r.ud .nd con7ince th.t te.cher th.t he) the -ou2d 0e pupi2) i, -orth te.ching% Hi, 3uture de7e2op/ent depend, 2.rge2y on the ,5i22 -ith -hich he per3or/, thi, t.,5%;F II. The Drug Experience A 'hantom Haunts 0s1 THE P!Y#HEDELI# DR"G!) ,u0,t.nce, -hich .2ter the indi7idu.2G, .-.rene,, o3 hi/,e23 .nd the -or2d .0out hi/) h.7e 0egun to h.unt the co22ecti7e p,yche o3 conte/por.ry A/eric. .2/o,t ., per,i,tent2y ., doe, th.t tired o2d ,pecter) M.rxi.n #o//uni,/% #ert.in2y the drug, .re /ore ,ophi,tic.ted ph.nto/, th.n M.rxG, o2d 0ogey) -hich h., 0een r.tt2ing it, ch.in, ,ince the d.y, o3 crino2ine, .nd 0eco/e . tri32e p.,,e in the proce,,% The thre.t po,ed 0y the drug, 8i3 they do po,e . thre.t9 i, h.rd to de3ine .nd 6,o2id citi1en,6 -ho routine2y oppo,e the t.5ing o3 .ny drug, ,.7e .,pirin or .2coho2 h.7e ,o/e di33icu2ty Cu,ti3ying their neg.ti7e .ttitude to-.rd the p,ychede2ic,% When in3or/ed th.t ,tr.nge /y,tic.2 experience c.n 0e h.d 0y the t.5ing o3 ,o/e pi22 or concoction) they .uto/.tic.22y .,,u/e th.t ,o/ething /u,t 0e -rong% E7en i3 to2d th.t peop2e o3 other r.ce,) inc2uding the 2oc.2 A/eric.n Indi.n,) h.7e 3or centurie, t.5en ,uch ,u0,t.nce, to he2p the/ co//unic.te -ith God or the ,pirit -or2d) they ,ti22 r.i,e their eye0ro-,% #o/pe22ed 0y their 3e.r o3 the un3./i2i.r to 7ie- .22 ,uch pr.ctice, ., 6un A/eric.n .cti7itie,)6 they en.ct 2egi,2.tion to /.5e the po,,e,,ion o3 p,ychede2ic, . cri/e% Where the,e drug, .re concerned) the ,o2id citi1en i, curiou,2y 2.c5ing in th.t re,pect 3or indi7idu.2 2i0erty -hich he u,u.22y c2.i/, to 0e e.ger to protect% (rightened 0y thi, /y,teriou,) un5no-n 3orce) he 0eco/e, ., r.0id2y into2er.nt ., .ny #o//i,,.r or InBui,itor .nd de.2, out C.i2 ,entence, eBu.2 to tho,e i/po,ed 3or high tre.,on or .r/ed ro00ery on 3e22o- citi1en, -ho,e on2y cri/e i, to h.7e in their po,,e,,ion ,o/e re2.ti7e2y h.r/2e,, ,u0,t.nce -hich h.ppen, to exert . cert.in e33ect on the p,yche% In ,pite o3 the di,.ppro7.2 .nd the repre,,i7e 2egi,2.tion) .cre, o3 co//ent, in /.g.1ine, .nd ne-,p.per, te,ti3y to the 3.ct th.t the p,ychede2ic, .re the r.ge o3 the .geD Do not 0e ,urpri,ed i3 you ,ee in the ,treet, o3 Ber5e2ey gir2, -e.ring the r.pt expre,,ion, o3 M.donn., or ,.nd.22ed youth, -ith the indr.-n .ir o3 E2 Greco ,.int,% Do not .,,u/e th.t the /i22enniu/ h., .rri7ed or th.t our popu2.tion i, he.ding en /.,,e 3or Nir7.n.% It /ere2y /e.n, th.t . ,hip/ent o3 high c2.,, 6pot6 h., 0een 0rought in 3ro/ Mexico or ,o/e re.22y potent 6h.,h6 h.,

co/e in 3ro/ Beirut% Or one o3 the 2oc.2 che/i,t, h., ,ucce,,3u22y ,ynthe,i1ed . 0.tch o3 L!D or extr.cted ,o/e /e,c.2ine 3ro/ pe yote% I ,-e.r th.t h.23 the popu2.tion i, high on one drug or .nother .nd I donGt re3er to 60e.tni5,6 either% Peop2e ,/o5e 6pot6 ., regu2.r2y ., they ,/o5e to0.cco% There i, . gener.2 3ee2ing o3 unre.2ity% Thu, -rite, . #.2i3orni. corre,pondent% Perh.p, the .ccount i, . 2itt2e ex.gger.ted 0ut it cont.in, /uch th.t i, true% Whence co/e, thi, enthu,i.,/ 3or che/ic.22y induced ,tupor,) r.pture,) tr.n,cendent.2 experience,) 6trip,6 .nd 65ic5,6 in gener.2< The p,ychede2ic .ge) 3oreto2d 0y A2dou, Hux2ey in 4H=4) h., d.-ned 3.r ,ooner th.n th.t prophet expected% It -., ,o/.) the per3ect p,ychede2ic) th.t ,o2.ced the inh.0it.nt, o3 Br.7e Ne- Wor2d) re,o27ing ten,ion, .nd 3ru,tr.tion, -hich /ight other-i,e h.7e di,tur0ed the 0.2.nce o3 th.t h.r/oniou, ,ociety% 6Euphoric) n.rcotic) p2e.,.nt2y h.22ucin.nt .22 the .d7.nt.ge, o3 #hri,ti.nity .nd .2coho2) none o3 their dr.-0.c5,%6 Nothing ,o good h., 0een ,ynthe,i1ed 0y our conte/por.ry che/i,t,% But -e do h.7e 2y,ergic .cid diethy2./ide 8L!D9% It i, .round L!D th.t the 3or/er H.r7.rd p,ycho2ogi,t) Ti/othy Le.ry) h., con,tructed . cu2t) it, ,.cred 0oo5 .n exotic /ixture o3 p,ychede2ic, .nd the Ti0et.n Boo5 o3 the De.d);4 it, he.dBu.rter, .n ug2y /.n,ion in Ne- Yor5 !t.te) it, tit2e The #.,t.2i. (ound.tion) the n./e 0eing deri7ed 3ro/ the ,.cred order de,cri0ed 0y Her/.nn He,,e in M.gi,ter Ludi% O7er Le.ryG, .cti7itie, there h., 0een /uch he.d,h.5ing on the p.rt o3 ,o c.22ed .uthoritie, /edic.2) 2eg.2) re2igiou,) po2itic.2 -ho i/.gine they h.7e the right to dict.te to their 3e22o-, Cu,t -h.t ,u0,t.nce, the 2.tter /.y inge,t) h.7e in their po,,e,,ion) cu2ti7.te in their 0.c5 y.rd, .nd ,o on% But though 2egi,2.tor, gro-2 .nd /e/0er, o3 7.riou, 6n.rcotic,6 0ure.u, 8/.ny o3 the/ ignor.nt o3 the 7ery /e.ning o3 the -ord 6n.rcotic69 de,cend in ,2.7ering p.c5, on their 3e22ociti1en,) ,e.rching their hou,e, .nd per,on,) in,u2ting) 0u22ying) h.r.,,ing .nd .rre,ting) they h.7e not 0een .02e to h.2t the p,ychede2ic /o7e/ent% Why not< Bec.u,e) ., the hi,tory o3 /.n5ind c2e.r2y ,ho-,) there i, in ,o/e) not .22) /en) . di,tincti7e hunger 3or experience in .nother di/en,ion) 3or .n e2e7.ted or exp.nded ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,,) 3or in,ight, ,ee/ing2y un.tt.in.02e 0y ordin.ry /e.n,% (or the ,.5e o3 the,e in,ight,) /.ny -ho ,u33er 3ro/ thi, hunger .re -i22ing to ri,5 the ,ort o3 pen.2tie, i/po,ed recent2y on Le.ry 0y . Tex., Cudge 8thirty ye.r, in C.i2) thirty thou,.nd do22.r, in 3ine,9% !.id A2dou, Hux2eyD 6The urge to tr.n,cend ,e23 con,ciou, ,e23hood i, . princip.2 .ppetite o3 the ,ou2%6 B.ude2.ire) poor h.unted B.ude2.ire) de,cri0ed the hunger in /ore det.i2D Tho,e -ho .re .02e to o0,er7e the/,e27e, .nd c.n re/e/0er their i/pre,,ion, o3ten h.7e occ.,ion to note in the o0,er7.tory o3 their thought, ,tr.nge ,e.,on,) 2uxuriou, .3ternoon,) de2iciou, /inute,% There .re d.y, -hen . /.n .-.5en, -ith . young .nd 7igorou, geniu,% H.rd2y h.7e hi, eye2id, c.,t o33 ,2eep -hich ,e.2ed the/ 0e3ore the outer -or2d pre,ent, it,e23 to hi/ in ,trong re2ie3) -ith . c2e.rne,, o3 contour .nd -e.2th o3 .d/ir.02e co2or% The /.n gr.ti3ied -ith thi, ,en,e o3 exBui,ite 2o7e2ine,,) un3ortun.te2y ,o r.re .nd ,o tr.n,itory) 3ee2, hi/,e23 /ore th.n e7er the .rti,t) /ore th.n e7er no02e) /ore th.n e7er Cu,t) i3 one c.n expre,, ,o /uch in ,o 3e- -ord,% But the /o,t ,ingu2.r thing .0out thi, exception.2 ,t.te o3 the ,pirit .nd o3 the ,en,e,) -hich -ithout ex.gger.tion c.n 0e ter/ed p.r.di,ic.2 ., co/p.red -ith the hope2e,, d.r5ne,, o3 ordin.ry d.i2y exi,tence) i, th.t it h., not 0een cre.ted 0y .ny 7i,i02e or e.,i2y de3in.02e c.u,e% Thi, .cuity o3 thought) thi, 7igor o3 ,en,e .nd ,pirit) h., .t .22 ti/e, .ppe.red to /.n ., the highe,t good% (or thi, re.,on) pure2y 3or hi, i//edi.te enCoy/ent) -ithout trou02ing hi/,e23 .0out the 2i/it.tion, i/po,ed 0y hi, con,titution) he h., ,e.rched in the -or2d o3 phy,ic.2 .nd o3 ph.r/.ceutic.2 ,cience) ./ong the gro,,e,t decoction, .nd the /o,t ,u0t2e per3u/e,) in .22 c2i/.te, .nd .t .22 ti/e,) 3or the /e.n, o3 2e.7ing) i3 on2y 3or . 3e- /o/ent,) hi, h.0it.tion o3 /ud .nd o3 tr.n,porting hi/,e23 to p.r.di,e in . ,ing2e ,-oop% A2.,& M.nG, 7ice,) horri02e ., they .re ,uppo,ed to 0e) cont.in the po,iti7e proo3 o3 hi, t.,te 3or the

in3inite%;; The t.,te 3or the in3inite& Ho- -e22 B.ude2.ire put, it% But -h.t ex.ct2y doe, thi, /e.n< The phr.,e ,ugge,t, th.t -ithin the p,yche o3 /.n .re ,ecret roo/,) 7.,t ch./0er, 3u22 o3 tre.,ure, -ith -indo-, 2oo5ing out on eternity .nd in3inity% M.n doe, not enter the,e roo/,) or doe, ,o on2y r.re2y% They .re 2oc5ed% He h., 2o,t the 5ey% He 2i7e, h.0itu.22y in the 2o-e,t) dre.rie,t) d.r5e,t p.rt o3 hi, inner h.0it.tion% #oncerning thi,) the /y,tic, o3 .22 ti/e, .nd .22 re2igion, .re .greed% But do p,ychede2ic, o33er the 5ey to tho,e 2oc5ed roo/, or doe, their u,e con,titute . 3or/ o3 ,piritu.2 0urg2.ry -hich c.rrie, it, o-n h.1.rd, .nd pen.2tie,< Be3ore -e .tte/pt to .n,-er the Bue,tion) 2et u, try to e7.2u.te the 7.rietie, o3 -h.t i, 2oo,e2y c.22ed 6the drug experience%6 ;= A *ote on Depressants Drug, -hich .33ect con,ciou,ne,, c.n 0e rough2y di7ided into t-o group,) depre,,.nt, .nd ,ti/u2.nt,% The depre,,.nt,) inc2uding ether) .2coho2) ch2oro3or/) nitrou, oxide) the opi.te,) the 0.r0itur.te, .nd the ,o c.22ed tr.nBui2i1er,) 2o-er the .cti7ity o3 the 0r.in% They produce) in ,/.22 do,e,) . ,t.te o3 /i2d euphori.) . ,en,e o3 ,in5ing into .n oce.n o3 o02i7ion% In 2.rge do,e, they engender 7.rying degree, o3 ,tupor -hich) in it, extre/e 3or/) re,u2t, in de.th% !o/e depre,,.nt, h.7e 0een reg.rded ., g.te-.y, to higher con,ciou,ne,, or ., /e.n, o3 engendering /y,tic.2 ,t.te,% There -.,) during the nineteenth century) Buite .n up,urge o3 intere,t in the .ne,thetic, ether) ch2oro3or/) nitrou, oxide ., . /e.n, o3 engendering /y,tic.2 experience,% Much o3 thi, /.teri.2 -., re7ie-ed 0y Wi22i./ +./e, in The $.rietie, o3 Re2igiou, Experience% A2coho2) -hich ,hou2d 0e inc2uded ./ong the .ne,thetic, ., it produce, in,en,i0i2ity -hen t.5en in ,u33icient ./ount) -., pr.i,ed 0y +./e, 3or it, 2i0er.ting po-erD The ,-.y o3 .2coho2 o7er /.n5ind i, unBue,tion.02y due to it, po-er to ,ti/u2.te the /y,tic.2 3.cu2tie, o3 hu/.n n.ture) u,u.22y cru,hed to e.rth 0y the co2d 3.ct, .nd dry critici,/, o3 the ,o0er hour% !o0riety di/ini,he,) di,cri/in.te, .nd ,.y, noI drun5enne,, exp.nd,) unite,) .nd ,.y, ye,% It i,) in 3.ct) the gre.t exciter o3 the YE! 3unction in /.n% It 0ring, it, 7ot.ry 3ro/ the chi22 periphery o3 thing, to the r.di.nt core% It /.5e, hi/ 3or the /o/ent one -ith truth% %%% To the poor .nd the un2ettered it ,t.nd, in the p2.ce o3 ,y/phony concert, .nd o3 2iter.tureI .nd it i, p.rt o3 the deeper /y,tery .nd tr.gedy o3 2i3e th.t -hi33, .nd g2e./, o3 ,o/ething -e i//edi.te2y recogni1e ., exce22ent) ,hou2d 0e 7ouch,.3ed to /.ny o3 u, on2y in the 32eeting e.r2ier ph.,e, o3 -h.t) in it, tot.2ity) i, ,o degr.ding . poi,oning% A2coho2 .ct, 0y 2o-ering the .cti7ity o3 the 0r.in) 3ir,t .t it, highe,t 2e7e2, 8contro22ing thought9) next .t it, /otor 2e7e2, 8contro22ing ,peech .nd /o7e/ent9) 3in.22y .t it, 0.,ic 2e7e2, 8contro22ing ,en,i0i2ity) re32exe, .nd re,pir.tion9% The ,o c.22ed /y,tic.2 ,t.te, produced 0y .2coho2 .re due to the inhi0ition o3 th.t entity -hich (reud c.22ed the 6,uper ego)6 . co2d) cen,oriou, ,poi2,port -ho,e 3.7orite phr.,e i, 6Thou ,h.2t not%6 (or ,o/e peop2e) -ho,e ,pont.neou, .-.rene,, i, ,tr.ng2ed in . net-or5 o3 inhi0ition,) prohi0ition,) gui2t,) 3e.r,) repre,,ion, .nd other un2o7e2y product, o3 . purit.nic.2 con,cience) the -e.5ening o3 the ,uper ego gener.te, . cert.in Diony,i.n ec,t.,y) . 3u22er) richer ,en,e o3 0eing) . 2i0er.tion% Thi, h.ppen, on2y .t one ,t.ge o3 intoxic.tion) .n e.r2y one .nd . tr.n,ient% It occur, .t the /o/ent -hen Cu,t enough .2coho2 h., 0een t.5en to .33ect the thought contro22ing p.rt o3 the 0r.in% Thi, do,e -i22 produce . ,en,e o3 re2.x.tion) . 3reedo/ 3ro/ ten,ion) . gener.2 ,en,e o3 -e22 0eing% The /y,tic.2 6.t one ne,,6 /.y 0e p.rt o3 thi, 3ee2ing% Moreo7er) /.ny 0.rrier, in the p,yche -hich pre7ent . /.n 3ro/ /.ni3e,ting 7.riou, .,pect, o3 the ,e23 .re re/o7ed te/por.ri2y 0y .2coho2) ., the phr.,e in 7ino 7erit., .tte,t,% A2coho2) there3ore) c.n 0e u,e3u2 3or cert.in 5ind, o3 ,e23 ,tudy) pro7ided the ,tudent 5no-, ex.ct2y -h.t do,e to u,e to .tt.in the de,ired e33ect% A2coho2 it,e23 i, not 7ery toxic .nd) t.5en in /oder.tion) i, uti2i1ed ., . ,ource o3 energy) 3or the 0ody cont.in, the en1y/e, needed to con,u/e it% "n3ortun.te2y) 2i5e .22 the other drug,) .2coho2 c.n on2y re7e.2 cert.in po,,i0i2itie,I it c.nnot tr.n,3or/ tho,e po,,i0i2itie, into re.2itie,% Tho,e -ho co/e to re2y on it u,e it /ere2y ., . c2u0 -ith -hich to 02udgeon the/,e27e, into . ,t.te o3 in,en,i0i2ity% They -rec5 their 0ody che/i,try in the

proce,,) not ,o /uch 0y o7ercon,u/ption o3 .2coho2 ., 0y undercon,u/ption o3 7it./in,) 2.c5 o3 -hich gi7e, ri,e 0oth to de2iriu/ tre/en, .nd to Wernic5eG, ,yndro/e% Wi22i./ +./e, .2,o co//ented on the propertie, o3 the /ore po-er3u2 .ne,thetic,) nitrou, oxide .nd ether) -hich) -hen ,u33icient2y di2uted -ith .ir) ,ti/u2.te the /y,tic.2 con,ciou,ne,, in .n extr.ordin.ry degree% Depth 0eyond depth o3 truth ,ee/, re7e.2ed to the inh.2er% The truth 3.de, out) ho-e7er) or e,c.pe,) .t the /o/ent o3 co/ing toI .nd i3 .ny -ord, re/.in o7er in -hich it ,ee/ed to c2othe it,e23) they pro7e to 0e the 7erie,t non,en,e% Ne7erthe2e,,) the ,en,e o3 . pro3ound /e.ning h.7ing 0een there per,i,t,I .nd I 5no- /ore th.n one per,on -ho i, per,u.ded th.t in the nitrou, oxide tr.nce -e h.7e . genuine /et.phy,ic.2 re7e2.tion% In . /ore recent ,tudy o3 the e33ect, o3 .n .ne,thetic) Rene D.u/.2) . d.ring experi/ent.2i,t) ,ought . /ethod o3 con3ronting de.th it,e23%;> A,,u/ing .n .n.2ogy 0et-een ,2eep .nd de.th) he 3ir,t 6.tte/pted to enter ,2eep in . -.5ing ,t.te%6 He did not per,i,t in thi, techniBue) co//enting th.t the undert.5ing i, 6not ,o utter2y .0,urd ., it ,ound,) 0ut in cert.in re,pect, it i, peri2ou,%6 He -., e7ident2y not e.,i2y deterred 0y peri2 3or he next decided to put hi, 0ody into . ,t.te .ppro.ching ., c2o,e ., po,,i02e th.t o3 phy,io2ogic.2 de.th) -hi2e concentr.ting .22 hi, .ttention on ret.ining con,ciou,ne,,% To produce thi, condition) he u,ed c.r0on tetr.ch2oride) 3iguring th.t he cou2d regu2.te it, .ction 7ery ,i/p2y) ., the h.nd5erchie3 /oi,tened -ith the 7o2.ti2e 32uid -ou2d 3.22 3ro/ hi, no,tri2, the /o/ent he 0eg.n to 2o,e con,ciou,ne,,% A toxico2ogi,t /u,t ,hudder .t the thought o3 ,o poi,onou, . ,u0,t.nce ., c.r0on tetr.ch2oride 0eing u,ed 3or thi, purpo,e% It in32ict, d./.ge on the 2i7er -hich i, not rep.ired .nd c.n .d7er,e2y .33ect the -or5ing o3 the phy,ic.2 org.ni,/ 3or the dur.tion o3 . /.nG, 2i3e% W., the p,ychede2ic experience -orth the d./.ge< Did D.u/.2 g./ .cce,, to the 3ourth roo/ or e7en the 3i3th) or did he /ere2y de,cend into the ,econd) 6the roo/ o3 dre./,6< The,e Bue,tion, .re h.rd to .n,-er 3or the re.,on th.t -ord, c.nnot co//unic.te . ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,,% $er0.22y D.u/.2 de,cri0ed hi, experience ., 3o22o-,D 4% E7erything th.t /.de up 6the -or2d6 3or hi/ in hi, ordin.ry ,t.te -., ,ti22 there) 0ut it -., 6nothing /ore th.n . ph.nt.,/.gori.)6 e/pty) .0,urd) c2e.r2y out2ined .nd nece,,.ry .22 .t once% ;% The ordin.ry -or2d 2o,t .22 re.2ity 0ec.u,e he h.d .0rupt2y entered .nother -or2d) in3inite2y /ore re.2) .n in,t.nt.neou, .nd inten,e -or2d o3 eternity) . concentr.ted 32./e o3 re.2ity .nd e7idence into -hich he h.d c.,t hi/,e23 2i5e . /oth dr.-n to . c.nd2e% At th.t /o/ent c./e the cert.inty) .nd ,peech h.d to 0e content to -hee2 in circ2e, .round the 0.re 3.ct% On thi, cert.inty D.u/.2 co//ented ., 3o22o-,D In /y ordin.ry ,t.te o3 /ind) .22 th.t re/.in, thin5.02e .nd 3or/u2.02e o3 thi, experi/ent reduce, to one .33ir/.tion on -hich I -ou2d ,t.5e /y 2i3eD I 3ee2 the cert.inty o3 the exi,tence o3 ,o/ething e5e) . 0eyond) .nother -or2d) or .nother 3or/ o3 5no-2edge% %%% In th.t ne- ,t.te I percei7ed .nd per3ect2y co/prehended the ordin.ry ,t.te o3 0eing) the 2.tter 0eing cont.ined -ithin the 3or/er ., -.5ing con,ciou,ne,, cont.in, our uncon,ciou, dre./, .nd not the re7er,e% Thi, 2.,t irre7er,i02e re2.tion pro7e, the ,uperiority 8in the ,c.2e o3 re.2ity or con,ciou,ne,,9 o3 the 3ir,t ,t.te o7er the ,econd% The ,u0,t.nce o3 the experience) it, 7i,u.2 .nd .uditory e2e/ent,) -., de,cri0ed in ,o/e det.i2 0y D.u/.2% The end2e,,2y di7iding circ2e, .nd tri.ng2e, in,cri0ed one -ithin the other) co/0ining .nd /o7ing in h.r/ony) ,ee/ typic.2 o3 the 6/o7ing hierog2yph,6 th.t expre,, ide., to one in thi, ,t.te o3 .-.rene,,% The .uditory co/ponent) . ch.nt or 3or/u2. h.7ing the 3or/ 6Te/ g-e3 te/ g-e3 dr rr rr6 re/ind, one o3 Wi22i./ +./e,G, 6Hig./u,) Hog./u,%6 The .2tered ,en,e o3 ti/e) the .-.rene,, o3 /u2tip2icity regener.ting unity) .22 3it into . de3inite p.ttern o3 experience, /.ny ti/e, de,cri0ed .nd .2-.y, -ith the ,./e di,c2.i/er 8-ord, c.nnot do Cu,tice) etc%9% O3 ,peci.2 intere,t .re D.u/.2G, co//ent, on the d.nger, in7o27ed in thi, 5ind o3 experience% He

-.rn, the re.der th.t it i, terri3ying .nd in,i,t, th.t he doe, not re3er to phy,io2ogic.2 d.nger,) -hich he .d/it, .re 7ery gre.t 86i3) in return 3or .ccepting gr.7e i22ne,, or in3ir/ity) .nd 3or . con,ider.02e ,hortening o3 phy,ic.2 2i3e) one cou2d .tt.in . ,ing2e cert.inty the price -ou2d not 0e too high69% He doe, not e7en re3er to the d.nger, o3 in,.nity or o3 d./.ge to the 0r.in) -hich he e,c.ped 60y extr.ordin.ry good 2uc5%6 The gre.te,t d.nger o3 .22) in hi, opinion) i, . co/p2ete 2o,, o3 0e2ie3 in -h.t ordin.ri2y p.,,e, 3or re.2ityD E7erything ,ee/ed to /e .n .0,urd ph.nt.,/.gori.) no 2ogic -ou2d con7ince /e o3 .nything .nd) 2i5e . 2e.3 in the -ind) I -., re.dy to o0ey the 3.inte,t interior or exterior i/pu2,e% Thi, ,t.te .2/o,t in7o27ed /e in irrep.r.02e 6.ction,6 8i3 the -ord ,ti22 .pp2ie,9) 3or nothing he2d .ny i/port.nce 3or /e .ny 2onger% Thi, co//ent i, extre/e2y i/port.nt .nd ,hou2d 0e 0orne in /ind 0y .22 -ho 3ee2 te/pted to d.002e -ith the p,ychede2ic experience -ithout 5no-ing -h.t they .re doing or -hy% He -ho enter, the 3i3th ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,, -ithout prep.r.tion /.y 0e ,piritu.22y p.r.2y1ed 0y hi, experience% He h., ,een too /uch too ,oon .nd) ., . re,u2t) .22 g./e, 0eco/e /e.ning2e,,% He c.nnot p2.y the 2i3e g./e, th.t ,.ti,3y /en in the third ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,,% He c.nnot p2.y the M.,ter G./e 0ec.u,e he 5no-, nothing .0out it .nd h., no te.cher% !o he 0eco/e,) 2i5e D.u/.2G, 62e.3 in the -ind)6 .n e7en /ore he2p2e,, p2.ything o3 extern.2 3orce, th.n he -., 0e3ore hi, r.,h experi/ent% A ,i/i2.r -.rning h., 0een 7oiced 0y Dr% !idney #ohenD There .re h.1.rd,% I3 . per,on h., ,een the g2ory .nd goodne,, o3 2i3e 7i. p,ychede2ic, .nd then 0.c5,2ide,) the gui2t o3 3.i2ure i, .dded to the hope2e,,ne,, o3 hi, ,itu.tion% The depre,,ion /.y 0e deeper th.n 0e3ore the tre.t/ent% Other, -ho h.7e 0een touched 0y the 2ight /.y de7e2op ,o unre.2i,tic . 7ie- o3 the/,e27e, .nd the -or2d th.t they 0eco/e /o,t di33icu2t to 2i7e -ith%;? The other ner7ou, ,y,te/ depre,,.nt,) opiu/) it, deri7.ti7e,) .nd the 0.r0itur.te, .re d.ngerou, .nd) 3or /o,t peop2e) ine33ectu.2% The 0.r0itur.te, ,i/p2y induce ,tupor .nd .re u,ed 3or thi, purpo,e 7ery exten,i7e2y% (e- c2.i/ th.t they o33er . p.th-.y to .ny ,ort o3 /y,tic.2 experience% They o33er ,2eep o3 . ,ort% Their h.0itu.2 u,e produce, . ,eriou, 3or/ o3 phy,ic.2 dependence 8.ddiction 9 .nd .n o7erdo,e i, the p.th to . pe.ce3u2 de.th% Opiu/ .nd it, deri7.ti7e,) /orphine .nd heroin) produce -h.t /ight 0e c.22ed 6/y,tic.2 ,t.te,6 in cert.in peop2e% #o2eridge) De Juincey) .nd B.ude2.ire .22 3ound th.t opiu/ opened cert.in depth,) 6the .0y,, o3 di7ine enCoy/ent6 .0out -hich De Juincey gre- e2oBuent in hi, #on3e,,ion, o3 .n Eng2i,h Opiu/ E.ter% (or the /.Cority) ho-e7er) they .re /ere2y p.in re2ie7er, .nd their e33ect,) in the .0,ence o3 p.in) .re gener.22y experienced ., 0eing unp2e.,.nt% A Subt#e Spirit O3 the drug, th.t c.n /ore proper2y 0e c.22ed 6p,ychede2ic,)6 the ,u0,t.nce 7.riou,2y 5no-n ., h.,hi,h) /.rihu.n.) 0h.ng) ch.r.,) etc%) -hich i, deri7ed 3ro/ the re,inou, 32o-er, o3 the co//on he/p 8#.nn.0i, ,.ti7.9) i, the /o,t ,u0t2e) the /o,t h.r/2e,, .nd the /o,t intere,ting% The drug i, not . n.rcotic) i, not h.0it 3or/ing) i, /i2d in it, .ction .nd nontoxic% Were it not 3or the 0.r0ed -ire ent.ng2e/ent o3 prohi0iti7e 2egi,2.tion th.t h., 0een erected .round thi, h.r/2e,, -eed 0y 7.riou, 0u,y0odie, -ho t.5e . pro3e,,ion.2 pride in curt.i2ing the 2i0ertie, o3 their 3e22o- /en) it -ou2d cert.in2y 0e the /.teri.2 o3 choice 3or one intere,ted in exp2oring drug induced ch.nge, in con,ciou,ne,,% The e33ect, o3 thi, 0ot.nic.2 h.7e 0een de,cri0ed .t ,o/e 2ength in . pre7iou, 0oo5%;= A 3e- .ddition.2 o0,er7.tion, deri7ed 3ro/ the .uthorG, experience, -hi2e -or5ing on the che/i,try o3 the drug /.y 0e o3 intere,t% Red oi2 o3 he/p) . p.rti.22y puri3ied extr.ct);@ -., u,ed in the,e experi/ent,% A do,e o3 thirty /i22igr./, t.5en or.22y .3ter . 3.,t o3 t-enty 3our hour, 0eg.n to produce it, e33ect .n hour .3ter inge,tion% Thi, 3ir,t) 6induction6 ph.,e o3 the drugG, .ction -., experienced ., 0eing ,o/e-h.t unp2e.,.nt% There -., . reddening o3 the conCuncti7.e) . dryne,, in the /outh) .n une.,ine,, in the ,to/.ch% An o7erdo,e o3 the prep.r.tion 8up to 2oo/g9 induced 7o/iting% Thi, 7o/iting -., o3 .n e,peci.22y di,.gree.02e ch.r.cter 0ec.u,e h.,hi,h) .t thi, ,t.ge) inhi0it, the ,ecretion o3 ,.2i7.)

exerting in thi, re,pect .n .ction ,i/i2.r to th.t o3 the drug, ,copo2./ine or .tropine% !uch .ction i, c.22ed 6.nticho2in ergic6 .nd indic.te, th.t the drug i, 02oc5ing the .cti7ity o3 th.t p.rt o3 the .utono/ic ner7ou, ,y,te/ c.22ed 6p.r.,y/p.thetic%6 !o 3.r ., concern, the ,top ,t.rt /ech.ni,/ in the 0r.in) h.,hi,h) .t thi, ,t.ge) pre,,e, the ,top 0utton% The induction period 2.,ted 3ro/ 3i3teen /inute, to h.23 .n hour% During thi, ti/e the .cti7e princip2e o3 the drug) . re,inou, ,u0,t.nce Buite in,o2u02e in -.ter) -., ,2o-2y .0,or0ed through the -.22, o3 the inte,tine% 8When h.,hi,h i, ,/o5ed) thi, .0,orption i, 3.r /ore r.pid 0ut the .crid re,in /.y d./.ge the 2ining o3 the 2ung,%9 A3ter the induction period) the ,pirit o3 the h.,hi,h 0eg.n to p2.y it, the/e -ith 7.ri.tion, on the org.n o3 the 0r.in) pu22ing out the ,top, one .3ter .nother) ,ounding gre.t co2or3u2 chord,) /.r7e2, o3 ton.2ity th.t 02ended) in . 3.,hion hitherto ne7er experienced) the ordin.ri2y ,ep.r.ted co/ponent, o3 ,en,.tion% #o2or, 7i0r.ted -ith ,ound) ,ound, e7o5ed co2or,) .t the ,./e ti/e .22 ,ort, o3 odd ,en,.tion,) ,o pecu2i.r ., to de3y c2.,,i3ic.tion) ,cutt2ed in .nd out o3 con,ciou,ne,, 2i5e /ice% The ,pirit o3 h.,hi,h on oneG, good d.y, 8it ,hou2d ne7er 0e e7o5ed on 0.d one,9 i, p2.y3u2 ., . 5itten) puc5i,h) Cocu2.r) . conCurer per3or/ing Bu.int tric5, th.t one ne7er -ou2d h.7e thought po,,i02e% The tric5, .re .,,oci.ted -ith the ,e23 ,en,e) th.t /ixed 0.g o3 .-.rene,,) o3 /u,c2e tone) 7i,ion) he.ring) touch) t.,te) ,/e22 th.t gi7e, u, the o7er.22 ,en,.tion o3 6I ./%6 A22 the,e 3./i2i.r 2.nd/.r5, in the /.p o3 the ,e23 -ere ,hu332ed .round 0y the p2.y3u2 ,pirit o3 h.,hi,h% The 6I ./6 0ec./e h.1y .nd di33u,e% The 3.ce ,y/0o2 o3 the ego) it, e/02e/ .nd ,hie2d) ,ee/ed to t-i,t .nd ,tretch 2i5e . H.22o-een /.,5) no- tr.gic) no- co/ic) no- grote,Bue unti2 the .,toni,hed experi/ent.2i,t .,5ed hi/,e23 in ./.1e/ent ho- he cou2d e7er h.7e .ttri0uted to thi, ru00ery o0Cect the Bu.2ity o3 ,e23hood% A, -ith the 3.ce) ,o -ith the re,t o3 the 0ody% Li/0, 0ec./e 3ree) independent) di,connected ., i3 they h.d t.5en on . 2i3e o3 their o-n% A h.nd -., ,een 3ro/ . gre.t di,t.nce) the ,tructure o3 3inger, -., /uch .d/ired% It -., .n o0Cect o3 .rt% But not /y h.nd% A22 the ,e23hood -., dr.ined out o3 it% It exi,ted in it, o-n right) 32o.ting 3.r 3ro/ the 0ody 2i5e . ,t.r3i,h in the oce.n% At inter7.2, the ,e23 ,en,e 2e3t the 0ody entire2y) 32o.ted o33 .nd .,,oci.ted -ith ,o/e other 3or/) . tree) . c2oud) e7en . pi.no% Thi, i, Buite . co//on 3e.ture o3 the h.,hi,h experience% B.ude2.ire de,cri0ed it -hen he -roteD 6I3 you .re ,/o5ing 0y ,o/e ,ort o3 tr.n,po,ition or inte22ectu.2 Buid pro Buo) you -i22 3ee2 your,e23 e7.por.ting .nd -i22 .ttri0ute to your pipe) in -hich you 3ee2 your,e23 crouching .nd p.c5ed together 2i5e to0.cco) the ,tr.nge po-er o3 ,/o5ing your,e23%6 A, the ,pirit o3 h.,hi,h continued it, per3or/.nce) the o0,er7er noticed ho- cyc2ic i, it, .ction% A22 the experience, c./e in -.7e,) .nd the di33erent re.ction, gener.22y 3o22o-ed in the ,./e order ., i3 one center .3ter .nother) in de3inite ,eBuence) -ere 0eing .cti7.ted 0y the drug% A 6r.pture6 0eg.n -ith ,ti/u2.tion o3 the re,pir.tory center% The experi/enter 3ound hi/,e23 2iter.22y 6in,pired)6 he gu2ped do-n gre.t dr.ught, o3 .ir ., i3 to 3i22 hi, ,y,te/ 3ro/ the inexh.u,ti02e re,er7oir o3 co,/ic pr.n.% Thi, .ir gu2ping h., 0een o0,er7ed 0y /.ny) i, .n o0Cecti7e2y de3in.02e e33ect o3 the drug% !.y, B.ude2.ireD 6You h.7e deep r.ucou, ,igh,) ., i3 your o2d 0ody cou2d not endure the de,ire, .nd .cti7ity o3 your ne- ,ou2%6;; !.y, (it1 Hugh Lud2o-D 6Hotter .nd 3.,ter c./e /y 0re.thI I ,ee/ed to p.nt 2i5e ,o/e tre/endou, engine%6;A Thi, ,ti/u2.tion o3 the re,pir.tory center -., .cco/p.nied 0y . ,trengthening o3 the .ction o3 the he.rt% A-.rene,, o3 the .ction o3 thi, 7it.2 pu/p /.y 0eco/e .cute) e7en .2.r/ing% Lud2o- h.d thi, experience -hen he 3ir,t too5 h.,hi,h .nd 0eco/e ,o 3rightened th.t he h.,tened to con,u2t the ne.re,t phy,ici.nD The 0e.ting o3 /y he.rt -., c2e.r2y .udi02e% Lo) no- th.t he.rt 0ec./e . gre.t 3ount.in) -ho,e Cet p2.yed up-.rd -ith 2oud 7i0r.tion,) .nd) ,tri5ing on the roo3 o3 /y ,5u22 ., on . gig.ntic do/e) 3e22 0.c5 -ith . ,p2.,h .nd echo into it, re,er7oir% (.,ter .nd 3.,ter c./e the pu2,.tion, .nd the ,tre./ 0ec./e one continuou,2y pouring 32ood) -ho,e ro.r ,ounded through .22 /y 3r./e% I g.7e /y,e23 up 3or 2o,t) ,ince Cudge/ent) -hich ,ti22 ,.t uni/p.ired .0o7e /y per7erted ,en,e,) .rgued th.t conge,tion /u,t t.5e p2.ce in . 3e- /inute,) .nd c2o,e the dr./. -ith /y de.th%;A

!ti/u2.tion o3 the hunger center in the hypoth.2./u, /.y 3o22o- thi, orgy o3 re,pir.tion% More o3ten it i, not the hunger center 0ut the ,ex center th.t i, ,ti/u2.ted% In the /.2e .n erection o3 the peni, re,u2t, 3ro/ ,ti/u2u, o3 the p.r.,y/p.thetic p.rt o3 the .u tono/ic ner7ou, ,y,te/% The ,y/p.thetic /ech.ni,/ -hich re,u2t, in eC.cu2.tion i, inhi0ited% At the ,./e ti/e the inten,ity o3 the ,exu.2 ,en,.tion, i, enh.nced .nd the dur.tion o3 the .ct i, pro2onged% (or thi, re.,on h.,hi,h i, reg.rded ., .n .phrodi,i.c p.r exce22ence throughout the E.,t) 0ut it c.nnot 0e re2ied on to exert thi, e33ect% The ,pirit o3 h.,hi,h) in it, p2.y3u2 per3or/.nce on the 0r.in center,) /.y ,o po-er3u22y ,ti/u2.te the ,ex center th.t the ,ex .ct .cBuire, . ,tupendou, Diony,i.n ,p2endor) or it /.y /i,, th.t center entire2y .nd 2e.7e the experi/ent.2i,t ,o indi33erent th.t $enu, her,e23 cou2d not te/pt hi/ into intercour,e% Thi, .cti7.tion o3 the center, in the 2o-er 0r.in c.n pro7ide . c.re3u2 o0,er7er -ith /uch /.teri.2% In,tincti7e 3unction, .re i22u/in.ted .nd e/ph.,i1ed) e/otion.2 3unction, .re ,h.rpened .nd gi7en ne- 3orce% H.,hi,h enh.nce, .22 e/otion.2ity) po,iti7e .nd neg.ti7e% (e.r) .nxiety) .pprehen,ion) di,tru,t c.n 0e ,o .ug/ented 0y h.,hi,h ., to /.5e the -ho2e experience . /o,t unp2e.,.nt orde.2% But Coy or de2ight .re ,i/i2.r2y .ug/ented .nd it i, thi, .ug/ent.tion o3 Coy to the 2e7e2 o3 ec,t.,y th.t endo-, the h.,hi,h experience -ith ,uch . po-er3u2 .ppe.2% 6O7er the ,ur3.ce o3 /.nG, ordin.ry 2i3e the po-er o3 h.,hi,h ,pre.d, . /.gic g2.1e) co2oring it -ith ,o2e/nity) 0ringing to 2ight the pro3ounde,t .,pect, o3 exi,tence%6 ;; Thi, /.gic g2.1e c.n ,pre.d o7er .ny 3or/ o3 experience% (or /.ny) it exert, it, gre.te,t po-er in connection -ith /u,ic% P.ttern, entire2y un,u,pected e/erge 3ro/ the ,ound% The e.r 0eco/e, 3.,cin.ted -ith . /inor the/e) 3o22o-, . ,ing2e in,tru/ent to the exc2u,ion o3 .22 the other,% Mu,ic th.t ,ee/ed c2e7er or e7en 0ri22i.nt /.y) under the h.,hi,h in32uence) ,t.nd re7e.2ed ., phoney .nd in,incere% The /erci2e,, ,pirit o3 h.,hi,h ,trip, 3ro/ .22 .rt 3or/, the o7er2.y o3 egoti,/) i22u/in.ting -ith . piti2e,, r.di.nce the under2ying re.2ity% (or genuine .rti,tic cre.tion it, pr.i,e i, unBu.2i3iedI 3or the contri7ed) the ,2ic5) the /ere2y c2e7er it, conte/pt i, 0itingD 6Ho- thi, 3oo2 trie, to ,ho- o33& Wh.t . C.c5d.- in pe.coc5G, 3e.ther,&6 Thi, c2.rity o3 7i,ion) thi, h.rd ge/2i5e i22u/in.tion 2it up the experi/enterG, portr.it o3 hi/,e23% The inner contr.diction,) the /u2tip2icity th.t trie, to pretend it i, . unity) ,ho-ed under h.,hi,h ., the thing it re.22y -.,) . p.tch-or5 o3 odd, .nd end,) o3 dre./, .nd de2u,ion,) hope, .nd 3e.r,) he2d together 0y the phy,ic.2 continuity o3 the 0ody% Brought thu, 3.ce to 3.ce -ith hi, inner contr.diction,) he ,.- hi/,e23 not ., . ,e23 .t .22) 0ut /ere2y ., . puppet) he2p2e,,2y pu22ed 0y ,tring, -hich -ere /.nipu2.ted 0y out,ide 3orce,% GThere i, no ,e23&6 he exc2.i/ed% 6There i, no I% There i, /ere2y . ,hi3ting /o,.ic o3 /ood, .nd thought,) ch.nged 2i5e . p.ttern in . 5.2eido,cope e7ery ti/e circu/,t.nce, ,h.5e the in,tru/ent%6 Thi, re.2i1.tion) depending on hi, /ood) -., either terri3ying) re.,,uring or ,ee/ed /ere2y co/ic.2% 6Thi, ridicu2ou, o0Cect h., 0een ,trutting .round ,.ying I thi, .nd I th.t .nd .22 the -hi2e it h., no /ore I th.n . ,c.recro- .nd no /ore -i22 th.n . puppet%6 At thi, he o3ten 2.ughed /o,t he.rti2y% At ti/e, the ,pirit o3 h.,hi,h 2ed hi/ 3urther% Penetr.ting 0eyond the ,h.do- ,ho- o3 the 6I)6 he cont.cted .n o2der dr./.) en.cted 0y .-e in,piring 3or/,) 0y god, .nd de/on,) 7erit.02e .rchetype,% Thi, .ncient dr./.) The The.ter o3 the !er.phi/) tr.n,ported hi/ 0eyond the 6I)6 0eyond per,on.2 0ound.rie, th.t de3ine the ,e23 ., it i, u,u.22y 3e2t% Here) ., in . pri/e7.2 co,/ic d.nce) he ,en,ed the e7o2ution o3 the r.ce) the proce,,ion o3 2i7ing 3or/,) 32o-ing) ch.nging) peri,hing) re.ppe.ring% He e7en p.,,ed through the proce,, o3 de.th .nd g2i/p,ed the /y,terie, o3 the .3ter de.th ,t.te% He experienced 0irth 8or -h.t .ppe.red to 0e 0irth9% The det.i2, o3 hi, 2i3e ,ho-ed ., i3 i22u/in.ted) exBui,ite reproduction, 3ro/ ti/e, p.,t) -ith .22 their e2e/ent, ,upp2ied) the ,ound,) ,ight,) ,/e22,) the 0odi2y ,en,.tion,% The drug un2oc5ed the door, o3 /e/ory) . /e/ory th.t c.n 0e ., i/per,on.2 ., the /e/ory o3 the r.ce) 2in5ing hi/ to the gre.t p.ttern, o3 2i7ing 3or/,) green p2.nt, .nd 3ungi) in7erte0r.te, .nd 7erte0r.te,% Ag.in,t ,o exp.n,i7e . 0.c5ground per,on.2 /e/orie, .ppe.red tri7i.2% The o0,er7er 2.ughed .t hi, /o,t p.in3u2 reco22ection, -hich) ,een in proportion) perh.p, 3or the 3ir,t ti/e) .,toni,hed hi/ 0y their in,igni3ic.nce% 6Ho- -., it po,,i02e th.t I 0ec./e ,o up,et o7er ,uch . tri32e< Ho- cou2d I .22o- ,o /inor .n incident to poi,on

the ,pring, o3 /y inner 2i3e<6 Ris&s and Re!e#ations !uch .re the re7e2.tion, th.t h.,hi,h c.n o33er% In the -riterG, opinion) it i, the /i2de,t) /o,t 0enign) 2e.,t 2i.02e to produce . po,tp,ychede2ic depre,,ion .nd 7ery nontoxic% It i,) ho-e7er) c.priciou, .nd Buite o3ten produce, no e33ect .t .22% ItG, Bu.2ity i, 7ery 7.ri.02e% It .2,o h.ppen, to 0e the 7icti/ o3 . ,e/i i/0eci2e piece o3 2egi,2.tion c.22ed the 6M.rihu.n. T.x Act6 th.t /.5e, it . cri/in.2 o33en,e e7en to h.7e the he/p p2.nt gro-ing in oneG, g.rden un2e,, one h., p.id 3or . t.x ,t./p) -hich the N.rcotic, Bure.u) in /o,t c.,e,) re3u,e, to i,,ue% Other p,ychede2ic, L!D) /e,c.2ine) p,i2ocy0in c.n produce e33ect, 7ery ,i/i2.r to tho,e o3 h.,hi,h in peop2e -ith -ho,e per,on.2 che/i,try they h.ppen to .gree) though they /.y 3unction /ere2y ., poi,on, 3or tho,e un.02e to detoxi3y the,e ,u0,t.nce,%;E A2dou, Hux2ey) 3or ex./p2e) -., e7ident2y -e22 .02e to /et.0o 2i1e /e,c.2ine% Hi, de,cription o3 it, e33ect,;H ,ho-, th.t) 3or hi/) it h.d the ,./e con,ciou,ne,, exp.nding propertie, ., h., h.,hi,h% A2.n W.tt, -., .02e to o0t.in ,.ti,3.ctory re,u2t, -ith L!D% Hi, 0e.uti3u22y i22u,tr.ted 0oo5) The +oyou, #o,/o*ogy)=F re7e.2, in ,ight, o3 the ,./e gener.2 type ., A2dou, Hux2eyG,% P.rticu2.r2y 3.,cin.ting i, hi, de,cription o3 the ch.nged ,en,e o3 ,e23 .nd hi, re,o2ution o3 the co,/ic dr./. into t-o Bue,tion, o3 hou,e5eep ingD 6Where to put it<6 .nd 6Who c2e.n, up<6 Le.ry et .2% h.7e ,u//.ri1ed /uch o3 thi, /.teri.2 in The P,ychede2ic Experience) though their in,i,tence on 3orcing the in,ight, into . 3r./e-or5 -hich i, e,,enti.22y Ti0et.n produce, . ,tr.ined) ,o/e-h.t .rti3i ci.2 e33ect 2i5e the e33ort, o3 e.r2y .,trono/er, to 3orce the /o7e/ent, o3 p2.net, to 3it into the Pto2e/.e.n ,y,te/% (or . /ore 0.2.nced re7ie- o3 the e33ect, o3 L!D) the re.der ,hou2d con,u2t !idney #ohenG, The Beyond Within<? A22 thi, e7idence 2e.d, to the conc2u,ion th.t the,e drug,) ,o di33erent in che/ic.2 co/po,ition) oper.te through . co//on /ech.ni,/ .nd 0ring into .ction . c.p.city pre,ent in the hu/.n p,yche 0ut not ordin.ri2y u,ed% Thi, c.p.city c.n 0e de3ined ., the po-er to tr.n,cend te/por.2 2i/it.tion,) 7er0.2 de3inition,) the 2i/it.tion, o3 n./e .nd 3or/% When P% D% Ou,pen,5y -., g.thering the /.teri.2 3or hi, ch.pter 6Experi/ent.2 My,tici,/6 in A Ne- Mode2 o3 the "ni7er,e) he too u,ed p,ychede2ic drug, 8/.in2y opiu/9% He expre,,ed the e,,ence o3 hi, experience in . ,ing2e ,entenceD 6Thin5 in other c.tegorie,%6 Thi, i, the h.22/.r5 o3 the ,t.te o3 higher con,ciou,ne,,% !o/ehothe,e che/ic.2, re2e.,e the .-.rene,, 3ro/ cert.in 3etter, th.t ordin.ri2y 0ind it% The door, o3 perception .re c2e.n,ed% The t.,te o3 the in3inite i, o0t.ined% The i,o2.ted .-.rene,,) i/pri,oned in the i22u,ion o3 it, ego ,en,e) i, ,udden2y 2i0er.ted 3ro/ it, 3etter,% Ec,t.,y i, the re,u2t) 3or ec,t.,y /e.n, nothing /ore or 2e,, th.n ,t.nding out,ide o3 one,e23% A /.n die, .t one 2e7e2 .nd i, re0orn on .nother% No- -e return to the ,t.rting point% I3 thi, ,e23 tr.n,cendence i, in 3.ct the highe,t pri1e 2i3e h., to o33er) i3 thi, Ce-e2 c.n 0e o0t.ined 0y the t.5ing o3 cert.in drug,) then -hy ,hou2d .ny re.,on.02e per,on deny hi/,e23 thi, experience< The My,tic W.y i,) 0y .22 .ccount,) h.rd .nd 2ong% Ho- /uch e.,ier it i, to 0re.5 open the 2oc5ed door, o3 the ,ecret ch./0er, in the p,yche 0y che/ic.2 /e.n,% We /.y ,u,pect th.t the t.5ing o3 p,ychede2ic drug, i, depr.7ed) re.2i1e 7.gue2y th.t it con,titute, . 5ind o3 ,piritu.2 0urg2.ry) . cri/in.2 .cti7ity on the ,piritu.2 2e7e2) . ,te.2ing o3 ,o/ething th.t one h., not e.rned% !o -h.t< A gener.tion re.red to re2y on 2.0or ,.7ing de7ice, c.n h.rd2y 0e 02./ed 3or hoping th.t the in,ight, 2.0oriou,2y e.rned 0y ,.int, .nd /y,tic, /.y 0e .cBuired -ithout e33ort 0y the ,i/p2e proce,, o3 ,-.22o-ing . pi22% Nor i, thi, .ttitude con3ined to conte/por.ry /.n% There h.7e 0een /e/0er, o3 e.r2ier) /ore rugged2y re.red gener.tion,) -ho ,ho-ed Cu,t ., /uch enthu,i.,/ 3or the e.,y r.pture .33orded 0y p,ychede2ic,% Tho/., De Juincey) the Eng2i,h opiu/ e.ter) -., e2oBuent on thi, ,u0Cect% Here -., . p.n.ce.) . ph.r/.5on nepenthe, 3or .22 hu/.n -oe,I here -., the ,ecret o3 h.ppine,,) .0out -hich phi2o,opher, h.d di,puted 3or ,o /.ny .ge,) .t once di,co7ered% H.ppine,, /ight no0e 0ought 3or . penny) .nd c.rried in the -.i,tco.t poc5etI port.02e ec,t.,ie, /ight 0e cor5ed up in . pint 0ott2e) .nd pe.ce o3 /ind cou2d 0e ,ent do-n 0y /.i2%

De Juincey) o3 cour,e) -., re3erring to 2.ud.nu/ 8tincture o3 opiu/9) -hich i, . 3.r 3ro/ ide.2 drug 3or inducing ch.nge, in 2e7e2, o3 con,ciou,ne,, .nd doe, not proper2y 0e2ong in the group c.22ed 6p,ychede2ic,)6 0eing) 3or /o,t peop2e) on2y .n .n.2ge,ic 8p.in re2ie7er9% But De JuinceyG, de2ight o7er hi, di,co7ery o3 the e33ect, o3 opiu/ i, p.r.22e2ed 0y th.t o3 conte/por.ry in7e,tig.tor, o7er tho,e o3 L!D) /e,c.2ine or p,i2ocy0in% Being 3./i2i.r -ith the 7oc.0u2.ry o3 Orient.2 /y,tici,/) the,e exp2orer, ,ing pr.i,e, o3 0ott2ed ,./.dhi, or enc.p,u2.ted ,.tori, .nd e.ger2y ,pre.d the -ord th.t . ,hort cut exi,t, .nd th.t the e33ort, /.de 0y yogi,) !u3i,) /y,tic, .nd /.gi to 0re.5 into the trip2e 2oc5ed 3ourth roo/ -ere need2e,,% A22 th.t the,e ,ee5er, h.d to do -., to introduce into their /et.0o2i,/ cert.in che/ic.2, .nd .22 2oc5ed door, -ou2d open 0y the/,e27e,% Their 7ie- i, ,u//ed up 0y . ,.ying o3 the opiu/ ,/o5er, o3 Indi.D 6I3 he.7en c.n 0e o0t.ined 3or . pice Ki%e%) . pennyL) -hy ,hou2d you 0e ,o en7iou,<6 Thi, /.y ,ee/ . re.,,uring /e,,.ge 0ut i, not . correct one% The high end, o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy c.n no /ore 0e .tt.ined 0y t.5ing drug, th.n the high end, o3 .rt c.n 0e .chie7ed 0y ,2opping p.int .0out .t r.ndo/% There .re tho,e -ho in,i,t th.t ,uch ,2opping i, .rt% There .re tho,e -ho in,i,t th.t pi22 ,-.22o-ing c.n 2e.d to higher con,ciou,ne,,% Both .re -rong% Ho-e7er) thi, /uch c.n 0e ,.id in 3.7or o3 the p,ychede2ic,% I3 they .re t.5en under the right condition,) -ith proper prep.r.tion) under the ,uper7i,ion o3 one -ho 5no-, ho- to guide the exp2orer in the territory he -i22 enter) they c.n) on occ.,ion, .t 2e.,t) 0e o3 ,o/e 7.2ue% They c.n ch.22enge the tr.7e2er ,.yingD 6The,e .re the /ount.in pe.5,% They re.22y exi,t% No- /.5e up your /ind% Are you ,trong enough) per,i,tent enough to try to c2i/0 the/<6 When the p,ychede2ic, o33er thi, ch.22enge they .re per3or/ing . 7.2u.02e 3unction% By .-.5ening the tr.7e2er to hi, o-n inner potenti.2itie,) they pro7ide hi/ -ith . g./e -orth p2.ying) . t.,5 -orth undert.5ing) . pi2gri/.ge on -hich it i, -orth-hi2e to e/0.r5% (urther/ore) they o33er 7.2u.02e c2ue, to one -ho -i,he, to under,t.nd hi, o-n inner che/i,try% They ,pot2ight cert.in proce,,e, .nd thu, /.5e it e.,ier 3or the experi/ent.2i,t to recogni1e the /ech.ni,/, in7o27ed% When he 3u22y under,t.nd, ho- cert.in e33ect, .re produced) he c.n 2e.rn to initi.te the/ .t -i22 -ithout the u,e o3 drug,% Thi, i, the 2.-3u2 u,e o3 the p,ychede2ic,% 8No re3erence i, intended to hu/.n 2.-, de,igned to regu2.te the u,e o3 the,e ,u0,t.nce,% 9 It i, phy,io2ogic.22y 2.-3u2 to o0t.in in3or/.tion .0out the -or5ing, o3 oneG, o-n org.ni,/ 0y .ny /e.n, th.t doe, not d./.ge the org.ni,/ or render it, po,,e,,or . ,2.7e to the procedure in Bue,tion 8phy,ic.22y dependent on . drug) 3or ex./p2e9% It i, p,ycho2ogic.22y 8or ,piritu.22y9 2.-3u2 to o0t.in ,uch in3or/.tion ., p.rt o3 . Me g./e) the .i/ o3 -hich i, re.2i1.tion o3 higher ,t.te, o3 .-.rene,,% It i, not ,piritu.22y 2.-3u2 to t.5e p,ychede2ic, /ere2y 3or 65ic5,6 or to u,e the/ ., ,u0,titute, 3or the ,peci.2 5ind o3 inner -or5 th.t .2one c.n produce 2.,ting re,u2t,% Tho,e -ho u,e the drug, in thi, -.y ,u33er . pen.2ty i/po,ed not 0y 32.t 3ooted t.x co22ector, di,gui,ed ., 6n.rcotic, .gent,)6 0ut 0y the i/p.rti.2 3orce, th.t regu2.te . /.nG, 3.te% The pen.2ty t.5e, thi, 3or/D he -ho /i,u,e, p,ychede2ic, ,.cri3ice, hi, c.p.city to de7e2op 0y per,i,tent2y ,Bu.ndering tho,e inner re,ource, on -hich gro-th depend,% He co//it, hi/,e23 to . de,cending ,pir.2 .nd the 3urther he tr.7e2, do-n thi, p.th) the /ore di33icu2t it 0eco/e, 3or hi/ to re.,cend% (in.22y the po-er to re.,cend i, 2o,t .2together% The Energies o% the 'syche No- con,ider the p,ychede2ic, o0Cecti7e2y% Ho- do the,e ,u0,t.nce, .ct< Wh.t do they do< We c.nnot .n,-er thi, Bue,tion -ithout 3ir,t di,cu,,ing ho- the 0ody ,tore, it, energie, .nd ho- the,e energie, .re re2e.,ed% A 7ery 2.rge p.rt o3 the tot.2 energy ,tore i, 2oc.ted in the /u,c2e, or ,tored ., g2ycogen in the 2i7er .nd i, re2e.,ed ., /u,cu2.r -or5% Another portion o3 the energy ,tore i, uti2i1ed in pure2y in,tincti7e oper.tion,) dige,tion o3 3ood) ,tor.ge o3 product, o3 dige,tion% The ,exu.2 .pp.r.tu, -ith it, co/ponent urge, uti2i1e, . 3urther portion o3 the tot.2 energy% E/otion.2 3unction, o3 7.riou, 5ind, con,u/e their Buot. .nd thought proce,,e, con,u/e their,% There i, 2e3t o7er . cert.in ./ount o3 energy -hich /.ni3e,t, it,e23 in the 2e7e2 o3 tot.2 .-.rene,, th.t c.n r.nge 3ro/ deep dre./2e,, ,2eep to the highe,t ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,, po,,i02e 3or /.n%

A22 energie, in the 0ody .re che/ic.22y 0ound% They .re 2oc5ed up in /o2ecu2e, o3 one ,ort or .nother Cu,t ., the energy o3 . 2og o3 3ire-ood i, 2oc5ed in it, /o2ecu2e, o3 ce22u2o,e or 2ignin% To pre7ent the dep2etion o3 the,e 7ery ,peci3ic energy ,tore,) /ech.ni,/, exi,t in the 0ody -hich 2oc5 up the ,tor.ge ,ite, /uch ., . c.re3u2 /other 2oc5, up the coo5ie C.r to pre7ent depred.tion, 0y . greedy chi2d% The ,tor.ge org.n, corre,pond rough2y to ,ix g2.nd,) the gon.d, or ,ex g2.nd,) the .dren.2, 8di7ided into t-o p.rt,) /edu22. .nd cortex9) the 2i7er) the p.ncre.,) the thyroid in the thro.t .nd pituit.ry .t the 0.,e o3 the 0r.in -ith it, t-o 2o0e,) .nterior .nd po,terior% The pituit.ry) though . 7ery ,/.22 g2.nd) .0out the ,i1e o3 . pe. in the .du2t hu/.n 0eing) /.y 0e c.22ed the /.,ter g2.nd o3 the 0ody 0ec.u,e) through it, ,peci.2 hor/one, 8the 6tropic6 hor/one,9) it .rou,e, to .cti7ity the other g2.nd,% But the pituit.ry it,e23 i, direct2y 2in5ed to th.t p.rt o3 the 0r.in 5no-n ., the hypoth.2./u,) -hich in turn i, 2in5ed to the roo3 0r.in) the cere0r.2 cortex% The hypoth.2./u, cont.in, . /.,ter ,-itch0o.rd) ,peeding up or ,2o-ing the oper.tion o3 the g2.nd,) regu2.ting the r.te o3 uti2i1.tion o3 the 0odyG, ,tore, o3 energy% It i, di33icu2t) experi/ent.22y) to deter/ine ex.ct2y -here in thi, p.rt o3 /.nG, 0r.in the di33erent ,-itche, .re 2oc.ted% We .re 3orced to re2y 3or thi, in3or/.tion /.in2y on d.t. o0t.ined 3ro/ /on5ey,% !uch ,tudie, ,ho- th.t the in,tincti7e urge, hunger) thir,t) the ,ex urge .re contro22ed 0y i/pu2,e, co/ing 3ro/ thi, p.rt o3 the 0r.in% They .2,o ,ho- th.t t-o 2.rge ,-itche,) -hich -e /.y c.22 the 6,t.rt ,-itch6 .nd the 6,top ,-itch)6 .re 2oc.ted in thi, .re.% The ,t.rt ,-itch .rou,e, .n .ni/.2 to .cti7ity .nd it, oper.tion induce, ,en,.tion, th.t .re 2.rge2y p2e.,ur.02e 8the 6get up .nd go6 ,en,.tion9I the ,top ,-itch inhi0it, .cti7ity .nd it, oper.tion induce, ,en,.tion, th.t .re 2.rge2y unp2e.,.nt 862e.7e /e in pe.ce6 ,en,.tion,) .cco/p.nied 0y gener.2 /.2.i,e9% The 3ir,t ,y,te/ h., 0een c.22ed 0y the !-i,, neurophy,io2ogi,t) W.2ter He,,) the 6ergotropic ,y,te/6 8inciting to .cti7ity9) the ,econd the 6trophotropic6 8inciting to re,t9% One -ho 5no-, thi, /uch .0out the -or5ing, o3 the /ent.2 ,-itch0o.rd c.n .ccu/u2.te) 0y direct o0,er7.tion) . gre.t de.2 o3 in3or/.tion .0out the oper.tion, o3 hi, o-n 0r.in% He c.n 2e.rn to di,tingui,h one ,-itch 3ro/ .nother) to detect the ch.nge, in the h.r/ony o3 the g2.ndu2.r orche,tr.) to recogni1e the re2e.,e o3 ,tored energie,) to 5no- 8/ore or 2e,,) 3or ,uch o0,er7.tion, .2-.y, 2.c5 preci,ion9 -hich ,y,te/, h.7e 0een .cti7.ted) -hich rendered Buie,cent% To one -ho po,,e,,e, ,uch 5no-2edge it 0eco/e, o07iou,) ., ,oon ., he 3ee2, the e33ect, o3 the ,o c.22ed p,ychede2ic,) th.t the,e ,u0,t.nce, .re .cting on the hypoth.2./ic ,-itch0o.rd) turning 7.riou, ,-itche, on .nd o33% They exert e33ect, on the center, regu2.ting thir,t) hunger) ,exu.2 de,ire) re,pir.tion) te/per.ture) ,-e.ting) r.te o3 the he.rt0e.t% They /.y pre,, the ,top ,-itch .nd incite to in.ction) inducing 3ee2ing, o3 /.2.i,e) o3ten .cco/p.nied 0y 7o/iting% Ho- they do .22 the,e thing, i, . 0ioche/ic.2 pro02e/ o3 gre.t co/p2exity% We c.n gue,, th.t they .2ter the 0.2.nce 0et-een excit.tion .nd inhi0ition 0y exerting . che/ic.2 e33ect .t cert.in ,tr.tegic Cunction, in the co/p2ex co//unic.tion, net-or5 th.t i, /.nG, 0r.in% Bec.u,e the p,ychede2ic, 3unction 0y 2i0er.ting ,tored energie,) their e33ect -i22 depend on the 2e7e2, o3 the,e energie, .7.i2.02e% The 7.riou, tri0e, o3 Indi.n, -ho u,e peyote under,t.nd thi, -e22 .nd prep.re in .d7.nce) 3.,ting .nd pr.cticing continence) 3or the 2e7e2 o3 ,exu.2 energy in32uence, po-er3u22y the o7er.22 re,u2t% 6#i7i2i1ed6 We,tern /.n) -ho de,pi,e, the -i,do/ o3 the,e 6poor pri/iti7e,6 .nd t.5e, hi, p,ychede2ic, -ithout .ny pre7iou, prep.r.tion) -ith .22 hi, h.0itu.2 .nxietie, gi00ering .0out hi/ 2i5e . 0e7y o3 ghou2,) -ith hi, energie, ,c.ttered) hi, /ind .-.,h in d.ydre./,) /.y -onder -hy the experience i, unp2e.,.nt or do-nright terri3ying% Wor,e ,ti22) he /.y 0e in7eig2ed 0y ,o/e .,inine experi/ent.2i,t into 0eing do,ed -ith the drug in . ho,pit.2 ,etting) ./id ,teri2e) hygienic -hite -.22,) ,t.rched nur,e,) ,yringe, .nd 0edp.n, .nd .22 the p.r.phern.2i. o3 ,ic5ne,, .nd de.th% Then) -hi2e ,ti22 tre/02ing -ith the horror, he h., experienced) /.y 0e thro-n out into the ,treet) hi, p,yche ,ti22 ., r.- ., .n open -ound) to 0e ,et upon 0y the 7./pire 32oc5 o3 i/pre,,ion, th.t ,uc5 ,ou2, dry in thi, -or2dG, /.Cor /.n ,-.r/,% A Buot.tion 3ro/ B.ude2.ireG, P.r.di, .rti3icie2, ,ee/, in order .t thi, pointD I pre,u/e th.t you h.7e cho,en the right /o/ent 3or thi, expedition% E7ery per3ect de0.uch

reBuire, per3ect 2ei,ure% Be,ide,) h.,hi,h not On2y /.gni3ie, the indi7idu.2 0ut .2,o the circu/,t.nce .nd en7iron/ent% You /u,t h.7e no dutie, to .cco/p2i,h th.t reBuire punctu.2ity or ex.ctitude) no p.ng, o3 2o7e) no do/e,tic preoccup.tion,) grie3,) .nxietie,% The /e/orie, o3 duty -i22 ,ound . de.th 5ne22 through your intoxic.tion .nd poi,on your p2e.,ure% Anxiety -i22 ch.nge to .ngui,h) grie3 to torture% But i3 the condition, .re right .nd the -e.ther i, good) i3 you .re in . 3.7or.02e en7iron/ent ., in the /id,t o3 . picture,Bue 2.nd,c.pe or in . roo/ .rti,tic.22y decor.ted) i3) /oreo7er) you c.n hope to he.r ,o/e /u,ic) then .22G, 3or the 0e,t% Thi, i, ru2e nu/0er one 3or .22 -ho -i,h to experi/ent -ith the p,ychede2ic, 83or -h.t B.ude2.ire ,.y, o3 h.,hi,h i, .2,o true o3 the other,9% Prep.re 0e3oreh.nd% E/0.r5 on ,uch . Courney on2y -hen the energie, o3 the 0ody .re .t . high 2e7e2) -hen th.t ,t.te o3 inner h.r/ony -hich the Gree5, c.22ed .t.r.xi. i, .2re.dy the do/in.nt /ood% Tr.nBui2) con,o2ing) re.,,uring ,urrounding,) . ,oothing p.ttern o3 /u,ic) perh.p, . co/p.nion 0ut thi, co/p.nion /u,t 0e cho,en -ith the ut/o,t c.re) 3or the p,ychede2ic,) h.,hi,h e,peci.22y) ,trip 3ro/ the e7ery/.n hi, /.,5 8per,on.9 .nd re7e.2 the e,,ence% Ho-e7er) -e /u,t .2-.y, re/e/0er th.t) no /.tter -h.t -e do) -e c.nnot e7.de the 2.- -hich go7ern, the 3or/.tion .nd expenditure o3 cert.in ,u0,t.nce, in the 0ody on the ,upp2y o3 -hich h.ppine,,) .-.rene,,) tr.nBui2ity) he.2th .nd 2i3e it,e23 depend% I3 the,e ,u0,t.nce, .re de,troyed 3.,ter th.n they .re /.de) . condition o3 dep2etion re,u2t,% Thi, dep2etion i, experienced ,u0Cecti7e2y ., depre,,ion) . gener.2 2o-ering o3 the 7it.2 32./e) . he.7ine,,) g2oo/) 2.c5 o3 p2e.,ure) -e.rine,,) 0oredo/% Experience ,ugge,t, th.t one p,ychede2ic 6trip6 proper2y prep.red 3or) conducted under the right condition,) -i22 not re,u2t in . d.ngerou, ,t.te o3 dep2etion% But the ,itu.tion i, entire2y di33erent -hen the experience i, repe.ted ,e7er.2 ti/e, or the ,e,,ion i, conducted under un3.7or.02e condition,% !uch repe.ted or i22 regu2.ted u,e o3 the drug, c.n produce . po,tp,ychede2ic depre,,ion o3 . /o,t unp2e.,.nt 5ind -hich c.n) .nd in ,e7er.2 c.,e, h.,) re,u2ted in ,uicide% There i, . ,econd re.,on -hy the repe.ted u,e o3 p,ychede2ic, 3.i2, to produce .ny per/.nent .2ter.tion in the 2e7e2 o3 con,ciou,ne,,% In the 0eginning the drug,) 0y re2e.,ing cert.in energie, in the 0ody) touch o33 .n inner 3ire-or5 di,p2.y th.t i, o3ten 3.,cin.ting .nd 7ery 0e.uti3u2% But the ,e23 indu2gent or 2.1y in7e,tig.tor -ho /.5e, . h.0it o3 trying to ,et o33 ,uch inner pyrotechnic, -i22 3ind th.t the ,ho- 0eco/e, 2e,, .nd 2e,, re-.rding% The 0ody gro-, .ccu,to/ed to the drug .nd ce.,e, to re.ct% Thi, i, true o3 0oth L!D .nd h.,hi,h% The 3ir,t 3e- /eeting, -ith 6My L.dy o3 the He/p6 /.y produce r.pture,) ec,t.,ie,) gi7e in,ight, ne7er to 0e 3orgotten% But continued .pp2ic.tion 3or .id to thi, potent ,pirit du22, the /.gic) 02unt, the e33ect,) e7o5e, /i,ery r.ther th.n r.pture% A, Lud2o- put itD 6The ec,t.,y 0ec./e d.i2y /ore .nd /ore 32ec5ed -ith ,h.do-, o3 .n i//e.,ur.02e p.in%6 It t.5e, . con,ider.02e ti/e 8t-o -ee5, or e7en . /onth9 3or the 0ody to regener.te the ,tored energy ,u0,t.nce, -hich .re c.,u.22y ,Bu.ndered in one o3 the,e p,ychede2ic ,pree,% I3 . ,econd exp2o,ion i, initi.ted 0e3ore the 0ody h., h.d ti/e to reco7er 3ro/ the 3ir,t) . point /.y 0e re.ched .t -hich it i, .ctu.22y i/po,,i02e 3or the 0ody to regener.te the,e ,tore,% In thi, proce,,) ., in /.ny other,) the o2d phr.,e o3 the .2che/i,t, .pp2ie,D 6You /u,t h.7e go2d to /.5e go2d%6 In ,u//.ry) then) -e /.y ,t.te th.t con,ciou,ne,, exp.nding drug, c.n) i3 t.5en in the right do,e,) .3ter proper prep.r.tion) -ith proper guid.nce .nd under the right circu/,t.nce,) o33er g2i/p,e, o3 the content, o3 0oth the 3ourth roo/ .nd the 3i3th% They c.n ne7er) no /.tter ho- o3ten they .re t.5en) en.02e the in7e,tig.tor to ch.nge hi, 2e7e2 o3 0eing% Their continued u,e repre,ent, . 3or/ o3 ,piritu.2 0urg2.ry -hich c.rrie, it, o-n pen.2ty) .n irrep.r.02e dep2etion o3 the ,u0,t.nce, needed 3or re.2 inner -or5 .nd . tot.2 2o,, o3 the indi7idu.2G, c.p.city to de7e2op% #.re3u22y contro22ed experi/ent, -ith the drug, .re Cu,ti3ied i3 they 2e.d the experi/enter to the conc2u,ion th.t the 3ourth .nd 3i3th ,t.te, o3 con,ciou,ne,, .re po,,i02e 3or /.n% Thi, re.2i1.tion /.y ,er7e to .-.5en hi/ to the exi,tence o3 the M.,ter G./e) the on2y g./e in 2i3e th.t i, tru2y -orth p2.ying% (ro/ th.t point on) he c.n progre,, on2y 0y co/0ining right 5no-2edge -ith right e33ort under the guid.nce

o3 one -ho 5no-, the -.y% III. The i!e Rooms The Myth o% the Mad 2ing IN THE PRE$IO"! #HAPTER /.n -., co/p.red to the inh.0it.nt o3 . hou,e cont.ining 2oc5ed roo/,) 67.,t ch./0er, 3u22 o3 tre.,ure, -ith -indo-, 2oo5ing out on eternity .nd in3inity%6 It -., ,.id th.t /.n in gener.2 doe, not enter the,e 2oc5ed roo/,% He h., 2o,t the 5ey% !o/eti/e, he ,u,pect, th.t the roo/, .re there .nd /.y try to un2oc5 the door, 0y the u,e o3 drug,% More o3ten he doe, not e7en 5no- th.t the roo/, exi,t% Thi, concept o3 /.nG, p,yche i, 7ery .ncient) ., o2d ., ci7i2i1.tion) pro0.02y e7en o2der% Li5e /uch .ncient -i,do/) it h., co/e do-n to u, in the 3or/ o3 . /yth) -hich -i22 here 0e c.22ed the 6Myth o3 the M.d 'ing%6 The /yth t.5e, 7.riou, 3or/,% !o/e o3 the 0etter 5no-n 7.ri.tion, on thi, the/e .re the ,tory o3 Ne0uch.dne11.r 2e.7ing hi, p.2.ce to e.t gr.,, -ith the 0e.,t,) P2.toG, ,tory o3 the pri,oner, in the c.7e) the Ne- Te,t./ent ,tory o3 the Prodig.2 !on .nd the re2.ted ,tory o3 the -.ndering prince cont.ined in the Gno,tic .22egory c.22ed the 6Hy/n to the !ou2%6 E4 Thi, o2d /yth) in it, e,,ence) co/p.re, /.n to . 5ing -ith . ,u/ptuou, p.2.ce .t hi, co//.nd% But the 5ing -ent /.d .nd in,i,ted on 2i7ing in the ce22.r ,urrounded 0y r.g, .nd 0one, .nd other -orth2e,, o0Cect, -hich he c.22ed hi, po,,e,,ion,% I3 .ny o3 hi, /ini,ter, repro.ched hi/ 3or thi, 0eh.7ior .nd tried to re/ind hi/ o3 the p.2.ce .nd it, ,p2endor,) he indign.nt2y rep2ied th.t he h.d ne7er 2e3t th.t p2.ce% !uch -., the n.ture o3 hi, i22u,ion, th.t he ,.- the -retched ce22.r ., . p.2.ce .nd the r.g, .nd 0one, he h.d co22ected ., preciou, Ce-e2,% % Tod.y -e c.n rephr.,e thi, o2d /yth in ter/, /ore preci,e .nd in /ore .ccord -ith our ne5no-2edge o3 hu/.n n.ture% We c.n ,.y th.t /.n i, . 0eing -ith gre.t po-er, .t hi, di,po,.2) -hich .re hi, 0y 7irtue o3 hi, 2.rge 0r.in .nd) /ore ,peci3ic.22y) hi, huge cere0r.2 cortex) .n org.n he h., not yet 2e.rned ho- to u,e% Bec.u,e he doe, not 5no- ho- to u,e thi, po-er3u2 /.chine it tend, to oper.te in -.y, not 0ene3ici.2 to it, po,,e,,or) to gener.te . ho,t o3 i22u,ion, ./ong -hich he -.nder, 2i5e . 0.0e in the ench.nted -ood) 3rightened .nd con3u,ed) . prey to terror, th.t he hi/,e23 h., cre.ted% In p,ycho2ogic.2 2.ngu.ge the /yth o3 the /.d 5ing /e.n, thi,D M.nG, ordin.ry ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,, i, not the highe,t 2e7e2 o3 con,ciou,ne,, o3 -hich he i, c.p.02e% In 3.ct) it i, ,o de3ecti7e th.t the condition h., 0een de3ined ., 2itt2e 0etter th.n ,o/n./0u2i,/% M.n doe, not re.22y 5no- -h.t he i, doing or -here he i, going% He 2i7e, in dre./,% He inh.0it, . -or2d o3 de2u,ion, .nd) 0ec.u,e o3 the,e de2u,ion,) /.5e, d.nger, 3or hi/,e23 .nd other,% I3 thi, i, .ccepted) then -e .,5 the next Bue,tion,D Wh.t c.n 0e done .0out it< #.n /.n re.22y .-.5en< Wh.t other ,t.te, o3 con,ciou,ne,, .re po,,i02e 3or hi/ .nd -h.t /u,t he do to .tt.in the,e ,t.te,< Let u, repe.t .n o3t Buoted p.,,.ge 3ro/ The $.rietie, o3 Re2igiou, ExperienceD One conc2u,ion -., 3orced upon /y /ind .t th.t ti/e) .nd /y i/pre,,ion o3 it, truth h., e7er ,ince re/.ined un,h.5en% It i, th.t our nor/.2 -.5ing con,ciou,ne,,) r.tion.2 con,ciou,ne,, ., -e c.22 it) i, 0ut one ,peci.2 type o3 con,ciou,ne,,) -hi2,t .22 .0out it) p.rted 3ro/ it 0y the 3i2/ie,t o3 ,creen,) there 2ie potenti.2 3or/, o3 con,ciou,ne,, entire2y di33erent% We /.y go through 2i3e -ithout ,u,pecting their exi,tence) 0ut .pp2y the reBui,ite ,ti/u2u,) .nd .t . touch they .re there in .22 their co/p2etene,,% % % % No .ccount o3 the uni7er,e in it, tot.2ity c.n 0e 3in.2 -hich 2e.7e, the,e other 3or/, o3 con,ciou,ne,, Buite di,reg.rded%4H Wi22i./ +./e, -., .ctu.22y de,cri0ing e33ect, he o0t.ined -hi2e experi/enting -ith nitrou, oxide% The ,t.te/ent) ho-e7er) need not 0e 2i/ited to drug induced ,t.te, o3 .2tered .-.rene,,% One c.n) in 3.ct) 0e 3.r /ore ,peci3ic th.n -., +./e, in the .0o7e p.,,.ge% One c.n .33ir/) on the 0.,i, o3 con,ider.02e e7idence) th.t rough2y 3i7e 2e7e2, o3 con,ciou,ne,, .re po,,i02e 3or /.nD 4% Deep ,2eep -ithout dre./,% The (ir,t Le7e2

;% !2eep -ith dre./,% =% W.5ing ,2eep 8identi3ic.tion9% >% !e23 tr.n,cendence 8,e23 re/e/0ering9% ?% O0Cecti7e #on,ciou,ne,, 8co,/ic con,ciou,ne,,9%

The !econd Le7e2 The Third Le7e2 The (ourth Le7e2 The (i3th Le7e2

N.ture gu.r.ntee, th.t /.n ,h.22 experience the 3ir,t) ,econd .nd third 2e7e2, o3 con,ciou,ne,,% The,e .re nece,,.ry 3or Me) 3or the /.inten.nce o3 the phy,ic.2 0ody .nd 3or the perpetu.tion o3 the ,pecie,% !he doe, not gu.r.ntee th.t he ,h.22 experience the 3ourth .nd 3i3th ,t.te,% In 3.ct) it .ppe.r,) o-ing to .n error in the p.ttern o3 /.nG, e7o2ution) th.t /ech.ni,/, h.7e de7e2oped in hi/ -hich /.5e it di33icu2t 3or hi/ to .tt.in the t-o higher ,t.te, o3 con,ciou,ne,,% Dream#ess S#eep Let u, con,ider the ch.r.cteri,tic, o3 the 3i7e ,t.te,% In the 3ir,t ,t.te /.n 5no-, nothing% Hi, .cti7ity i, reduced to . /ini/u/% He 0re.the,) hi, he.rt 0e.t,) 7.riou, in,tincti7e proce,,e, go on) 0ut he i, not .-.re o3 hi/,e23 in .ny -.y .t .22% Dre./2e,, ,2eep% O02i7ion% De.thG, 0rother% Thi, i, the 3ir,t roo/ in -hich /.n /u,t ,pend . 2.rge 3r.ction o3 hi, 2i3e 0ec.u,e on2y -hen he i, in thi, ,t.te c.n cert.in ,tor.ge org.n, in the 0ody 8the 7it.2 0.tterie,9 0e rech.rged% I3 depri7ed o3 the ch.nce to enter the 3ir,t roo/) he ,u33er, d./.ge th.t /.y pro7e irrep.r.02e% In.0i2ity to enter the 3ir,t roo/ i, .n e.r2y ,y/pto/ o3 the .ppro.ch o3 ,chi1ophreni.) one o3 the co//one,t .nd /o,t di,tur0ing 3or/, o3 /ent.2 i22ne,,% M.n doe, not enter the 3ir,t roo/ in . ,ing2e 0ound% He .ppro.che, it gr.du.22y ., i3 de,cending . ,t.ir-.y o3 ,te.di2y di/ini,hing con,ciou,ne,,% #onte/por.ry ,tudent, o3 ,2eep h.7e di7ided thi, de,cent into rough2y 3our ,t.ge,%=; During the .ppro.ch to ,2eep 8dro-,ine,,9 . regu2.r rhyth/ c.22ed the 6.2ph. rhyth/6 .ppe.r, on the e2ectroenceph.2ogr./ 8EEG9) -hich record, the ,hi3t, in e2ectric.2 potenti.2 in the 0r.in% The .ppe.r.nce o3 the .2ph. rhyth/ i, .cco/p.nied) ,u0Cecti7e2y) 0y . ,erene ,t.te) ,i/i2.r to th.t induced 0y /edit.tion% In 3.ct) th.t enterpri,ing neu rophy,io2ogi,t) Dr% +oe './iy. o3 the L.ng2ey Porter In,titute) h., ,ho-n th.t thi, rhyth/ i, ch.r.cteri,tic o3 the ,t.te induced in *en Buddhi,t /on5, 0y the pr.ctice o3 1.1en) in -hich the /ind i, e/ptied o3 content 0ut .2ertne,, re/.in, uni/p.ired%=; Into thi, ,t.te there /.y intrude 7.riou,) o3ten Buite 7i7id i/.ge, c.22ed 6hypn.gogic h.22ucin.tion,%6 They .re not dre./, 0ut h.7e cert.in dre./2i5e Bu.2itie,% The .2ph. rhyth/ 3.de, ., the de,cent to-.rd the 3ir,t roo/ continue,% !/.22 une7en -.7e, .ppe.r on the EEG) there .re /ore dri3ting i/.ge,) 32o.ting or ,in5ing ,en,.tion,) the /u,c2e, re2.x) the 0ody te/per.ture dec2ine,) re,pir.tion gro-, /ore e7en .nd the he.rt r.te 0eco/e, ,2o-er% Per,on, c.n 0e e.,i2y .-.5ened .t thi, 3ir,t ,t.ge o3 ,2eep) /.y enter it /o/ent.ri2y ., -hen the he.d nod, .t . 0oring 2ecture% It i, the 0order2.nd o3 ,2eep) the g.te o3 entry to the 3ir,t roo/% It gener.22y 2.,t, on2y 3or . 3e- /inute,% !tudent, o3 ,2eep di,tingui,h three /ore ,t.ge, ., the ,2eeper /o7e, 3urther into the 3ir,t roo/% The,e ,t.ge, .re ch.r.cteri1ed 0y ch.nge, in the EEG recording% The /u,c2e, 0eco/e ,te.di2y /ore re2.xed% The 0re.thing i, e7en) the he.rt r.te continue, to ,2o- do-n) the te/per.ture to dec2ine% (in.22y the /o,t o02i7iou, ,2eep 8,t.ge >9 i, re.ched% The /u,c2e, .re 7ery re2.xed .nd the he.rt r.te i, ,2o-% We 5no- .2/o,t nothing .0out the ,u0Cecti7e ,en,.tion, o3 ,t.ge > ,2eep 0ec.u,e the -ho2e .pp.r.tu, o3 con,ciou,ne,, i, turned o33% !tudie, o3 the EEG recording, ,ho- . ,te.dy tr.in o3 2.rge) ,2o- -.7e,% They .2,o indic.te th.t e7ery ,ound) e7ery touch i, regi,tered 0y the 0r.in 0ut the /ech.ni,/, th.t render the,e ,ti/u2i con,ciou, .re co/p2ete2y in.cti7e% 8#uriou,2y enough it .ppe.r, th.t ,o/n./0u2i,/ ,2eep -.25ing occur, .t thi, ,t.ge o3 ,2eep% De,pite in.cti7.tion o3 the /ech.ni,/ o3 con,ciou,ne,,) peop2e ri,e 3ro/ their 0ed,) negoti.te roo/, 3u22 o3 3urniture) 2oo5 .t other peop2e -ith open eye,) return to 0ed) rec.22 nothing o3 the incident -hen .-.5ened%9 A nor/.2 per,on -i22 ,pend . con,ider.02e portion o3 the night in thi, ,t.ge o3 ,2eep

.nd) i3 hi, night i, di,tur0ed) -i22 /.5e up 3or it 0y ,pending proportion.te2y 2onger ti/e there on the 3o22o-ing night% The re,tor.ti7e e33ect, o3 6. good nightG, ,2eep6 .re pro0.02y the re,u2t o3 re2.ti7e2y 2ong period, ,pent in ,t.ge >% The Room o% Dreams M.n ne7er ,pend, the period o3 ,2eep entire2y in the 3ir,t roo/% Indeed) it ,ee/, do-nright unhe.2thy 3or hi/ to do ,o% He /u,t) in .ccord.nce -ith ,o/e 2itt2e under,tood 2.- o3 hi, 0eing) e/erge 3ro/ ti/e to ti/e into the ,econd roo/) the roo/ o3 dre./,% When /.n enter, the ,econd roo/) he .pp.rent2y 6,ee,6 . ,erie, o3 epi,ode, en.cted 0e3ore hi/ ., i3 on . -ide ,creen% We put the -ord 6,ee6 in Buote, 0ec.u,e o07iou,2y) -ith 0oth eye, c2o,ed .nd the roo/ d.r5) he c.nnot recei7e .ny i/.ge on the retin.% The ,eeing i, pure2y /ent.2 .nd yet) through ,o/e curiou, hoo5 up 0et-een 0r.in .nd eye) the eye, /o7e r.pid2y during dre./ epi,ode, ., i3 they -ere 3o22o-ing . dr./.% It -., the,e r.pid /o7e/ent, th.t g.7e to conte/por.ry ,tudent, o3 ,2eep) N% '2eit/.n .nd W% De/ent) the c2ue ., to -hen dre./ing occur,%== The ,econd ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,,) the roo/ o3 dre./,) h., 3ro/ the e.r2ie,t ti/e, 3.,cin.ted hu/.n o0,er7er,% Here i, . /ech.ni,/ -hich night2y 3i22, the .-.rene,, -ith . ho,t o3 dr./.,) -ithout .ny pro/pting 3ro/ the -i22) -ithout extern.2 ,ti/u2.tion% (ro/ -h.t do they co/e) the,e .,toni,hing inner per3or/.nce,< Arte/idoru,) in the ,econd century A%D% co22ected e7ery 5no-n tre.ti,e on dre./, 8the 2iter.ture -., 7o2u/inou, e7en in tho,e d.y,9 .nd di,ti22ed the e,,ence o3 the .ncient -i,do/ into . -or5 o3 3our 0oo5, 8-ith .n .ppendix9% He 3ir/2y /.int.ined th.t dre./, .re ne7er /e.ning2e,,) nor do they re,u2t 3ro/ n.tur.2 c.u,e,% They .re ,ent direct2y 0y ,o/e god ., . pro/i,e or -.rning o3 the 3uture% The god, ne7er 2ie) 0ut they o3ten 7ei2 their /e.ning in order to te,t /enG, 3.ith .nd p.tience% Hence the need 3or ,5i22ed interpret.tion%=> The dre./ ,t.te -., uni7er,.22y reg.rded 0y the .ncient, ., the ,ure,t .nd ,horte,t route to he.2th o3 0oth 0ody .nd ,ou2% In the gre.t Ae,cu2.pi. .t #o, .nd Epid.uru, there -ere ,peci.2 roo/, in -hich p.tient, under-ent the te/p2e ,2eep 8incu0.tion9) during -hich the god, o3 he.2ing 8Apo22o) !er.pi,) Ae,cu2.piu,9 7i,ited the/ .nd re7e.2ed the c.u,e, o3 their .i2/ent,% Ari,tide,) .2,o o3 the ,econd century) h., 2e3t u, . det.i2ed .ccount o3 hi, 2ong Bue,t 3or he.2th in .22 the gre.t ,hrine, o3 he.2ing o3 the .ncient -or2d% Hi, dre./, -ere .2.r/ing .nd hi, 3.ith extr.ordin.ry% He once dre./ed th.t .22 2ii, 0one, .nd ,ine-, /u,t 0e exci,ed .nd ,tu00orn2y de/.nded th.t the .ttend.nt phy,ici.n, per3or/ thi, incredi02e oper.tion% They 3in.22y /.n.ged to per,u.de hi/ th.t) in thi, in,t.nce) 2iter.2 interpret.tion o3 the dre./ -., not de/.nded% (reud .nd +ung) dre./ doctor, o3 the t-entieth century) ,ee/ .t ti/e, to p2.ce .2/o,t ., /uch re2i.nce on dre./, ., did Ari,tide, in the ,econd% Their theorie, o3 repre,,ed /.teri.2 ,y/0o2ic.22y repre,ented in the dre./ ,t.te de/.nd /ore 3.ith th.n ,o/e ,5eptic.2 in7e,tig.tior, .re -i22ing to per/it the/,e27e,% It i,) ho-e7er) 3ir/2y e,t.02i,hed th.t the dre./ ,t.te i, not .t .22 the ,./e ., deep ,2eep% Dre./ing) in the -ord, o3 . conte/por.ry in7e,tig.tor 8Dr% (rederic5 !nyder) #hie3 o3 the !ection on P,y chophy,io2ogy o3 !2eep) N.tion.2 In,titute o3 He.2th9) 6i, the ,u0Cecti7e conco/it.nt o3 . per7.,i7e .nd di,tincti7e phy,io2ogic.2 ,t.te) . third 0.,ic 0io2ogic.2 /ode o3 exi,tence) o3 the ,./e order yet di33erent 3ro/ ,2eep or -.5ing%6 Dr% !nyder c.22, the ,t.te 6REM!6 8R.pid Eye Mo7e/ent !t.te9% The ,t.te h., other ch.r.cteri,tic, th.n dre./, .nd eye /o7e/ent,% The /u,c2e, t-itch) the 0re.thing i, ,h.22o-) r.pid .nd irregu2.r) pu2,e r.te .nd 02ood pre,,ure incre.,eI in the in3.nt there i, gri/.cing) 0rie3 7oc.2i1.tion .nd ,uc5ingI in the /.2e there i, o3ten peni2e erection not nece,,.ri2y .cco/p.nied 0y erotic dre./,%=; The Ha#%3dream State The direct o0,er7.tion o3 dre./, i, /.de di33icu2t 0y the ,eBuence o3 ,t.ge, in ,2eep% Nor/.22y) peop2e 3ir,t enter ,t.ge > o3 ,2eep) re/.in there 3or .-hi2e) then e/erge 3ro/ it .nd reenter ,t.ge i% A3ter reentering ,t.ge i they 0egin to dre./% I3 .-.5ened .rti3ici.22y -hi2e dre./ing) they /.y reco22ect . good de.2 o3 the dre./ 0ut) i3 they .-.5en n.tur.22y) the dre./ reco22ection i, r.pid2y er.,ed) o3ten in . /.tter o3 /inute,) 0y the ,tre./ o3 d.ydre./, th.t 0egin, ., ,oon ., the third

,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,, i, re e,t.02i,hed% The nor/.2 cour,e o3 ,2eep) -ith it, initi.2 de,cent into o02i7ion) /.5e, it i/po,,i02e 3or the ,tudent o3 dre./, to c.rry o7er . thre.d o3 .-.rene,, 3ro/ the -.5ing ,t.te -hich -ou2d en.02e hi/ to 0ring to hi, dre./, .n .ttitude o3 i/p.rti.2 ,e23 o0,er7.tion% The de,cent into the 3ir,t roo/ ,e7er, the thre.d .nd the ,tudent) ho-e7er h.rd he trie,) c.nnot pic5 up the thre.d .g.in ., he p.,,e, 3ro/ ,t.ge > ,2eep to ,t.ge i% !o dre./, .re .2/o,t .2-.y, re/e/0ered 3ro/ the end 0.c5-.rd, .nd the 0eginning o3 the dre./ /.y 0e co/p2ete2y out o3 re.ch% The intention.2 ,tudy o3 the dre./ ,t.te -ou2d 0e /.de e.,ier i3 it cou2d 0e entered direct2y -ithout the pre2i/in.ry de,cent into ,t.ge > ,2eep% #.n thi, 0e .cco/p2i,hed< The ,tudent /u,t .n,-er thi, Bue,tion 3or hi/,e23) 0ut /.teri.2 3ro/ t-o co/p2ete2y di33erent ,ource, c.n thro- 2ight on thi, pro02e/% A/ong the -riting, .,,e/02ed 0y E7.n, Went1 in Ti0et.n Yog. .nd !ecret Doctrine,4H i, . ,cripture entit2ed 6The Doctrine o3 the Dre./ !t.te%6 It i, p.rt o3 The P.th o3 'no-2edge) . group o3 ,ix doctrine, .22 0e.ring on the de7e2op/ent o3 higher 2e7e2, o3 con,ciou,ne,,% Thi, Ti0et.n te.ching dec2.re, th.t the pr.ctitioner c.n .nd ,hou2d 3ir/2y re,o27e to /.int.in un0ro5en continuity o3 con,ciou,ne,, throughout 0oth -.5ing ,t.te .nd dre./ ,t.te% In order to do ,o) he /u,t 2e.rn to 3ocu, .-.rene,, in . p,ychic center 8chd5r.9 2oc.ted in the thro.t) 7i,u.2i1ing in th.t ch.5r. the ,y22.02e AH) red in co2or .nd 7i7id2y r.di.nt% Thi, concentr.tion on the thro.t p,ychic center -i22) i3 correct2y per3or/ed) en.02e the ,tudent to enter the dre./ -or2d -hi2e 5eeping ho2d o3 . cert.in thre.d o3 .-.rene,,% The Ti0et.n yogi, 5no- nothing o3 the retic u2.r ,y,te/ .t the 0.,e o3 the 0r.in -hich i, ,o direct2y in7o27ed in ,2eeping .nd -.5ing) 0ut they ,t.te) 3ro/ direct o0,er7.tion) th.t . tu0e2i5e p,ychic org.n exi,t, 0et-een the he.rt center .nd the thro.t center% I3 the 7it.2 3orce i, Buie,cent in thi, org.n) there i, dre./2e,, ,2eep% I3 the 7it.2 3orce i, in /otion) dre./, occur% In Ti0et.n Yog. .nd !ecret Doctrine,4H -e 3indD By /ent.22y concentr.ting on the AH .nd recogni1ing e7ery pheno/en.2 thing to 0e in e,,ence 2i5e 3or/, re32ected in . /irror) -hich though .pp.rent) h.7e no re.2 exi,tence o3 the/,e27e,) one co/prehend, the dre./% In the 3urther de7e2op/ent o3 thi, exerci,e) the AH in the thro.t i, reduced to . red dot ho2ding the .-.rene,, in ,uch . -.y th.t the dre./ proce,, c.n 0e o0,er7ed ., i3 through . 2en,% To the Ti0et.n yogi) .22 3or/, .re the expre,,ion, o3 the p2.y o3 /.yd 8the /.ni3e,t -or2d ,een ., i22u,ion 0ec.u,e o3 it, tr.n,itory n.ture 9 .nd dre./ 3or/, .re neither /ore nor 2e,, 6re.26 th.n the 3or/, ,een in the -.5ing ,t.te% #oncentr.ting hi, .-.rene,, in the /.nner de,cri0ed) he i, .02e to 6,ee6 -h.te7er .,pect o3 the co,/ic proce,, he de,ire,) 3ro/ the 7ery ,/.22 to the 7ery gre.t) 3ro/ the .to/ic to the g.2.ctic) 3ro/ the he22, to the Buddh. re.2/,% The god, in their 7.riou, he.7en,) the ,u33erer, in their 7.riou, he22,) .22 ,ort, o3 ,entient 0eing, in .22 5ind, o3 ,itu.tion, 0eco/e 7i,i02e in the dre./ ,t.te% To the en2ightened /ind) .22 the,e .re the ,tu33 th.t dre./, .re /.de o3% Thu,) the pheno/en.2 thing, o3 !.ng,.r.) the co,/ic d.nce in -hich the three 3orce, inter.ct to -e.7e the -e0 o3 e7ent, on the 2oo/ o3 ti/e) h.7e .22 . dre./2i5e Bu.2ity) .re .22 product, o3 /.yd% (or) -.5ing or ,2eeping) -e do not ,ee thing, ., they .re 0ut -.tch) in 0oth c.,e,) . ,ort o3 ,h.do- ,ho- proCected -ithin the 0r.in either 0y ,en,e, ,ti/u2.ted 3ro/ out,ide 8-hen -e .re in the -.5ing ,t.te9 or 0y inner e7ent,) ,pont.neou, .cti7itie, o3 the 0r.in) experienced ., dre./, 8-hen -e .re in the dre./ ,t.te9% Much c.n 0e 2e.rned 3ro/ the Ti0et.n doctrine o3 the dre./ ,t.te) 0ut the te.ching i, .n integr.2 p.rt o3 the Yog. o3 the !ix Doctrine, .nd h., to 0e ,tudied in conCunction -ith the other 3i7e% A22 the,e Ti0et.n techniBue, c.22 3or . good de.2 o3 he2p 3ro/ one -ho under,t.nd, the /ethod, .nd they h.7e to 0e pr.cticed under ,peci.2 condition,% They .re ,uited to the 2.,t ph.,e o3 2i3e) -hen) putting .,ide .22 /.teri.2 ent.ng2e/ent,) d-e22ing in ,o2itude .nd -ith ,ing2e/inded de7otion) the pr.ctitioner ,et, out to re.ch tho,e high 2e7e2, o3 the W.y) in -hich he c.n 2e.7e the phy,ic.2 0ody) ,hedding it ., one -ou2d ,hed .n out-orn g.r/ent% A ,i/i2.r .ppro.ch to the experi/ent.2 ,tudy o3 dre./, i, the one de,cri0ed 0y P% D% Ou,pen,5y) -ho de7oted . -ho2e ch.pter to the ,u0Cect in . Ne- Mode2 o3 the "ni7er,e%4H Ou,pen,5y di,co7ered hi, o-n /ethod o3 ret.ining .-.rene,, during the dre./ ,t.te% To do thi,) he 3ound it

nece,,.ry to enter the h.23 dre./ ,t.te) . condition -hich cou2d 0e induced 0y ho2ding in the /ind ,o/e de3inite i/.ge or thought -hi2e gr.du.22y .22o-ing one,e23 to ,in5 into ,2eep% The h.23 dre./ ,t.te -ou2d not co/e -ithout ,uch de3inite e33ort% Thi, i, in 2ine -ith the Ti0et.n pr.ctice th.t e/ph.,i1e, concentr.tion either on the AH in the thro.t or on the red dot in th.t region% Ou,pen,5y -., 7ery i/pre,,ed 0y the h.23 dre./ ,t.te% He conc2uded th.t 6-ithout the,e h.23 dre./ ,t.te, no ,tudy o3 dre./, i, po,,i02e%6 But though the ,t.te, o33ered hi/ -h.t .ppe.red to 0e . re2i.02e 5ey 0y /e.n, o3 -hich he cou2d enter the roo/ o3 dre./,) he -., .2,o ,u,piciou, o3 thi, po-er .nd ,o/e-h.t .3r.id o3 it% Hi, 3e.r .ro,e out o3 the o0,er7.tion th.t) i3 he .22o-ed the h.23 dre./ ,t.te, to t.5e their cour,e) they tended to encro.ch 0oth upon ,2eep .nd upon the -.5ing ,t.te% It i, up to the ,tudent hi/,e23) 0y u,ing the .0o7e techniBue,) to decide -hether or not it i, po,,i02e 3or hi/ to o0t.in . 5ey to the -or2d o3 dre./,% He /u,t .2,o decide -hether) 3or hi/) the pr.ctice i, -orth-hi2e or 0ene3ici.2% In thi, -riterG, opinion) /uch c.n 0e 2e.rned in the ,econd ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,,) 0ut in order to 2e.rn it one /u,t not on2y /.,ter ,o/e r.ther di33icu2t inner exerci,e, h.7ing to do -ith the p2.cing o3 .-.rene,,) 0ut .2,o 2i0er.te one,e23 3ro/ . ho,t o3 preconcei7ed ide., .0out the ,igni3ic.nce o3 dre./, i/po,ed on oneG, con,ciou,ne,, 0y the ,pecu2.tion, o3 p,ycho.n.2y,t,% Dream (ategories To .7oid in32uencing the dre./ content .22 theori1ing .0out the /e.ning o3 dre./, /u,t 0e .7oided% On2y the ,i/p2e,t c2.,,i3ic.tion ,hou2d 0e u,ed% Ou,pen,5y) in the cour,e o3 hi, ,tudie,) di7ided dre./, into three c.tegorie,% The,e do not i/po,e .ny ,tructure on dre./,) /ere2y /.5e it e.,ier to recogni1e the/) 3or /o,t dre./, recur -ith /inor or /.Cor 7.ri.tion,D #.tegory 4D Non,en,e or ch.o, dre./,% The,e dre./, /.y 0e 7ery terri3ying or 7ery co/ic.2 0ut in .22 c.,e, h.7e . 2.c5 o3 ,tructure th.t /.5e, the/ ,ee/ pecu2i.r2y ,en,e2e,,% They re,u2t 3ro/ ,o/e phy,ic.2 condition% A dre./ o3 ,no- or ice /.y ,igni3y ,i/p2y th.t the 0ed c2othe, h.7e 3.22en o33% Horrendou, dre./, o3 -itch 0urning, .nd con32.gr.tion, /.y .cco/p.ny o7erhe.ting o3 the 0ody 0y too /.ny co7ering,% P.nic dre./, 8 one i, ,tuc5 in . Buic5,.nd) one i, ent.ng2ed in rope,) ,n.5e,) tropic.2 creeper,) etc% 9 c.n re,u2t 3ro/ nothing /ore th.n getting oneG, 3eet ent.ng2ed in the ,heet,% Dre./, o3 32ying) o3 ,udden in3inite 7i,t.,) 7.gue2y di,Buieting 0ec.u,e o3 their 32uctu.ting per,pecti7e) /.y 0e produced 0y /o/ent, o3 di11ine,, ., c.n the dre./ ,en,.tion o3 3.22ing% #ho5ing dre./,) dre./, in -hich one trie, to cry out 0ut c.nnot) o3ten re,u2t 3ro/ . 02oc5.ge o3 the 0re.thing tu0e -ith ph2eg/ or ,.2i7.% #.tegory ;D Dre./ dr./.,% Dr./.tic dre./,) in -hich the dre./er t.5e, p.rt in . ,erie, o3 e,c.p.de, in . /ore or 2e,, order2y ,eBuence) .re 3.r /ore coherent th.n the non,en,e dre./,% The,e dre./, .re .pp.rent2y . /.ni3e,t.tion o3 the -or5 o3 . cre.ti7e .rti,t th.t exi,t, in /.ny) perh.p, in /o,t) peop2e 0ut -ho /.y not) 3or 7.riou, re.,on,) 0e .02e to /.ni3e,t in the -.5ing ,t.te% Arti,t,) -riter,) ,cienti,t, h.7e .22 experienced the -or5ing o3 thi, e2e/ent o3 their tot.2ity% A picture) . ,tory) . ,o2ution to . ,cienti3ic pro02e/ ,pring, ,udden2y) 3u22y 3or/ed) into the /ind% !o/ething h., e7ident2y 0een .t -or5 on the proCect 0ut th.t ,o/ething i, not .n e2e/ent o3 the ordin.ry 8third9 ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,,% Thi, cre.ti7e 3.cu2ty) encountered in the ,econd ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,,) /.y i/p.rt in ,y/0o2ic.2 3or/ .n i/port.nt piece o3 in3or/.tion) 2i5e 'e5u2eG, dre./ o3 the ,n.5e -ith it, t.i2 in it, /outh th.t g.7e hi/ the c2ue to the cyc2ic ,tructure o3 0en1ene% More o3ten it te22, . ,tory o3 ,o/e 5ind in -hich the dre./er per3or/, ,o/e ro2e th.t /.y 0e 7ery di33erent 3ro/ the ro2e, he p2.y, in 2i3e% Ou,pen,5y) di,cu,,ing thi, type o3 dre./) co//ented on the ,5i22 o3 the dre./ .gent% It po,,e,,ed) or .ppe.red to po,,e,,) c.p.citie, th.t he -., not .02e to u,e in the -.5ing ,t.te% It -., .n .rti,t 6extr.ordin.ri2y 7er,.ti2e in hi, 5no-2edge) c.p.citie, .nd t.2ent,%6 It -., not on2y . p2.y-right) producer .nd ,cene p.inter 0ut .2,o .n .ctor i/per,on.tor% The 2.tter Bu.2ity i/pre,,ed Ou,pen,5y 0ec.u,e he h.d 7ery 2itt2e o3 th.t c.p.city -hen .-.5e% He h.d ne7er 0een .02e to i/it.te peop2e)

reproduce their 7oice,) inton.tion,) ge,ture,) /o7e/ent,% Yet the dre./ .gent cou2d do .22 the,e thing,% Ou,pen,5y /.de the 3urther o0,er7.tion th.t thi, .ctor i/per,on.tor c.n) .t ti/e,) ,o re.2i,tic.22y pre,ent the 0eing o3 . de.d per,on th.t the dre./er 0eco/e, con7inced he i, recei7ing . co//unic.tion 3ro/ the de.d% Thi, 3or/, the 0.,i, o3 /.ny ,o c.22ed ,piritu.2i,tic pheno/en.% There i,) in ,uch . pheno/enon) .n e2e/ent o3 6/.gic6 .nd the dre./er c.n h.rd2y 0e 02./ed i3 he .ccept, ,o/e-h.t Bue,tion.02e theorie, to .ccount 3or hi, experience% Per3ect i/per,on.tion o3 .nother 0eing in7o27e, the proCection o3 con,ciou,ne,, into th.t 0eing 8., in the Ti0et.n .rt o3 tron Cug9% It te22, the one -ho thu, proCect, hi, .-.rene,, /.ny thing, .0out th.t 0eing -hich he cou2d not nor/.22y 5no-% It .ppe.r, th.t thi, proCection /.y) .t ti/e,) occur -hen . per,on i, in the dre./ ,t.te% The proCection i, in7o2unt.ry .nd the in3or/.tion 3r.g/ent.ryI the dre./ /.y 0e re/e/0ered on2y di/2y 0ut c.rrie, -ith it .n .2/o,t o7er-he2/ing i/pre,,ion th.t ,o/ething h., 0een co//unic.ted 3ro/ 6the other ,ide%6 An .,pect o3 the dre./ ,t.te th.t h., i/pre,,ed ,e7er.2 o0,er7er, i, the deC. 7u pheno/enonD 6I h.7e 0een here 0e3ore%6 Thi, 3ee2ing /.y co/e to . per,on in the -.5ing ,t.te or in the dre./ ,t.te% !o/eti/e, the ,en,.tion t.5e, the 3or/D 6I h.7e 0een here 0e3ore) 0ut in . dre./%6 (or ,o/e) thi, experience i, ,o i/pre,,i7e th.t they h.7e /.de it the 0.,i, o3 .n entire theory o3 ti/e% Ou ,pen,5y) co//enting on thi, experience) ,t.ted th.t it -., ch.r.cteri,tic o3 dre./, o0,er7.02e in the -.5ing ,t.te% He -ent on to ,.y th.t the /.chinery -hich gener.te, dre./, oper.te, in the -.5ing ,t.te 0ut i, o0,cured 0y the -or5ing, o3 the roo3 0r.in .nd the ,tre./, o3 thought th.t it pour, into the .-.rene,,% To 0eco/e .-.re o3 the dre./ -or2d) it i, nece,,.ry to .chie7e the ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,, -ithout thought,% In thi, ,t.te) dre./ i/.ge, e/erge .nd the experi/enter 3ind, hi/,e23 6,urrounded 0y . ,tr.nge -or2d o3 ,h.do-,) /ood,) con7er,.tion,) ,ound,) picture,%6 The deC. 7u ,en,.tion) th.t e2u,i7e 3ee2ing 6I h.7e 0een here 0e3ore6 .ppe.r,) 3ro/ thi, o0,er7.tion) to re,u2t 3ro/ the ,uperi/po,ing o3 . dre./ on the -.5ing ,t.te% There .re) o3 cour,e) other po,,i02e exp2.n.tion,) ., 3or in,t.nce Ou,pen,5yG, o-n 3.7orite) 6Etern.2 Recurrence)6 -hich gi7e, to ti/e . three di/en,ion.2 ,tructure .nd thu, en,ure, th.t e7ery e7ent i, repe.ted% It i, .2,o po,,i02e th.t the deC. 7u ,en,.tion i, pure2y ,u0Cecti7e .nd h., no ,igni3ic.nce -h.te7er% The neurophy,io2ogi,t) Wi2der Pen3ie2d) h., 0een .02e to e7o5e the ,en,.tion 0y ,ti/u2.ting e2ectric.22y . p.rt o3 the cere0r.2 cortex c.22ed the 6te/por.2 2o0e%6 #.tegory =D Re7e2.tion dre./,% The,e dre./, .re Buite r.re 0ut 7ery i/pre,,i7e% They gi7e to the dre./er . po-er3u2 i/pre,,ion th.t ,o/ething) . god) .n .nge2) . 6higher po-er)6 i, trying to re7e.2 ,o/ething to hi/ or co//unic.te -ith hi/ in ,o/e -.y% A ch.r.cteri,tic o3 the,e dre./, i, the tre/endou, e/otion -hich they gener.te) .n e/otion th.t c.n on2y 0e de,cri0ed ., 6re2igiou, .-e%6 Peop2e o3 the .ncient -or2d .ttri0uted enor/ou, i/port.nce to ,uch dre./,) -ere -i22ing to re.rr.nge their -ho2e 2i7e, ., . re,u2t o3 ,uch .n experience% E7en . /odern /.n) .r/ored .g.in,t ,uper,tition 0y the pre7.i2ing ,5eptici,/ o3 . ,cienti3ic er.) /.y 0e /uch i/pre,,ed 0y re7e2.tion dre./, .nd /.y) on occ.,ion) ch.nge hi, -.y o3 2i3e ., . re,u2t% Dre./, o3 thi, 5ind) either expre,,ed in ,2eep or e7o5ed 0y hypno,i,) .re o3ten ,o dr./.tic th.t they .re .ccepted ., e7idence o3 . pre7iou, inc.rn.tion% A -ho2e c2.,, o3 2iter.ture h., gro-n up .round ,uch dre./,% A recent ex./p2e o3 ,uch 2iter.ture) M% Bern,teinG, 2ine !e.rch 3or Bridey Murphy 8Ne- Yor5D Dou02e d.y9) -., . 7ery /ode,t .33.ir co/p.red -ith ,uch e33u,ion, ., The Third Eye 8Ne- Yor5D B.22.ntine Boo5,9 0y T% Lo0,.ng R./p.) . c.t.2og o3 /.r7e2, reputed to 0e Ti0et.n) recorded 0y . /.n -ho,e proper Briti,h ,ou2 -., di,p2.ced 0y th.t o3 . Ti0et.n 2./. -ithout the u,u.2 3or/.2ity o3 de.th& Experience, o3 thi, 5ind /.y occur not on2y in the dre./ ,t.te 0ut .2,o during cert.in 3or/, o3 /edit.tion% Ou,pen,5y recorded the/ during the experi/ent, de,cri0ed in hi, ch.pter 6Experi/ent.2 My,tici,/%6 With ch.r.cteri,tic good ,en,e) he re3u,ed to t.5e the 6re7e2.tion,6 ,eriou,2y% The ,./e c.nnot 0e ,.id o3 ,uch 6c2.ir7oy.nt,6 ., #h.r2e, W% Le.d0e.ter .nd Rudo23

!teiner) -ho con,tructed) on the 0.,i, o3 re7e2.tion dre./,) .n entire p,eudo hi,tory o3 thing, p.,t deri7ed) ., they expre,,ed it) 3ro/ the 6A5.,hic record,6 8,uppo,ed 6co,/ic record,6 o3 .22 th.t h., occurred9 -ith -hich they 3ir/2y 0e2ie7ed they h.d /.de cont.ct%=? The 3ee2ing 8co//on to .22 re7e2.tion dre./,9 th.t ,o/e ,tupendou, ,ecret i, .0out to 0e re7e.2ed i, .2,o o3ten experienced 0y peop2e -ho h.7e t.5en p,ychede2ic drug,% They ,t.nd tre/02ing on the thre,ho2d ,c.rce2y d.ring to 2oo5 2e,t the re7e2.tion o7er-he2/ the/ entire2y% 6I 2oo5ed up)6 -rote (it1 Hugh Lud2o- o3 one o3 hi, h.,hi,h experience,) 60ut /y eye,) unoppo,ed) e7ery /o/ent penetr.ted 3urther .nd 3urther into the i//en,ity) .nd I turned the/ do-n) 2e,t they ,hou2d pre,ent2y intrude into the 3.t.2 ,p2endor, o3 the Gre.t Pre,ence%6;A !uch i, the e/otion.2 tone th.t 3i22, the ,2eeper -ho experience, . re7e2.tion dre./) .nd it o3ten co/pe2, hi/ to endo- the re7e2.tion -ith ,upern.tur.2 ,igni3ic.nce% Actu.22y) it /.y not 0e ,igni3ic.nt .t .22% Wi22i./ +./e, thought he h.d recorded the u2ti/.te /y,tery under the in32uence o3 nitrou, oxide% On returning to hi, nor/.2 ,t.te) he e.ger2y con,u2ted the p.per on -hich he h.d ,cr.-2ed the gre.t /e,,.ge% It re.dD Hog./u,) Hig./ou,) M.n i, po2yg./ou,% Hig./ou,) Hog./ou,) Wo/.n i, /on.g./ou,% Doe, thi, /e.n th.t re7e2.tion dre./, .re .2-.y, decepti7e) th.t de,pite their gr.ndeur .nd the ,en,e o3 .-e they in,pire they .re .ctu.22y ne7er /ore th.n e/pty 3.nt.,ie,< No gener.2 .n,-er c.n 0e gi7en to thi, Bue,tion% It i, per/i,,i02e on2y to -.rn the tr.7e2er th.t he -ho enter, .nd exp2ore, the ,econd roo/ /u,t interpret hi, experience, -ith c.ution% In the ,econd roo/ nothing c.n 0e tru,ted% The 2ight i, di/) the p2.ce i, 3u22 o3 ,h.do-,) re7er0er.te, -ith echoe,) i, h.unted 0y ph.nto/,) 3i22ed -ith -hi,per, .nd ru/or,% By .22 /e.n,) exp2ore it 0ut tre.t -ith c.ution -h.t you 3ind there% $a&ing S#eep The third ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,, i, experienced -hen /.n .-.5en, 3ro/ phy,ic.2 ,2eep .nd p2unge, .t once into the condition c.22ed 6identi3ic.tion%6 Identi3ic.tion i, the e,,ence o3 the third ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,,% In thi, ,t.te) /.n h., no ,ep.r.te .-.rene,,% He i, 2o,t in -h.te7er he h.ppen, to 0e doing) 3ee2ing) thin5ing% Bec.u,e he i, 2o,t) i//er,ed) not pre,ent in hi/,e23) thi, condition) the third ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,,) i, re3erred to in the GurdCie33i.n ,y,te/ ., the ,t.te o3 6-.5ing ,2eep%6 M.n in thi, ,t.te i, de,cri0ed not ., the re.2 /.n 0ut ., . /.chine) -ithout inner unity) re.2 -i22 or per/.nent I) .cted upon .nd /.nipu2.ted 0y extern.2 3orce, ., . puppet i, .cti7.ted 0y the puppeteer% (or /.ny peop2e) thi, concept o3 -.5ing ,2eep /.5e, no ,en,e .t .22% They 3ir/2y /.int.in th.t) once they 6-.5e up)6 they .re re,pon,i02e 0eing,) /.,ter, o3 the/,e27e,) 3u22y con,ciou,) .nd th.t .nyone -ho te22, the/ th.t they .re not i, . 3oo2 or . 2i.r% It i, .2/o,t i/po,,i02e to con7ince ,uch peop2e th.t they .re decei7ing the/,e27e, 0ec.u,e) -hen . /.n i, to2d th.t he i, not re.22y con,ciou,) . /ech.ni,/ i, .cti7.ted -ithin hi/ -hich .-.5en, hi/ 3or . /o/ent% He rep2ie,) indign.nt2y) 6But I ./ 3u22y con,ciou,)6 .nd 0ec.u,e o3 thi, 6tric5 o3 N.ture6 ., Ou,pen,5y u,ed to c.22 it) he doe, 0eco/e con,ciou, 3or . /o/ent% He /o7e, 3ro/ the third roo/ to the thre,ho2d o3 the 3ourth roo/) .n,-er, the ch.22enge) .nd .t once goe, to ,2eep .g.in) 3ir/2y con7inced th.t he i, . 3u22y .-.5ened 0eing% !o) in the Myth o3 the M.d 'ing) it /.5e, no di33erence ho- o3ten the 5ingG, /ini,ter, te22 hi/ th.t he i, 2i7ing in the ce22.r in,te.d o3 hi, p.2.ce% He -i22 rep2y) .nd re.22y 0e2ie7e hi, rep2y) th.t the ce22.r i, hi, p.2.ce .nd th.t they .re the /.d one, 3or ,ugge,ting th.t it i, not% It -., ex.ct2y thi, re.ction th.t P2.to de,cri0ed in hi, .ccount o3 the pri,oner, in the c.7e 8-hich i, .ctu.22y . 7.ri.nt o3 the Myth o3 the M.d 'ing9% !uppo,e) ,.y, P2.to in hi, Repu02ic 8Loe0 edition9) th.t one o3 the pri,oner, in the c.7e) -ho,e on2y i/pre,,ion o3 re.2ity i, deri7ed 3ro/ -.tching

,h.do-, on the -.22,) e,c.pe, into the -or2d out,ide% !uppo,e he i, o3 .n .2trui,tic di,po,ition .nd return, to te22 the other pri,oner, o3 the 0right .nd 7.ried -or2d th.t 2ie, 0eyond their pri,on% !uppo,e he .nnounce, th.t .22 thing, they h.7e e7er ,een .re /ere2y ,h.do-,% Wi22 they -e2co/e th.t /e,,.ge< Not 2i5e2y& There -i22 cert.in2y 0e 2.ughter .t hi, expen,e .nd it -i22 0e ,.id th.t the on2y re,u2t o3 hi, e,c.p.de up there i, th.t he h., co/e 0.c5 -ith hi, eye,ight ruined% Mor.2D itG, . 3oo2G, g./e e7en to /.5e the .tte/pt to go up .2o3tI .nd ., 3or the 0u,y0ody -ho goe, in 3or .22 the 2i0er.ting .nd tr.n,2.ting to higher ,phere,) i3 e7er -e h.7e . ch.nce to c.tch .nd 5i22 hi/ -e -i22 cert.in2y t.5e it% The 3.ct i, th.t /.n in the third ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,, i, in . ,itu.tion 3ro/ -hich it i, h.rd to e,c.pe% He doe, not recogni1e the ,t.te ., -.5ing ,2eep) doe, not under,t.nd the /e.ning o3 identi3ic.tion< I3 .nyone te22, hi/ th.t he i, not 3u22y con,ciou,) he rep2ie, th.t he i, con,ciou, .nd) 0y the 6tric5 o3 N.ture)6 0eco/e, con,ciou, 3or . /o/ent% He i, 2i5e . /.n ,urrounded 0y di,torting /irror, -hich o33er hi/ .n i/.ge o3 hi/,e23 th.t in no -.y corre,pond, to re.2ity% I3 he i, 3.t) they te22 hi/ he i, ,2ender% I3 he i, o2d) they te22 hi/ he i, young% He i, 7ery h.ppy to 0e2ie7e the /irror, 3or they ,.7e hi/ 3ro/ th.t h.rde,t o3 .22 t.,5,) the ,trugg2e to 5no- hi/,e23 ., he re.22y i,% (urther/ore) thi, ,2eeping /.n i, ,urrounded 0y other ,2eeping peop2e .nd the -ho2e cu2ture in -hich he 2i7e, ,er7e, to perpetu.te th.t ,t.te o3 ,2eep% It, ethic,) /or.2ity) 7.2ue ,y,te/, .re .22 0.,ed on the ide. th.t it i, 2.-3u2 .nd de,ir.02e 3or /.n to ,pend hi, 2i3e in the third roo/ r.ther th.n in . ,trugg2e to enter the 3ourth% Te.ching, th.t exhort /en to .-.5en) to .dopt . ,y,te/ o3 7.2ue, 0.,ed on 2e7e2, o3 0eing r.ther th.n /.teri.2 po,,e,,ion, .re di,tru,ted% Theoretic.22y) in the "nited !t.te, .t 2e.,t) -h.t .re 2oo,e2y c.22ed 6,piritu.2 7.2ue,6 .re .ccepted ., 7.2id) 0ut pr.ctic.22y they do not c.rry /uch -eight% Se#%3transcendence A /.nG, ch.nce o3 .tt.ining the 3ourth ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,, depend, on -hether or not he h., experienced thi, ,t.te% I3 he doe, not e7en 5no- it exi,t,) he -i22 not 2ong 3or it .ny /ore th.n . 0ird 0orn .nd r.i,ed in c.pti7ity c.n 5no- -h.t 3reedo/ i, 2i5e or 2ong 3or 3reedo/% M.n c.n) .nd 3ro/ ti/e to ti/e doe,) experience the 3ourth ,t.te ., . re,u2t o3 ,o/e re2igiou, e/otion) under the in32uence o3 . -or5 o3 .rt) in the r.pture o3 ,exu.2 2o7e or in ,itu.tion, o3 gre.t d.nger .nd di33icu2ty% In the,e circu/,t.nce, it i, ,.id th.t he 6re/e/0er, hi/,e23%6 Thi, ter/ i, not entire2y de,cripti7e o3 the 3ourth ,t.te 0ut it i, the 0e,t .7.i2.02e% !e23 re/e/0ering i, . cert.in ,ep.r.tion o3 .-.rene,, 3ro/ -h.te7er . /.n h.ppen, to 0e doing) thin5ing) 3ee2ing% It i, ,y/0o2i1ed 0y . t-o he.ded .rro- ,ugge,ting dou02e .-.rene,,% There i, .ctor .nd o0,er7er) there i, .n o0Cecti7e .-.rene,, o3 ,e23% There i, . 3ee2ing o3 0eing out,ide o3) ,ep.r.ted 3ro/) the con3ine, o3 the phy,ic.2 0odyI there i, . ,en,e o3 det.ch/ent) . ,t.te o3 noniden ti3ic.tion% (or identi3ic.tion .nd ,e23 re/e/0ering c.n no /ore exi,t together th.n . roo/ c.n ,i/u2t.neou,2y 0e i22u/in.ted .nd d.r5% One exc2ude, the other% !e7er.2 ch.r.cteri,tic, o3 the 3ourth ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,, h.7e 0een de,cri0ed 0y A% M.,2o- in . ch.pter entit2ed 6Pe.5 Experience, ., Acute Identity Experience,%6 He e/ph.,i1e, the p.r.doxic.2 Bu.2ity o3 thi, ,t.teD 6The gre.te,t .tt.in/ent o3 identity) .utono/y or ,e23hood i, it,e23 ,i/u2t.neou,2y . tr.n,cending o3 it,e23) . going 0eyond .nd .0o7e ,e23hood% The per,on c.n then 0eco/e re2.ti7e2y ego2e,,%6 =@ One ,t.te/ent in thi, ch.pter 0y M.,2o- c.22, 3or ,o/e e2.0or.tionD 6Pe.5, .re not p2.nned or 0rought .0out 0y de,ignI they h.ppen%6 Thi, /.y 0e per3ect2y true) 0ut doe, not h.7e to 0e% The -ho2e pr.ctice o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy i, 0.,ed on the hypothe,i, th.t /.n c.n ch.nge hi, 2e7e2 o3 0eing through intention.2 e33ort proper2y guided .nd per,i,tent2y exerted% A, . re,u2t o3 thi, e33ort) he -i22 .tt.in the 3ourth ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,, 8rough2y corre,ponding to M.,2o-G, pe.5 experience9 -ith incre.,ing 3reBuency% He -i22 .2,o get g2i/p,e, o3 the 3i3th ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,,% The di33erence 0et-een experiencing the,e ,t.te, 0y .ccident .nd inducing the/ de2i0er.te2y i, 2i5e th.t 0et-een 3inding /oney in the ,treet .nd e.rning it 0y the ,-e.t o3 oneG, 0ro-% One /.y 3ind

/oney no- .nd then) 0ut it i, not .n e7ent to 0e re2ied upon% In the ,./e -.y) ,o/e drug experience, /.y produce . ,t.te .5in to ,e23 re/e/0ering .nd gener.te -h.t B.ude2.ire c.22ed 6The T.,te o3 the In3inite%6 There .re ,e7er.2 -.y, o3 getting g2i/p,e, o3 the interior o3 the 3ourth roo/ or e7en the 3i3th -hich . per,on /.y ,tu/02e upon /ore or 2e,, .ccident.22y% Thi, i, not .t .22 the ,./e thing ., 3inding the 5ey .nd un2oc5ing the,e ch./0er,% (or thi,) 0oth e33ort .nd 5no-2edge .re reBuired% Once . /.n 5no-, th.t the 3ourth roo/ exi,t,) he re.che, . p.rting o3 -.y, ,o 3.r ., hi, 2i3e i, concerned% He c.n either try to 3orget .22 .0out the 3ourth roo/) 0eh.7e ., i3 it doe, not exi,t) 2.p,e .g.in into the ,t.te o3 tot.2 identi3ic.tion) or he c.n decide to p2.y the M.,ter G./e .nd ,et .0out 2oo5ing 3or ,o/eone to te.ch hi/ the techniBue% T-o 3.ctor, -i22 in32uence hi, deci,ionD the inten,ity o3 hi, di,2i5e o3 ,2eep .nd the inten,ity o3 hi, 2onging 3or re.2 .-.5ening% The,e .re the ,tic5 .nd the c.rrot -hich 0et-een the/ get the don5ey /o7ing% The ,trugg2e to un2oc5 .nd enter the 3ourth roo/ .nd) h.7ing entered it) to re/.in there) i, . t.,5 ,o di33icu2t under the condition, o3 /odern 2i3e th.t 3e- undert.5e it .nd e7en 3e-er ,ucceed% It /.y -e22 0e th.t e7en the .ppetite 3or thi, .d7enture i, gr.du.22y di,.ppe.ring 3ro/ the p,yche o3 /.n% In thi, re,pect) the -ord, o3 Niet1,che in Thu, !p.5e *.r.thu,tr. /.y 0e re2e7.ntD A2.,& there co/e, the ti/e -hen /.n -i22 no 2onger 2.unch the .rro- o3 hi, 2onging 0eyond /.n% % % % Lo& I ,ho- you the 2.,t /.n% The e.rth h., 0eco/e ,/.22 .nd on it hop, the 2.,t /.n -ho /.5e, e7erything ,/.22% Hi, ,pecie, i, iner.dic.02e 2i5e the ground 32e.I the 2.,t /.n 2i7e, 2onge,t% It /.y 0e .,5ed .t thi, point -hy ,hou2d one /.5e gre.t e33ort, to enter the 3ourth roo/ -hen thing, h.7e 0een /.de ,o e.,y .nd p2e.,.nt in the third roo/% (or there i, no dou0t .0out itI -e o3 the ,o c.22ed .d7.nced n.tion, 2i7e) on the -ho2e) 2i5e 5ing,% Better th.n 5ing,% Not .22 the -e.2th o3 #roe,u, cou2d h.7e 0rought hi/ e7en ,o co//onp2.ce .n experience ., . 32ight through the .ir) nor did .22 the riche, o3 Egypt ,u33ice to gi7e #2eop.tr. 3reedo/ 3ro/ the p.ng, o3 chi2d0irth% The gre.t one, o3 .ntiBuity -ere ., prone to pe,ti2ence ., the /e.ne,t o3 their ,2.7e,% E7en 3or the rich) 2i3e -., d.ngerou, .nd unco/3ort.02e% (or the poor) it -., one 2ong ,trugg2e to 5eep 0ody .nd ,ou2 together% Thing, .re 7ery di33erent no-% W.tched o7er 3ro/ cr.d2e to gr.7e 0y . p.tern.2i,tic go7ern/ent) protected 3ro/ o7er-or5 0y union,) 3ro/ hunger 0y the 0ounty o3 . ,cienti3ic .gricu2ture) 3ro/ pe,ti2ence 0y .n .rt o3 /edicine ,o .d7.nced th.t .22 the gre.t p2.gue, o3 .ntiBuity h.7e 0een conBuered) ,oothed 0y tr.nBui2i1 er, or ,ti/u2.ted 0y .ntidepre,,.nt,) perpetu.22y hypnoti1ed 0y the unending circu,e, o33ered 0y te2e7i,ion) r.dio) the /o7ie,) -hy ,hou2d -e .,5 3or /ore< When the third roo/ i, co/3ort.02e) ,.3e .nd 3u22 o3 de2ight,) -hy ,hou2d -e ,tri7e to .,cend to the 3ourth< Wh.t doe, it h.7e to o33er th.t the third roo/ doe, not< The .n,-er) o3 cour,e) i, 3reedo/% On2y -hen he enter, the 3ourth roo/ doe, . /.n 0eco/e 3ree% On2y in the 3ourth ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,, i, he 2i0er.ted 3ro/ the tyr.nny o3 the per,on.2 ego .nd .22 the 3e.r, .nd /i,erie, th.t thi, entity gener.te,% Once he h., .tt.ined the 3ourth roo/ .nd 2e.rned to 2i7e in it) . /.n 0eco/e, 3e.r2e,,% The -ord, 6I6 .nd 6/ine6 h.7e ce.,ed to 0e /e.ning3u2% He doe, not identi3y the ,e23 -ith the phy,ic.2 0ody or .tt.ch /uch i/port.nce to the po,,e,,ion, o3 th.t 0ody% He 3eed, it) dre,,e, it) c.re, 3or it .nd regu2.te, it, 0eh.7ior% In due cour,e he 2e.7e, it% One o3 the po-er, con3erred 0y entry into the 3ourth roo/ i, the c.p.city to die .t -i22% M.n in the third roo/ /.y thin5 he i, hi, o-n /.,ter 0ut .ctu.22y h., no contro2 o7er hi, .ction,% He c.nnot ,o /uch ., -.25 do-n . ,treet -ithout 2o,ing hi, .ttention in e7ery ,tr.y i/pre,,ion th.t 6t.5e, hi, 3.ncy%6 M.n in the 3ourth roo/ re.22y i, hi, o-n /.,ter% He 5no-, -here he i, going) -h.t he i, doing) -hy he i, doing it% Hi, ,ecret i, th.t he re/.in, un.tt.ched to the re,u2t, o3 hi, .cti7ity) /e.,ure, hi, ,ucce,, .nd 3.i2ure not in ter/, o3 out-.rd .chie7e/ent) 0ut in ter/, o3 inner .-.rene,,% He i, .02e) ., . re,u2t o3 hi, 5no-2edge o3 3orce, .t -or5 .0out hi/) to 5no- -h.t i,

po,,i02e .nd -h.t i, i/po,,i02e) -h.t c.n 0e .chie7ed .nd -h.t c.nnot 0e .chie7ed% Thi, /.y ,ound 2i5e . ,/.22 .cco/p2i,h/ent 0ut it i, .ctu.22y . 7ery 2.rge one% D.002er, in 7.riou, 3or/, o3 occu2ti,/ .nd theo, ophy) di2ett.nte, -ho p2.y -ith -h.t they i/.gine to 0e yog.) ,ho- . p.thetic n.i7ete -hen it co/e, to e7.2u.ting -h.t c.n .nd -h.t c.nnot 0e o0t.ined 0y the,e /e.n,% A22 ,ort, o3 /ir.cu2ou, .chie7e/ent, .re .ccepted ., po,,i02e) 3or /.n in the third ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,, tend, to 2o7e /ir.c2e, .nd to 0e2ie7e .22 ,ort, o3 non,en,e th.t cou2d not po,,i02y h.ppen% In the 3ourth ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,, ,uch n.i7ete di,.ppe.r,% A /.n 5no-, -h.t co/0in.tion o3 3orce, c.n produce -h.t ,ort o3 re,u2t% He 5no-, th.t e7erything h.ppen, in .ccord.nce -ith cert.in 2.-, go7erning the re2.tion, o3 /.tter .nd energy% He 5no-, th.t there i, no /ir.c2e .nd .nything th.t .ppe.r, to 0e . /ir.c2e i, /ere2y . /.ni3e,t.tion o3 ,o/e r.re co/0in.tion o3 3orce,) 2i5e the r.re co/0in.tion o3 ,5i22 .nd 5no-2edge th.t en.02ed the /.,ter /.gici.n) Houdini) to extric.te hi/,e23 3ro/ e7ery 3or/ o3 re,tr.int th.t -., e7er .pp2ied to hi/% (osmic (onsciousness In .ddition to the 3ourth roo/) there i, ,.id 0y ,o/e co//ent.tor, on thi, ,u0Cect to exi,t . 3i3th roo/) corre,ponding to the 3i3th 2e7e2 o3 con,ciou,ne,,% It i, re2.ted to th.t condition -hich R% M% Buc5e de,cri0ed in #o,/ic #on,ciou,ne,,) the 6pri/e ch.r.cteri,tic o3 -hich6 -., 6. con,ciou,ne,, o3 the co,/o,) th.t i,) o3 the Me .nd order o3 the uni7er,e%6 =A (2.,he, o3 thi, ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,, /.y 0e experienced 0y cert.in peop2e 3or no .pp.rent re.,on% They /.y .2,o 0e induced 0y p,ychede2ic,% Much o3 the /.teri.2 de,cri0ed 0y A2.n W.tt, in The +oyou, #o,/o2ogy cou2d h.7e 0een o0t.ined ., . re,u2t o3 hi, h.7ing entered the 3i3th roo/% The co,/ic 7i,ion o33ered to ArCun. 0y 'ri,hn. .nd de,cri0ed in the e2e7enth ch.pter o3 the Bh.g.7.d Git. i, .nother ex./p2e o3 the -or5ing o3 the 3i3th ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,,% It /u,t 0e under,tood) ho-e7er) th.t thi, ,t.te) co,/ic con,ciou,ne,,) i, i/po,,i02e 3or /.n to ,u,t.in -ithout 2ong .nd ,peci.2 tr.ining% The nor/.2 cour,e o3 de7e2op/ent de/.nd, th.t /.n /u,t 2e.rn to enter .nd 2i7e in the 3ourth roo/ 0e3ore he c.n ,.3e2y .,cend to the 3i3th% I3 he enter, the 3i3th roo/ un2.-3u22y) either 0y the u,e o3 drug, or .ny other /e.n,) he /.y ,u33er per/.nent d./.ge ., . re,u2t o3 the 3orce o3 the i/pre,,ion, poured into hi, unprep.red .-.rene,,% Hi, ,itu.tion i, .5in to th.t o3 .n e2ectric.2 /.chine ,udden2y ,u0Cected to . current /uch /ore po-er3u2 th.n th.t 3or -hich it -., de,igned% The re,u2t .t 0e,t i, . 02o-n 3u,e) .t -or,t . 0urned out /.chine% (ortun.te2y the phy,io2ogic.2 eBui7.2ent o3 . 3u,e doe, exi,t in /.n% It, oper.tion re,u2t, in the 2o,, o3 con,ciou,ne,, -hen . /.n .ccident.22y enter, the 3i3th roo/% He i, ,i/p2y o7er-he2/ed 0y the terri3ic ru,h o3 .-.rene,, .nd 602.c5, out)6 ret.ining .3ter-.rd, ,c.rce2y . /e/ory o3 th.t extr.ordin.ry /o/ent% Thi, concept o3 the 3i7e roo/,) or 3i7e 2e7e2, o3 con,ciou,ne,,) i, the theoretic.2 0.,i, o3 the -ho2e te.ching o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy% We ,.y 6theoretic.26 0ec.u,e) un2e,, . /.n h., experienced the 3i7e ,t.te,) they /u,t re/.in 3or hi/ theoretic.2 po,,i0i2itie, on2y% No one) no /.tter ho- gre.t hi, ,5i22) c.n co//unic.te to .nother the 3ee2ing o3 . di33erent 2e7e2 o3 con,ciou,ne,,% M.n in the 3ourth roo/ c.nnot co//unic.te hi, condition to /.n in the third roo/) nor c.n /.n in the third roo/ co//unic.te -ith /.n in the ,econd% Samadhi and Satori Tho,e 3./i2i.r -ith the ter/ino2ogy o3 *en Buddhi,/ .nd yog. /.y% .,5 -h.t re2.tion,hip the ,t.te, c.22ed ,.3.ri .nd ,./.dhi h.7e to the 3ourth .nd 3i3th ,t.te, o3 con,ciou,ne,,% The .n,-er i, th.t neither ,.3.ri nor ,./.dhi repre,ent, one condition% They /.y r.nge .22 the -.y 3ro/ . 0rie3 experience o3 the 3ourth ,t.te to . pro3ound experience o3 the 3i3th% !.tori i, the p,ycho2ogic.2 re,u2t o3 the pr.ctice o3 1.1en or 6-.22 g.1ing)6 -hich) co/0ined ., it i, in /o,t *en /on.,terie, -ith ,trenuou, phy,ic.2 -or5 .nd cert.in type, o3 phy,ic.2 exerci,e,) induce, the 6o0Cecti7e .-.rene,, o3 the ,e236 ch.r.cteri,tic o3 the 3ourth ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,,% !.tori i, not . tr.nce2i5e condition 0ut . ne- /ode o3 .-.rene,,% It doe, not) in the e.r2y ,t.ge, .t 2e.,t) occur .22 the ti/e 0ut on2y in 32.,he,) induced perh.p, 0y . ,trugg2e -ith ,o/e 5o.n or 0y ,o/e ,hoc5 or ,ti/u2u, ,upp2ied 0y

the *en M.,ter% !./.dhi i, . ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,, 0eyond n./e .nd 3or/ .nd) 3or thi, re.,on) c.nnot 0e de,cri0ed in -ord,% 6A, ,.2t 0eing di,,o27ed in -.ter 0eco/e, one -ith it) ,o -hen .t/. .nd /ind 0eco/e one) it i, c.22ed ,./.dhi%6=M It i, 3urther ,t.ted) in thi, ,./e textD The -ho2e o3 thi, -or2d .nd .22 the ,che/e, o3 the /ind .re 0ut the cre.tion, o3 thought% Di,c.rding the,e thought, .nd t.5ing 2e.7e o3 .22 conCecture,) o0t.in pe.ce% A, c./phor di,.ppe.r, in 3ire) .nd roc5 ,.2t in -.ter) ,o the /ind united -ith the .t/. 2o,e, it, identity% A22 th.t .ppe.r, i, the 5no-.02e) the /ind i, c.22ed 5no-2edge% When the 5no-.02e .nd the 5no-2edge .re 0oth de,troyed eBu.22y) then du.2ity i, de,troyed% #o//enting on the,e p.,,.ge,) Theo, Bern.rd -roteD !./.dhi c.nnot 0e experienced unti2 . condition o3 /ind2e,, ne,, h., 0een cre.ted% A22 /odi3ic.tion, o3 the thin5ing princip2e /u,t ce.,eI .22 thought 3or/, /u,t 0e re/o7ed) yet ,o/e 3or/ o3 .-.rene,, /u,t re/.in% Without yog. experience it i, di33icu2t to i/.gine -h.t i, /e.ntI th.t i, -hy te.cher, do not e7en try to exp2.in%=H !./.dhi) ., gener.22y de,cri0ed) in7o27e, . tr.nce2i5e ,t.te) in -hich .-.rene,, o3 the 0ody .nd it, ,urrounding, i, 2o,t% I, thi, .n e,,enti.2 .cco/p.ni/ent o3 the ,t.te< I, it po,,i02e to 6enter ,./.dhi6 .nd ,ti22 /.int.in ,o/e ,ort o3 extern.2 .cti7ity< I, ,./.dhi the 3i3th ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,,) the u2ti/.te 2e7e2 .0o7e -hich no /.n c.n .,cend .nd ,ti22 re/.in 2in5ed to the phy,ic.2 0ody< A22 the,e Bue,tion, c.n 0e .n,-ered on2y 0y experi/ent .nd o0,er7.tion% Word,) de3inition,) co//ent.rie, /ere2y ,er7e to con3u,e the i,,ue% I3 one -.nt, to 3ind out -h.t 2ie, 0eyond the 3rontier) the on2y -.y toGdo ,o i, to go 0eyond it .nd ,ee% On thi, Courney one -i22 do -e22 to o0t.in 0oth . /.p .nd . guide 0ut he -i22 h.7e to tr.7e2 e7ery ,tep 0y hi, o-n e33ort,% I". The Si#ent $or#d Simp#e A/areness THE LEGITIMATE ROAD to the 3ourth roo/ .nd the 3i3th 2ie, through the ,i2ent -or2d) the -or2d o3 ,i/p2e .-.rene,,) 0eyond -ord,) 0eyond thought,% P,ychede2ic drug, /.y 2e.d the tr.7e2er into the ,i2ent -or2d) /.y gi7e hi/ . t.,te o3 the 0e.utie, .nd -onder, it cont.in,) 0ut they c.nnot 5eep hi/ in thi, -or2d% Though he t.5e, /e,c.2ine 0y the ,poon3u2) ,.tur.te, hi, ,y,te/ -ith L!D) inh.2e, nitrou, oxide ti22 he ree2, in ,tupor) he ,ti22 c.nnot hope to ho2d the tre.,ure o3 ,i2ence% On2y 0y -or5) 0y . ,te.dy) unre/itting e33ort c.n he 2e.rn to ,top the -hee2 o3 the i/.gin.tion) to h.2t th.t 32ood o3 inner con7er,.tion,) .rgu/ent,) /ere ch.tter) -ith -hich the roo3 0r.in) 0y it, u,e2e,, o7er.cti7 ity) 32ood, the .-.rene,, 3ro/ d.-n to du,5% Whi2e thi, noi,e per,i,t,) no deep .-.rene,, i, po,,i02e% !o 3or one -ho re.22y -i,he, to pr.ctice #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy) the 3ir,t ru2e i, 7ery ,i/p2eD enter the ,i2ence ., o3ten ., po,,i02eI re/.in there 3or ., 2ong ., po,,i02e% !top thought,& In the Buiet -hich 3o22o-,) 2i5e the he.2ing ,i2ence .3ter . 2ong po2itic.2 ,peech) per/it the i/pre,,ion, 0rought 0y e.ch ,ep.r.te ,en,e to 32o.t on the ,ur3.ce o3 . c.2/ .-.rene,,% The eye re,t, on the o0Cect, o3 ,ight) not n./ing the/) not de,iring) p.,,ing no Cudg/ent,% TheG,h.pe, o3 0ui2ding,) the texture o3 tree, .nd gr.,,) o3 c2oud, .nd e.rth) t.5e on . /e.ning ,o ne-) ,o 3re,h .nd ,o exciting th.t they ,ee/ on the point o3 re2.ting their inner/o,t ,ecret,% A hor,e) . co-) . ,tr.y dog) . ,5inny c.t 3urti7e2y ,n.tching . /or,e2 3ro/ .n o7erturned g.r0.ge c.n) .22 ,pe.5 in . -ord2e,, 2.ngu.ge o3 their inner/o,t condition% Nor i, there . d.nger) -here the,e du/0 0e.,t, .re concerned) o3 co//itting the p.thetic 3.22.cy o3 tr.n,3or/ing the cre.ture, into 6-oo22y /en6 2i5e the p.nther,) 0e.r, .nd -o27e, in 'ip2ingG, +ung2e Boo5,% To the ,i2ent .-.rene,,) the ,5inny c.t i, .22 c.t) the 7ery e,,ence o3 c.t% It, ,ne.5y 3e2ine /otion, .re .22 o3 . piece) ,pe.5ing direct2y to the con,ciou,ne,, in ,ound2e,, tone, o3 .22 th.t c.t /e.n,) o3 c.t in p.,t) pre,ent) 3uture% The etern.2 c.t%

And e7en 0ui2ding, % % % They h.7e 2e,, to ,.y th.n c.t, 0ut they co//unic.te% They .2/o,t turn the/,e27e, in,ide out in their e.gerne,, to ,h.re their ,ecret,% They te22 o3 the /en th.t /.de the/) the 0eing, th.t d-e22 in the/I indeed) they portr.y . -ho2e hi,tory o3 .rchitecture 0ut .g.in -ithout -ord,) -ithout di,cour,e) .22 in .n in,t.nt) 3or ti/e it,e23) in thi, ,i2ent -or2d) .tt.in, . ne- di/en,ion the etern.2 No- in -hich /i22enni. c.n 0e experienced ., in,t.nt,% A, -ith ,ight,) ,o -ith ,ound,% In the he.2ing ,i2ence th.t 3o22o-, the ,topping o3 thought,) .22 ,ound, t.5e on . ne- ,igni3ic.nce% N.ture echoe,) re7er0er.te, through . rich ,pectru/ o3 ton.2itie, 3or/er2y unpercei7ed% The 0re.th o3 -ind in the tree,) the p.tter o3 r.indrop, 3.22ing on .utu/n 2e.7e,) the ro.r o3 . r.in ,-o22en 0roo5) the ru/02e .nd re,t2e,, tooting o3 tr.33ic in city ,treet, o32(er to the in-.rd e.r their 7i0r.nt e,,ence,% A22 crie, re,ound -ith ne- ,igni3ic.nce) 0ird crie, .nd 0e.,t crie,) /.n crie, .nd chi2d crie,) the 0u11 o3 . 32y) the /oo o3 . co-) the ,2urp o3 ,oup) the ,/.c5 o3 . 5i,,) o3 . h.nd on 32e,h) . 3oot on concrete% There .re in-.rd ,ound, .2,o% Not /ere2y the ,Buirt .nd gurg2e o3 toi2ing gut, p.,,ing their product, 3ro/ pouch to pouch in . ,o3t ,ucce,,ion o3 peri,t.2tic -.7e,I not on2y the .2/o,t i/percepti02e thro0 o3 the he.rt ,Buee1ing or ,uc5ing it, 02ood ,urge 3ro/ 2ung, to .ort.) 0ut ,u0t2er ,ound,) ,c.rce2y ,ound, .t .22) origin.ting 3ro/ -ho 5no-, -h.t inter.ction,% 8The yogi, h.7e 5no-n the/ 3or centurie, .nd c.22 the/ n.d.,%9 There .re 7i0r.tion, .2/o,t co,/ic in their i//en,ityI the Mu,ic o3 the !phere,) perh.p,) or terre,tri.2 ,hi7er, ., o2d e.rth ,tir, in it, ,2eep% A, -ith ,ight, .nd ,ound,) ,o -ith odor,% Ho- rich . -or2d) ho- ,u0t2e) ho- unexp2ored& M.nG, o23.ctory ,en,e i, . poor .nd ,h.do-y .33.ir 2.c5ing ,en,iti7ity) 2itt2e /ore th.n . rudi/ent) 0ut i, ,ti22 .n extr.ordin.ry .nd ,u0t2e in,tru/ent% It, r.nge i, enor/ou,% No c2.,,i3ic.tion h., 0een de7i,ed -hich .deBu.te2y con7ey, the co/p2exity o3 the odor ,pectru/% Acrid) putrid) 3r.gr.nt) .ppeti1ing) ,ic5ening) ,tupe3ying) ethere.2 .22 the,e .dCecti7e, /.y 0e .pp2ied -ithout preci,e2y de3ining the ,en,.tion% Who2e r.nge,) oct.7e, o3 ,/e22, o7er2.p in the .-.rene,, o3 one -ho h., tr.ined thi, neg2ected ,en,e) -ho i, .02e) 0y 7irtue o3 hi, inner ,i2ence) to recei7e the,e e2u,i7e /e,,.ge,) /.de dou02y tr.n,ient 0y the 3.ct th.t the ,en,e o3 ,/e22 i, ,o r.pid2y 3.tigued% Intert-ined ./ong the odor, .re /e/orie,) 3or odor, h.7e the -onder3u2 po-er o3 e7o5ing reco22ection% The 0.2,./ic odor o3 c2o7e oi2 tr.n,port, the -riter to the o2d 0ot.nic.2 2.0or.tory -here hi, 3ir,t crude ,ection,) cut 3ro/ p2.nt ,te/, -ith . r.1or .nd ,t.ined -ith ,.3r.nine .nd h.e/.toxy2in) .tt.ined tr.n,2u cence in thi, c2.ri3ying .gent% The no 2e,, potent 0ut 7ery di33erent ,/e22 o3 dec.ying 3i,h tr.n,port, hi/ to the 0e.ch o3 Po,it.no) -here) in ,e. -.,hed -indro-,) depo,ited 0y the high tide) thou,.nd, o3 rotting ,Buid 2.y deco/po,ing under . ,hi//ering /.nt2e o3 iride,cent 32ie,% The odor o3 drying ,e.-eed h.unting2y e7o5e, chi2dhood 7.c.tion, -ith p.inted 0uc5et,) -ooden ,p.de,) ,.nd c.,t2e, tr.n,ient ., chi2drenG, dre./,% Then there i, the ,en,e o3 touch) the ,en,e o3 the /u,c2e,) .-.rene,, o3 phy,ic.2 po,ture) o3 he.t .nd co2d) o3 7.riou, 3or/, .nd inten,itie, o3 p.in) the ,u0t2etie, o3 t.,te) ,exu.2 ,en,.tion, in .22 their 7.riety) ,en,.tion, o3 7igor .nd o3 3.tigue) o3 he.2th .nd ,ic5ne,,% A22) -ithout . ,ing2e exception) t.5e . ne- /e.ning -hen the door, o3 perception .re c2e.n,ed) -hen the -.ndering thought, .re ,i2enced) -hen ,i/p2e direct .-.rene,, t.5e, the p2.ce o3 d.ydre./, .nd our 6thought ridden n.ture6 8T% E% L.-renceG, phr.,e9 thro-, o33 the 0urden o3 . u,e2e,, cere0r.tion 2e.7ing con,ciou,ne,, open to recei7e the ,en,ory /e,,.ge, deri7ed 3ro/ phy,ic.2 re.2itie,% !topping thought,) the pr.ctice o3 ,i/p2e .-.rene,,) the,e .re the 5ey, -ith -hich . /.n c.n un2oc5 the 3ourth roo/% To one -ho h., ne7er tried to u,e thi, /ethod) it /ight .ppe.r .2/o,t too e.,y% Wh.t cou2d 0e ,i/p2er th.n to i/po,e ,i2ence on the gi00ering roo3 0r.in) -hich) 2i5e . 0.d2y de,igned r.dio) gener.te, ,o /uch noi,e 8u,ing thi, ter/ in the e2ectronic ,en,e9 th.t e7ery /e,,.ge i, di,torted< !o o07iou,2y ,.2ut.ry i, the /ethod th.t one p,ychi.tri,t 8Roger $itto19 /.de it the root o3 hi, ther.peutic techniBue,%>F A pity th.t /ore o3 the/ did not 3o22o- hi, ex./p2e& The enor/ou, 7o2u/e o3 -ord, -hich the,e he.2er, o3 /ind, e7o5e in the cour,e o3 their /ini,tr.tion, .re /ore .pt to con3u,e th.n he2p the p.tient) ent.ng2ing hi/ in . 7erit.02e 2.0yrinth o3 7er0i.ge)

3urther ,tirring up the .2re.dy too noi,y roo3 0r.in% (e- di,cip2ine,) ho-e7er) .re /ore uncongeni.2 to conte/por.ry /.n th.n the intention.2 ,i2encing o3 the noi,e /.chine% Thi, gi00ering /ech.ni,/ ce.,e2e,,2y pouring out it, 32ood o3 inner con7er,.tion,) .rgu/ent,) ,che/e, .nd .i/2e,, ch.tter) h., co/e to occupy ,o 2.rge . p2.ce in /.nG, .-.rene,, th.t he o3ten reg.rd, it ., hi, 7ery ,e23% I3 thi, noi,e i, ,-itched o33 .ccident.22y or i3 he ,-itche, it o33 intention.22y) he h., .n une.,y 3ee2ing o3 non exi,tence% #onte/por.ry /.n) u,ing thi, ter/ ,o/e-h.t 2oo,e2y to de,cri0e the /.,, produced ,e/i .uto/.t. th.t /.5e up the 0u25 o3 the -or2dG, 2.rge /.n ,-.r/,) 3e.r, inner ,i2ence .nd .7oid, p2.ce, th.t induce inner ,i2ence) 0e they de,ert, or /ount.in, or e/pty ,tretche, o3 oce.n% In c.,e their inner noi,e/.5er e7er 3.i2, the/ .nd 0y ,o/e .ccident 3.22, ,i2ent) they c.rry -ith the/ port.02e r.dio,) dro-ning .ny .-.rene,, they /ight h.ppen to de7e2op in . -.,h o3 ,en,e2e,, ,ound% !hou2d thi, recour,e 3.i2) they h.,ten to ,o/e p.rty -here) in .n .t/o,phere poi,oned 0y the 3u/e, o3 .2coho2 or to0.cco) they exch.nge .t the top, o3 their 7oice, . ,tre./ o3 in.nitie, concerning their o-n or other peop2eG, 2i7e,% A22 inner -or5 in7o27e, the i/po,ing o3 inner ,i2ence% To enter the ,i2ence ., o3ten ., po,,i02e .nd to re/.in there 3or ., 2ong ., po,,i02e i, the go.2 o3 .22 3o22o-er, o3 the W.y) 0e they yogi,) !u3i,) *en Buddhi,t, or #hri,ti.n /y,tic,% But) ., +ohn #.,,i.n co/p2.ined to the A00ot !ereniu,) -hene7er the /ind i, 0rought under contro2) it ,2ip, .-.y 62i5e .n ee2 out o3 /y h.nd)6>4 8Appendix D9 or ., ArCun. ,.id to 'ri,hn.D 6The /ind i, re,t2e,,) tur0u2ent) po-er3u2 .nd o0,tin.te% I dee/ it ., di33icu2t to contro2 ., the -ind%6 >; There i, nothing dr./.tic or heroic .0out the ,trugg2e -ith the noi,e /.chine% Re,u2t, .re o0t.ined 0y the repetition o3 ,/.22 e33ort,) 2i5e drop, o3 -.ter -e.ring .-.y ,tone% Be3ore the,e e33ort, c.n 0e /.de) the ,tudent /u,t h.7e .n inner con7iction th.t the d.ydre./, .nd i/.gin.ry con7er,.tion, re.22y .re u,e2e,,) unpro3it.02e) .nd) .t ti/e,) do-nright d.ngerou,% On2y -hen he h., .cBuired . t.,te 3or the inner ,i2ence .nd . corre,ponding di,t.,te 3or the inner noi,e c.n hi, e33ort, .tt.in . 2e7e2 o3 inten,ity th.t produce, . re.2 ch.nge% He /u,t re.2i1e) not Cu,t inte22ectu.22y 0ut .2,o e/otion.22y) th.t the ,tre./ o3 d.ydre./, occupying hi, /ind i, . ,y/pto/ o3 the ,t.te o3 -.5ing ,2eep) o3 exi,tence in the third roo/) . -or2d o3 unre.2ity .nd i22u,ion% I3 he -i,he, to e/erge 3ro/ the third roo/) he /u,t ,.cri3ice hi, d.ydre./, ho-e7er .ttr.cti7e or h.r/2e,, the,e dre./, /.y .ppe.r% A/areness and Attention The pr.ctice o3 ,i/p2e .-.rene,, i, i/po,,i02e -ithout contro2 o3 .ttention% Attention i, to .-.rene,, ., the oi2 in . 2./p i, to it, 32./e% Whi2e there i, oi2 in the 2./p) the 32./e per,i,t,% Once the oi2 i, exh.u,ted) the 32./e goe, out% #ontro2 o3 .ttention i, the one 3unction th.t /.n po,,e,,e, -hich /.y 0e ,.id to con3er on hi/ . cert.in ./ount o3 3ree -i22% He c.n 6direct hi, .ttention%6 But hi, po-er to do thi, depend, upon hi, po,,e,,ing . cert.in 5ind o3 energy the ,upp2y o3 -hich i, 2i/ited% E.ch d.y) on .-.5ening) he h., Cu,t ,o /uch o3 thi, energy) ., . 0.ttery) .3ter 0eing ch.rged) cont.in, Cu,t ,o /uch e2ectric.2 potenti.2% Hi, inner -or5 e.ch d.y depend, on the con,er7.tion o3 thi, energy% Once it h., 0een ,Bu.ndered) it i, h.rd to rep2.ce% A /.nG, 2e7e2 o3 con,ciou,ne,, c.n 0e /e.,ured 0y the 3reedo/ o3 hi, .ttention% In the ,t.te o3 identi3ic.tion he h., no 63reedo/ to .ttend%6 He thin5, he h.,) 0ut thi, i, one o3 the i22u,ion, -hich thi, ,t.te i/po,e,% Actu.22y) he i, . ,2.7e to -h.te7er ,ti/u2u, h.ppen, to h.7e t.5en hi, 3.ncy% 6I cou2d not put the 0oo5 do-n%6 6I cou2d not t.5e /y eye, o33 the g./e%6 6I -., .0,o2ute2y i//er,ed in -h.t I -., doing%6 In the,e .nd count2e,, other phr.,e, peop2e de,cri0e the condition o3 identi3ic.tion .nd the 2o,, o3 3reedo/ to .ttend -hich it i/po,e,% A ,ight thri22ing or ,pect.cu2.r) . ,tory re.2 or i/.gin.ry) h., t.5en our 3.ncy .nd ,-.22o-ed u, in the proce,,% Our inner ,p.ce i, tot.22y occupied -ith the ,u0Cect /.tter .0out -hich -e .re re.ding) the ,pect.c2e -e .re -.tching% There i, nothing in the 2e.,t 0it 7o2unt.ry .0out thi, 3or/ o3 .ttention% We .re c.ught up 2i5e 32ie, in . ,piderG, -e0) /.nipu2.ted) directed) ench.ined% Loo5 .t the 3.ce, o3 peop2e .t the r.ce tr.c5) . 0.,e0.22 g./e) . 0u223ight) . pri1e3ight) .ny ,pect.c2e o3 . 32./0oy.nt or 0rut.2 5ind% There i,

nothing 0ehind the 3.ce% It i, e/pty) . /.,5% The hou,e i, 7.c.nt% Thi, i, en,2.7ed .ttention% In thi, condition) inner ,i2ence .nd ,i/p2e .-.rene,, .re 2o,t .nd the -ho2e 3ie2d o3 con,ciou,ne,, i, 6occupied6 0y . 7ictoriou, ene/y% In the ,t.te o3 en,2.7ed .ttention) the 7it.2 3orce i, ,Bu.ndered% The -ho2e d.yG, ,upp2y c.n 0e 2o,t in . 3e- /o/ent,% No 2e,, co,t2y in ter/, o3 energy i, di,per,ed .ttention) .ttention -hich -.nder, .22 o7er the 3ie2d o3 .-.rene,,) dr.gged no- here) no- there) 6. 3e.ther 3or e7ery -ind th.t 02o-,%6 (ic52e) 3ee02e) ungo7erned) it 32it, .0out) ch.nge, co2or 2i5e . ch./e2eon) ch.nge, ,h.pe 2i5e Proteu,% The eye, ro7e .i/2e,,2y) the e.r, 32.p 2i5e ,hirt, on . c2othe,2ine% !c.ttered i/pre,,ion, pu22 the .ttention .0out 2i5e dog, 3ighting o7er . 0one% There i, . tot.2 .0,ence o3 inner ,t.0i2ity% Thi, ,t.te dr.in, the org.ni,/ o3 it, ,trength in,o3.r ., the po-er to /.int.in .-.rene,, i, concerned% There re,u2t, . tr.nce2i5e condition) . ,t.te o3 ,e/i hypno,i, th.t 0order, on the p.tho2ogic.2 0ut i, not recogni1ed ., ,uch 0y p,ychi.tri,t, 0ec.u,e . 2.rge /.Cority o3 the 6-e226 popu2.tion p.,, their 2i7e, in thi, ,t.te) inc2uding the p,ychi.tri,t,% 6W.5ing ,2eep)6 6hypnoti1ed ,2eep)6 6-.25ing ,2eep)6 6identi3ic.tion6 .re di33erent n./e, 3or the ,./e thing% In thi, ,t.te /.n doe, not re.22y 5no- -ho he i,) -here he i,) -hy he i, or e7en -hether he i, . ,2eep -.25er% %%% I3 /.n cou2d 0e .-.re o3 hi, ,t.te o3 ,2eep) ho- e.ger2y) hourgent2y he -ou2d ,trugg2e to .-.5en& (or -.5ing ,2eep i, d.ngerou, .nd di,/.2% W.5ing ,2eep i, inner ,2.7ery .nd inner unre,t% End2e,,2y /en pr.te .0out 3reedo/) .nd ,hout .nd de/on,tr.te .nd riot .nd de/.nd #ongre,,ion.2 2egi,2.tion .nd ci7i2 right,% A22 in 7.in% The 3etter, .re in-.rd) the 0ond.ge i, ,piritu.2% The n./e o3 the gre.t en,2.7er i, 6Identi3ic.tion6 .nd the re,u2t o3 hi, do/in.tion i, 6W.5ing !2eepNWe h.7e ,po5en o3 6en,2.7ed .ttention .nd di,per,ed .ttention%6 But -h.t i, the 3unction o3 directed .ttention< A /edic.2 ,tudent pore, o7er hi, .n.to/y text% E7ery 0one) e7ery /u,c2e) e7ery 7ein) ner7e) .rtery) 2ig./ent) tendon /u,t 0e 3ixed in the /e/ory -ith it, n./e) 3unction) 2oc.tion .22 he2d in p2.ce) .t 2e.,t 2ong enough to en.02e hi/ to ,pi22 the in3or/.tion in .n,-er to .n ex./inerG, Bue,tion% No one -ou2d .ccu,e thi, poor 3e22o- o3 0eing ,o 2o,t in the ,tory th.t he c.nnot put the text do-n% T.ng2e, o3 ter/ino2ogy -rithe in hi, 0r.in% He hi/,e23 -rithe, in hi, ch.ir% Ag.in .nd .g.in hi, .ttention -.nder,) .g.in .nd .g.in he dr.g, it 0.c5% He -ou2d 2i5e nothing 0etter th.n to hur2 the text into the -.,te0.,5et) turn on the te2e7i,ion) 62o,e hi/,e23G in ,o/e t.2e o3 7io2ence or 3r.ud or the .ntic, o3 . 3unny /.n -ith ,ynthetic 2.ugh, du00ed in re.dy /.de% But ex./, .re ne.r% (e.r o3 3.i2ure cr.c5, the -hip 0ehind hi/) ./0ition d.ng2e, it, c.rrot 0e3ore hi, no,e% !o 0.c5 he goe, to the text .nd 3ocu,e, hi, tired .ttention on th.t /.1e o3 pipe, .nd pu22ey, th.t i, the hu/.n 3r./e% Th.t i, -or5) not p2.y% Th.t i, directed .ttention) not .ttr.cted .ttention% I, he) there3ore) 2e,, identi3ied 0ec.u,e he i, -or5ing< I, hi, ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,, higher th.n th.t o3 the 7ie-er) the 2i,tener) the re.der 2o,t in hi, hypnoti1ed tr.nce 0e3ore the /.gici.n -ho -e.7e, hi, ,pe22 .nd 3.,hion, hi, i22u,ion, on . ,creen or o33 it< A2.,) no 2.- oper.te, to en,ure th.t he -ho -or5, .tt.in, inner 3reedo/ there0y% Wou2d th.t it did& Were -or5 it,e23 the 2i0er.tor) .22 /en -ou2d 2ong .go h.7e .tt.ined the ,t.tu, o3 #hri,t, or Bodhi,.tt7.,% Our /edic.2 ,tudent i, /.5ing u,e o3 . di33erent /ech.ni,/ 3ro/ th.t u,ed 0y the /ere2y p.,,i7e 7ie-er or 2i,tener% He i,) ho-e7er) e7ery 0it ., identi3ied) e7ery 0it ., 2o,t in the t.,5% He 2.c5, the ,ep.r.ted .-.rene,,) the ,en,e o3 t-o) o3 o0,er7er .nd o0,er7ed% He i, i//er,ed in hi, text or i//er,ed in hi, 0oredo/ -ith the text) or i//er,ed in hi, cr.7ing 3or .2tern.ti7e) e.,ier .cti7ity) 2i5e turning on the te2e7i,ion .nd 0eing 6entert.ined%6 Directed .ttention doe, not hypnoti1e or ,tupe3y in the ,./e -.y ., doe, en,2.7ed or di,per,ed .ttention% But it doe, not induce 3u22 .-.5ening either% A per,on u,ing directed .ttention c.n ,ti22 0e deep2y identi3ied -ith die t.,5 in h.nd% Hi, inner ,p.ce i, ,ti22 co/p2ete2y occupied -ith -h.te7er he h.ppen, to 0e doing% He h., no exi,tence .p.rt) no re.2 0eing% On2y -hen he 2e.rn, to -ithdr.- 3ro/ the t.,5 in h.nd) to /.int.in . cert.in thre.d o3 .-.rene,, -hich re/.in, .p.rt 3ro/ thin5ing) 3ee2ing) ,en,ing) doe, he 0egin to get the t.,te o3 the 3ourth ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,,% In thi, ,t.te he i,) he exi,t, o0Cecti7e2y 3or hi/,e23 ., . tree exi,t,) . t.02e exi,t,) .

0oo5 exi,t,% He i, .-.re o3 the roo/ in -hich he i, ,itting) o3 hi/,e23 ., one o3 the o0Cect, in th.t roo/) o3 hi, 6inner ,p.ce6 .nd o3 hi, outer ,p.ce) roo/) hou,e) ,urrounding,) p2.net,) ,un,) not in ,peci3ic det.i2, 0ut ., . tot.2ity) ., . pre,ence% In thi, ,t.te) the ,e23 i, not ,ep.r.te .nd the .ttention) though directed to -h.te7er the t.,5 in h.nd) i, .t the ,./e ti/e 32exi02e .nd open) not rigid .nd n.rro-% Thi, ,en,ing o3 the ,e23 ., not ,e23 0ut /ere2y ., one o3 the o0Cect, o3 the en7iron/ent re/o7e, .t one ,tro5e .22 3e.r,) .22 ten,ion,) .22 .nxietie,% A condition o3 0uoy.ncy .nd e.,e) . de2ight3u2 .t.r.xi.) 3.22, to the 2ot o3 one in -ho/ ,uch . condition h., 0een induced% He i, in h.r/ony -ith Too 8the unconditioned) unn./.02e ,ource o3 .22 re.2ity9% Hi, -or5) 2i5e th.t o3 Prince HuiG, .d/ir.02e coo5) per3ect2y .ccord, -ith etern.2 princip2e, .nd .ccording2y ,ho-, . rhyth/) .n inner 0.2.nce% No-here i, there i/p.tience or di,h.r/ony% The 3.ce -hich) in . ,t.te o3 identi3ic.tion) i, either ten,e or ,tupid) no- -e.r, the c.2/) -ithdr.-n .ir th.t one o0,er7e, in the 3e.ture, o3 /edit.ting Bodhi,.tt7.,% In ,uch . one i, e/0odied th.t condition ,o .pt2y de,cri0ed 0y the *en p.tri.rchD Wh.t 2i3e c.n co/p.re -ith thi,& !itting .2one .t the -indo- I -.tch the 32o-er, 02oo/) the 2e.7e, 3.22) the ,e.,on, co/e .nd go >= In .rt thi, condition i, depicted in cert.in 2.nd,c.pe, 0y the #hine,e /.,ter,) e,peci.22y M. Yu.n% A/ong to-ering pe.5, .nd /i,ty 7.22ey, the tiny tr.7e2er -end, hi, -.y) in,igni3ic.nt ., . gn.t% But he doe, not 0other .0out ,igni3ic.nce or in,igni3ic.nce% He doe, not ,.y) 6Ho- tiny ./ I) hogre.t i, the -or2d%6 !uch ,t.te/ent, /ere2y ent.ng2e hi/ in the -e0 o3 du.2i,/% Hi, inner ,p.ce .nd outer ,p.ce .re h.r/oni1ed% Roc5,) tree,) /i,t .re not ,ep.r.te 3ro/ 6I%6 There i,) in,te.d) . unity) . 6,uchne,,6 -hich goe, 0eyond 6I6 .nd not 6I%6 Thi, 2i7ing in h.r/ony -ith Too) thi, inner 3reedo/) i, not .tt.ined -ithout 2ong .nd c.re3u2 tr.ining% It i, . ,t.te o3 phy,io2ogic.2 .nd p,ycho2ogic.2 eBuipoi,e) ,ee/ing2y e33ort2e,,) 0ut /.int.ined 0y . -.tch3u2ne,, ., re.2 ., th.t -hich en.02e, the tightrope -.25er to /.int.in hi, 0.2.nce high .0o7e the he.d, o3 the cro-d% There i, no ten,ion in thi, -.tch3u2ne,,% It i, 32exi02e) per7.,i7e) .n in7i,i02e ,hie2d) .n in,tru/ent th.t c.tche, .nd ho2d, i/pre,,ion, 0e3ore the,e i/pre,,ion, c.n ,et the inner /.chinery in /otion% A/areness and Impressions Gener.2i1ed .ttention ,ep.r.ted 3ro/ the ego o33er, to one -ho e/p2oy, it the po-er o3 choice o3 i/pre,,ion,% He -ho h., . -.tch/.n .t the g.te c.n ,crutini1e .22 -ho try to enter) c.n recei7e the i/pre,,ion, he choo,e, .nd reCect the re,t% There i, no other .rt /ore i/port.nt th.n the .rt o3 recei7ing i/pre,,ion,) 3or . /.nG, i/pre,,ion, .re ., /uch . 3ood ., hi, d.i2y 0re.d% Depri7ed o3 i/pre,,ion,) . per,on ,oon 0eco/e, der.nged) hi, /ent.2 -or2d 0eco/e, di,org.ni1ed) he ,u33er, 3ro/ de2u,ion, .nd h.22ucin.tion,) ., the -or5 o3 Don.2d O% He00>> .nd o3 +ohn Li22y h., c2e.r2y pro7ed% Le,, -e22 under,tood i, the e33ect o3 the 6/.2 .0,orption6 o3 i/pre,,ion,) the e33ect on the 6dige,tion6 o3 i/pre,,ion, o3 di33erent 2e7e2, o3 .ttention) the poi,onou, .ction o3 cert.in type, o3 i/pre,,ion, .nd the nouri,hing e33ect o3 other,% A, 3.r ., i/pre,,ion, .re concerned) /.nG, in,tinct, ,ee/ to gi7e hi/ 2itt2e guid.nce% A co- or . hor,e gr.1ing in . /e.do- i, gener.22y -.rned 0y in,tinct to .7oid poi,onou, p2.nt,) 0ut . /.n) -ho,e i/pre,,ion, .re Cu,t ., /uch . 3ood ., hi, 0re.d) ,ho-, no ,uch di,cri/in.tion% On the contr.ry) he -i22 o3ten de2i0er.te2y ,ee5 poi,onou, i/pre,,ion,) co/pe22ed 0y ,o/e per7er,e i/pu2,e to degr.de hi, o-n inner 2i3e) .2re.dy ,u33icient2y po22uted -ithout th.t% A degener.te 6entert.in/ent6 indu,try doe, not he,it.te to t.5e .d7.nt.ge o3 thi, per7er,e t.,te) pouring out through .22 it, 7.riou, ch.nne2, . ,tre./ o3 /ore or 2e,, p.tho2ogic.2 /.teri.2 -hich re.der,) 7ie-er,) 2i,tener, e.ger2y .0,or0 into their p,yche,% Poi,e) 0.2.nce) inner h.r/ony) the 6cre.tion o3 .n i,2.nd th.t no 32ood c.n i//er,e6 >? .22 thi, c.n 0e .chie7ed 0y one -ho h., 2e.rned to h.nd2e hi, i/pre,,ion,% Bet-een the /o/ent -hen .n i/pre,,ion ,tri5e, .nd the re.ction to th.t i/pre,,ion) e2.p,e, . ti/e ,o ,hort it c.n h.rd2y 0e /e.,ured 0y /.nG, ordin.ry .-.rene,,% Yet

/uch /.y depend on -h.t h.ppen, in th.t 0rie3 inter7.2% I3 the -.tch/.n i, .-.5e) the i/pre,,ion c.n .t once 0e .rre,ted ., . 0urg2.r i, .rre,ted 0y .n .2ert po2ice/.n 0e3ore he c.n enter the hou,e .nd ,te.2 the ,i27er%>@ The 02o- i, t.5en on the ,hie2d) the ,hoc5 i, .0,or0ed% There i, no /ech.nic.2 re.ction -hich -i22 2.ter 0e regretted% Accept or reCect thi, i, the 0.,i, o3 the inner -or5 th.t 2e.d, to the gene,i, o3 . tru2y 3ree 0eing% A /.nG, he.2th) ., -e22 ., hi, inner de7e2op/ent .nd 2e7e2 o3 0eing) depend, Cu,t ., /uch on ho- hi, i/pre,,ion, .re /et.0o2i1ed ., on ho- hi, 3ood i, /et.0o2i1ed% The -.y in -hich i/pre,,ion, .re /et.0o2i1ed depend, on the 2e7e2 o3 .ttention .nd on the Bu.2ity o3 th.t .ttention% There occur,) in the GurdCie33i.n ,y,te/) . ,erie, o3 7ery intere,ting .nd pro7oc.ti7e di.gr./, -hich .re co22ecti7e2y 5no-n ., the 6(ood T.02e,%6 >A The,e .re pro7oc.ti7e) .t 2e.,t to . che/i,t) 0ec.u,e they t.5e 2i0ertie, -ith the n./e, o3 3our che/ic.2 e2e/ent,) c.r0on) oxygen) nitrogen .nd hydrogen) u,ing the/ to de,ign.te .ny ,u0,t.nce through -hich . 63orce6 i, .cting 8.cti7e 3orce in oxygen) p.,,i7e 3orce in nitrogen) neutr.2i1ing 3orce in c.r0on) no 3orce in hydrogen9% Thi, i, .pt to ,tic5 in . che/i,tG, cr.- i3 he Ce.2ou,2y in,i,t, th.t the n./e, o3 e2e/ent, /u,t re3er to 3or/, o3 /.tter -ith ,peci3ic .to/ic con3igur.tion,%>E Wh.t /.5e, the (ood T.02e intere,ting i, the ide. th.t i/pre,,ion, reBuire 3or their 3u22 de7e2op/ent . cert.in che/ic.2 c.t.2y,t% Thi, c.t.2y,t i, pre,ent in the 0ody 0ut) in the third ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,, 8identi3ic.tion9) i, neither pre,ent in the right p2.ce nor in ,u33icient ./ount to /.5e po,,i02e the 3u22 dige,tion o3 i/pre,,ion,% (or thi, re.,on /.n in the third ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,, ,u33er, 3ro/ . ,t.te o3 chronic /.2nutrition in one p.rt o3 hi, 0eing not 0ec.u,e he i, depri7ed o3 i/pre,,ion,) 2i5e the ,u0Cect, in He00G, .nd Li22yG, experi/ent,) 0ut 0ec.u,e he doe, not proper2y /et.0o2i1e the i/pre,,ion, he recei7e,% Thi, dige,ting o3 i/pre,,ion, depend, on the Bu.2ity o3 .ttention in the per,on -ho recei7e, the i/pre,,ion% The ,peci.2 5ind o3 e33ort in7o27ed in ,e23 re/e/0ering 0ring, to the .ppropri.te p2.ce .nd in ,u33icient ./ount th.t c.t.2y,t on -hich the tr.n,3or/.tion o3 i/pre,,ion, depend,% Thi, i, -hy) in the 3ourth ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,,) i/pre,,ion, t.5e on ,uch extr.ordin.ry richne,,) ., i3 ,een 3or the 3ir,t ti/e% The ,i/p2e,t o0Cect, 0eco/e enh.2oed -ith .22 ,ort, o3 hidden /e.ning, -hich -ere pre7iou,2y not noticed% In cert.in /y,tic,) ,uch ., Wi22i./ B2.5e .nd +.5o0 Boeh/e) thi, 3u22 de7e2op/ent o3 i/pre,,ion, ,ee/ed to t.5e p2.ce -ithout their h.7ing to /.5e thi, ,peci.2 5ind o3 e33ort% It /.y occur o3ten in chi2dren .nd ce.,e to h.ppen 2.ter% 8Word,-orthG, Inti/.tion, o3 I//ort.2ity 2./ent, thi, 3.ct%9 It /.y 0e 0rought .0out 0y cert.in p,ychede2ic,% 8A2dou, Hux2ey preci,e2y de,cri0e, the /e,c.2ine induced tr.n,3or/.tion o3 i/pre,,ion, in The Door, o3 Perception%9 But 3or the /.Cority o3 peop2e) no other -.y i, .7.i2.02e 0ut to 0egin -or5 on the contro2 o3 .ttention) pre7enting it 3ro/ -.ndering) ho2ding it ., one ho2d, -.ter in . 0ri//ing 0o-2) u,ing it to 6c.pture6 i/pre,,,ion,) to .ccept .nd dige,t tho,e th.t nouri,h) reCect tho,e th.t poi,on% !5eptic, -i22 pro0.02y co/p2.in th.t the .0o7e .ccount o3 the dige,tion o3 i/pre,,ion, i, high2y ,u0Cecti7e) th.t there i, no che/ic.2 e7idence o3 the exi,tence o3 the c.t.2y,t here de,cri0ed% The critici,/ i, point2e,,% We c.n ne7er hope to enter the 0r.in .nd ,n.tch 3ro/ the /id,t o3 it, ,eething /yri.d neuron, the ex.ct /.teri.2 in7o27ed in the tr.n,/ut.tion o3 i/pre,,ion,% The on2y -.y to chec5 the 7.2idity o3 the .0o7e ,t.te/ent i, to induce) 0y ,uit.02e exerci,e,) th.t condition -hich here i, 2oo,e2y c.22ed 6,e23 re/e/0ering%6 One -ho doe, thi, -i22 3ind th.t hi, i/pre,,ion, do ch.nge% There i, nothing i/.gin.ry .0out it% He i, not ,u33ering 3ro/ h.22ucin.tion,% He h., ,i/p2y) 3or the ti/e 0eing) -o5en up .nd i, enCoying tho,e in,ight, into the co,/ic dr./. -hich .re /.nG, 0irthright) 0ut -hich) 2i5e the /.d 5ing in the ce22.r) he c.nnot experience 0ec.u,e he re3u,e, to e/erge 3ro/ the con3ine, o3 the per,on.2 ego% (onser!ation o% A/areness Nothing th.t /.n po,,e,,e, i, /ore preciou, th.n hi, .-.rene,,% It i, . /.teri.2 entity) 2i5e /u,cu2.r energy) .nd it, 2e7e2 32uctu.te, during the d.y% It 2ie, -ithin . /.nG, po-er to ,Bu.nder the

7it.2 re,ource or to con,er7e it% It i, 2o,t e7ery ti/e . /ech.nic.2 h.ppening) -.ndering thought) . c.,u.2 g2.nce) or .ny tri7i.2 e7ent or .ccident.2 i/pre,,ion c.u,e, the ,tudent to 2o,e hi, ,en,e o3 o0Cecti7e .-.rene,,) to p2unge into . ,t.te o3 identi3ic.tion ., . 32y into . honey pot% E.ch o3 the,e p2unge, in7o27e, 2o,, o3 the energy o3 .-.rene,, .nd the 2o,t energy c.nnot e.,i2y 0e reg.ined 3or the 0ody h., on2y ,o /uch .t it, di,po,.2% The 7it.2 energy ,u0,t.nce, .re /.nu3.ctured during the hour, o3 ,2eep .nd u,ed up during the d.y% They c.n 0e u,ed cre.ti7e2y 0ut r.re2y .re) 0ec.u,e i/pre,,ion,) in,te.d o3 0eing dige,ted in the -.y they ,hou2d 0e through the .pp2ic.tion o3 o0Cecti7e .-.rene,,) 3unction /ere2y ., di,tr.ction,) pu22ing the .ttention thi, -.y .nd th.t) -.,ting energy in,te.d o3 cre.ting it% (hoice o% Acti!ities 6!ure2y you .re de/.nding the i/po,,i02e% E7ery 3orce in our cu2ture ,er7e, to di,tr.ct the .ttention% The ince,,.nt tur/oi2 in our citie,) the end2e,, .d7erti,e/ent,) the c2.ng o3 te2ephone,) the c2.tter o3 ,u0-.y,) the ,hrie5ing he.d2ine, o3 ne-,p.per,) the cur7e, o3 -o/en .nd their p.inted 3.ce,) the exciting ,hop -indo-,) not to /ention . thou,.nd incident, in d.i2y 2i3e .re .22 ,peci3ic.22y de,igned to c.u,e the gre.te,t po,,i02e degree o3 identi3ic.tion% No /.tter ho- h.rd I try to re/.in in-.rd2y ,i2ent) the,e di,tr.ction, di,,ip.te /y .-.rene,,% Ho- ./ I to .7oid 0eing tr.pped 0y the hypnoti1ing e33ect o3 /y o-n .cti7ity< !hort o3 entering . /on.,tery or retre.ting into the de,ert) I do not ,ee ho- I c.n protect /y .-.rene,, 3ro/ 0eing ,Bu.ndered on ten thou,.nd di,tr.ction,%6 The,e .re 7.2id o0Cection, .nd they need to 0e .n,-ered% 6!hort o3 entering . /on.,tery or retre.ting into the de,ert % % %6 Thi, i, .n .ncient ,tr.t.ge/ .nd /.ny h.7e u,ed it% The -.y o3 the /on5) the -.y o3 the her/it or the rec2u,e i, the -.y o3 one -ho trie, to o0t.in 7ictory 0y .7oiding the 0.tt2e% He /.5e, . 3orti3ied po,ition in . re/ote p2.ce .nd hope, th.t the ene/y -i22 not 3ind hi/% There -ere d.y, -hen /en .nd -o/en in thou,.nd, 32oc5ed to the de,ert) 2i7ed in c.7e,) re/ote her/it.ge,) perched 2i5e ,tor5, on the top, o3 t.22 co2u/n,% Doe, ,uch . retre.t en,ure 7ictory< Not nece,,.ri2y% It ,i/p2i3ie, the ,trugg2e 0ut the her/it) too) h., hi, pro02e/,% There .re de7i2, in the de,ert) ., !t% Anthony di,co7ered% Be,ide,) ., . per/.nent -.y o3 2i3e) it i, ,teri2e% A ye.rG, retre.t into the de,ert /.y 0e pro3it.02e 0ut . 2i3eti/e in the -i2derne,, th.t i, .nother /.tter% A /.n o-e, ,o/ething to the ,ociety th.t produced hi/ e7en though he /.y di,2i5e th.t ,ociety .nd reCect it, 7.2ue,% Wh.t then< !h.22 he 3ight .n uneBu.2 0.tt2e .nd -.,te hi, 2i3e oppo,ing 3orce, ,tronger th.n hi/,e23< I, thi, the .ction o3 . hero or . 3oo2< Neither or 0oth% The Bue,tion need, rephr.,ing% He /u,t ,ee5 . /e.n, o3 /.5ing hi, 2i7e2ihood th.t -i22 not ent.ng2e hi/ too inextric.02y in /ech.nic.2 .cti7itie,% There .re cre.ti7e .cti7itie, .nd de,tructi7e .cti7itie,% There .re .cti7itie, th.t enrich the doer% There .re .cti7itie, th.t ,er7e to in32.te the 3.2,e ego) th.t in7o27e 3.2,ehood, .nd depend on the prop.g.tion o3 0ig or 2itt2e 2ie,% There .re .cti7itie, 8they con,titute . huge .nd hideou, indu,try9 th.t pro,titute the 3ruit, o3 ,cienti3ic di,co7ery 3or purpo,e, o3 /.,, de,truction% There .re .cti7itie, th.t 3unne2 3und, .nd re,ource, into ,e/i i/0eci2e proCect, .nd 3e.t, o3 ,tr.to,pheric Cugg2ery on2y 3it to .rou,e the -onder o3 chi2dren .nd 3oo2,% A22 ,uch .cti7itie, the di,cerning ,tudent o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy -i22 .7oid) ., . -i,e o2d 3ox .7oid, tr.p, e7en though the,e tr.p, .re 0.ited -ith 7ery te/pting /or,e2,% He -i22 do -e22 to ,t.y ., c2o,e ., po,,i02e to ,i/p2e re.2itie,) ,hunning the poi,onou, exh.2.tion, o3 the /.n ,-.r/) un2e,, he h., re.ched th.t ,t.ge o3 inner de7e2op/ent .t -hich . /.n c.n 2i7e .ny-here% 86By ,5i2 3u22 /e.n, Kup.y.L one c.n 2i7e co/3ort.02y e7en in he22%69 He -ho h., not re.ched thi, ,t.ge 8.nd it i, . 7ery .d7.nced one9 ,hou2d 0e guided in hi, choice o3 occup.tion 0y the ,.yingD 6You -i22 ne7er ,/e22 2i5e . ro,e i3 you ro22 in . dunghi22%6 He -i22 not de,pi,e .cti7itie, th.t in7o27e /.nu.2 ., -e22 ., /ent.2 ,5i22,) e7en though the,e /.nu.2 ,5i22, ,ee/ r.ther hu/02e) 3or he -i22 rec.22 the ex./p2e o3 Prince HuiG, -onder3u2 coo5 .nd the 3.ct th.t +.5o0 Boeh/e -., . ,hoe/.5er) P.u2 o3

T.r,u, . tent/.5er) Peter . 3i,her/.n .nd +e,u, hi/,e23 . c.rpenter% He -i22 0e c.re3u2 to p2.n hi, .cti7itie, in ,uch . -.y th.t they 2e.7e hi/ ./p2e 2ei,ure 3or /edit.tion) conte/p2.tion .nd the p,ychophy,io2ogic.2 exerci,e, nece,,.ry 3or the gener.tion o3 high energy ,u0,t.nce,% In thi, connection he -i22 do -e22 to 0e.r in /ind . ,.ying o3 G% GurdCie33G,D 6He -ho -ou2d progre,, in the Wor5 /u,t 2e.rn to e.rn hi, 2i7ing -ith hi, 2e3t 3oot%6 Intentiona# Doing and Mechanica# Happening 6Ho- ./ I to .7oid 0eing tr.pped 0y the hypnoti1ing e33ect o3 /y o-n .cti7ity<6 Thi, i, . good Bue,tion% Acti7ity) e7en Buite ,i/p2e .cti7ity) doe, h.7e . hypnoti1ing e33ect on the one -ho .ct,) tend, to gener.teM the ,t.te o3 identi3ic.tion th.t the ,ee5er o3 inner 3reedo/ ,tri7e, to .7oid% The ,tudent 0egin, .n .cti7ity -ith e7ery intention o3 ret.ining dou02e .-.rene,,) o3 /.int.ining the ,en,e o3 t-o) doer .nd o0,er7er% A22 goe, ,/ooth2y 3or .-hi2e) then . ,2ip occur,I he 2o,e, 3ocu,) 2o,e, hi, .ttention in ,o/e d.ydre./) 0eco/e, tot.22y i//er,ed in -h.t he i, doing% In ,hort) he 3.22, .,2eep .nd re/.in, .,2eep unti2) Buite 0y .ccident) ,o/ething h.ppen, to .rou,e hi/ .nd he ,udden2y rec.22, hi, origin.2 .i/) 2i5e . ,2eep-.25er .-.5ening to 3ind hi/,e23 in .nother roo/% T-o 3or/, o3 .cti7ity /u,t 0e c2e.r2y di,tingui,hedD intention.2 doingI /ech.nic.2 h.ppening% Wh.t i, intention.2 doing< Moreo7er) 0rethren) . 0rother -hether he dep.rt, or return,) -hether he 2oo5, .t or .-.y 3ro/) -hether he h., dr.-n in or ,tretched out hi, 2i/0,) -hether he h., donned under ro0e) o7er ro0e) or 0o-2) -hether he i, e.ting) drin5ing) che-ing) repo,ing) or -hether he i, o0eying the c.22, o3 n.ture i, .-.re o3 -h.t he i, .0out% In going) ,t.nding) ,itting) ,2eeping) -.tching) t.25ing or 5eeping ,i2ence) he 5no-, -h.t he i, doing%>E. !uch i, intention.2 doing% It 0egin, -ith .-.rene,, o3 .i/% At the 0eginning o3 .n .cti7ity he /u,t 5no- 6I ./ .0out to do thi,%6 It /.y 0e . tot.22y /inor thing% He i, .0out to go into the hou,e .nd get hi, h.t% !o he goe,) he get, the h.t) he put, it on% Mi,,ion .cco/p2i,hed% But ,uppo,e ., he enter, the hou,e he notice, du,t on the 3urniture) 3ind, 3.u2t -ith hi, -i3e on thi, ,core) get, into .n .rgu/entD 6Why i, the hou,e dirty< Why do I 2i7e in . pig,ty<6 The h.t i, 3orgotten% In,te.d) he i, Bu.rre2ing -ith hi, -i3e% L.ter) -hen he h., ,topped Bu.rre2ing) he c.nnot re/e/0er -hy he c./e into the hou,e in the 3ir,t p2.ce% He /u,t go 0.c5 into the g.rden) -here the i/p.ct o3 the hot ,un on hi, 0.2d p.te re/ind, hi/ o3 hi, 3ir,t intention to get hi, h.t% !o he /u,t /.5e . ,econd trip into the hou,e to per3or/ -h.t he intended to do in the 3ir,t p2.ce% Thi, i, /ech.nic.2 h.ppening% An .ccident.2 i/pre,,ion) in thi, c.,e du,t on the 3urniture) counter.cted the intention.2ity -ith -hich the .ction -., 0egun% The /.n 2o,t hi, .-.rene,,) p2unged into . ,t.te o3 co/p2ete identi3ic.tion) .rgu/ent,) recri/in.tion,) .22 on .ccount o3 one ,tr.y i/pre,,ion% 'no- -h.t you .re doing .nd -hy% In 2.rge .cti7itie,) in ,/.22 .cti7itie,) ,et de3inite 2i/it,% I h.7e ,uch . thing to do% I -i22 .22o/y,e23 ,o /uch ti/e in -hich to do it% #2e.r2y 7i,u.2i1e the proce,,) the too2, in7o27ed) the /.teri.2, in7o27ed) the 3orce, in7o27ed% !uch prep.r.tion /.y /.5e .22 the di33erence 0et-een .ccident.2 h.ppening .nd intention.2 doing% To 5eep the -.tch/.n .-.5e -or5 ., Buic52y ., po,,i02e% I3 the -.tch/.n i, .-.5e) ,tr.y i/pre,,ion, -i22 0e exc2uded ., -e22 ., -.ndering thought,% I3 the .cti7ity doe, not go ., p2.nned) i3 .n error i, /.de) i3 ,o/e per,i,tent d.ydre./ di,tr.ct, .-.rene,, ST+'1 !top .22 .cti7ity% Return to the ,t.rting point% Rede3ine the intention% !t.rt .g.in% !tri7e .22 the -hi2e to 5eep the inner ,i2ence) to pr.ctice ,i/p2e .-.rene,,) to recei7e i/pre,,ion, ,i/p2y .nd direct2y% E7ery .cti7ity o33er, pro3ound in,ight, concerning the interp2.y o3 3orce,) the Bu.2itie, o3 /.teri.2,) the tri.d, .nd oct.7e, needed to produce the de,ired re,u2t% !i/i2.r2y the .cti7ity) per3or/ed -ith

the right degree o3 dou02e .-.rene,,) i22u/in.te, the inner -or5ing, o3 the org.ni,/) re7e.2ing to the o0Cecti7e o0,er7er tho,e ,u0t2e rhyth/, o3 ten,ion .nd re2.x.tion th.t gi7e to the ,i/p2e,t .ct . ,/oothne,, .nd 32o- re/ini,cent o3 /u,ic.2 h.r/ony or the ge,ture, o3 . d.ncer% To thi, #hu.ng t1e re3erred -hen de,cri0ing the /o7e/ent, o3 Prince HuiG, coo5D E7ery 02o- o3 hi, h.nd) e7ery he.7e o3 hi, ,hou2der,) e7ery tre.d o3 hi, 3oot) e7ery thru,t o3 hi, 5nee) e7ery -hi,h o3 rent 32e,h) e7ery chh5 o3 the chopper -., in per3ect h.r/ony) rhyth/ic.2 2i5e the d.nce o3 the Mu20erry Gro7e) ,i/u2t.neou, 2i5e the chord, o3 the #hing !hou%>H There -., nothing 2o3ty or ro/.ntic .0out the t.,5 -hich the coo5 -., per3or/ing 8cutting up . 0u22oc59% In 3.ct) 3ro/ . Buddhi,t ,t.ndpoint) it -., . degr.ding .cti7ity% But ,o o07iou,2y -., it .n ex./p2e o3 intention.2 doing) ,o per3ect -., the inner poi,e o3 the /.n per3or/ing the t.,5) th.t it /o7ed the Prince to exc2.i/DNG(ro/ the -ord, o3 thi, coo5 I h.7e 2e.rned ho- to t.5e c.re o3 /y 2i3e%6 Anyone -ho -.nt, . 0rie3 ,entence to ,u/ up the 6e,,ence di33erence6 0et-een intention.2 doing .nd /ech.nic.2 h.ppening need re/e/0er on2y . 0e.uti3u2 ,.ying o3 Yun /en ., recorded 0y A2.n W.tt, in The W.y o3 *enD 6In -.25ing) Cu,t -.25) in ,itting) Cu,t ,it% A0o7e .22) donGt -o002e%6 W.tt,) e2.0or.ting on thi, the/e) h., introduced the ide. o3 3eed0.c5 .nd o3 the 6ch.tter6 -hich re,u2t, -hen . 3eed0.c5 /ech.ni,/ 8ther/o,t.t) 3or in,t.nce9 i, ,et to oper.te 0et-een too n.rro- 2i/it, .nd ,o ,-itche, the po-er o33 .2/o,t ., ,oon ., it h., ,-itched it on%?F Thi, i, . 7ery 3ruit3u2 2ine o3 thought ., /.ny ,er7o/ech.ni,/, oper.te in the hu/.n 0ody .nd /.y .t ti/e, 0eco/e ,et too 3ine2y .nd re,pond too re.di2y 3or the -e23.re o3 the org.ni,/% Restoring ,ost Ba#ance The .0o7e procedure, .22 re2.te to /.int.ining the ,t.te o3 ,i/p2e .-.rene,,) o3 inner ,i2ence% The ,t.te c.n 0e co/p.red to 0.2.nce) the 67it.2 0.2.nce6 ?4 th.t en.02e, . /.n to contro2 hi, re.ction, to i/pre,,ion, in,te.d o3 0eing 02o-n .0out 2i5e . 3e.ther in the -ind% But the re.der -i22 right2y in,i,t th.t /.int.ining thi, 0.2.nce i, . di33icu2t .rt) one 2e.rned on2y 0y 2ong pr.ctice% !o -h.t i, one to do -ho h., 2o,t hi, 0.2.nce< The -.tch/.n 8to u,e .nother ,i/i2e9 h., 3.22en .,2eep% An unde,ir.02e i/pre,,ion h., intruded .nd i, cre.ting h.7oc% No- the /.n i, 6up,et%6 Hi, thought, .nd 3ee2ing, .re in tur/oi2% 6I -., -ronged) in,u2ted) underr.ted) /.2igned) ,2.ndered%6 In thi, ,t.te) no /.tter ho- o3ten he trie, to ,i2ence the 6noi,e /.chine6 .nd concentr.te on ,i/p2e .-.rene,, o3 ,ound,) ,ight,) ,en,.tion,) he c.nnot do ,o% Hi, noi,e /.chine i, .git.ted to the point o3 3ren1y 0y i/pu2,e, co/ing 3ro/ the 2o-er 0r.in 8th.2./u, or hypoth.2./u,9) -hich i, the ,e.t o3 /.nG, e/otion.2 2i3e% Hi, entire .-.rene,, i, occupied -ith ,tor/y thought,) .ccu,.tion, o3 other,) Cu,ti3ic.tion o3 hi/,e23) expo,tu2.tion, .nd recri/in.tion,% The,e go on .nd on -ith /.ddening per,i,tence) 2i5e . phr.,e repe.ted 0y . phonogr.ph -ith it, need2e c.ught in . groo7e% With . ,tor/ r.ging in the /ind) he c.n no /ore eng.ge in the pr.ctice o3 ,i/p2e .-.rene,, th.n c.n the c.pt.in o3 . ,hip 0eing 0.ttered 0y . hurric.ne eng.ge in -riting ,onnet,% Tr.n,3er the energy 3ro/ the de,tructi7e proce,, into . cre.ti7e proce,,% Thi, i, /o,t re.di2y .cco/p2i,hed 0y undert.5ing ,o/e phy,ic.2 t.,5) the /ore 7igorou, the 0etter% #hop 3ire-ood) dig the g.rden) d.nce the gop.5) c2i/0 the !ierr.,% But the phy,ic.2 out2et i, o3ten not .7.i2.02e% Thi, 2e.7e, t-o other procedure, either o3 -hich c.n ,er7e to dr.in the energy 3ro/ it, de,tructi7e cyc2e% The 3ir,t o3 the,e i, repetition) the ,econd 7i,u.2i1.tion% Both pr.ctice, ,er7e the ,./e endI they pro7ide the .git.ted /ind -ith . 3ir/ ,upport to -hich it c.n c2ing ., . ,hip-rec5ed ,.i2or c2ing, to . 32o.ting ,p.r% It i, not . ,u0,titute 3or the pr.ctice o3 ,i/p2e .-.rene,,% It i, . te/por.ry expedient) to 0e u,ed in e/ergencie,% Repetition in7o27e, ,o/e phr.,e or . ,erie, o3 ,entence, -hich i, p2.ced ,o 3orci02y in the 3ocu, o3 .ttention th.t it dri7e, out .22 other /.teri.2% In the +udeo #hri,ti.n tr.dition) repetition center, .round . pr.yer% In the Hindu Buddhi,t tr.dition it center, .round . /.ntr.% A /.ntr. di33er, 3ro/ . pr.yer in 0eing o3ten on2y . ,ound) perh.p, . ,ing2e ,y22.02e) 2i5e the ,y22.02e, 6A"M6 or 6H"M%6 A pr.yer con,i,t, o3 . ,entence or ,e7er.2 ,entence,% There .re 7ery 3e- re.2 pr.yer,% Mo,t ,o c.22ed

pr.yer,) e,peci.22y tho,e -hich in7o27e de/.nd, on the deity 8God gi7e u, r.in) ,un) he.2th) . 0igger ,.2.ry) 7ictory o7er our ene/ie,) etc%9 .re /ere2y ex./p2e, o3 . p.thetic type o3 -i,h3u2 thin5ing .nd .re not re.22y pr.yer, .t .22% Re.2 pr.yer, .2-.y, h.7e the ,./e .i/D to 2e.d the one -ho pr.y, out o3 the third roo/ into the 3ourth) to 0ring the 2o-er into cont.ct -ith the higher% The ,i/p2e,t o3 pr.yer,) .nd 3ro/ the ,t.ndpoint o3 repetition the /o,t e33ecti7e) con,i,t, o3 three -ord,D 6GOD HELP ME%6 Thi, i, . ,i/p2i3ied 3or/ o3 the Pi2gri/G, Pr.yerD 6Lord +e,u, #hri,t) !on o3 D.7id) h.7e /ercy on /e%6 The pr.yer) ., re.der, o3 The W.y o3 . Pi2gri/?; -i22 re/e/0er) 3or/ed the 0.,i, o3 . ,peci.2 inner pr.ctice) 6The Pr.yer o3 the He.rt)6 -hich -., .ctu.22y . 3or/ o3 /.ntr. yog. h.nded do-n 0y ,peci.2 te.cher, in the Gree5 Orthodox #hurch 8,ee Appendix # o3 thi, 0oo59% In it, tri,y22.0ic) /.ntric 3or/) the pr.yer e7o5e, the three co/ponent, o3 . tri.dD the higher con,ciou,ne,, .0o7e .nd 0eyond the ego 8GOD9) the 2o-er ,ep.r.ted indi7idu.2i1ed con,ciou,ne,, 8ME9) .nd the ,tri7ing o3 the ,econd to dr.- ,trength 3ro/ the 3ir,t 8HELP9% It /.5e, no di33erence .ctu.22y -hether the per,on u, ing thi, pr.yer 60e2ie7e, in God)6 -h.te7er thi, h.c5neyed phr.,e /.y /e.n% The i/port.nt thing i, th.t) 0y re2.ting the petty ego ,trugg2ing in it, /or.,, o3 ,e23 pity) indign.tion) inCured dignity) etc%) to .nother entity 3.r gre.ter th.n it,e23) . ,en,e o3 proportion i, re,tored% (urther/ore) 0y concentr.ting the .ttention on the repetition o3 the ,y22.02e,) .cco/p.nied 0y rhyth/ic .nd directed 0re.thing) he -ho repe.t, the pr.yer dr.in, .-.y energy 3ro/ the de,tructi7e) repetiti7e inner noi,e% Thu,) the u,e2e,, dr.in o3 7it.2 energy i, h.2ted) the 7iciou, circ2e i, 0ro5en .nd the .-.rene,, ,hi3ted 3ro/ . 7ery n.rro- preoccup.tion to . -ider hori1on% A22 pr.yer,) to 0e o3 .ny 7.2ue) /u,t h.7e thi, hori1on -idening e33ect% The LordG, Pr.yer) 3or in,t.nce) i, . ,erie, o3 /.ntr., .22 o3 -hich) proper2y expre,,ed) -ou2d 0e tri,y22.02e,) the tri.d, inte penetr.ting to 3or/ . de,ign re2.ting the /icroco,/ to the /.croco,/% The 3ir,t tri.d) 6(.ther in He.7en)6 e,t.02i,he, thi, re2.tion,hip) ,t.ting) in e33ect) th.t /.nG, con,ciou,ne,, i, 2in5ed to the uni7er,.2 con,ciou,ne,, 8the (.ther in He.7en9% The ,econd) 6H.22o-ed 0e Thy N./e)6 introduce, the -i,h th.t the go.2 o3 .tt.in/ent o3 higher con,ciou,ne,, /ight 0e reg.rded 0y /en ., . 2o3ty .nd ho2y one% The third .nd 3ourth .re 3urther de7e2op/ent, o3 thi, -i,h% The 3i3th) 6Gi7e u, 0re.d)6 re2.te, to the gener.tion in the 0ody o3 the high energy ,u0,t.nce, on -hich the de7e2op/ent o3 higher 2e7e2, o3 con,ciou,ne,, depend,% It i, 6d.i2y 0re.d6 0ec.u,e it /u,t 0e rene-ed d.i2y% The ,ixth .nd ,e7enth tri.d,) 6Le.d u, not into Te/pt.tion)6 .nd 6De2i7er u, 3ro/ E7i2)6 h.7e ,o /.ny /e.ning, th.t it -ou2d 0e out o3 p2.ce to go into the/ here% They re3er to cert.in tr.p, or c.tche, -hich di7ert the inner -or5 3ro/ it, proper end,% !o the LordG, Pr.yer) correct2y uttered .nd under,tood) i, . /.ntr. o3 gre.t po-er .nd c.n 0e u,ed ., ,uch 3or the purpo,e, o3 Buietening de,tructi7e thought proce,,e, th.t h.7e t.5en ho2d o3 the /ind% It -i22 0e e33ecti7e on2y i3 the ,igni3ic.nce o3 e.ch o3 it, co/ponent tri.d, i, 0orne in /ind ,o th.t energie, e/p2oyed in neg.ti7e i/.gin.tion) ,e23 pity) ,e23 repro.ch or ,e23 Cu,ti3ic.tion .re di7erted 3ro/ the,e u,e2e,, .cti7itie, into cre.ti7e ch.nne2,% The Buddhi,t /.ntr.) 6A"M MANE PADME H"M)6 c.n .2,o 0e u,ed ., . 0.,i, 3or repetition 0y tho,e -ho pre3er 6Buddhi,t6 3or/, to 6#hri,ti.n6 one,% 8The,e re2igiou, t.g, .re /e.ning2e,, to one -ho thin5, in ter/, o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy%9 The /.ntr. i, h.r/oni1ed -ith the 0re.thing) the out0re.th corre,ponding to the 6A"M)6 the in0re.th to the 6H"M%6 The ,igni3ic.nce o3 the /.ntric ,y22.02e, i, he2d in the /ind% The 6A"M)6 on the co,/ic ,c.2e) ,y/0o2i1e, the proce,, o3 out32o-ing) di33erenti.tion) the oct.7e o3 0eco/ing) progre,, 3ro/ one to /.ny) the D.ncing !hi7.) the D.y o3 Br.h/.% The 6H"M6 on the co,/ic ,c.2e ,t.nd, 3or the oct.7e o3 reuni3ic.tion) the indr.-ing) progre,, 3ro/ /.ny to one) the Medit.ting !hi7.) the 6Night o3 Br.h/.%6 The t-o -ord,) 6MANE6 .nd 6PADME6 8gener.22y tr.n,2.ted ., 6the Ce-e2 in the 2otu,69) ,y/0o2i1e t-o ,t.te, o3 0eing) nir7.n. .nd ,./,.r.) .nd en,hrine the princip2e th.t) to the 3ourth ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,,) -hich i, 0eyond du.2i,/ .nd the p.ir, o3 oppo,ite,) nir7.n. .nd ,./,.r. .re one% In . /ore ,i/p2i3ied 3or/) thi, /.ntr. h., on2y three ,ound,) 6A"M) AH) H"M)6 the ,y/0o2, 7i,u.2i1ed ., -hite) red) 02ue re,pecti7e2y% Thi, /.ntr. i, the 0.,i, o3 /.ntric 0re.thing de,cri0ed in

Ti0et.n 2iter.ture) the 6H"M6 corre,ponding to the in 0re.th) the 6AH6 to the ,u,pen,ion -hen 0re.th i, he2d 2oc5ed in the 0ody) the 6A"M6 to the out 0re.th% The three ,ound, ,y/0o2i1e the three .,pect, o3 n.ture) the p.,,i7e) .cti7e .nd neutr.2i1ing) -hich) in their 7.riou, co/0in.tion,) under2y the p2.y o3 pheno/en.% $i,u.2i1.tion) the ,econd /ethod o3 ,i2encing the re,t2e,, /ind) i, 0.,ed on 7.riou, ,y/0o2, or di.gr./, -hich) in the We,tern tr.dition) .re c.22ed .rc.n. .nd in the Hindu tr.dition y.ntr.% Arc.n. o3 7.riou, 5ind, h.7e 2ong 0een .,,oci.ted in the We,t -ith /.gic) the 6c.22ing up o3 ,pirit,6 .nd the re2e.,e o3 6higher 3orce,6 8-h.te7er thi, /.y /e.n9% A0out thi,) . good de.2 o3 non,en,e h., 0een ,po5en .nd -ritten% Actu.22y) the ,ign o3 the /icroco,/M.nd /.croco,/) the t-enty t-o .rc.n. o3 the T.rot c.rd,) the pent.gr./ .nd hex.gr./) the Ad./ '.d/on o3 the #.0.2.) .re /ere2y ,y/0o2ic.2 repre,ent.tion, o3 3orce, -or5ing in /.n .nd in n.ture% By ho2ding the/ in the /ind) the ,tudent 2e.rn, to 6thin5 in other c.tegorie,)6 .0o7e .22 to thin5 -ithout -ord,% Thi, type o3 e33ort 0ring, . cert.in degree o3 .-.5ening) . g2i/p,e o3 the content, o3 the 3ourth roo/ or e7en the 3i3th% The tr.n,3or/.tion on2y occur, .3ter 2ong pr.ctice) -hen the .rc.n. co/e to 2i3e .nd 0egin to /o7e .nd inter.ct% "nti2 they do ,o) they re/.in /ere2y picture, .nd di.gr./,% Ex.ct2y the ,./e thing i, true o3 the E.,tern y.ntr.% A y.ntr. /.y 0e . picture o3 ,o/e god or . di.gr./ ,uch ., . /.nd.2.% It expre,,e, in ,y/0o2ic.2 3or/ the interp2.y o3 3orce, 0et-een /icroco,/ .nd /.croco,/) 0et-een /.n .nd the -or2d in -hich he 2i7e,% The Buddhi,t 6Whee2 o3 Li3e)6 3or ex./p2e) ,u//.ri1e, in one picture the -ho2e concept o3 5.r/.) the interp2.y o3 3orce, th.t ,h.pe /.nG, 3.te% The /.nd.2. in it, 7.riou, 3or/, ,y/0o2i1e, the di33erent 2e7e2, o3 energy 2oc5ed in the hu/.n org.ni,/) the 3orce, needed to re2e.,e tho,e energie, 8the 3our circ2e,9) the -.y, o3 .ppro.ch 8the 3our g.te,9) .nd the energie, the/,e27e, 8the 3our tri.ng2e,9% A proper2y dr.-n /.nd.2. i, . 0oo5 in it,e23 cont.ining . gre.t de.2 o3 in3or/.tion 0ut he -ho -ou2d re.d the ,y/0o2, /u,t 2e.rn the 2.ngu.ge%?= Arc.n. or y.ntr. c.n 0e u,ed to pro7ide . 3ixed point 3or the di,tur0ed /ind) the di.gr./ or picture 0eing 7i,u.2i1ed .nd he2d in the 3ie2d o3 .-.rene,,% The e33ort o3 ho2ding it 2itt2e 0y 2itt2e dr.in, energy 3ro/ the de,tructi7e /ent.2 proce,, .nd .tt.che, it to . cre.ti7e proce,,) ree,t.02i,hing the ,en,e o3 proportion .nd en.02ing the ,tudent to 2.ugh .t hi, egoti,tic.2 preoccup.tion, -hich) in the pre,ence o3 the 2.rger concept,) .ppe.r tri7i.2 indeed% A3ter the ,tor/ h., ,u0,ided he c.n return .g.in to the ,i2ent -or2d .nd to the pr.ctice o3 ,i/p2e .-.rene,,) -hich) ,2o-2y 0ut ,ure2y) -i22 0ring hi/ to the 3ourth roo/ .nd 3in.22y to the 3i3th% ". The Theater o% Se#!es $e Are Many 6I DO NOT HA$E /uch ,ucce,, in /y inner -or5% No ,ooner do I ,tep out o3 the door) or .rri7e .t the o33ice) or h.7e . di33icu2t inter7ie- or ,o/e cri,i, to cope -ith th.n .22 /y inner re,o27e, .re 3orgotten% I 2o,e /y -.y% I re.ct /ech.nic.22y% I 0eco/e . ,2.7e% I ./ pu,hed .round 0y /y i/pre,,ion,% E7ent, t.5e ch.rge .nd /y inner .i/ di,.ppe.r,% !o/e extern.2 .i/ t.5e, it, p2.ce% I 0eco/e . di33erent per,on%6 !incere o0,er7.tion ,oon 0ring, the ,tudent 3.ce to 3.ce -ith thi, 3.ct% There i, no ,ing2e ,e23% A /.n i, one ,e23 .t ho/e .nd .nother .t the o33iceI one ,e23 .t -or5) .nother -hen on 7.c.tionI one ,e23 -ith hi, -i3e) .nother -ith hi, ,ecret.ry% No- .nd then) .3ter ,o/e 2.p,e o3 0eh.7ior) he /.y expre,, .,toni,h/ent or regretD 6I donGt 5no- -h.t po,,e,,ed /e% Th.t i, not the re.2 /e) I 3orgot /y,e23%6 To -hich the c.re3u2 in7e,tig.tor -i22 rep2y) 6(orgot -hich ,e23<6 (or it ,hou2d 0e 3.ir2y o07iou, 3ro/ the .0o7e th.t /u2tip2icity o3 ,e27e, i, the co//on condition% Exi,tence o3 . ,ing2e 6I6 corre,ponding to . ,ing2e .i/ .nd . ,ing2e -i22 i, the exception r.ther th.n the ru2e% The ,en,e o3 ,e23 depend, on /.nG, 2e7e2 o3 con,ciou,ne,,) the roo/ in -hich he h.ppen, to 0e .t . gi7en /o/ent% In the 3ir,t roo/) dre./2e,, ,2eep) there c.n 0e no ,e23 ,en,e% M.n i, tot.22y un.-.re o3 hi, o-n exi,tence% In the ,econd roo/) the dre./ ,t.te) /.n h., . ,e23 ,en,e th.t i, 3u22 o3 contr.diction, .nd .0,urditie,) . 7.gue) 3r.g/ent.ry) con3u,ed .33.ir% In the third roo/)

identi3ic.tion or -.5ing ,2eep) the ,e23 ,en,e i, n.rro-) 2i/ited .nd ,trict2y per,on.2% It i, ,u0Cect to ch.nge -ithout notice% E7ery thought) e/otion) ,en,.tion c.n -e.r the /.nt2e o3 the ,e23) c.22 it,e23 6I6 .nd do/in.te 0eh.7ior) on2y to 0e pu,hed .,ide 0y ,o/e other 6I6 -hich i, eBu.22y /ech.nic.2) eBu.22y .ccident.22y e7o5ed% In the 3ourth roo/) the roo/ o3 ,e23 tr.n,cendence) ,e23 i, no 2onger per,on.2I it tr.n,cend, the 2i/it.tion, o3 ti/e .nd o3 ,p.ce) i, not .2tered 3ro/ /o/ent to /o/ent 0y ch.nging circu/,t.nce,% In the 3i3th roo/) the ,ep.r.te ,e23 i, tr.n,cended co/p2ete2y% In the -ord, o3 the Bh.g.7.d Git.D 6He ,ee, the ,e23 K.t/.nL in .22 thing, .nd .22 thing, in the ,e23%6 In order to p.,, 3ro/ the third roo/ into the 3ourth) . /.n /u,t die .t one 2e7e2 .nd 0e re0orn .t .nother% Thi, -., the ,ecret -hich under2.y .22 the /y,tery re2igion,) inc2uding true #hri,ti.nity 8there .re ,o /.ny 3.2,e #hri,ti.nitie, th.t thi, Bu.2i3ic.tion i, e,,enti.29% In pr.ctic.2 ter/, . /.n /u,t 0e re.dy to ,.cri3ice e7erything he c.22, 6I)6 to reg.rd .22 the /.ni3e,t.tion, o3 hi, 0eing ., o0Cecti7e2y ., i3 they -ere p.rt o3 . the.tric.2 per3or/.nce) to ho2d on no-here) neither to 0ody nor to po,,e,,ion, nor to -i3e) chi2dren or ho/e) to 0eco/e) in-.rd2y in .ny c.,e) . nonpo,,e,,or% The i!e $i##s The The.ter o3 the !e27e, portr.y, the interp2.y o3 3i7e -i22, -hich 2e.d /en to .ct 8T.02e II9% They -or5 -ithin /.n) cre.ting . 3er/ent o3 one ,ort or .nother) co/pe22ing hi/ to per3or/ the ro2e they ,e2ect% Doe, /.n contro2 the -i22,< Do the -i22, contro2 /.n< The Bue,tion i, o7er,i/p2i3ied% M.n -ithout inner unity h., no true -i22% He ch.nge, 3ro/ /o/ent to /o/ent% He ,.y,) 6I -.nt thi,) I -.nt th.t)6 0ut he h., no per/.nent 6I6 .nd hi, -.nt, c.n 0e co/p2ete2y contr.dictory% The 6I$ or ,e27e, ch.nge 2i5e ch.r.cter, on . ,t.ge .nd e.ch T ,u33er, 3ro/ the de2u,ion th.t it h., . -i22 o3 it, o-n% On2y in the 3ourth ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,, doe, /.n po,,e,, -i22) 0ut 0y th.t ti/e he h., ,topped thin5ing in ter/, o3 6I%6 6A22 .ction i, the product o3 the three 3orce, o3 n.ture% On2y he -ho i, 02inded 0y egoti,/ thin5, OI ./ the doer%G 6 ?> !o -e thin5 o3 the 3i7e -i22, ., 3orce, o3 n.ture% They -or5 in /.n -ith 7.rying inten,itie, .nd .re e/0odied in /enG, 7.riou, ,e27e,% The ro2e . /.n p2.y, in 2i3e depend, on the re2.ti7e po-er o3 the 3i7e -i22,% (ir,t .nd /o,t pri/iti7e o3 the -i22, i, the 6-i22 to p2e.,ure%6 Thi, i, the p2e.,ure princip2e o3 (reud) the 2u,ty Ero,) ,tri7ing 3or the ,.ti,3.ction o3 de,ire,) go.ding /.n into .cti7ity through the pri/iti7e 0io2ogic.2 hunger,) the need 3or 3ood .nd the need 3or ,ex% M.n c.n) .nd 3reBuent2y doe,) per3or/ no other ro2e th.n th.t 3orced upon hi/ 0y the -i22 to p2e.,ure% I3 o3 . phi2o,ophic.2 turn o3 /ind) he c.22, hi/,e23 . 6con,ciou, hedoni,t6 or .n 6epicure.n%6 I3 2e,, prone to phi2o,ophi1e) he /ere2y p2.y, hi, ro2e) p2unging hi, no,e ., deep2y ., he c.n into the trough) exerting ., /uch 3orce ., po,,i02e to e20o- the other pig, out o3 the -.y% Hi, per3or/.nce i, ,i/p2e th.t o3 the Hog in Trough% Tab#e II The Five Wills

Wi22 to !e23 tr.n,cendence Wi22 to Me.ning Wi22 to Po-er Wi22 to P2e.,ure 8.cti7ity9 Ero, Wi22 to De.th 8inerti.9 Th.n.to,

The ,econd -i22 -e /.y c.22 8.g.in 3o22o-ing (reud9 the 6-i22 to de.th)6 the Coy de,troying) 2i3e neg.ting Th.n.to,% I, thi, . uni7er,.2 urge< Or i, it ,i/p2y . di,e.,e o3 the /ind con3ined to /.n) -ho,e hope2e,,2y con32icting .i/, h.7e ent.ng2ed hi/ in ,uch . -e0 o3 contr.diction, th.t de.th ,ee/, the on2y -.y out< Perh.p, the -i22 to de.th ,ho-, in nonhu/.n 3or/,% One thin5, o3 /igr.ting 2e//ing, hur2ing the/,e27e, in thou,.nd, o7er the precipitou, c2i33, o3 Nor-egi.n 3iord,% But re.22y thi, -i22 to de.th i, /ere2y .n extre/e 3or/ o3 uni7er,.2 0io2ogic.2 urge) the -i22 to in.ction) the gre.t inerti.) the -i22 to re,t% It counter 0.2.nce, the -i22 to .ction) the -i22 to p2e.,ure% It in7o27e, .cti7.tion o3 . p.rt o3 the ner7ou, ,y,te/) the trophotropic) ., oppo,ed to the ergo tropic) .cti7.ted 0y the -i22 to p2e.,ure% It cou2d /ore correct2y 0e c.22ed 6-i22 to inerti.6 th.n 6-i22 to de.th%6 The third -i22 -e de3ine ., the 6-i22 to po-er%6 Thi, -i22 i, not con3ined to /.n% Hier.rchie, h.7e 0een o0,er7ed ./ong 0ird, .nd /.//.2, in -hich one indi7idu.2 i, do/in.nt o7er the other,% One thin5, o3 the pec5ing order ./ong chic5en,) ,trugg2e, o7er territory ,een ./ong ,uch .ni/.2, ., the 'o0%?? Thi, i, ,ure2y the -i22 to po-er .nd it, e33ect on the 'o0 in p.rticu2.r i, to co/pe2 the do/in.nt /.2e to /.5e extr.ordin.ry exertion,) 3ir,t to de3end hi, territory) ,econd to ,.ti,3y the ,exu.2 de/.nd, o3 . ho,t o3 .doring 3e/.2e, -hich hi, po,ition ., do/in.nt /.2e h., .ttr.cted to hi/% In /.n the -i22 to po-er h., oper.ted .t 7.riou, ti/e, ., . de,tructi7e 3orce) .cti7.ting cert.in indi7idu.2, to 0eco/e 6conBueror,6 .nd to de,troy 7.,t nu/0er, o3 their 3e22o-/en in the proce,,% It i, cert.in2y . d.ngerou, -i22 .nd 0.d2y need, re,tr.ining .nd directing) e,peci.22y in the conte/por.ry period o3 6/eg.de.th6 .nd 6o7er5i22%6 The -i22) ho-e7er) h., cre.ti7e ., -e22 ., de,tructi7e .,pect,% The Bue,t 3or exce22ence 8the urge to exce29 i, . product o3 thi, -i22% When coup2ed -ith the t-o higher -i22,) it 0eco/e, the 3ire -hich gener.te, pre,,ure in the 0oi2er) . /.in ,ource o3 the high energie, 0y /e.n, o3 -hich /.n penetr.te, the 2oc5ed roo/, o3 the p,yche% The t-o higher -i22, .re the 6-i22 to /e.ning6 ?@ .nd the 6-i22 to ,e23 tr.n,cendence%6 The,e -i22, -or5 on2y in /.n) .nd on2y in . 7ery 2i/ited proportion o3 the hu/.n r.ce% The 2.c5 o3 de7e2op/ent o3 the,e -i22, pre7ent, /.n 3ro/ enCoying the t-o higher ,t.te, o3 con,ciou,ne,, th.t .re po,,i02e 3or hi/ .nd /ight e7en 0e con,idered hi, 0irthright% It i, u,e2e,, to .,5 -hy the,e -i22, oper.te po-er3u22y in . 3e- peop2e) 3ee02y in . 2.rger nu/0er .nd h.rd2y .t .22 in the /.Cority% Thi, i, the n.ture o3 /.n) hi, chie3 tr.gedy) 3or cert.in2y i3 the,e -i22, oper.ted /ore ,trong2y) he -ou2d /.5e /ore e33ort to .-.5en .nd ,tri7e to correct the g2.ring error, in thin5ing .nd .cting th.t /.5e hi/ . /en.ce to hi/,e23 .nd to the other cre.ture, -ith -hich he ,h.re, the ,ur3.ce o3 the p2.net% Much /ight 0e done) in . proper2y org.ni1ed ,ociety) to ,trengthen the,e -i22, in chi2dren% But our g.dget intoxic.ted cu2ture h., 2itt2e u,e 3or the higher -i22,) encour.ge, in,te.d . 3.tuou, r.ce 3or po,,e,,ion, .nd pre,tige co/0ining the ,i22ie,t e2e/ent, o3 the Hog in Trough g./e .nd the Mo2och G./e% The re,u2t.nt hu0ri, /u,t ,ure2y 0e 3o22o-ed 0y ne/e,i,% The t-o higher -i22, .re e,,enti.2 3or the de7e2op/ent o3 tho,e .,pect, o3 the ,e23 th.t c.n 2e.d /.n out o3 the third ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,, .nd into the 3ourth .nd 3i3th% Without the,e -i22,) nothing c.n 0e .chie7ed% It i, po,,i02e th.t the drug experience) 0y /o/ent.ri2y opening the door, o3 the 2oc5ed roo/,) /.y .-.5en the,e -i22,% But drug, c.nnot ,trengthen the higher -i22,% They -or5 in the oppo,ite direction) -e.5ening the -i22, 0y di,,ip.ting 7it.2 energie,% The -i22, .re ,trengthened on2y 0y e33ort .g.in,t re,i,t.nce) ., /u,c2e, .re ,trengthened 0y per,i,tent .nd 7igorou, exerci,e% To thin5 other-i,e i, to indu2ge in the ,i22ie,t 3or/ o3 ,e23 de2u,ion) ., i3 one -ere to in,i,t) contr.ry to .22 the e7idence) th.t /u,cu2.r ,trength c.n 0e gener.ted 0y 2ying in 0ed% The See&er The tr.n,3or/.tion o3 .n ego centered 0eing to . 3ree 0eing doe, not t.5e p2.ce either e.,i2y or

Buic52y% One i, con7erted into the other gr.du.22y) 0y . ,erie, o3 ,t.ge,) .nd e.ch ,t.ge c.rrie, -ith it it, o-n d.nger, .nd di33icu2tie, 8T.02e III9% The tr.n,3or/.tion 0egin, -hen one o3 the ,e27e, in . /.nG, per,on.2ity 8the !ee5er9 de7e2op, .n .-.rene,, o3 the ,t.te o3 ,2eep) or) .2tern.ti7e2y) . hunger 3or the 3ourth ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,, 8B.ude2.ireG, 6T.,te o3 the In3inite69% The !ee5er 3or/, ., . re,u2t o3 the -or5ing in /.n o3 the -i22 to /e.ning .nd the -i22 to ,e23 tr.n,cendence% The ,e23 or group o3 ,e27e, th.t co/pri,e the !ee5er 3or/ . de3inite 3orce in the per,on.2ity) cre.ting . 3er/ent) . re,t2e,,ne,,) . di,,.ti,3.ction -ith .22 the g./e, th.t h.7e pre7iou,2y pro7ed ,.ti,3ying% The e33ect o3 thi, 3orce i, o3ten di,rupti7e .nd /.y produce gre.t /i,ery% The o2d g./e, no 2onger ,.ti,3y 0ut . ne- g./e h., not 0een 3ound% Much o3 the /.teri.2 -hich Wi22i./ +./e, incorpor.ted in the ch.pter 6The !ic5 !ou26 4H de,cri0ed the grie3 experienced 0y one in -ho/ the !ee5er i, 0eginning to de7e2op% Leo To2,toy) +ohn Buny.n) Wi22i./ +./e, hi/,e23 .nd hi, 3.ther) Henry +./e,) !r%) .22 ,u33ered gre.t2y during thi, ph.,e o3 their inner de7e2op/ent% Wi22i./ +./e, -roteD 6In To2,toyG, c.,e the ,en,e th.t 2i3e h.d .ny /e.ning -h.te7er -., 3or . ti/e -ho22y -ithdr.-n% %%% At .0out the .ge o3 3i3ty he 0eg.n to h.7e /o/ent, o3 perp2exity) o3 -h.t he c.22, .rre,t) ., i3 he 5ne- not ho- to 2i7e or -h.t to do%64H +ohn Buny.n 3ound hi/,e23 in . ,i/i2.r condition) .2,o recorded 0y +./e,% 6I -., 0oth . 0urthen .nd . terror to /y,e23I nor did I e7er ,o 5no-) ., no-h.t it -., to 0e -e.ry o3 /y 2i3eI .nd yet .3r.id to die% Ho- g2.d2y -ou2d I h.7e 0een .nything 0ut /y,e23& Anything 0ut . /.n& .nd in .ny condition 0ut /y o-n%64H Tab#e III Stages in Work

STAGE

(HARA(TERISTI(

>% MA!TER =% OB!ER$ER ;% MAGNETI# #ENTER 4% !EE'ER F% !LEEPING MAN

Body o3 con,ciou,ne,, or 6,ou26 i, 3or/ed% Inner directed) co,/ic.22y oriented /.n% Pro,pero do/in.te, #.2i0.n Acti7e Bue,t 3or te.cher% (ir,t re.2i1.tion o3 ,2eep% Outer directed puppet% No inner .i/ or re.2 -i22%

The,e ex./p2e, cou2d re.di2y 0e /u2tip2ied% They i22u,tr.te the 3e.r3u2 3er/ent -hich the gene,i, o3 the !ee5er /.y produce) .t 2e.,t in the e.r2y ,t.ge,% !e27e, th.t -ere once 0e2ie7ed in .nd tru,ted no- ,ee/ ., 2i3e2e,, ., r.g do22,% A,pect, o3 the per,on. th.t once .ppe.red .d/ir.02e ,hothe/,e27e, ., grote,Bue /.,5,) grinning .nd ,i22y% The .rti,t 0eco/e, di,ench.nted -ith hi, .rt) the ,cienti,t -ith hi, re,e.rch) the pre.cher -ith hi, ,er/on, .nd -ith hi, -ho2e re2igion) the 0u,ine,,/.n -ith hi, 0u,ine,,% ThereM i, .n .-3u2 .-.rene,, o3 the 2i/it.tion, o3 2i3e) o3 .n i/per.ti7e need to ,et up ne- 7.2ue,) ne- .i/,) to ,t.rt . ne- g./e) 0e3ore de.th ,-eep, .22 the piece, 3ro/ the 0o.rd% "n2e,, the ,en,e o3 tot.2 3uti2ity h., co/p2ete2y p.r.2y1ed hi, -i22) . per,on in -ho/ the !ee5er h., de7e2oped i, 0ound to ,e.rch di2igent2y 3or ,o/e -.y out) 3or the M.,ter G./e) -hich he 3ee2, .2/o,t in,tincti7e2y /u,t exi,t .nd 0e -orth p2.ying% To 3ind thi, g./e he -i22 re.d e7erything .7.i2.02e th.t /ight po,,i02y pro7ide . c2ue to the /y,tery .nd en.02e hi/ to e/ergeG 3ro/ the pri,on o3 tot.2 di,ench.nt/ent% He -i22 ,tudy -or5, on p,ycho2ogy) re2igion) yog.)

occu2ti,/) theo,ophy) /.gic% He -i22 ,ee5 out other, -ho,e intere,t, .re ,i/i2.r to hi, o-n% Wh.t i, the -.y out< Wh.t i, the gre.t ,ecret< Wh.t i, the M.,ter G./e .nd 3ro/ -ho/ doe, one 2e.rn ho- to p2.y< A22 thi, .cti7ity re,u2t, in the tr.n,3or/.tion o3 the !ee5er into . ne- .nd /ore po-er3u2 entity -ithin the per,on.2ity) .n entity c.22ed) in the GurdCie33i.n ,y,te/) the 6M.gnetic #enter%6 The M.gnetic #enter 3eed, on .22 tho,e /.teri.2, th.t the !ee5er h., cu22ed 3ro/ hi, re.ding, .nd re,e.rche,) hi, con7er,.tion, -ith 3e22o- ,ee5er, .nd ,o on% The /.gnetic Bu.2ity o3 thi, e2e/ent in the per,on.2ity con,i,t, in it, po-er) i3 it i, right2y 3or/ed) to dr.- it, po,,e,,or in the direction o3 . te.cher 3ro/ -ho/ he c.n 2e.rn the thing, he need, to 5no-% A per,onG, ,ucce,, in thi, re,pect depend, on the ,trength .nd Bu.2ity o3 hi, M.gnetic #enter% A de3ecti7e center 2e.d, it, po,,e,,or into the ,-./p, o3 phoney /y,tici,/ or occu2ti,/) 0ring, hi/ to . te.cher -ho i, either . 3oo2 or . 3r.ud) expo,e, hi/ to the 0reed o3 ,piritu.2 7./pire, -hich prey on the credu2ou,% A -e.5 M.gnetic #enter doe, not 2e.d it, po,,e,,or .ny-here% It 2e.7e, hi/ co/3ort.02y ,itting in hi, .r/ch.ir dre./ing .0out the /.r7e2ou, po-er, th.t -i22 0e hi, -hen he .tt.in, higher con,ciou,ne,,% To 3ind . te.cher .ppropri.te 3or hi, need,) the ,tudent need, /uch di,cern/ent% E7en . genuine te.cher 8., oppo,ed to . 3oo2 or . 3r.ud9 h., 2i/it.tion, i/po,ed on hi/ 0y hi, type -hich .re di33icu2t or i/po,,i02e 3or hi/ to tr.n,cend% Thu,) . /.n -ho i, .n .deBu.te te.cher 3or one per,on /.y 0e un,uit.02e 3or .nother% The /.in 3unction o3 the te.cher) 0e,ide, in,tructing in phy,io2ogic.2 .nd p,ycho2ogic.2 techniBue,) i, to ho2d up 3or the pupi2 . /irror) he2ping hi/ there0y to 2oo5 o0Cecti7e2y .nd i/p.rti.22y .t the ,e27e, in hi, o-n /.5eup) -ithout trying to hide 3ro/ the unp2e.,.nt /.ni3e,t.tion, or o7ere/ph.,i1e the p2e.,.nt one,% To do thi,) . te.cher need, pro3ound in,ight into type, .nd the 2i/it.tion, -hich type i/po,e,% It i, h.rd 3or hi/) un2e,, he h., re.ched . 7ery high 2e7e2 in hi, o-n de7e2op/ent) to under,t.nd type, 7ery di33erent 3ro/ hi, o-n% Much o3 the di33icu2ty encountered 0y /e/0er, o3 the p,ycho.n.2ytic.2 cu2t 8it i, re.22y /ore o3 . re2igion th.n . 0r.nch o3 /edicine9 re,u2t, 3ro/ too gre.t . di33erence in type 0et-een p.tient .nd .n.2y,t% An encounter) 3or in,t.nce) 0et-een . high2y ,o/.totonic .n.2y,t .nd . high2y cere 0rotonic p.tient i, 2i5e2y to produce nothing 0ut . ,erie, o3 /i,under,t.nding, % The .ctu.2 -or5 o3 o0,er7ing the ,e27e, in7o27e, -.tch3u2ne,, on the p.rt o3 the pupi2) .n .0i2ity to c.tch /.ni3e,t.tion,) .0i2ity to re/e/0er ge,ture,) tone, o3 7oice) re.ction, to i/pre,,ion,% Thi, t.5e, ti/e% There .re 0.rrier, 0et-een the di33erent ,e27e,% They 2i7e in the ,./e hou,e 0ut do not 5no- e.ch other% They .re o3ten e2u,i7e% The o0,er7ing ,e23) the ,e23 th.t -i,he, to .-.5en) /.y 0e 3.r 3ro/ popu2.r -ith the other ,e27e,) -ho re,ent thi, 2o3ty t.25 .0out higher ,t.te, o3 con,ciou,ne,, .nd on2y -.nt to 0e 2e3t in pe.ce to go on -ith the 2i3e g./e, th.t p2e.,e the/% A -i,e te.cher -i22 encour.ge hi, pupi2 to ,tep c.re3u22y in thi, .re.% The ,e27e, h.7e to 0e .ccepted in .22 their 7.riety% Nothing i, g.ined 0y repre,,ion or inner tyr.nny% The cur,e o3 the +udeo #hri,ti.n tr.dition h., 0een it, exce,,i7e preoccup.tion -ith ,in .nd it, un-i22ingne,, to .ccept the Diony,i.n .,pect, o3 the ,e23% By ce.,e2e,,2y h.rping on the 62u,t, o3 the 32e,h)6 6/orti3ic.tion o3 the 32e,h)6 .nd 5indred topic,) it incre.,e, /enG, 0ond.ge to the 7ery 3orce, 3ro/ -hich it exhort, /en to e,c.pe% Indeed) thi, 6,trugg2e -ith the 32e,h6 0ec./e ,o /.2ign.nt . 3orce th.t) 3or ,e7er.2 centurie,) it reduced the popu2.tion o3 2.rge .re., o3 Europe to . condition 7erging on /.,, in,.nity% The +bser!er (or .n en2ightened ,tudy o3 the ,e27e,) t-o .ttitude, .re nece,,.ryD .ccept.nce o3 their /u2tip2icity .nd .ccept.nce o3 their /e ch.nic.2ne,,% The ,e27e, .re 2i5e . 0ox o3 c2oc5-or5 do22,) ,o/e dre,,ed one -.y) ,o/e .nother) ,o/e p2e.,.nt) ,o/e unp2e.,.nt) ,o/e c2e7er) ,o/e ,tupid% The do22, h.7e no 3ree -i22% They .re -ound up .nd .cti7.ted 0y circu/,t.nce,% "nder . gi7en ,et o3 condition,) one o3 the do22, -i22 2e.7e the 0ox) go through it, per3or/.nce) 2.p,e 0.c5 into Buie,cence% In the third ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,, .22 the,e do22, c.22 the/,e27e, 6I)6 0ut to the O0,er7er)?A -ho t.5e,

o7er 3ro/ the M.gnetic #enter -hen the inner -or5 h., 0egun) they .re /ere2y puppet,% In c.22ing the/,e27e, 6I)6 they .ttri0ute to the/,e27e, . Bu.2ity they do not re.22y po,,e,,% It i, the t.,5 o3 the O0,er7er) th.t e2e/ent o3 /.nG, 0eing -hich c.rrie, -ithin it the ,eed o3 higher con,ciou,ne,,) to -.tch the puppet,) 2e.rn ho- they 0eh.7e) gr.du.22y .ccu/u2.te /.teri.2 concerning their ro2e,% To do thi, he /u,t 2e.rn to 0e i/p.rti.2% He -i22 ne7er o0t.in .n under,t.nding o3 the content, o3 hi, 0ox o3 do22, i3 he re3u,e, to 2oo5 .t .22 o3 the/) the ug2y) /i,,h.pen) 7i22.inou, one, ., -e22 ., tho,e -hich ,ee/ pretty% Thi, c.22, 3or e33ort .nd hone,ty ., -e22 ., .ccur.te o0,er7.tion% I/p.rti.2 ,e23 o0,er7.tion i, not e.,y% Ho- c.n . /.n 2e.rn to reg.rd hi, o-n /.ni3e,t.tion, -ith the det.ch/ent o3 . n.tur.2i,t o0,er7ing the 0eh.7ior o3 .n in,ect< There .re tire,o/e) degr.ding) 3oo2i,h) de,tructi7e /.ni3e,t.tion, o3 the ,e23 th.t c.n h.rd2y 0e .ccepted -ithout co//ent% And -h.t o3 tho,e e/0.rr.,,ing /e/orie, -hich) co/ing ,udden2y into the con,ciou, /ind) hit the ego -ith ,uch 3orce th.t one 2iter.22y ,Buir/, -ith .ngui,h< Ho- c.n one 2e.rn to .ccept i/p.rti.22y thi, /.teri.2 -hich i, ,o un32.ttering to oneG, picture o3 one,e23 ., . r.tion.2 .nd /ore or 2e,, ci7i2i1ed 0eing< A 2itt2e ,e23 ,tudy ,oon re7e.2, th.t o0,er7.tion, -hich .re p.in3u2 .nd .2/o,t un0e.r.02e in one ,t.te o3 .-.rene,, .re not p.in3u2 .t .22 in .nother ,t.te% Wh.t deter/ine, -hether .n o0,er7.tion i, p.in3u2 or not< (ir,t) the degree o3 /u,cu2.r re2.x.tionI ,econd) the degree o3 ,te.dine,, o3 the .-.rene,,% Mu,cu2.r re2.x.tion i, o3 the ut/o,t i/port.nce% Th.t di,cerning p,ychi.tri,t) +o,eph Wo2pe)?E -ho,e /ethod, de,er7e to 0e /ore -ide2y u,ed) induce, /u,cu2.r re2.x.tion in hi, p.tient, 0y the /ethod, o3 Ed/und +.co0,on)?H then c.utiou,2y 0ring, the/ 3.ce to 3.ce -ith the tr.u/.tic experience th.t h., 0een c.u,ing their neuro,i,% The techniBue -or5, .2/o,t in3.22i02y .nd i, . 3ine ex./p2e o3 the re,u2t, o0t.ined 0y ther.peutic .pp2ic.tion o3 the /ethod, o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy% Mu,cu2.r ten,ion) .pprehen,ion) .nd e/otion.2 p.in .re .,,oci.ted -ith one .nother% A 3u22y re2.xed per,on -i22 not 0e .pprehen,i7e .nd doe, not re.ct -ith p.in to /e/orie, th.t /.y 0e .2/o,t un0e.r.02e -hen reco22ected unexpected2y in . ,t.te o3 ten,ion% Wo2pe correct2y /.int.in, th.t neurotic 0eh.7ior re,u2t, 3ro/ .n error in 2e.rning .nd th.t the cure 3or ,uch 0eh.7ior i, un2e.rning .nd then re2e.rning) rep2.cing neg.ti7e p.in3u2 .,,oci.tion, -ith po,iti7e p2e.,.nt one,% The ,tudent o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy u,e, . ,i/i2.r /ethod to th.t .d7oc.ted 0y Wo2pe% He h.,) ho-e7er) . ,o/e-h.t di33erent .i/% He i, not pri/.ri2y concerned -ith 2i0er.ting hi/,e23 3ro/ the 0ond.ge i/po,ed 0y p.ttern, o3 neurotic 0eh.7ior% Hi, .i/ i, to 5no- the ,e23 in .22 it, /.ni3e,t.tion,) p2e.,.nt or unp2e.,.nt) cre.ti7e or de,tructi7e% To do thi,) he u,e, . /edit.ti7e techniBue th.t in7o27e, pre2i/in.ry exerci,e, de,igned to 0ring the 0ody into . ,t.te o3 co/p2ete re2.x.tion 8,ee Appendixe, A .nd B9I -hen the ,t.te o3 re2.x.tion h., 0een induced) the pr.ctitioner 6enter, the ,i2ence)6 thin5ing o3 nothing) ho2ding the /ind e/pty) 2i5e . cine/. ,creen 0e3ore the ,ho- 0egin,% Then) ex.ct2y ., i3 he -ere -.tching ,o/e pri7.te /o7ie) he proCect, onto the ,creen incident, 3ro/ hi, o-n 2i3e% The,e incident, /.y .ppe.r ,pont.neou,2y or he /.y ,e2ect the/ intention.22y% P.in3u2 incident, ., -e22 ., p2e.,.nt one, /u,t 0e proCected i3 . 0.2.nced repre,ent.tion o3 the ,e23 i, to 0e o0t.ined% In the ,t.te o3 /edit.ti7e c.2/ in -hich thi, exerci,e i, conducted) the,e p.in3u2 incident, -i22 not trou02e the o0,er7er% !een o0Cecti7e2y) -ithout co//ent .nd -ithout identi3ic.tion) the 3igure going through it, .ntic, on the ,creen o3 the /ind -i22 not e7en 0e reg.rded ., 6I6 0ut r.ther ., 6it%6 The e,,ence o3 it, /ech.nic.2ne,, -i22 0e percei7ed% The co//ent %-i22 0eD 6Thi, ridicu2ou,) po/pou,) 3rightened or .ngry cre.ture i, not . ,e23 directed 0eing .t .22) 0ut ,i/p2y . puppet re.cting to extern.2 3orce,%6 Thi, i, . 7ery 7.2u.02e re.2i1.tion% The on2y -.y to e,c.pe 3ro/ the 3etter, o3 oneG, o-n /ech.nic.2 ne,, i, to recogni1e th.t /ech.nic.2ne,,% On2y in thi, -.y doe, one 2e.rn to 0e on oneG, gu.rd .g.in,t /ech.nic.2 re.ction,% Tho,e -ho .re p,ycho.n.2ytic.22y oriented /.y o0Cect .t thi, point% No /.tter ho- h.rd he trie,) they /.y prote,t) . per,on -ith tr.u/.tic /.teri.2 he.7i2y repre,,ed -i22 not) 0y /ere2y ,itting re2.xed in /edit.tion) 0e .02e to 0ring thi, /.teri.2 into the con,ciou, /ind% It i, di33icu2t to gi7e . gener.2 .n,-er to thi, o0Cection% Anyone -ho i, hone,t enough) re,o2ute enough .nd o0,er7.nt

enough c.n pro0.02y 3ind .22 the /on,ter, in hi, per,on.2 2.0yrinth i3 he goe, on 2oo5ing 3or the/ 2ong enough% He /.y get ,o/e he2p in thi, 3ro/ the p,ychede2ic drug,) ,o/e o3 -hich 0ring to 2ight repre,,ed /.teri.2% But 3.r /ore he2p3u2 .re tho,e ,en,iti1ed re.ction, -hich) 2i5e t-inge, o3 tooth.che) occur -hen the /ind) in it, r.ndo/ -.ndering,) .ppro.che, repre,,ed /.teri.2% The,e re.ction, pro7ide the c2ue, th.t) in the period o3 /edit.tion) c.n 0ring to 2ight the incident in7o27ed% !uch c2ue, h.7e to 0e noted .nd .cted upon% I3 it i, o0Cected th.t peop2e r.re2y o0,er7e the/,e27e, c2o,e2y enough to pic5 up ,uch c2ue,) -e c.n on2y rep2y th.t the pr.ctice o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy c.22, 3or . cert.in 2e7e2 o3 inner .-.rene,, .nd th.t the -or5 c.nnot 0egin unti2 th.t .-.rene,, i, .tt.ined% Inner Theater The pr.ctice o3 proCecting the ,e23 in it, 7.riou, .,pect, .nd B.tching it, 0eh.7ior ., i3 it -ere ,o/e0ody e2,e 3or/, p.rt o3 . techniBue c.22ed 6Inner The.ter%6 Thi, pr.ctice) right2y u,ed) c.n gi7e 7ery 7.2u.02e re,u2t,I -rong2y u,ed) it c.n gi7e 7ery 0.d one,% The techniBue h., 0een -ide2y e/p2oyed% It p2.y, .n i/port.nt p.rt in ,e7er.2 pr.ctice,) r.nging 3ro/ techniBue, de,cri0ed in the 0oo5, on Ti0et.n yog. to the ,piritu.2 exerci,e, o3 Ign.tiu, Loyo2.% The e,,ence o3 Inner The.ter i, the intention.2 cre.tion o3 7i,u.2i1.tion,) ,en,.tion,) 3or/,) ,itu.tion,) experience, -ithin the the.ter o3 the /ind% E7ery cre.ti7e .rti,t) 0e he no7e2i,t) p2.y-right) p.inter or ,cu2ptor) /.5e, u,e o3 Inner The.ter to ,o/e extent% My,tic, ,uch ., Wi22i./ B2.5e -ere .2/o,t continuou,2y i//er,ed in thi, inner per3or/.nce) -hich -ent on /ore or 2e,, independent2y o3 their con,ciou, -i22% The proce,,) -hen it h.ppen, ,pont.neou,2y) /.y gener.te 7i,ion,) -hich c.n) i3 the 7i,ion.ry 5eep, hi, ho2d on re.2ity) .dd .n extr. di/en,ion to hi, exi,tence% To B2.5e) 3or in,t.nce) thi, ne- di/en,ion ,ee/ed one o3 hi, /o,t preciou, po,,e,,ion,% 6M.y God u, 5eep 3ro/ ,ing2e 7i,ion .nd Ne-tonG, ,2eep%6 But thi, 7i,ion gener.ting po-er i, not .2-.y, ,o 0enign% When it oper.te, -ithout contro2) it c.n i/po,e ,uch . 7ei2 0et-een the p,yche .nd the outer -or2d th.t it /.5e, nor/.2 2i3e .2/o,t i/po,,i02e% #ert.in ,t.te, di.gno,ed ., ,chi1ophreni. .re in 3.ct due to thi, hyper.cti7ity o3 the 7i,ion gener.ting po-er% It i, . u,e3u2 ,er7.nt 0ut . 0.d /.,ter% In the E.,t) in Ti0et e,peci.22y) Inner The.ter /.y 0e u,ed to 0ring the pr.ctitioner 3.ce to 3.ce -ith the i22u,ory n.ture o3 the ,e23% It p2.y, .n i/port.nt p.rt in th.t pr.ctice 2oo,e2y de3ined ., the 6Yog. o3 the Non Ego)6 o3 -hich the #hod Rite i, .n intere,ting i3 ,o/e-h.t 0i1.rre /.ni3e,t.tion% In connection -ith thi, rite) E7.n, Went1 /.5e, the 3o22o-ing o0,er7.tion in Ti0et.n Yog. .nd !ecret Doctrine,D The /.,ter o3 yog.) con,ciou,2y .nd .t -i22) c.n cre.te .ny nu/0er o3 eBu.22y unre.2 0odie,) o3 hu/.n .nd non hu/.n ,h.pe) .nd gi7e to the/ i22u,i7e ,ep.r.te exi,tence% He /.y e7en /.5e the/ phy,ic.22y ., 6re.26 ., hi, o-n 0ody) .nd) in3u,ing into the/ . portion o3 hi, .ni/.2 7it.2ity) direct the/ ., though they -ere 2i7ing cre.ture,%4H +0TER THEATER The #hod repre,ent, the pr.ctice o3 Inner The.ter in .n extre/e 3or/ .nd i, ,piritu.22y . ,o/e-h.t h.1.rdou, undert.5ing) 0eing conducted .t night in . gr.7ey.rd in the pre,ence o3 corp,e,) -hich) in Ti0et) .re not 0uried 0ut ,i/p2y di,/e/0ered .nd 2e3t ,tre-n on the e.rth to 0e de7oured 0y 0e.,t, .nd 0ird, o3 prey% In the,e ,urrounding, the pr.ctitioner) ,e.ted on the ,5in o3 . 0e.,t o3 prey) -ith . dru/ /.de 3ro/ t-o hu/.n ,5u22, .nd . tru/pet /.de o3 . hu/.n thigh 0one) c.22, up the 32e,h e.ting .nd 02ood drin5ing de/on, .nd ,y/0o2ic.22y o33er, the/ hi, 0ody to de7our% The experienced yogi c.n per3or/ thi, rite -ithout d.nger% (ir/2y ho2ding to the ,t.te o3 inner det.ch/ent) he e7o5e, the terri3ying 3or/,) put, the/ through their c.nni0.2i,tic 3e.,t) ne7er 3orgetting 3or .n in,t.nt th.t the -ho2e per3or/.nce i, /.yd) th.t the 32e,h e.ting de/on, .2ong -ith the 32e,h they de7our .re 0ut ,y/0o2, o3 the tr.n,itory n.ture o3 the ,e23% At the end o3 the rite he ,i/p2y dr.-, the /.ni3e,t.tion, 0.c5 into hi/,e23) depri7e, the/ o3 3or/) re/.in, Buiet2y in conte/p2.tion o3 the uncre.ted% 6Ap.rt 3ro/ oneG, o-n h.22ucin.tion,)6 ,.y, The Ti0et.n Boo5 o3

the De.d)4H 6in re.2ity there .re no ,uch thing, exi,ting out,ide one,e23 ., Lord o3 De.th) or god) or de/on%6 A /ore credu2ou, pr.ctitioner) ho-e7er) /.y not /.n.ge ,o -e22 -hen con3ronted -ith the po-er3u2 i/.ge, e7o5ed 0y the #hod ritu.2% M.d./e A2ex.ndr. D.7id Nee2 -., ,o di,tre,,ed to o0,er7e the o07iou, /ent.2 i/0.2.nce o3 one Ti0et.n no7ice th.t ,he e7en -ent to hi, te.cher .nd .,5ed hi/ to in3or/ the youth th.t the de/on, -ere .22 i22u,ory% !he -., ,ound2y repri/.nded 0y the guru 3or her ,enti/ent.2ity) in3or/ed th.t 3o22o-er, o3 the !hort P.th undertoo5 the rite, -ith 3u22 5no-2edge o3 the h.1.rd, in7o27ed) de2i0er.te2y ri,5ing /.dne,,) ,ic5ne,, .nd de.th in the hope o3 .tt.ining 2i0er.tion in one 2i3eti/e%@F +uter Theater Inner The.ter -i22 not gi7e the ,tudent . 3u22 under,t.nding o3 the di33erent ,e27e, un2e,, it i, 2in5ed to the pr.ctice o3 Outer The.ter% Outer The.ter t.5e, /.ny 3or/,% It, /o,t pr.ctic.2 .nd 7.2u.02e 3or/ in7o27e, the .tte/pt to p2.y) in the d.i2y .33.ir, o3 2i3e) ,o/e ro2e th.t i, ,2ight2y di33erent 3ro/ th.t -hich one p2.y, /ech.nic.22y% There i, nothing e,oteric .0out thi,% Peop2e .tte/pt to u,e the techniBue e7ery ti/e they /.5e . re,o2ution to ch.nge their 0eh.7ior p.ttern,% A per,on -ho h.0itu.22y 2o,e, hi, te/per re,o27e, to 6p2.y it coo26 in . ,itu.tion -hich he 5no-, -i22 0e 2i5e2y to pro7o5e -r.th% A ti/id per,on re,o27e, to 6p2.y it ,trong6 in . ,itu.tion in -hich he i, 2i5e2y to 0e o7erru2ed .nd p.,,i7e% A 2.1y per,on re,o27e, on .n .cti7e ro2e) etc% The,e re,o2ution, .ri,e) not out o3 .ny de,ire to 3u23i2 the De2phic co//.nd/ent) 6'no- Thy,e23)6 0ut r.ther to o0t.in ,o/ething) .7oid ,o/ething) put one,e23 in . good 2ight) g.in re,pect) g.in 3riend,% The re,o2ution, .re .2/o,t in7.ri.02y 0ro5en 0ec.u,e /.n in the third ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,, 8-.5ing ,2eep9 doe, not h.7e enough inner unity to p2.y .ny un3./i2i.r ro2e con,i,tent2y% Thu, the h.0itu.22y ir.,ci02e /.n 0egin, -ith e7ery intention o3 0eing /ee5 ., . 2./0 0ut) ., the .ction progre,,e,) .n entire2y di33erent 6do226 i, -ound up 0y extern.2 ,ti/u2i% Thi, do22 h., not he.rd P.0out the good re,o2ution .nd cou2d not ch.nge it, p.ttern e7en i3 it h.d% !o the -ou2d 0e 2./0 i, ,oon pounding the t.02e) ro.ring 2i5e . 2ion) portr.ying hi, h.0itu.2 .ngry ,e23% In ex.ct2y the ,./e -.y the ti/id per,on -ho re,o27ed to do ,o/e ro.ring .nd t.02e pounding 3or . ch.nge ,2ip,) -ithout e7en noticing) 0.c5 into hi, u,u.2 /ee5 per3or/.nce) 0etr.yed 0y h.0itu.2 po,ture,) h.0itu.2 3.ci.2 expre,,ion,) h.0itu.2 tone, o3 7oice -hich he doe, not recogni1e or h.7e enough po-er to ch.nge% (or hi, repertoire o3 ge,ture, .nd 3.ci.2 expre,,ion, deter/ine, the ro2e . /.n p2.y, .nd he -ho -ou2d ch.nge the ,econd /u,t h.7e enough ,e23 /.,tery to ch.nge the 3ir,t% The pr.ctic.2 ,tudent o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy u,e, Outer The.ter not to g.in 3riend, .nd in32uence peop2e) nor to gi7e -h.t i, 2oo,e2y 5no-n ., . 6good i/pre,,ion%6 Hi, .i/ i, to g.in ,e23 5no-2edge) to under,t.nd the 2i/it.tion, i/po,ed 0y hi, type) to deter/ine ho- 3.r the,e 2i/it.tion, c.n 0e extended% Te.cher, o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy -ho e/p2oy Outer The.ter ., . /e.n, o3 in,truction .re the/,e27e, gener.22y .dept, .t thi, 3or/ o3 intention.2 /.ni3e,t.tion) c.n cre.te ,itu.tion, th.t p2.ce the ,tudent in . po,ition -here he /u,t p2.y . ro2e not in hi, n.tur.2 repertoire% Or the te.cher /.y .,5 the pupi2 to portr.y ,o/e per,on in . gi7en ,itu.tion) . 3.t g2utton ,itting do-n 0e3ore . good /e.2) . 2one2y deCected tr./p on . r.iny night) . 0o.,t3u2 /u,c2e/.n ch.22enging .n opponent) .n .ngry hou,e-i3e .rguing -ith the 2oc.2 0utcher% !uch exerci,e, /.y .ppe.r to 0e nothing /ore th.n the 5ind o3 pr.ctice, t.ught in .ny ,choo2 o3 dr./.) e,peci.22y tho,e concentr.ting on the 6/ethod6 o3 !t.ni,2.7,5i .nd hi, 7.riou, i/it.tor,% There i, . di33erence) ho-e7er% The te.cher o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy u,e, Outer The.ter to he2p hi, pupi2, to under,t.nd the di33erence 0et-een other directed .nd inner directed .cti7ity% Other directed .cti7ity i, typic.2 o3 /.n in the ,t.te o3 -.5ing ,2eep% It con,i,t, entire2y o3 /ech.nic.2 re.ction, to out,ide ,ti/u2i% Thi, .cti7ity h., 0een pre7iou,2y co/p.red to th.t o3 . puppet -hen the puppeteer pu22, the ,tring,% An .r/ goe, up) . 2eg 5ic5, out) 0ut the /oti7e po-er doe, not co/e 3ro/ the puppet% !i/i2.r2y) .n .ni/.2 -ith e2ectrode, i/p2.nted in . cert.in region o3 the 0r.in c.n

0e co/pe22ed to /.ni3e,t Buite co/p2ex p.ttern, o3 0eh.7ior ., ,oon ., the current i, .pp2ied%@4 !o our h.0itu.22y ir.,ci02e /.n) /entioned e.r2ier) i, ,ho-ing other directed .cti7ity ., ,oon ., he 3orget, hi, re,o27e to 0e /ee5 ., . 2./0 .nd .22o-, hi/,e23 to 0e pro7o5ed 0y outer ,ti/u2i into pounding the t.02e .nd ,houting .t the top o3 hi, 7oice% Inner directed .cti7ity occur, -hene7er . per,on .rre,t, ,o/e /ech.nic.2 re.ction .nd per3or/, in it, p2.ce .n intention.2 .ction not pro7o5ed 0y extern.2 ,ti/u2i% Thu,) our ir.,ci02e ch.r.cter -ho h., re,o27ed to p2.y it /ee5 i, gi7ing .n inner directed per3or/.nce e7ery ti/e he chec5, hi, tendency to ro.r% By the ,./e to5en) Mr% Mee5 ., . 2./0 put, on .n inner directed per torrn.nce -hene7er he chec5, hi, tendency to ,u0/it .nd .dopt, . 6TO4 2ine% !i/i2.r2y) the po5er p2.yer -ho) h.7ing 0een de.2t tour .ce,) portr.y, Cu,t the right degree o3 nonch.2.nce to con7ince hi, 3e22o- p2.yer, th.t he i, ho2ding nothing 0etter th.n t-o o3 . 5ind i, gi7ing .n inner directed per3or/.nce% Indeed g./02er,) con /en) tric5,ter,) ,pie,) ,ecret .gent, .22 h.7e to 0e c.p.02e o3 inner directed per3or/.nce,% Their 3ortune,) their 7ery 2i7e, depend on their .0i2ity in thi, re,pect% Epictetu, u,ed .n .pt ,i/i2e -hen he co/p.red the true !toic phi2o,opher to . 6,py o3 God)6 c.p.02e o3 .dopting .22 ,ort, o3 di,gui,e,) 0egg.r or 5ing) ,2.7e or 3ree) 0ut .2-.y, in-.rd2y independent o3 the ro2e he h.ppened to 0e p2.ying% "I. The Mas& and the Essence Essence4 'ersona4 a#se Ego THE PRA#TI#E o3 Inner .nd Outer The.ter -i22 0ring the ,tudent to one conc2u,ion% There .re ,o/e ro2e, he c.n p2.y -e22) ,o/e he c.n p2.y indi33erent2y) ,o/e he c.nnot p2.y .t .22% Hi, expre,,ion,) ge,ture,) tone, o3 7oice) 0odi2y po,ture, .22 tend to 3o22o- . cert.in p.ttern) . p.ttern e,t.02i,hed 0y ye.r, o3 h.0it .nd i/po,ed in the 3ir,t p2.ce 0y the indi7idu.2G, type .nd hi, phy,ic.2 .nd e/otion.2 en7iron/ent% Type i, i//ut.02e% Nothing -e c.n do -i22 ch.nge it% It i, ., /uch . p.rt o3 u, ., the co2or o3 our eye,) ,h.pe o3 our no,e) our 02ood type) our ,ex) our pig/ent.tion or our ,t.ture% No /.tter hointen,e2y he pr.ctice, #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy it -i22 not ch.nge . per,onG, type% The ,2ender) ,5inny ecto/orph -i22 ne7er 0eco/e . ro2y po2y endo/orph) nor -i22 the high cere0rotonic) -ith hi, 2o7e o3 ,o2itude) h.tred o3 noi,e .nd cro-d,) e7er .cBuire the te/per./ent o3 . high ,o/.totonic) -ith hi, indi33erence to noi,e) or . high 7i,cerotonic) -ith hi, 2o7e o3 co/p.ny .nd g2uttonou, .ppetite% To 5no- hi/,e23 . /.n /u,t 5no- hi, type) 5no- the 2i/it.tion, it i/po,e,) the o0,t.c2e, it p2.ce, in the -.y% (or e7ery type there i, . corre,ponding ,et o3 o0,t.c2e,) in0orn -e.5ne,,e, o3 -hich the ,tudent /u,t 0eco/e .-.re% Though he c.nnot ch.nge hi, type) he c.n 5no- hi, type) 5no- hi, 2i/it.tion, 0oth p,ycho2ogic.2 .nd phy,io2ogic.2% M.ny o3 the di33icu2tie, . ,tudent encounter, re,u2t 3ro/ .tte/pt, to per3or/ t.,5, 3or -hich) 0y type) he i, un3itted% But -here., there .re cert.in tr.it, th.t c.nnot 0e ch.nged) there .re other p.ttern, o3 0eh.7ior -hich /u,t 0e ch.nged i3 one i, e7er to /.5e .ny progre,,% The,e inc2ude 7.riou, -rong -or5ing, o3 the /.chine th.t de,troy it, energie, .nd exh.u,t it, re,ource,% !o/e o3 the,e .re e,,ence de3ect,) re,u2ting 3ro/ the ,tructure o3 the e,,ence .nd 7ery di33icu2t to ch.nge% 8The in0orn phy,ic.2 cr.7ing 3or .2coho2 -hich dri7e, ,o/e peop2e to .2coho2i,/ /.y 0e .n ex./p2e o3 ,uch .n e,,ence de3ect9% Other, .re 2oc.ted in the per,on. 8they .re 2e.rned r.ther th.n in0orn9 .nd .re /uch /ore e.,i2y corrected% It i, nece,,.ry) though not .2-.y, e.,y) to di,tingui,h 0et-een the e,,ence .nd the per,on.% The per,on. in .ncient Greece -., . /.,5) .n indi,pen,.02e p.rt o3 .n .ctorG, eBuip/ent% P.inted on 2inen in 3or/, .ppropri.te to co/edy or tr.gedy) the /.,5, co7ered the he.d, o3 the .ctor,) e2i/in.ting 3ro/ their per3or/.nce, the 6,e23 e2e/ent)6 turning the/ into prototype,) gener.2i1.tion, -ithout indi7idu.2i1ed 3e.ture,% By . curiou, de7e2op/ent o3 ,e/.ntic,) the -ord 6per,on.2)6 -hich de7e2oped 3ro/ per,on.) h., co/e to h.7e the /e.ning o3 6,e236 or 6th.t -hich i, inti/.te2y .,,oci.ted -ith the ,e23%6 6He to2d /e thing, o3 . 7ery per,on.2 n.ture%6 Proper2y ,pe.5ing) the -ord, 6per,on.26 .nd 6per,on.2ity6 ,hou2d not h.7e thi, /e.ning .t .22% They ,hou2d /e.n 6,o/ething put on) .cBuired) ,o/ething not e,,enti.22y oneG, o-n)6 ., the /.,5 o3 the .ctor i,

not hi, o-n 3.ce 0ut ,o/ething he put, on to conce.2 hi, o-n 3.ce% In the GurdCie33i.n ,y,te/) in #.r2 +ungG, te.ching, .nd in Wi22i./ !he2donG, c2.,,i3ic.tion o3 te/per./ent,) the -ord 6per,on.)6 or 6per,on.2ity)6 i, gi7en the /e.ning 6,o/ething not oneG, o-n%6 It i, /.de up o3 p.ttern, o3 0eh.7ior .cBuired in the cour,e o3 2i3e) i/po,ed 0y educ.tion) 0y the cu2ture in -hich . /.n 2i7e,) the peop2e he .,,oci.te, -ith .nd ,o on% In the cour,e o3 gro-ing up) .n indi7idu.2 de7e2op, ,e7er.2 per,on.e) /.,5, -hich he -e.r, .nd 0ehind -hich he t.5e, re3uge% !o/eti/e, the,e /.,5, .re 7ery grote,Bue .nd un,uit.02e) h.7ing no corre,pondence to the e,,ence or type% !uch un,uit.02e /.,5, .re o3ten .dopted 0y .do2e,cent, -ho c.nnot decide -h.t ro2e they -i,h to p2.y in 2i3e% Indeed) /uch o3 the ,tor/ .nd ,tre,, to -hich the .do2e,cent i, ,u0Cected re,u2t, 3ro/ hi, di33icu2ty in 3inding . per,on. -hich he c.n co/3ort.02y -e.r% 8The 2itt2e chi2d doe, not h.7e thi, di33icu2ty 0ec.u,e he 2i7e, in the e,,ence .nd h., no need o3 /.,5,% Thi, 2i7ing in the e,,ence) ,o typic.2 o3 the ,/.22 chi2d) i, re3erred to /.ny ti/e, in the go,pe2,D 6Except ye 0e con7erted .nd 0eco/e ., 2itt2e chi2dren)6 etc%9 The 7ie- /ight 0e t.5en th.t) ., the per,on. i, 6not oneG, o-n)6 it i, there3ore 3.2,e) -here., e,,ence i, oneG, o-n .nd there3ore genuine% !uch . 7ie- i, too ,i/p2e% In the condition, 8ci7i2i1ed<9 under -hich -e 2i7e) . per,on. i, nece,,.ry% It en.02e, u, to p2.y ro2e,) cope -ith 7.riou, ,itu.tion, th.t the e,,ence cou2d not h.nd2e% I3 it i, .rti3ici.2) ,o i, our cu2ture .rti3ici.2% I3 -e 2i7ed c2o,e to n.ture) dre- our nouri,h/ent direct 3ro/ ,e. or ,oi2) -e cou2d di,pen,e -ith the /.,5% Indeed) the 3urther one goe, 3ro/ city ,treet, .nd -h.t p.,,e, 3or cu2ture) the 2e,, nece,,.ry doe, the per,on. 0eco/e% A/ong peop2e tr.n,.cting their .33.ir, direct2y -ith n.ture 3.r/er,) 3i,her/en) tr.pper,) pro,pector, e,,ence co//on2y do/in.te, .nd the per,on. i, rudi/ent.ry% #on3ronting the 2.nd) the ,e.) the -ood, or the de,ert,) the,e peop2e h.7e dignity .nd ,trength) .nd ,ee/ -ho22y .d/ir.02e% But the 2.c5 o3 de7e2op/ent o3 the per,on. c.u,e, the,e ,./e 6chi2dren o3 n.ture6 to 0eh.7e Buite o3ten 2i5e idiot, ., ,oon ., they .re 2et 2oo,e in . to-n) co/pe22ed 0y ,o/e o0,cure de,ire to ,ho- o33) -hich) 3or the/) gener.22y t.5e, the 3or/ o3 drin5ing too /uch .nd ,t.rting . 3ight% A third e2e/ent in /.nG, tot.2ity i, the 3.2,e ego% Thi, i, .n outgro-th o3 the per,on. -hich c.n 0e ,ep.r.ted 3ro/ the 2.tter on the 0.,i, o3 it, u,e2e,,ne,,% The per,on.) in .ny ci7i2i1ed ,ociety) i, nece,,.ry% It i, .n .d.pt.tion th.t he2p, . /.n to 3it into hi, en7iron/ent) ., . 2eop.rdG, ,pot, he2p to render hi/ in7i,i02e in the Cung2e% It c.rrie, -ithin it /uch th.t /.n h., 2e.rned) i, . 7it.2 co/ponent in the /.chinery th.t en.02e, hi/ to e.rn hi, 2i7ing% (.2,e ego) on the other h.nd) i, in no -.y nece,,.ry% It i, /.de up entire2y o3 egoti,tic.2 i22u,ion,) neg.ti7e e/otion,) 2ie,) de2u,ion, o3 gr.ndeur) ,e23 pity or .rrog.nce% It i, e,,enti.22y . /.2ign.nt entity) . ,ort o3 ,piritu.2 c.ncer .nd) -here it 0eco/e, the do/in.nt co/ponent) de,troy, it, po,,e,,orG, c.p.city 3or gro-th Cu,t ., phy,ic.2 c.ncer de,troy, the 0ody% The three co/ponent, o3 /.nG, tot.2ity hi, e,,ence) per,on. .nd 3.2,e ego c.nnot 0e ,ep.r.ted .nd p2.ced in -.tertight co/p.rt/ent,% They .re c2o,e2y interre2.ted .nd one .33ect, the other% The ,tructure o3 the per,on.2ity i, dependent on th.t o3 the e,,ence) 0ut in one indi7idu.2 there .re co//on2y ,e7er.2 per,on.2itie, 8the do22, in the 0ox .22uded to pre7iou,2y9 -hich .re -ound up .nd ,et in /otion 0y di33erent circu/,t.nce,% The 6hunger 3or con,ciou,ne,,6 i, in e,,ence) 0ut the !ee5er -ho re,u2t, 3ro/ thi, hunger de7e2op, in the per,on.I ,o doe, the M.gnetic #enter to -hich it gi7e, ri,e% E7en the O0,er7er i, .t 3ir,t predo/in.nt2y in the per,on. .nd on2y .3ter /.ny ye.r, o3 -or5 doe, it 0egin to .33ect the e,,ence% A2though it h., 0een ,t.ted th.t e,,ence i, -h.t one i, 0orn -ith) 6the tot.2ity o3 in0orn ch.r.cteri,tic, 0ioche/ic.2 .nd phy,io2ogic.2)6 it h., .2,o 0een ,t.ted th.t e,,ence c.n gro-% Thi, 6gro-th o3 e,,ence6 re,u2t, 3ro/ .ctu.2 0ioche/ic.2 ch.nge, produced in the 0ody 0y inten,i7e inner -or5% Actu.22y) . /.n i, on2y ,.id to h.7e 6entered the -or56 or 6e/0.r5ed on the W.y6 -hen the,e 0ioche/ic.2 ch.nge, h.7e ,t.rted% "p to th.t point hi, inner -or5 con,i,t, on2y o3 .n .ccu/u2.tion o3 ide., 2oc.ted in the per,on.% Ju.2itie, in the per,on. .re e.,i2y g.ined) e.,i2y 2o,t) 2i5e -ord, -ritten in the ,.nd% But tho,e th.t h.7e 0een gr.7en in the e,,ence .re not e.,i2y er.,ed)

2i5e . /e,,.ge c.r7ed on . roc5% 'hysica# Type The ,tudy o3 e,,ence ch.r.cteri,tic, in7o27e, .n under,t.nding o3 phy,ic.2 type .nd o3 the tr.it, -hich tend to go -ith th.t phy,ic.2 type 8T.02e I$9% E7er ,ince the d.y, o3 Hippocr.te, the exi,tence o3 7.rietie, o3 type, .nd te/per./ent, h., 0een recogni1ed% Hippocr.te, hi/,e23) . c.re3u2 o0,er7er) noted th.t cert.in phy,iBue, c.rry -ith the/ cert.in -e.5ne,,e,) . pronene,, to cert.in di,e.,e,% Do/in.ted ., he -., 0y the theory o3 the 3our hu/or,) he c2.,,i3ied hi, type, .ccording2y) de,ign.ting the/ cho2eric) /e2.n ho2ic) ph2eg/.tic .nd ,.nguinic% It -., not . 0.d c2.,,i3ic.tion ., 3.r ., it -ent .nd re/.ined in u,e 3or /ore th.n t-o thou,.nd ye.r,% Tab#e I" Components of Type

NOTED The three gun., ,.tt7.) r.C., .nd t./., corre,pond on the co,/ic 2e7e2 to inte22igence) energy) /.,,% In /.n they corre,pond to three co/ponent, o3 0eing inte22igence) energy) inerti.% They .re e2e/ent, o3 the e,,ence% 8!ee Bh.g.7.d Git.) Di,cour,e, 4> .nd 4A%9 Recent) /ore ,ophi,tic.ted c2.,,i3ic.tion, 8Ern,t 'retch/erG,) #.r2 +ungG,) W% H% !he2donG,) H% +% Ey,enc5G,) R% B% #.rte2G, 9@; @= 0ring to the ,cience o3 typo2ogy . -e.2th o3 0ioche/ic.2 .nd /orpho2ogic.2 d.t. -hich /.y) .t ti/e,) ,ee/ e/0.rr.,,ing in it, .0und.nce% (or pr.ctic.2 purpo,e, it ,ee/, di33icu2t to i/pro7e upon the ,y,te/ o33ered 0y !he2don in hi, t-o 0oo5,) The $.rietie, o3 Hu/.n Phy,iBue .nd The $.rietie, o3 Te/per./ent% On2y the 0.re,t out2ine o3 the ,y,te/ i, o33ered here) de,igned to 3./i2i.ri1e the ,tudent -ith !he2donG, ter/ino2ogy .nd to indic.te the 5ind o3 o0,t.c2e, th.t peop2e o3 di33erent type, .re 2i.02e to encounter -hen they 0egin to /.5e intention.2 e33ort, to .tt.in higher ,t.te, o3 con,ciou,ne,,% !he2donG, 0.,ic theory 8,upported 0y .n .0und.nce o3 e7idence9 i, th.t te/per./ent i, re2.ted to phy,iBue% Thi, i, intuiti7e2y under,tood 0y e7ery experienced no7e2i,t .nd p2.y-right%

!h.5e,pe.reG, three prototype,) (.2,t.33) Hot,pur .nd H./2et) corre,pond 0oth phy,ic.22y .nd te/per./ent.22y to !he2donG, three phy,ic.2 /orph, .nd three te/per./ent.2 toni.,% (.2,t.33 i, the extre/e endo/orph% He i, ,h.ped 2i5e . 0.rre2 86thi, tun o3 . /.n69) typic.22y o7.2 in out2ine% Hot,pur) the 3iery 3ighter) i, the extre/e /e,o/orph) /u,cu2.r) 0ro.d ,hou2dered) n.rro- hipped) tri.ngu2.r in out2ine% H./2et) the irre,o2ute thin5er) i, 2e.n .nd .ngu2.r) 2ine.r in out2ine) the typic.2 ecto/orph% Their te/per./ent, corre,pond to their phy,iBue,% (.2,t.33) -ith hi, p.,,ion 3or e.ting) i, 7i,cerotonicI Hot,pur) -ith hi, p.,,ion 3or .ction .nd ri,5) i, ,o/.totonicI H./2et) ent.ng2ed in end2e,, cere0r.tion) i, cere0rotonic% By !he2donG, ,y,te/ 0oth the ,o/.totype 87.riety o3 phy,iBue9 .nd the 7.riety o3 te/per./ent c.n 0e Bu.ntit.ti7e2y expre,,ed% The 6index o3 phy,iBue6 h., three 3igure,) the 3ir,t /e.,uring en do/orphy) the ,econd /e,o/orphy) the third ecto/orphy% They r.nge 3ro/ i to A% Thu, .n index o3 phy,iBue re.ding A 4 4 in3or/, u, th.t thi, i, . 0ody h.7ing the highe,t po,,i02e 2e7e2 o3 endo/orphy un0.2.nced 0y .ny ,trength in the other co/ponent, 8. co/ic.2 3.t /.n) 'ret,ch/erG, 6py5nic pr.ctic.2 Co5e69% But . = > = index -ou2d indic.te . 0.2.nced phy,iBue -ith . ,2ight preponder.nce in /e,o/orphy% !i/i2.r2y) the index o3 te/per./ent h., three 3igure,) /e.,uring 7i,cerotoni.) ,o/.t.toni. .nd cere0rotoni. in th.t order% They) too) r.nge 3ro/ i to A% An index o3 te/per./ent A 4 4 indic.te, extre/e 7i,cerotoni. -ith no co/pen,.ting ,trength in the other co/ponent,% But . > > > index ,ugge,t, . rich2y endo-ed te/per./ent in -hich .22 three co/ponent, .re -e22 de7e2oped% He -ho -ou2d 5no- hi, o-n e,,ence ,hou2d e7.2u.te 0oth hi, ,o/.totype .nd hi, te/per./ent .nd 2e.rn to e,ti/.te the,e Bu.ntitie, in other,% Thi, i, .n e2eg.nt .rt) .n.2ogou, to the 63ee2ing 3or 3or/6 de7e2oped 0y .n expert Cudge o3 2i7e,toc5% The pr.ctice encour.ge, the de7e2op/ent o3 o0Cecti7ity .nd ,h.rpen, o0,er7.tion% !o/.totype .nd te/per./ent .re 0oth e,,ence Bu.2itie,) 0ut the per,on.) in /o,t c.,e,) i, deter/ined 0y the e,,ence) ., the 3or/ o3 . 0ui2ding i, in32uenced 0y the out2ine o3 it, 3ound.tion,% Occ.,ion.22y one encounter, .n indi7idu.2 -ho trie, to .dopt . per,on. Buite .t 7.ri.nce -ith hi, e,,ence% The re,u2t) un2e,, the indi7idu.2 i, . 0orn .ctor 8.n e,,ence Bu.2ity9) i, gener.22y 2udicrou,% The 3o22o-ing out2ine o3 !he2donG, ,y,te/ i, o33ered on2y to gi7e the ,tudent . 3r./e-or5 -ithin -hich to 3it hi, o0,er7.tion,% (or . 3u22 under,t.nding o3 the /ethod) he ,hou2d con,u2t the origin.2 text,% "IS(ER+T+*IA 33 G0T D+MI*A*(E Endo/orphy i, th.t co/ponent o3 the phy,iBue -hich gi7e, the 0ody .n o7.2 out2ine% The index o3 phy,iBue highe,t in endo/orphy 8A 4 49 indic.te, . 0ody h.7ing . /.,,i7e) protu0er.nt .0do/en hou,ing . high2y de7e2oped gut% The /id,ection 8hip /e.,ure/ent9 i, 0ro.der th.n the che,tI there i, 3u22ne,, in 0e22y .nd 0uttoc5 0ut re2.ti7e2y -e.5 de7e2op/ent o3 the 2i/0,% $i,cerotoni. i, th.t 7.riety o3 te/per./ent -hich tend, to occur in peop2e o3 predo/in.nt2y endo/orphic phy,iBue% It i, ch.r.cteri1ed 0y t-enty tr.it,% T.5en gener.22y) the tr.it, depict . te/per./ent in -hich 2o7e o3 phy,ic.2 co/3ort) e.ting) po2ite cere/ony) co/p.ny .nd ,2eep .re pro/inent ch.r.cteri,tic,% $i,cerotoni. endo-, it, po,,e,,or -ith ,o3tne,, o3 0ody .nd o3 /ind% The 3.ce i, ,o3t .nd .2/o,t 0.0yi,h) the 2ip, 32.00y .nd 3ond o3 ,uc5ing .nd 5i,,ing) the -ho2e 0ody i, re2.xed) the /o7e/ent, .re ,o3t .nd e.,y% E/otion.22y) the 7i,cerotonic ,ho-, -h.t he 3ee2,% When trou02ed) he turn, to other, 3or con,o2.tion% He re.di2y -eep, .nd hi, -eeping i, unre,tr.ined) . pri/ordi.2 up-e22ing 3ro/ the depth o3 the 0e22y% $i,cerotoni. /.5e, interper,on.2 re2.tion,hip, e.,y) 3or the,e ,o/e-h.t 3.t .nd 32.00y indi7idu.2, .re gener.22y re.dy to gi7e con,o2.tion to other,) to e/0r.ce the -or2d) to co/3ort) to con,o2e% One -ho detect, in hi, /.5eup . ,trong co/ponent o3 7i,cero toni. 8he c.n /e.,ure thi, ., -e22 ., the other co/ponent, 0y r.ting hi/,e23 on the ,c.2e, gi7en in !he2donG, 0oo59 -i22 ine7it.02y encounter cert.in 6e,,ence -e.5ne,,e,6 -hich .re ., /uch .n expre,,ion o3 hi, type ., i, the out2ine o3 hi, 0ody% (or the 7i,cerotonic) the,e e,,ence -e.5ne,,e, .re 2i5e2y to inc2ude the

3o22o-ing tendencie,D exce,,i7e 3ood int.5e) exce,,i7e re2.x.tion) exce,,i7e co/p2.cency) exce,,i7e ./i.0i2ity% A /ore det.i2ed ex./in.tion o3 the,e tendencie, -i22 re7e.2 their origin, .nd indic.te -h.t ,tep, c.n 0e t.5en to correct the/% Exce,,i7e int.5e o3 3ood% Bec.u,e he 2o7e, to e.t) the high 7i,cerotonic tend, to e.t /ore th.n he need,% I3 cu2tured .nd -e22 educ.ted) he tend, to 0e 3.,cin.ted 0y cu2in.ry .rt) i, . connoi,,eur o3 3ood .nd -ine% I3 uncu2tured) he tend, to 0e /ere2y . g2utton% (ro/ the ,t.ndpoint o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy) there i, nothing -rong -ith de7e2oping .n intere,t in cui,ine% The co/p2ex p.ttern, o3 .ro/., .nd t.,te, .nd texture, -hich together con,titute the 32.7or, o3 3ood .re 3ine ,u0Cect, 3or ,tudy% Much c.n .2,o 0e 2e.rned 3ro/ c.re3u2 o0,er7.tion o3 the proce,, o3 dige,tion) .n .-.rene,, o3 -hich c.n te.ch u, /.ny thing, .0out the inner -or5ing o3 the /.chine% But exce,,i7e 3ood int.5e i, .2-.y, h.r/3u2 .nd /.y) 3or ,o/e peop2e) 0e po,iti7e2y di,.,trou,% Peop2e o3 predo/in.nt2y endo/orphic phy,iBue tend to con7ert their ,urp2u, nutrient, into 3.t% By per,i,tent2y o7ere.ting they re.di2y tr.n,3or/ the/,e27e, into Bui7ering /.,,e, o3 Ce22y) ,o gro,,2y o7er-eight th.t /uch o3 their energy i, u,e2e,,2y con,u/ed in /ere2y /o7ing the phy,ic.2 0ody 3ro/ one p2.ce to .nother% Exce,,i7e 3ood int.5e o7er2o.d, .22 tho,e org.n, o3 the 0ody the t.,5 o3 -hich i, to proce,, nutrient,% The 2i7er 0eco/e, o7er2o.ded .nd ,-o22en% The 5idney, .re o7er,tr.ined 0y the 2.0or o3 e2i/in.ting exce,,i7e ./ount, o3 0re.5do-n product,% High 2e7e2, o3 uric .cid enh.nce the tendency to gout% High 2e7e2, o3 02ood cho2e,tero2 incre.,e the d.nger o3 .rterio,c2ero,i,% L.rge ./ount, o3 ,e/i dige,ted -.,te in the 2o-er gut encour.ge the gro-th o3 putre3.cti7e org.ni,/, .nd 2e.d to .utointoxic.tion through the .0,orption o3 0y product,% There i, .2,o .n .0und.nce o3 e7idence to indic.te th.t o7ere.ting ,horten, the 2i3e ,p.n 0oth o3 /ice .nd /en% The 2e.n o3 .2/o,t .22 ,pecie, tend to out2i7e the 3.t% !o hi, 2o7e o3 e.ting pre,ent, . ch.22enge to .ny per,on -ho,e te/per./ent i, high in $i,cerotoni.% !uch . one /u,t 2e.rn to he.r the 7oice o3 the .ppe,t.t .nd i/po,e on hi/,e23 the t.,5 o3 o0eying th.t 7oice% The .ppe,t.t i, . 7ery de2ic.te /ech.ni,/ in the 0.,e o3 the 0r.in th.t te22, u, 0oth -hen to e.t .nd) to ,o/e extent) -h.t to e.t% It i, one o3 the /o,t e.,i2y he.rd o3 the 0odyG, in,tincti7e 7oice, 0ec.u,e it ,pe.5, in . 3.ir2y ,i/p2e 2.ngu.ge o3 hunger .nd ,.tiety% In our ci7i2i1.tion) ho-e7er) .n .0und.nce o3 3ood i, u,u.22y .7.i2.02e .nd our ide., .0out 3ood int.5e .re go7erned 2.rge2y 0y h.0it% We e.t -h.t -e 7.gue2y c.22 6three ,Bu.re /e.2, . d.y6 -ithout ,o /uch ., . re3erence to the .ppe,t.t) /ere2y 0ec.u,e thi, i, -h.t -e .re .ccu,to/ed to do% But three ,Bu.re /e.2, repre,ent) under ,o/e circu/,t.nce,) too /uch 3ood .nd) under other,) not enough% There .re d.y, -hen) o-ing to .ccu/u2.tion o3 cert.in toxic /.teri.2,) no 3ood .t .22 ,hou2d 0e t.5en into the 0ody% There .re other d.y, -hen) o-ing to ,o/e unu,u.2 exertion) 2.rge ./ount, o3 3ood /u,t 0e .0,or0ed to rep2.ce not on2y dep2eted ,tore, o3 energy 0ut .2,o to rep.ir the .ctu.2 ,u0,t.nce o3 the 0ody% There .re .2,o occ.,ion, -hen cert.in /iner.2 e2e/ent,) e,peci.22y ,.2t) .re reBuired in unu,u.2 ./ount, .nd other ti/e, -hen cert.in 7it./in, /.y 0e needed) p.rticu2.r2y .,cor0ic .cid 87it./in #9) -hich the 0ody c.nnot ,tore .nd need, in 3.ir2y 2.rge ./ount,% A0out .22 the,e need, the .ppe,t.t ,pe.5, to the con,ciou, /ind i3 thi, /ind i, .2ert enough to he.r it, 7oice% A22 3ood int.5e .nd choice o3 3ood ought to 0e 0.,ed on -h.t it ,.y,% Tho,e -ho .re on ,pe.5ing ter/, -ith their .ppe,t.t, h.7e no u,e 3or the 7.riou, diet, -hich peop2e i/po,e on the/,e27e, -ith or -ithout /edic.2 .d7ice% The,e diet, .re /ere2y ex./p2e, o3 the inte22ectu.2 0r.in inter3ering in /.tter, th.t .re none o3 it, concern% There i, no ,uch thing ., . per3ect diet% ReBuire/ent, 7.ry 3ro/ d.y to d.y) 3ro/ per,on to per,on% On2y the .ppe,t.t c.n te22 one -hether . gi7en d.y c.22, 3or high 3ood int.5e) -hether one ,hou2d e.t /.in2y protein) t.5e in . 2.rge ./ount o3 ,.2t) con,u/e Bu.ntitie, o3 3ruit .nd 7eget.02e, or e.t nothing .t .22% The pr.ctice o3 3.,ting c.n 0e ,.2ut.ry i3 the 3.,t i, i/po,ed 3or phy,io2ogic.2 r.ther th.n penitenti.2 re.,on,% M.n i, . cre.ture -ho,e .nce,tor, 3.,ted o3ten) not 0ec.u,e they -.nted to 0ut 0ec.u,e they h.d to% A 2uc5y d.yG, hunting or 3i,hing g.7e the tri0e . 3e.,t 0ut th.t 3e.,t) ., o3ten ., not) -., 3o22o-ed 0y d.y, o3 3./ine% It i, c2e.r 3ro/ (rederic5 Hoe21e2G, experi/ent,@> th.t . thirty or e7en

. 3orty d.y 3.,t doe, not .ctu.22y d./.ge the org.ni,/ .nd 3.,ting one d.y in three cert.in2y incre.,ed the 2i3e ,p.n o3 the r.t, -ith -hich he .nd A% +% #.r2,on h.d experi/ented%@? But the indic.tion -hen to 3.,t h., to co/e 3ro/ the .ppe,t.t) the /uted 7oice o3 -hich it, po,,e,,or /u,t 2e.rn to he.r .nd to interpret correct2y% An initi.2 3.,t o3 . d.y or t-o d.y,) during -hich 32uid, .re t.5en 0ut no ,o2id 3ood) gener.22y ,u33ice, to c2e.n,e the ,y,te/ o3 ,o/e o3 it, toxic o7er2o.d) to e/pty the gut .nd e7o5e 3ro/ the .ppe,t.t . genuine hunger ,ign.2) the Bu.2ity o3 -hich c.n 0e noted .nd 62i,tened 3or6 in 3uture% I3 the 7i,cerotonic indi7idu.2 he.r, the 7oice) e.t, on2y -hen it te22, hi/ to e.t .nd re3u,e, to e.t .t other ti/e,) he -i22 .7oid th.t o7er2o.ding o3 the gut -hich ,o o3ten occur, in one o3 hi, te/per./ent% $i,ceroton ic, o3ten do -e22 on t-o /e.2, . d.y .nd /.y do e7en 0etter on one% Their 2.rge gut h., . gre.t c.p.city .nd dige,t, it, content, e33icient2y% In thi, re,pect they .re the oppo,ite o3 cere0rotonic,) -ho need to e.t 2itt2e .nd o3ten% Exce,,i7e re2.x.tion% $i,cerotonic, .re n.tur.22y re2.xed peop2e% They 2o7e to ,u0,ide into -e22 p.dded .r/ch.ir,) they 2i5e ,o3t 0ed,) they .re extre/e2y 3ond o3 ,2eep% Le3t to it,e23 their /.chinery i, .pt to pre,, the ,top 0utton) to .22o- trophotropic) 7eget.ti7e /ech.ni,/, to predo/in.te% Indeed) in extre/e c.,e,) the 7i,cerotonic tend, to 0eco/e pure2y 7eget.ti7e) rooted in the e.rth 2i5e . c.00.ge) ,erene2y dige,ting hi, 3ood in hi, 2.rge) e33icient gut% Thi, c.p.city to re2.x) to 3.22 .,2eep re.di2y .nd ,2eep deep2y /.y 0e en7ied 0y cere0rotonic peop2e) -ho 2.c5 thi, .0i2ity% T.5en to exce,,) ho-e7er) the re2.xing tendency produce, . 0eing ,o torpid .nd ,o /u,cu2.r2y -e.5 th.t he h., . h.rd ti/e /.5ing e33ort, o3 .ny 5ind% One high in 7i,cerotoni. h.,) 3or thi, re.,on) to 2e.rn the ,ecret o3 pre,,ing the ,t.rt 0utton) o3 getting hi, /.chinery /o7ing .nd .cti7e .g.in% To do thi,) he /u,t 5no- ho- to incre.,e the tone o3 hi, /u,c2e,% Mu,cu2.r tone i, . /e.,ure/ent o3 .2ertne,,) o3 re.dine,, 3or .ction% It i, not the ,./e thing ., /u,cu2.r ten,ion) though it Buic52y turn, into ten,ion under condition, o3 ,tre,,% Mu,cu2.r exerci,e, ,ho-n in Appendix A .re e,peci.22y 7.2u.02e 3or tho,e high in 7i,cerotoni. 0ec.u,e they co/pe2 the ,t.rt /ech.ni,/ to oper.te% They in7o27e .n outpouring o3 ner7ou, i/pu2,e, po-er3u2 enough to o7erco/e torpor% The h.th. yog. exerci,e, c.22ed uddi y.n. .nd n.u2i .re e,peci.22y i/port.nt ., they ,trengthen the /u,cu2.ture o3 the .0do/en) pre7ent th.t ,.g o3 the 0e22y to -hich the 7i,cerotonic i, .22 too prone%@E Exerci,e, o3 the i,o/etric type .re .2,o o3 7.2ue ., they c.n 0e u,ed .t .ny ti/e .nd do not in7o27e ,peci.2 po,ture,% Exce,,i7e co/p2.cency% 6There i, .n inc2in.tion to .n un,h.5.02e co/p2.cency -hich .ppro.che, or re.che, ,/ugne,,% The indi7idu.2 i, p2.cid2y co/p2.cent .0out hi/,e23 .nd hi, re2.tion, to hi, -or2d) .nd .0out the outer .33.ir, o3 Me% He ,ee, no hurry or urgency in .ny ,itu.tion) ho-e7er .cute .nd de,per.te the /.tter /.y .ppe.r to other,%6 In the,e -ord, Wi22i./ !he2don de,cri0ed -h.t he c.22, 6tr.it $ 4>6 o3 7i,cerotoni.% Ag.in . cere0rotonic) -ho i, typic.22y 2.c5ing in thi, Bu.2ity) /.y 0e inc2ined to ,.yD 6Ho- .d/ir.02e%6 "p to . point it i, .d/ir.02e% It endo-, the indi7idu.2 -ith . c.p.city to re/.in c.2/ .nd co22ected in . cri,i,) to .7oid h.,ty) i22 con,idered deci,ion,) to .7oid 62o,ing hi, he.d%6 But th.t -hich i, . 7irtue in /oder.tion 0eco/e, . 7ice -hen t.5en to exce,,% The 7i,cerotonicG, co/p2.cency i, ,i/i2.r in it, p,ycho2ogic.2 e33ect to hi, 3ondne,, 3or ,in5ing into p.dded .r/ch.ir,% It reduce, hi/ to . ,t.te o3 7eget.ti7e i//o0i2ity% Hi, de3en,e .g.in,t it 2ie, in re/e/0ering hi, .i/) .nd the 2i/ited ti/e he h., in -hich to .tt.in it% Thi, re32ection tend, to 0.ni,h co/p2.cency ., ,ure2y ., the .,.n., 8yogic 0ody po,ition, or po,ture,9) 0ri,52y per3or/ed) 0.ni,h /u,cu2.r 32.00ine,,% It i, e,peci.22y nece,,.ry 3or . 7i,cerotonic to re/ind hi/,e23) 3ro/ ti/e to ti/e) o3 the ine7it.0i2ity o3 hi, de.th% $i,cerotonic, do not 2i5e the ide. o3 de.th% 6They typic.22y h.7e . de7i2 o3 . ti/e o3 it) dying -ith gre.t prote,t) ., i3 they -ere 0eing torn 3ro/ 2i3e unti/e2y 0y the root,%6@; (or thi, re.,on the thought o3 de.th c.n pro7ide . 7.2u.02e correcti7e 3or 7i,cerotonic co/p2.cency% Indi,cri/in.te ./i.0i2ity% Here .g.in i, . 7i,cerotonic tr.it -hich con,titute, . 7irtue in /oder.tion 0ut 0eco/e, . 7ice -hen t.5en to exce,,% In it, extre/e 3or/ thi, Bu.2ity re/ind, the o0,er7er o3 . -et /outhed puppy -hich indi,cri/in.te2y ,2o00er, o7er e7eryone it /eet,% The tr.it tend, to c2oud

.-.rene,, .nd -e.5en Cudg/ent% It produce, . ,o3t) o7er2y to2er.nt .ttitude in -hich .22 di,tinction, 0eco/e 3u11y% One -ho h., 3.i2ed to contro2 thi, tendency doe, not /.5e .n e33ecti7e te.cher though he i, o3ten .n extre/e2y popu2.r one% Hi, .ppro.ch i, ,enti/ent.2 .nd 6gr.nd/other2y6 @A .nd he tend, to 3o,ter the 7ery -e.5ne,,e, th.t hi, pupi2, /o,t need to o7erco/e% The error 2ie, not in ./i.0i2ity 0ut in 2.c5 o3 di,cri/in.tion% A 7i,cerotonic -ho h., /.,tered thi, -e.5ne,, c.n 0e ,tern enough -hen the occ.,ion de/.nd,) ., indic.ted 0y M.rp.G, tre.t/ent o3 Mi2.rep.%@E 8M.rp.) i3 the tr.dition.2 de,cription, .re .ccur.te) -., . 7ery 7i,cerotonic Ti0et.n 2./. .nd hi, rough tre.t/ent o3 hi, di,cip2e) Mi2.rep.) ., de,cri0ed in the 2.tterG, 0iogr.phy) /u,t h.7e in7o27ed gre.t intention.2 e33ort on M.rp.G, p.rt Outer The.ter o3 the highe,t Bu.2ity%9 !u//.ri1ing) 7i,cerotoni. i, . Bu.2ity tending to gener.te . condition o3 inerti. in -hich the 7eget.ti7e 3unction o3 dige,tion 0eco/e, the centr.2 the/e o3 exi,tence% One in -ho/ thi, Bu.2ity predo/in.te, i, 2i.02e to ,in5 into . ,t.te o3 torpor .nd /u,t 2e.rn 0y experience .nd experi/ent ho- to pre,, the ,t.rt 0utton .nd thu, re.cti7.te hi, inner /.chinery% S+MAT+T+*IA 33 M0S(,E D+MI*A*(E Me,o/orphy i, th.t co/ponent -hich gi7e, to the 0ody . h.rd) 3ir/) upright Bu.2ity .nd . re2.ti7e2y tri.ngu2.r out2ine% A phy,iBue high in /e,o/orphy ,ho-, 0ro.d ,hou2der, ,uperi/po,ed on re2.ti7e2y n.rro- hip,% Extre/e /e,o/orphy c.n 0e ,een in ,uch c.rtoon ch.r.cter, ., 6!uper/.n6 .nd 6LiG2 A0ner%6 A22 the 7.riou, T.r1.n, -ho h.7e c.7orted through the treetop, h.7e 0een high /e,o/orph,% Thi, i, the hero type) the 6he /.n%6 !o/.totoni. i, !he2donG, ter/ 3or . 7.riety o3 te/per./ent th.t gener.22y goe, -ith the predo/in.nt2y /e,o/orphic phy,iBue% Thi, i, the te/per./ent o3 .ction .nd it, 3oc.2 point i, the /u,cu2.ture 8., oppo,ed to 7i,cerotoni.) -ith it, 3oc.2 point in the gut9% High ,o/.totonic, .re doer, .nd conBueror,% They conBuer /ount.in,) 3ore,t,) other r.ce,) .nd) o3 2.te) h.7e 0een 0u,i2y 8., they put it9 conBuering ,p.ce% Their de2ight i, 7igorou, .ction) the o7erco/ing o3 extern.2 o0,t.c2e,% They h.7e po-er, -hich 2e,, rugged indi7idu.2, /.y en7y) h.7e . high c.p.city 3or Phy,ic.2 endur.nce) . 2o- ,2eep reBuire/entI they .re re2.ti7e2y in,en,iti7e to p.in) noi,e) di,tr.ction) .nd the 3ee2ing, o3 other,% The 3o22o-ing e,,ence o0,t.c2e, .re co//on2y encountered 0y type, high in ,o/.totoni.D Hori1ont.2 /ent.2 c2e.7.ge% Thi, i, . tr.it -hich cut, peop2e o33 3ro/ their o-n inner 2i3e% Tho,e in -ho/ it i, ,trong2y de7e2oped 0eco/e tot.22y preoccupied -ith extern.2,% They .re 3ree o3 dou0t,) h.7e 2itt2e or no .-.rene,, o3 the 7oice, o3 other -e.5er co/ponent, -ithin the/) their dec5, .re c2e.red 3or .ction .nd their deci,ion, .re ,-i3t% H.d H./2et 0een predo/in.nt2y ,o/. totonic) there -ou2d h.7e 0een none o3 th.t p.in3u2 he,it.tion -hich gi7e, the p2.y it, ,u,pen,e% 6To 0e or not to 0e) th.t i, the Bue,tion6 i, . thought th.t h.rd2y occur, to one high in ,o/.toto ni.% !o 2.c5ing i, ,uch . one in inner .-.rene,, th.t he /.y not e7en 0e con,ciou, o3 intern.2 p.in) .nd ,eriou, inner condition, 8u2cer,) tu/or,) he.rt di,e.,e9 c.n progre,, -ithin ,uch peop2e to the ,t.ge o3 0eing untre.t.02e 0e3ore they 0eco/e .-.re o3 .nything ./i,,% Thi, hori1ont.2 c2e.7.ge th.t cut, o33 the ,o/.totonic 3ro/ deeper 2e7e2, o3 inner .-.rene,, gener.22y pre7ent, hi/ 3ro/ 3ee2ing th.t 6hunger 3or con,ciou,ne,,6 -ithout -hich the inner -or5 c.nnot e7en 0egin% He i, too identi3ied -ith extern.2 conBue,t, to t.5e /uch intere,t in inner one,% I3 he doe, h.ppen to de7e2op . M.gnetic #enter) he i, 2i5e2y to p2unge into the -or5 -ith . 7igor th.t i, the h.22/.r5 o3 hi, type% He i, .pt to undergo the ,udden ch.nge in orient.tion th.t) in re2igiou, 2.ngu.ge) i, c.22ed 6con7er,ion%6 Once con7erted) he -i22 hur2 hi/,e23 8,o/.totonic, ch.r.cteri,tic.22y hur2 the/,e27e, .t e7erything) 2i5e 0u22, ch.rging . /.t.dor9 into hi, ne- .cti7ity) -ith enor/ou, energy) .3ter the /.nner o3 P.u2 o3 T.r,u,) -ho -.,) one c.n gue,,) 3.ir2y high in ,o/.totoni.% In hi, -e2ter o3 .cti7ity) one high in ,o/.totoni. -i22 .2-.y, 0e in d.nger o3 2o,ing ,ight o3 hi, inner .i/) o3 -hich he /u,t .g.in .nd .g.in 0e re/inded 0y hi, te.cher% He -i22 .2-.y, tend to put the e/ph.,i, on .ction) on extern.2 .chie7e/ent% He -i22 -.nt to 0ui2d te/p2e,) ,t.rt cru,.de,) do

thing,% O3 7.riou, 3or/, o3 yog.) he -i22 0e .ttr.cted to 5.r/. yog.) 0ec.u,e o3 it, e/ph.,i, on .ction) .nd to h.th. yog.) 0ec.u,e o3 it, e/ph.,i, on phy,ic.2 di,cip2ine% With hi, .th2etic 0ody) he -i22 e.,i2y /.,ter .22 the .,.n., -hich ,ee/ .2/o,t i/po,,i02e to the 32.00y 7i,cerotonic or the o7erten,e cere0roto/Gc% But he -i22 tend to neg2ect the inner exerci,e, -hich .re the re.2 e,,ence o3 yog. .nd concentr.te on the /ere gy/n.,tic,) -hich .re /ore or 2e,, incident.2% In,en,iti7ity% Th.t ,./e in,en,iti7ity -hich cut, o33 the ,o/.totonic 3ro/ the deeper 2e7e2, -ithin hi/,e23 .2,o /.5e, hi/ in,en,iti7e to the ,piritu.2 need, o3 other,% He ch.r.cteri,tic.22y /.rche, through 2i3e in ,pi5ed 0oot, .nd ,tep, on the toe, o3 other, -ith indi33erence or e7en -ith p2e.,ure% Hi, 2.c5 o3 in,ight coup2ed -ith hi, n.tur.2 into2er.nce c.u,e, hi/) i3 he 0eco/e, . 2egi,2.tor 8.nd high ,o/.totonic, o3ten do 0eco/e 2egi,2.tor, 0ec.u,e the rough .nd tu/02e o3 po2itic, .ttr.ct, the/9) to p.,, 2.-, prohi0iting the u,e o3 ,u0,t.nce, th.t .33ect 2e7e2, o3 con,ciou,ne,,% Not on2y doe, he 3ee2 no urge to exp2ore hi, o-n depth,) 0ut) 0eing .3r.id o3 thi, .re. o3 experience) doe, hi, 0e,t to pre7ent other, 3ro/ ,o doing% The horrendou, pen.2tie, .tt.ched to po,,e,,ing th.t h.r/2e,, -eed) #.nn.0i, ,.2i7. 8he/p 3ro/ -hich h.,hi,h i, extr.cted9) h.7e .22 0een dre./ed up 0y ,o/.totonic 2egi,2.tor, .nd .re en3orced 0y eBu.22y ,o/.totonic t.x co22ector,% The ,./e in,en,iti7ity pre7ent, the ,o/.totonic 3ro/ under,t.nding) in . group) the 3iner inter.ction, ./ong it, /e/0er,% !urrounded 0y . /.nt2e o3 hi, o-n o0tu,ene,,) he tend, to 6/i,, the point6 .nd -i22 o3ten under,t.nd on2y i3 he i,) /et.phoric.22y ,pe.5ing) hit o7er the he.d% Bec.u,e o3 thi, o0tu,ene,,) peop2e high in ,o/.totoni. -ho 0eco/e te.cher, the/,e27e, .re o3ten 7ery 7io2ent in their /ethod,% They .,,u/e th.t) 0ec.u,e they the/,e27e, ne7er under,t.nd .nything un2e,, hit o7er the he.d) other, -i22 nece,,.ri2y 0ene3it 0y thi, tre.t/ent% "n3ortun.te2y thi, i, 0y no /e.n, true% The rough h.nd2ing th.t -or5, -onder, -ith tough ,o/.totonic, /.y do gre.t d./.ge to the /ore ,en,iti7e cere0rotonic% One c.nnot he2p 0ut ,u,pect th.t ,o/e o3 the rougher *en /.,ter, -ere to ,o/e extent 2ed .,tr.y 0y their o-n ,o/.totoni.% The ,./e .pp2ie, to /.ny #hri,ti.n 6,piritu.2 director,%6 B2ind o0edience% 6!o/.totonic peop2e tend to 2.c5 intro,pecti7e in,ight% They .re 2i5e 2o.ded gun, .nd they -.nt to 0e pointed ,o/e-here .nd ,et o33% Hence it i, th.t c2e7er /edicine /en o3 .22 ti/e h.7e /.de . good 2i7ing 0y pointing .nd exp2oiting the .ction 2o7ing ,o/.totonic co/ponent in their conte/por.rie,%6 @; !o) -hen the ,o/.totonic 0eco/e, con7inced th.t he h., 3ound hi, te.cher) he i, .pt to 3o22o- th.t te.cher 02ind2y) to ,-.22o- e7erything he i, to2d) to per3or/ -ith undi,cri/in.ting enthu,i.,/ e7ery t.,5 th.t i, de/.nded o3 hi/ no /.tter ho- 2udicrou, th.t t.,5 /.y 0e% E7ery phoney Me,,i.h) e7ery 3ounder o3 . cu2t) i, 2i5e2y to .ccu/u2.te . 3o22o-ing o3 ,o/.totonic, e.ger to do hi, 0idding) p.rticu2.r2y i3 thi, in7o27e, ri,5 .nd .n e2e/ent o3 7io2ence% It -., the co22ecti7e ,o/.totoni. o3 the Ger/.n peop2e th.t c.u,ed the/ ,o re.di2y to 3.22 3or the pre.ching o3 Ado23 Hit2er .nd the 7io2ence) crue2ty .nd gener.2 c.22ou,ne,, o3 the N.1i /o7e/ent expre,,ed thi, ,o/.totoni. in .ction% The ,./e 7io2ence .nd 0rut.2ity ch.r.cteri1e, the 6dedic.ted M.rxi,t%6 N.i7ete) .n e.gerne,, to 3o22o- order,) to 0e directed r.ther th.n to re2y on hi, o-n Cudg/ent render, the ,o/.totonic .2-.y, 2i.02e to 0e ,et on 3.2,e p.th, 0y 3.2,e prophet,% It i, .n e,,ence -e.5ne,, th.t i, exceeding2y h.rd to correct% I3 . /.n doe, not po,,e,, inner di,cri/in.tion) hoc.n it 0e gi7en to hi/< (urther/ore) th.t co/3ort.02e con7iction o3 hi, o-n Tightne,, .nd the Tightne,, o3 the creed in -hich he h.ppen, to h.7e 3.ith) coup2ed -ith hi, in,en,iti7ity .nd p.,,ion 3or .ction) /.5e the ,o/.totonic the n.tur.2 cru,.der% Not on2y doe, he .dhere to hi, o-n 0e2ie3, -ith 3.n.tic.2 inten,ity) 0ut he .2,o tend, to 3orce the/ do-n the thro.t, o3 other,% He -i22 Buite -i22ing2y undergo gre.t h.rd,hip .nd 3.ce gre.t d.nger to 6con7ert the he.then)6 ., he put, it% But i3 the 6he.then6 h.ppen, not to .ppreci.te hi, 0r.nd o3 re2igion) he -i22 h.7e 2itt2e he,it.tion in ,peeding th.t con7er,ion -ith 3ire .nd the ,-ord% Mo,t o3 hi,toryG, gre.t per,ecutor,) ., -e22 ., it, gre.t conBueror,) h.7e 0een indi7idu.2, high in ,o/.totoni.% Hi, ,e23 righteou,ne,,) 3reedo/ 3ro/ dou0t .nd 2o7e o3 .ction /.y .2,o 2ure the ,o/.totonic into the de2u,ion th.t he hi/,e23 i, . prophet) . ,eer) . Me,,i.h% Thi, h.ppen, -hen) due to ,o/e cr.c5

in the inner 0.rrier -hich nor/.22y i/po,e, -h.t !he2don c.22, 6hori1ont.2 /ent.2 c2e.7.ge)6 7oice, 3ro/ the ,u0con,ciou, ne,, re.ch the con,ciou, 2e7e2 .nd .re interpreted ., di7ine /e,,.ge, or di7ine co//.nd,% When ,uch /e,,.ge, .nd co//.nd, re.ch cere0rotonic indi7idu.2,) -ho .re /uch /ore con,ciou, o3 their inner -or2d) they .re inhi0ited) -hen it co/e, to .ction) 0y /yri.d dou0t, .nd con32ict, th.t .re the h.22/.r5 o3 thi, type% The ,o/.totonic doe, not h.7e the,e dou0t,% He p2unge, in .nd 3o22o-, hi, 6inner 7oice6 -ith ,ing2e/inded inten,ity .nd) e7en though the /e,,.ge he 033er, /.y .ppe.r incredi02e non,en,e to inte22igent he.rer,) he o33er, it -ith ,uch 7igor .nd con7iction th.t he r.re2y 2.c5, 3o22o-er,% The /o,t d.ngerou, 3.2,e prophet,) -ho,e te.ching,) po2itic.2 or re2igiou,) h.7e 0rought de.th or /i,ery to /i22ion, o3 peop2e h.7e gener.22y 0e2onged to thi, c.tegory o3 6inner 7oice directed ,o/.totonic,%6 Wi22 to do/in.te% +u,t .,) .t one 2e7e2 o3 hi, de7e2op/ent) the ,o/.totonic h., . -e.5ne,, 3or 02ind o0edience ,o) .t .nother 2e7e2) he h., . cr.7ing to do/in.te% Thi, cr.7ing i, .n exceeding2y di33icu2t Bu.2ity to e7.2u.te% It i, .n e,,ence -e.5ne,, on2y in,o3.r ., it i, egoti,tic.2% It gi7e, to it, po,,e,,or the po-er o3 2e.der,hip) the po-er to t.5e re,pon,i0i2ity) yet .t the ,./e ti/e it con,t.nt2y thre.ten, to de,troy hi/) to turn .22 the 3ruit, o3 hi, inner -or5 to .,he,) 0y c.u,ing hi/ to 3.22 7icti/ to de2u,ion, o3 gr.ndeur) 0y tr.pping hi/ in hi, o-n ego .t the 7ery ti/e -hen he ,hou2d h.7e tr.n,cended th.t ego% Te.cher, high in ,o/.totoni. .re .2-.y, in d.nger o3 ,2ipping -hen they h.7e re.ched . high 2e7e2) h.7e .cBuired gre.t po-er, .nd co/e to -ie2d gre.t in32uence% They .re .2-.y, in d.nger o3 6entering the Le3t H.nd P.th6 .nd 3reBuent2y do) 2e.ding /.ny .,tr.y in the proce,, .nd cre.ting . di,.,trou, p.ttern o3 0eh.7ior 3or the/,e27e,% O3 .22 the e,,ence o0,t.c2e, th.t con3ront the ,o/.totonic) the Wi22 to Po-er i, the /o,t ,u0t2e) . t-o edged ,-ord -hich he c.n u,e either to cut do-n hi, inner ene/ie, or to ,e7er hi, o-n ,piritu.2 2i3e2ine% Indeed) it c.n 0e ,.id o3 ,o/.totonic, th.t /o,t o3 their e,,ence -e.5ne,,e, .re ex./p2e, o3 7irtue, -hich 0eco/e 7ice, -hen t.5en to exce,,% The /ore rich2y endo-ed . /.n i, in the ,econd co/ponent 8,o/.totoni.9) the /ore phy,ic.2 3orce he h., .t hi, di,po,.2% He c.n ride 3.rther) c2i/0 higher) /.5e do on 2e,, ,2eep .nd 2e,, 3ood) endure /ore p.in th.n hi, /ore 7i,cerotonic or cere0rotonic co/r.de,% But the d.nger, he con3ront, .re proportion.te to hi, po-er% Hi, ch.riot i, yo5ed to 7io2ent .nd /ett2e,o/e ,teed, .nd it, he.d2ong cour,e o3ten de/.nd, /ore ,5i22 3ro/ the ch.rioteer th.n he po,,e,,e,% (or ,uch peop2e) /uch depend, on their 3inding . te.cher po-er3u2 enough to 2e.d the,e energie, into the proper p.th% !u//.ri1ing) the per,on high in ,o/.totoni. h., to 0e on hi, gu.rd .g.in,t the Wi22 to Po-er th.t 2e.d, hi/) in .ny ,itu.tion) to .tte/pt to do/in.te) to p2.y the 2e.ding ro2e 86He th.t -ou2d 0e gre.te,t) 2et hi/ 0e ., . ,er7.nt ./ong you)6 i, . precept ,peci3ic.22y directed .t the po-er hungry ,o/.totonic9% On the other h.nd) he /u,t gu.rd .g.in,t the tendency to per3or/ 02ind2y -h.te7er hi, cho,en te.cher te22, hi/ to do% Hi, tendency) un2i5e the 7i,cerotonic) i, to ru,h .0out in .22 direction, .nd ,Bu.nder hi, energie, in exce,,i7e .cti7ity% He h., to tr.in hi/,e23 to ,it ,ti22) to re2.x) to conte/p2.te) to 2i,ten% He -i22 tend) 0ec.u,e o3 hi, p.,,ion 3or phy,ic.2 .ction) to identi3y the ,e23 -ith the phy,ic.2 0ody) to 0e o7er.tt.ched to th.t 0ody .nd) ., he gro-, o2der) to ,pend /uch e/otion.2 energy 2./enting o7er the p.,,ing o3 hi, youth% The ,trugg2e o3 the high ,o/.totonic .g.in,t the .ging proce,, i, o3ten . p.thetic pheno/enon% 6!o/.totonic, tend to enter upon the /o,t tr.gic o3 hu/.n Bue,t,) the Bue,t 3or 2o,t youth% One o3 the c.rdin.2 indic.tor, o3 ,o/.totoni. i, . horror o3 gro-ing o2d% M.ny ,uch peop2e turn 3ro/ ,port to ,port) on2y .t 2.,t to ,ett2e piti3u22y upon tenni,) 2i5e 2.te 0utter32ie, in the .utu/n .2ighting upon 3.22en .pp2e,%6 @; A, the 7i,cerotonic 3e.r, de.th) ,o the ,o/.totonic 3e.r, 2o,, o3 youth% To .ccept the ine7it.02e dec2ine o3 hi, phy,ic.2 po-er i, 3or hi/ . h.rd t.,5% (EREBR+T+*IA 33 *ER"+0S S-STEM D+MI*A*(E Ecto/orphy i, th.t Bu.2ity -hich gi7e, to the phy,iBue 3r.gi2ity) 2ine.rity) 32.tne,, o3 che,t) de2ic.cy in gener.2% The 0ody o3 the high endor/orph i, o7.2) -ith the gre.te,t /.,, in the /id,ectionI th.t

o3 the high /e,o/orph) tri.ngu2.r) -ith the gre.te,t 0re.dth .cro,, the ,hou2der,I th.t o3 the high ecto/orph) 2ine.r) -ith not /uch 0re.dth .ny-here% !uch peop2e h.7e ,2ender) poor2y /u,c2ed 2i/0, .nd de2ic.te) pipe,te/ 0one,% They 2.c5 p.dding .nd their ner7ou, ,y,te/, .re o7erexpo,ed% #ere0rotoni. i, th.t Bu.2ity o3 te/per./ent -hich u,u.22y goe, -ith . phy,iBue high in ecto/orphy% In 7i,cerotoni. the te/per./ent center, in the gutI in ,o/.totoni.) in the /u,c2e,I in cere 0rotoni.) in the ner7ou, ,y,te/% #ere0rotoni. i, . /.Cor ch.r.cteri,tic o3 -h.t #.r2 +ung c.22ed 6intro7er,ion6 Cu,t ., ,o/.totoni. .nd 7i,cerotoni. .re ch.r.cteri,tic, o3 6extro7er,ion%6 6The cere0rotonic 3ind, 0oth hi, de2ight, .nd hi, de3en,e, in the ,y,te/ .nd det.i2 o3 hi, o-n con,ciou,ne,,%6 @; Bec.u,e the high cere0rotonic i, ,o preoccupied -ith hi, o-n con,ciou,ne,, it /ight 0e thought th.t he) /ore th.n /o,t peop2e) -ou2d ,ho- .n intere,t in the theory .nd the pr.ctice o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy% A, 3.r ., theory i, concerned) thi, i, Buite true% Peop2e high in #ere0rotoni. .re o3ten 6,ee5er,)6 .nd h.7e . tendency to re.d nu/erou, 0oo5, on occu2ti,/) /y,tici,/) theo,ophy .nd the 2i5e% But the high cere0rotonic h., . tendency .2-.y, to /ent.2i1e6 thi, /.teri.2% More th.n .ny other type) he tend, to 2o,e hi/,e23 in dre./,% 6The /.Cor cere0rotonic d.nger i, di,,oci.tion 3ro/ re.2ity% The 3reedo/ o3 the 3ore0r.in i, 2i5e2y to 0e purch.,ed .t the price o3 . 0io2ogic.2 2o,ing o3 the -.y) .nd hence .t .n .pp.rent end co,t o3 ,uicide%6 @; High #ere0rotoni. con3ront, it, po,,e,,or -ith . 3or/id.02e .rr.y o3 e,,ence o0,t.c2e, .nd e,,ence 2i/it.tion, -hich he /u,t ,o/eho- 2e.rn to o7erco/e or to 2i7e -ith% The,e .ri,e out o3 the 3o22o-ing cere0rotonic tr.it,D Phy,io2ogic.2 o7erre,pon,i7ene,,% Thi, tr.it i, undou0ted2y the cur,e o3 cere0rotoni.% The high cere0rotonic o7erre.ct, to pr.ctic.22y e7erything% Both hi, centr.2 ner7ou, ,y,te/) o7er -hich he h., direct contro2) .nd hi, .utono/ic ner7ou, ,y,te/) o7er -hich he h., none) .re ,et too 3ine2y) on h.ir trigger, ,o to ,pe.5% The dige,ti7e tr.ct in ,uch peop2e i, thro-n into tur/oi2 0y e7en ,2ight e/otion.2 ,ti/u2.tion% N.u,e.) indige,tion) /igr.ine he.d.che,) he.rt p.2pit.tion, c.n .22 0e induced 0y ,itu.tion, -hich -ou2d 2e.7e the /ore p2.cid 7i,cerotonic unpertur0ed% The ,5in i, 3reBuent2y ,en,iti7e .nd re,pond, -ith in32.//.tion to ner7ou, ., -e22 ., phy,ic.2 irrit.tion% Where., the 7i,cerotonic /u,t 2e.rn to pre,, the ,t.rt 0utton to pre7ent hi/,e23 3ro/ 2.p,ing into . ,t.te o3 7eget.ti7e torpor) the cere0rotonic /u,t 2e.rn to pre,, the ,top 0utton) to ,2o- hi, Cu/py re.ction,) to c.2/ do-n hi, too .cti7e dige,ti7e ,y,te/) to re2.x hi, ten,e /u,c2e,) e,peci.22y tho,e o3 the 3.ce% !uch peop2e 2i7e .t .22 ti/e, d.ngerou,2y ne.r to the point o3 exh.u,tion% They 2o,e energy through exce,,i7e /u,cu2.r ten,ion% Their too 3ine2y ,et ,t.rt ,y,te/ pre,,e, the p.nic 0utton -hen there i, no need 3or ,uch e/ergency /e.,ure,) 32ooding their ,y,te/, -ith .dren.2in .nd 2e.7ing the/ ,u0,eBuent2y exh.u,ted% (or thi, re.,on the high cere0rotonic) i3 he -i,he, to o0t.in re,u2t, 3ro/ the pr.ctice o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy) /.y 0e co/pe22ed to ,e2ect . re2.ti7e2y i,o2.ted en7iron/ent in -hich to 2i7e or -or5% The her/it -ho 32ee, to . c.7e or . de,ert i, o3ten dri7en to do ,o not to e,c.pe -h.t .re 2oo,e2y c.22ed 6the 2u,t, o3 the 32e,h)6 0ut to protect hi/,e23 3ro/ o7er,ti/u2.tion .nd the 3e.r3u2 -.,t.ge o3 energy thi, in7o27e,% Lo7e o3 pri7.cy .nd ,ociopho0i.% The,e t-o cere0rotonic tr.it, 3it 2ogic.22y into the p.ttern ,ho-n .0o7e% The high cere0rotonic i, not .t e.,e -ith peop2e% He .7oid, .nd di,2i5e, ,oci.2 g.thering,) ,hrin5, .-.y 3ro/ ,oci.2 cont.ct,) p.rticu2.r2y ne- one,% When thro-n into . ,oci.2 ,itu.tion) he 0eco/e, ten,e) .-5-.rd .nd con3u,ed% The in,.ti.02e .ppetite 3or peop2e .nd co/p.ny th.t 3or/, . p.rt o3 the 7i,cerotonic te/per./ent i, 2.c5ing in hi, /.5eup% When trou02ed he ,ee5, ,o2itude% Hi, 3riend, .re 3e-% Thi, tr.it i, undou0ted2y .n e,,ence o0,t.c2e to one -ho de,ire, to .tt.in the ,t.te o3 ,e23 tr.n,cendence) 6,eeing the ,e23 in .22 thing, .nd .22 thing, in the ,e23%6 The ,hrin5ing) the e/0.rr.,,/ent in co/p.ny .re re.ction, th.t 0oth c.n .nd /u,t 0e o7erco/e 0y one -ho de,ire, to .tt.in the 3ourth ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,,% It c.n 0e o7erco/e 0ec.u,e .22 the,e re.ction, re,u2t 3ro/

identi3ic.tion -ith the per,on.) -hich) in cere0rotonic peop2e) i, .pt to 0e ,oci.22y inept% When identi3ic.tion -ith the per,on. i, 0ro5en) the e/0.rr.,,/ent di,.ppe.r,% The ,tudent no 2onger c.re, -hether he i, 2i5ed or di,Ci5ed) .d/ired or de,pi,ed% #ere 0rotonic, -ho re.ch thi, ,t.ge di,co7er th.t their di33icu2ty in ,oci.2 g.thering, h., di,.ppe.red% They no 2onger 3e.r ,uch g.thering, though they -i22 pro0.02y continue to .7oid the/) -hich) ., ,uch g.thering, .re 3or the /o,t p.rt . co/p2ete -.,te o3 ti/e) -ou2d ,ee/ to 0e .n inte22igent deci,ion% Poor ,2eep h.0it,) chronic 3.tigue% Thi, tr.it o3 cere0rotoni. i, .n e,,ence 2i/it.tion th.t c.n) under ,o/e circu/,t.nce,) 0e 7ery d./.ging% Indeed) there i, /uch e7idence to ,ugge,t th.t the 6,chi1ophrenic 0re.5,6 to -hich cere0rotonic, .re p.rticu2.r2y prone .re 0rought on or u,u.22y preceded 0y ,pe22, o3 ,2eep2e,,ne,,% The cere0rotonic ,i/p2y c.nnot 3.22 .,2eep in the e.,y) re2.xed /.nner o3 the 7i,cerotonic nor c.n he 2e.rn to do -ith 7ery 2itt2e ,2eep) ., c.n the ,o/.totonic% Hi, need 3or ,2eep i, .22 the gre.ter 0ec.u,e he 6,2eep, 0.d2y)6 -hich /e.n, th.t) e7en -hen .,2eep) hi, o7er.2ert) o7er.cti7e roo3 0r.in i, not re.22y ,-itched o33 .nd hi, /u,c2e, .re not re.22y re2.xed% The ,2ighte,t noi,e tend, to -.5e hi/) e,peci.22y ,noring% !noring i, 3.t.2 to the ,2eep o3 cere0rotonic, .nd /.rri.ge, 0et-een cere0rotonic, .nd ,o/.to tonic, .re 2i5e2y to 0e Ceop.rdi1ed 0y the 3or/erG, into2er.nce o3 the 2.tterG, tendency to ,nore% Li5e /o,t o3 hi, e,,ence de3ect,) the cere0rotonicG, 0.d ,2eep h.0it, re,u2t 3ro/ the o7er.cti7ity o3 the ,t.rt ,y,te/% And .g.in 2i5e /o,t e,,ence de3ect,) thi, one i, di33icu2t to correct% There .re . nu/0er o3 techniBue, -hich gi7e to the ,tudent .n in,ight into the /ech.ni,/, in7o27ed in 3.22ing .,2eep) entering .nd exp2oring the dre./ ,t.te% The,e h.7e 0een de,cri0ed in . pre7iou, ch.pter% Indi,cri/in.te ho,ti2ity% The undi,cri/in.ting ./i.0i2ity o3 the 7i,cerotonic /.y) in cere0rotonic,) 0e rep2.ced -ith .n eBu.22y undi,cri/in.ting ho,ti2ity% Hi, o-n exce,,i7e2y Buic5 re.ction, /.5e hi/ into2er.nt to-.rd the ,2o- re.ction, o3 the 7i,cer otonic,% He de,pi,e, the 2.tterG, 2o7e o3 po2ite cere/ony) hi, 2o7e o3 3ood) hi, 32.00ine,,) hi, co/p2.cency% He /.y en7y or e7en .d/ire ,o/e o3 the Bu.2itie, po,,e,,ed 0y high ,o/.totonic, 8their !p.rt.n indi33erence to p.in) phy,ic.2 endur.nce) 6c.,t iron6 dige,tion,9) 0ut he .0hor, their noi,ine,,) their in,en,iti7ity) their 2.c5 o3 in,ight into their o-n -or2d% Thi, ho,ti2ity) co/0ined -ith hi, 2o7e o3 pri7.cy .nd hi, ,ociopho0i.) c.n e.,i2y turn the high cere0rotonic into .n e/0ittered rec2u,e) -ho renounce, the -or2d in . ,pirit o3 ,.7.ge conte/pt .nd pour, ,corn on tho,e -ho continue to indu2ge in it, p2e.,ure,% Though /.ny o3 the gre.t per,ecutor, -ere ,o/.totonic,) /.ny other, -ere e/0ittered cere0rotonic,% Their 2e.n) dr.-n) .ngry 3.ce, h.7e g.1ed on /.ny .n orgy o3 Cudici.2 /urder -herein -itche, or heretic, peri,hed ./id the 32./e,% Di,torted ,exu.2ity% #ere0rotonic, .re inten,e2y) o3ten .2/o,t in,.ne2y) ,exu.2% The ,exu.2 urge -hich ,c.rce2y ru332e, the ,ur3.ce o3 2i3e 3or the 7i,cerotonic) -hich the ,o/.totonic .ccept, e.,i2y .nd 3it, re.di2y into hi, 2i3e p.ttern) hit, the cere0rotonic 2i5e . hurric.ne) 02o-ing hi/ thi, -.y .nd th.t) end.ngering hi, ,t.0i2ity .nd e7en hi, ,.nity% He i, e,peci.22y thre.tened during hi, teen,) -hen) in our cu2ture) out/oded t.0oo, oper.te to pre7ent nor/.2 gr.ti3ic.tion .nd -hen) in the /.2e) the ,ex urge i, /o,t po-er3u2% Bec.u,e the cere0rotonic i, ,o do/in.ted 0y hi, inte22ectu.2 0r.in) hi, po-er3u2 ,exu.2ity o3ten .ppe.r, to hi/ ., .n .2ien 3orce) . ,ort o3 de/on .g.in,t -hich he h., to ,trugg2e% In the cour,e o3 thi, ,trugg2e) the -ho2e ,exu.2 3orce 0eco/e, di,torted) turning in upon it,e23 to gener.te de,tructi7e i/pu2,e, centering .0out the ide. o3 6/orti3ic.tion o3 the 32e,h%6 The ,trugg2e .g.in,t ,exu.2ity -hich p2.yed .nd ,ti22 p2.y, . 2.rge p.rt in the ,o c.22ed /or.2ity o3 the #hri,ti.n #hurch h., pro0.02y c.u,ed /ore hu/.n /i,ery th.n .22 the gre.t p2.gue, co/0ined% Thi, ,trugg2e -hich) .t it, height) reduced 2.rge ,eg/ent, o3 the popu2.tion o3 Europe to the ,t.tu, o3 de7i2 o0,e,,ed ho/icid.2 2un.tic,) h.d it, origin in the cere0rotonic con32ict 0et-een . ,trong ,exu.2 urge .nd .n inter3ering roo3 0r.in -hich re3u,ed to .ccept th.t urge or to per/it it to 32o- in it, nor/.2 ch.nne2,% High2y cere0rotonic peop2e /ere2y put o0,t.c2e, in the -.y o3 their o-n de7e2op/ent i3 they .22othe in32uence o3 the Gui2t #u2t to pre7ent the/ 3ro/ co/ing to ter/, -ith their o-n ,exu.2ity% (or ,uch peop2e) the Diony,i.n re2e.,e i, e,,enti.2 3or nor/.2 he.2th% They .re) .t 0e,t o3 ti/e,)

o7erten,e) o7errepre,,ed .nd o7er.nxiou,% (or the/ . 3u22) inten,e ,exu.2 re2.tion,hip o33er, . -.y out o3 the 2.0yrinth o3 d.ydre./, in -hich they tend to 0e i//er,ed% !uch peop2e /u,t 2e.rn to 2o7e .nd) in the proce,,) 2e.rn to .ccept their o-n in,tinct,% Thi, i, 3or the/ . h.rd t.,5% They do not 2o7e e.,i2y .nd their ,ecreti7e) inhi0ited p.ttern o3 0eing tend, .t .22 ti/e, to cut the/ o33 3ro/ the /.in,tre./ o3 2i3e) con7erting the/ either into her/it, or cynic,% A22 thi, /.y gi7e the i/pre,,ion th.t the cere0rotonic h., gre.ter o0,t.c2e, in hi, -.y th.n h., the ,o/.totonic or 7i,cerotonic% Perh.p, he h.,% He h., ,tr.ined hi, 0io2ogic.2 /ooring, .nd i, in d.nger o3 co/ing .dri3t% The 7i,cerotonic) -ith hi, ,p2endid gut) h., hi, 2ip, g2ued 3ir/2y to the 0re.,t o3 /other e.rth) 2i5e the her0i7ore, in gener.2% The ,o/.totonic) .cti7e) /u,cu2.r) .gre, ,i7e) h., . ,o/e-h.t -e.5er ho2d) .n.2ogou, to th.t o3 the c.rni7ore,) the de7ourer, o3 32e,h) the gre.t 0e.,t, o3 prey% The cere0rotonic de3ie, co/p.ri,on -ith other .ni/.2,% With hi, huge roo3 0r.in predo/in.nt) he i, perh.p, the /o,t 6hu/.n6 o3 hu/.n,) 0ut thi, doe, not nece,,.ri2y con,titute .n .d7.nt.ge either in the crude ,trugg2e 3or exi,tence or in the /ore ,u0t2e ,trugg2e 3or h.r/oniou, .nd 3u22 de7e2op/ent o3 con,ciou,ne,,% High cere0ro toni. i, . Bue,tion.02e .,,et% 'rob#ems o% Ba#ance Thi, 0rie3 re7ie- o3 !he2donG, typo2ogy h.rd2y doe, Cu,tice to the ,y,te/% It h., in it ,e7er.2 e2e/ent, -hich /u,t 0e ,ep.r.te2y e7.2u.ted to gi7e . 3u22 picture o3 type% The /o,t e2u,i7e o3 the,e e2e/ent,) one o3 gre.t i/port.nce to e7ery ,tudent o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy) i, the c.p.city to h.r/oni1e con32icting tr.it, in te/per./ent% The higher the tot.2 o3 the index o3 te/per./ent .nd the /ore eBu.22y it i, di,tri0uted ./ong the three co/ponent,) the gre.ter i, the potenti.2 o3 the indi7idu.2% Thu, . = A ; .nd . > > > 0oth h.7e . tot.2 o3 4;) 0ut o3 the t-o the = A ;) -ith hi, predo/in.nt ,o/.totoni.) /.y h.7e .n e.,ier te/per./ent to integr.te th.n the > > >% The 2.tter /.y 0e pu22ed in ,o /.ny di33erent direction, th.t he /.y end 0y .chie7ing nothing .t .22% !uch type, o3ten t.5e re3uge 3ro/ their con32ict, 0y ,tupe3ying the/,e27e, -ith .2coho2) t.5ing drug, or de2i0er.te2y .dopting . /ediocre di,gui,e% T% E% L.-rence 86L.-rence o3 Ar.0i.69 re.cted in thi, -.y -hen) reCecting .22 the ro2e, /.de .7.i2.02e to hi/ 0y hi, n.tur.2 po-er o3 2e.der,hip .nd heroic .ur.) he too5 re3uge in the .nony/ity o3 the R%A%(% ., 6Aircr.3t,/.n !h.-)6 exc2.i/ingD 6there i, nothing /ore re,t3u2 th.n t.5ing order, 3ro/ 3oo2,%6 An exception.22y rich te/per./ent.2 endo-/ent re,u2t, in 6Pro/ethe.n6 or 6(.u,ti.n6 /.n) . type per3ect2y exe/p2i3ied 0y Goethe% Thi, co/p2ex geniu,) -ho p2.yed the ro2e, o3 ,cienti,t) .d/ini,tr.tor) tr.7e2er) poet) .rti,t) 2o7er .nd /y,tic -ith eBu.2 enthu,i.,/) -ho,e ,urging torrenti.2 producti7ity -ou2d h.7e ,u33iced to ,upp2y three 2e,,er geniu,e,) -., pr.ctic.22y torn to piece, 0y hi, o-n con32icting e2e/ent,% 6A2.,) t-o ,pirit, d-e22 -ithin /y 0re.,t) the one 3ore7er 3ighting -ith the other%6 (.u,t i, not ,.ti,3ied -ith 2itt2e Gretchen -ho/ he ,educe, .nd .0.ndon,% He /u,t h.7e He2en her,e23) he /u,t 0e /.,ter o3 the !ign o3 the M.croco,/ .nd o3 the Microco,/% 6(ro/ he.7en he de/.nd, the 2o7e2ie,t ,t.r, .nd 3ro/ the e.rth e.ch Coy it h., to o33er) .nd .22 th.tG, ne.r .nd .22 th.tG, di,t.nt -onGt ,.ti,3y hi, 3.tho/2e,, de,ire,%6 @H !uch i, (.u,ti.n /.n% Goethe) .3ter ,e7er.2 c2o,e c.22, -ith 0oth /.dne,, .nd ,uicide) /.n.ged to 2i7e to the .ge o3 eighty t-o .nd 2e.7e 0ehind hi/ co22ected -or5, -hich 3i22 4?F 7o2u/e,% The 3.ct th.t he -., .02e to do thi, -., due) undou0ted2y) to .n under,t.nding o3 the princip.2, o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy -hich he o0t.ined e.r2y in 2i3e .nd -hich guided hi/ .3ter-.rd,% The -ho2e o3 (.u,t i, . tre.ti,e on thi, ,u0Cect) one o3 the riche,t in .22 2iter.ture 0ut) 2i5e ,o /.ny -or5, o3 thi, 5ind) inte22igi02e on2y to one -ho 65no-, the 2.ngu.ge%6 Other (.u,ti.n /en -ho h.7e not h.d thi, guiding 2ight h.7e 0een 2e,, 3ortun.te% The .i/ o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy i, to gi7e the ,tudent .n under,t.nding o3 hi, e,,ence% Once he re.22y 5no-, hi, type) he c.n e,ti/.te .ccur.te2y hi, inn.te c.p.citie, .nd 2i7e -ithin the 2i/it.tion, they i/po,e% A A 4 4 index o3 te/per./ent ,hou2d in3or/ it, po,,e,,or th.t hi, gre.te,t d.nger 2ie, in hi, cr.7ing to 7eget.te .nd th.t) un2e,, he con,t.nt2y ,tri7e, to pre,, hi, o-n ,t.rt 0utton) he i, 2i5e2y to degener.te into . ,hi//ering /.,, o3 3.t% A 4 4 A index -.rn, o3 . di33erent d.nger% !uch exce,,i7e cere0rotoni. put, the ,.nity) indeed the 7ery exi,tence) o3 ,uch . one in d.nger un2e,, he

3ind, . 7ery ,he2tered en7iron/ent .nd gu.rd, hi/,e23 .g.in,t o7er ,ti/u2.tion% One -ho h., . 2itt2e 2e,, ,trength in cere0rotoni. .nd . 2itt2e /ore in ,o/.totoni. 3.ce, Buite . di33erent pro02e/% A 4 = @) 3or in,t.nce) c.n 0e extre/e2y 0ri22i.nt or .n extre/e2y trou02e,o/e ch.r.cter) re3or/er) /.rtyr or con,pir.tor% !.7on.ro2. .nd the !h.5e,pe.re.n #.,,iu, -ere) !he2don ,t.te,) perh.p, c2.,,ic.2 4 = @G,% But i3 the ,econd.ry ,trength i, in 7i,cer otoni. in,te.d o3 ,o/.totoni.) .n entire2y di33erent ,itu.tion re,u2t,% 6The = 4 @ i, .n exce,,i7e2y -e.5) ,o3t) e33e/in.te) h.r/2e,, per,on -ith the /u,cu2.r ,trength o3 . gir2 .nd the re,o2ution o3 . r.00it%6@; Types and (astes !he2donG, c2.,,i3ic.tion o3 0ody type, .nd te/per./ent, c.n 0e u,e3u22y ,upp2e/ented 0y th.t o3 M.nu% Though thi, ,y,te/ i, 7ery .ncient .nd the rigid c.,te ,tructure it i/po,ed on the ,oci.2 2i3e o3 Indi. i,) to our -.y o3 thin5ing) 7ery repu2,i7e) it doe, cont.in e2e/ent, nece,,.ry 3or .n under,t.nding o3 /.nG, e,,ence% The 2.-, o3 M.nu di7ided /en into 3our group,) 0r.h/in,) 5,h.triy.,) 7.i,y., .nd ,udr.,% The di7i,ion -., 0.,ed on e,,ence Bu.2itie,% The,e e,,ence Bu.2itie, -ere de,ign.ted ,7.0h.7.) -hich c.n rough2y 0e tr.n,2.ted 6,e23 0eing)6 .nd on . /.nG, ,e23 0eing depended hi, ,e23 duty 8,7.dh.r/.9) the ro2e he -., proper2y 3itted to p2.y in 2i3e% The i/port.nce o3 ,7.dh.r/. i, e/ph.,i1ed in thi, 7er,e 3ro/ the Bh.g.7.d Git.D 6Better oneG, o-n duty though i/per3ect2y per3or/ed th.n the duty o3 .nother -e22 per3or/ed% Better i, de.th in the doing o3 oneG, o-n dutyD the duty o3 .nother i, 3r.ught -ith peri2%6 The e,,ence n.ture o3 the type c.22ed 0r.h/in i, .n urge to 5no- the truth% Depending on the ,trength -ith -hich thi, urge i, 3e2t) the /.n -ith thi, 5ind o3 ,e23 0eing -i22 p2.y the !cience G./e) the Art G./e or the M.,ter G./e% The true 0r.h/in pur,ue, truth .t .22 co,t, .nd -i22 not per/it con,ider.tion, o3 co/3ort or con7enience to ,t.nd in hi, -.y% Hi, /o,t out,t.nding ch.r.cteri,tic i, hi, o0Cecti7ity) hi, .0i2ity to ri,e .0o7e the du,t o3 the .ren.) to re,i,t the hypnoti1ing e33ect o3 -ord, .nd the 02ind p.,,ion, o3 cu2t,) po2itic.2 or re2igiou,% Peop2e o3 thi, type h.7e . 7it.2 ro2e to p2.y in ,ociety% Their o0Cecti7ity gi7e, the/ the po-er to e7.2u.te correct2y the 3orce, .t -or5 in ,ociety .t . gi7en /o/ent% They .re not executi7e, the/,e27e, 0ut .re the n.tur.2 .d7i,er, o3 executi7e,) not 5ing, 0ut the coun,e22or, o3 5ing,% O0Cecti7ity i, . p.rt o3 their e,,ence% When their e,,ence 0eco/e, po22uted 0y the per,on. or 3.2,e ego) thi, o0Cecti7ity i, 0etr.yed% They then 0eco/e gui2ty o3 0.d 3.ith% Tho,e -ho p2.y the !cience G./e h.n5er 3or No0e2 .-.rd, in,te.d o3 5no-2edge% Tho,e -ho p2.y the Art G./e e/p2oy ,2ic5 tric5, .nd 0eco/e /ere ,ho-o33,% Tho,e -ho p2.y the M.,ter G./e ,et the/,e27e, up ., guru, .nd /e.,ure their .tt.in/ent, not 0y inner ,t.nd.rd, 0ut 0y the nu/0er o3 their 3o22o-er,% Th.t pheno/enon -hich Lucien Bend. c.22ed 6The Tre.,on o3 the Inte22ectu.2,6 i, the re,u2t o3 ,.cri3ice o3 o0Cecti7ity 0y /e/0er, o3 the 0r.h/in c.,te% Thi, tre.,on h., re,u2ted in the gene,i, o3 . nu/0er o3 p.thogenic ide., th.t) in our century) h.7e pro7ed ., de,tructi7e ., .ny o3 the gre.t p2.gue, o3 hi,tory% !uch ide., ., 6A22 i, Per/itted)6 6The M.,ter R.ce)6 .nd 6#2.,, W.r6 h.7e 0rought de.th to /i22ion,) /i,ery to /i22ion, o3 other,% A22 the,e de.d2y ide., h.7e 0een 0re-ed in the /ind, o3 tr.itor inte22ectu.2, -ho) h.7ing 2o,t their o0Cecti7ity) h.7e ,t.rted to p2.y the g./e o3 po2itic.2 p.,,ion,% In . he.2thy ,ociety the 0r.h/in, 8o0Cecti7e /en9 .re re,pon,i02e 3or the 3or/u2.tion o3 it, .i/,% They .re the ,piritu.2 de,cend.nt, o3 the prophet, eBuipped 0y their ,peci.2 c.p.city to 3unction ., the con,cience o3 ,ociety% In . ,ic5 ,ociety) in -hich the o0Cecti7e /en .re gui2ty o3 0.d 3.ith) they not on2y 3.i2 to per3or/ their 3unction ., n.7ig.tor, 0ut 0eco/e 2.rge2y re,pon,i02e 3or running the ,hip on the roc5,% Hence Bend.G, -ry co//ent on the tre.,on o3 the inte22ectu.2,D 6A2though Orpheu, cou2d not .,pire to ch.r/ the -i2d 0e.,t, -ith hi, /u,ic one cou2d .t 2e.,t h.7e hoped th.t Orpheu, hi/,e23 -ou2d not 0eco/e . -i2d 0e.,t%6 The 5,h.triy. in .ncient Indi. -., . -.rrior) ru2er or 0oth% The e,,ence Bu.2ity o3 thi, type i, the -i22 to po-er ., th.t o3 the 0r.h/in i, the -i22 to truth% In . he.2thy ,ociety the 5,h.triy.) the /.n o3 .ction) -.rrior) n.tur.2 te/por.2 ru2er) i, guided 0y the 0r.h/in) the o0Cecti7e /.n) prophet or ,eer%

Without ,uch guid.nce) the 5,h.triy. type 0eco/e, 2o,t in the /.1e o3 hi, o-n .cti7ity) 2o,e, ,ight o3 2ong ter/ end, .nd higher princip2e,) go7ern, on . d.y to d.y 0.,i, in . /ore or 2e,, opportuni,tic /.nner% The 5,h.triy. i, typic.22y . high /e,o/orph .nd hi, te/per./ent i, corre,ponding2y high in ,o/.totoni.% He h., ,trength 0ut 2.c5, in,ight% He /.y ri,e to . po,ition o3 gre.t po-er in the ,t.teI 0ut on2y -hen he h., ,t.nding 0ehind hi/ the i/p.rti.2 o0,er7er) ,u33icient2y re/o7ed 3ro/ i//edi.te pro02e/, not to 0e ,-.yed 0y d.y to d.y e/ergencie,) c.n the 5,h.triy. ,teer the ,hip o3 ,t.te correct2y% (or the ,./e re.,on) i3 he choo,e, to p2.y the M.,ter G./e) he -i22 need ., hi, te.cher o0Cecti7e /.n) the 0r.h/in% The 7.i,y.) -ho,e e,,ence 3it, hi/ to p2.y the ro2e o3 /erch.nt or .rti,.n) per3or/, hi, e,,ence duty 0y ,.ti,3ying need,) 0uying .nd ,e22ing) /.nu3.cturing) undert.5ing 0u,ine,, enterpri,e, o3 7.riou, 5ind,% Li5e the 5,h.triy.) he tend, to 0eco/e o7eri/ /er,ed in .cti7ity 0ut he i, do/in.ted 0y the -i22 to po,,e,,ion, not 0y the -i22 to po-er% Where., the 5,h.triy. tend, to ,et in /otion the Mo2och G./e .nd to try to .chie7e hi, po2itic.2 end, 0y 7io2ence) the 7.i,y. 0eco/e, tot.22y preoccupied -ith Hog in Trough .nd the .ccu/u2.tion o3 7.,t Bu.ntitie, o3 po,,e,,ion,% A, the 5,h.triy. i, predo/in.nt2y . /e,o/orph) the 7.i,y. i, predo/in.nt2y .n endo/orph% The ,udr.) tr.dition.22y 2o-e,t o3 the 3our c.,te,) i, . 0eing o3 2i/ited out2oo5) concerned -ith the ,.ti,3.ction o3 hi, phy,ic.2 need,% Bec.u,e o3 hi, e,,ence 2i/it.tion,) he c.nnot do /uch /ore th.n -or5 .t . phy,ic.2 2e7e2% In .ncient ,ocietie,) in -hich /.nu.2 -or5 -., de,pi,ed) the ,udr. -., .2,o de,pi,ed) reduced to . condition o3 ,2.7ery or ,er3do/) ro00ed) exp2oited .nd decei7ed 0y /e/0er, o3 the other c.,te,% He -., 2oo5ed upon ., 0eing inc.p.02e o3 independent thought) ,ugge,ti02e) e.,i2y decei7ed) e.,i2y /i,2ed% It -., reg.rded ., e,,enti.2 th.t he ,hou2d ,u0/it to the guid.nce o3 tho,e .0o7e hi/ in the ,oci.2 hier.rchy% !hou2d he t.5e po-er into hi, h.nd,) it -., thought th.t the co22.p,e o3 ,ociety -ou2d 3o22o- ine7it.02y) the higher order, -ou2d 0e de,troyed) .22 ,piritu.2 7.2ue, -ou2d 0e 2o,t) the ,ur7i7ing /e/0er, o3 the ,tric5en ,ociety -ou2d 0e dr.gged do-n to the condition o3 .ni/.2,% In recent ti/e, the ,udr., h.7e re7o2ted .nd) in ,o/e c.,e,) t.5en po-er) o3ten pro7ing the truth o3 . ,.ying o3 !o2o/onG, th.t there .re 3e- di,.,ter, -or,e th.n 6the ,er7.nt -hen he reigneth%6 Which doe, not .2ter the 3.ct th.t) -hen the ,udr. 3u23i22, hi, e,,ence duty) he i, Cu,t ., c.p.02e o3 p2.ying the M.,ter G./e ., i, the 5,h.triy. or 7.i,y. 0ec.u,e) 0eing /ore do-n to e.rth) he i, 2e,, .pt to 0e 2ed .,tr.y 0y 3.2,e theorie,% The ,udr. i, . ,i/p2e ,ou2) e,,ence do/in.ted% He o3ten 5no-, . gre.t de.2 0ut he 5no-, it in e,,ence .nd there3ore i, inc.p.02e o3 expre,,ing it in -ord,% Thi, Bu.2ity o3 the ,udr. o3ten ende.r, hi/ to the 0r.h/in% Hence To2,toyG, p.,,ion 3or the Ru,,i.n pe.,.nt .nd T% E% L.-renceG, ro/.nce -ith the 6chi2dren o3 the de,ert%6 Ne- re2igiou, /o7e/ent, /.y ,t.rt -ith .n .ppe.2 to the ,udr., 0ec.u,e /e/0er, o3 thi, c.,te .re 2e,, 2o.ded -ith po,,e,,ion, .nd c2uttered -ith preconcei7ed ide., th.n .re their ,oci.2 ,uperior,% It i, ,igni3ic.nt th.t +e,u, pre3erred the co/p.ny o3 3i,her/en to th.t o3 ,cri0e,) 2.-yer, or Ph.ri,ee,% 'ersona and a#se Ego !tudy o3 the e,,ence 2e.d, to . c2e.rer under,t.nding o3 the per,on.% The e2e/ent, o3 the per,on. .re dependent on tho,e o3 the e,,ence 0ut .re .cBuired 0y i/it.tion or i/po,ed 0y circu/,t.nce,% Their /.ni3e,t.tion, c.n 0e ch.nged e.,i2y -here., tho,e o3 the e,,ence c.n 0e ch.nged on2y -ith 7ery gre.t di33icu2ty% A ,tudent co/e, to 5no- hi, 7.riou, per,on.2itie, 0y o0,er7ing hi, 0eh.7ior under 7.riou, circu/,t.nce,% He co22ect, ,n.p,hot,) .,,e/02e, the/ in the .20u/ o3 /e/ory% In due cour,e he /.5e, the .cBu.int.nce o3 .22 the ,e27e, .nd 2e.rn, to produce the/ .t -i22% Hi, inner -or5 doe, not de,troy the 7.riou, ,e27e,% Thi, i, not the .i/) i3 it 0eco/e, the .i/) -or5 i, not proceeding right2y% The ch.nge -hich t.5e, p2.ce i, . ch.nge in per,pecti7e% A ne- o0Cecti7ity d.-n,% The ,tudent ,.y, not 6I6 0ut 6it6I he -.tche, the ,e27e, .t p2.y) no- one) no- .nother% Gr.du.22y the O0,er7er 2e.rn, to 5no- the ,er7.nt, in the hou,e) 3ind, out -hich c.n 0e tru,ted) -hich c.nnot) -hich .re he2p3u2) -hich h.r/3u2% Thi, .pp2ie, p.rticu2.r2y to tho,e /.ni3e,t.tion, -hich .re co22ecti7e2y re3erred to ., the 63.2,e ego%6 Thi, /.2ign.nt gro-th -ithin the per,on. i, neither u,e3u2 nor decor.ti7e 0ut un3ortun.te2y) through -rong educ.tion) i, o3ten reg.rded ., . 7it.2

p.rt o3 the ,e23% To ,.cri3ice their 0e2ie3 in the 3.2,e ego c.n 0e) 3or ,o/e peop2e) the /o,t di33icu2t o3 .22 undert.5ing,% De,pite the 3.ct th.t it i, the ,ource o3 /o,t o3 their ,u33ering,) they c2ing to it -ith ,tu00orn in,i,tence) 2i5e . /edie7.2 /on5 to hi, h.ir ,hirt) u,ing .22 their energie, to protect .nd en2.rge it) in32icting it, i/0eci2itie, on other, .nd re,enting 0itter2y the ,2ighte,t 0re.th o3 critici,/ directed .g.in,t it% In ,uch peop2e) the 3.2,e ego gro-, .nd gr.du.22y t.5e, o7er the entire ,tructure o3 the ,e23) Cu,t ., . 7iru, .2ter, the che/i,try o3 the ce22 .nd co/pe2, it to /.nu3.cture /ore 7iru, in,te.d o3 per3or/ing it, right3u2 3unction in the 0ody% Our high2y .cBui,iti7e cu2ture) -ith it, e/ph.,i, on con,picuou, con,u/ption) on 65eeping up -ith the +one,G,)6 on the gener.2 g./e o3 ego centered oneup/.n,hip) encour.ge, the gro-th o3 the 3.2,e ego% In gre.t citie,) ./id . pro3u,ion o3 ,t.tu, ,y/0o2, r.nging 3ro/ y.cht, to orchid,) thi, .,pect o3 the p,yche /.y 0e ,een 32o-ering 2i5e . /on,trou, creeper nouri,hed 0y 3.2,e 7.2ue, .nd .rti3ici.2 condition, o3 2i3e% It ,ho-, in it, phoney g2ory in high priced re,t.ur.nt,) -here di,he, -ith 3.ncy (rench n./e, .re ,er7ed 0y -e.ry -.iter, to 0ored p.tron, -ho .re 7i,iting the e,t.02i,h/ent not ,o /uch to e.t ., to ,ee .nd 0e ,een% There it, 0right 0ritt2e 3.ce .nd ,ynthetic ,/i2e i, ., o07iou,2y .rti3ici.2 ., . p2.,tic orchid% But no one ,hou2d ,uppo,e th.t thi, tin,e2 0right) o7erp.inted .,pect i, the ,o2e /.ni3e,t.tion o3 the 3.2,e ego% The 0e.rded 0e.tni5 -ith hi, 2ong h.ired 6chic5)6 ,.nd.2ed or 0.re3ooted) -ithout . nic5e2 in hi, r.gged p.nt,) /.y 0e /.ni3e,ting hi, 3.2,e ego in thi, eccentric gui,e Cu,t ., ,ure2y ., doe, the p.inted 2.dy in the rit1y re,t.ur.nt% There i, no 2i/it to the di,gui,e, the 3.2,e ego c.n .,,u/e% It penetr.te, e7erything% An .rti,t under it, do/in.tion eng.ge, in . 3e7eri,h g./e o3 oneup/.n,hip) e/p2oying ,2ic5 tric5, to de/on,tr.te hi, c2e7erne,,% A -riter i, de2i0er.te2y o0,cure in the hope th.t re.der, /.y thin5 hi/ 6di33icu2t6 .nd there3ore pro3ound% In the 3ie2d o3 re2igion) the 3.2,e ego 2e.d, to into2er.nce .nd ,e23 ,.ti,3.ction 8the 6Lord) I th.n5 thee th.t I ./ not ., other /en6 o3 the Go,pe2 Ph.ri,ee9% E7en the re,e.rch ,cienti,t) -ho) 0eing concerned -ith o0Cecti7e re.2ity) /ight 0e thought to 0e 3ree o3 thi, p2.gue) i, o3ten co/p2ete2y do/in.ted 0y hi, 3.2,e ego) expending 7.,t ,tore, o3 e/otion.2 energy on pueri2e .rgu/ent, concerning priority o3 pu02ic.tion) on pro7ing th.t ,o/e ri7.2 -., -rong .nd th.t he -., right) or ch.,ing th.t ,upre/e -i22 oG the -i,p) the No0e2 .-.rd) .rch ,t.tu, ,y/0o2 .nd . ,tu/02ing 02oc5 3or /.ny% On2y -hen one /o7e, 3ro/ city to country .nd con,ort, -ith ,i/p2er type, 3.r/er,) 3i,her/en) -ood,/en doe, one e,c.pe . 2itt2e 3ro/ the /i.,/. o3 the 3.2,e ego% The c2o,er one .ppro.che, to the 0re.,t o3 /other e.rth) the 2e,, ch.nce doe, thi, c2o-n h.7e o3 /.ni3e,ting it,e23% Thore.u .2one .t W.2den) To2,toi /o-ing -ith hi, pe.,.nt,) G.uguin -ith the 0ro-n Po2yne,i.n, in the M.rBue,., -ere .22) in their -.y) ,ee5ing re3uge 3ro/ their o-n 3.2,e ego, or 3ro/ the co22ecti7e 3.2,e ego o3 hu/.n ,ociety% !o no dou0t -., !i/eon !ty2ite, on top o3 hi, co2u/n) ,o -., Mi2.rep. in hi, c.7e in the Hi/.2.y.,) ,o -ere count2e,, other rec2u,e, in ,o2it.ry her/it.ge,) /on.,terie, or retre.t, o3 one ,ort or .nother% They -ere not .2-.y, ,ucce,,3u2% !o ,u0t2e i, thi, /.ni3e,t.tion o3 the p,yche o3 /.n) ,o ,5i223u2 i, it in .dopting di,gui,e,) th.t the 7ery .u,teritie, th.t .re uti2i1ed to ,uppre,, it c.n 0eco/e it, orn./ent,) the o0Cect, o3 it, pride% !o tho,e ,ty2ite, o3 the de,ert) perched on top o3 their co2u/n,) ,he2ter2e,,) in con,t.nt di,co/3ort .nd d.nger o3 0re.5ing their nec5,) cou2d 0eco/e /ore .rrog.nt ., . re,u2t o3 their pri7.tion, th.n the ,e23 indu2gent citi1en, o3 A2ex.ndri. -ho c./e 3ro/ ti/e to ti/e to g.1e on the,e ho2y /en -ith /ing2ed 3ee2ing, o3 -onder .nd repu2,ion% To the ,tudent o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy the 3.2,e ego repre,ent, .n e7er pre,ent o0,t.c2e% It c.n) .nd 3reBuent2y doe,) .ppropri.te 3or it, o-n purpo,e, .22 the po-er, th.t . per,on g.in, 0y inner di,cip2ine .nd inner -or5% There i, nothing in /.nG, n.ture to gu.r.ntee th.t the po-er, he g.in, -i22 0e u,ed 3or the tr.n,cending o3 the ,e23 .nd the .tt.in/ent o3 2i0er.tion% At e7ery point on the W.y) e7en up to . 7ery high 2e7e2) the tr.7e2er c.n /.5e . /i,t.5e .nd choo,e the Le3t H.nd P.th r.ther th.n the Right H.nd P.th% I3 he /.5e, thi, /i,t.5e) then .22 the po-er he h., g.ined i, u,ed to rein3orce hi, ego r.ther th.n to tr.n,cend it% There re,u2t, -h.t GurdCie33 h., c.22ed 6-rong cry,t.22i1.tion%6 A /.n 0eco/e, uni3ied) h., -i22) h., 7ery gre.t po-er) 0ut .22 hi, po-er, .re

directed to the -rong end,% !uch . one c.n on2y re enter the W.y ., . re,u2t o3 gre.t ,u33ering in the cour,e o3 -hich the -ho2e ,tructure o3 the ego h., to 0e ,h.ttered ., . 0.d2y ,et 0one /u,t 0e re0ro5en 0e3ore it c.n unite correct2y% Anatomy o% a D/ar% The 3.2,e ego i, . co/ponent o3 /.nG, p,yche -hich 3o22o-, hi/ into high p2.ce,) . c2o-n) 0u33oon) hunch0.c5) d-.r3) . poor co/p.nion 0ut one not e.,y to ,h.5e o33% To 5no- it, .,pect) to 0e .02e c2e.r2y to de3ine it, 2i/it,) the ,tudent /u,t o0,er7e .nd g.ther /.teri.2% Nothing i, g.ined 0y conce.2/ent% The 3.2,e ego deri7e, it, po-er 3ro/ it, c.p.city 3or di,gui,e% It ,ho-, it,e23 noone 3or/) no- in .nother) -i22 pic5 up high ,ounding phr.,e, trot the/ out 2i5e . p.rrot) -i22 2e.rn the 2.ngu.ge o3 the inner -or5 .nd t.25 o3 higher ,t.te, o3 con,ciou,ne,,) /y,tic.2 experience) occu2t po-er, .nd ce2e,ti.2 in32uence,% T.25 i, it, /i2ieu% It 2o7e, t.25ing% I3 it c.nnot 3ind .nyone e2,e to t.25 to) it t.25, to it,e23 or eng.ge, in i/.gin.ry con7er,.tion, -ith ,o/e 3riend or .d/irer% Ad/ir.tion it 2o7e,% To ,trut .nd ,ho- o33 2i5e . C.c5d.- in pe.coc5G, 3e.ther, i, 3or the 3.2,e ego the 7ery height o3 02i,,% But i3 .nyone critici1e, thi, per3or/.nce) i3 .nyone d.re, to ,ugge,t th.t the p2u/.ge i, 0orro-ed .nd the -ho2e di,p2.y . 3.5e) ho- 0itter the re,ent/ent) ho- .ngui,hed the outcrie, .nd prote,t,& Not ,.ti,3ied -ith -eeping on the ,hou2der o3 e7eryone -ithin re.ch) thi, tire,o/e entity -i22 3i22 the -ho2e p,yche -ith 2./ent.tion,) .iring it, grie7.nce, in i/.gin.ry con7er,.tion, -hich) 0ec.u,e o3 the cyc2ic n.ture o3 the /ent.2 hoo5up) repe.t the/,e27e, inter/in.02y% 6He -ronged /e) he in,u2ted /e) he d./.ged /y reput.tion) he /.de /e 2oo5 3oo2i,h%6 In ,uch phr.,e, ., the,e) -ith . thou,.nd 7.ri.tion, depending on circu/,t.nce,) doe, the 3.2,e ego expre,, it, re.ction -hen the pr.i,e it ,o de.r2y 2o7e, i, -ithhe2d or it, .ntic, .re tre.ted -ith di,d.in% The coun,e2 o3 per3ection i, not to 2et the 3.2,e ego t.5e ch.rge) to .7oid tho,e ,itu.tion, in -hich he i, 2i5e2y to p2.y . do/in.nt ro2e% True to the o2d ,.ying) 6Bird, o3 . 3e.ther 32oc5 together)6 thi, .,pect o3 the p,yche i, .uto/.tic.22y dr.-n into the co/p.ny o3 3oo2, -ho p.nder to hi, -e.5ne,,e, .nd pr.i,e hi, per3or/.nce% #ert.in peop2e) ., .ny c.re3u2 o0,er7er c.n note) get together 3or no other re.,on th.n to rein3orce e.ch other, 3.2,e ego,) 3or/ing 2itt2e /utu.2 .d/ir.tion ,ocietie, -ithin -hich they c.n di,p2.y their /o,t .rti3ici.2 .,pect, -ithout 3e.r o3 cen,ure% (riend, o3 the 3.2,e ego .re 3oe, o3 the e,,ence% An e,,ence 3riend i, no 32.tterer .nd doe, not .d/ire the .ntic, o3 the inner 3oo2% It -., -e22 ,.id 0y the !u3i poet) +.2.2uddin Ru/i) th.t the 3riend,hip o3 . 3oo2 i, 2i5e the 3riend,hip o3 . 0e.r% He .dded) in .nother ,tory) th.t e7en +e,u, 32ed 3ro/ the 3oo2) ,.yingD 6I c.n /.5e the 02ind ,ee) the de.3 he.r) the 2./e run .nd r.i,e the de.d) 0ut I c.nnot turn the 3oo2 .-.y 3ro/ hi, 3o22y%6 AF9 !o the pr.ctic.2 ,tudent o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy 2e.rn, to .7oid tho,e peop2e .nd circu/,t.nce, -hich encour.ge the /.ni3e,t.tion, o3 the 3.2,e ego% In,te.d) he ,ee5, e,,ence 3riend, -ho,e .i/, .re ,i/i2.r to hi, o-n% Thi, doe, not /e.n th.t he 2.c5, co/p.,,ion or i, exce,,i7e2y critic.2% He i, ,i/p2y . re.2i,t -ho 5no-, hi, o-n 2i/it.tion, .nd doe, not propo,e to /.5e . h.rd t.,5 ,ti22 h.rder 0y de2i0er.te2y 3o,tering hi, o-n de2u,ion,% I3 . /.n re.22y -i,he, to ,ee hi, 3.2,e ego) .22 he need do i, to put th.t entity in . ,itu.tion in -hich it 2oo5, 3oo2i,h) conte/pti02e) inept or un,ophi,tic.ted% To do thi, de2i0er.te2y) not ., . /e.n, o3 ,e23 puni,h/ent or ., .n excu,e 3or p2.ying the 0u33oon) reBuire, con,ider.02e e33ort .nd con,titute, .n .,pect o3 Outer The.ter -hich i, ., pro3it.02e ., it i, di33icu2t% The extent to -hich -e identi3y -ith the 3.2,e ego 0eco/e, p.in3u22y o07iou, the /o/ent -e .tte/pt intention.22y to p2.ce it in . 0.d 2ight% The .tte/pt /.y con,i,t o3 nothing /ore th.n /.5ing . n.i7e re/.r5 in . co/p.ny th.t con,ider, it,e23 ,ophi,tic.ted or intention.22y .ppe.ring not to 5no- ,o/ething one ,hou2d 5no.nd .ctu.22y doe,% Thi, tric5 o3 p2.ying du/0er th.n one i, gi7e, in,ight, not on2y into the ,tructure o3 oneG, o-n 3.2,e ego 0ut .2,o into the 3.2,e ego o3 other,) -ho,e re.ction, 8,corn) conde,cen,ion) po2ite conte/pt or to2er.nt ,/i2ing9 gi7e . c2e.r indic.tion o3 -here they ,t.nd on the ,c.2e o3 0eing%

It h., 0een ,.idD 6On2y . 7ery c2e7er /.n c.n intention.22y p2.y the ro2e o3 . 3oo2%6 !h.5e,pe.re 5ne- thi,% The -ho2e o3 'ing Le.r i, . pro3ound repre,ent.tion o3 the interp2.y 0et-een 3.2,e ego .nd e,,ence% The t-o .,pect, o3 /.nG, p,yche .re dr./.tic.22y Cuxt.po,ed .g.in,t . 0.c5ground o3 ,tor/ .nd c.t.,tropheI the con,ciou, e2e/ent de2i0er.te2y p2.y, the ro2e o3 (oo2 -hi2e the 3.2,e ego) in the ro2e o3 the M.d 'ing) ,trut, .nd dec2.i/, in the 3.ce o3 the indi33erent te/pe,t) putting the 02./e 3or hi, /i,3ortune, on e7erything except hi, o-n ,tupidity% Ag.in .nd .g.in 'ing Le.r 8'ing Le.r) I$% i) L.ure2 edition9 con3ront, hi, /entor) 0ut e7ery ti/e he 3.i2, to he.r the /e,,.ge% LEAHD Do,t thou c.22 /e 3oo2 0oy< (OOLD A22 thy other tit2e, thou h.,t gi7en .-.y) th.t thou -.,t 0orn -ith% "II. Education o% 'sychic (enters The our Brains ED"#ATION i, THE E!!EN#E o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy) 0ut it, concept o3 educ.tion i, di33erent 3ro/ th.t -hich i, gener.22y .ccepted in our cu2ture% True educ.tion in7o27e, e7ery .,pect o3 /.nG, 0eing) hi, in,tincti7e) /otor) e/otion.2 .nd inte22ectu.2 3unction,% Wh.t p.,,e, 3or educ.tion in our uni7er,itie, .nd center, o3 6.d7.nced 2e.rning6 i, . 2op,ided .33.ir in -hich .22 the e/ph.,i, i, p2.ced on ,tu33ing the inte22ectu.2 center -ith 3.ct,) in /uch the ,./e -.y ., . co/puter i, ,tu33ed -ith in3or/.tion 0y 3eeding it 60it,6 in the 3or/ o3 punched c.rd, -hich it du2y ,tore, in one 3or/ or .nother .nd c.n retrie7e on de/.nd% To tre.t . hu/.n 0eing 2i5e . co/puter i, to in,u2t hi, hu/.nity% Thi, 3.ct i, 7.gue2y under,tood e7en 0y tho,e -ho ,ee/ /o,t .nxiou, to 6co/puteri1e6 /.n% Though they do their 0e,t to expre,, .22 hu/.n 3unction, in co/puter ter/ino2ogy) they ,ti22 .d/it) in their /ore hone,t /o/ent,) th.t ,o/e .,pect, o3 hu/.n 0eh.7ior re3u,e to 3it into the co/puter p.ttern% A co/puter c.n cert.in2y 0e progr.//ed to p2.y . p.,,.02e g./e o3 che,,) to co/po,e . ,i/p2e tune) to -rite the 5ind o3 -ord ,.2.d th.t) in ,o/e 6,ophi,tic.ted6 circ2e,) p.,,e, 3or poetry% But .,5 it to e/u2.te Mich.e2.nge2o 8p.int the !i,tine #h.pe29) Beetho7en 8co/po,e the nine ,y/phonie,9) !h.5e,pe.re 8-rite the p2.y, .nd the ,onnet,9) or to produce the ,piritu.2 eBui7.2ent o3 the '.th. "p.ni,h.d or the !er/on on the Mount .nd it .t once 0eco/e, .pp.rent th.t there exi,t, in /.n . cert.in 6,o/ething6 th.t the g.dget i, not 2i5e2y to de7e2op ho-e7er co/p2ex -e /.5e it, circuit,% !o 63.ct ,tu33ing6 i, . tr.7e,ty o3 educ.tion% E7en the /ore rigorou, tr.ining in o0,er7.tion) experi/ent.tion) .n.2y,i, o3 re,u2t, -hich the conte/por.ry ,cienti,t recei7e, in the 2.0or.tory ,ti22 2e.7e, . /.n ,tr.nger to hi/,e23% It doe, not en.02e hi/ to under,t.nd the 2.-, o3 hi, o-n 0eing) the 2i/it.tion, i/po,ed 0y hi, type) the n.ture o3 the 3orce, .nd energie, .t -or5 -ithin hi/) the po,,i0i2itie, .7.i2.02e to hi/ in the 3or/ o3 other /ode, o3 con,ciou,ne,,% To re.2i1e the,e thing, he need, . 7ery di33erent 3or/ o3 educ.tion) one de,igned to de7e2op .22 the p.rt, o3 hi, 0eing) .nd not /ere2y to incre.,e hi, ,tore o3 60it,6 8in the in3or/.tion ,en,e9 or to ,trengthen hi, pure2y inte22ectu.2 c.p.citie,% Wi22i./ !he2don) co//enting on thi, ,u0Cect in The $.rietie, o3 Hu/.n Te/per./ent)@; o0,er7e, th.t there .re ,e7er.2 5ind, o3 inte22igence% He 2i,t, ,y/0o2ic .nd inte22ectu.2 inte22igence) ,o/.tic .nd /.nipu2.ti7e inte22igence) i/.gin.ti7e inte22igence) .33ection.2 inte22igence) ,oci.2 .nd ,exu.2 inte22igence) econo/ic inte22igence) .e,thetic inte22igence) ti/e orient.tion.2 or re2igiou, inte22igence) topogr.phic.2 or ,p.ti.2 inte22igence% The 2e7e2, o3 the,e di33erent 5ind, o3 inte22igence 7.ry -ith type .nd -ith the -.y in -hich the three co/ponent, o3 te/per./ent 7i,cerotoni.) ,o/.totoni.) cere0rotoni. 02end .nd integr.te -ith one .nother% 6It /.y 0e th.t the /o,t gener.22y inte22igent per,on i, he -ho /o,t ,ucce,,3u22y c.rrie, .nd integr.te, . he.7y endo-/ent in /ore th.n one co/ponent) po,,i02y in .22 three% The /o,t ,upre/e2y inte22igent per,on in the -or2d /.y then 0e te/per./ent.22y ,o/ething 2i5e . -e22 integr.ted > > >% 8God i, u,u.22y pictured ., .0out A A AD .22 2o7ing) o/nipotent) .nd o/ni,cient%96@; The 3our 6,e.t, o3 inte22igence6 2oo,e2y de,cri0ed ., the inte22ectu.2) e/otion.2) /o7ing .nd in,tincti7e center, .re neither h.r/oniou,2y nor 3u22y de7e2oped in the /.n -ho exi,t, on2y in the

third ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,,% A per,on /.y h.7e . 0ri22i.nt inte22ectu.2 center .nd yet 0e .n e/otion.2 /oron% Or he /.y 0e -e22 de7e2oped e/otion.22y .nd yet h.7e . /o7ing center ,o inept th.t he c.n 0.re2y tie hi, o-n ,hoe2.ce,% Wh.t !he2don i/p2ie, in the .0o7e Buot.tion .nd -h.t G% GurdCie33 t.ught throughout hi, co2or3u2 c.reer i, th.t /.n doe, not .nd c.nnot .tt.in hi, 3u22 ,piritu.2 ,t.ture 0y de7e2oping on2y one 5ind o3 inte22igence% He /u,t) i3 he i, to groh.r/oniou,2y) de7e2op .22 3our% It i, per/i,,i02e) on .n.to/ic.2 ground,) to ,pe.5 o3 the 3our center, ., 63our 0r.in,)6 occupying di33erent region, o3 the ner7ou, ,y,te/% E.ch 0r.in i, the ,e.t o3 . di33erent ,ort o3 inte22igence .nd e.ch p2.y, . di33erent ro2e in the /.inten.nce o3 the 0ody% The ,tudy o3 type,) i3 it i, to h.7e pr.ctic.2 7.2ue) /u,t 0e 2in5ed to . ,tudy o3 the,e 3our 0r.in,) to .n e33ort to under,t.nd their oper.tion,) to i/pro7e their -or5ing) e2i/in.te -rong 3unction,% Thi, in7o27e, /uch -or5 .nd 0egin,) ., .22 ,uch -or5 /u,t 0egin) -ith ,e23 o0,er7.tion% !e23 o0,er7.tion 2e.d, to ,e23 5no-2edge) ,e23 5no-2edge to ,e23 /.,tery% Thi, i, true o3 e7ery .,pect o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy) 0ut the truth i, o3ten not under,tood% !o the ,tudent trie, to run 0e3ore he c.n -.25) to 0e /.,ter o3 hi/,e23 0e3ore he 5no-, hi/,e23) ., i3 . /.n -ho h.d ne7er touched . pi.no -ere to ,it do-n .t the in,tru/ent .nd expect .t once to per3or/ -ith the ,5i22 o3 . /.,ter p2.yer% O07iou,2y thi, i, i/po,,i02e% It i, eBu.22y i/po,,i02e to .tt.in contro2 o7er the 3our co/p2ex org.ni1.tion, th.t together /.5e up the 0eing o3 /.n -ithout 3ir,t 2.0oriou,2y co22ecting) o7er . period o3 ye.r,) the nece,,.ry o0,er7.tion% On2y the,e o0,er7.tion,) t.5en direct2y 3ro/ 2i3e .nd not 3ro/ ,o/e text0oo5) -i22 gi7e to the ,tudent the .ctu.2 3ee2 o3 hi, o-n center,) -i22 en.02e hi/ to under,t.nd ho- the,e 3our 0r.in, .ct) 0oth -hen they .re oper.ting -e22 .nd -hen they .re oper.ting 0.d2y% The ,tudy i, 3.r 3ro/ ,i/p2e 3or the,e co/p2ex org.ni1.tion, inter.ct con,t.nt2y -ith one .nother% Though they c.n) 3or con7enience) 0e ,ep.r.ted into in,tincti7e) /o7ing) e/otion.2 .nd inte22ectu.2 0r.in,) it /u,t 0e re.2i1ed th.t their .cti7itie, o7er2.p% They in32uence one .nother) inter3ere -ith one .nother) .nd /.y .t ti/e, ,eriou,2y d./.ge one .nother% Indeed) the -ho2e tr.gic ,tory o3 6/.nG, inhu/.nity to /.n6 th.t /.5e, hu/.n hi,tory ,uch unp2e.,.nt re.ding) c.n 0e repre,ented ., . re,u2t o3 the /.23unctioning o3 the 3our 0r.in,) .0o7e .22 o3 the inte22ectu.2 .nd e/otion.2 0r.in,) -hich 3unction ,o de3ecti7e2y .t ti/e, th.t one -onder, ho- the hu/.n r.ce h., /.n.ged to ,ur7i7e% Education o% Instinct It i, 2ogic.2 to ,tudy the in,tincti7e center 3ir,t 0ec.u,e) in the order o3 e7o2ution) it de7e2oped 3ir,t% The in,tincti7e center or in,tincti7e 0r.in oper.te, in .22 2i7ing thing,) e7en tho,e -hich h.7e not 2oc.2i1ed their 6inte22igence6 in . ,ep.r.te ner7ou, ,y,te/% It i, the e,,ence o3 -h.t -e c.22 62i3e)6 -hich -e de3ine ., . 6,e23 regu2.ting) ,e23 reproducing che/ic.2 ,y,te/ 0.,ed on . dou02e code 8DNA .nd RNA9 -ith /o2ecu2.r ,y/0o2, th.t .ppe.r to 0e the ,./e 3or .22 2i7ing thing,%6 B.,ic.22y -h.t 62i7ing6 con,i,t, in i, the ,e23 tr.n,2.tion o3 thi, code into .n org.ni,/ -hich /.y 0e one ce22ed or /.ny ce22ed or e7en) in the 7iru,e,) nothing /ore th.n the code /o2ecu2e it,e23 -ith . protein o7erco.t% Thi, tr.n,2.ting i, co/p2ete2y 0eyond the re.ch o3 .ny con,ciou, contro2% It regu2.te, it,e23 .nd proceed, .t . r.te ch.r.cteri,tic o3 the org.ni,/% It /.y continue 3or /i22enni. in . gi.nt ,eBuoi. or 2.,t on2y 3or . 3e- hour, in ,o/e /icroorg.ni,/,% In green p2.nt, the tr.n,2.tion in7o27e, energy t.5en 3ro/ ,un2ightI in .22 other 3or/, che/ic.2 energy i, deri7ed 3ro/ the /o2ecu2e, 3or/ed in green p2.nt, or 3ro/ 0odie, o3 .ni/.2, th.t h.7e e.ten tho,e p2.nt,% It i, hu/02ing .nd ,.2ut.ry 3or /.nG, 6pre,u/ptuou, 0r.in6 80y -hich -e /e.n the inte22ectu.2 center9 to re.2i1e ho- ,/.22 i, it, contri0ution to hi, tot.2ity co/p.red -ith th.t o3 the in,tincti7e 0r.in% Thi, 0r.in) 6the gre.t tr.n,2.tor)6 ,t.rted to oper.te .t the 3.te3u2 /o/ent -hen the ,per/ ter/in.ted it, Courney 0y p2unging he.d2ong into the /.,,i7e o7u/) introducing the ,econd h.23 o3 the 7it.2 code .nd ,etting the e2.0or.te /.chinery in /otion% E7en 0e3ore there -., . ner7ou, ,y,te/ in -hich it cou2d 2oc.2i1e) thi, 0r.in -or5ed through . /y,teriou, che/ic.2 ,y,te/ 8the org.ni1er9 to 02oc5 out the ground p2.n o3 the org.ni,/ -hen it -., ,ti22 nothing /ore th.n . ho22o- 0.22 or cup o3 ce22,% Throughout e/0ryogene,i, it continued to -or5) out2ining the 3.te o3 the

org.ni,/ in .ccord.nce -ith the 02ueprint in the genetic code) cre.ting not on2y . 0eing o3 . cert.in phy,ic.2 type 0ut ,t./ping th.t 0eing -ith . 0ioche/ic.2 ,ign.ture -hich -ou2d /.5e hi/ uniBue ./ong the /i22ion, o3 other, on the e.rth% There i, no dou0t .0out the uniBuene,,%A4 It extend, to e7ery ti,,ue o3 the 0ody except the corne.) proc2.i/ing th.t thi, ti,,ue 0e2ong, to +ohn +one, .nd no one e2,e% Thi, pre7ent, the .3ore,.id +ohn +one,) ho-e7er urgent2y he /.y -i,h to do ,o) 3ro/ gi7ing hi, ti,,ue, to .nother) e7en hi, ne.re,t .nd de.re,t% (or no /.tter ho- c.re3u22y . gr.3t i, /.de) the in,tincti7e 0r.in recogni1e, the ti,,ue ., 6not I6 .nd reCect, it) u,ing the ,./e /ech.ni,/, ., it h., 3or /i22ion, o3 ye.r, to repe2 p.r.,ite,) .2,o recogni1ed ., 6not I%6 Thi, re.ction /.y) in ,o/e c.,e,) pro7e /ore o3 . cur,e th.n . 02e,,ing .nd cert.in2y incre.,e, the ,urgeonG, pro02e/, -hen he .tte/pt, to rep.ir . 0.d 0urn or rep2.ce . ruined 5idney% But the in,tincti7e 0r.in i, 7ery con,er7.ti7e% It c.nnot ch.nge the pr.ctice, it h., e7o27ed during /i22eni. to .cco//od.te the di,co7erie, o3 /odern /edicine% A /.nG, in,tincti7e 0r.in oper.te, ,o 3.r out o3 re.ch o3 hi, ordin.ry con,ciou,ne,, th.t /o,t o3 it, -or5ing, t.5e p2.ce co/p2ete2y unnoticed% The ho,t o3 proce,,e, o3 -hich thi, 0r.in t.5e, c.re inc2ude the tr.n,3or/.tion .nd ,tor.ge o3 3ood /.teri.2,) the neutr.2i1.tion .nd e2i/in.tion o3 poi,on, 3or/ed in the cour,e o3 the 0odyG, 3unctioning) the e2.0or.tion o3 hor/one, .nd their 0.2.nced re2e.,e) the de3en,e o3 the 0ody .g.in,t in7.der,) the rep.ir o3 ti,,ue,) the rep2.ce/ent o3 ce22,) the regu2.tion o3 the 02ood 32o-) .nd /.ny other 3unction,% A22 the,e .re concerned in one -.y or .nother -ith the /.inten.nce o3 the intern.2 0.2.nce o3 the 0ody 8ho/eo,t.,i,9% !o nu/erou, .nd co/p2ex .re the proce,,e, in7o27ed th.t) i3 . /.n h.d to .ttend to the/ -ith hi, con,ciou, /ind) he -ou2d h.7e no ti/e 3or .nything e2,e% The -ho2e oper.tion i, there3ore .uto/.ted) depend, on . ,erie, o3 interconnected 3eed0.c5 /ech.ni,/,) .22 o3 -hich) 3or the /o,t p.rt) t.5e good c.re o3 the/,e27e,% On2y no- .nd then) in . he.2thy /.n) doe, ,o/e up,et in thi, inner h.r/ony .ttr.ct the .ttention o3 the inte22ectu.2 0r.in .nd re/ind th.t ,o/e-h.t conceited entity o3 it, utter dependence on the -i,do/ o3 .nother 0r.in to the -or5ing, o3 -hich it nor/.22y gi7e, no thought% De,pite it, re/otene,, 3ro/ the ordin.ry con,ciou,ne,,) the in,tincti7e 0r.in con,t.nt2y .33ect, the -or5ing, o3 the other 0r.in, the inte22ectu.2 .nd e/otion.2 -hich nor/.22y reg.rd the/,e27e, ., the ,e.t, o3 con,ciou,ne,, .nd o3 the ego% Thi, in32uence ,ho-, it,e23 in the 6/ood o3 the /o/ent)6 in 32uctu.tion, o3 energy 2e7e2) in cyc2e, o3 up2i3t .nd depre,,ion) Coy .nd g2oo/) purpo,i7e .cti7ity .nd he2p2e,, dri3ting) ,exu.2 urgency .nd ,exu.2 indi33erence) /ent.2 0ri22i.nce .nd /ent.2 du22ne,,% The,e /ood, .nd ph.,e, 7.ry not on2y 3ro/ hour to hour .nd 3ro/ d.y to d.y) 0ut .2,o 3ro/ one 2i3e period to .nother% 6HeG, going through . di33icu2t ph.,e%6 6I c.nGt do . thing -ith hi/ -hi2e heG, in thi, /ood%6 6I got out o3 the -rong ,ide o3 the 0ed thi, /orning%6 6Tod.y I 3ee2 on top o3 the -or2d%6 A22 the,e .nd nu/erou, ,i/i2.r phr.,e,) u,ed e7ery d.y count2e,, ti/e, 0y count2e,, peop2e) de,cri0e the in32uence o3 the in,tincti7e center on the con,ciou, 2i3e% Gener.22y ,pe.5ing) the in,tincti7e 0r.in i, 0e,t 2e3t to it,e23 to per3or/ it, 3unction, 0y the 2ight o3 it, o-n -i,do/) -hich i, -ord2e,,) pri/e7.2 .nd Buite extr.ordin.ry% There i,) ho-e7er) . ,h.do-y .re. o3 .-.rene,, in -hich in,tincti7e .nd con,ciou,2y contro22ed .cti7itie, o7er2.p% Thi, .re. -., 3ir,t c2e.r2y de3ined 0y W% B% #.nnon in hi, c2.,,ic.2 ,tudy) The Wi,do/ o3 the Body%A; #.nnonG, -or5 de.2, /.in2y -ith phy,ic.2 .nd che/ic.2 re.ction, th.t h.ppen .uto/.tic.22y .nd 7ery ,-i3t2y -hen the org.ni,/ i, con3ronted -ith d.nger% They .re gener.22y ter/ed 63ight or 32ight re.ction,6 .nd they .re go7erned 0y . p.rt o3 the ner7ou, ,y,te/ 8the .utono/ic9 th.t i, not under contro2 o3 the con,ciou, -i22% (or the ,tudent o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy it i, i/port.nt to .cBuire .n under,t.nding o3 the,e re.ction,% There .re ,e7er.2 re.,on, 3or thi,% (ir,t) they o3ten occur need2e,,2y .nd cre.te in the gener.2 .-.rene,, . ,en,e o3 .nxiety 0y up,etting the inner h.r/ony o3 the 0ody% !econd) they o33er in,ight into the -or5ing o3 . region o3 the 0r.in th.t i, ordin.ri2y out o3 re.ch% M.n i,) to ,o/e extent) . 7icti/ o3 thi, p.rt o3 hi, 0r.in -hich e7o27ed in d.y, -hen d.nger -., . /.Cor co/ponent o3 e7eryd.y 2i3e% In the ,t.te o3 phy,ic.2 ,ecurity in -hich he no- ,pend, /o,t o3 hi, 2i3e) thi, pri/iti7e /ech.ni,/ tend, to 0e need2e,,2y .cti7e .nd o3ten doe, /ore h.r/ th.n good%

The phy,io2ogy o3 3ight or 32ight re.ction, c.n 0e re.di2y 2e.rned 3ro/ .ny text0oo5 on thi, ,u0Cect% Brie32y) the proce,, ,t.rt, -ith the receipt o3 .n i/pre,,ion 8the ,ight o3 . ,n.5e) the thre.t o3 co22i,ion on the high-.y) . /en.cing ,ound) the ,/e22 o3 ,/o5e in . roo/9% With incredi02e ,-i3tne,, the roo3 0r.in c2.,,i3ie, the i/pre,,ion) 2.0e2, it 6thre.tening6 .nd pre,,e, the .2.r/% At once the in,tincti7e 0r.in t.5e, o7er .nd . -ho2e ,erie, o3 .dCu,t/ent, .re /.de to prep.re the 0ody 3or 3ight or 32ight% In #.nnonG, -ord,D Re,pir.tion deepen,I the he.rt 0e.t, /ore r.pid2yI the .rteri.2 pre,,ure ri,e,I the 02ood i, ,hi3ted .-.y 3ro/ the ,to/.ch .nd inte,tine, to the he.rt .nd centr.2 ner7ou, ,y,te/ .nd the /u,c2e,I the proce,,e, in the .2i/ent.ry c.n.2 ce.,eI ,ug.r i, 3reed 3ro/ the re,er7e, in the 2i7erI the ,p2een contr.ct, .nd di,ch.rge, it, content o3 concentr.ted corpu,c2e,) .nd .dren.2in i, excreted 3ro/ the .dren.2 /edu22.% The 5ey to the,e /.r7e22ou, tr.n,3or/.tion, in the 0ody i, 3ound in re2.ting the/ to the n.tur.2 .cco/p.ni/ent, o3 3e.r .nd r.ge running .-.y in order to e,c.pe 3ro/ d.nger) .nd .tt.c5ing in order to 0e do/in.nt% Whiche7er the .ction) . 2i3e or de.th ,trugg2e /.y en,ue%A; The trou02e -ith thi, re.ction in conte/por.ry /.n i, th.t it tend, to prep.re the 0ody 3or . 62i3e or de.th6 ,trugg2e -hen no ,uch ,trugg2e i, to-.rd% Thi, i, e,peci.22y true o3 high ecto/orph, -ith their corre,ponding cere0rotonic te/per./ent,% Their .uto no/ic ,y,te/, .re ,o 3ine2y ,et .nd ,o o7erre,pon,i7e th.t it t.5e, no /ore th.n the ru,t2e o3 . /ou,e under the 32oor0o.rd, to ,et their he.rt, pounding ., i3 they h.d 0een con3ronted 0y . tiger% !i/i2.r2y) the ince,,.nt noi,e .nd 0u,t2e in city ,treet,) the end2e,, 32o- o3 di,tr.cting i/pre,,ion, produce in ,uch peop2e . chronic ,t.te o3 o7er.cti7ity in the .utono/ic ,y,te/ -hich re,u2t, in their exh.u,tion% In other type,) high /e,o/orph, e,peci.22y) thi, o7er ,ti/u2.tion h., . di33erent e33ect% It .cti7.te, the 7.gu, ner7e 2e.ding to the ,to/.ch .nd gener.22y o7er,ti/u2.te, th.t org.n% The 6executi7e u2cer6 i, . co//on con,eBuence o3 thi, o7er,ti/u2.tion% An i/port.nt p.rt o3 the pr.ctice o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy in7o27e, the .tt.in/ent o3 contro2 o7er the,e 3ight or 32ight re.ction, -hich occur ,o ,-i3t2y .nd .re go7erned 0y . p.rt o3 the 0r.in th.t oper.te, .2/o,t independ.nt2y o3 the con,ciou, -i22% Thi, contro2 i, g.ined on2y -hen /uch 5no-2edge h., 0een .ccu/u2.ted) 5no-2edge 0.,ed on direct o0,er7.tion .nd not on text0oo5 2e.rning% There i,) to 0egin -ith) . ,p2it ,econd inter7.2 during -hich the i/pre,,ion i, regi,tered) c2.,,i3ied ., d.ngerou, .nd the .2.r/ ,ounded% Thi, i, .n oper.tion o3 the 6con,ciou, /ind)6 0ut the con,eBuence, depend 2.rge2y on the 2e7e2 o3 con,ciou,ne,, in -hich . per,on h.ppen, to 0e .t th.t /o/ent% In the ,t.te o3 -.5ing ,2eep the re.ction proceed, /ech.nic.22y% There i, no contro2 o3 .ny 5ind% The initi.2 i/pre,,ion i, o3ten incorrect2y c2.,,i3ied .nd the .2.r/ 0utton pre,,ed 3or no re.,on -h.te7er% A per,on /i,t.5e, . rope 3or . ,n.5e) . 32.pping ,heet 3or . gho,t) . h.r/2e,, 0eet2e 3or . ,corpion% He t.5e, innocuou, re/.r5, 3or in,u2t,) 6,ee, red6 -hen there i, nothing red to ,ee% !o the -ho2e 3ight 32ight /.chinery i, ,et in /otion 3or no re.,on% A per,on c2o,er to the 3ourth ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,, i, 2e,, 2i.02e to /.5e ,uch error,% When there i, . -.tch/.n .t the g.te) i/pre,,ion, c.n 0e c.ught .nd ex./ined% There i, no reduction in c.ution or in .2ertne,, on the contr.ry 0oth .re con,ider.02y enh.nced 0ut there occur, . /ore de2i0er.te c2.,,i3ying o3 i/pre,,ion,% The rope th.t 2oo5, 2i5e . ,n.5e i, 2oo5ed .t .g.in) /ore c.re3u22y% E7en i3 .n .ctu.2 ,n.5e h.ppen, to cro,, the p.th) it i, 2oo5ed .t c.2/2y% !n.5e< Ye,% D.ngerou,< No% O3 i3 the .n,-er to the 2.,t Bue,tion h.ppen, to 0e ye, ,o -h.t< There i, roo/ enough in thi, -or2d 3or 0oth o3 u,% Go in pe.ce) 0rother% Though you /.y 0e poi,onou,) you .re not one /i22ionth p.rt ., d.ngerou, ., Ho/o ,.pien,% But ,uppo,e the d.nger i, re.2% !uppo,e) on . cro-ded high-.y) .n error o3 Cudg/ent h., 0een /.de .nd . co22i,ion .ppe.r, 2i5e2y% Here the 6.dren.2in re.ction6 i, perh.p, de,ir.02e 8-e ,.y 6perh.p,6 0ec.u,e it i, 0y no /e.n, c2e.r in -h.t -.y the re.ction he2p, ,o/eone in thi, ,itu.tion9% In .ny c.,e) it -i22 .2/o,t cert.in2y occur) he2p3u2 or not% "nder ,uch condition, once .g.in the cour,e o3 e7ent, depend, on the 2e7e2 o3 con,ciou,ne,,% In ,2eeping /.n) the gener.2 .2.r/ /.y pro7o5e not inte22igent .ction 0ut .n o7er.22 p.nic) in -hich center, hope2e,,2y inter3ere -ith one .nother .nd ,o /.ny con32icting order, .re gi7en to the /u,c2e, th.t there re,u2t, . gener.2

p.r.2y,i,% #o22oBui.22y thi, i, c.22ed 62o,ing oneG, he.d%6 A /.n 2e,, deep2y .,2eep 3ee2, the .dren.2in re.ction 0ut) in,te.d o3 0eing reduced to . ,t.te o3 he2p2e,, p.nic) i, .02e to h.rne,, the energy it /.5e, .7.i2.02e .nd t.5e .ppropri.te .ction to .7oid di,.,ter% O0,er7.tion, .t /o/ent, o3 cri,i,) i3 .ccu/u2.ted) -i22 gr.du.22y .cBu.int the ,tudent -ith hi, o-n .utono/ic /ech.ni,/,% He -i22 .ctu.22y 2e.rn the 63ee26 o3 the .dren.2in re.ction .nd) h.7ing 2e.rned it) -i22 .2,o 2e.rn to u,e it in ,uch . -.y th.t it doe, not h.r/ hi, org.ni,/% There .re /.ny 7.ri.nt, o3 the re.ction in7o27ing not on2y .dren.2in 0ut .2,o the re2.ted ,u0,t.nce) nor.dren.2in% (e.r re.ction,) concerning -hich it i, ,.id 6he turned p.2e -ith 3right)6 .re .cco/p.nied 0y con,triction o3 the ,/.22 02ood 7e,,e2,) e,peci.22y in the 3.ce% But the 32u,h o3 .nger or o3 ,h./e i, under the contro2 o3 . di33erent neurohor/one 8.ce ty2cho2ine9 .nd thi,) too) /u,t 0e recogni1ed 0y it, 63ee2%6A= In .ddition to direct 3e.r .nd direct .nger) i//edi.te2y gener.ted 0y ,o/e thre.t or pro7oc.tion) there .re re.ction, o3 . 2e,, o07iou, n.ture in -hich the 32ight or 3ight /.chinery p2.y, . ro2e% Anxiety) .pprehen,ion) ,uppre,,ed .nger .re .22 .cco/p.nied 0y . chronic .cti7.tion o3 the,e ,y,te/,% There /.y 0e . re.2 c.u,e 3or .nxiety . di33icu2t inter7ie-) .n ex./in.tion) .n .ppe.r.nce in court) .n entry into co/0.t% There /.y 0e no c.u,e .t .22% There i, ,i/p2y 63ree 32o.ting .nxiety)6 . ,en,e o3 i/pending doo/) .n .-3u2 3e.r th.t i, .22 the /ore de/or.2i1ing 0ec.u,e it 2.c5, . c.u,e% The 6exi,tenti.2 .nxiety6 ,o de.r to the he.rt, o3 one ,choo2 o3 p,ycho.n.2y,t, 0e2ong, in thi, c.tegory% The ,tudent o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy doe, not .tte/pt to e2i/in.te .nxiety o3 thi, 5ind% He ,i/p2y o0,er7e,) ,tri7ing ., 3.r ., po,,i02e) to ,ep.r.te hi, ,en,e o3 6I6 3ro/ the phy,ic.2 ,en,.tion, he i, ,tudying% A3ter . -hi2e) he /.5e, . 7ery curiou, di,co7ery% The e33ort to o0,er7e .nd) .t the ,./e ti/e) not to identi3y -ith the ,en,.tion, he i, ,tudying 2itt2e 0y 2itt2e ch.nge, tho,e ,en,.tion,% Without direct2y trying to do ,o 8ho- c.n one 6try6 not to 3ee2 .nxiety<9) he h., 2e.rned ho- to contro2 the re.ction% (or the 3.ct i, 8., the ,tudent c.n con3ir/ 3or hi/,e239 th.t o0,er7.tion) -hich /e.n, 0ringing . ,en,.tion into the 3ocu, o3 .-.rene,,) .2ter, the proce,, it,e23% It 0ring, .0out . de3inite ch.nge in the ner7ou, p.th-.y, th.t .re oper.ting to produce the .nxiety% It ,-itche, the energy into . di33erent ch.nne2% !o one -ho ,et, out -ith . 3ir/ intentionD 6I ./ going to o0,er7e c.re3u22y the phy,ic.2 ,en,.tion, o3 thi, thing I c.22 .nxiety)6 di,co7er, to hi, ,urpri,e th.t there i, no .nxiety 2e3t to o0,er7e% He h.,) 0y hi, e33ort) 0rought .0out in hi/,e23 . ch.nge in hi, 2e7e2 o3 con,ciou,ne,,) h., p.,,ed 3ro/ the third roo/ to the thre,ho2d o3 the 3ourth% In the 3ourth roo/) .nxiety o3 thi, 5ind c.nnot exi,t% There .re other .,pect, o3 the -or5 o3 the in,tincti7e 0r.in th.t the ,tudent 0oth c.n .nd ,hou2d o0,er7e% O0,er7.tion o3 32uctu.ting energy 2e7e2, gi7e, .n in,ight into the -or5ing o3 the gre.t g2.ndu2.r orche,tr.) -ho,e h.r/onie, 7.ry 3ro/ hour to hour .nd 3ro/ d.y to d.y% Bioche/ic.2 5no-2edge /.y 0e he2p3u2 in th.t it gi7e, n./e, to the /e/0er, o3 the orche,tr.% We c.n ,pe.5 o3 the thyroid .cting 2i5e the d./per in . ,to7e) regu2.ting the r.te o3 /et.0o2i,/% We c.n thin5 o3 the cortex o3 the .dren.2 g2.nd, pouring out it, 7.ried product, th.t go7ern . ho,t o3 proce,,e, 3ro/ /iner.2 retention to re.ction to ,tre,,% We c.n rec.22 th.t the gon.d, 8,ex g2.nd,9 ,ecrete hor/one, -hich not on2y h.7e . direct in32uence on ,exu.2 .ppetite 0ut .2,o .33ect the /et.0o2i,/ o3 protein) the di,tri0ution o3 3.t) 7.riou, ,econd.ry ,exu.2 ch.r.cteri,tic,% We c.n re/e/0er th.t the pituit.ry) .t the 0.,e o3 the 0r.in) 3unction, ., the conductor o3 the g2.ndu2.r orche,tr.) .cti7.ting one g2.nd or .nother 0y /e.n, o3 it, ,peci.2 6trophic6 hor/one,% We c.n .2,o re/e/0er th.t the pituit.ry i, under direct contro2 o3 the in,tincti7e 0r.in) to . p.rt o3 -hich) the hypoth.2. /u,) it i, direct2y .tt.ched% A22 thi, text0oo5 5no-2edge i, ,econd.ry% The i/port.nt thing i, direct o0,er7.tion o3 the energy 2e7e2,) .i/ed .t 0ringing the/ /ore under the contro2 o3 the con,ciou, -i22% A /.n h., .t hi, di,po,.2 3.r /ore energy th.n he ordin.ri2y re.2i1e, or /.5e, u,e o3%AM GurdCie33) -ho u,ed the .n.2ogy o3 .n .ccu/u2.tor) ,t.ted th.t e.ch center h., t-o .ccu/u2.tor, 3ro/ -hich it dr.-, it, energy 0ut th.t) in .ddition) there exi,t, . 0ig .ccu/u2.tor to -hich it c.n 0e direct2y connected i3

e33ort, o3 ,u33icient inten,ity .re /.de% Tho,e 3./i2i.r -ith the 2iter.ture o3 h.th. yog. -i22 h.7e co/e .cro,, ,e7er.2 exerci,e, th.t in7o27e exertion, o3 . 5ind th.t /ight 0e con,idered heroic or e7en i/po,,i02e 0y one .ccu,to/ed to our co/3ort.02e ,ty2e o3 2i7ing% #on,ider) 3or in,t.nce) the extr.ordin.ry exertion de/.nded o3 one -ho -ou2d /.,ter the .rt o3 tu//o 8the gener.tion o3 p,ychic he.t9) -hich in7o27e, 0eing .02e to dry to-e2, on oneG, n.5ed 0ody in the .rctic te/per.ture, o3 the Ti0et.n -inter%A? The 3.ct th.t ,uch 3e.t, .re po,,i02e ./p2y pro7e, th.t energie, .re .7.i2.02e to /.n th.t he doe, not ordin.ri2y u,e% In the cour,e o3 reeduc.ting hi, in,tincti7e center) the ,tudent 2e.rn, ho- to 2i0er.te the,e energie,% He 2e.rn, to recogni1e the proce,,e, 0y -hich they .re gener.ted .nd ,tored% He /u,t di,co7er ho-) 0y the exertion o3 hi, con,ciou, -i22) di,cord, in the per3or/.nce o3 the g2.ndu2.r orche,tr. c.n 0e re/edied% Period, o3 intention.2 ,tre,, .re u,ed 0y ,o/e te.cher, to en.02e the ,tudent to g.uge hi, hidden potenti.2, .nd hi, 2i/it.tion,% The,e period, .re de,igned to 0ring the ,tudent to . re.2i1.tion o3 ,o/e p,ychophy,ic.2 3.ct, concerning hi, org.ni,/ .nd it, c.p.citie,% The period gener.22y cu2/in.te, in . cere/ony th.t /.y t.5e the 3or/ o3 .n 6initi.tion)6 0ut .ctu.22y it i, the ,tudent -ho initi.te, hi/,e23% The te.cher /ere2y pro7ide, condition,) te.che, the /ethod, .nd -.tche, o7er the ,tudent to ,ee th.t he doe, not h.r/ hi/,e23% Thi, type o3 6heroic exertion6 i, not .nd c.nnot 0e . per/.nent -.y o3 2i3e% It i, . /e.n, o3 .tt.ining -h.t A% H% M.,2o- c.22, 6pe.5 /o/ent,6 .nd o3 .tt.ining the/ de2i0er.te2y) 0y intention.2 e33ort% The ,tudent ,hou2d not expect to re/.in on the pe.5 .ny /ore th.n !ir Ed/und Hi22.ry) h.7ing ,ucce,,3u22y /.de the .,cent) cou2d re/.in per/.nent2y on the top o3 Mount E7ere,t% He h., to co/e do-n) to return to . 2e,, de/.nding 2e7e2 o3 exi,tence% But the e33ort, he /.de in the cour,e o3 the .,cent -i22 h.7e t.ught hi/ ho- /uch po-er he i, .02e to gener.te in hi, o-n org.ni,/ 0y the /.xi/u/ exertion o3 hi, -i22 .nd -h.t 5ind o3 exertion, .re in7o27ed in thi, oper.tion% Gener.22y) in our -e22 upho2,tered cu2ture /.n doe, not exert hi/,e23 enough% The 2.c5 o3 phy,ic.2 ,tre,, re,u2t, in . deterior.tion o3 the .drenocortic.2 /.chinery .nd . cert.in irre7er,i02e degener.cy i, the re,u2t% The ,tudent o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy) -ho,e .i/ it i, to .,cend the pe.5, .nd not 7eget.te in the 7.22ey,) c.nnot to2er.te ,uch degener.cy in hi, o-n org.ni,/% He i, co/pe22ed to exert hi/,e23) to o7erco/e hi, o-n inerti.) to 7enture .g.in .nd .g.in 0eyond the 2i/it o3 -h.t he con,idered to 0e) 3or hi/) phy,io2ogic.22y po,,i02e% At the ,./e ti/e he h., to 2e.rn) 0y c.re3u2 o0,er7.tion) to recogni1e the -.rning ,ign.2,) the red 2ight, in the 0ody% (or there .re ,uch -.rning ,ign.2,) .nd nothing i, g.ined 0y ignoring the/% There .re ti/e, -hen the 0ody need, re,t) -hen .ccu/u2.tor,) 3or ,o/e re.,on) h.7e 3.i2ed to rech.rge) -hen exertion) 3.r 3ro/ gener.ting energy) .ctu.22y dep2ete, it% There .re 2i/it, to the u,e3u2ne,, o3 6,uper e33ort,6 e7en under the 0e,t o3 condition,% One -ho goe, 0eyond the,e 2i/it, /.y per/.nent2y d./.ge hi, org.ni,/% !o2dier, -ho) during the in7.,ion o3 Nor/.ndy in Wor2d W.r II) -ent -ithout proper ,2eep 3or ., 2ong ., . -ee5 .nd -ere con,t.nt2y in d.nger did not .tt.in) ., . re,u2t o3 thi, ,tre,,) .ny ,ort o3 6pe.5 experience%6 They -ere /ere2y tot.22y dep2eted .nd e/erged 3ro/ the orde.2 ., ner7ou, -rec5,) -ith .n i/p.ir/ent -hich -., o3ten irrep.r.02e% Not .22 ,tre,, i, u,e3u2) .nd intention.2 ,tre,, h., .2-.y, to 0e 0ui2t up gr.du.22y) under proper ,uper7i,ion) -ith proper re,pect 3or the -.rning ,ign.2, gi7en 0y the 0ody -hen the ,.3e 2i/it, h.7e 0een o7er,tepped% Pe.5 experience, .re e.rned 0y pro2onged .nd ,te.di2y incre.,ing exertion, .2-.y, he2d -ithin the 2i/it, i/po,ed 0y the phy,ic.2 type o3 the per,on concerned% To 5no- the,e 2i/it, . /.n /u,t under,t.nd the idio,yncr.cie, o3 hi, o-n in,tincti7e center% The in,tincti7e 0r.in /u,t .2,o 0e educ.ted to contro2 3ood int.5e% Toxic condition,) due to exce,,i7e int.5e o3 .ni/.2 protein) .re co//on ./ong the ,te.5 gu112ing c.rni7ore, -hich /.5e up /o,t o3 the hu/.n popu2.tion o3 the "%!%A% Without going into the /or.2 .,pect, o3 e.ting /e.t) -e c.n ,.y th.t he -ho o7er2o.d, hi/,e23 -ith .ni/.2 protein out o3 .22 proportion to hi, need, i, 2i5e2y to 0re- in hi, gut . 3ine .rr.y o3 toxic 0y product, .nd thu, /ore or 2e,, chronic.22y poi,on

hi/,e23% The ,y/pto/, o3 ,uch ,e23 poi,oning .re e.,i2y detected .nd eBu.22y e.,i2y re/edied% A ,hort 3.,t 3o22o-ed 0y c.re3u2 .ttention to the 7oice o3 the .ppe ,t.t -i22 te.ch the o0,er7er ho- to 0.2.nce int.5e .nd output% (.,ting i, no cure .22% "ndere.ting c.n 0e ., di,.,trou, ., o7ere.ting% E,oteric diet, ,uch ., the 6*en diet6 A@ h.7e 0een .dopted e.ger2y 0y cert.in peop2e% One ,uch enthu,i.,t in Ne- +er,ey .ctu.22y died o3 /.2nutrition ., . re,u2t o3 . ,tu00orn .dherence to . diet o3 0ro-n rice) 5.,h. .nd te.% The pre,u/ptuou, c2.i/, /.de in G% Oh,.-.G, 0oo5 8e%g%) 6Nothing i, /ore ,i/p2e .nd e.,y to cure th.n c.ncer) .nd ,uch other d5e.,e,) 0y returning to the /o,t e2e/ent.ry n.tur.2 e.ting .nd drin5ing69 ought to 0e Buite ,u33icient to -.rn the ,tudent o3 the d.nger o3 the,e procedure,% A, -., /entioned 0e3ore) there i, no ,uch thing ., . per3ect diet) 0ec.u,e the need, o3 the org.ni,/ ch.nge 3ro/ d.y to d.y .nd 3ood int.5e /u,t 0e .dCu,ted to 0.2.nce the,e need,% An i/port.nt p.rt o3 the ,tudy o3 the in,tincti7e center h., to do -ith ,ex% Thi, 3unction) ,o deep2y e/0edded in the /.chinery o3 2i3e) h., 0een de,cri0ed 0y ,o/e in7e,tig.tor, ., . center in it, o-n right% We c.n) i3 -e choo,e) ,pe.5 o3 . ,ex center or . 6,exu.2 0r.in6 2oc.ted predo/in.nt2y in the hypoth.2./u, 0ut -ith /.ny r./i3ic.tion, 0oth cortic.2 .nd ,u0cortic.2 .nd -ith . hor/on.2 3eed0.c5 /ech.ni,/ 2in5ing it 0oth to the pituit.ry .nd to the gon.d,% Or -e c.n thin5 o3 the ,exu.2 3unction ., . p.rt o3 the in,tincti7e center -hich) in /.n .t 2e.,t) i, no 2onger re.22y in,tincti7e 0ut do/in.ted 0y the 6higher 0r.in)6 hedged in 0y .22 /.nner o3 .rti3ici.2 t.0oo,% Thi, inter3erence o3 the roo3 0r.in -ith the ,exu.2 3unction i, pecu2i.r to /.n .nd . ,ource) ., (reud ne7er -e.ried o3 proc2.i/ing) o3 /uch o3 -h.t p.,,e, 3or 6/ent.26 i22ne,,% It ,ee/, to 0e ch.r.cteri,tic o3 the hu/.n .ni/.2 th.t it c.nnot .ccept it, ,exu.2 3unction in the ,./e uncritic.2 -.y ., it .ccept, it, need 3or 3ood .nd .ir% Both the inte22ectu.2 .nd the e/otion.2 center, inter3ere -ith thi, 3unction) .nd their inter3erence) in /.ny c.,e,) i, di,.,trou, in it, e33ect,% Indeed) ,o/e o3 the /o,t horrendou, doing, in the hi,tory o3 the 602ood,t.ined ho/inid6 8the -itch hy,teri. o3 the ,ixteenth .nd ,e7enteenth centurie,) 3or ex./p2e9 -ere the direct outco/e o3 the inter3erence o3 the,e center, -ith the ,exu.2 3unction% The ,tudent o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy) r.i,ed in . cu2ture -hich ,ti22 tend, to put ,ex in . 0ig 02.c5 0ox .nd hide it under the 0ed) i, 2i.02e to encounter di33icu2tie, -hen he .ppro.che, . ,tudy o3 thi, 3unction% Hi, con3u,ion i, .pt to 0e incre.,ed 0y the ponti3ic. tion, o3 7.riou, ,o c.22ed .uthoritie,) e,peci.22y tho,e .33i2i.ted -ith the +udeo #hri,ti.n Gui2t #u2t) -ho dec2.re th.t ce2i0.cy i, . condition o3 the 6higher 2i3e6 .nd th.t there i, ,o/e ,peci.2 7irtue in continence% The 7ie- i, not con3ined to the #hri,ti.n tr.ditionI it occur, in Buddhi,t .nd Hindu te.ching,) .2,o% Actu.22y) there i, no e7idence to ,ugge,t th.t .0,t.ining 3ro/ ,exu.2 experience enh.nce, . per,onG, c.p.city 3or .tt.ining either the 3ourth or the 3i3th ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,,% Indeed) there i, /uch e7idence to the contr.ry% The 6,trugg2e -ith the 32e,h6 th.t eng.ged ,uch . 2.rge proportion o3 the energie, o3 her/it,) /on5, .nd Tio2y /en6 produced) in /.ny c.,e,) /ere cripp2e, .nd neurotic, or de7i2 o0,e,,ed p,ychop.th, -ho,e ingro-n 2u,t,) tr.n,3or/ed into crue2ty .nd re2igiou, into2er.nce) co/pe22ed the/ to proCect their de3or/ed 3.nt.,ie, onto the /ind, o3 their 3e22o-/en) -ho/ they then proceeded to 0urn .2i7e 3or ,uch 3.ncied o33ence, ., h.7ing ,exu.2 intercour,e -ith de7i2,% The,e peop2e -ou2d h.7e 0een he.2thier) h.ppier) 0etter .dCu,ted .nd /ore 3i22ed -ith the /i25 o3 hu/.n 5indne,, i3 they h.d .ccepted Ero, in,te.d o3 denying hi/%AA The #hri,ti.n tr.dition h., 2ong tried to put 2o7e into t-o co/p.rt/ent,) one 2.0e2ed 6,.cred6 .nd the other) 6pro3.ne%6 Thi, h., no 0io2ogic.2 Cu,ti3ic.tion% The ,exu.2 3unction c.n 0e u,ed ., . /e.n, o3 experiencing higher ,t.te, o3 con,ciou,ne,,) . 3.ct -e22 5no-n to the .ncient -or2d) 3ro/ -hich orgi.,tic rite, h.d not 0een 0.ni,hed% Ho-e7er) ,uch .n experience i, po,,i02e on2y -hen the ,exu.2 3unction h., 0een tr.ined to oper.te -ithout inter3erence 3ro/ the inte22ectu.2 0r.in% In our cu2ture ,ex h., 0eco/e /ore .nd /ore cere0r.2% We thin5 .0out it) -rite .0out it) t.25 .0out it) co2d eyed ,exo2ogi,t, g.ther ,t.ti,tic, .0out it) ,o th.t the -ho2e ,exu.2 /ech.ni,/ 0eco/e, per/e.ted -ith 7er0.2i1ing% Thi,) p2u, the re,idue o3 gui2t .nd ,h./e th.t) de,pite /ore en2ightened .ttitude,) continue, to h.unt u,) put, pure ,exu.2 experience out o3 the re.ch o3 /.ny peop2e% They ,i/p2y

c.nnot 2et the ,ex center .2one .nd .22o- the/,e27e, to 0e c.rried .2ong on the 32ood o3 direct erotic .-.rene,,) . po-er3u2 pri/e7.2 3orce .nd one -hich i, e,,enti.22y 0enign% I3 2e3t to it,e23) the ,exu.2 center c.n te.ch u, /uch% It i, -i,e) pro3ound) .ncient .nd 7ery po-er3u2% It c.n oper.te .t di33erent% 2e7e2, o3 con,ciou,ne,,% In the ,econd ,t.te) the Roo/ o3 Dre./,) it c.n conCure up the entire ,exu.2 .ct) pro7iding . dre./ p.rtner .nd inducing) in the /.2e .t 2e.,t) 0oth erection o3 the peni, .nd ,e/in.2 di,ch.rge% It, oper.tion) in the third ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,,) /.y r.nge 3ro/ . /ere tr.n,ient re2ie3 o3 ten,ion to . pro3ound) in,ight gi7ing experience -hich) 0y it, orgi.,tic po-er c.n 3orce e7en ,c.ttered di,h.r/oni1ed hu/.n 0eing, to 0eco/e .-.re) i3 on2y 3or . /o/ent) o3 it, -ord2e,, -i,do/ .nd it, pri/ordi.2 /.gic% Oper.ting in the 3ourth ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,,) it put, . /.n or -o/.n direct2y into cont.ct -ith the enor/ou, gener.ti7e 3orce -or5ing .22 through n.ture once -or,hipped in the 3or/ o3 Ero, .nd Aphrodite% In thi, ,t.te ,ex c.n re7e.2 to . /.n or . -o/.n cert.in ,ecret, concerning the energie, o3 the 0ody th.t .re di33icu2t to .tt.in 0y other /e.n,% !o/e o3 the,e ,ecret, .re hinted .t in 7.riou, T.ntr.,)AE in -hich the u,e o3 /.ithun. i, de,cri0ed% The,e pr.ctice, .ppe.red /o,t i/proper to the .uthoritie, during the d.y, o3 the Briti,h r.C .nd the 7ie- 0ec./e -ide,pre.d th.t there -., ,o/ething 7ery o0,cene .nd -ic5ed .0out the T.ntr., in gener.2% Actu.22y) .22 t.25 o3 /or.2ity in thi, connection i, irre2e7.nt% There i, .n .,pect o3 phy,io2ogic.2 yog. in -hich ,exu.2 energy i, uti2i1ed to .-.5en cert.in po-er, -ithin the 0ody% There i, nothing p.rticu2.r2y peri2ou, .0out the pr.ctice) 0ut it in7o27e, /.,tery o7er ner7ou, p.th-.y, -hich) in 0oth /.2e .nd 3e/.2e) .re .,,oci.ted -ith the gener.tion o3 the org.,/% Att.in/ent o3 thi, /.,tery in7o27e, . tr.ining in ,exu.2 .-.rene,,) con,ciou, contro2 o3 proce,,e, th.t .re nor/.22y .utono/ic% Intention.2 p2.cing o3 .-.rene,, pic5, up .nd ./p2i3ie, cert.in 3.int ,ign.2, 3ro/ -ithin the depth, o3 the org.ni,/% The pr.ctitioner i, 0rought into cont.ct -ith deep 0io2ogic.2 2e7e2, o3 hi, o-n 0eing .nd -ith the 0eing o3 hi, oppo,ite) hi, ,h.5ti) the 3e/.2e e2e/ent% Wh.t he 2e.rn, i, 0eyond the re.ch o3 -ord,% He c.nnot de,cri0e it% I3 he trie, to do ,o) he /ere2y ,poi2, the experience% The ,y/0o2, o3 the inte22ectu.2 0r.in c.n ne7er expre,, the Bu.2ity o3 Diony,i.n experience% Education o% Mo!ement The 6/o7ing 0r.in)6 -hich contro2, .22 the 7o2unt.ry /u,c2e, in the 0ody) p2.y, . 3.r 2.rger p.rt in 6p,ycho2ogy6 th.n i, gener.22y re.2i1ed% The 6p,yche6 i, o3ten reg.rded ., . 3unction dependent on inte22ect or e/otion to -hich /u,cu2.r /o7e/ent contri0ute, 2itt2e or nothing% Actu.22y the /u,c2e, contri0ute . gre.t de.2% The ,en,.tion o3 ,e23) ., Wi22i./ +./e, pointed out) i, 2.rge2y /.de up o3 /u,cu2.r ,en,.tion, concentr.ted in the 3.ci.2 region) e,peci.22y the .re. o3 the 2ip,% (urther/ore) . -ho2e ho,t o3 ,y/pto/,) to -hich th.t 7.gue 2.0e2 6neurotic6 i, co//on2y .pp2ied) .re dependent upon or rein3orced 0y /u,cu2.r ten,ion .nd c.n 0e re2ie7ed 0y the induction o3 re2.x.tion% Both E% +.co0,on .nd +% Wo2pe?HG?E h.7e re.2i1ed thi, .nd the 2.tterG, ,y,te/ o3 p,ychother.py i, con,tructed on . 3ound.tion o3 re2.x.tion techniBue,% There i, .n o07iou, re.,on -hy the ,t.te o3 the 7o2unt.ry /u,c2e, contri0ute, ,o /uch to the ,en,.tion o3 ,e23% (or thou,.nd, o3 ye.r,) hi, /u,c2e, -ere /.nG, ,o2e /e.n, o3 g.ining . 2i7e2ihood% In hunting) 3i,hing) 3ighting) 3ood g.thering) he -., dependent on the ,5i22 .nd coordin.tion o3 the,e 7it.2 /.chine,% When they 3.i2ed) he 3.i2ed% No-) -ith . ho,t o3 /.n /.de /.chine, to do the -or5 3or hi/) /.n depend, tot.22y on hi, /u,c2e, on2y in tho,e co//unitie, upon -hich techno2ogy h., not ,ho-ered it, Bue,tion.02e 02e,,ing,% But the h.0it, .cBuired during /i22eni. .re not ,h.5en o33 in . 3e- dec.de,% !o e7en . 6ci7i2i1ed6 /.n -ho,e gre.te,t /u,cu2.r exertion during . -or5ing d.y i, to he.7e hi, o-n 0u25 out o3 .n o33ice ch.ir ,ti22 2oc.te, the ,e23 2.rge2y in hi, /u,cu2.ture% The ,./e .ge o2d dependence on the /u,c2e, .ccount, 3or the 6hunger 3or /o7e/ent6 th.t con,titute, one o3 the 0.,ic .ppetite, o3 /.n% The hunger i, re.2) he.2thy) nor/.2 .nd nece,,.ry) 0ut it i, oppo,ed 0y .n eBu.22y re.2 inerti.) th.t .ppetite 3or do2ce 3.r niente) -hich tend, to engu23 . /.n in torpor) 2i5e the ,o/0reroed Mexic.n ,o popu2.r -ith c.rtooni,t, ,tretched out in .n inter/in.02e ,ie,t. in the /idd.y -.r/th% A, 2.ter ,.7ing de7ice,) one .3ter .nother) t.5e o7er 3ro/

/enG, /u,c2e, the t.,5, -ith -hich they once 0u,ied the/,e27e,) ., 0oth the 0.c5 0re.5ing toi2 o3 the 2.0orer .nd the ,5i22ed /o7e/ent, o3 the cr.3t,/.n .re /ech.ni1ed .nd .uto/.ted) the .ppetite 3or /o7e/ent 0eco/e, incre.,ing2y 02unted 0y inerti.% Wh.t hunger re/.in, i, ,.ti,3ied in 3.,hion, -hich 0eco/e ,te.di2y /ore .0,urd% A pro3u,ion o3 ridicu2ou, g.dget, .ppe.r, on the /.r5et de,igned ,o2e2y to ,et the 0ody in /otion% !-e.ting oper.tor, ped.2 0icyc2e, th.t go no-here) ro0o.t, th.t .re not in the -.ter) or ,u0/it to 0eing ,tretched) t-i,ted) pu//e2ed 0y /ech.ni,/, th.t ,ee/ 2i5e 7.rieg.ted c.ric.ture, o3 (r.n5en,teinG, /on,ter de,igned to extingui,h in their 7icti/, the 2.,t 2ingering i/pu2,e, to-.rd ,e23 expre,,ion through the /o7ing 0r.in% The ,tudent o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy -i22 .7oid the,e .0,urd de7ice,% Wor5ing direct2y on hi, o-n /o7ing center) he -i22 di,co7er .n extr.ordin.ry .0und.nce o3 /.teri.2 .nd . ne- .nd deeper /e.n, o3 65no-ing%6 Li5e the in,tincti7e 0r.in) the /o7ing 0r.in i, -i,e -ith . pri/ordi.2) -ord2e,, -i,do/ .cBuired through the .ge,% Ani/.2, ,ho- thi, -i,do/ /ore 7i7id2y th.n hu/.n,% The gr.ce o3 . c.t) .gi2ity o3 . ,Buirre2) the poi,e o3 . 0ird ,o.ring on =ie updr.3t, o3 .ir) the rhyth/ic hoo30e.t, o3 . g.22oping hor,e .22 ,pe.5 -ith .n e2oBuence 0eyond -ord, o3 the /o7ing center inte22igence% Nor i, it, -i,do/ con3ined to the ,i/p2er routine, o3 running) 32ying) c2i/0ing or Cu/ping% A22 tho,e p.ttern, o3 0eh.7ior -hich .re 2oo,e2y c.22ed 6in,tincti7e)6 -hich in7o27e cre.ting ,tructure, o3 7.rying co/p2exitie, the ne,t, o3 0ird,) the -.xen co/0, o3 0ee,) the d./, o3 0e.7er, .re .22 c.rried in the /o7ing 0r.in .nd p.,,ed on 3ro/ gener.tion to gener.tion ., .n integr.2 p.rt o3 the genetic code% Bec.u,e conte/por.ry /.n) in the "%!%A% .t 2e.,t) i, ,o g.dget ridden) /uch o3 the -i,do/ o3 the /o7ing center i, unde7e2oped .nd the Coy, .nd in,ight, it .33ord, .re 2o,t% The center tend, to 0e p.rt2y .trophied .nd reBuire, exten,i7e reeduc.tion 0e3ore it -i22 3unction e33ecti7e2y% Thi, reeduc.tion .nd ,peci.2 tr.ining o3 the /o7ing center p2.yed . 7ery 2.rge p.rt in the /ethod, u,ed 0y G% GurdCie33 in hi, In,titute 3or the H.r/oniou, De7e2op/ent o3 M.n% The /ethod, pro7ed 7ery 3ruit3u2% By dr.-ing the energy .-.y 3ro/ the 6noi,e /.chine6 .nd directing it into the /u,c2e,) 0y ch.nne2ing the .ttention .nd e7o5ing dou02e .-.rene,,) the,e exerci,e, c.n 0ring the ,en,.tion, o3 the 3ourth ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,, /ore re.di2y th.n .ny other techniBue -ith -hich thi, -riter i, 3./i2i.r% !uch ,peci.2 exerci,e, .re not ,u33icient in the/,e27e, to 3./i2i.ri1e the ,tudent -ith .22 .,pect, o3 the /o7ing 0r.in% M.ny .nd 7.ried .cti7itie, .re nece,,.ry) in7o27ing the /.nipu2.tion, o3 /.teri.2, o3 one ,ort or .nother% Di33erent type, o3 phy,ic.2 ,5i22) 7.riou, .rt,) cr.3t, .nd ,i/p2e /u,cu2.r .cti7itie, o33er the c.re3u2 o0,er7er . -e.2th o3 /.teri.2% Rhyth/ic .cti7itie, ,uch ., ,.-ing 2og, 3or the 3ire) ,p.ding the g.rden) ,cything) .nd hoeing o33er ex./p2e, o3 pure /o7ing center -or5) -hich) i3 it i, not ,poi2ed 0y -.ndering .ttention) c.n 0e pro3ound2y ,.ti,3ying) putting the -or5er in cont.ct -ith pri/ordi.2 rhyth/, th.t .re no-) 3or the /o,t p.rt) t.5en o7er 0y ,o/e noi,y /.chine% A, /o7ing center .cti7itie, gro- /ore co/p2ex) the e2e/ent o3 ,5i22 0eco/e, incre.,ing2y i/port.nt% Mo7e/ent, 0eco/e 3iner) /ore di33icu2t) /ore c.re3u22y integr.ted ., ,i/p2e /.nu.2 -or5 gr.de, into cr.3t,/.n,hip% The .ncient rhyth/, .re ,ti22 there 0ut they .re /ore co/p2ex% The 32o- o3 c2.y under the 3inger, o3 . potter) o3 -oo2 through the 3inger, o3 . ,pinner) -e.7er or c.rpet /.5er) the ,h.ping o3 -ood 0y . c.rpenter) o3 iron 0y . 02.c5,/ith) .22 de/on,tr.te the -i,do/ o3 the /o7ing 0r.in in re2.tion to 7.riou, /.teri.2,% In thi, .re. o3 experience) the ,tudent c.n 2e.rn /uch .0out the /.teri.2, the/,e27e,) 3or the /o7ing center 0ring, /.n into cont.ct -ith /.teri.2 in . p.rticu2.r2y inti/.te -.y) 0e it ,tone) -ood) c2.y) -oo2 or /et.2% A, /o7e/ent, 0eco/e incre.,ing2y co/p2ex) -e p.,, out o3 the re.2/ o3 the 6pure6 /o7ing 0r.in .nd enter one in -hich /ore th.n one 0r.in p.rticip.te,% Thu,) the pure2y /o7ing center ,5i22 o3 . /.,ter cr.3t,/.n -i22 not en.02e . ,urgeon to per3or/ .n oper.tion 0ec.u,e no t-o oper.tion, .re e7er .2i5e) 0ec.u,e unexpected co/p2ic.tion, /.y .ri,e) 0ec.u,e p.tho2ogic.2 condition, /.y 0e di,co7ered on the oper.ting t.02e th.t c.22 3or Buite di33erent procedure, 3ro/ tho,e origin.22y p2.nned% !o . ,urgeon) 0e,ide, hi, pure2y /.nipu2.ti7e ,5i22,) /u,t 0e con,t.nt2y dr.-ing on the

-i,do/ o3 hi, inte22ectu.2 0r.in% He c.n ne7er re2y on hi, /o7ing center .2one% In the ,./e -.y) the re,e.rch ,cienti,t) though ,5i22ed in . 7.riety o3 /.nipu2.tion, directed 0y the /o7ing 0r.in) c.n ne7er c.rry out hi, re,e.rch -ith th.t 0r.in .2one% He /u,t con,t.nt2y 0e de7i,ing ne- .ppro.che, to hi, pro02e/) de7e2oping ne- techniBue,) 0ui2ding ne- .pp.r.tu,e,% (or the .0i2ity to do thi, he /u,t re2y on the inte22ectu.2 center% The di33erence 0et-een . good ,cienti,t .nd . technici.n i, th.t the 3or/er e/p2oy, t-o center, .nd the 2.tter need u,e on2y one% !i/i2.r2y) in the re.2/ o3 the .rt,) though the /o7ing 0r.irC p2.y, .n i/port.nt ro2e) it -i22 not 0y it,e23 con3er .rti,tic .0i2ity% TechniBue .2one doe, not /.5e .n .rti,t% There i, . di33erence 0et-een . ,tone /.,on .nd . ,cu2ptor) 0et-een . ,ign p.inter .nd . portr.it p.inter% Thi, di33erence in7o27e, . cert.in e/otion.2 e2e/ent th.t enter, into the .cti7ity .nd /.5e, the di33erence 0et-een the routine .nd the uniBue% Ad/itted2y thi, e2e/ent i, extre/e2y e2u,i7e .nd o3ten con,i,t, on2y o3 th.t phoney .tte/pt to ,ee/ c2e7er pre7iou,2y /entioned in connection -ith the in32uence o3 the 3.2,e ego% There c.n) ho-e7er) 0e no dou0t .0out it, exi,tence% It i, the ,u0t2e ,o/ething th.t /.5e, the di33erence 0et-een .rt .nd cr.3t% A22 /o7ing center .cti7ity in7o27e, the ,i/u2t.neou, contr.ction .nd re2.x.tion o3 p.ir, o3 /u,c2e,% It i, the 0.2.nce 0et-een ten,ion .nd re2.x.tion th.t /.5e, the di33erence 0et-een gr.ce3u2) h.r/oniou, /o7e/ent .nd .-5-.rd /o7e/ent% An untr.ined) un,5i22ed /o7ing 0r.in con,t.nt2y 3ru,tr.te, it, o-n e33ort,% It .cti7.te, /u,c2e, th.t .re not in7o27ed in the t.,5 83.ci.2 /u,c2e, e,peci.22y9% It /i,direct, the .pp2ic.tion o3 e33ort% It trie, to ,u0,titute 3orce 3or ,5i22 .nd) -hen re,u2t, .re not o0t.ined) .cti7.te, the e/otion.2 center .nd .rou,e, .nger .nd i/p.tience) -hich) o3 cour,e) /ere2y /.5e /.tter, -or,e% An inti/.te .,,oci.tion exi,t, 0et-een the /o7ing 0r.in .nd the e/otion.2 0r.in 0ec.u,e e/otion i, expre,,ed in /u,cu2.r /o7e/ent) p.rticu2.r2y 0y the /u,c2e, o3 the 3.ce% Thi, /u,cu2.r expre,,ion i, ,o /uch . p.rt o3 the 63ee26 o3 the e/otion th.t the t-o .re ,o/eti/e, thought o3 ., in,ep.r.02e% Ho-e7er) ., e7ery co/petent .ctor -e22 5no-,) the expre,,ion o3 .n e/otion c.n 0e 6put on6 .t -i22 0y intention.2 contr.ction o3 3.ci.2 /u,c2e,% Thi, .rr.nging o3 the 3.ce doe, not pro7o5e the .ctu.2 e/otion it portr.y,% I3 it did) .ctor, in7o27ed in h.rro-ing ro2e, -ou2d ,-i3t2y .ct the/,e27e, into ner7ou, 0re.5do-n,% The oppo,ite proce,, ,topping the /u,cu2.r expre,,ion o3 .n e/otion /.y /odi3y th.t e/otion 7ery con,ider.02y .nd pre7ent . de,tructi7e) unp2e.,.nt e/otion 3ro/ u,ing up gre.t ,tore, o3 p,ychic energy in unpro3it.02e /.ni3e,t.tion,% The 5ey to the contro2 o3 the e/otion.2 center 2ie, in the /o7ing center% #ontro2 o3 thi, 5ind i, 2e.rned ,2o-2y% It 0eco/e, po,,i02e on2y -hen the ,tudent h., di,co7ered ho- to ,ep.r.te the ,en,.tion o3 6I6 3ro/ the ,en,.tion o3 hi, o-n /u,c2e,% Thi, dou02e .-.rene,, i, ch.r.cteri,tic o3 the 3ourth ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,,) .nd it i, on2y in thi, ,t.te th.t . /.n re.22y h., /.,tery o7er the t-o connected center,) /o7ing .nd e/otion.2% To 2e.rn thi, contro2 it i, nece,,.ry 3ir,t o3 .22 to 2e.rn ho- /u,cu2.r ten,ion, .nd e/otion.2 ,t.te, .re connected% Thi, ,tudy /u,t 0egin -ith the 3.ce) the /u,cu2.ture o3 -hich i, co/p2ex) de2ic.te .nd high2y /o0i2e% The ,tudent 2e.rn, to contr.ct .nd re2.x the,e /u,c2e, .t -i22% He then 2e.rn, to extend thi, contro2 to other /u,c2e, o3 the 0ody) di,co7er, ho- to induce tot.2 /u,cu2.r re2.x.tion) to contr.ct ,ing2e /u,c2e, .nd e7en ,ing2e /u,c2e 3i0er,%AH A22 thi, in7o27e, . gre.t de.2 o3 e33ort .nd o0,er7.tion 0ut) ., h., 0een repe.ted2y /entioned) #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy i, the highe,t 3or/ o3 cre.ti7ity .nd the e33ort, de/.nded .re proportion.2 to the re-.rd, o0t.ined% !o/e /.y o0Cect th.t .22 thi, -or5 on /u,cu2.ture put, too /uch e/ph.,i, on the phy,ic.2 0ody) i, not 6,piritu.26 enough) th.t the 0ody ,hou2d 0e ignored or e7en de,pi,ed .nd .22 e33ort 0e directed to i22 de3ined .cti7itie, c.22ed 6pr.yer)6 6/edit.tion)6 6conte/p2.tion)6 etc% Tho,e -ho thin5 in thi, -.y h.7e 3.22en into the o2d 3oo2 tr.p -hich de2ude, it, 7icti/, into thin5ing th.t there .re t-o entitie,) . 0ody .nd . ,ou2) .nd th.t -h.t /.y 0e good 3or one i, 0.d 3or the other% Thi, i22u,ion h., 2ong 0een the cur,e o3 the +udeo #hri,ti.n tr.dition) h., 2ed to the e2i/in.tion o3 .22 pr.ctice, de,igned to gi7e /.,tery o7er /o7ing .nd in,tincti7e 3unction,) h., e7o5ed . 32oc5 o3 un-ho2e,o/e per7er,ion, r.nging 3ro/ ce2i0.cy to ,e23 ,t.r7.tion) h., 0.ni,hed

the d.ncing) orgi.,tic) Diony,i.n e2e/ent 3ro/ re2igion .nd /.de /.n /ore th.n e7er . ,tr.nger to hi/,e23% It c.n 0e con3ident2y prophe,ied th.t on2y -hen the,e e2e/ent, .re rein troduced) on2y -hen it i, c2e.r2y under,tood th.t ,ou2 .nd 0ody .re one .nd -h.t i, good 3or one i, good 3or the other) -i22 thi, tired o2d re2igion recei7e . ne- 2e.,e o3 2i3e .nd 2e.d /en to-.rd in,te.d o3 .-.y 3ro/ the higher go.2% Education o% Emotion O3 .22 the 3our 0r.in,) the e/otion.2 0r.in i, /o,t di33icu2t to ,tudy% It o7er2.p, .nd inter.ct, ,o /uch -ith other center,) the in,tincti7e on the one h.nd) the /o7ing .nd inte22ectu.2 on the other) th.t the pure2y e/otion.2 e2e/ent i, h.rd to di,ent.ng2e 3ro/ .22 the 6,ide e33ect,6 in7o27ed in the expre,,ion o3 e/otion% Indeed) ,o/e h.7e .rgued th.t there i, no ,uch thing ., .n e/otion.2 0r.in 0ut /ere2y) on the one h.nd) . ,et o3 in,tincti7e 0eh.7ior p.ttern,) the 32ight or 3ight re.ction,) .nd) on the other) . ,et o3 /u,cu2.r re.ction, -hich c.u,e u, to 3ee2 -h.t -e c.22 6Coy)6 6p2e.,ure)6 6grie3)6 6irrit.tion)6 6.nxiety6 .nd .22 the other 7.rietie, o3 e/otion.2 experience% But neurophy,io2ogy ,upport, the 7ie- th.t there re.22y i, .n e/otion.2 0r.in .p.rt 3ro/ center, in7o27ed in the expre,,ion o3 the e/otion% Thi, e/otion.2 0r.in i, 2oc.ted -ithin the depth, o3 the 6o2d 0r.in)6 in the th.2./u, .nd hypoth.2./u,) -ith co/p2ex r./i3ic.tion, to the te/por.2 2o0e .nd other cortic.2 region,% !o -e c.n .nd do experience e/otion, -e do not expre,, 0oth in the third ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,, .nd in the ,econd 8the ,t.te o3 dre./,9% (or it i, . co//on experience th.t extr.ordin.ri2y rich po,iti7e e/otion, c.n 0e experienced in dre./, ., -e22 ., extre/e2y neg.ti7e one,) indeed the 6night/.re6 h., 2ong 0een reg.rded ., one o3 the /o,t .cute 3or/, o3 unp2e.,.nt e/otion,) ,o /uch ,o th.t the .dCecti7e 6night/.ri,h6 h., co/e to 0e u,ed routine2y 0y Courn.2i,t, -ho -i,h to de,cri0e . terri3ying epi,ode% In /.n the e/otion.2 0r.in i, the gre.t /oti7.tor% The choice o3 .i/,) o3 go.2,) o3 6g./e, -orth p2.ying6 i, /.de in thi, 0r.in% It .2one e2ectri3ie, . proCect -ith th.t .cti7i,t g2o- th.t /.5e, the di33erence 0et-een . dre./ .nd . re.2ity% A22 the 3i7e 6-i22,6G the -i22 to p2e.,ure) the -i22 to po-er) the -i22 to /e.ning) the -i22 to ,e23 tr.n,cendence) the -i22 to de.th .re gener.ted here% It i, here th.t /.n experience, the 6T.,te o3 the In3inite%6 It i, here th.t the !ee5er i, gener.ted .nd the M.gnetic #enter de7e2op,% #ert.in2y 0oth the,e co/ponent, o3 the per,on. c.n e7o27e pri/.ri2y in the inte22ectu.2 0r.in) 0ut i3 they do they -i22 not 0e e33ectu.2% They -i22 2e.d their po,,e,,or on2y into the du,ty -.,te, o3 ,cho2.,tici,/) to 0oo5i,h 0ro-,ing,) to p.thetic .ccu/u2.tion, o3 7er0.2 3or/u2.e 8#.tch Q4) T.02e $9% On2y -hen the e/otion.2 center ,upp2ie, the /oti7e po-er -i22 .nything re.2 0e .chie7ed) 3or thi, e/otion.2 in7o27e/ent /.5e, the di33erence 0et-een the -ord .nd the deed) the theory .nd the .ction% It -., the e/otion.2 0r.in th.t dro7e Prince !idd.rth. 3ro/ hi, co/3ort.02e p.2.ce) ,u,t.ined hi/ in hi, 3e.r3u2 .,cetici,/, .nd in hi, ,trugg2e -ith M.r. .nd 2ed hi/ to u2ti/.te 2i0er.tion .nd Buddh.hood% It -., the e/otion.2 0r.in th.t 2ed +e,u, to +eru,.2e/ to con3ront .gony .nd de.th% It -., the e/otion.2 0r.in th.t dro7e on P.u2 o3 T.r,u,) 6in peri2, o3 -.ter,) in peri2, 0y /y country/en) in peri2, 0y the he.then %%% in -e.rine,, .nd p.in3u2 ne,,) in -.tching, o3ten) in hunger .nd thir,t) in 3.,ting, o3ten) in co2d .nd n.5edne,,%6 It -., the e/otion.2 0r.in th.t co/pe22ed e7ery .7.t.r 8.n inc.rn.tion o3 deity) ., #hri,t) Buddh.9) e7ery genuine ,.int) e7ery true te.cher .nd 0ene3.ctor o3 /.n5ind to tr.n,3or/ their dre./, into re.2itie,) to ,trugg2e .nd triu/ph o7er their o-n inerti.% By the ,./e to5en it -., the e/otion.2 0r.in th.t .cti7.ted the gre.t conBueror,% A2ex.nder) #.e,.r) Atti2.) Genghi, 'h.n) N.po2eon) Hit2er) !t.2in) M.o T,e tung .22 dre- 3ro/ thi, center the dri7e -hich /.de the/ do/in.nt 3orce, in the hi,toric.2 proce,,% The ,./e po-er) .cting through di33erent ch.nne2,) c.n /.5e . /.n .n .7.t.r or . de,troyer) . 0ringer o3 2i3e or .n .gent o3 de.th) . 02e,,ing to hi, 3e22o-, or . 3e.r3u2 cur,e% (or the e/otion.2 center in /.n) /ore th.n .ny other center) i, prone to di,order, th.t /.5e it) under cert.in condition,) . 7erit.02e ,courge) . 7ehic2e o3 Th.n.to,) . too2 o3 the De,troyer% The contro22ing po-er o3 the e/otion.2 center) ., 3.r ., 0eh.7ior i, concerned) i, dependent in p.rt

on .n entity -hich) 3or 2.c5 o3 . 0etter -ord) -e .re 3orced to c.22 6con,cience%6 #on,cience i, o3 t-o 5ind,) in-.rd directed .nd out-.rd directed% Out-.rd directed con,cience 8,oci.2 con,cience9 regu2.te, /.nG, de.2ing -ith hi, 3e22o-, .nd the ,ociety o3 -hich he i, p.rt% Thi, con,cience) in,o3.r ., it incorpor.te, in it,e23 the prohi0ition, 8t.0oo,9 o3 ,ociety) corre,pond, to th.t p.rt o3 the p,yche -hich (reud c.22ed the 6,uperego%6 And 0ec.u,e ,ociety i/po,e, it, t.0oo, 2.rge2y through 3e.r 80y thre.t, o3 puni,h/ent) i/pri,on/ent) /uti2.tion) de.th9) ,o the ,oci.2 con,cience /.y .2,o oper.te through 3e.r) i/po,ing .22 ,ort, o3 re,triction, on the p,yche) p2.ying the tyr.nt 2i5e . 2itt2e +eho7.h .nd cre.ting .n e/otion.2 condition .n.2ogou, to th.t -hich pre7.i2, in . ,t.te under . tyr.nnic.2 go7ern/ent) do/in.ted 0y 3e.r) in con,t.nt d.nger o3 7io2ent re0e22ion% But the ,oci.2 con,cience i, not con,tructed entire2y out o3 the indi7idu.2G, .ccept.nce o3 the t.0oo, hi, ,ociety i/po,e,% There i,) it ,ee/,) . cert.in in0orn ,oci.2 con,cience the ,i/p2e,t expre,,ion o3 -hich i, the Go2den Ru2eD 6Do unto other, ., you -ou2d they ,hou2d do unto you%6 Thi, con,cience repre,ent, .n exten,ion o3 the ,e23 ,en,e) . re.2i1.tion o3 onene,, -ith other,) extending) in cert.in peop2e) 0eyond the -or2d o3 /en to th.t o3 .ni/.2,) ,o th.t they -i22 not -i22ing2y de,troy e7en . /o,Buito% A22 the gre.t te.cher, +e,u,) G.ut./.) 'ri,hn.) L.o t1e) .nd M.h.7ir.) the 3ounder o3 +.ini,/ h.7e ,tre,,ed the i/port.nce o3 de7e2oping thi, 3unction in /.n% It i, the 0.,i, o3 the princip2e o3 .hi/,. 8h.r/2e,,ne,,9 th.t G.ndhi /.de the 5ey,tone o3 hi, te.ching% A20ert !ch-eit1er e/0odied it in hi, doctrine o3 6Re7erence 3or Li3e%6 It i, the u2ti/.te .nd highe,t expre,,ion o3 Ero, 8the 2i3e gi7er9 ., oppo,ed to Th.n.to, 8the de.th 0ringer9 .nd i, . 3orce in the hu/.n p,yche -hich /ight) i3 it incre.,ed in ,trength) ,.7e thi, 02ood,t.ined ho/inid 3ro/ indu2ging in 3urther orgie, o3 reciproc.2 de,truction% In-.rd directed con,cience i, the /e.,uring rod -here0y the indi7idu.2 /e.,ure, de7i.tion, 3ro/ hi, o-n inner ,t.nd.rd,% It i, the /e.,ure o3 ,incerity) o3 truth) . -.tch/.n po,ted 0y the e,,ence to gu.rd .g.in,t the intru,ion o3 the 3.2,e ego% Thi, i, the 3orce -hich co/pe2, the .rti,t to 3o22o- hi, o-n 6inner 2ight6 r.ther th.n .dopt the ,t.nd.rd, o3 the -or2d .0out hi/ .nd) 0y e/p2oying 6,2ic5 tric5,)6 0eco/e 3./ou, .nd /.y0e rich% Thi, i, 2i5e-i,e the 3orce -hich protect, the cre.ti7e -riter 3ro/ pro,tituting hi, t.2ent .nd -riting -h.t he thin5, or hope, -i22 ,e22 r.ther th.n ,.ying ,o/ething he re.22y 3ee2, ,hou2d 0e ,.id% Thi, i, the 3orce -hich co/pe2, the re,e.rch ,cienti,t to re,i,t the te/pt.tion o3 6ru,hing into print6 -hen he ,ecret2y 5no-, th.t hi, d.t. doe, not re.22y ,upport the ,t.te/ent, he i, ,o e.ger to /.5e% It en.02e, hi/ to re,i,t the pre,,ure to pu02i,h .nd co/pe2, hi/ to return to the 2.0or.tory .nd repe.t hi, experi/ent,) e7en though he 5no-, th.t Dr% :) -ho i, /uch 2e,, ,crupu2ou,) i, -or5ing on the ,./e pro02e/ .nd i, 2i5e2y to pu02i,h 3ir,t% (or the pr.cticing ,tudent o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy) no other 3orce in the p,yche i, /ore i/port.nt th.n thi, 3unction o3 the e/otion.2 center -hich i, here c.22ed 6in-.rd directed con,cience%6 It i, the u2ti/.te ,er7o/ech.ni,/) the on2y criterion 0y -hich he c.n te22 -hether he i, on cour,e or h., de7i.ted 3ro/ hi, .i/% (or it ,hou2d 0e c2e.r to the re.der 0y thi, ti/e th.t de7i.tion, 3ro/ .n inner .i/ de3ined in ter/, o3 .tt.in/ent o3 6higher ,t.te, o3 con,ciou,ne,,6 c.n 0e ,u0t2e .nd di33icu2t to percei7e% L.1ine,,) 3.i2ure to per,i,t in the exerci,e,) t.25ing or thin5ing .0out the inner -or5 in,te.d o3 pr.cticing it 8#.tch Q4) T.02e $9 .re de7i.tion, -hich .ny re.,on.02y ,incere ,tudent c.n recogni1e .nd ,trugg2e to correct% But there .re other c.tche, -hich .re 3.r /ore ,u0t2e% O7erdependence on the te.cher) unthin5ing .ccept.nce o3 hi, e7ery utter.nce) dei3ic.tion o3 the te.cher 8the !t.rry eyed !yndro/e) #.tch Q;9 .re ,y/pto/, o3 . de7i.tion -hich) 3or ,o/e peop2e) i, .2/o,t i/po,,i02e to recogni1e ., ,uch% !i/i2.r2y) the -i22 to do/in.te) the urge to te.ch other, -h.t one doe, not 5no- one,e23) the urge to p2.y the ,.7ior -hen one h., neither the 5no-2edge nor the 0eing to p2.y th.t ro2e 8the (.2,e Me,,i.h !yndro/e) #.tch Q=9 i, . de7i.tion to -hich ,o/e peop2e .re tot.22y 02ind% E7en /ore ,u0t2e i, the Per,on.2 !.27.tion !yndro/e 8#.tch Q>9) -hich c.u,e, one to 0eco/e ,o identi3ied -ith hi, o-n inner -or5 th.t hi, 2.,t ,t.te i, -or,e th.n hi, 3ir,t% #.tch Q?) the !und.y Go to Meeting !yndro/e) i, the ,upre/e c.tch ./ong churchgoing #hri,ti.n, -ho i/.gine they c.n 5eep on the right ,ide o3 the deity 0y eng.ging in . one d.y . -ee5 hy/n) p,.2/ .nd ,er/on routine in . ,peci.2 0ui2ding ,et .,ide 3or the purpo,e% Wou2d 0e p2.yer, o3 the M.,ter G./e .re o3ten eBu.22y n.i7e) exerting the/,e27e, -hi2e in the pre,ence o3

their te.cher) 3orgetting .22 .0out the g./e -hen on their o-n% #.tch Q@) the Hunt the Guru !yndro/e) i, . ,u0t2e c.tch 0ec.u,e the ,e.rch 3or . te.cher i, .n e,,enti.2 p.rt o3 the M.,ter G./e) . te,t o3 the ,ee5erG, inte22igence) per,e7er.nce .nd di,cri/in.tion% But there .re tho,e -ho /.5e the ,e.rch inter/in.02e 0y re3u,ing to ,t.y 2ong enough -ith .ny te.cher re.22y to 2e.rn -h.t he h., to o33er% !uch peop2e .re .2-.y, 2oo5ing 3or /ir.c2e -or5er, .nd ru,h here .nd there in Bue,t o3 ,ign, .nd -onder,% They .re .2-.y, 3u22 o3 t.2e, o3 6higher po-er,6 .nd P/y,teriou, 3orce,)6 0re.th2e,,2y re2.te ho- : c.n re.d the A5.,hic record,6 .nd Y c.n 6.cti7.te the ch.5r.,6 .nd * c.n 3orete22 the 3uture% One /.ni3e,t.tion o3 #.tch Q@ i, . con7iction th.t ,o/e ne- .7.t.r -i22 .ppe.r -ho) 0y the exertion o3 hi, ,piritu.2 po-er,) -i22 6,.7e the -or2d%6 O3ten the 7icti/, o3 thi, c.tch i/.gine they h.7e 3ound the 2ong .-.ited one .nd ru,h .round ec,t.tic.22y proc2.i/ing th.t . ne- er. o3 hi,tory h., 0egun% But they ,oon -e.ry o3 the ne- .7.t.r) .nd ,et o33 .g.in on their ,e.rch) -hich -i22 ne7er end 0ec.u,e they do not re.22y -.nt it to end% They u,e the ,e.rch ., . /e.n, o3 e7.ding re.2 inner -or5% Tab#e " The Si Catches

#.tch Q4 T.25 Thin5 !yndro/e #.tch Q; !t.rry eyed !yndro/e #.tch Q= (.2,e Me,,i.h !yndro/e #.tch Q> Per,on.2 !.27.tion !yndro/e #.tch Q? !und.y Go to Meeting !yndro/e #.tch Q@ Hunt the Guru !yndro/e

T.25ing or thin5ing .0out the Wor5 in,te.d o3 doing it% (.n.tic.2 de7otion to .nd 0e2ie3 in . te.cher or ,y,te/ to exc2u,ion o3 .22 other,% De2u,ion th.t I per,on.22y ./ . te.cher or ,.7ior% De2u,ion th.t I per,on.22y c.n 0e ,.7ed) enter 6he.7en)6 ,ur7i7e de.th) etc% H.0it o3 /.5ing e33ort, on2y -hen in pre,ence o3 te.cher or -ith other /e/0er, o3 group% H.0it o3 -.ndering 3ro/ te.cher to te.cher) -ithout ,t.ying 2ong enough to 2e.rn .nything 3ro/ .ny o3 the/%

Thi, 0ring, u, into the /o,t di33icu2t .re. in the 3ie2d o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy% I3 thi, ,en,ing de7ice -hich -e c.22 6in-.rd directed con,cience6 i, de3ecti7e 8.nd it gener.22y i,) one -.y or .nother9) ho- c.n it 0e corrected< It i, . 3unction o3 the highe,t 2e7e2 o3 the e/otion.2 center) . ,ort o3 ,piritu.2 touch,tone -hich en.02e, it, po,,e,,or to di,tingui,h the true coin 3ro/ the counter3eit% In ter/, o3 6the ,trugg2e 0et-een the ,e27e,)6 it i, the /irror o3 truth in the h.nd, o3 the O0,er7er) -hich en.02e, hi/ to di,tingui,h 3riend 3ro/ 3oe) e,,ence 3ro/ 3.2,e ego) 3.ith3u2 ,er7.nt 3ro/ ,che/ing 32.tterer% But i3 the /irror it,e23 h., de3ect,) i3 it, ,ur3.ce di,tort, .nd doe, not gi7e . true i/.ge) then -h.t c.n 0e done to re/o7e the de3ect,< On2y . tent.ti7e .n,-er c.n 0e o33ered to thi, Bue,tion% A -i,e te.cher c.n u,u.22y ,pot the de3ect, in the /irror once he get, to 5no- . ,tudent ,u33icient2y -e22% He c.n point the/ out) put the ,tudent in ,itu.tion, -here he i, /ore or 2e,, 3orced to ,ee the/% "n3ortun.te2y) /.n i, ,o con,tituted th.t he h., cert.in 02ind ,pot, in hi, p,yche -hich o0,truct the te.cherG, e33ort% !o/eti/e, on2y . /ore or 2e,, ,h.ttering experience -i22 3in.22y 0ring the ,tudent 3.ce to 3.ce -ith hi, inner de3ect% Thu,) Peter h.d tot.2 con3idence in hi, o-n 2oy.2ty to hi, te.cher though the M.,ter h.d no i22u,ion, .0out hi, di,cip2eG, -e.5ne,,% 86Be3ore the coc5 cro- thou -i2t deny /e thrice%69 It too5 the .ctu.2 experience o3 /.5ing the three deni.2,) he.ring the coc5 cro-) re/e/0ering the te.cherG, -ord, to 0ring Peter to .n e/otion.2 re.2i1.tion o3 hi, -e.5ne,,%

The error, /o,t 2i5e2y to 0e encountered in the -or5ing o3 the e/otion.2 center c.n 0e 2i,ted ., 3o22o-,D 4% ;% =% >% ?% Accidie or .i/2e,,ne,,% !e23 pity% !e23 h.tred% O7erdependence% Wi22 to do/in.te%

6Accidie6 i, . -ord -hich h., gone out o3 3.,hion% It u,ed to 0e de,cri0ed ., one o3 the !e7en De.d2y !in, .nd -., o3ten reg.rded ., ,ynony/ou, -ith 6,2oth%6 More proper2y the -ord c.n 0e .pp2ied to 3.i2ure in /oti7.tion .nd the re,u2t.nt ,t.te o3 2i,t2e,,ne,,) .i/2e,,ne,,) .nd 0oredo/% The condition i, re.22y /.2ign.nt .nd Tho/., !1.,1 i, Buite Cu,ti3ied in .ttri0uting to .ccidie /.ny o3 the /ent.2 i22ne,,e, th.t .332ict conte/por.ry /.n%4 Accidie repre,ent, . 3.i2ure in g./e,/.n,hip .nd 2e.d, to . 2o,, o3 intere,t th.t c.n 0e tot.2 .nd de7.,t.ting% It c.n ,tri5e .ny0ody 3ro/ . -e.2thy -ido- in . P.r5 A7enue .p.rt/ent to . dri3ting dere2ict in . Bo-ery gutter% $ictor (r.n52) de,cri0ing 2i3e in N.1i concentr.tion c./p,) h., de,cri0ed ho- 2iter.22y 2eth.2 .ccidie cou2d 0e under tho,e extre/e condition,%?@ The pri,oner, cou2d endure co2d) hunger) 0rut.2ity) degr.d.tion ., 2ong ., they h.d ,o/e ,ort o3 .i/ or ,o/e hope to c2ing to% But -hen thi, hope -., t.5en 3ro/ the/) they 2.y do-n .nd died% The ,tudent o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy i, ., prone to .ccidie ., .nyone e2,e% He h., e/0.r5ed on . di33icu2t) de/.nding /et. g./e) the re,u2t, o3 -hich .re not out-.rd2y 7i,i02e) ., .re the production, o3 the .rti,t) -riter or re,e.rch ,cienti,t% Hi, inner -or5 de/.nd, e33ort, th.t .re not p.rticu2.r2y exciting) 0ut -hich /u,t 0e repe.ted hour .3ter hour) d.y .3ter d.y% Li5e Buny.nG, Pi2gri/) he encounter, on hi, -.y one o0,t.c2e .3ter .nother or the ,./e o0,t.c2e o7er .nd o7er .g.in% Moreo7er) he p2.y, thi, inner g./e in . ,ociety th.t doe, not 7.2ue the inner .i/, he pur,ue,) th.t gi7e, hi/ no encour.ge/ent) no 6po,iti7e rein3orce/ent)6 3ro/ the /e/0er, o3 -hich he i, co/pe22ed to conce.2 hi, /o,t ,.cred .,pir.tion, 2e,t he 0e thought 6Bueer6 or e7en /i2d2y in,.ne% One -ho h., /.de the deci,ion to p2.y the M.,ter G./e ine7it.02y di,co7er, th.t hi, e/otion.2 3orce) the -e22,pring o3 hi, inner -or5) 32uctu.te, in it, inten,ity) /.y 0e po-er3u2 .t one ti/e) 3.de out co/p2ete2y .t .nother% The 3.ding o3 the e/otion.2 3orce occur, u,u.22y .0out . ye.r or t-o ye.r, .3ter the ,tudent h., 3ound hi, te.cher .nd e/0.r5ed on the -or5% In the 0eginning) the no7e2ty o3 -or5ing under direction) the excite/ent o3 ne- di,co7erie,) the thri22 o3 60e2onging6 to . group dedic.ted to . ,ing2e .i/ c.rry the neophyte .2ong .nd he -or5, -ith .rdor% But -hen the no7e2ty -e.r, o33) -hen the 3ir,t i/pu2,e -e.5en,) he enter, th.t ph.,e o3 di,ench.nt/ent -e22 5no-n to ,piritu.2 director, on the re2igiou, -.y .nd de,cri0ed 0y the/ ., 6period, o3 dryne,,%6 Thi, in-.rd .ridity h., the ,./e e33ect on the inner 2i3e ., h., drought on . g.rden% The 32o-er, o3 the ,pirit droop% *e.2 7.ni,he,% Ardor 3.de,% The ,tudent -onder, .0out hi, .i/% The M.,ter G./e 2o,e, it, /.gic% To thi, condition G% GurdCie33 re3erred in the ,.yingD 6In the 0eginning it i, ro,e,) ro,e,% L.ter it i, thorn,) thorn,%6 Wh.t i, the ,o2ution< I, there . ,o2ution< I3 I do not 3ee2 .n e/otion) ho- c.n I gener.te it< (or it /u,t 0e c2e.r to .ny o0Cecti7e ,tudent th.t /.n h., 2itt2e contro2 o7er the e/otion.2 center% A good .ctor c.n portr.y the outer 3or/ o3 e/otion) c.n produce re.2 te.r, .nd -h.t ,ound, 2i5e genuine 2.ughter% But thi, i, not grie3) neither i, it Coy% The,e .re /ere2y the out-.rd tr.pping, o3 e/otion,) their /o7ing center .cco/p.ni/ent,% And -h.t o3 the -i22 to ,e23 tr.n,cend.nce) the .ppetite 3or con,ciou,ne,,) th.t ,u0t2e) h.rd to ch.r.cteri1e e/otion th.t ,tir, on2y in . 3e- .nd p2.y, ,o ,/.22 . ro2e in conte/por.ry 2i3e< Ho- c.n I .-.5en th.t -hen it die, -ithin /e) -hen the 32./e on the .2t.r 3.de,) -hen the pe.5 to-.rd -hich I -., ,tri7ing di,.ppe.r, in the 3og< Thi, Bue,tion 0ring, u, 3.ce to 3.ce -ith one o3 the pecu2i.ritie, o3 the e/otion.2 0r.in% It h.,) in the third ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,, .t 2e.,t) . 7ery 0.d /e/ory% We c.n re/e/0er .n e7ent in our 2i7e,) tr.gic or Coy3u2) 0ut it i, di33icu2t to reexperience the e/otion th.t -ent -ith it% Thi, .pp2ie, .2,o to .n .i/ in -hich there i, . ,trong e/otion.2 co/ponent% We /.y re/e/0er the .i/ inte22ectu.22y

0ut not e/otion.22y% And the inte22ectu.2 /e/ory) h.7ing no 3ire -ithin it) i, . de.d) dry re/n.nt% It 2.c5, the ,p.r52e o3 the origin.2 .i/% NP But Cu,t ., the /o7ing .nd in,tincti7e center, c.n 0e educ.ted .nd 0rought incre.,ing2y under con,ciou, contro2) ,o the e/otion.2 center c.n 0e tr.ined not to 3orget or not to 3orget ,o e.,i2y% A /.n doe, not h.7e direct contro2 o7er the e/otion.2 0r.in) 0ut he doe, h.7e contro2 o7er the /o7ing .nd inte22ectu.2 0r.in, .nd 0oth o3 the,e .33ect the e/otion.2 center% Thu,) . per,on -ho 3ee2, tot.22y /i,er.02e c.n ,/i2e 0y .n intention.2 e33ort% And .2though the ,/i2e /.y 0e -ooden .nd contri7ed) it -i22) on .ccount o3 the 3eed0.c5 3ro/ the /o7ing to the e/otion.2 center) e7o5e . ,h.do-y /e/ory o3 h.ppine,,% !i/i2.r2y the .ppetite 3or higher con,ciou,ne,, c.n 0e 3.int2y re.-.5ened through the inte22ectu.2 center% Though di,ench.nted .nd 2.c5ing in 1e.2) the ,tudent c.n rec.22 hi, e.r2y enthu,i.,/) ,.yingD 6Once thi, ,ee/ed 7it.22y i/port.nt) the M.,ter G./e) the on2y g./e -orth p2.ying%6 And 3ro/ here) ,ti22 pure2y inte22ectu.22y) he c.n retr.ce hi, ,tep,) re/e/0ering hi, o2d dedic.tion) rec.22ing the proce,,e, th.t 2ed hi/ to hi, deci,ion) re7ie-ing the .2tern.ti7e 2i3e g./e, .nd ,incere2y .,5ing -h.t they h.7e to o33er ., co/p.red -ith the M.,ter G./e% E7en though .22 thi, i, pure2y inte22ectu.2) the e33ort -i22) .g.in 0y 3eed0.c5 3ro/ one center to .nother) e7o5e . 3.int t.,te o3 the o2d .rdor) . /e/ory o3 the gre.t enterpri,e .nd o3 .22 the hope .nd excite/ent th.t -ent -ith it%EF !e23 pity i, .2/o,t ., p.r.2y1ing ., .ccidie% It i, the e/otion o3 one -ho 3.22, do-n in the /ud .nd) in,te.d o3 getting up .g.in) -.22o-, in it .nd /.y0e ,-.22o-, ,o/e Cu,t to 0e .02e to 3ee2 /ore ,e23 pity% !e23 pity) . typic.2 3.2,e ego pheno/enon) i, utter2y 3.2,e) tot.22y u,e2e,,% "n3ortun.te2y) the pre7.i2ing tone o3 the +udeo #hri,ti.n tr.dition) it, e/ph.,i, on gro7e2ing .nd the 6Lord h.7e /ercy on /e) /i,er.02e ,inner6 the/e) h., 3or centurie, encour.ged ,e23 pity in it, de7otee, in .ddition to ,e23 h.tred .nd ,e23 conte/pt% Indeed) there .re ,u0cu2t, in thi, tr.dition -hich con7ert the ro22ing in the /ud o3 ,e23 pity .nd ,e23 .0.,e/ent into .n end in it,e23% De7otee, o3 thi, pr.ctice dr.- ., /uch ,.ti,3.ction 3ro/ 3ee2ing ,orry 3or the/,e27e, 0ec.u,e they .re ,uch tre/endou, ,inner, ., ,o/e peop2e deri7e 3ro/ di,p2.ying their ,urgic.2 ,c.r,% Need2e,, to ,.y) . good ,piritu.2 director h., 2itt2e p.tience -ith ,uch non,en,e) 0ut) in thi, tr.dition) the good director, .re outnu/0ered 0y the 0.d) .nd the 2.tter do not he,it.te to encour.ge the gro7e2ing o3 their 6penitent,)6 in 3.ct) -i22 get do-n in the /ud .nd gro7e2 -ith the/% Ho- c.n one correct thi, 0.d h.0it o3 the e/otion.2 0r.in< Ag.in) it c.n 0e,t 0e .ppro.ched through the inte22ect% !e23 pity i, .n e/otion ,o o07iou,2y u,e2e,, th.t e7en . 2itt2e .n.2y,i, i, enough to re7e.2 it, 3.2,ity% Why do you pity your,e23< Wh.t -i22 thi, pity .cco/p2i,h< You 3.i2ed once% Then get up .nd try .g.in% Wh.t 0ene3it c.n you get 0y gro7e2ing in the /ud< Thi, tough) un,enti/ent.2 2ine o3 re.,oning put, the 3.2,e ego in the ,pot2ight .nd i22u/in.te, it, .0,urditie, ,o 0right2y th.t no o0Cecti7e o0,er7er c.n t.5e the/ ,eriou,2y% !e23 h.tred .nd ,e23 conte/pt .re .2,o ex./p2e, o3 the -rong -or5ing o3 the e/otion.2 0r.in 0ut .re 3.r /ore di33icu2t to e7.2u.te .nd correct th.n i, the o07iou,2y u,e2e,, e/otion o3 ,e23 pity% There i,) in the e/otion -hich urge, . /.n to eng.ge in the M.,ter G./e) . ,trong neg.ti7e e2e/ent -hich /ight 0e c.22ed 6,e23 conte/pt%6 Niet1,cheG, *.r.thu,tr. 5ne- thi, -e22D A2.,& There co/e, the ti/e o3 the /o,t de,pic.02e /.n) -ho c.n no 2onger de,pi,e hi/,e23% % % % Wh.t i, the gre.te,t thing you c.n experience< It i, the hour o3 gre.t conte/pt% The hour in -hich your h.ppine,, 0eco/e, 2o.the,o/e to you) .nd ,o .2,o your re.,on .nd 7irtue%E4 In,o3.r ., the 6hour o3 gre.t conte/pt6 2e.d, to gre.t ende.7or,) gre.t e33ort, to e/erge 3ro/ th.t ,orry puppet 2i5e ,t.te o3 ,e/ihypno,i, into one o3 3u22 con,ciou,ne,,) it i, ,.2ut.ry% It i, not) in thi, 3or/) . neg.ti7e e/otion .t .22 0ut . 7ery po-er3u2 i/pu2,e to-.rd true he.2th .nd 3u22 de7e2op/ent) . neg.ti7e re.ction th.t engender, . po,iti7e re,pon,e% "n3ortun.te2y) the po,iti7e re,pon,e doe, not .2-.y, 3o22o- the neg.ti7e re.ction% #on3ronted 3or the hundredth ti/e -ith ,o/e unp2e.,.nt /.ni3e,t.tion) the ,tudent gro.n, in-.rd2yD 6I h.te /y,e23)6 He then proceed, to -.22o- in the e/otion) indu2ging in . /.,ochi,tic orgy o3 ,e23 conde/n.tion) de2i0er.te2y rec.22ing

.22 the ,tupidP,tCPno,t degr.ding thing, he h., done) per3or/ing . p,ycho2ogic.2 ,e23 32.ge22.tion) .nd getting the ,./e per7er,e ,.ti,3.ction 3ro/ it th.t re.2 ,e23 32.ge22.tion .33ord, tho,e -ho pr.ctice thi, .rt% In thi, -.y ,e23 conte/pt) -hich /ight 0e u,e3u2) degener.te, into /ere -.22o-ing .nd gro7e2ing% It i, per3ect2y c2e.r) 3ro/ the popu2.rity o3 ,uch -.22o-ing,) in the gui,e o3 penetenti.2 pr.ctice,) th.t they o33er ,uch ,.ti,3.ction th.t tho,e -ho indu2ge in the/ -i22 go to extr.ordin.ry extre/e,) not exc2uding phy,ic.2 ,e23 torture% Thi, -rong -or5ing o3 the e/otion.2 0r.in c.n 0e corrected 0y the pr.ctice de,cri0ed in .n e.r2ier ch.pter% !e23 h.tred .nd ,e23 conte/pt .re 0oth 0.,ed on .n i22u,ion) the gre.t 3.22.cy th.t /.n h., one 6I6 -ho2e .nd indi7i,i02e% Actu.22y he h., no ,uch per/.nent 6I6 0ut on2y . con,t.nt2y ch.nging p.ttern o3 ,e27e,% The e/otion 2oo,e2y de,cri0ed ., ,e23 conte/pt 0eco/e, po,iti7e .nd o3 7.2ue on2y -hen thi, 3.ct i, under,tood% There i, . cert.in ,ep.r.tion 0et-een 6I6 8in the ,en,e o3 the O0,er7er) -ho i, the ,eed o3 the per/.nent 6I69 .nd the 7.riou, d-.r3,) cripp2e,) /oron, .nd 3oo2, -ho .2,o h.ppen to 0e in the Hou,e o3 the !e27e, .nd -ho,e .ntic,) -hen they h.ppen to get contro2) c.n 0e 7ery e/ % 0.rr.,,ing or .ctu.22y d.ngerou,% A, the O0,er7er 2e.rn, to 5no- the,e ch.r.cter,) he ce.,e, to c.22 the/ 6I%6 They .re ,i/p2y /ech.nic.2 do22, -hich he i, co/pe22ed to c.rry .round -ith hi/% It i, Cu,t ., ,i22y to h.te the/ ., it i, to h.te . r.5e -hich hit, one on the he.d 0ec.u,e one 2e3t it 2ying -ith the teeth up .nd then trod on it% One c.n 2ogic.22y 3e.r the,e do22, 0ec.u,e they .re d.ngerou, 0ut the 3e.r -i22 0e u,e3u2 on2y i3 it engender, -.tch3u2ne,,) 3or on2y 0y -.tch3u2ne,, c.n they 0e pre7ented 3ro/ getting contro2% O7erdependence) the 3ourth ex./p2e o3 the -rong -or5 o3 the e/otion.2 0r.in) occur, in cert.in peop2e) u,u.22y high in 7i,cero toni. or ,o/.totoni.) -hen they h.7e 63ound their 3.ith6 or 6con,o2id.ted their 0e2ie3%6 Thi, gener.22y /e.n, th.t they h.7e 0eco/e /e/0er, o3 ,o/e cu2t or ,ett2ed the/,e27e, .t the 3eet o3 ,o/e te.cher to -ho/ they 2i,ten in ,t.rry eyed r.pture) .ccepting ., 6go,pe26 .ny in3or/.tion he choo,e, to o33er the/% The pheno/enon i, 7ery co//on in Indi.) -here guru -or,hip 8.2ong -ith co- -or,hip9 con,titute, . n.tion.2 7ice% It i, .2,o co//on in the We,t) 3or the #hri,ti.n tr.dition) -ith it, e/ph.,i, on the Good !hepherd) on ,heepi,hne,, .nd on the 60e2ie7e .nd .,5 no Bue,tion,6 .ttitude h., .2-.y, encour.ged thi, 3or/ o3 e/otion.2 o7erdependence% The !t.rry eyed !yndro/e repre,ent, one o3 the /o,t 3reBuented .nd /o,t 3.7ored cu2 de ,.c, on the W.y% It, popu2.rity i, under,t.nd.02e enough% It re,u2t, 3ro/ . hu/.n cr.7ing 3or cert.inty) 3or con,o2.tion) 3or guid.nce .nd 3or o0edience% De,pite .22 their 0ig t.25 .0out 3reedo/) /en ,ti22 -i,h to 0e ,2.7e,% They -.nt to 0e to2d -h.t to do) -h.t to -e.r) -h.t to thin5) -h.t to 0e2ie7e% Thi, ,.7e, the/ 3ro/ the e33ort .nd ,u33ering in7o27ed in thin5ing 3or the/,e27e,% Once they h.7e hung .0out their nec5, the 2.0e2 ,t.ting their 63.ith)6 they protect th.t 2.0e2 -ith . p.,,ion.te inten,ity .nd -i22 g2.d2y 5i22 .ny0ody -ho d.re, to Bue,tion the truth o3 .ny o3 the ,t.te/ent, on the 2.0e2% The !t.rry eyed !yndro/e i, . 3or/ o3 the -rong 3unction o3 the e/otion.2 0r.in th.t i, 7ery h.rd to correct% The .ncient .,,ertionD 6I3 you 0e2ie7e -h.t I te22 you) you -i22 0e ,.7ed% I3 you donGt you -i22 0e d./ned)6 h., 0een u,ed 3or centurie, 0y prie,t, o3 7.riou, re2igion, 3or their o-n pro3it% It i, .n integr.2 p.rt o3 the -or2dG, o2de,t con3idence tric5% It i, ,ti22 p2.yed tod.y .nd i, ,ti22 pro3it.02e) though the ,ophi,tic.ted /e/0er, o3 . ,cience 0.,ed ,ociety /ight 0e expected to 5no- 0etter th.n to 3.22 3or ,uch . tric5% A tough te.cher -ho h., no u,e 3or ,t.rry eyed ,tudent, -i22 n.tur.22y try to di,cour.ge the o7erdependence th.t ,uch ,tudent, di,p2.y% 6H.7e 3.ith in nothing% Be2ie7e nothing% Te,t e7erything%6 With ,uch exhort.tion, he /.y .tte/pt to cu2ti7.te th.t ,turdy ,pirit o3 ,e23 re2i.nce ,o -e22 ch.r.cteri1ed in E/er,onG, gre.t e,,.yE; .nd to reduce the 2e7e2 o3 credu2ity .nd ,ugge,ti0i2ity th.t) coup2ed -ith hi, 3erocity) co/0ine to /.5e /.n the /o,t d.ngerou, o3 herd .ni/.2,% But tho,e -ho ,u33er 3ro/ thi, p.rticu2.r de3ect o3 the e/otion.2 0r.in -i22 co//on2y go on 0e2ie7ing de,pite the,e exhort.tion,% I3 . tough te.cher re3u,e, to 2etthe/ indu2ge in thi, -e.5ne,,) they -i22 2e.7e hi/ .nd ,ee5 one /ore .cco//od.ting -ho -i22 te22 the/ Cu,t -h.t to thin5) to do) to 3ee2 in e7ery ,itu.tion) -h.t they /.y e.t) drin5) -hen they /.y copu2.te .nd -hether or not) -hen ,o doing) they /.y u,e . contr.cepti7e% They -i22 3o22o- hi/ ., /ee52y ., ,heep in the h.ppy .,,ur.nce th.t

thi, i, the p.th to ,.27.tion .nd) i3 .nyone Bue,tion, their .,,u/ption,) they -i22 g2.d2y 0oi2 hi/ in oi2 3or d.ring to .tte/pt to 6,h.5e their 3.ith%6 The -i22 to do/in.te) 3i3th type o3 -rong -or5 o3 the e/otion.2 0r.in) i, the ex.ct oppo,ite o3 the !t.rry eyed !yndro/e Cu,t de,cri0ed% Thi, i, the 0.,i, o3 the (.2,e Me,,i.h !yndro/e) .nd tho,e in -ho/ it occur, .re re,pon,i02e 3or 7.,t ./ount, o3 hu/.n /i,ery% Thi, error occur, in peop2e -ho n.tur.22y po,,e,, ,o/e ,peci.2 po-er% They .re 2e,, ,c.ttered) 2e,, di7ided) 2e,, 2.c5ing in unity .nd in -i22 th.n the .7er.ge /.n% They .re .02e to .pp2y the/,e27e, to . ,ing2e .i/ .nd to pur,ue th.t .i/ -ith .n e/otion.2 inten,ity o3 -hich their /ore tepid 3e22o-/en .re inc.p.02e% M.ny o3 the ch.r.cteri,tic, o3 the (.2,e Me,,i.h !yndro/e h.7e .2re.dy 0een de,cri0ed in the ch.pter on type,% It re,u2t, 3ro/ .n error in the 3unction o3 the e/otion.2 0r.in -hich c.u,e, di,p2.ce/ent o3 the po-er3u2 e/otion th.t ,hou2d 2e.d to ,e23 tr.n,cend.nce% The 7icti/ o3 ,uch .n error) in,te.d o3 0eco/ing 2i0er.ted 3ro/ the ,e23) i, /ore tight2y 0ound to it% He u,e, the po-er he h., .tt.ined 0y inner di,cip2ine to 3urther the .i/, o3 the ,e23) the,e 0eing o3ten identi3ied -ith ,o/e org.ni1.tion -hich i,) in 3.ct) the ,e23 ./p2i3ied% I3 he i, po2itic.22y /inded) he proCect, the ,e23 into hi, p.rtyI i3 re2igiou,) he proCect, it into hi, church% Or he ,i/p2y u,e, hi, po-er, to ,er7e hi, o-n end,) ,etting hi/,e23 up ., 2e.der) .n in3.22i02e .uthority) de/.nding .0,o2ute o0edience 8.nd getting it9 3ro/ the /e/0er, o3 hi, 632oc5%6 The condition) once it h., de7e2oped) i, h.rd to correct% Th.t .,pect o3 the e/otion.2 center c.22ed 6in-.rd directed con,cience6 h.,) -hen it 3unction, correct2y) the po-er to -.rn it, po,,e,,or% It c.n te22 hi/ the di33erence 0et-een 3oo2G, go2d .nd re.2 go2d% It c.n te22 hi/ -hen he h., .tt.ined th.t 2e7e2 o3 0eing -hich -i22 en.02e hi/ ,.3e2y to te.ch other,% But i3 the inner con,cience 3.i2, to oper.te) there i, no other 3unction in . /.n th.t c.n t.5e it, p2.ce% The 7icti/ o3 the (.2,e Me,,i.h !yndro/e /.y 0e to2d 0y other, th.t he i, /.5ing . /i,t.5e) 0ut their 7oice, do not c.rry the ,./e 3orce ., doe, the 7oice o3 the inner con,cience .nd c.n .2-.y, 0e ignored% 6They .re Ce.2ou,) they .re 02ind) they do not h.7e the in,ight to .ppreci.te /y po-er) they do not he.r /y inner 7oice,%6 By the,e /e.n, .nd count2e,, other,) the 7icti/ o3 thi, /.23unction -i22 Cu,ti3y hi, .ction,% He i, 02oc5ed 3ro/ .ny ,ort o3 correcti7e .ction 0y hi, tr.gic con7iction th.t he /u,t 0e right% I3 he e7er 2o,e, thi, con7iction) the re,u2t /.y 0e ,o ,h.ttering th.t he 3.22, .p.rt co/p2ete2y) depri7ed o3 the gr.nd i22u,ion 3ro/ -hich he dre- hi, ,trength% The .0o7e ex./p2e, .22 de.2 -ith error, in the -or5ing o3 the e/otion.2 0r.in .nd -ith ,tep, th.t c.n 0e t.5en to o7erco/e the/% But there i, .nother .,pect o3 the educ.tion o3 the e/otion.2 center th.t i, /uch /ore contro7er,i.2% A per,on c.n ,trugg2e not to expre,, neg.ti7e e/otion,) 0ut c.n he) 0y .ny 5ind o3 intention.2 e33ort) educ.te hi, e/otion.2 0r.in to gener.te po,iti7e e/otion,< "ndou0ted2y there .re peop2e -ho,e e/otion.2 0r.in, 3unction in ,uch . -.y th.t the do/in.nt e/otion.2 tone i, po,iti7e) nor doe, thi, /e.n th.t they .re too ,tupid or in,en,iti7e to 0e .-.re o3 the 3.ct th.t the -or2d o3 /.n cont.in, /uch th.t i, e7i2 .nd .0o/in.02e% W.2t Whit/.n 8to -ho/ Wi22i./ +./e, de7ote, /uch .ttention in hi, ch.pter) 6The Re2igion o3 He.2thy Minded ne,,69 -., 3.r 3ro/ 0eing . 3.ci2e opti/i,t% Grie3) -ound,) -.r) de.th .22 h.7e their p2.ce, in Le.7e, o3 Gr.,,% But the /.n hi/,e23) ., hi, di,cip2e) Dr% R% M% Buc5e) de,cri0ed hi/) ,ee/ed .2/o,t tot.22y po,iti7e in hi, e/otion.2 expre,,ion) ., the 3o22o-ing ,t.te/ent ,ho-,D Perh.p,) indeed) no /.n -ho e7er 2i7ed 2i5ed ,o /.ny thing, .nd di,2i5ed ,o 3e- ., W.2t Whit/.n% A22 n.tur.2 o0Cect, ,ee/ed to h.7e . ch.r/ 3or hi/% A22 ,ight, .nd ,ound, ,ee/ed to p2e.,e hi/% He .ppe.red to 2i5e 8.nd I 0e2ie7e he did 2i5e9 .22 the /en) -o/en .nd chi2dren he ,.- 8though I ne7er 5ne- hi/ to ,.y th.t he 2i5ed .nyone9) 0ut e.ch -ho 5ne- hi/ 3e2t he 2i5ed hi/ or her) .nd th.t he 2i5ed other, .2,o% I ne7er 5ne- hi/NtoP.rgue or di,pute) .nd he ne7er ,po5e .0out /oney% He .2-.y, Cu,ti3ied) ,o/eti/e, p2.y3u22y) ,o/eti/e, Buite ,eriou,2y) tho,e -ho ,po5e h.r,h2y o3 hi/,e23 or hi, -riting,) .nd I o3ten thought he e7en too5 p2e.,ure in the oppo,ition o3 ene/ie,% When I 3ir,t 5ne- Khi/L) I u,ed to thin5 th.t he -.tched hi/,e23) .nd -ou2d not .22o- hi, tongue to gi7e expre,,ion to 3ret3u2ne,,) .ntip.thy) co/p2.int) .nd re/on,tr.nce% It did not occur to /e ., po,,i02e th.t the,e /ent.2 ,t.te, cou2d 0e .0,ent in hi/% A3ter 2ong o0,er7.tion) ho-e7er) I ,.ti,3ied

/y,e23 th.t ,uch .0,ence or uncon,ciou,ne,, -., entire2y re.2% He ne7er ,po5e deprec.ting2y o3 .ny n.tion.2ity or c2.,, o3 /.n) or ti/e in the -or2dG, hi,tory) or .g.in,t .ny tr.de, or occup.tion, not e7en .g.in,t .ny .ni/.2,) in,ect,) or in.ni/.te thing,) nor .ny o3 the 2.-, o3 n.ture) nor .ny o3 the re,u2t, o3 tho,e 2.-,) ,uch ., i22ne,,) de3or/ity) .nd de.th% He ne7er co/p2.ined or gru/02ed either .t the -e.ther) p.in) i22ne,,) or .nything e2,e% He ne7er ,-ore% He cou2d not 7ery -e22) ,ince he ne7er ,po5e in .nger .nd .pp.rent2y ne7er -., .ngry% He ne7er exhi0ited 3e.r) .nd I do not 0e2ie7e he e7er 3e2t it%E= Whit/.n) it .ppe.r,) -., eBuipped -ith .n e/otion.2 0r.in ,o h.r/oni1ed .nd 0.2.nced th.t it ,i/p2y did not gener.te tho,e poi,on, -hich ,poi2 the 2i7e, o3 other, not ,o gi3ted% One /ight Cu,ti3i.02y c.22 hi/ . 6n.tur.2 ,.int%6 The Bue,tion i, -hether) 0y .ny /e.n, .t .22) the e/otion.2 0r.in o3 one 2e,, gi3ted c.n 0e tr.ined to 3unction in . ,i/i2.r -.y% (o22o-ing P.u2 o3 T.r,u,) -e /.y .ccept the ide. th.t 2o7e i, the highe,t o3 .22 po,iti7e e/otion, .nd .d/it th.t -e .re /ere2y ,ounding 0r.,, -ithout it e7en though -e do ,pe.5 -ith the tongue, o3 /en .nd o3 .nge2,% But c.n . /.n 2e.rn to 2o7e< #.n the e/otion.2 center 0e educ.ted to gener.te thi, high e/otion< #.n thi, 3unction 8the gene,i, o3 2o7e9 e7er 0e 0rought under the contro2 o3 the con,ciou, -i22< O07iou,2y the 3ounder o3 #hri,ti.nity thought th.t it cou2d% 6A ne- co//.nd/ent gi7e I you) th.t ye 2o7e one .nother%6 Wou2d he h.7e gi7en ,uch . co//.nd i3 it, 3u23i22/ent h.d 0een phy,ic.22y i/po,,i02e< A2.,) the hi,tory o3 the #hri,ti.n #hurch gi7e, u, 2itt2e re.,,ur.nce% We re.d o3 cru,.de,) /.,,.cre,) 0urning,) torturing,) . hideou, c.t.2og o3 crue2ty co/pi2ed 0y InBui,itor, .nd 3.n.tic,% The,e 6,er7.nt, o3 the God o3 Lo7e6 not on2y 3.i2ed to 2e.rn to o7e e.ch other) 0ut .2,o u,ed their re2igion ., .n excu,e 3or h.ting .nd per3or/ed) in the n./e o3 the 2o7ing !.7ior) .ction, th.t -ou2d h.7e /.de . Y.hoo 02u,h% I3 the crue2ty o3 /.n h., 0eco/e 2e,, in recent ti/e,) it i, cert.in2y not on .ccount o3 the in32uence o3 the #hri,ti.n #hurch% Lo7e) hope .nd 3.ith .re not e/otion, th.t c.n 0e 2e.rned% Thi, i, the conc2u,ion to -hich -e .re 3orced 0y .22 the e7idence .7.i2.02e% It i, e.,y to te.ch /en to h.te% The e33ic.cy o3 -.rti/e prop.g.nd. /.5e, thi, c2e.r% It /.y 0e po,,i02e) though not e.,y) to te.ch the/ not to h.te) to recogni1e h.tred ., .n e7i2 e/otion) one not -orthy o3 ci7i2i1ed 0eing,% But to te.ch the/ po,iti7e2y to 2o7e in .n o0Cecti7e) uni7er,.2 -.y i, not po,,i02e% #enter,) the e/otion.2 center in p.rticu2.r) -or5 di33erent2y in di33erent ,t.te, o3 con,ciou,ne,,% M.n in the third ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,,) identi3ied -ith hi, petty per,on.2 ego) i, Buite inc.p.02e o3 the i/p.rti.2 2o7e o3 the ,.int or Bodhi,.tt7.% The c2o,er he .ppro.che, to the 3ourth or 3i3th ,t.te, o3 con,ciou,ne,,) the /ore c.p.02e o3 genuine 2o7e doe, he 0eco/e% The ne- co//.nd/ent -hich +e,u, g.7e to hi, di,cip2e, cou2d 0e o0eyed on2y 0y 3u22y .-.5ened 0eing,% Thi, i, eBu.22y true o3 the other po,iti7e e/otion, /entioned 0y P.u2) n./e2y 3.ith .nd hope% Both .re .33ected 0y the 2e7e2 o3 con,ciou,ne,, o3 the indi7idu.2% Hope in ,2eeping /.n 8th.t i,) /.n in the third ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,,9 i, /ere -i,h3u2 thin5ing ., . 0urg2.r hope, he -i22 not 0e c.ught 0y the po2ice or . ho,te,, hope, the -e.ther -i22 0e 3ine 3or her g.rden p.rty% (.ith in ,2eeping /.n i, /ere ,e23 de2u,ion) . n.i7e 0e2ie3 in /ir.c2e,) in dog/.,) in the in3.22i0i2ity o3 hi, te.cher or the he.d o3 hi, church% On2y -hen . /.n .tt.in, the 3ourth ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,, do 3.ith .nd hope 0eco/e re.22y e33ecti7e e/otion,% It i, true to ,.y) ., 3.r ., the educ.tion o3 the e/otion.2 0r.in i, concerned) th.t thi, 0r.in c.n 0e t.ught not to gener.te cert.in h.r/3u2 e/otion, ,uch ., .ccidie) ,e23 pity) ,e23 h.tred .nd 7.riou, 3or/, o3 .nxiety% It c.nnot 0e tr.ined to 3ee2 the gre.t po,iti7e e/otion, 2o7e) 3.ith .nd hope 0ut -i22 gener.tePthe,e ., the 2e7e2 o3 con,ciou,ne,, ch.nge, .nd ,e23 tr.n,cendence rep2.ce, identi3ic.tion% M.nG, .0i2ity to re,i,t the po-er3u2 3orce, th.t .re dr.-ing hi/ c2o,er .nd c2o,er to the u2ti/.te orgy o3 de,truction) depend, on the reeduc.tion o3 the e/otion.2 0r.in% "n3ortun.te2y) it i, ex.ct2y thi, educ.tion -hich i, /o,t ,.d2y neg2ected in conte/por.ry ,ociety% The chi2d c.n ,c.rce2y todd2e 0e3ore it i, ,u0Cected to di,p2.y, o3 7io2ence .nd /.ni3e,t.tion, o3 e7ery neg.ti7e e/otion o3 -hich /.n i, c.p.02e% E33ect, o3 e.r2y tr.ining .re 3urther ,trengthened 0y 7.riou, h.te c./p.ign, .g.in,t noncon3or/i,t, o3 one ,ort or .nother% A22

thi, cre.te, in the e/otion.2 center ,o /.ny erroneou, p.ttern, o3 0eh.7ior th.t the reeduc.tion o3 thi, center 0eco/e, 7ery di33icu2t% Education o% Inte##ect The inte22ectu.2 0r.in i, gener.22y the on2y one to -hich .ny .ttention i, de7oted 0y the exponent, o3 -h.t p.,,e, 3or educ.tion in conte/por.ry ,ociety% #ert.in2y thi, 0r.in i, i/port.nt% It ,t.nd, .t the g.te -hich 2in5, the inner .nd outer -or2d, o3 /.n% It h., gi7en /.n .22 the .d7.nt.ge, he noenCoy, in the 3or/ o3 incre.,ed contro2 o7er hi, en7iron/ent% It h., en.02ed hi/ to ,upp2e/ent the ,trength o3 hi, o-n /u,c2e, -ith th.t o3 . ho,t o3 /.chine,) to de7e2op the /o,t .d7.nced 3or/ o3 .gricu2ture e7er 5no-n) to contro2 /o,t o3 the gre.t p2.gue, th.t once deci/.ted hi, nu/0er,) to co//.nd tho,e energy ,ource, 3ro/ -hich the ,t.r, dr.- their he.t) to re.ch into ,p.ce .nd into /.tter) to under,t.nd hi, o-n po,ition in the uni7er,e .nd hi, o-n /inutene,, in re2.tion to it, i//en,ity% But .2though the inte22ectu.2 0r.in i, . po-er3u2 in,tru/ent .nd h., gi7en /.n /o,t o3 the 02e,,ing, he no- enCoy,) it i, prone to 3or/, o3 /.23unction th.t /.5e it .t ti/e, /ore o3 . cur,e th.n . 02e,,ing% It /.y 0e ,.id) -ithout ex.gger.tion) th.t /.n h., too /uch 0r.in 3or hi, o-n goodI he h., /ore 0r.in th.n he 5no-, -h.t to do -ith% The huge cere0r.2 cortex) oper.ting .t the 2o- 2e7e2 o3 e33iciency ch.r.cteri,tic o3 the third ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,,) in,te.d o3 0ringing /.n c2o,er to re.2ity cre.te, . -ho2e Cung2e o3 i22u,ion, th.t /ere2y ,er7e to co/p2ic.te /.nG, exi,tence .nd o3ten) 0y their hypnoti1ing e33ect) pro7e .cute2y d.ngerou,% Bec.u,e inte22ectu.2 .nd e/otion.2 center, continuou,2y inter.ct) the de3ect, o3 the inte22ectu.2 0r.in tend to ./p2i3y -rong -or5ing o3 he e/otion.2 0r.in% Thi, ,et, up . re7er0er.ting circuit) . d./.ging o,ci22.tion) 2i5e the 7i0r.tion ,et up in . 0ui2ding 0y cert.in reBuencie, o3 ,ound -hich) i3 they 0eco/e ,trong enough) c.n .5e the ,tructure to piece,% The,e circuit, .re not on2y the 0.,i, o3 di,tur0ed 0eh.7ior o3 indi7idu.2, 0ut .2,o under2y tho,e out0ur,t, o3 de,tructi7e .cti7ity riot,) re7o2ution, .nd -.r, 3h.t de7.,t.te hu/.n co//unitie, .nd c.u,e the de.th or /uti2.tion o3 /i22ion,% (or thi, re.,on) it /.y 0e .,,erted th.t the /o,t d.ngerou, /ech.ni,/ on e.rth i, the hu/.n 0r.in% Both the e/otion.2 .nd the inte22ectu.2 0r.in, 3unction di33erent2y .t di33erent 2e7e2, o3 con,ciou,ne,,% M.n in the ,t.te o3 -.5ing ,2eep) deep2y identi3ied) i//er,ed in dre./,) i, .t the /ercy o3 . ,y,te/ o3 i22u,ion, gener.ted 0y the de3ecti7e -or5ing o3 hi, inte22ectu.2 0r.in% Hi, 0r.in cre.te, the,e i22u,ion, 0ec.u,e he u,e, 3or hi, 6thin5ing6 . p.rt o3 the inte22ectu.2 0r.in th.t i, not re.22y c.p.02e o3 thin5ing .t .22% Thi, p.rt o3 the 0r.in con,i,t, o3 . 2.0e2ing or coding in,tru/ent th.t ,tore, in3or/.tion in the 3or/ o3 -ord,% Word, .re cert.in2y h.ndy de7ice,I -ithout the/ the in7enti7e c.p.city o3 the 0r.in -ou2d 0e ,e7er2y curt.i2ed% Moreo7er) the .ccu/u2.tion o3 5no-2edge .nd it, h.nding on 3ro/ gener.tion to gener.tion -ou2d not 0e po,,i02e -ithout -ord,% !o the 2.0e2ing de7ice i, 7ery i/port.nt .nd it, product,) the -ritten -ord .nd the ,po5en -ord) /.5e po,,i02e .22 tho,e 32exi02e inter.ction, th.t di,tingui,h hu/.n ,ocietie, 3ro/ the rigid in,tinct do/in.ted .ggreg.tion, o3 ,oci.2 in,ect,% But the 2.0e2ing de7ice i, . 7ery poor thin5er% It i, not re.22y c.p.02e o3 thought .t .22% M.n in the third ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,, doe, not 5no- thi, .nd con,t.nt2y trie, to thin5 -ith the 2.0e2ing de7ice% A, . re,u2t he 0eco/e, t.ng2ed in . -e0 o3 unre.2ity) .n e2.0or.te ti,,ue o3 i22u,ion,% He /i,t.5e, the -ord 3or the thing) the /.p 3or the 2.nd it repre,ent,% He thin5, he 5no-, the truth -henPn 3.ct he i, /ere2y Cugg2ing -ith 7er0.2 ,y/0o2,% The ro2e p2.yed 0y 2ingui,tic de3ect, in hu/.n ,ociety -., e/ph.,i1ed 0y A23red 'or1y0,5iE> .nd /ore 3u22y de,cri0ed 0y Theodore Long.0.ugh in hi, Gener.2 !e/.ntic,%E? Long.0.ugh recogni1e, th.t the de7e2op/ent o3 hu/.n ,ociety -., dependent on the e7o2ution o3 ,peech 0ut ,t.te, th.t 6the .rticu2.te -.y o3 2i3e -., . tric5y .nd h.1.rdou, de7ice%6 The de7ice -ou2d not 0e h.1.rdou, i3 the 0r.in th.t u,e, it oper.ted .t . higher 2e7e2 o3 con,ciou,ne,,% When ,een in . 7ery di/ 2ight) .22 ,ort, o3 Buite h.r/2e,, o0Cect, /.y .ppe.r ,ini,ter .nd thre.tening) e,peci.22y to one -ho,e e/otion, .re ., prone to de3ecti7e -or5ing ., hi, inte22ect% The 2e7e2 o3 con,ciou,ne,, i, eBui7.2ent to the inten,ity o3 2ight% I/pro7e the 2ight .nd the ,ee/ing thre.t di,.ppe.r,%

In the GurdCie33i.n ,y,te/) the 2.0e2ing p.rt o3 the inte22ectu.2 0r.in -., c.22ed the 63or/.tory center)6 concerning -hich P% D% Ou,pen,5y 3reBuent2y ,t.ted th.t 6it cou2d on2y count up to t-o%6 Thi, i, the chie3 ch.r.cteri,tic o3 th.t 3or/ o3 de3ecti7e /ent.tion c.22ed 63or/.tory thin5ing%6 (or/.tory thin5ing h., p2.yed) no- p2.y, .nd i, 2i5e2y to p2.y in the 3uture . 2.rge .nd di,.,trou, ro2e in the 2i3e o3 /.n5ind% Thi, 3or/ o3 6thin5ing in .0,o2ute,6 gener.te, hu/.n con32ict, 0ec.u,e it cre.te, oppo,ing ,y,te/, .nd repre,ent, one ., tot.22y good) the other ., tot.22y e7i2% The current p.ir o3 oppo,ite,) 6#.pit.2i,t 7er,u, #o//uni,t)6 i, ., good .n ex./p2e o3 thi, di7i,ion ., -., the eBu.22y di,.,trou, du.d) 6#.tho2ic 7er,u, Prote,t.nt)6 th.t ,o preoccupied our .nce,tor, .nd 2ured the/ into one o3 the /o,t di,.,trou, con32ict, o3 .22 ti/e, 8the Thirty Ye.r, W.r9% The e/otion 2o.ded -ord, o3 the pre,ent .ge 6#o//uni,t)6 6I/peri.2i,t)6 6,.0oteur)6 6(.,ci,t)6 6M.rxi,t6 c.rry po2itic.2 o7ertone,% Tho,e -hich h.unted our .nce,tor, 6heretic)6 6-itch)6 6the De7i2)6 6P.pi,t)6 6un0e2ie7er6 c.rried re2igiou, one,% Both h.7e Cu,ti3ied hideou, doing,) the record o3 -hich i, ,u33icient to con7ince .ny i/p.rti.2 ,tudent th.t ,o/ething i, terri02y ./i,, in the p,yche o3 /.n% On2y . 63.22en 0eing6 or . 7ery 0.d2y con,tructed one cou2d .22o- it,e23 to 0e ,o de2uded 0y ,h.do-, o3 it, o-n cre.ting% It -., 3or/.tory thin5ing) thin5ing in .0,o2ute,) in ter/, o3 02.c5 .nd -hite -ith no ,h.de, in 0et-een) th.t gener.ted the gre.t di,.,ter, o3 the t-entieth century% The ,upre/e /i,t.5e) the .rch error 3ro/ -hich 32o-ed .n .2/o,t un2i/ited ,tre./ o3 e7i2 con,eBuence,) -., the in,.ne pro2ong.tion o3 Wor2d W.r I) the .0,o2ute re3u,.2 to negoti.te) the re,o2ute pur,uit o3 . ph.nto/ c.22ed 6.0,o2ute 7ictory%6 Thi, re,u2ted in the co22.p,e o3 Ru,,i.) the triu/ph o3 #o//uni,/) the ri,e o3 N.1i,/) . ,econd di,.,trou, -or2d -.r) in -hich -., repe.ted the .rch error o3 the 3ir,t% A22 thi, prep.red the -.y 3or . ,p2itting o3 e.rthG, hu/.n co//unity into t-o .r/ed c./p,) e.ch -ith it, o-n 2.0e2 .nd ,et o3 po2itic.2 0e2ie3,) e.ch .r/ed to the teeth .nd 3ir/2y con7inced o3 the .0,o2ute Tightne,, o3 it, o-n 7ie-, .nd the .0,o2ute -rong ne,, o3 the opinion, o3 6the ene/y%6 The ,tudent o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy -i22 h.7e no di33icu2ty) once he 0eco/e, 3./i2i.r -ith it, -or5ing,) in o0,er7ing the oper.tion, o3 the 3or/.tory center in -or2d .33.ir,% It ,ho-, 0e,t in the g2i0 pronounce/ent, o3 po2itici.n,) the grote,Bue o7er,i/p2i3ic.tion, th.t) in the 3ie2d o3 3oreign po2icy e,peci.22y) conce.2 i,,ue, o3 .22 5ind,) in the pronounce/ent, o3 3.n.tic,) po2itic.2 or re2igiou,) in .0,o2uti,t or tot.2it.ri.n ,t.te/ent, o3 e7ery 5ind% True de/ocr.tic procedure i, do/in.ted 0y . -i,e di,tru,t o3 thi, terri02e /ech.ni,/ .nd trie, to 2i/it it, -or5ing 0y .22o-ing 0oth ,ide, o3 . c.,e to 0e pre,ented% But de/ocr.tic procedure .22 too e.,i2y 0re.5, do-n% The hypnotic po-er o3 2.0e2,) the cr.7ing 3or ,i/p2i3ic.tion) the p.,,ion 3or . 602.c5 .nd -hite6 dy.d 0eco/e, do/in.nt e7en though thi, 3or/ o3 thin5ing /.y 2e.d /en to the 2o,, o3 e7erything they ho2d /o,t de.r% I3 /en cou2d 2e.rn to thin5 -ith the .ppropri.te p.rt o3 the inte22ectu.2 0r.in) the tr.gic /i,under,t.nding, th.t no- Ceop.rdi1e their ,ur7i7.2 -ou2d di,.ppe.r% Thi, c.nnot h.ppen -ithout .n o7er.22 ch.nge in the 2e7e2 o3 con,ciou,ne,,) 3or it i, the 2e7e2 o3 /.nG, con,ciou,ne,, th.t go7ern, the -or5ing o3 hi, inte22ectu.2 0r.in% The /i,,h.pen outgro-th, o3 the 3or/.tory center 32ouri,h 2i5e 3ungi in the d.r5ne,, o3 the third ,t.teR93 con,ciou,ne,,% Where there i, tot.2 identi3ic.tion) tot.2 i//er,ion) in ,e23) there i, .2,o . tendency to thin5 in ter/, o3 the crude,t po,,i02e p.ir, o3 oppo,ite,% I ./ right) there3ore you .re -rong% I ./ good) there3ore you .re e7i2% I ./ ,.7ed) there3ore you .re d./ned% A, /.n .,cend, to-.rd the 3ourth ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,,) hi, thin5ing undergoe, . ch.nge% He 0egin, to under,t.nd the 2i/it, i/po,ed 0y 2.0e2,) 0y .0,o2ute,) 0y n./e, .nd 3or/,% He ,ee5,) .2/o,t -ithout 5no-ing -h.t he i, 2oo5ing 3or) 3or /e.n, o3 thin5ing in other c.tegorie,% He 0egin, to di,tru,t -ord, .nd 7er0.2 de3inition,% They .ppe.r to hi/ ., c2u/,y .rti3.ct, -hich conce.2 /ore th.n they re7e.2) -hich i/po,e . 7ei2 0et-een hi/ .nd re.2ity% One -ho h., re.ched thi, point i, re.dy to undert.5e the reeduc.tion o3 hi, inte22ectu.2 0r.in) . reeduc.tion -hich -i22 en.02e hi/ to e/erge 3ro/ the 3og, o3 7er0.2i,/% The e,,ence o3 the ne-

3or/ o3 thin5ing i, . direct .-.rene,, o3 proce,,e,) . 3.ce to 3.ce encounter -ith .ctu.2 e7ent,% Medit.tion i, it, 0.,i,) 0ut /edit.tion doe, not nece,,.ri2y in7o27e ,itting cro,, 2egged -ith one, eye, h.23 c2o,ed in . ,ort o3 ,tupor% Medit.tion i, po,,i02e .ny-here% It i, . ,t.te in -hich the ,tudent per/it, the outer -or2d to te22 hi/ .0out it,e23% He doe, not 6thin56 .0out it% The -ho2e proce,, i, non7er0.2% Thi, /ode o3 .-.rene,, introduce, e2e/ent, th.t do not nor/.22y enter into our perception o3 the -or2d% There i, . ch.nge in .-.rene,, o3 di/en,ion,) 3or/, .re ,een not ., 3ixed) 0ut ., 6ti/e ,h.ped%6 $er0.2 .ccount, o3 6ti/e ,h.pe6 .re 7ery -ooden .nd do not con7ey the e,,ence o3 thi, 3or/ o3 .-.rene,,% A ro,y .pp2e in . 3ood ,tore i, ,een in .22 it, ,t.ge,) 0ud) 02o,,o/) green) red) on the tree) o33 the tree) in the ,tore) etc% But thi, 7er0.2 .ccount i, .22 too ,2o-% The direct perception i, Buite di33erent% It in7o27e, .-.rene,, o3 ti/e ., . ,h.ping di/en,ion) ti/e ., . co/ponent o3 3or/% We 5no- thi, theoretic.22y% It i, . princip2e o3 phy,ic,% But the direct perception o3 6ti/e ,h.pe6 i, . 7ery di33erent /.tter% The ,./e i, true o3 /.teri.2ity% A ripe .pp2e h., . di33erent /.teri.2ity 3ro/ .n unripe one .nd 3ro/ the -ood o3 the .pp2e tree on -hich it gre-% It c.n undergo di33erent tr.n,3or/.tion,) i, potenti.2 3ood 3or .nother org.ni,/% The /.teri.2ity o3 . ,t.tue i, di33erent 3ro/ th.t o3 . 2u/p o3 ,tone e7en though ,tone .nd ,t.tue .re che/ic.22y identic.2% The /.teri.2ity o3 . p.inting i, di33erent 3ro/ th.t o3 pig/ent,) etc%) 3ro/ -hich it i, co/po,ed% Thi, /.y ,ee/ 2i5e . /i,u,e o3 the -ord 6/.teri.2ity6 0ut) ., .2re.dy /entioned) -ord, do not con7ey the e,,ence o3 the,e ne- perception,% They .re /ere .pproxi/.tion,% The perception 0oth o3 6ti/e ,h.pe6 .nd /.teri.2ity in7o27e, .n .-.rene,, o3 proce,,% Proce,, in7o27e, .n .-.rene,, o3 tri.d, .nd oct.7e,% In /o,t proce,,e,) i3 not in .22) there .re three e2e/ent, -hich c.n 2oo,e2y 0e c.22ed 6.cti7e 3orce6) 6p.,,i7e 3orce6 .nd 6neutr.2i1ing 3orce%6 M.n in the third ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,, ,ee, the 3ir,t t-o) 0ut gener.22y i, 02ind to the third% Yet the third 3orce) oper.ting ., . c.t.2y,t) deter/ine, the n.ture o3 the re,u2t% It i, ch.r.cteri,tic o3 /.n in -.5ing ,2eep th.t he trie, to produce . de,ired re,u2t 0y u,ing the -rong tri.d% He i, p.,,i7e -hen he ,hou2d 0e .cti7e) .cti7e -hen he ,hou2d 0e p.,,i7e) u,e, . ,2edgeh.//er -hen he ,hou2d u,e . 3e.ther) trie, to o0t.in re,u2t, 0y 0rute 3orce th.t c.n on2y 0e produced 0y p.tience .nd ,5i22% The ,5i22 o3 Prince HuiG, -onder3u2 coo5 i22u,tr.te, -h.t it /e.n, to under,t.nd the n.ture o3 the third 3orce ., it re2.te, to ,5i22 .nd 6point o3 .pp2ic.tion6 o3 3orceD A good coo5 ch.nge, hi, chopper once . ye.r 0ec.u,e he cut,% An ordin.ry coo5 once . /onth 0ec.u,e he h.c5,% But I h.7e h.d thi, chopper nineteen ye.r,) .nd .2though I h.7e cut up /.ny thou,.nd, o3 0u22oc5,) it, edge i, ., i3 3re,h 3ro/ the -het,tone%>H Here the di33erence ./ong non,5i22) .7er.ge ,5i22 .nd ,uperior ,5i22 i, re2.ted) ., #hu.ng t1e re2.te, e7erything) to 0eing in h.r/ony -ith Too% He -ho i, thu, in h.r/ony intuiti7e2y under,t.nd, the n.ture o3 tri.d,% By e,t.02i,hing . correct re2.tion,hip 0et-een the three 3orce,) he in7.ri.02y o0t.in, the de,ired re,u2t% Tri.d, c.n 0e cre.ti7e or de,tructi7e) According to the -.y in -hich the 3orce, .re re2.ted% The tri.d in7o27ed in 0ui2ding . hou,e i, di33erent 3ro/ th.t in7o27ed inN-rec5ing . hou,e% One reBuire, /uch ,5i22) the other 7ery 2itt2e% The de7e2op/ent o3 . ,erie, o3 tri.d, i, go7erned 0y . 2.- 2oo,e2y 5no-n ., the 62.- o3 oct.7e,6 or 6the 2.- o3 uneBu.2 de7e2op/ent o3 7i0r.tion,%6 There h., 0een . gre.t de.2 o3 ,pecu2.tion .0out thi, 2.-) the n./e o3 -hich deri7e, 3ro/ the ,e7en tone ,c.2e in /u,ic) in -hich there occur t-o 6inter7.2,6 or /i,,ing ,e/itone,) one 0et-een /i .nd 3. .nd one 0et-een ,i .nd do 8the 3ir,t note o3 the next oct.7e9% Tho,e intere,ted in the theory o3 the 2.- -i22 3ind it de,cri0ed .t ,o/e 2ength in -or5, 0y Ou,pen,5y .nd GurdCie33% The 2.- i, not uni7er,.2% There .re no di,continuitie, in the de7e2op/ent o3 e2ectro/.gnetic 7i0r.tion,) the huge ,pectru/ o3 -hich extend, 3ro/ -.7e, 2onger th.n the di./eter o3 the e.rth to

u2tr.,hort co,/ic r.di.tion, -ith -.7e2ength, /e.,ured in 3r.ction, o3 .n Ang,tro/ unit% On the -ho2e) ho-e7er) the concept o3 6oct.7e, o3 de7e2op/ent6 i, . u,e3u2 3r./e-or5 -ithin -hich to /edit.te on the the/e o3 tri.d,) pro7ided one doe, not 0eco/e rigid in oneG, thin5ing% D.i2y 2i3e) the .33.ir, o3 /en 0oth on . 2.rge .nd on . ,/.22 ,c.2e) o33er ex./p2e, o3 the -or5ing o3 the 2.-% Enterpri,e, ,t.rted -ith enthu,i.,/ 2o,e their initi.2 i/petu,) ,2o- do-n .nd die out or ch.nge their direction% The -or5ing o3 the 2.- i, tr.gic.22y i22u,tr.ted 0y the hi,tory o3 #hri,ti.nity) -hich 0eg.n ., . re2igion o3 2o7e) hu/i2ity .nd po7erty) deterior.ted into . rich) proud) corrupt org.ni1.tion) puni,hing -ith torture .nd de.th .ny -ho d.red to Bue,tion it, .uthority% M.rxi.n #o//uni,/ pro7ide, . no 2e,, tr.gic ex./p2e) ,t.rting ., . dre./ o3 . c2.,,2e,, ,ociety in -hich the ,t.te -ou2d 6-ither .-.y)6 ending ., . 0ure.ucr.tic tyr.nny in -hich the right, o3 the indi7idu.2 .re ,.cri3iced .nd . dr.0 uni3or/ity i/po,ed in the n./e o3 6the dict.tor,hip o3 the pro2et.ri.t%6 When the inte22ectu.2 center i, reeduc.ted) it 2oo5,) to u,e +.5o0 Boeh/eG, phr.,e) direct2y .t the 6,ign.ture o3 thing,%6 It pro7ide, it, po,,e,,or -ith /uch 5no-2edge th.t i, hidden 3ro/ other, 0y the 7ei2 o3 7er0.2 i22u,ion,% It o33er,) ./ong other thing,) the 6gi3t o3 prophecy)6 . po-er) -ithin cert.in 2i/it,) to 3orete22 the 3uture% It 0ring,) ,tep 0y ,tep) .n .-.rene,, o3 the co,/ic proce,, in .22 it, 7.,t co/p2exity% (in.22y) there occur, . 3.ce to 3.ce con3ront.tion 0et-een the /icroco,/ .nd the /.croco,/ ,uch ., th.t decri0ed in the Bh.g.7.d Git. -hen ArCun. .,5, 'ri,hn. to re7e.2 hi, 6I,7.r. 3or/%6 One -ho penetr.te, the 7ei2 -ithout prep.r.tion /.y experience the co,/ic d.nce -ith 3ee2ing, o3 terror% Thi, i, -hy) in the occu2t tr.dition) ,o /.ny re3erence, .re /.de to 6gu.rdi.n, o3 the thre,ho2d)6 /ech.ni,/, in /.nG, 0r.in th.t pre7ent hi/ 3ro/ ,eeing or 5no-ing /ore th.n he i, .02e to to2er.te% In the cour,e o3 the nor/.2 pr.ctice o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy) there i, no d.nger o3 going too 3.r or ,eeing too /uch% Inner ,trength gr.du.22y incre.,e, .nd the org.ni,/ i, tr.ined to h.nd2e the po-er3u2 3orce, 2i0er.ted -ithin% But -hen ,hortcut, .re .tte/pted) p.rticu2.r2y tho,e in7o27ing drug,) the nor/.2 ,.3ety de7ice, .re 0yp.,,ed .nd d./.ge /.y re,u2t% In .ddition to /edit.tion on 3or/,) centering on the p2.y o3 the pheno/en.2 -or2d) the ,tudent /u,t pr.ctice 6/edit.tion -ithout 3or/,6 or conte/p2.tion% There i, no de3inite point .t -hich /edit.tion end, .nd conte/p2.tion 0egin,% One 02end, -ith the other% !t.ge, in the .ppro.ch to conte/p2.tion .re gi7en in the !utr. o3 the !etting up o3 Mind3u2ne,,D A2oo3 3ro/ ,en,uou, .ppetite,) .2oo3 3ro/ e7i2 ide., he enter, into .nd .0ide, in the 3ir,t Ch.n. -herein there i, cogit.tion .nd de2i0er.tion) -hich i, 0orn o3 ,o2itude .nd i, 3u22 o3 Coy .nd e.,e% !uppre,,ing cogit.tion .nd de2i0er.tion) he enter, into .nd .0ide, in the ,econd Ch.n.) -hich i, ,e23 e7o5ed) 0orn o3 concentr.tion) 3u22 o3 Coy .nd e.,e) in th.t) ,et 3ree 3ro/ cogit.tion .nd de2i0er.tion) the /ind gro-, c.2/ .nd ,ure) d-e22ing on high% (urther) di,ench.nted -ith Coy) he .0ide, c.2/2y conte/p2.ti7e -hi2e) /ind3u2 .nd ,e23 po,,e,,ed) he 3ee2, in hi, 0ody th.t e.,e -hereo3 Ary.n, dec2.reD 6He th.t i, c.2/2y conte/p2.ti7e .nd .-.re) he d-e22eth .t e.,e%6 !o doe, he enter into .nd .0ide in the third Ch.n.% (urther) 0y putting .,ide e.,e .nd 0y putting .,ide /.2.i,e) 0y the p.,,ing .-.y o3 the h.ppine,, .nd o3 the /e2.ncho2y he u,ed to 3ee2) he enter, into .nd .0ide, in the 3ourth Ch.n.) r.pture o3 utter purity o3 /ind3u2ne,, .nd eBu.ni/ity) -herein neither e.,e i, 3e2t nor .ny i22% Thi, i, -h.t i, c.22ed right r.pture%>E. In the *en ,choo2, .nd in ,o/e o3 the Ti0et.n one,) the .ppro.ch to conte/p2.tion in7o27e, o33ering to the ,tudent . pro02e/ th.t i, in,o2u02e or . ,t.te/ent th.t /.5e, no ,en,e) ,uch ., the 5o.n 6Wh.t i, the ,ound o3 one h.nd<6 The pro02e/ h., no 7er0.2 ,o2ution) thu, 3orce, the ,tudent to go 0eyond 7er0.2 2i/it,% The ,trugg2e to 0re.5 through the 7er0.2 0.rrier i, the gre.te,t ch.22enge th.t the *en /on5 con3ront,% Hi, 2e.rned Bue,tion, .re rep2ied to 0y the M.,ter -ith .n,-er, -hich ,ee/ 2i5e .rr.nt non,en,e) rein3orced ., o3ten ., not -ith . -h.c5 -ith the ho,,u% (in.22y) -hen the 0re.5through occur,) there i, . ,udden ,hi3t in 3ocu, .nd the /on5 experience, ,.tori%

In the #hri,ti.n tr.dition) one o3 the 0e,t .ccount, o3 the n.ture o3 the conte/p2.ti7e proce,, occur, in the -riting, o3 +.5o0 Boeh/eD When you ,t.nd ,ti22 3ro/ the thin5ing o3 ,e23 .nd the -i22ing o3 ,e23) -hen 0oth your inte22ect .nd -i22 .re Buiet) .nd p.,,i7e to the expre,,ion, o3 the Etern.2 Word .nd !piritI .nd -hen your ,ou2 i, -inged up .nd .0o7e th.t -hich i, te/por.2) the outer ,en,e, .nd the i/.gin.tion 0eing 2oc5ed up 0y ho2y .0,tr.ction) then the Etern.2 He.ring) !eeing .nd !pe.5ing -i22 0e re7e.2ed in you) .nd ,o God he.r, .nd ,ee, through you) 0eing no- the org.n o3 hi, ,pirit .nd ,o God ,pe.5, in you .nd -hi,per, to your ,pirit .nd your ,pirit he.r, hi, 7oice% You .re 02e,,ed) there3ore) i3 you c.n ,t.nd ,ti22 3ro/ ,e23 thin5ing .nd ,e23 -i22ing .nd c.n ,top the -hee2 o3 your i/.gin.tion .nd ,en,e, % % % ,ince it i, nothing 0ut your o-n he.ring .nd -i22ing th.t hinder, you%EE !uch .re the pr.ctice, in7o27ed in the reeduc.tion o3 the p,ychic center,% The o0Cection /.y 0e /.de th.t the procedure in7o27e, .2together too /uch e33ort .nd th.t 6there ought to 0e ,o/e e.,ier -.y%6 "n3ortun.te2y there i, none% An .th2ete tr.ining to co/pete in the O2y/pic g./e,) . d.ncer tr.ining to 0eco/e . pri/. 0.22erin.) . ,inger .,piring to 0eco/e . pri/. donn.) . ,cienti,t hoping to ,o27e ,o/e 3und./ent.2 pro02e/ .22 t.5e it 3or gr.nted th.t pro2onged e33ort .nd /uch ,e23 di,cip2ine .re reBuired i3 the go.2 they dre./ o3 i, to 0e .tt.ined% To e/erge 3ro/ the third ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,, .nd .tt.in the 3ourth or 3i3th in7o27e, exertion o3 -i22 .nd inte22igence) . con,t.nt ,trugg2e .g.in,t inner o0,t.c2e,) inerti.) credu2ity .nd 7.riou, i22u,ion,% To i/.gine th.t it c.n 0e .cco/p2i,hed e.,i2y i, /ere2y to indu2ge in one /ore 3or/ o3 ,e23 deception% "III. (reati!e 'sycho#ogy and Menta# I##ness The "ita# Ba#ance A J"E!TION MAY BE A!'EDD I, #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy . 3or/ o3 p,ychother.py .nd) i3 ,o) ,hou2d it not 0e inc2uded in the tr.ining gi7en to p,ychother.pi,t,< Be3ore -e c.n di,cu,, thi, ,u0Cect) -e need c2e.rer de3inition,% Wh.t i, p,ychother.py< Wh.t i, 6/ent.2 i22ne,,6< Do the p,ychi.tri,t, -ho .tte/pt to 6/ini,ter to the /ind di,e.,ed6 -ith ,hoc5,) co/.,) con7u2,ion,) 2eucoto/ie,) pi22, .nd couche, re.22y 5no- -h.t they .re doing< M4GE! Wh.t truth,) i3 .ny) .re conce.2ed in th.t Cung2e o3 7er0i.ge they h.7e cu2ti7.ted .0out their ,peci.2ty< And doe, #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy) the /et. g./e o3 /et.g./e,) h.7e . p23ice in thi, di,cip2ine< To .n,-er thi, Bue,tion) -e turn to . recent 0oo5 0y '.r2 Men ninger) M.rtin M.y/.n .nd P.u2 Pruy,er entit2ed The $it.2 B.2.nce%@4 Thi, 0oo5 63i22, . 2ong 3e2t need)6 ., critic, .re 3ond o3 ,.ying% It re,cue, the di,cip2ine o3 p,ychi.try 3ro/ the Cung2e o3 it, o-n 7er0i.ge) t.5e, it out o3 the re.2/ o3 /ytho2ogy .nd p2.ce, it on . 3ir/ 0io2ogic.2 3ooting% It pro7ide, . 3r./e-or5 3or thought ,i/i2.r to th.t pro7ided 0y !he2donG, typo2ogy) into -hich .22 the pr.ctice, co22ecti7e2y 5no-n ., #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy c.n 0e con7enient2y 3itted .nd 2in5ed to tho,e o3 p,ychother.py) in,o3.r ., the 2.tter pr.ctice, re.22y .re ther.peutic% 8!o/e o3 the/ .re not% !hoc5 tre.t/ent,) in,u2in co/., .nd .0o7e .22 2o0oto/ie, 3.22 into the c.tegory o3 6heroic tre.t/ent,)6 -hich h.7e 0een the cur,e o3 /edicine ,ince the d.y, o3 Hippocr.te,%9 (ir,t) it /u,t 0e re.2i1ed th.t there i, no ,uch thing ., 6/ent.2 i22ne,,%6 The ter/ i, . thorough2y 0.d one .nd ,er7e, to perpetu.te the o2d du.2i,tic 3.22.cy th.t there i, ,o/ething c.22ed 6/ind6 .nd .nother thing c.22ed 60ody6 .nd th.t the 6/ind6 h., i22ne,,e, pecu2i.r to it,e23% In 3.ct) 0ody .nd /ind .re in,ep.r.02e .nd he.2th i, . 3or/ o3 inner h.r/ony or 67it.2 0.2.nce6 in7o27ing e7ery org.n in the 0ody 3ro/ the highe,t 2e7e2 o3 the 0r.in to the hu/02e,t 7i,cer.% Di,h.r/ony) di,order or i/0.2.nce c.n 0e produced either 0y in32uence, co/ing 3ro/ out,ide 8co2d) ger/,) r.di.tion 9 or 0y in32uence, 3ro/ -ithin 83.i2ure, on the p.rt o3 7.riou, 0.2.ncing or detoxi3ying /ech.ni,/,9% There i, no ,uch thing ., .0,o2ute he.2th or i22ne,,% There i, r.ther . continuou, ,pectru/ o3 he.2th r.nging 3ro/ the extre/e in3r.red 8condition, th.t ,ee/ incur.02e .nd hope2e,,9 to . g2o-ing u2tr.7io2et ,t.te th.t /ight 0e c.22ed 6,uper he.2th6 80eing 6-e22er th.n -e22G i, -h.t Men ninger et .2% c.22 it9) in -hich .22 the 2.tent potenti.2itie, o3 . /.n .re de7e2oped .nd in -hich he .tt.in, to the 3ourth or 3i3th ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,,% Bet-een the,e extre/e, there .re 7.riou, degree, o3 di, e.,e

8-hich i, ,i/p2y . -.y o3 ,.ying 6.0,ence o3 e.,e6 in t-o ,y22.02e,9) ,o/e o3 -hich .33ect 0eh.7ior in . /ore or 2e,, di,rupti7e -.y% The,e type, o3 di,e.,e -hich .33ect 0eh.7ior .re the ,u0Cect /.tter o3 p,ychi.try% When one u,e, thi, ide. o3 the he.2th ,pectru/ one c.n 2in5 the ,cience o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy to th.t o3 p,ychother.py% #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy te.che, the .rt o3 ,uper he.2th) the /e.n, -here0y /.n .tt.in, the 3u22e,t po,,i02e de7e2op/ent) the /.xi/u/ re.2i1.tion o3 hi, 2.tent re,ource,% It propo,e, th.t e7en . rn.n -ho .ppe.r, to 0e in good he.2th 8in the ,en,e o3 0eing 3ree 3ro/ o07iou, di,e.,e9 i, not re.22y ,o 6-e226 ., he /ight 0e) 0ec.u,e) 0y 3.i2ing to de7e2op hi, 3u22 potenti.2itie,) he i, 2i7ing .t . 2e7e2 o3 0eing -hich i, ,u0opti/.2% It ch.22enge, /.n to tr.n,cend hi/,e23) to e/erge 3ro/ the third roo/) the ,t.te o3 -.5ing ,2eep) .nd ,tri7e to enter the 3ourth or e7en the 3i3th% It te.che, hi/ ho- to do thi,) ho- to ch.nne2 hi, energie, .nd pre7ent their u,e2e,, di,,ip.tion) ho- to reeduc.te hi, p,ychic center,) ho- to ,trengthen hi, 7.riou, 3unction, .nd 0ring the/ incre.,ing2y under the contro2 o3 the -i22) ho- to cope -ith the i22u,ion, cre.ted 0y . 3.2,e ,en,e o3 ,e23) ho- to cre.te . unity 3ro/ . /u2tip2icity) . genuine) per/.nent 6I6 3ro/ . /o,.ic o3 con32icting ,e27e,% +rders o% Dysorgani5ation In /.ny o3 the,e .,pect, #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy 02end, direct2y -ith p,ychother.py% The 7.riou, up,et, o3 the 7it.2 0.2.nce) -hich Menninger de3ine, ., 3i7e 6order, o3 dy,org.ni1.tion)6 .re .22 exp2ic.02e in the ter/, o3 -rong -or5 o3 center,) con32ict, 0et-een e,,ence .nd per,on.) dep2etion o3 7it.2 energy ,u0,t.nce,) 3.i2ure, o3 g./e,/.n,hip) etc% Tr.ce, o3 .2/o,t e7ery di,order th.t the p,ychi.tri,t de,cri0e, c.n 0e 3ound 0y .n o0,er7.nt ,tudent o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy -ithin the 2.0yrinth o3 hi, o-n p,yche% They .re .22 there) the potenti.2 0re.5do-n,) the 2.tent /.dne,,e,% Let thi, or th.t /.23unction go . 2itt2e too 3.r or continue . 2itt2e too 2ong) 2et thi, or th.t i22u,ion .tt.in . 2itt2e too /uch po-er) .nd pre,to& -e h.7e ,tepped o7er the ,h.do-y 2ine th.t ,ep.r.te, he.2th 3ro/ i22ne,,% Moreo7er) ,urpri,ing though thi, /.y ,ee/ to ,o/e -ho ho2d . di33erent theory concerning 6,.27.tion)6 there i, no p2.ce o3 .0,o2uteN,ecurity on the W.y% E7en .t 7ery high 2e7e2, the tr.7e2er /.y ,2ip) 2o,e or /i,u,e e7erything he h., g.ined% A ,2ight /i,c.2cu2.tion) . ,/.22 /i,under,t.nding) . tri32ing .ccident c.n -ipe out e7erything th.t . /.n h., -on 0y dec.de, o3 inten,i7e e33ort% Thi, ,hou2d 0e 0orne in /ind 0y e7ery pr.cticing ,tudent o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy% An o2d te/pt.tion dog, the ,tep, o3 ,uch . one) the pride o3 the Ph.ri,ee) 6God) I th.n5 thee th.t I ./ not ., other /en%6 Ho- e.,i2y he .nd hi, 3e22o-, 3.22 into the h.0it o3 ,/ug2y reg.rding the/,e27e, ., . ,piritu.2 .ri,tocr.cy -ho) 0y right o3 conBue,t) occupy the high p2.ce, -hi2e the re,t o3 /.n2.nd ,2o,h in the /ud do-n 0e2o-) ch.,ing 3.2,e .i/, .nd -.,ting their 2i7e, on 3oo2erie,% !ooner or 2.ter the #ur,e o3 the #u2t 02ight, e7ery group th.t ,et, out to .tt.in the height,% They c2o,e the circ2e) 3or/ . tight 2itt2e /utu.2 .d/ir.tion ,ociety) dei3y their 2e.der 8e,peci.22y .3ter the 2e.der i, de.d9) de,pi,e non/e/0er, ., uniniti.ted 0.r0.ri.n,) 32.tter the/,e27e, th.t they .2one ho2d 6the 5ey, o3 the 5ingdo/)6 .nd turn into ,piritu.2 3o,,i2, -hi2e de2uding the/,e27e, into thin5ing th.t they .re High Initi.te,% A22 ,uch -ou2d do -e22 to re/e/0er ,o/e -ord, o3 Wi22i./ +./e,D 6Nothing I po,,e,, c.n de3end /e 3ro/ th.t 3.te i3 the hour ,hou2d ,tri5e 3or /e ., it ,truc5 3or hi/%6 The,e -ord, -ere e7o5ed 0y the ,ight o3 .n epi2eptic p.tient in .n .,y2u/) 6. 02.c5 h.ired youth -ith greeni,h ,5in) entire2y idiotic) -ho u,ed to ,it % .22 d.y on one o3 the 0enche, or r.ther ,he27e, .g.in,t the -.22) -ith hi, 5nee, dr.-n up .g.in,t hi, chin .nd the co.r,e grey under,hirt) -hich -., hi, on2y g.r/ent) dr.-n o7er the/ enc2o,ing hi, entire 3igure%6 The ,pect.c2e induced ,o pro3ound . horror th.t 3or /onth, the gre.t phi2o,opher phy,ici.n -., 6un.02e to go out into the d.r5 .2one%6 Wi22i./ +./e, 3in.22y tr.n,cended hi, i22ne,, to 0eco/e 6-e22er th.n -e226 .nd /.5e hi, i//en,e contri0ution to the /.in,tre./ o3 hu/.n thought) 0ut he ne7er 3orgot hi, g2i/p,e into the pit% It 2e3t hi/ -ith . ,.2ut.ry hu/i2ity) . pro3ound in,ight into the trou02e, o3 the ,ic5 ,ou2% Here i, the re.,on th.t e7ery ,eriou, ,tudent o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy ,hou2d 3./i2i.ri1e hi/,e23 -ith

tho,e condition, -hich .re 2oo,e2y c.22ed 6/ent.2 i22ne,,6 3or -hich Menninger et .2% ,u0,titute the ter/ 6order, o3 dy,org.ni1.tion%6 Not on2y /u,t he 2e.rn to recogni1e the ,eed, o3 ,uch dy,org.ni1.tion in hi/,e23) 0ut .2,o he /u,t) i3 he 0eco/e, . te.cher) 0e .02e to ,ee the/ in hi, ,tudent,% The tough E.,tern tr.dition ho2d, the ,tudent re,pon,i02e 3or hi, o-n deci,ion to enter the W.y 8the 2./. -ho repro.ched M.d./e D.7id Nee2 3or her ,enti/ent.2ity reg.rding hi, de7i2 de2uded pupi2 /.de it c2e.r th.t the pupi2 hi/,e23 -., re,pon,i02e 3or h.7ing d.red to undert.5e the 6!hort P.th69) 0ut our #hri,ti.n ethic .nd Hippocr.tic tr.dition p2.ce /ore re,pon,i0i2ity on the te.cher% +u,t ., . -i,e phy,ici.n t.5e, into .ccount . p.tientG, -e.5ne,,e, -hen pre,cri0ing . regi/en 8he -ou2d h.rd2y .d7i,e . 7icti/ o3 coron.ry thro/0o,i, to /.5e . pr.ctice o3 c2i/0ing in the !ierr.9) ,o . -i,e te.cher o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy -i22 2oo5 3or tho,e -e.5ne,,e, in . ,tudent -hich /ight) under condition, o3 incre.,ed ,tre,,) d.ngerou,2y up,et the 7it.2 0.2.nce% Thi, doe, not /e.n th.t e7ery te.cher o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy /u,t 0e . 3u22 32edged p,ychi.tri,t%EH It /e.n, th.t he /u,t 0e 3./i2i.r -ith the princip.2 order, o3 dy,org.ni1.tion .nd 0e .02e to 6,en,e6 83or thi, perception i, . ,ort o3 intuition9 the e,,ence -e.5ne,,e, th.t /.y 0ring hi, ,tudent, 8or hi/,e239 into . ,t.te o3 ,eriou, i/0.2.nce% Thi, ,tudy i, /.in2y .n exten,ion o3 the /ethod, .2re.dy de,cri0ed in connection -ith e,,ence -e.5ne,,e,) -ith the 3or/.tion o3 the per,on. .nd the 3.2,e ego .nd -ith the -rong -or5 o3 center,% It .2,o in7o27e, 5no-2edge o3 cert.in pheno/en. not pre7iou,2y /entioned% The 7it.2 0.2.nce i, the e,,ence o3 the 2i3e proce,,% E7ery org.ni,/) 3ro/ the ,i/p2e,t to the /o,t co/p2ex) h., cert.in need, -hich /u,t 0e ,.ti,3ied i3 it i, to continue to exi,t% A, 2ong ., the,e need, .re ,.ti,3ied) the org.ni,/ i, in 0.2.nce% When one o3 the need, i, not ,.ti,3ied) the org.ni,/ i, out o3 0.2.nce .nd) i3 the i/0.2.nce continue,) /.y 0e in ,eriou, d.nger o3 di,integr.ting .2together% It i, . 3und./ent.2 property o3 2i7ing thing, th.t they -i22 ,tri7e /o,t 7igorou,2yRo re,tore the 0.2.nce 0y ,.ti,3ying the need% Mo,t o3 the need, o3 the 0ody .re t.5en c.re o3 0y the in,tincti7e 0r.in .nd do not enter . per,onG, con,ciou,ne,,% There i,) 3or ex./p2e) . ho,t o3 hor/one,) r.nging 3ro/ the co/p2ex hor/one, o3 the pituit.ry to ,uch ,i/p2er entitie, ., .dren.2ine or .cety2cho 2ine) th.t /u,t d.i2y 0e gener.ted in 7.rying ./ount, .nd) h.7ing 0een gener.ted) /u,t 0e de,troyed or in.cti7.ted% 8!o 3.r ., the 7it.2 0.2.nce i, concerned) too /uch o3 . hor/one c.n 0e Cu,t ., up,etting ., too 2itt2e%9 !uch need, ., the,e) .nd . /u2titude o3 other,) .re not e7en noticed 0y the con,ciou, /ind) -hich h., no /ech.ni,/ 3or /e.,uring the,e inner che/ic.2 proce,,e,) though it 5no-,) 0y . gener.2 3ee2ing o3 /.2.i,e) -hen ,o/ething i, ./i,,% Need, -hich c.nnot 0e ,.ti,3ied 0y the in,tincti7e /ind .2one 0ring into p2.y the /o7ing 0r.in) the e/otion.2 0r.in .nd the inte22ectu.2 0r.in% B.,ic.22y) the,e need, .re concerned -ith the o0t.ining o3 3ood) ,he2ter) . /.te) c.re .nd protection o3 the young .nd e,c.pe 3ro/ 7.riou, n.tur.2 ene/ie,% But ci7i2i1ed /.n i, not 2i/ited to thi, ,i/p2e c.t.2ogue% Hi, need, .re .,,oci.ted -ith 0oth pri/iti7e .nd higher urge,) -ith the -i22 to p2e.,ure) to po-er) to /e.ning) to ,e23 tr.n,cendence% Moreo7er) hi, /ore pri/iti7e need, c.nnot 0e i//edi.te2y ,.ti,3ied% He /.y not gr.0 .nd copu2.te -ith e7ery gir2 -ho t.5e, hi, 3.ncy% He /.y not .tt.c5 e7ery /.n -ho .rou,e, hi, ire% He i, en/e,hed in . code o3 0eh.7ior i/po,ed upon hi/ in the n./e o3 ci7i2i1.tion% (or . cert.in order .nd ,ecurity) he i, expected to p.y . cert.in price) to 3orego e.,y ,.ti,3.ction,) to re,tr.in po-er3u2 i/pu2,e,% Thi, ,u0Cect, hi/ to . cert.in ten,ion) . cert.in ,tr.in) . ,tr.in -hich 0eco/e, ,o gre.t .t ti/e, th.t (reud) -riting in #i7i2i1.tion .nd It, Di,content,)4; ,eriou,2y inBuired -hether the .d7.nt.ge, o33ered 0y ci7i2i1.tion -ere -orth the co,t% When the per,on.2 6I -.nt6 encounter, ,ocietyG, 6Thou ,h.2t not6 8-hether or not the 2.tter i, 0.c5ed 0y . dei3ied 3.ther ,u0,titute c.22ed 6God69) the en,uing ,trugg2e up,et, the 7it.2 0.2.nce% The up,et /.y 0e 7ery tri32ing or 7ery ,eriou,) depending on ho- inten,e i, the ,trugg2e in7o27ed% Re,tor.tion o3 0.2.nce i, the 3unction o3 th.t portion o3 the org.ni,/ -hich Menninger) 3o22o-ing (reud) c.22, the 6ego%6 Thi,) in the third ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,,) i, . ,o/e-h.t un,t.02e entity) ch.nging 3ro/ d.y to d.y) 3ro/ hour to hour) depending on the 2e7e2 o3 identi3ic.tion) the

,urrounding,) the ,t.te o3 he.2th) .nd ,o on% E7en in the third ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,,) the ego c.n h.nd2e ordin.ry e7eryd.y ,tre,,e,) -or5 out ,o/e co/pro/i,e 0et-een the org.ni,/G, need, .nd the ,oci.2 t.0oo, -hich -i22 re,tore the 7it.2 0.2.nce% There .re circu/,t.nce,) ho-e7er) -hich i/po,e /ore ,tre,, th.n the ego c.n h.nd2e% !uch circu/,t.nce, .re ,een in their /o,t o07iou, 3or/ -hen /.n indu2ge, in one o3 hi, n.,tier p.,ti/e,) the proce,, o3 org.ni1ed reciproc.2 de,truction -hich he c.22, 6-.r%6 Thi, .cti7ity) 0eing tot.22y unn.tur.2) i, .2,o 7ery ,tre,,3u2% It co/pe2, /.n to 0re.5 .22 the t.0oo, he h., 0een t.ught to re7ere% He h., 0een to2d ne7er to 5i22 .nother /.n% No- he /u,t 5i22 ., o3ten ., po,,i02e% He h., 0een t.ught not to de,troy other peop2eG, po,,e,,ion,% No- he i, expected to de,troy -ho2e citie,) de7.,t.te -ho2e countrie,% Moreo7er) in order to eng.ge in the,e ne3.riou, .cti7itie,) he i, 3orced to .0.ndon e7ery 2i3e g./e th.t he 2o7e,) to ,pend hour,) d.y,) ye.r, in 0oring routine, punctu.ted 0y epi,ode, o3 d.nger .nd horror) to ,u0/it to do/in.tion 0y . group o3 pro3e,,ion.2 0utcher, -ho t.5e org.ni1ed /.n,2.ughter 3or gr.nted) reg.rding it ., . per3ect2y n.tur.2 .nd e7en heroic .cti7ity 8the Mo2och G./e9% "nder the,e circu/,t.nce, it i, ,urpri,ing th.t .ny /.n re/.in, ,.ne% The 3.ct th.t he doe, i, due to the 0u33ering /ech.ni,/) the enor/ou, c.p.city 3or ,e23 deception) the 2.c5 o3 inner con,i,tency .nd re.2 integrity th.t ch.r.cteri1e, /.n in the third ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,,% But there .re ti/e, during -.r -hen the co/0in.tion o3 d.nger) 0.d con,cience) 2.c5 o3 ,2eep) grie3 o7er the 2o,, o3 . co/r.de) ,o tot.22y o7er-he2/, the 7it.2 0.2.nce th.t the ego 0eco/e, po-er2e,, to re,tore eBui2i0riu/% There re,u2t, the condition c.22ed 6,he22 ,hoc56 during Wor2d W.r I) 60.tt2e 3.tigue6 in Wor2d W.r II% Thi, i, . /ore or 2e,, inc.p.cit.ting condition due) 0ioche/ic.22y ,pe.5ing) to .n .2/o,t tot.2 dep2etion o3 cert.in o3 the 0odyG, 7it.2 ,u0,t.nce,) re,u2ting in 7irtu.2 p.r.2y,i, o3 the c.p.city to /.5e deci,ion, or t.5e .ction%HF Ordin.ry 2i3e doe, not nor/.22y i/po,e ,uch ,tre,,e,) 0ut re.ction, ,i/i2.r to 0.tt2e 3.tigue nonethe2e,, occur% The ego ende.7or, to re,tore the 7it.2 0.2.nce .t the co,t o3 ,o/e ,.cri3ice) perh.p, . p.rti.2 -ithdr.-.2 3ro/ the g./e o3 2i3e) the in,titution o3 ,o/e h.0it th.t dr.in, o33 ten,ion) p.rti.2 retre.t into 3.nt.,y) 7io2ent .cting out o3 .gre,,i7e i/pu2,e,) tot.2 -ithdr.-.2 to the point o3 c.t.toni.) in -hich .22 /o7e/ent i, inhi0ited .nd inter.ction -ith the en7iron/ent i, reduced to . /ini/u/% The,e 7.riou, 2e7e2, o3 dy,org.ni1.tion re,u2t 3ro/ . 3.i2ure o3 the ego to re,tore 7it.2 0.2.nce 0y dr.ining o33 ten,ion -ith the 7.riou, 6coping de7ice,6 ordin.ri2y .7.i2.02e% !uch de7ice, 8nineteen .re 2i,ted 0y Menninger9 inc2ude 2.ughter) crying or cur,ing) t.25ing) thin5ing through) -or5ing o33) dre./ing .nd re.,,ur.nce, o3 touch) rhyth/) ,ound or ,peech% The /ech.ni,/ cho,en -i22 depend on type% #ere0rotonic, ,ee5 ,o2itude) 7i,cerotonic, ,ee5 co/p.ny) ,o/.totonic, ,ee5 .ction% When the coping de7ice, 3.i2) there /.y occur . 3ir,t order dy,org.ni1.tion) . ,2ight dep.rture 3ro/ the nor/.2 co//on2y de,cri0ed ., 6ner7ou,ne,,%6 Then conie, ,econd order dy,org.ni1.tion) in7o27ing 7.riou, 6neuro,e,6 -hich) though p.in3u2 0oth 3or the indi7idu.2 .nd tho,e .0out hi/) ,ti22 per/it -or5 to proceed .nd . 2i7e2ihood to 0e e.rned% Next co/e, third order dy,org.ni1.tion) in7o27ing out0ur,t,) .tt.c5,) .,,.u2t,) ,exu.2 o33en,e, -hich 0ring their perpetr.tor into con32ict -ith the 2.-) 2.nd hi/ in C.i2 or . /ent.2 ho,pit.2% (ourth order dy,org.ni1.tion in7o27e, p.rti.2 -ithdr.-.2) .0.ndon/ent o3 6re.2ity 2oy.2ty)6 di,ruption o3 thought) de/or.2i1.tion .nd % con3u,ion% The 3i3th .nd 3in.2 order o3 dy,org.ni1.tion in7o27e, tot.2 -ithdr.-.2) .0.ndon/ent o3 the -i22 to reco7er .nd the -i22 to 2i7e% O3 the 3i7e order, o3 dy,org.ni1.tion) the 3ir,t t-o 2e.7e . per,on .02e to e.rn hi, 2i7ing) though hi, e33iciency /.y 0e i/p.ired .nd hi, h.ppine,, /.rred% The third produce, ,eriou, trou02e 0ut doe, not con,titute 6in,.nity6 ., gener.22y under,tood% The M.,5 o3 !.nity 8to u,e #2ec52eyG, phr.,e9 i, /.int.ined in the,e condition,) -hich inc2ude p.r.noi. .nd the 6p,ychop.thic per,on.2ity6 .nd o3ten cu2/in.te in exp2o,i7e epi,ode, o3 7io2ence%H4 The 3ourth ,t.te gi7e, ri,e to the condition once c.22ed 62un.cy)6 2.ter c.22ed 6de/enti. pr.ecox)6 no- re3erred to ., 6,chi1ophreni.)6 6the ,chi1ophreni.,6 or 6the ,chi1ophrenic re.ction%6 In thi, ,t.te) cont.ct -ith re.2ity i, ,e7ere2y

i/p.ired .nd cu,todi.2 c.re /.y 0eco/e nece,,.ry) .t 2e.,t 3or . ti/e% The 3i3th ,t.te i, . /ore .d7.nced ,t.ge o3 the 3ourth) in -hich the p.tient h., 2o,t .22 -i22 to reco7ery .nd ,ee/, there3ore 0eyond the re.ch o3 ther.py% A22 the,e condition, re,u2t 3ro/ ,tre,, -hich up,et, the 7it.2 0.2.nce to ,uch .n extent th.t the ego i, un.02e to re,tore it -ithout /.5ing ,o/e /ore or 2e,, ,e7ere ,.cri3ice% I3 the,e ,tre,,e, -ere .22 extern.2) 2i5e tho,e -hich . ,o2dier con3ront, in co/0.t) 0oth the theory .nd pr.ctice o3 p,ychi.try -ou2d 0e . 2ot ,i/p2er th.n it i,% It -ou2d /ere2y 0e nece,,.ry to re/o7e the p.tient to . 2e,, ,tre,,3u2 en7iron/ent 8., . ,o2dier i, re/o7ed 3ro/ co/0.t9 .nd the 7i, /edi.trix n.tur.e -ou2d re,tore the 0.2.nce 0y it,e23% "n3ortun.te2y) thi, i, not the ,itu.tion% !o/e ,t.te, o3 dy,org.ni 1.tion) p.rticu2.r2y cert.in 3or/, o3 depre,,ion .nd ,chi1ophreni.) .re o3 endogenou, origin) -hich /e.n, they h.7e no .pp.rent extern.2 c.u,e .nd .re pre,u/.02y produced 0y 3orce, .t -or5 -ithin the 0ody% E7ery p,ychi.tri,t i, 3./i2i.r -ith ,uch ,udden inexp2ic.02e 6ner7ou, 0re.5do-n,6 .nd h., ,h.red the .,toni,h/ent -hich Dr% Ho-.rd (.0ing expre,,ed in re2.tion to endogenou, depre,,ion 8/e2.ncho2i.9D I h.7e ne7er gotten u,ed to thi, di,order% I ./ Cu,t ., ./.1ed .t . c.,e I ,.- 2.,t -ee5 ., tho,e I ,.- ., . ,tudent% Why or ho- c.n . nor/.2) h.rd -or5ing) God 2o7ing /.n or -o/.n ,udden2y 0e thro-n into . ,t.te o3 di,tur0ed ,2eep .nd di,ordered /ood -hich i, co/p2ete2y di,.02ing< I h.7e ,een thi, h.ppen 0et-een . Tue,d.y .nd . Thur,d.y% The,e peop2e ,udden2y 2o,e their po-er to concentr.te their /ind, on the ,i/p2e,t .cti7ity ,uch ., re.ding the e7ening ne-,p.per) they 3ind .22 ,oci.2 intercour,e p.in3u2 .nd gi7e up their 3riend,) they 0e2ie7e th.t they .re 0urden, on their 2o7ed one,) they de7e2op the /o,t i22ogic.2 3ee2ing, o3 gui2t .nd ,in) .nd they Buit e.ting% "n2e,, ,o/ething i, done .0out the/ ,uicide occur, .22 too 3reBuent2y%H; !chi1ophreni. c.n de7e2op Cu,t ., ,udden2y ., /e2.ncho2i.) .2,o -ithout .ny .pp.rent extern.2 c.u,e% The 7icti/ o3 the i22ne,, i, .,,.i2ed 0y ,tr.nge 7oice,) the 7i,i02e -or2d .,,u/e, .n .-3u2 0rightne,, ., i3 i22u/in.ted 0y the h.r,h g2.re o3 co,/ic 32ood2ight,) 3ood t.,te, ,tr.nge) the ti/e ,en,e 0eco/e, di,torted) thought, re3u,e to o0ey the -i22 .nd 2ogic.2 thin5ing 0eco/e, di33icu2t or i/po,,i02e% Irr.tion.2) n./e2e,, o7er-he2/ing 3e.r .nd .n .-3u2 ,en,e o3 inner ten,ion co//on2y .cco/p.ny the,e ,y/pto/,% A22 thi, c.n con7ert . nor/.2 /.n or -o/.n into . 3rightened) 0.002ing 2un.tic or . -ithdr.-n) -.x2i5e 3igure) /ute .nd i//o0i2e) -ithin the ,p.ce o3 . 3ed.y,%H= The tr.n,3or/.tion i, ,hoc5ing .nd terri3ying 3or tho,e -ho -itne,, it .nd ,er7e, to exp2.in -hy our .nce,tor, c2ung ,o 3ond2y to their concept o3 de/onic po,,e,,ion,% (or) in the .0,ence o3 .ny .,,ign.02e extern.2 c.u,e) ho- e2,e cou2d they exp2.in the ch.nge< Ignor.nt ., they -ere o3 che/i,try .nd o0,e,,ed ., they -ere 0y de/ono2ogy) they conc2uded th.t .n .2ien /.2ign.nt ,pirit h.d t.5en ch.rge% With ,uch .rgu/ent, ., the,e) our 3ore0e.r, Cu,ti3ied their .0o/in.02e tre.t/ent o3 the /.d 0y .rguing th.t 0y ch.ining or 32ogging the phy,ic.2 0ody they /ight dri7e out the de/on% The,e endogenou, up,et, o3 the 7it.2 0.2.nce) produced not 0y extern.2 ,tre,, 0ut 0y 3orce, co/ing 3ro/ -ithin) enor/ou,2y co/p2ic.te the t.,5 o3 the p,ychi.tri,t% He c.nnot re,tore the 0.2.nce ,i/p2y 0y /.nipu2.ting the en7iron/ent) 0y re/o7ing ,tre,,) 0y .d7oc.ting . 6ch.nge o3 .ir6 or . ch.nge o3 ,cene% He i, con3ronting the re,u2t o3 .n error th.t h., occurred deep -ithin the 0ody) .n error in it, che/i,try -hich h., re,u2ted either in the production o3 . poi,on h.7ing .n .ction ,i/i2.r to th.t o3 L!D or in 2.c5 o3 production o3 ,o/e 7it.2 co/ponent) . hor/one perh.p, or .n en1y/e -ithout -hich nor/.2 3unction c.nnot 0e /.int.ined% We .re .02e to ,t.te -ith cert.inty th.t ,uch de3iciencie, occur% They .re in0orn error, in /et.0o2i,/H> .nd inc2ude ,uch condition, ., in.0i2ity to /et.0o2i1e pheny2.2.nine 8pheny2 5etonuri.9) to gener.te ,u33icient in,u2in 8di.0ete,9) to e2i/in.te uric .cid 8gout9% It i, 2ogic.2) there3ore) to reg.rd recurring ,chi1ophrenic epi,ode, ., h.7ing che/ic.2 c.u,e, .nd there3ore ., reBuiring che/ic.2 tre.t/ent% our ,ost Sou#s I3 -e .ccept the ide. th.t there i, no -.y o3 ,ep.r.ting /ind 3ro/ /.tter .nd th.t .22 /ent.2 pheno/en.) e7en the /o,t 2o3ty) h.7e . che/ic.2 0.,i,) it -i22 3o22o- th.t the dep2etion or erroneou,

/et.0o2i,/ o3 cert.in /.teri.2, in the 0ody -i22 produce de3ect, in 0eh.7ior% Thi, i, ., o07iou, ., the 3.ct th.t -ine c.n turn to 7ineg.r i3 expo,ed to .ir or /i25) un,teri2i1ed) -i22 turn ,our% But -h.t) i3 .nything) c.n 0e done .0out it< I3 peop2e h.7e the,e e,,ence de3ect,) doe, thi, render the/ inc.p.02e o3 p2.ying the M.,ter G./e< Doe, the inner -or5 0eco/e .ctu.22y h.r/3u2 r.ther th.n 0ene3ici.2 to . p,yche .2re.dy teetering on the edge o3 dy,org.ni1.tion< A 3e- ex./p2e, -i22 i22u,tr.te thi, pro02e/% #on,ider the c.,e o3 +oe% He h., . n.tur.2 .ptitude 3or /u,ic) cou2d) i3 he re.22y tried) 0e . 3ine /u,ici.n% He .2,o h., . -e.5ne,, 3or d.002ing in the occu2t) h., re.d -ho2e 2i0r.rie, 3u22 o3 0oo5, on yog.) occu2ti,/) theo,ophy) /.gic) the T.rot% He h., . hi,tory o3 dri3ting ne7er ho2d, . Co0 2onger th.n t-o /onth,% Hi, ,ex 2i3e con,i,t, entire2y o3 2i.i,on, -ith -o/en o2d enough to 0e hi, /other) -ith -ho/ he e,t.02i,he, . p.r.,itic re2.tion,hip% He regu2.r2y get, drun5) .nd -hen drun5) regu2.r2y 0eco/e, o33en,i7e% H., dri7en hi, c.r into the ditch) e/erged un,c.thed .nd unrepent.nt) putting the 02./e on the ro.d% No- he -i,he, to 0eco/e . c.ndid.te 3or the higher 2i3e% He h., .pp2ied to . te.cher% I, he -orthy to recei7e guid.nce .nd in,truction< Or here i, !ue% !he) too) 2o7e, the occu2t) re2igiou,2y .ttend, ,e/in.r, .t -hich /y,tic.2 te.cher, o3 7.riou, 5ind, o33er their recipe, 3or the higher 2i3e% !he dri3t, 3ro/ one to .nother) trie, . techniBue) tire, o3 it) turn, to .nother% !he drin5, too /uch) t.5e, L!D -hene7er ,he c.n 2.y h.nd, on it) ,/o5e, 6pot6 8., doe, e7eryone e2,e in her circ2e9) -., recent2y .rre,ted 3or po,,e,,ion o3 the -eed .nd h.d to ,pend /uch /oney on 2.-yer, to ,t.y out o3 C.i2% !he) too) no- decide, ,he need, . te.cher) i, e.ger to .ccept di,cip2ine .nd direction,% Or here i, Wi22y% Wi22y i,:poetic) 0e.rded) un-.,hed .nd dre./y% He h., dri3ted .round 7.riou, co22ege c./pu,e, ,ee5ing en2ighten/ent 0ut decided th.t none h.d .nything to o33er hi/% He -rite, poetry o3 the 63ried ,hoe6 7.riety) pr.ctice, .,.n.,) no- .nd then .dopt, the 2otu, po,ture .nd ,Bu.t, 2i5e . yogi .t the g.te o3 hi, 3.7orite c./pu,% O3ten he -.7e, p2.c.rd, in,cri0ed -ith -ord, 2i5e 6,hit6 .nd 63uc56 to ,ho- th.t he i, . re0e2) 0ut no one) inc2uding Wi22y) under,t.nd, -h.t he i, prote,ting .g.in,t% He e.t, peyote) ,/o5e, 6pot)6 tried heroin 0ut did not 0eco/e .ddicted% No- he) too) .3ter . di,.ppointing .33.ir -ith . 6chic56 .nd . 0.d 0out o3 A,i.n in32uen1.) h., decided th.t thi, -i22 not do% He -.nt, /ore ,tructure in hi, 2i3eI he -.nt, /ore di,cip2ine% He -.nt, . te.cher% Or here i, !.ndr.% One g2.nce .t her e7o5e, #yther. .nd the 6p.2e 2o,t 2i22ie,6 or dro-ning Ophe2i. .nd her tr.i2ing 32o-er,% !he i, p.2e) under-eight) her cont.ct -ith re.2ity tenuou, .t 0e,t% !he cu2ti7.te, the type o3 .rty per,on. th.t in7o27e, 2ong) 2oo,e h.ir .nd 3eet ,hod in ,.nd.2, or not .t .22% !he di,pen,e, 0oth -ith p.ntie, .nd 0r.,,iere, .nd -e.r, ,.c52i5e /uu/uu, re.ching to her .n52e,% !he p2.y, the ,./i,en .nd e7en the ,it.r) .22 other /u,ic.2 in,tru/ent, 0eing either too o07iou, or too noi,y% !he co/po,e, h.i5u) p.int, ,urr. ,ty2e picture,) h., . 0oy 3riend ., other-or2d2y ., her,e23 -ho dre./, o3 entering . *en /on.,try% !he ,h.re, the,e dre./,) in32uenced 0y the pre7.2ent g2ori3ic.tion o3 Nippon) -hich depict, +.p.n ., . h.7en 3ro/ We,tern -or2d2i ne,,) 3u22 o3 cherry 02o,,o/) 32o-er .rr.nge/ent, .nd te. cere/onie, -here) under ,ighing pine,) ,/i2ing *en /.,ter, po2ite2y guide their pupi2, to-.rd ,.tori% Neither ,he nor her 0oy 3riend h., /oney enough to get to +.p.n ,o they .re re2uct.nt2y 3orced to ,ee5 . 6M.,ter6 in the We,t% Any genuine te.cher -i22 i//edi.te2y detect the e,,ence -e.5ne,,e, -hich h.7e /.de the,e .,pir.nt, 3.i2ure, 3ro/ the ordin.ry 2i3e ,t.ndpoint% +oe ,ho-, the ch.r.cteri,tic, o3 the p,ychop.thic per,on.2ity% !uch type, .re the de,p.ir o3 -i7e,) p.rent,) gu.rdi.n,) 2.- en3orce/ent o33icer,% They ,ee/ tot.22y 2.c5ing in ,oci.2 con,cience .nd in the c.p.city to 2e.rn 3ro/ experience% Ho-e7er o3ten they .re re,cued 3ro/ the re,u2t, o3 their o-n ,tupidity) they .2-.y, ,ee/ to /.5e the ,./e /i,t.5e .g.in .nd 2.nd once /ore in the ,./e ,ort o3 trou02e% They 2e.7e 0ehind the/ . tr.i2 o3 ruin 0ut .re the/,e27e, un.33ected) 3or their 2.c5 o3 con,cience /.5e, the/ i//une to re/or,e .nd inc.p.02e o3 re.2 repent.nce% They ,u33er 3ro/ dy,org.ni1.tion o3 the third order% !ue) -ith her h.0it o3 dri3ting 3ro/ cu2t to cu2t) her -e.5ne,, 3or p,ychede2ic,) her trou02e, -ith the 2.- 8-hich ,he ,ee/, to in7ite 0y . ,ort o3 de2i0er.te rec52e,,ne,, ., i3 to puni,h her,e23 3or hidden

gui2t9 .2,o ,ho-, third order dy,org.ni1.tion) though ,he i, 2e,, p,ychop.thic th.n +oe% !he exp2ore, e7erything) per,i,t, in nothing% Her -ho2e 2i3e i, ,tre-n -ith un3ini,hed enterpri,e,% !he i, hounded 0y gui2t% Her -i2d e,c.p.de, .re p.rt o3 . de,per.te e33ort to e,c.pe the h.rpie, th.t pur,ue her% Wh.t o3 Wi22y) the 2ong h.ired prote,ter< I, he ,i/p2y . phoney or . hope2e,, /i,3it< He h., no ,5i22,) no 5no-2edge) h., entire2y 3.i2ed to eBuip hi/,e23 3or 2i3eG, 0.tt2e,) Cu,ti3ying hi, 3.i2ure -ith the ,t.te/ent th.t the 0.tt2e o33er, no pri1e, 3or -hich he con,ider, it -orth 3ighting% I, thi, the truth or i, he 3oo2ing hi/,e23< #.n ,uch . one e7er i/po,e on hi/,e23 the di,cip2ine de/.nded o3 . /.n -ho .,pire, to .,cend 3ro/ the third roo/ to the 3ourth< (in.22y -h.t o3 !.ndr.) -ho,e -ho2e .ppe.r.nce crie, out G2.tent ,chi1ophreni.6 to .nyone e7en 7.gue2y 3./i2i.r -ith the i22ne,,< Ho- c.n thi, 3r.i2 ny/ph) -ho,e ho2d on re.2ity i, ,o tenuou,) -ho 2i7e, in 3.nt.,y .nd neg2ect, her phy,ic.2 0ody) 3ind th.t inner 3orce reBuired 3or ,e23 tr.n,cendence< Wou2d ,he not do 0etter to continue to dre./ o3 her nonexi,tent *en /.,ter in . pretti3ied .nd eBu.22y nonexi,tent +.p.n< Ho- c.n ,he 3.ce the h.r,h re.2itie, o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy) .n un,enti/ent.2 di,cip2ine -hich in,i,t, th.t t-o .nd t-o c.n ne7er .dd up to 3i7e) th.t on2y 0y pro2onged e33ort guided 0y right 5no-2edge c.n .ny per/.nent ch.nge 0e produced in . per,onG, 2e7e2 o3 0eing< A te.cher tr.ined in the 6tough6 tr.dition -ou2d ch.,e .22 3our .pp2ic.nt, out o3 hi, pre,ence .3ter ,h.rp2y repro.ching the/ 3or their r.,hne,, in co/ing to hi/ .t .22% !uch te.cher, in,i,t th.t the /ethod, o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy c.n 0e u,ed on2y 0y tho,e -ho .re .2re.dy in good he.2th .nd .2re.dy ,ucce,,3u2 in -h.te7er 2i3e g./e they h.7e cho,en% They -i22 dec2.re th.t the W.y i, not 3or -e.52ing, nor 3or d.002er,) nor i, it 3or /i,3it, or 6neurotic,6 8-h.te7er thi, -ord /e.n,9% They in,i,t on ,tern pr.ctic.2ity) .0,ence o3 ,enti/ent.2ity) .0i2ity on the p.rt o3 the .,pir.nt to e,ti/.te correct2y hi, inner re,ource,% 6I3 you h.7e not the ,trength to c2i/0 ,o/e tri7i.2 hi22) ho- c.n you hope to .,cend . 2o3ty /ount.in< Go 0.c5& !top 3oo2ing your,e23& Thi, i, pre,u/ption .nd ,tupidity ., i3 . cripp2e -ere to ,et out to run the 3our /inute /i2e%6 !uch -.rning, ., thi, .re gi7en 0y /.ny o3 the M.,ter,% Th.t tough o2d !toic Epictetu, -., e,peci.22y 3ond o3 thi, 2ine o3 t.25%H? +e,u,) de,pite co,y .,,ur.nce, th.t tho,e -ho 62.0or .nd .re he.7y 2.den6 cou2d c.,t their yo5e upon hi/ .nd 2e.n on hi/) repe.ted2y e/ph.,i1ed to hi, di,cip2e, the i/port.nce o3 not o7ere,ti/.ting their o-n re,ource,D 6Which o3 you) intending to 0ui2d . to-er) doe, not ,it do-n 3ir,t) .nd count the co,t) .nd con,ider -hether he h.7e ,u33icient to 3ini,h it<6 Other te.cher, /.5e no .tte/pt to -.rn i22 prep.red .pp2ic.nt, th.t they .re undert.5ing ,o/ething 3.r 0eyond their ,trength% They .ccept the pupi2 -ith .22 hi, de3ect,) -ith .22 hi, -e.5ne,,e,) in . ,pirit o3 experi/ent.tion to ,ee -h.t -i22 h.ppen% They .re -i22ing to t.5e ch.nce,) to .ccept the ri,5 th.t . 0order2ine ,chi1ophrenic) 3or ex./p2e) /.y di,integr.te co/p2ete2y under the .ddition.2 ,tre,, i/po,ed 0y the inner -or5% They 5no- they -i22 0e 02./ed 3or thi,) i3 it occur,% 8Re2.ti7e, .nd 3riend, o3 ,chi1ophrenic, .2-.y, try to 02./e ,o/eone -hen the i22ne,, /.ni3e,t, it,e23 in it, /ore .2.r/ing 3or/,%9 They ,i/p2y t.5e the .ttitude th.t the .pp2ic.nt i, . re,pon,i02e 0eing) i, entit2ed to t.5e . ri,5) Cu,t ., . /ount.ineer i, entit2ed to ri,5 0re.5ing hi, nec5 or . ,cu0. di7er to ri,5 dro-ning% They 5no- on2y too -e22 th.t there i, 2itt2e ch.nce th.t the -e.5) the ,ic5) the 6neurotic6 -i22 per,i,t in their e33ort,% A, ,oon ., the 6ro,e,) ro,e,6 ph.,e co/e, to .n end .nd the 6thorn,) thorn,6 0egin,) they -i22 2e.7e the te.cher) pro0.02y dec2.ring th.t he i, not re.22y . 6M.,ter6 .nd -., not -orthy to 0e their guru in .ny c.,e% It i, . curiou, 3.ct th.t the -e.5er the .,pir.nt) the higher the de/.nd, he /.5e, o3 hi, ,piritu.2 guide% Te.cher, tr.ined in the 6/i2d6 tr.dition do -h.t they c.n to protect the pupi2 3ro/ the e33ect, o3 hi, o-n -e.5ne,,) p.tient2y pic5ing hi/ up -hen he 3.22,) 3orgi7ing hi, 3.i2ure,) ende.7oring) ., 3.r ., po,,i02e) to do 3or hi/ the -or5 he c.nnot or -i22 not do 3or hi/,e23% !uch te.cher,) need2e,, to ,.y) .re 3reBuent2y reg.rded ., ,.int,% But .dherent, o3 the tough tr.dition repro.ch the/ -ith 0eing .2together too ,enti/ent.2) -ith . 3.i2ure to pro7ide the ,tudent -ith proper ch.22enge,) -ith

/i,under,t.nding th.t princip2e o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy -hich ,t.te, th.t one c.n no /ore do .notherG, inner -or5 3or hi/ th.n one c.n dige,t hi, 2unch 3or hi/% By trying to /.5e the W.y e.,y) they dec2.re) one /ere2y encour.ge, ,e23 deception .nd 2.1ine,,% Pro0.02y the ide.2 te.cher i, one -ho c.n 0e 0oth tough .nd /i2d ., the occ.,ion de/.nd,) -ho 5no-, th.t the ,tudent /u,t /.5e e33ort, in order to progre,,) 0ut -ho ne7er pu,he, hi/ 0eyond the 0re.5ing point% !uch . one c.n 0e tru,ted to t.5e the 0.2.nced 7ie-% He 5no-, there i, /uch truth in the princip2eD 6He -ho i, -e.5 in 2i3e -i22 0e -e.5 in the Wor5%6 But he .2,o 5no-, th.t there .re exception, to thi, ru2e% !o/e -ho .ppe.r to 0e -e.5) -ho /ight 0e c2.,,ed ., /i,3it,) dri3ter, or 3.i2ure,) .re ,o 0ec.u,e) in . /oney o0,e,,ed) g.dget intoxic.ted ,ociety) they h.7e not 0een .02e to 3ind . g./e -orth p2.ying% Once they do 3ind . -orth-hi2e g./e) they /.y di,p2.y gre.t energy) pur,uing their ne- .i/ -ith 7igor th.t contr.,t, ,urpri,ing2y -ith their pre7iou, 2eth.rgy% Other,) -ho .re o07iou,2y prone to one or .nother degree o3 dy,org.ni1.tion .re .02e) .3ter . de,cent into the depth,) to pu22 the/,e27e, out o3 the /ud .nd to go on .,cending unti2 they h.7e .tt.ined 7ery high 2e7e2, o3 0eing% !e7er.2 ex./p2e, o3 thi, pheno/enon .re gi7en in the 2.,t ch.pter o3 The $it.2 B.2.nce% (or thi, re.,on) . -i,e te.cher i, 2i5e2y to 0e c.utiou, in p.,,ing Cudg/ent% Th.t -hich /.y ,ee/) on the 3.ce o3 it) 2i5e . cripp2ing e,,ence de3ect /.y /.,5 . hidden cre.ti7e 3orce in need o3 ,o/e dr.,tic ,hoc5 to ,et it in /otion% I). The (reati!e (ommunity The $ay o% the Rec#use (OR THO!E WI!HING to de7ote their -ho2e energie, to the Bue,t 3or higher con,ciou,ne,, three po,,i0i2itie, exi,t% They c.n -ithdr.- 3ro/ .cti7e 2i3eI they c.n 0eco/e p.rt o3 . ,peci.2 co//unity in -hich the -or5 o3 inner cre.tion i, co/0ined -ith other cre.ti7e .cti7itie, 0oth .rti,tic .nd ,cienti3icI or they c.n continue to 3i7e ., 0e3ore 0ut -ith ,peci.2 ru2e, o3 inner -or5% One -ho -ithdr.-, 3ro/ 2i3e enter, the -.y o3 the rec2u,e% He /.y .tt.in gre.t height, 0y ,ing2e/inded .pp2ic.tion to the di,cip2ine, he i, u,ing% He i,) ho-e7er) 2i7ing in -h.t one /ight c.22 .n 6i/po7eri,hed en7iron/ent%6 I3 he reduce, extern.2 ,ti/u2.tion to . /ini/u/) ., do the her/it, o3 Ti0et -ho .ctu.22y .22o- the/,e27e, to 0e -.22ed up in their c.7e, .nd 2i7e in ,e/id.r5ne,, 3or ye.r,) he i, 2i5e2y to ,u33er 3ro/ h.22ucin.tion,) the re,u2t, o3 ,en,ory depri7.tion th.t the ,u0Cect, o3 0oth +ohn #% Li22yG, .nd Don.2d O% He00G, experi/ent,>> reported% Indeed -e 3ind in one o3 A2ex.ndr. D.7id Nee2G, 0oo5,@F . c2e.r .ccount o3 Cu,t ,uch h.22ucin.tion,% The,e 3.iry 2i5e di,p2.y, /.y o33er ./u,e/ent .nd entert.in/ent to the ,o2it.ry her/it) 0ut it i, Bue,tion.02e -hether they do /uch to .d7.nce hi, inner de7e2op/ent% Thi, Ti0et.n pr.ctice i,) o3 cour,e) .n extre/e .nd perh.p, p.tho2ogic.2 3or/ o3 the -.y o3 the rec2u,e% In . 2e,, extre/e 3or/ 8e%g%) Thore.uG, retre.t into ,o2itude .t W.2den9) the pr.ctice /.y 0e 7.2u.02e in th.t it 3ree, . /.n o3 /.ny ent.ng2e/ent,) 3orce, hi/ to re2y on hi/,e23) to .,,e,, re.2i,tic.22y hi, o-n inner re,ource,% (or ,o/e peop2e) e,peci.22y hyper,en,iti7e) o7erre.cti7e cere0rotonic,) the -.y o3 the rec2u,e /.y 0e the on2y pr.ctic.2 -.y% P.rticip.tion in .ny ,ort o3 ,oci.2 2i3e dr.in, the/ o3 their energie, to ,uch .n extent th.t inner -or5 0eco/e, i/po,,i02e% !uch peop2e .re /ore or 2e,, 3orced) 0y the 2i/it.tion, i/po,ed on the/ 0y their e,,ence) to ,ee5 ,o2itude .nd Buietne,,) to 2i7e .2one in the de,ert or /ount.in,% Other,) 3or -ho/ the need 3or ,o2itude i, ,trong 0ut not i/per.ti7e) /.y ,tri5e ,o/e ,ort o3 0.2.nce 0et-een the need to p.rticip.te .nd the need to retre.t) t.5ing .n .cti7e p.rt in .33.ir, 3or .-hi2e .nd then -ithdr.-ing 3ro/ the/ to rech.rge their exh.u,ted 0.tterie,% The,e .2tern.ting period, o3 p.rticip.tion .nd nonp.rticip.tion h.7e ch.r.cteri1ed the c.reer, o3 /.ny peop2e -ho h.7e p2.yed /.Cor hi,toric.2 ro2e,% In 3.ct) the pr.ctice h., 0een e2e7.ted to the 2e7e2 o3 . princip2e 0y Arno2d Toyn0ee .nd c.22ed 0y hi/ 6Withdr.-.2 .nd Return%6 (o22o-er, o3 the -.y o3 rec2u,e) in order to e,c.pe 3ro/ -h.t the re2igiou, c.22 6te/pt.tion)6 ,i/p2i3y their 2i3e g./e, to the point .t -hich they h.7e .2/o,t no g./e 2e3t% The -.22ed in Ti0et.n rec2u,e repre,ent, the extre/e 3or/ o3 nonp.rticip.tion) 0ut the c2oi,tered /on.,tic .2,o p2.ce,

hi/,e23 in . 7ery i/po7eri,hed en7iron/ent% One c.n t.5e ., .n ex./p2e o3 the -.y o3 rec2u,e the 2i3e o3 the /on5, in one o3 the /on.,terie, on Mount Atho, in Greece% D.y .3ter d.y 2i3e proceed, .2ong .2/o,t ex.ct2y the ,./e 2ine,% !en,ory input i, reduced to . /ini/u/% With the exception) perh.p,) o3 . ,ing2e icon) the ce22 i, 0.re o3 orn./ent,% (ood i, ,i/p2e .nd ,p.r,e% Nor/.2 ,exu.2 .cti7itie, .re tot.22y prohi0ited% Pr.yer, -ith 0o-ing occupy /o,t o3 the night) h.rd phy,ic.2 -or5) /o,t o3 the d.y% !uch . di,cip2ine /.y) -hen per,i,ted in 2ong enough) engender . cert.in inner ,erenity) 0ut th.t ,erenity i, purch.,ed .t . 7ery high price% "nder the,e c2oi,tered condition,) the 3u22 de7e2op/ent o3 .n indi7idu.2G, potenti.2itie, c.nnot t.5e p2.ce% He i, in . 7ery re.2 ,en,e . depri7ed indi7idu.2 .nd the 3.ct th.t the depri7.tion i, ,e23 i/po,ed doe, not /.5e it .ny 2e,, /uti2.ting% The 32.,h .nd ,p.r52e o3 2i3e) it, ch.22enge,) triu/ph,) ,orro-,) te/pt.tion,) o0,t.c2e,) p.,, 0y the c2oi,tered /on5) 2e.7ing hi/ untouched% He i, ,teri2e) h.7ing de2i0er.te2y re3u,ed to per3or/ the reproducti7e 3unction) .nd hi, ,exu.2 ,teri2ity i, o3ten .cco/p.nied 0y ,piritu.2 ,teri2ity% He /.y .tt.in gre.t de7e2op/ent in one p.rt o3 hi, 0eing) 0ut th.t de7e2op/ent) 0ec.u,e o3 hi, re,tricted en7iron/ent .nd experience) i, 0ound to 0e 2op,ided) un2e,, he entered the /on.,tery .3ter he h.d h.d . 3u22 t.,te o3 2i3eG, 7.riety%H@ The +rdered (ommunity I3 the 2i3e o3 . c2oi,tered /on5) -hether Buddhi,t or #hri,ti.n) i, too 2i/iting) the 2i3e o3 3u22 p.rticip.tion i, o3ten too di,tr.cting% !o) 3or one -ho ,eriou,2y -i,he, to eng.ge in the M.,ter G./e the pro02e/ o3 3inding the right en7iron/ent 0eco/e, .cute% Ide.22y) he ,hou2d 0eco/e . /e/0er o3 . cre.ti7e co//unity -hich -ou2d o33er hi/ ,o/e o3 the .d7.nt.ge, -hich the /on.,tery o33er, the /on5 -ithout depri7ing hi/ o3 th.t 2.rge ,eg/ent o3 experience -hich the /on.,tic di,cip2ine p2.ce, out o3 re.ch o3 tho,e -ho ,u0/it to it% Do ,uch co//unitie, exi,t< I3 they do not) i, it po,,i02e to cre.te the/< Theoretic.22y) ye,% The /eg.cu2ture in the "nited !t.te, i/po,e, /.ny re,triction, on it, /e/0er, 0ut h., not ,o 3.r en3orced tot.2 uni3or/ity% Microcu2ture, c.n 0e cre.ted i3 peop2e -.nt to cre.te the/ .nd .re prep.red to /.5e the nece,,.ry e33ort,) /.5e the needed ,.cri3ice,% 8The 5i00ut1i/ o3 I,r.e2 ,ho-h.t c.n 0e done 0y re,o2ute /en .nd -o/en -ho h.7e no need o3 co//i,,.r, to dri7e the/%9 It /u,t) ho-e7er) 0e re.2i1ed th.t in e7ery co//unity) 0oth /icro .nd /.cro) there .re 3orce, th.t tend to pu22 the/ .p.rt .nd di,rupt the -ho2e ,tructure% The ,t.0i2ity o3 the co//unity depend, on the 0.2.nce 0et-een 3orce, th.t tend to unite .nd 3orce, tending to di,rupt% The ,i/p2e,t 3or/ o3 /icroco//unity i, the ,choo2 or .,hr./ -hich de7e2op, .round . te.cher% !uch /icrocu2ture, .re 6te.cher do/in.ted6 .nd tho,e -ho 0e2ong to the group .re 0ound to o0ey the te.cher e7en -hen hi, de/.nd, ,ee/ h.r,h or unre.,on.02e% $ery o3ten they .re 0oth% In the tough tr.dition o3 the Orient one re.d, /.ny ex./p2e, o3 incredi02e de/.nd, /.de 0y te.cher,% M.rp.) the te.cher o3 Mi2.rep.) co/pro/i,ed hi, pupi2G, he.2th .nd .2/o,t dro7e hi/ to ,uicide 0y in,i,ting th.t he 0ui2d un.ided . ,erie, o3 hou,e, o3 di33erent ,h.pe,% No ,ooner h.d Mi2.rep. 3ini,hed one th.n he h.d to pu22 it do-n .nd re0ui2d it ,o/e-here e2,e% M.rp. Cu,ti3ied the h.r,hne,, 0y in,i,ting th.t Mi2.rep. h.d .cBuired e7i2 5.r/. 0y eng.ging in 02.c5 /.gic% But thi, ,./e te.cher -., Cu,t ., rough -ith .nother di,cip2e -ho h.d not 0een . 02.c5 /.gici.n) 3orcing hi/) .3ter the 2.tter h.d 0rought hi/ .22 hi, c.tt2e ., .n o33ering) to return ho/e 8. Courney 2.,ting ,e7er.2 d.y,9 3or one o2d go.t 2e3t 0ehind 0ec.u,e it -., 2./e% In the We,t) 0y the re2igiou, -.y) ,t.0i2ity h., .2,o tr.dition.22y 0een o0t.ined through unBue,tioning o0edience% !uch o0edience -., t.5en to it, extre/e 2i/it 0y Ign.tiu, Loyo2.% 6I ought)6 he i, reported to h.7e ,.id) to de,ire th.t /y !uperior ,hou2d o02ige /e to gi7e up /y o-n Cudge/ent) .nd conBuer /y o-n /ind% %%% In the h.nd, o3 /y !uperior) I /u,t 0e ,o3t ., -.x) . thing) 3ro/ -hich he i, to reBuire -h.te7er p2e.,e, hi/) 0e it to -rite or recei7e 2etter,) to ,pe.5 or not to ,pe.5 to ,uch . per,on) or the 2i5eI .nd I /u,t put .22 /y 3er7or into executing 1e.2ou,2y .nd ex.ct2y -h.t I ./ ordered% I /u,t con,ider /y,e23 ., . corp,e -hich h., neither inte22igence nor -i22) 0e 2i5e . /.,, o3 /.tter -hich -ithout re,i,t.nce 2et, it,e23 0e p2.ced -here7er it /.y p2e.,e

.nyoneI 2i5e . ,tic5 in the h.nd, o3 .n o2d /.n) -ho u,e, it .ccording to hi, need, .nd p2.ce, it -here it ,uit, hihiP !o /u,t I 0e under the h.nd, o3 the Order) to ,er7e it in the -.y it Cudge, /o,t u,e3u2%HA Te.cher do/in.ted co//unitie, tend to .ttr.ct pupi2, -ho ,u33er 3ro/ the !t.rry eyed !yndro/e) . ,t.te o3 in3.tu.tion in -hich the te.cher c.n do no -rong) in -hich e7erything he ,.y, i, .ccepted -ithout Bue,tion% (or /.ny peop2e it i, 7ery e.,y to .dopt thi, .ttitude) e,peci.22y -hen the te.cher i, . po-er3u2 3.ther 3igure .nd po,,e,,e, th.t pecu2i.r hypnotic po-er -hich i, . p.rt o3 the /.5e up o3 the M.gu, type% The 32ight 3ro/ 3reedo/ i, Cu,t ., re.2 . pheno/enon ., the ,trugg2e 3or 3reedo/) i,) in 3.ct) . /uch /ore popu2.r g./e) 3or the retre.t to-.rd dependence .nd in3.nti2i,/ 2i0er.te, . /.n 3ro/ one o3 hi, he.7ie,t 0urden,) the 3e.r3u2 t.,5 o3 /.5ing choice, 3or hi/,e23%HE !uch . retre.t c.n 0e /.de to Cu,ti3y .ny nu/0er o3 ug2y doing,) ., the tri.2, o3 the N.1i -.r cri/in.2, c2e.r2y ,ho-ed% Their de3en,e) 6I -., on2y o0eying order,)6 Cu,ti3ied in their o-n /ind, .22 their .trocitie,% I3 -e .ccept the ide. th.t /.n h., . right to .0.ndon per,on.2 re,pon,i0i2ity in the n./e o3 o0edience to . ,uperior) then -e /u,t .d/it th.t their de3en,e -., 2ogic.2% There i, .0,o2ute2y no gu.r.ntee th.t the te.cher in . te.cher do/in.ted ,choo2 -i22 not /.5e /i,t.5e,% There i, .2,o no gu.r.ntee th.t he -i22 ,t.y c2e.r o3 the (.2,e Me,,i.h !yndro/e% E7en -hen . te.cher ,t.rt, on the right p.th) he /.y 2o,e hi, -.y 2.ter) /i,u,e hi, po-er, .nd 2e.d hi, o0edient 32oc5 into ,o/e 7ery ,tr.nge p2.ce,% A typic.2 ex./p2e o3 thi, -., the !-eden0orgi.n group 3ounded 0y Tho/., L.5e H.rri, .nd c.22ed 0y hi/% the 6Brotherhood o3 the Ne- Li3e%6 H.rri, -., . 3ine ex./p2e o3 the M.gu, type .nd hi, po-er -., ,uch th.t e7en high2y educ.ted peop2e ,uch ., !ir L.urence O2iph.nt .nd hi, -i3e g.7e up e7erything to Coin hi, Brotherhood% L.urence O2iph.nt h.d 0een . /e/0er o3 P.r2i./ent) #o//i,,ioner o3 Indi.n A33.ir,) . dip2o/.t in +.p.n .nd #hin.) the .uthor o3 ,e7er.2 0oo5,) -., . 3.7orite o3 Jueen $ictori. .nd Lord !.2i,0ury% Yet thi, high2y educ.ted .nd ,ophi,tic.ted Eng2i,h/.n 2.id e7erything .t the 3eet o3 the Prophet% On2y .3ter the gi3t o3 . hundred thou,.nd do22.r, .nd the re,t o3 their property) inc2uding L.dy O2iph.ntG, ring,) 0rooche, .nd court Ce-e2ry) -ere they .22o-ed) .3ter 2ong pro0.tion) to enter the co//unity% A22 thi, -., entire2y in 5eeping -ith the tough tr.dition) it 0eing .ccepted th.t he -ho -ou2d purch.,e the pe.r2 o3 gre.t price /u,t 0e -i22ing to p.y 3or it -ith .22 th.t he po,,e,,e,% The tru,t -hich the O2iph.nt, p2.ced in H.rri, en.02ed L.urence -ithout co/p2.int to ri,e .t 3our in the /orning in 1ero -e.ther) to /i25 the co-,) 0o.rd tr.in, -ith 0.,5et, o3 /i25 .nd ,.nd-iche,) -hi2e hi, -i3e ,cru00ed the 5itchen 32oor) her ring, gi7en to Mr,% W.ring) the gr.nd 2.dy .nd /.n.ger o3 the "topi.% A22 the 3.ith3u2 .0Cect2y -or,hipped H.rri,) -ho -., 6(.ther6 or 6(.ith3u2)6 -ho,e po-er -., .0,o2ute .nd 3ro/ -ho,e deci,ion, there -., no .ppe.2% H.rri, 3in.22y /o7ed hi, 6#o,/o,6 3or the regener.tion o3 /.n5ind 3ro/ L.5e 'eu5.) Ne- Yor5) to (ount.in Gro7e ne.r !.nt. Ro,.) #.2i3orni.) -here he poured 3orth in . c.t.r.ct o3 -ord, the ne,.cred doctrine) . /e2.nge o3 the $ed.nt.) the #.0.2.) !-e den0org .nd the Her/etic.2 phi2o,opher,) -hich Ar.i) the +.p.ne,e de7otee -ho r.n the printing pre,,) duti3u22y recorded in thou,.nd, o3 3o2io p.ge,% 8Thi, enor/ou, output o3 -ord, ,ee/, ch.r.cteri,tic o3 the M.gu, type% The -or5, o3 !-eden0org .nd B2.5eG, Prophetic Boo5, 0e2ong to thi, type o3 2iter.ture% Not) ho-e7er) B2.5eG, M.rri.ge o3 He.7en .nd He22) -hich) 3or 0re7ity) ri7.2, ,o/e o3 the -riting, o3 the *en /.,ter,%9 I3 H.rri, e7er h.d .ny re.2 under,t.nding o3 the princip2e, o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy) it i, c2e.r th.t he ,oon 2o,t it% The cre.ti7e oct.7e under-ent ,e7er.2 di,.,trou, ch.nge, in direction% The 3in.2 dec.y o3 the enterpri,e i, -e22 de,cri0ed 0y Id-.2 +one,D The di,cip2e, .t (ount.in Gro7e co/p2.ined th.t 2i3e in the He.7en -., !p.rt.n) th.t 3.7or, -ent to the inner group .0out H.rri,) -ho 0.,5ed in 2uxury) .nd th.t Mi,, W.ring) dre,,ed 2i5e . Tur5i,h prince,,) .nd ,/o5ing . hoo5.h) h.d to 0e -.ited upon 0y 6pi7ot.2,6 reduced to ,2.7ery% M.d./e -., etern.22y ringing the 0e22 3or te. .nd /u33in,) the c.rri.ge .t 3i7e) or 3or .ny -hi/ th.t ,ei1ed

her% H.rri,G, young d.ughter poi,oned her,e23% Ru/or, .nd 02.c5 ch.rge, -ere in the he.d2ine,% Di,cip2e, 2e3t .nd 0rought .ction, to court% Th.t counterp.rt.2 0u,ine,, -., good 3or ne-,p.per ,torie, . p.ge 2ongT!chi,/ ,p2it the He.7en in t-o) .nd H.rri,) under pre,,ure o3 the,e 62o- .nd ,ini,ter in32uence,)6 h.,ti2y 2e3t 3or Europe) .3ter . /.rri.ge to Mi,, W.ring) .nd returned to #.2i3orni. no /ore%6 Thi, ,tory i, o33ered here to i22u,tr.te the d.nger, th.t thre.ten te.cher do/in.ted group, -here the te.cher hi/,e23 h., not tr.n,cended the 2i/it, i/po,ed 0y hi, per,on.2 ego% It i, . p.rt o3 the 6cur,e o3 the cu2t6 th.t tho,e -ho 3.22 under the in32uence o3 ,uch . te.cher go through . 7ery di33icu2t ti/e -hen they c.n no 2onger 02ind the/,e27e, to hi, de3ect,% The t.,5 o3 ,eeing the,e de3ect, i, /.de 3or the/ dou02y di33icu2t 0y the u,e -hich ,o/e te.cher, /.5e o3 the techniBue, o3 Outer The.ter% The pupi2, c.n ne7er 3ee2 ,ure .0out the M.,terG, /.ni3e,t.tion,%4FF I, he 0eh.7ing 2i5e thi, 0ec.u,e he c.nnot he2p it or i, he p2.ying . ro2e to te,t their re.ction,< Ag.in .nd .g.in they gi7e the te.cher the 0ene3it o3 the dou0t) co/pe22ed 0y 3ee2ing, o3 2oy.2ty .nd de7otion) 0y the in7e,t/ent 0oth 3in.nci.2 .nd e/otion.2 they h.7e /.de in the co//unity .nd 0y their re2uct.nce to p.,, Cudg/ent on one -ho,e 2e7e2 o3 0eing they .,,u/e to 0e 3.r higher th.n their o-n% (or it i, ,t.ted ., . princip2e th.t the 2o-er c.nnot under,t.nd the higher) th.t . /.n c.n on2y t.5e the /e.,ure o3 hi, o-n eBu.2,% The re.2 cre.ti7e co//unity c.n 0e con,tructed on2y 0y . te.cher -ho h., thorough2y under,tood cert.in 0.,ic princip2e,% The 3ir,t o3 the,e) 6He -ho -ou2d 0e gre.te,t 2et hi/ 0e ., . ,er7.nt ./ong you)6 protect, the 2e.der, o3 the co//unity 3ro/ /i,u,ing their po-er% The ,econd) 6Be2ie7e nothing) te,t e7erything)6 ,.7e, tho,e -ith . tendency to ,u33er 3ro/ the !t.rry eyed !yndro/e 3ro/ 3.22ing into thi, 3oo2 tr.p% The third) 6Enter the ,i2ence ., o3ten ., po,,i02e .nd re/.in there ., 2ong ., po,,i02e)6 ,.7e, the inte22ectu.2 -ith hi, o7er.cti7e roo3 0r.in 3ro/ 0eco/ing hoo5ed on the T.25 Thin5 !yndro/e) -hich c.u,e, one ,u33ering 3ro/ it to ,u0,titute dre./ing .0out the inner -or5 3or the .ctu.2 ,trugg2e -ith -.ndering thought, .nd identi3ic.tion% The 3ourth princip2e) 6E,t.02i,h . 2in5 0et-een in-.rd .nd outer cre.ti7ity)6 pre7ent, extern.2 .i/, 3ro/ /onopo2i1ing the energie, o3 /e/0er, o3 the co//unity .nd 0ringing to . h.2t the inner cre.ti7e proce,,% Aims Sub6ecti!e and +b6ecti!e The cre.ti7e co//unity /u,t h.7e extern.2 .i/,%4F4 The,e /.y r.nge 3ro/ the gro-ing o3 3ood to the 0ui2ding o3 . /eeting hou,e) the running o3 . ho,pit.2) the cre.tion o3 -or5, o3 .rt) the pur,uit o3 ,cienti3ic re,e.rch) the /.nu3.cture o3 ,o/e ch.r.cteri,tic product) c.rpet,) pottery) ,i27er-.re) etc% A22 the,e extern.2 .i/, gi7e to the /e/0er, o3 the co//unity opportunitie, 3or ,e23 ,tudy) 3or o0,er7.tion o3 the -or5ing o3 center,) 3or ,tudying the interp2.y o3 tri.d, .nd oct.7e,) 3or g.ining in,ight, into the n.ture o3 /.teri.2ity% E7ery t.,5) e7en the ,i/p2e,t) o33er, it, o-n 2e,,on) c.n 0e per3or/ed 6in h.r/ony -ith Too)6 -ith dou02e .-.rene,, .nd in inner ,i2ence% But the outer t.,5,) e,peci.22y the /ore co/p2ex one,) in7.ri.02y tend to t.5e on . 2i3e o3 their o-n% The inner -or5 i, 3orgotten .nd the outer .i/, 0eco/e .22 i/port.nt% When thi, occur,) the 6inner oct.7e6 o3 de7e2op/ent co/e, to . h.2t .nd on2y the outer -or5 continue,% Thi, ce,,.tion o3 the inner oct.7e tend, to occur repe.ted2y .nd de/.nd, 3ro/ the 2e.der o3 the co//unity /uch -.tch3u2ne,, .nd in,ight) 3or hi, t.,5 i, to .pp2y the needed ,hoc5 th.t -i22 re,t.rt the inner oct.7e% I3 he 3.i2, to ,upp2y it) the -ho2e co//unity 0eco/e, outer directed) it, energie, entire2y de7oted to it, extern.2 .33.ir,% The co//unity /.y continue to 3unction on thi, 2e7e2 ., . ,ort o3 cooper.ti7e) o33ering it, /e/0er, . 2i7e2ihood) . congeni.2 en7iron/ent .nd . cert.in degree o3 ,ecurity)4F; 0ut it, inner 2ight -i22 h.7e gone out% I3 -e -i,h to 3ind ex./p2e, o3 ,t.02e /icroco//unitie, in the "nited !t.te,) -e need 2oo5 no 3urther th.n Penn,y27.ni.) in -hich the A/i,h .nd the Mennonite, 2i7e 0y their o-n ,t.nd.rd, .nd pur,ue their o-n inner .i/, .nd h.7e 0een doing ,o 3or the p.,t ;?F ye.r,% The,e .re 62.nd .nd Bi02e6 0.,ed co//unitie, -hich h.7e . good de.2 in co//on -ith the /on.,tic -.y 0ut h.7e not /.de the error o3 i/po,ing on the/,e27e, th.t unnece,,.ry ,teri2ity -hich i, the cur,e o3 the /on5% The high r.te o3 incre.,e ch.r.cteri,tic o3 the,3L!turdy 3o25 de/on,tr.te, their re,pect 3or the text)

6Incre.,e .nd RCu2tip2y) rep2eni,h the e.rth%6 They h.7e their 3eet 3ir/2y p2.nted on the 0re.,t o3 Mother E.rth .nd next to their God they 2o7e their ,oi2) the rich) deep ,oi2 o3 L.nc.,ter #ounty) . 2.nd tru2y 32o-ing -ith /i25 .nd honey% When -e ,.y th.t their -.y o3 2i3e h., /uch in co//on -ith the -.y o3 /on5) -e re3er to the intention.2 6doing -ithout)6 the re,o2ute ,i/p2i3ic.tion o3 exi,tence th.t /e/0er, o3 the,e group, h.7e i/po,ed on their 2i7e,% They ,ee5 neither e.,e nor con7enience nor do they end.nger their inner pe.ce -ith . thou,.nd i/0eci2e di,tr.ction, pur7eyed 0y r.dio,) te2e7i,ion,) phonogr.ph, .nd other /ech.nic.2 de7ice,% The de7out A/i,h -i22 not e7en o-n . tr.ctor) 3or he p2.ce, the e/ph.,i, /ore on inner -or5 th.n on e.,e% 6A tr.ctor get, the -or5 done /ore Buic52y 0ut . hor,e .nd the 2o7e o3 h.rd -or5 5eep u, ne.rer to God)6 ,.id .n A/i,h 0i,hop in . recent inter7ie-%4F= They h.7e 3reed the/,e27e, tot.22y 3ro/ the cur,e o3 2eg.2i1ed /urder) re3u,ing to 0e.r .r/,) t.5ing 2iter.22y the gre.t co//.nd/entD 6Re,i,t not e7i2D 0ut -ho,oe7er ,h.22 ,/ite thee on they right chee5) turn to hi/ the other .2,o%6 Their di,tru,t o3 the /i2it.ry i, .0,o2ute% They -i22 not e7en -e.r 0utton, on their C.c5et, 0ec.u,e it re/ind, the/ o3 the g2ittering 0r.,, o3 uni3or/,% The /en -e.r 0e.rd, 0ut ,h.7e o33 their /ou,t.che, 0ec.u,e the 6/i2it.ry /ou,t.che6 i, 3or the/ ,ti22 . ,y/0o2 o3 . 0utcher o3 /en% The A/i,h .nd Mennonite, h.7e purch.,ed their ,t.0i2ity .t . price% Their 0e2ie3, .re 3ixed% Their co//unitie, .re c2o,ed or ne.r2y c2o,ed% They do not ,ee5 con7ert, or -i22ing2y .ccept the/% Their 2i7e, p.,, on . ,i/p2e) hu/02e 2e7e2) 3or the/ rich2y ,.ti,3ying 0ut not nece,,.ri2y ,o 3or other,% One .d/ire, the/ 3or the ,./e re.,on th.t To2,toy .d/ired the Ru,,i.n pe.,.nt,) 0ec.u,e they .re e,,ence do/in.ted) .2/o,t co/p2ete2y 3ree o3 the .rti3ice, o3 the per,on. .nd 0ec.u,e) in . dri3ting) ,tri3e ridden cu2ture -ith con3u,ed /or.2 ,t.nd.rd,) they repre,ent ,o2id ground) 7.2ue ,y,te/, ., 3ir/2y e,t.02i,hed ., the 3ruit3u2 3.r/, 3ro/ -hich they dr.- their ,u,ten.nce% But their co//unitie, c.n h.rd2y pro7ide . 02ueprint 3or inte22ectu.22y /ore .d7enturou, ,pirit, -ho .re not prep.red to con3ine the/,e27e, -ithin . 3r./e-or5 o3 3ixed 0e2ie3,% A 3e- -ord, /u,t 0e ,.id .0out the,e /ore 6.d7enturou, inte22ectu.2,%6 When it co/e, to cre.ting . ,t.02e co//unity) they h.7e . h.rd ti/e% The 6inte22ectu.26 i, poor /.teri.2 3ro/ -hich to con,truct . ,t.02e co//unity% Hi, -e.5ne,, 3or theori1ing) hi, 3ondne,, 3or .rgu/ent) hi, h.0it o3 2o,ing hi/,e23 in the Cung2e o3 hi, o-n 7er0i.ge) the po-er o3 hi, 3.2,e ego) .22 render hi/ un3itted 3or the pr.ctic.2 t.,5, in7o27ed in 0ui2ding .nd /.int.ining the ne- ,ociety% He .rgue, .0out the n.ture o3 goodne,,) truth .nd 0e.uty -hen he ,hou2d 0e /i25ing the co- or g.thering the h.y crop% Hi, -ho2e out2oo5 i, di,torted 0y the o7er.cti7ity o3 hi, inte22ectu.2 0r.in% He i,) /oreo7er) p2.gued 0y the need to 3ind . r.tion.2 ,o2ution o3 the 6,exu.2 pro02e/6 .nd) i3 he doe, not -rec5 the co//unity 0y hi, ine33iciency .nd i/pr.ctic.2ity) i, .2/o,t cert.in to te.r it .p.rt 0y i22 concei7ed experi/ent, in the ,exu.2 ,phere% It i, not di33icu2t to dr.- up 02ueprint, 3or . cre.ti7e co//unity ., B%(% !5inner h., done in W.2den T-o)4F> .nd A2dou, Hux2ey in I,2.nd%S? But -hether ,uch co//unitie, -ou2d .ctu.22y re/.in in 0eing 2ong enough to o33er . -.y o3 2i3e to . ne- gener.tion i, . Bue,tion th.t c.n on2y 0e .n,-ered 0y .ctu.2 experi/ent,%4F@ ). (onc#usion THE GREAT AR# O( LI(E) ,tretching 3ro/ conception to de.th) c.n 0e di7ided into 3our ,ection,) e.ch h.7ing it, o-n ch.r.cteri,tic,% !ection one i, ,hort .nd hectic) . 3uriou, orgy o3 pro2i3er.tion .nd con,truction in the cour,e o3 -hich one /icro,copic egg de7e2op, into . 0.0y% Thi, ph.,e 2.,t, nine /onth,% !ection t-o 2.,t, 3ro/ 0irth to pu0erty) . prep.r.tory ph.,e) . period o3 gro-ing .nd 2e.rning% !ection three 2.,t, 3ro/ pu0erty unti2 .pproxi/.te2y the 3i3tieth ye.r) . ph.,e nor/.22y de7oted to the r.i,ing o3 . 3./i2y% !ection 3our 2.,t, 3ro/ the 3i3tieth ye.r unti2 de.th -hich) in one -ho h., proper2y gu.rded hi, inner re,ource,) ,hou2d not occur 0e3ore the hundredth ye.r o3 2i3e% Thi, 3in.2 ph.,e) -hich /.y 2.,t ., 2ong ., the 3ir,t three ph.,e, put together) i, the ,econd 2i3e% It ,hou2d 0e) .nd in . de7e2oped /.n i,) -ho22y de7oted to the 6/.5ing o3 the ,ou2)6 or the per3ection o3 the 0ody o3 con,ciou,ne,,% In re2igiou, 2.ngu.ge) it i, de7oted to the .tt.in/ent o3 union -ith God) -hich in7o27e, entering into .nd .0iding in the 3ourth ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,, .nd ,tri7ing

to-.rd the 3i3th% He -ho h., cho,en to p2.y the M.,ter G./e enter, thi, 2.,t ph.,e o3 2i3e -ith e.gerne,, .nd p2e.,ure% He i, no- in . po,ition to de7ote .22 hi, energie, to the gre.t g./e% Hi, 2i3e c.n 0e ,i/p2i3ied) reduced to the 0.re e,,enti.2,% Hi, chi2dren .re gro-n up .nd gone) hi, 0io2ogic.2 urge, .re ,i/p2i3ied) hi, need, .re 3e-% He no- c.n gi7e hi, ti/e to the guid.nce o3 hi, ,piritu.2 chi2dren) not in order to in32.te hi, 3.2,e ego 0y ,trutting .round in the /.nt2e o3 . ,.int or ,.ge) 0ut 0ec.u,e it i, . 2.- o3 the Wor5 th.t he -ho get, /u,t gi7e .nd 3ro/ one to -ho/ /uch h., 0een gi7en /uch ,h.22 0e reBuired% H.ppy th.t /.n -ho enter, on the ,econd 2i3e -ith ,uch .n .0und.nce o3 inner -e.2th th.t he c.n g.ther .0out hi/ hi, o-n ,tudent, .nd 3unction ., . guide) not ., . p.rrot /ech.nic.22y repe.ting the in,truction, he h., recei7ed 0ut ., . genuine inner directed te.cher -ho,e 2e7e2 o3 0eing i, proportion.2 to hi, 5no-2edge% A re.2 te.cher i, no /ere echo o3 hi, o-n te.cherI he ,ound, . ne- note ch.r.cteri,tic.22y hi, o-n% Hence the Ti0et.n ,.yingD 6E7ery 2.5e h., it, o-n 3i,h) e7ery 2./. h., hi, o-n doctrine%6 A2.,) ho- r.re2y it h.ppen, in . 2.nd cut o33 3ro/ it, ,piritu.2 tr.dition, th.t . /.n enter, the 2.,t ,t.ge o3 2i3e -ith . c2e.r under,t.nding o3 the opportunitie, it o33er,% Le3t unin,tructed 3ro/ chi2dhood in the ru2e, o3 the M.,ter G./e) expo,ed on2y to the ,t.2e dog/., .nd ho.ry ,uper,tition, o3 . /ori0und re2igion) h.r.,,ed 0y the in,.ne de/.nd, o3 con,picuou, con,u/ption) hypnoti1ed 0y the huc5,ter,) /i,2ed 0y p,eudo ,cienti,t,) /udd2ed 0y p,eudo phi2o,opher,) he enter, the 3in.2 ph.,e in . ,t.te o3 in-.rd 0.n5ruptcy% #.n one -onder th.t the poor thing 3ind, 2itt2e p2e.,ure in the 3reedo/ gi7en 0y retire/ent< Though cu,hioned 3ro/ -.nt 0y pen,ion,) ,.7ing, .nd !oci.2 !ecurity) he c.n 3ind no Coy in the 2.,t ye.r,% He i, .t . 2o,, 3or . g./e to p2.y% P.thetic.22y he ,pend, hi, ti/e) 2i5e .n o7ergro-n chi2d) 5noc5ing .0out . 2itt2e -hite 0.22 on . go23 cour,e) running .roi/d the -or2d on point2e,, crui,e,) /.5ing cu/0rou, e33ort, to d.nPe the T-i,t) or ch.,ing . 02onde young enough to 0e hi, d.ughter% Me.n-hi2e) hi, e2der2y -i3e ,pend, her ti/e in the 0e.uty p.r2or ,trugg2ing to rec.pture) through the u,e o3 /.,,.ge .nd po/.de, or -ith he2p 3ro/ the p2.,tic ,urgeon) the ,/ooth ,5in .nd ,2ender 3igure o3 youth% He h., ne7er 2e.rned ho- to 2i7eI he doe, not 5no- ho- to die% (or it h., tru2y 0een ,.idD 6On2y he -ho h., ,tri7en to cre.te in hi/,e23 . ,ou2 i, . c.ndid.te 3or . honor.02e de.th% He -ho h., not h., 2i7ed 2i5e . 3oo2 .nd -i22 die 2i5e . dog%6 Ho- di33erent i, the hi,tory o3 one -ho) 0y . 02end o3 inte22igence) good 2uc5 .nd ,trenuou, e33ort) h., 0eco/e . /e/0er o3 . tru2y cre.ti7e co//unity .nd p2.yed the M.,ter G./e -ithin the /.trix it o33er,% In ,uch . co//unity) e7ery ,t.ge o3 Me except the 3ir,t i, p2.nned to gi7e the gre.te,t po,,i02e opportunity 3or inner gro-th% The chi2d i, protected 3ro/ the 0.r0.ri1ing e33ect, o3 . /.teri.22y rich 0ut ,piritu.22y i/po7eri,hed cu2tureI he i, ,hie2ded 3ro/ in32uence, -hich g2ori3y 7io2ence) .ggr.7.te greed 3or po,,e,,ion,) in32.te the 3.2,e ego) c2utter the /ind -ith 7.,t ,tore, o3 /ore or 2e,, u,e2e,, in3or/.tion) 0ut 3.i2 to tr.in the po,,e,,or o3 th.t /ind in the .rt o3 u,ing hi, 3unction, in the /o,t e33ecti7e /.nner% In . cre.ti7e co//unity) the young .du2t, .re re2ie7ed o3 n.rro- preoccup.tion, -ith their per,on.2 .33.ir, .nd the exce,,i7e de7otion to o0Cect g./e, th.t our cu2ture encour.ge, in the n./e o3 6,ucce,,%6 They ,tri7e to 3o22o- the .d7ice o3 the !.ge o3 the G.rdenD 6Li7e un5no-n% M.5e your -.nt, 3e-%6 (./e i, . de2u,ion) gr.ndeur . piti3u2 r.g) -e.2th . /ir.ge) ,ecurity . -i22 oG the -i,p% He .2one i, rich -ho h., tr.n,cended hi, per,on.2 ego) i, no 2onger de2uded 0y ide., o3 6I6 .nd 6/ine%6 He .2one i, ,ecure -ho h., cre.ted -ithin hi/,e23 .n i,2.nd -hich no 32ood c.n engu23% In thi, cre.ti7e co//unity) the,e young .du2t, in the third ,t.ge o3 2i3e .nd the 3u22 32o- o3 0io2ogic.2 7igor .re encour.ged to 0e .cti7e% It i, through .cti7ity th.t /.n co/e, to 5no- hi/,e23) to under,t.nd the -or5ing o3 center,) the n.ture o3 /.teri.2,) the interp2.y o3 tri.d, .nd oct.7e,% A pure2y conte/p2.ti7e 2i3e i, neither de,ir.02e nor pro3it.02e 3or We,tern /.n .nd pro0.02y not 3or E.,tern /.n) either% A, o7er.cti7ity i, the cur,e o3 the We,t) ,o under.cti7ity tend, to 0e the cur,e o3 the E.,t% In . cre.ti7e co//unity) . 0.2.nce i, ,ought% Bui2d) cre.te) gro- thing, .nd /.5e thing,) 0ut 2e.rn the ,ecret o3 the ,ep.r.tion o3 ,e23 3ro/ your o-n .cti7ity% Le.rn the 2e,,on o3

Prince HuiG, -onder3u2 coo5% Le.rn to .ct in h.r/ony -ith Too) to h.rne,, the oct.7e o3 inner cre.tion to th.t o3 outer cre.tion% Then you -i22 not need to 3e.r the 3.te th.t con,t.nt2y thre.ten, o7er0u,y We,tern /.n) the d.nger o3 0eing ,piritu.22y ,tr.ng2ed in the -e0 o3 hi, o-n .cti7ity% In the cre.ti7e co//unity) tho,e -ho h.7e re.ched the 2.,t ,t.ge o3 2i3e recei7e in,truction, in the di33icu2t .rt o3 dying% Thi, doe, not /e.n th.t the,e e2der, o3 the co//unity -ithdr.- 3ro/ the co//un.2 2i3e% (.r 3ro/ it% On their ,hou2der, re,t, the gre.te,t 0urden) the he.7ie,t re,pon,i0i2ity% (ro/ the/ co/e, the guiding i/pu2,e) the nece,,.ry re/inder to the younger peop2e th.t o0Cect g./e,) inc2uding 2o7e g./e, .nd p.renthood) /u,t 0e ,u0,idi.ry to the M.,ter G./e) th.t out-.rd .i/, /u,t t.5e ,econd p2.ce to inner .i/,% But de,pite thi, 0urden o3 re,pon,i0i2ity) the,e e2der, o3 the co//unity h.7e ti/e to prep.re 3or de.th) .nd 2e.rn to reg.rd thi, proce,, not ., . 3e.r3u2 e7ent to 0e .nticip.ted -ith dre.d 0ut ., the 3in.2) /o,t di33icu2t o3 /.ny te,t,) . te,t o3 -i22 po-er) o3 3ortitude .nd o3 inner ,trength% (e- thing, de/on,tr.te /ore 7i7id2y the ,piritu.2 0.n5ruptcy o3 thi, 6Gre.t !ociety6 th.n the pre7.i2ing .ttitude o3 it, /e/0er, to-.rd de.th% Ho- c.n .ny /.n in hi, right ,en,e, 3.i2 to dep2ore thi, /ixture o3 ,ic52y ,enti/ent.2ity .nd 0.d .rt) the ,h./e2e,, 2o00ying o3 ghou2i,h 3uner.2 director, e.ger to 2ine their poc5et, 3ro/ the e,t.te, o3 the de.d) the ,pine2e,, ,u0/i,,ion to thi, 2o00y 0y 2egi,2.tor, -ho h.7e no- /.de it .2/o,t i/po,,i02e 3or . /.n to die ,i/p2y .nd 0e 0uried in . p2.ce o3 hi, o-n choice) the p.rticip.tion 0y ,o c.22ed #hri,ti.n prie,t, in . degr.ding 6cu2t o3 the c.,5et)6 .nd 2.,t 0ut not 2e.,t) the -e22 intentioned 0ut hope2e,,2y /udd2ed inter3erence 0y /e/0er, o3 the /edic.2 pro3e,,ion -ho) -ith oxygen tent,) intr.7enou, drip, .nd 0e7ie, o3 nur,e, depri7e the p.tient o3 hi, ch.nce o3 dying -ith dignity .nd .-.rene,,< The -ho2e ,u0Cect o3 de.th h., 0eco/e 0e3ogged ., . re,u2t o3 tot.2 3.i2ure to under,t.nd it, ,igni3ic.nce% It h., no- 0eco/e the 3oc.2 point o3 . ,e/i i/0eci2ic 0r.nd o3 hu/or in -hich the cr.1ier .,pect, o3 the 6cu2t o3 the c.,5et6 .re 02ended -ith . /ixture o3 ,ex .nd e/0.2/ing 32uid to gi7e . product ,i22y enough to /.5e .nge2, -eep .nd /i,.nthrope, c.c52e% No one) neither prie,t nor ,cienti,t) ,ee/, -i22ing to .33ir/ th.t dying c.n 0e .n .chie7e/ent) th.t the .rt o3 dying i, ., di33icu2t ., the .rt o3 2i7ing) .nd he -ho -ou2d /.,ter the 3ir,t /u,t .2,o 0e /.,ter o3 the ,econd% Th.t . per,on c.n 5no- -hen to die .nd c.n die .t -i22) intention.22y) -ith 3u22 .-.rene,, o3 -h.t he i, doing) i, . concept ,o .2ien to our cu2ture th.t one ,c.rce2y d.re, /ention it -ithout .n .po2ogy% One -ho pre,ent, thi, concept i, .ccu,ed o3 0eing 6/or0id)6 o3 ,u33ering 3ro/ .n exce,, o3 the (reudi.n de.th -i,h) e7en o3 open2y .d7oc.ting ,uicide% But intention.2 dying h., nothing to do -ith ,uch 32./0oy.nt .ct, o3 ,e23 de,truction ., ,etting 3ire to one,e23 or Cu/ping o33 the Go2den G.te 0ridge) or e7en -ith ,uch Buiet exit, ., c.n 0e o0t.ined 3ro/ .n o7erdo,e o3 0.r0itur.te,% Intention.2 dying i, po,,i02e on2y 3or one -ho h., .tt.ined . high degree o3 /.,tery o7er hi, phy,ic.2 3unction,) -ho 5no-, ho- to proCect the princip2e o3 con,ciou,ne,, out o3 the phy,ic.2 0ody) -ho i, .02e to te22) 0y cert.in inner ,ign,) -hen hi, ti/e h., co/e) .nd -ho i, .02e -ith 3u22 .-.rene,, .nd -ithout .rti3ici.2 .id, to 2et the 2i3e proce,, co/e to . h.2t ,o 3.r ., thi, p.rticu2.r 0ody i, concerned% Thi, proce,,) though .2ien to We,tern thought) h., 2ong 0een under,tood in the E.,t% W% Y% E7.n, Went1) co//enting in Ti0et.n Yog.n .nd !ecret Doctrine,4H on t-o .,pect, o3 Ti0et.n yog. c.22ed 6The Yog. o3 the A3ter De.th !t.te6 .nd 6The Doctrine o3 #on,ciou,ne,, Tr.n,3erence)6 h., thi, to ,.yD No /.,ter o3 yog. e7er die, in the nor/.2 /.nner) un2e,,) perch.nce) he 0e 5i22ed ,udden2y .nd unexpected2yI he /ere2y re2inBui,he, the phy,ic.2 3or/ -hich he h., co/e to recogni1e ., no /ore th.n . g.r/ent to 0e put on or o33 ., de,ired) in 3u22 con,ciou,ne,, -hi2e i//er,ed in the ec,t.tic condition o3 /ind -herein the #2e.r Light e7er ,hine,% %%% It i, through /.,tery o3 Pho -. th.t the Gre.t Yogin tr.n,cend, nor/.2 proce,,e, 0y 7o2unt.ri2y re2inBui,hing hi, o2d) out-orn 0ody .nd t.5ing . ne- 0ody) -ithout ,u33ering .ny 0re.5 in the continuity o3 hi, con,ciou,ne,,% In the e,oteric ,en,e i/p2ied 0y the #hri,ti.n initi.te !t% P.u2) the gr.7e thu, 2o,e, it, ,ting .nd de.th it, 7ictoryI the Gre.t Yog3n 0eco/e, tru2y the #onBueror 0oth o3 De.th .nd o3 Li3e%

Need2e,, to ,.y) ,uch .n .chie7e/ent i, /.de po,,i02e on2y 0y ye.r, o3 inten,i7e inner -or5% The gre.t c.p.city 3or one pointed ne,,) 3or concentr.tion o3 .-.rene,,) 3or indi33erence to p.in .nd 3e.r2e,, con3ront.tion o3 the un5no-n i, not ,o/ething to 0e .cBuired in . 3e- -ee5, or . 3e/onth,% In . tru2y cre.ti7e co//unity) the e2der /e/0er .ppro.ching de.th -ou2d h.7e 0oth the 5no-2edge .nd the po-er to 3.ce thi, 3in.2 te,t -ith cour.ge) reg.rding dying ., . 3e.t to 0e .chie7ed r.ther th.n . 3.te to 0e p.,,i7e2y ,u33ered% It i, i/po,,i02e 3or .ny ,tudent o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy to pro7e th.t the proce,, o3 dying c.n 0e .cco/p2i,hed -ithout 2o,, o3 con,ciou,ne,,) ., i, indic.ted in The Ti0et.n Boo5 o3 the De.d% Nor c.n -e pro7e th.t the .tt.in/ent o3 . higher 2e7e2 o3 con,ciou,ne,, produce, .n entity c.p.02e o3 exi,ting .3ter de.th% The -ho2e Bue,tion o3 ,ur7i7.2 .3ter de.th i, c2uttered -ith theorie,) 0e3ogged -ith -i,h3u2 thin5ing .nd co/p2ic.ted -ith 6e7idence6 o0t.ined 3ro/ /ediu/,) /uch o3 it 3r.udu2ent% A ,5eptic.2 0io2ogi,t i, 2i.02e to di,/i,, the ide. o3 ,ur7i7.2 ., .nother p.thetic ex./p2e o3 /.nG, c.p.city 3or ,e23 de2u,ion% Wh.t) he -i22 .,5) i, there to ,ur7i7e< The org.ni,/ i, . 0ioche/ic.2 proce,,) t.5ing in .nd tr.n,3or/ing /.teri.2,% One ,ide e33ect 8.nd Buite . /inor) one9 o3 thi, proce,, i,) in /.n) . ,en,e o3 6I%6 But -hen the 2i7ing proce,, ce.,e,) the ,en,e o3 6I6 /u,t .2,o ce.,e% One doe, not e7en h.7e to die 3or it to ce.,e% It ce.,e, e7ery ti/e /.n enter, the 3ir,t roo/ .nd 0eco/e,) in deepe,t ,2eep) tot.22y un.-.re o3 hi, exi,tence% I3 .nything ,ur7i7e, de.th) it /u,t h.7e ,o/e 3or/) 0e .,,oci.ted -ith /.tter or -ith energy) . c2oud o3 e2ectron, or e7en neutrino,% $.gue t.25 .0out 6,ou2,6 .nd 6,pirit,6 /ere2y put, u, 0.c5 in the -or2d o3 ,uper,tition -hich ,o /udd2ed our .nce,tor, .nd 2ed the/ to ,o /.ny di,.,trou,2y incorrecr:conc2u,ion,% The 0io2ogi,tG, ,5eptici,/ i, Cu,ti3ied% No+D . ,hred o3 re.22y ,ound e7idence c.n 0e o33ered to ,ugge,t th.t there i, .ny per,on.2 ,ur7i7.2 .3ter de.th% !o -hy 0other .0out de.th .t .22< Why not t.5e it ,i/p2y ., . ter/in.tion o3 . proce,,) the e,,ence o3 -hich i, .n expre,,ion o3 potenti.2, initi.22y cont.ined in the genetic code o3 the 3erti2i1ed egg< Thi, expre,,ion in /.n c.n 0e rich) di7er,e .nd co/p2ex) 0ut it i, progr.//ed to ter/in.te .3ter .pproxi/.te2y one hundred ye.r, .nd gener.22y ter/in.te, 0e3ore thi, ti/e% To dre./ o3 ,o/ething continuing independent2y o3 the co/p2ex phy,ic.2 /.chinery th.t 3or/ed the 0ody i, to indu2ge in -i,h3u2 thin5ing) . p.thetic dre,,ing o3 the ego in . /.nt2e o3 ,puriou, i//ort.2ity% I3 -e t.5e thi, 7ie-) doe, it /e.n th.t the -ho2e p.nor./. o3 dying de,cri0ed in ,uch det.i2 in The Ti0et.n Boo5 o3 the De.d i, .2,o . ti,,ue o3 de2u,ion,< Not nece,,.ri2y% The proce,, o3 de.th /.y indeed in7o27e .22 ,ort, o3 7i,ion,I the e7idence o0t.ined 3ro/ tho,e -ho h.7e .2/o,t died ,upport, thi, ide.% But the 6.rt o3 intention.2 dying6 h., nothing to do -ith per,on.2 ,ur7i7.2 .3ter de.th% It in7o27e, r.ther . re02ending o3 the ,ep.r.te con,ciou,ne,, -ith . 2.rger) /ore gener.2i1ed ,t.te th.t /.y 0e thought o3 ., .22 per7.ding% In the 2.ngu.ge o3 T.ntric Buddhi,/) thi, ,t.te i, c.22ed the dh.r/. 5.y.) .nd r.entry into the dh.r/. 5.y. through the condition 5no-n ., the #2e.r Light i, -h.t the /.,ter o3 yog. .chie7e, .t de.th% M.n in the third ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,, c.n no /ore under,t.nd thi, condition th.n . 02ind /.n c.n under,t.nd the n.ture o3 co2or or 7i,u.2 3or/% To under,t.nd -h.t thi, /e.n,) . /.n /u,t enter the 3ourth roo/ .nd .t 2e.,t h.7e g2i/p,e, o3 the content, o3 the 3i3th% (or the dh.r/. 5.y. re,e/02e, th.t ,t.te o3 60eing non0eing6 -hich i, 0eyond n./e .nd 3or/) 0eyond the p.ir, o3 oppo,ite, .nd de,cri0ed in the22p.ni,h.d, ., the .t/.n% He -ho -.nt, . de,cription o3 thi, ,t.te c.n h.rd2y do 0etter th.n re.d the /e,,.ge o3 Y./.) Lord o3 the De.d) ., it i, -ritten in the '.th. "p.ni,h.dD THAT i, not 0orn) neither doe, it dieI it ,pr.ng 3ro/ nothing) nothing ,pr.ng 3ro/ it% "n0orn) etern.2) e7er2.,ting) .ncient) THAT i, not 5i22ed though the 0ody i, 5i22ed% I3 the ,2.yer thin5, he ,2.y,) i3 the ,2.in thin5, he i, ,2.in) 0oth .re de2udedI THAT ,2.y, not nor i, it ,2.in% !/.22er th.n ,/.22) gre.ter th.n gre.t) in the he.rt o3 .22 cre.ture, THAT re,ide,) ,een on2y 0y one -ho i, 3ree 3ro/ de,ire, .nd 3ro/ grie3% !itting ,ti22 he -.25, 3.rI 2ying do-n he goe, e7ery-hereI 0odi2e,, -ithin 0odie,) unch.nging

./ong ch.nge,% Ho- c.n one -ho i, not tr.nBui2 or ,u0dued) -ho,e /ind i, not .t re,t) under,t.nd THAT through /ere 5no-2edge< Ho- ,h.22 .n ordin.ry /.n concei7e THAT 0eing) 3or -ho/ 0oth prie,t .nd -.rrior .re ., 3ood) .nd de.th . condi/ent< *+TES A*D BIB,I+GRA'H4% !1.,1) T% !%) The Myth o3 Ment.2 I22ne,, 8Ne- Yor5D Hoe0er H.rper) 4H@49% ;% 6YouGre 3ree% #hoo,e% Th.t i,) in7ent%6 !.rtre) +% P%) Exi,tenti.2i,/ .nd Hu/.n E/otion, 8Ne- Yor5D Phi2o,ophic.2 Li0r.ry) 4H?A9% =% Berne) Eric) G./e, Peop2e P2.y 8Ne- Yor5D Gro7e Pre,,) 4H@>9% >% $on Neu/.nn) +%) .nd Morgen,tein) O%) Theory o3 G./e, .nd Econo/ic Beh.7ior 8Princeton) N% +%D Princeton "ni7er,ity Pre,,) &H>A9I Wiener) Nor0ert) The Hu/.n ",e o3 Hu/.n Being, 8G.rden #ity) N% Y%D Dou02ed.y) 4H?>9% ?% He,,e) Her/.nn) !teppen-o23 8Ne- Yor5D Ho2t) Rineh.rt .nd Win,ton) Inc%) 4H@=9% @% ) M.gi,ter Ludi 8Ne- Yor5D (rederic5 "ng.r Pu02i,hing #o%) 4H?A9% A% !ee ,ection on 6/.trice, .nd code,6 in 'oe,t2er) Arthur) The Act o3 #re.tion 8LondonD Hutchin,on) 4H@>I Ne- Yor5D De22) 4H@A9% E% !h.5e,pe.re) W%) The Te/pe,t 8Ne- Yor5D De22) 4H@49% Thi, i, the /o,t e,oteric o3 .22 !h.5e,pe.reG, p2.y,% It, centr.2 the/e i, the .2che/ic.2 M.gnu/ Opu,) the 3orce, -hich 3urther thi, -or5 .nd tho,e -hich hinder it% (or . /odern 7.ri.tion on thi, the/e) the re.der ,hou2d con,u2t (o-2e,) +%) The M.gu, 8Bo,tonD Litt2e) Bro-n) 4H@?9% H% #.rthy) +% D%) .nd E02ing) (% +%) editor,) The N.tur.2 Hi,tory o3 Aggre,,ion 8Ne- Yor5D Ac.de/ic Pre,,) 4H@?9% 4F%!o/e o3 the -.r poet, 8Wor2d W.r I 7int.ge9 h.d 0itter thing, to ,.y .0out thi, phr.,eD 6I3 you cou2d he.r) .t e7ery Co2t) the 02ood #o/e g.rg2ing 3ro/ the 3roth corrupted 2ung,) Bitter ., the cud O3 7i2e) incur.02e ,ore, on innocent tongue,) My 3riend) you -ou2d not te22 -ith ,uch high 1e,t To chi2dren .rdent 3or ,o/e de,per.te g2ory) The o2d LieD Du2ce et decoru/ e,t Pro p.tri. /ori%6 8Wi23red O-en) Poe/, KNe- Yor5D The $i5ing Pre,,) 4H=4L%9 44% 6#re.ti7e thought) cre.ti7e .rt or cre.ti7e poetry .re .22 excu,e, to expo,e the -or2d to .0err.tion, 0orn in the ,u22ied /ind, o3 the ,o c.22ed inte22ectu.2 e2ite o3 the We,t% The true cre.ti7e .rti,t ne7er crie, hi, cre.ti7ene,, to the ,5ie,% The true inte22ectu.2 ne7er c2.i/, to 0e one% It i, the un3u23i22ed) the un,ucce,,3u2) the 2.1y .nd the 3oo2i,h -ho -e2d together o2d 0icyc2e, .nd c2.i/ to 0e cre.ti7e% They .re ,urrounded 0y their 5ind -ho ,ho-er the ru00i,h -ith pr.i,e, ,o th.t) in their turn) they /.y 0e the recipient, o3 pr.i,e%6 8!hie5h A0du2 Muhi in R.3.e2 Le3ortG, The Te.cher, o3 GurdCie33 KLondonD $% Go2 2.nc1) 4H@@L) p% 44?9% 4;% (reud) !ig/und) #i7i2i1.tion .nd It, Di,content,% 8Ne- Yor5D Dou02ed.y) 4H?E9% 4=% +ungG, -riting, on .2che/y .re .t ti/e, ., o0,cure ., the text, they interpret% The ,horte,t .nd /o,t 2ucid o3 hi, co//ent.rie, on thi, ,u0Cect -i22 0e 3ound in the ch.pter 6The Wor56 in hi, Me/orie,) Dre./,) Re32ection, 8Ne- Yor5D P.ntheon Boo5,) 4H@49% 4>% Thi, ter/) 6-.5ing ,2eep)6 i, one o3 ,e7er.2 technic.2 ter/, u,ed in the ,y,te/ o3 G% GurdCie33) ., intrepreted 0yNP% D% Ou,pen,5y% !ee Ou,pen,5yG, In !e.rch o3 the Mir.cu2ou, 8Ne- Yor5D H.rcourt) Br.ce T Wor2d9% 4 4?% (or .n .ccount o3 the po,,i02e e7o2ution.ry origin o3 the,e o0,t.c2e,) ,ee de Ropp) Ro0ert !%) !cience .nd !.27.tion 8Ne- Yor5D !t% M.rtinG, Pre,,) 4H@;9% 4@% An .tte/pt to out2.- u,e o3 peyote 0y /e/0er, o3 the N.ti7e A/eric.n #hurch -., /.de 0y the 2egi,2.ture o3 the !t.te o3 #.2i3orni. 0ut -., ru2ed uncon,titution.2 0y the !t.te !upre/e #ourt%

4A% It /u,t 0e .d/itted th.t P.t.nC.2i) the gre.t Hindu co//ent.tor on yog.) de,cri0e, 6,i/p2e,6 8.u,.dhi9 .2ong -ith ,./.dhi 8rough2y) . ,t.te o3 /edit.tion9 ./ong the /e.n, o3 .tt.ining the ,iddhi, 8yogic po-er,9 0ut 6% % % he/p .nd ,i/i2.r drug, produced ec,t.,y .nd not the yogic ,./.dhi%6 !ee Mirce. E2i.deG, 0oo5 in note 4H% According to the 2.tter .uthority the u,e o3 he/p) opiu/ or other n.rcotic, 0e2ong, proper2y to ,h./.ni,/) .nd to dec.dent ,h./.ni,/ .t th.t% 4E% 6$eri2y there .re /.ny h.rd .nd .2/o,t un,ur/ount.02e o0,t.c2e, in Yog.) yet the Yogi ,hou2d go on -ith hi, pr.ctice .t .22 h.1.rd,I e7en -ere hi, 2i3e to co/e to the thro.t%6 !i7. !./hit.) tr.n,2.ted 0y $.,u) R%B%!%#% 8L.hore) 4EEEI reprinted in A22.h.0.d) 4H4>9% 4H% #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy) . /odern ,ynthe,i,) co/0ine, phy,io2ogy .nd p,ycho2ogy) e2i/in.te, the .rti3ici.2 0.rrier cre.ted 0et-een the/ 0y du.2i,tic theorie, ,ep.r.ting /ind .nd /.tter% There i, no ,ing2e 3or/u2.tion o3 the te.ching% It c.nnot 0e 2e.rned 3ro/ 0oo5,) 0ut on2y 0y pr.ctice under the guid.nce o3 . te.cher% The .uthor 2e.rned /uch th.t -., o3 7.2ue to hi/ 3ro/ hi, o-n te.cher,) P% D% Ou,pen,5y) G% GurdCie33 .nd other,% !ee Ou,pen,5yG, In !e.rch o3 the Mir.cu2ou,) op% cit%I .nd hi, A Ne- Mode2 o3 the "ni7er,e 8LondonD 'eg.n P.u2) &H=E9I GurdCie33) G%) A22 .nd E7erything 8Ne- Yor5D H.rcourt) Br.ce T #o%) 4H?E9I GurdCie33) G%) Meeting, -ith Re/.r5.02e Men 8NeYor5D E% P% Button) 4H@>9% Re3erence, -i22 0e /.de in thi, 0oo5 to the 6GurdCie33i.n !y,te/)6 0ut the ter/ i, u,ed on2y 3or con7enience% The ,tudie, o3 R.3.e2 Le3ort in The Te.cher, o3 GurdCie33 8LondonD $% Go22.nc1) 4H@@9 ,ugge,t th.t the ,peci.2 /ethod, t.ught 0y GurdCie33 -ere re2e7.nt on2y 3or . cert.in ti/e .nd .re no 2onger 7.2id .t the /o/ent% The re.der /u,t decide 3or hi/,e23 to -h.t extent the critici,/ i, -.rr.nted% A2though it /u,t 0e repe.ted2y e/ph.,i1ed th.t 2itt2e c.n 0e 2e.rned 3ro/ 0oo5,) re.ding /.y 0e o3 ,o/e 7.2ue in prep.ring the ,tudent .nd he2ping hi/ to de3ine -h.t he need, to 5no-% The ,tudent) ho-e7er) ,hou2d 0e-.re o3 ,u0,tituting /ere re.ding 3or .ctu.2 pr.ctice .nd gu.rd .g.in,t 2o,ing hi/,e23 in the Cung2e, o3 ter/ino2ogy .nd the de,ert, o3 /ere ,cho2.,tici,/% The 3o22o-ing 0oo5, /.y pro7e u,e3u2D Bern.rd) Theo,) H.th. Yog. 8LondonD Rider .nd #o%) 4H?F9% E2i.de) Mirce.) Yog.D I//ort.2ity .nd (reedo/ 8Ne- Yor5D P.ntheon Boo5,) 4H?E9% E7.n, Went1) W% Y%) editor) The Ti0et.n Boo5 o3 the De.d 8London) Ox3ord "ni7er,ity Pre,,) 4H=?9% ) Ti0et.n Yog. .nd !ecret Doctrine, 8LondonD Ox3ord "ni7er,ity Pre,,) 4H=?9% (r.n52) $% E%) MenG, !e.rch 3or Me.ning 8Ne- Yor5D W.,hington !Bu.re Pre,,) 4H@=9% Idrie, !h.h) The !u3i, 8Ne- Yor5D Dou02ed.y .nd #o/p.ny) 4H@>9% +.co0,) H%) We,tern P,ychother.py .nd Hindu !.dh.n. 8LondonD A22en .nd "n-in) 4H@49% +./e,) Wi22i./) On $it.2 Re,er7e,D The Energie, o3 Men 8Ne- Yor5D Ho2t) 4H=H9% ) The $.rietie, o3 Re2igiou, Experience 8LondonD Long/.n,) Green .nd #o%) 4H;H9% M.,2o-) A% H%) To-.rd . P,ycho2ogy o3 Being 8Ne- Yor5D $.n No,tr.nd) 4H@;9% Mi,hr.) R% W%) The Text0oo5 o3 Yog. P,ycho2ogy 8Ne- Yor5D The +u2i.n Pre,,) 4H@=9% W.tt,) A2.n) P,ychother.py E.,t .nd We,t 8Ne- Yor5D P.ntheon Boo5,) 4H@49% ) The W.y o3 *en 8Ne- Yor5D P.ntheon Boo5,) 4H?A9% ;F% M.d./e A2ex.ndr. D.7id Nee2 h., de,cri0ed in ,o/e det.i2 the tri.2, .nd tri0u2.tion, o3 -ou2d 0e initi.te, in Ti0et during their ,e.rch 3or . te.cher% Ad/i,,ion to the W.y i, ne7er /.de e.,y% O7erco/ing the o0,t.c2e, de2i0er.te2y put in the p.th de/.nd, heroic e33ort, on the p.rt o3 the ,tudent% !ee D.7id Nee2) A2ex.ndr.) M.gic .nd My,tery in Ti0et 8Ne- Hyde P.r5) N%Y%D "ni7er,ity

Boo5,9) #h.pter $% ;4% Le.ry) T%) Met1ner) R%) .nd A2pert) R%) The P,ychede2ic Experience 8Ne- Hyde P.r5) N%Y%D "ni7er,ity Boo5,) 4H@>9% ;;% B.ude2.ire) P% #%) Le, P.r.di, .rti3icie2, 8P.ri,D Pou2et M.2.,,i,) 4E@F9% ;=% !ee de Ropp) R% !%) Drug, .nd the Mind 8Ne- Yor5D !t% M.rtinG, Pre,,) 4H?49% A2,o E0in) D%) The Drug Experience 8Ne- Yor5D The Orion Pre,,) 4H@49% ;>% An .ccount o3 D.u/.2G, experience -.,P/02i,hed in P,ychede2ic Re7ie- No% ?) 4H@?% R ;?% #ohen) !idney) The Beyond Within 8N)e- Yor5D Atheneu/ Pre,,) 4H@?9% & ;@% (or the /ethod o3 prep.r.tion) ,ee 6#hro/.togr.phic !ep.r.tion o3 the Pheno2ic #o/pound, o3 #.nn.0i, ,.2i7.)6 +ourn.2 o3 the A/eric.n Ph.r/.ceutic.2 A,,oci.tion) !cienti3ic Edition) $o2% >H 84H@F9) p% A?@% ;A% Lud2o-) (it1 Hugh) The H.,hee,h E.ter 8Ne- Yor5D H.rper Bro,%) 4E?A9% ;E% Peop2e 7.ry enor/ou,2y in their re.ction, to p,ychede2ic drug,% (or ,o/e) 0oth peyote .nd it, chie3 .25.2oid) /e,c.2ine) .re Buite poi,onou,% E7en . /ode,t do,e o3 =FF /g% c.u,e, chi22,) 7o/iting) gener.2 /.2.i,e% L!D c.n .2,o 0e Buite toxic 3or hyper,en,iti7e indi7idu.2, .t the u,u.2 do,e 2e7e2 84?F /icrogr./,9% !eed, o3 /orning g2ory .nd the ,c.r2et c.p, o3 the 32y .g.ric 8A/.nit. /u,c.ri.9 .re e7en /ore d.ngerou, .nd unpredict.02e% ;H% Hux2ey) A2dou,) The Door, o3 Perception 8Ne- Yor5D H.rper .nd Bro,%) 4H?>9% =F% W.tt,) A2.n) The +oyou, #o,/o2ogy 8Ne- Yor5D P.ntheon Boo5,) 4H@;9% =4% Another 7.ri.nt o3 the /yth i, the !u3i 3.02e o3 the I,2.nder,% !ee !h.h) I%) The !u3i, 8Ne- Yor5D Dou02ed.y) 4H@>9% =;% Luce) G% G%) #urrent Re,e.rch on !2eep .nd Dre./, 8W.,hington) D%#%D "% !% Pu02ic He.2th !er7ice Pu02ic.tion No% 4=EH) 4H@@9% Thi, .d/ir.02e report ,hou2d 0e c.re3u22y ,tudied 0y ,tudent, o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy% It i, .7.i2.02e 3ro/ the !uperintendent o3 Docu/ent,) "% !% Go7ern/ent Printing O33ice) W.,hington) D%#%) ;F>F;) 3or @? cent,% ==% '2eit/.n) N%) !2eep .nd W.5e3u2ne,, 8#hic.goD "ni7er,ity o3 #hic.go Pre,,) 4H@=9% =>% Di22) !%) Ro/.n !ociety 3ro/ Nero to M.rcu, Aure2iu, 8Ne- Yor5D Meridi.n Boo5,) 4H?@9% =?% Le.d0e.ter) #% W%) The A,tr.2 P2.neD It, !cenery) Inh.0it.nt, .nd Pheno/en. 8LondonD Theo,ophic.2 Pu02i,hing !ociety) 4EHE9% =@% To-.rd . P,ycho2ogy o3 Being) op% cit% 8note 4H9% =A% Buc5e) R% M%) #o,/ic #on,ciou,ne,, 8Phi2.de2phi.) 4HF49% =E% !inh) P.nch./) tr.n,2.tor) H.th. Yog. Pr.dipi5. 8A22.h.0.dD The P.nini O33ice) 4H=;9% =H% Bern.rd) Theo,) op% cit% 8note 4H9% >F% $itto1) R%) Tre.t/ent o3 Neur.,theni. 0y Te.ching o3 Br.in #ontro2) H% B% Broo5e) tr.n,2.tor 8LondonD Long/.n,) Green .nd #o%) 4H449% >4% The #on3erence, o3 +ohn #.,,i.n) P.rt I) in Nicene .nd Po,t Nicene (.ther,) $o2% :I) E% #% !% Gi0,on) tr.n,2.tor 8London .nd Ne- Yor5D The #hri,ti.n Liter.ture #o%) 4EE>9% >;% Bh.g.7.d Git.) Annie Be,.nt .nd Bh.g.7.n D.,) tr.n,2.tor, 8Ady.rD Theo,ophic.2 Pu02i,hing Hou,e) 4H>F9) Di,cour,e !ix) 7% =>% >=% !u1u5i) D% T%) M.nu.2 o3 *en Buddhi,/ 8'yotoD E.,tern Buddhi,t !ociety) 4H=?9% >>% Reported in Heron) W%) Do.ne) R% '%) .nd !cott) T% H%) 6$i,u.2 Di,tur0.nce, .3ter Pro2onged Perceptu.2 I,o2.tion)6 #.n.di.n +ourn.2 o3 P,ycho2ogy) 4F 84H?@9D 4= 4E%

>?% 6By rou,ing hi/,e23) 0y e.rne,tne,,) 0y re,tr.int .nd contro2) the -i,e /.n /.5e, 3or hi/,e23 .n i,2.nd -hich no 32ood c.n i//er,e%6 The Dh.//.p.d.) Ir7ing B.00itt) tr.n,2.tor 8Ne- Yor5 .nd LondonD Ox3ord "ni7er,ity Pre,,) 4H=@9% >@% The !toic Epictetu, c2e.r2y under,tood thi, .,pect o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy% 6A /.nG, on2y 3reedo/ i, hi, 3reedo/ to de.2 -ith hi, i/pre,,ion,) to .ccept one) to reCect .nother% A22 hu/.n hi,tory i, ,h.ped 0y thi,% H.d P.ri, re.cted di33erent2y to hi, i/pre,,ion o3 He2en) the TroC.n W.r -ou2d not h.7e h.ppened .nd . gre.t city .nd it, peop2e -ou2d not h.7e 0een de,troyed% !ee ho/uch /.y depend upon re.ction, to i/pre,,ion,% W.tch3u2ne,, there3ore i, the 7it.2 need) 3or he -ho doe, not -.tch i, ,oon o7er-he2/ed% The ,teer,/.n need on2y ,2eep . /o/ent .nd the 7e,,e2 i, 2o,t%6 !ee The !toic .nd Epicure.n Phi2o,opher,) P% E% M.the,on) tr.n,2.tor 8Ne- Yor5D R.ndo/ Hou,e) 4H>F9% >A% !ee In !e.rch o3 the Mir.cu2ou,) op% cit% 8note 4>9) pp% 4E> 4EA% >E% Thi, u,e o3 the -ord, 6c.r0on)6 6oxygen)6 6nitrogen6 .nd 6hydrogen6 to de,cri0e /.tter in . cert.in ,t.te o3 excit.tion i, .n exten,ion o3 the .2che/ic.2 3or/ o3 no/enc2.ture% A2che/y -.,) on the one h.nd) . 7ery inex.ct 3or/ o3 che/i,try directed to-.rd ,uch /.teri.2 .i/, ., the tr.n,/ut.tion o3 0.,e /et.2, into go2d .nd) on the other) . 7ei2 u,ed 0y tho,e intere,ted in the pr.ctice o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy .t . ti/e -hen the tyr.nny o3 the #hurch /.de .ny open .d/i,,ion o3 ,uch intere,t d.ngerou,% !o the 6go2d6 re3erred to 0y the,e .2che/i,t, de,cri0ed not the ye22o/et.2) 0ut . cert.in type o3 energy ,u0,t.nce, in the 0ody on the 2e7e2 o3 -hich the .tt.in/ent o3 higher con,ciou,ne,, -., thought to re,t% Thu,) there -ere t-o di33erent 3or/, o3 .2che/y% E,oteric .2che/y -., concerned entire2y -ith proce,,e, t.5ing p2.ce -ithin the 0ody% >E.% The M.h. !.tip.tth.n. !ut3.ntd)/ D.7ie,) T% W% Rhy,) editor) !.cred Boo5, o3 the Buddhi,t, 8LondonD Ox3ord "ni7er,ity Pre,,) 4H;49% >H% Gi2e,) H% A%) #hu.ng t1e) My,tic) Mor.2i,t) .nd !oci.2 Re3or/er 8LondonD Ju.ritch) 4EEH9% ?F% W.tt,) A2.n) The W.y o3 *en) op% cit% 8note 4H9% ?4% Menninger) '%) M.y/.n) M%) .nd Pruy,er) P%) The $it.2 B.2.nce 8Ne- Yor5D $i5ing Pre,,) 4H@=9% ?;% (rench) R% M%) The W.y o3 . Pi2gri/ .nd Pi2gri/ #ontinue, Hi, W.y 8t-o 7o2u/e, in oneI NeYor5D !e.0ury) 4H?;9% ?=% The preoccup.tion o3 #% G% +ung -ith /.nd.2., h., 2ed to -ide,pre.d /i,under,t.nding o3 the,e y.ntr., in the We,t% 6+ung h., introduced the ter/ /.nd.2., 0y /i,t.5e ., it ,igni3ie, in the E.,t ,o/ething entire2y di33erent 3ro/ -h.t it con7ey, to hi/D in,o3.r ., /.nd.2., do occur in Indi.n or Ti0et.n ,piritu.2 pr.ctice,) they .re in,tru/ent, 3or concentr.ting the /ind) -hich h., to p.,, 0eyond the/%6 H.n, +.co0,) op cit% 8note 4H9% ?>% Bh.g.7.d Git.) op% cit% 8note >;9% ??% Ardrey) Ro0ert) The Territori.2 I/per.ti7e 8Ne- Yor5D Athe neu/) 4H@@9% ?@% (or . c2e.r de3inition o3 the 6-i22 to /e.ning)6 ,ee (r.n52) $% E%) op% cit% 8note 4H9% ?A% The entity i, c.22ed 6deputy ,te-.rd6 in Ou,pen,5yG, In !e.rch o3 the Mir.cu2ou, 8op% cit%9% The p,yche o3 ,2eeping /.n i, co/p.red to . hou,e 3u22 o3 di,order2y ,er7.nt,% 6The on2y ch.nce o3 ,.27.tion i, 3or . group o3 the /ore ,en,i02e ,er7.nt, to /eet together .nd e2ect . te/por.ry ,te-.rd) th.t i, . deputy ,te-.rd% Thi, deputy ,te-.rd c.n then put the other ,er7.nt, in their p2.ce,%6 The .n.2ogy ,ee/, . 2itt2e 3.r3etched% The O0,er7er i, the e/0ryo o3 the M.,ter) -ho repre,ent, th.t .2tered ,en,e o3 ,e23 .tt.ined in the 3ourth ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,,% ?E% Wo2pe) +%) 6The !y,te/.tic De,en,iti1.tion Tre.t/ent o3 Neuro,i,)6 +ourn.2 o3 Ner7ou, .nd Ment.2 Di,e.,e) 4=; 84H@49D 4HE ;F=% ?H% +.co0,on) E%) Progre,,i7e Re2.x.tion 8#hic.goD "ni7er,ity o3 #hic.go Pre,,) 4H=E9% !ee .2,o

!chu2t1) +% H%) .nd Luthe) W%) Auto genie Tr.iningD A P,ychophy,io2ogic.2 Appro.ch in P,ychother.py 8Ne- Yor5D Grune .nd !tr.tton) 4H?H9% @F% D.7id Nee2) A2ex.ndr.) op% cit% 8note ;F9% @4% $on Hoi,t) Erich) .nd 7on !t% P.u2) "r,u2.) 6E2ectric.22y #ontro22ed Beh.7ior)6 !cienti3ic A/eric.n) M.rch 4H@;) p% ?F% @;% !he2don) W% H%) The $.rietie, o3 Te/per./ent 8Ne- Yor5D H.rper Bro,%) 4H>;9% @=% Ey,enc5) H% +%) The !cienti3ic !tudy o3 Per,on.2ity 8LondonD Rout2edge) 'eg.n P.u2) 4H?;9% @>% Hoe21e2) (rederic5) 6",e o3 Non nutriti7e M.teri.2, to !.ti,3y Hunger)6 The A/eric.n +ourn.2 o3 Dige,ti7e Di,e.,e) 4> 84H>A9I >F4 >F>% @?% #.r2,on) A% +%) .nd Hoe21e2) (%) 6App.rent Pro2ong.tion o3 the Li3e !p.n o3 R.t, 0y Inter/ittent (.,ting)6 +ourn.2 o3 Nutrition) =4 84H>@9D =@= =A? @@% (or . 3u22 .ccount o3 the,e .nd other /u,cu2.r exerci,e, -ith .ppropri.te i22u,tr.tion,) ,ee Bern.rd) Theo,) op% cit% 8note 4H9% @A% !ee note on '-.n1.n 'o5u,hiG, Ad/onition in M.nu.2 o3 *en Buddhi,/) op% cit% 8note >=9) p% 4EF% @E% E7.n, Went1) W% Y%) Ti0etG, Gre.t Yogi Mi2.rep. 8LondonD Ox3ord "ni7er,ity Pre,,) 4H;E9% @H% Goethe) +% W%) (.u,t 8Leip1igD In,e2 $er2.g9% AF% Ru/i) +.2.2uddin) The M.thn.-i) R% A% Nicho2,on) tr.n,2.tor% 8LondonD #./0ridge "ni7er,ity Pre,,) 4H;@9% A4% Wi22i./,) R% +%) Bioche/ic.2 Indi7idu.2ity 8Ne- Yor5D +ohn Wi2ey .nd !on,) 4H?@9% A;% #.nnon) W% B%) The Wi,do/ o3 the Body 8Ne- Yor5D Norton .nd #o%) 4H=;9% A=% (or /ore in3or/.tion on neurohor/one, .nd their e33ect,) ,ee Drug, .nd the Mind) op% cit% 8note ;=9% A>% (or ex./p2e,) ,ee +./e,) Wi22i./) On $it.2 Re,er7e,) op% cit% 8note 4H9% A?% The phy,io2ogic.2 /ech.ni,/, under2ying tu//o .re under,tood in,tincti7e2y 0y /.ny .ni/.2, -hich inh.0it co2d en7iron/ent,% The proce,, in7o27e, ,hunting the 02ood .-.y 3ro/ the extre/itie,) the te/per.ture o3 -hich i, .22o-ed to ,in5 to . 2e7e2 c2o,e to the 3ree1ing point% Thi, occur, in .ni/.2, ., di7er,e ., the dog 8hu,5y9) c.ri0ou) ,e.gu22) ,e.2 .nd po2.r 0e.r% !ee Ir7ing) L.urence) 6Ad.pt.tion, to #o2d)6 !cienti3ic A/eric.n) +.nu.ry 4H@@) p% H>%9 E7ident2y /.n doe, not 5no- ho- to do thi, 0y in,tinct 0ut c.n 2e.rn ho- to do it 0y .tt.ining direct contro2 o7er cert.in .,pect, o3 the -or5ing o3 the in,tincti7e 0r.in% 8!ee D.7id Nee2) A2ex.ndr.) op% cit% Knote ;FL) p% ;;A%9 Me/0er, o3 the !ir Ed/und Hi22.ry expedition to the Hi/.2.y., -ere ./.1ed 0y the endur.nce o3 . Nep.2e,e pi2gri/ -ho -.25ed 0.re3oot in the ,no- .nd -ore on2y 2ight cotton g.r/ent,% They ,u0Cected hi/ to 6,cienti3ic6 te,t, .nd pu02i,hed . p.per on hi, re.ction, 8Pugh) L%G%#%E%) 6To2er.nce o3 Extre/eTG#o2d .t A2titude in . Nep.2e,e Pi2gri/)6 +ourn.2 o3 App2ied Phy,io2ogy) 4E K4H@=LD 4;=>9% A@% Oh,.-.) G%) *en M.cro0iotic,D The Art o3 Longe7ity .nd ReCu7en.tion 8Ne- Yor5D Oh,.-. (ound.tion9% AA% (or . 3u22er .ccount o3 the 2./ent.02e re,u2t, o3 thi, /i,u,e o3 the ,ex center) ,ee Young) W.y2.nd) Ero, Denied 8Ne- Yor5D Gro7e Pre,,) 4H@>9I .nd T.y2or) G% R%) !ex in Hi,tory 8NeYor5D $.ngu.rd Pre,,) 4H?>9% AE% The ro2e o3 ,ex in the T.ntr., i, di,cu,,ed 0y Mirce. E2i.de in . ,ection entit2ed 6My,tic.2 Eroti,/6 in Yog.D I//ort.2ity .nd (reedo/) op% cit% 8note 4H9) p% ;?>% 8The T.ntr., .re . co22ection o3 .0out @> Hindu 0oo5, co/pi2ed in the @ Ath centurie, .nd reg.rded ., ,.cred text,%9

AH% (or /ore det.i2, concerning /u,cu2.r contro2) ,ee B.,/.Ci.n) +% $%) Mu,c2e, A2i7eD The (unction, Re7e.2ed 0y E2ectro/yogr.phy 8B.2ti/ore) Md%D Wi22i./, .nd Wi25in,) 4H@;9% EF% The proce,, o3 the 2o,, o3 inner .i/ .nd it, ,2o- .nd p.in3u2 redi,co7ery i, 0e.uti3u22y de,cri0ed in Her/.nn He,,eG, .22egoric.2 no7e2) +ourney to the E.,t 8Ne- Yor5D Noond.y Pre,,9% E4% Niet1,che) (%) Thu, !p.5e *.r.thu,tr. 8Ne- Yor5D Modern Li0r.ry) R.ndo/ Hou,e9% E;% E/er,on) R% W%) 6!e23 Re2i.nce)6 in E,,.y, 8Ne- H.7en) #onn%D Y.2e "ni7er,ity Pre,,) 4H?F9% E=% Buc5e) R% M%) op% cit% 8note =A9% E>% 'or1y0,5i) A%) !cience .nd !.nity 8L.nc.,ter) P.%D Intern.tion Non Ari,tote2e.n Li0r.ry Pu02i,hing #o%) 4H==9% E?% Long.0.ugh) T%) Gener.2 !e/.ntic, 8Ne- Yor5D $.nt.ge Pre,,) 4H?A9% E@% Boeh/e) +.5o0) Di.2ogue, on the !uper,en,u.2 Li3e 8Ne- Yor5D (rederic5 "ng.r9% EA% !ee) 3or ex./p2e) Grin5er) R% R%) 6P,ychi.try Ride, M.d2y in A22 Direction,)6 Archi7e, o3 Gener.2 P,ychi.try) 4F 84H@>9D ;;E% EE% Ey,enc5) H% +%) The ",e, .nd Mi,u,e, o3 P,ycho2ogy 8B.2ti/ore) Md%D Penguin Boo5,) 4H?=9% EH% Thi, 3.ct i, recogni1ed 0y the .uthor, o3 The $it.2 B.2.nce ., reg.rd, p,ychi.try% 6P,ychi.try continue, to exp.nd% It i, no 2onger the pri7.te e,oteric -i,do/ o3 . 3e- tr.dition,% KP,ychi.tryL i, . di,cip2ine ,er7ed 0y doctor,) p,ycho2ogi,t,) 2.-yer,) Cudge,) c2ergy/en) .nd -e23.re -or5er,I indeed 0y .22 ,oci.2 ,cienti,t, theoretic.2 .nd pr.ctic.26 8P A9% HF% B.rte/eier) L% H%) et .2%) 6#o/0.t Exh.u,tion)6 +ourn.2 o3 Ner7ou, .nd Ment.2 Di,e.,e,) 4F> 84H>@9D =?E =EH% H4% #2ec52ey) H%) The M.,5 o3 !.nity 8!t% Loui,) Mo%D #% $% Mo,0y #o%) 4H??9% H;% (.0ing) H% D%) 6The Ne- Ph.r/.co2ogic Att.c5 in P,ychi.try)6 Drug .nd #o,/etic Indu,try) AE 84H?@9D =;% H=% (or . det.i2ed .ccount o3 the 3ee2ing o3 ,chi1ophreni.) ,ee !te3.n) Gregory) In !e.rch o3 !.nity 8Ne- Yor5D "ni7er,ity Boo5,) C Inc%) 4H@@9% The .uthor e/ph.,i1e, the 3uti2ity o3 tre.ting -h.t i, .ctu C .22y . 0ioche/ic.2 di,order -ith the pro0ing, .nd Bue,tioning, o3% i p,ycho.n.2y,i,% According to ,o/e p,ychi.tri,t,) there .re t-o 3or/, o3 ,chi1ophreni. 6proce,, ,chi1ophreni.)6 -hich proceed, ,2o-2y 0ut inexor.02y to . /ore or 2e,, incur.02e conditionI .nd 6re.ction ,chi1ophreni.)6 0rought on 0y ,tre,, -ith .cute on,et .nd 3.7or.02e progno,i,% (or . ,i/p2e .ccount o3 the ,y/pto/, o3 thi, di,order) ,ee Wh.t , You !hou2d 'no- .0out !chi1ophreni.) put out 0y the A/eric.n I !chi1ophreni. (ound.tion) P%O% Box 4FFF) Princeton) N%+% H>% H,i.) D% Y%) In0orn Error, o3 Met.0o2i,/ 8#hic.goD The Ye.r I3 Boo5 Pu02i,her,) Inc%) 4H?H9% H?% 6I -i,h to -in .t the O2y/pic G./e,% 6!o do I) 0y the god,) 3or it i, . 3ine thing% 6Ye,) 0ut con,ider the 3ir,t ,tep, to it .nd -h.t 3o22o-,D .nd then) i3 it i, to your .d7.nt.ge) 2.y your h.nd to the -or5% You /u,t 0e under di,cip2ine) e.t to order) touch no ,-eet,) tr.in under co/pu2,ion) .t . 3ixed hour) in he.t .nd co2d) drin5 no co2d -.ter) nor -ine) except to orderI you /u,t h.nd your,e23 o7er co/p2ete2y to your tr.iner ., you -ou2d to . phy,ici.n% % % % M.n) con,ider 3ir,t) -h.t it i, you .re undert.5ingD then con,ider your o-n po-er, .nd -h.t you c.n 0e.r% % % % Do you ,uppo,e th.t you c.n 0e . phi2o,opher i3 you do ., you do no-) .nd indu2ge your .nger .nd di,p2e.,ure Cu,t ., 0e3ore<6 8Di,cour,e, o3 Epictetu,) Boo5 III) #h.pter 4?) in O.t,) Whitney +%) editor) The !toic .nd Epicure.n Phi2o,opher, KNe- Yor5D R.ndo/ Hou,e) 4H>FL%9 H@% The po-er3u2 3igure o3 (.ther *o,,i/.) the e2der) . 3igure dr.-n 0y Do,toe7,5y 3ro/ 2i3e) ,t.nd, out 3ro/ ./ong the other /on5, in The Brother, '.r./.1o7% He i, . product o3 /on.,tic di,cip2ine -hich 3o22o-ed . 3u22 .nd ,o/eti/e, 7io2ent Me% He h., thu, . /.turity .nd po-er

-hich the other /on5, 2.c5% HA% B.rto2i) D%) Hi,tory o3 the Li3e .nd In,titute o3 !t% Ign.tiu, de Loyo2. 8Ne- Yor5D P% +% 'enedy) 4EH>9% HE% (ro//) Erich) E,c.pe 3ro/ (reedo/ 8Ne- Yor5D (.rr.r .nd Rineh.rt) 4H>49% HH% +one,) Id-.2) $ine, in the !un 8Ne- Yor5D Wi22i./ Morro- .nd #o%) 4H>H9% 4FF% Ou,pen,5yG, deci,ion to 0re.5 .-.y 3ro/ GurdCie33 .nd ,et up hi, o-n group 8de,cri0ed in In !e.rch o3 the Mir.cu2ou,) ,ee note 4>9 -., /.de di33icu2t 0y thi, uncert.inty% GurdCie33 /.de /uch u,e o3 Outer The.ter .nd the Bue,tion -hether he -., p2.ying . ro2e or /.ni3e,ting /ech.nic.22y o3ten trou02ed hi, 3o22o-er,% 4F4% The 0ui2ding o3 the Gothic c.thedr.2, pro7ide, .n ex./p2e o3 the 02ending o3 inner -or5 -ith the re.2i1.tion o3 .n extern.2 .i/% 4F;% The Oneid. #o//unity in Ne- Yor5 !t.te -., 3ounded in 4E>E 0y +ohn Hu/phrey Noye, .nd h., endured to thi, d.y% It, continu.tion -., .,,ured not ,o /uch 0y p,ycho2ogic.2 techniBue, ., 0y it, ,ucce,, in the production o3 di,tincti7e ,i27er-.re% 4F=% Geh/.n) Rich.rd) 6A/i,h (o25)6 N.tion.2 Geogr.phic) Augu,t) 4H@?% 4F>% !5inner) B% (%) W.2den T-o 8Ne- Yor5D M.c/i22.n) 4H@;9% 4F?% Hux2ey) A2dou,) I,2.nd 8Ne- Yor5D H.rper Bro,%) 4H@;9% 4F@% (or .n up to d.te .ccount o3 current e33ort, to 3or/ cre.ti7e co//unitie,) the re.der ,hou2d con,u2t The Modern "topi.n) pu02i,hed 0i/onth2y 0y Rich.rd I% (.ir3ie2d) P%O% Dr.-er A Di./ond Height, !t.tion) !.n (r.nci,co) #.2i3orni. H>4=4% A''E*DI) A. 'H-SI(A, A$ARE*ESS A*D E)ER(ISE Mu,cu2.r contro2D The,e exerci,e, in7o27e the pr.ctice o3 ,en,ing .nd the pr.ctice o3 3ee2ing% !en,ing i, p.,,i7e .-.rene,, o3 . 3u22y re2.xed /u,c2e or ,et o3 /u,c2e,% (ee2ing i, .cti7e .-.rene,, o3 . /u,c2e ,y,te/ produced 0y contr.cting 0oth the /u,c2e .nd it, .nt.goni,t or contr.cting .g.in,t . re,i,t.nce 8i,o/etric contr.ction9% !en,ing .nd 3ee2ing exerci,e, /u,t 0egin -ith the 3.ci.2 /u,c2e,) -hich gi7e /.n . 5ey to the regu2.tion o3 hi, 6,e23 ,en,e%6 They progre,, do-n-.rd through the /u,c2e, o3 the nec5 .nd thro.t) the ,hou2der, .nd .r/,) 0.c5) .0do/en) upper .nd 2o-er 2eg% (ir,t the /u,c2e or /u,c2e ,y,te/ i, p.,,i7e2y ,en,ed) then .cti7e2y 3e2t% The exerci,e in7o27e, no out-.rd percepti02e /o7e/ent ,o c.n 0e pr.cticed .ny-here% It i, e,peci.22y u,e3u2 -hen ten,ion i, 0eginning to 0ui2d up .nd contro2 i, 0eco/ing 2o,t% The e33ort o3 3ocu,ing .ttention on the /u,c2e,) e,peci.22y tho,e o3 the 3.ce .nd di.phr.g/) -i22 h.2t the 0ui2d up o3 ten,ion% A,.n., .nd /udr.,D The,e exerci,e, in7o27e the p2.cing o3 the 0ody in cert.in po,ture, .nd ho2ding it in tho,e po,ture, 3or . period o3 ti/e) the 2ength o3 -hich depend, on the ,trength o3 the pr.ctitioner% Ti/e i, /e.,ured 0y nu/0er o3 0re.th,% Po,ition, in7o27ing ,trong /u,cu2.r contr.ction .re 3o22o-ed 0y re2.xing po,ture,% The ,eBuence i, ., ,ho-n in (igure I% igure I

NoteD HEAD!TAND% Thi, po,ture ., i22u,tr.ted in text, on yog. ,ho-, the pr.ctitioner ,upporting hi/,e23 -ith 3ore.r/, on the 32oor) h.nd, 0ehind he.d% The po,ture here ,ho-n 83i,t, on the 32oor9 i, 2e,, e2eg.nt 0ut gi7e, 0etter contro2 o3 0.2.nce% !"PINE TH"NDERBOLT% "pright po,ition ,hou2d 0e reg.ined -ithout 0ending .t hip,% "DDIYANA .nd NA"LI% The,e i/port.nt exerci,e, 3or the .0do/in.2 /u,c2e, .re not ,ho-n here% (or . 3u22 de,cription -ith i22u,tr.tion,) ,ee H.th. Yog. 0y Theo, Bern.rd%4H The,e exerci,e, c.n 0e con7enient2y per3or/ed either ,t.nding or 5nee2ing .3ter po,ition 8=9% A''E*DI) B.

A0T+GE*7( TRAI*I*G The ,t.nd.rd exerci,e, de,cri0ed in Autogenic Tr.ining 0y +% H% !chu2t1 .nd W% Luthe c.n 0e u,ed to induce the ,t.te o3 p.,,i7e .-.rene,, needed 3or the proper pr.ctice o3 Inner The.ter% The ,ix exerci,e, c.n 0e pr.cticed in the po,ture o3 /edit.tion 8,iddh.,.n.9 once the ,tudent h., .cBuired the .0i2ity to ho2d thi, po,ture co/3ort.02y% The pro,tr.te po,ition reco//ended in Autogenic Tr.ining /.y 0e tried 0ut i, .pt to induce dro-,ine,, or .ctu.2 ,2eep% Brie32y) the ,ix ,t.nd.rd exerci,e, .re ., 3o22o-,D I% HEA$INE!!D 6My right .r/ i, he.7y6 8or 2e3t i3 the per,on i, 2e3t h.nded9% The ,en,e o3 he.7ine,, corre,pond, to /u,cu2.r re2.x.tion o3 the 2i/0 in Bue,tion% Thi, ,en,e o3 he.7ine,, c.n 0e e7o5ed in the .r/,) 2eg, or .ny cho,en region o3 the 0ody% II% WARMTHD 6My right .r/ i, -.r/6 8or 2e3t .r/ or 2eg, or other 0ody region9% P.,,i7e .-.rene,, o3 -.r/th in . gi7en region induce, . -idening o3 the 02ood 7e,,e2, in th.t .re.% Thi, pr.ctice -hen 3u22y /.,tered gi7e, . /e.,ure o3 con,ciou, contro2 o7er the peripher.2 circu2.tion o3 the 02ood% The techniBue i, . p.rt o3 h.th. yog. .nd under2ie, the /.,tery o3 th.t .rt c.22ed 0y the Ti0et.n, 6Tu//o6 or the Gener.tion o3 P,ychic He.t 8,ee #h.pter $II9% III% #ARDIA# REG"LATIOND 6He.rt 0e.t c.2/ .nd regu2.r%6 Thi, exerci,e he2p, the ,tudent to 6di,co7er6 hi, o-n he.rt .nd t.5e ,tep, to regu2.te .nd ,te.dy it, .ction% Ag.in) thi, in7o27e, 0ringing . proce,, -hich i, nor/.22y .utono/ic p.rti.22y under the contro2 o3 the con,ciou, -i22% The .i/ o3 the exerci,e i, not to en.02e the ,tudent to 6p2.y tric5,6 -ith hi, he.rt% It, .i/ r.ther i, to rein3orce the ,e23 regu2.ting 3unction o3 the he.rt) . 7it.22y i/port.nt property on -hich the -e23.re o3 the -ho2e 0ody depend,% I$% RE!PIRATIOND 6It 0re.the, /e%6 The 3or/u2. he2p, to induce co/p2ete2y re2.xed) n.tur.2 0re.thing% Thi, i, the ex.ct oppo,ite o3 pr.n.y./.) -hich in7o27e, the con,ciou, contro2 o3 0re.thing) inc2uding ,u,pen,ion o3 0re.th% (ro/ the phy,io2ogic.2 ,t.ndpoint) the e/ph.,i, p2.ced on 0re.th contro2 .nd e,peci.22y on 0re.th retention 85e7.2.9 in h.th. yog. i, pu112ing% Theo, Bern.rd h., de,cri0ed4H hi, o-n ,trugg2e, -ith thi, techniBue% He .cBuired the po-er to ,u,pend 0re.thing 3or 3i7e /inute, 0ut ,t.te, 6thi, i, 3.r 3ro/ the ,t.nd.rd reBuired 0y the text, 3or .tt.ining the ,upern.tur.2 po-er, de,cri0ed in .22 Yogic 2iter.ture% To .cBuire ,uch po-er, it i, nece,,.ry to ho2d the 0re.th 3or .n hour or /ore%6 It i, h.rd to ,ee ho- the .noxi. 82.c5 o3 oxygen in the 02ood9 produced 0y ,uch . pr.ctice cou2d 3.i2 to in32ict d./.ge on the 0r.in) -hich) o3 .22 org.n, o3 the 0ody) i, /o,t ,en,iti7e to . 2.c5 o3 oxygen% Ho-e7er) ./ong .Bu.tic /.//.2,) 0re.th retention o3 >F /inute, 8,e.29 or t-o hour, 8,per/ -h.2e9 i, po,,i02e% Pre,u/.02y /.n c.n 2e.rn) 0y 2ong .nd inten,e e33ort) to do -h.t . ,e.2 doe, in,tincti7e2y% The pr.ctice i, cert.in2y d.ngerou, .nd it, 7.2ue Bue,tion.02e% $% ABDOMINAL WARMTHD 6My ,o2.r p2exu, i, -.r/%6 The exerci,e i, reputed to h.7e . c.2/ing e33ect on centr.2 ner7ou, .cti7ity% There i, e7idence th.t p.,,i7e concentr.tion on -.r/th in the upper region o3 the .0do/en in32uence, /ech.ni,/, in the 2i7er .nd p.ncre., th.t regu2.te c.r0ohydr.te /et.0o2i,/% $I% #OOLING O( THE (OREHEADD 6My 3orehe.d i, coo2%6 Thi, exerci,e) 2i5e II) in7o27e, exten,ion o3 7o2unt.ry contro2 into .n .re. u,u.22y out o3 the re.ch o3 the -i22% The coo2ing o3 the 3orehe.d i, u,u.22y con,idered . c.2/ing .nd .gree.02e ,en,.tion) one th.t i, e33ecti7e in inducing dro-,ine,, .nd ,ed.tion% The 6Medit.ti7e Exerci,e,)6 -ith the exception o3 nu/0er 3our 8$I!"ALI*ATION O( AB!TRA#T OB+E#T!9 c.n 0e u,e3u2 to one -ho i, 0eginning to pr.ctice the techniBue, o3 Inner The.ter% The 3ir,t .nd ,econd o3 the,e exerci,e, 8E:PERIEN#E O( #OLOR!9 ,hou2d con7ince tho,e -ho h.7e ,een co2or 7i,ion, -hen under the in32uence o3 /e,c. 2ine th.t .22 the,e 2u/inou, co2or, c.n 0e gener.ted once the ,tudent 2e.rn, -h.t inner /ech.ni,/, to .cti7.te% The 6-onder -or2d,6 o3 /e,c.2ine .nd L!D .re .22 pre,ent in the /ind .nd c.n 0e e7o5ed .t -i22 -ithout the drug,% The ,eriou, ,tudent -i22 ,oon conc2ude th.t ,uch per3or/.nce, .re h.rd2y -orth the trou02e

o3 e7o5ing) though they /.y pro7ide ,o/e entert.in/ent 3or tho,e -ho enCoy thi, ,ort o3 in-.rd di,p2.y% 8Autogenic Tr.iningD A P,ychophy,io2ogic.2 Appro.ch in P,ychother.py) 0y !chu2t1) +% H% .nd Luthe) W% KNe- Yor5D Grune .nd !tr.t ton) 4H?HL 9 A''E*DI) (. 'RA-ER + THE HEART 6You 5no- th.t our 0re.thing i, the inh.2ing .nd exh.2ing o3 .ir% The org.n -hich ,er7e, 3or thi, i, the 2ung, -hich 2ie round the he.rt) ,o th.t the .ir p.,,ing through the/ there0y en7e2op, the he.rt% And ,o) h.7ing co22ected your /ind -ithin you) 2e.d it into the ch.nne2 o3 0re.thing through -hich .ir re.che, the he.rt .nd) together -ith thi, inh.2ed .ir) 3orce your /ind to de,cend into the he.rt .nd to re/.in there% Accu,to/ it) 0rother) not to co/e out o3 the he.rt too ,oon) 3or .t 3ir,t it 3ee2, 7ery 2one2y in th.t inner ,ec2u,ion .nd i/pri,on/ent% But -hen it get, .ccu,to/ed to it) it 0egin, on the contr.ry to di,2i5e it, .i/2e,, circ2ing out,ide) 3or it i, no 2onger unp2e.,.nt .nd -e.ri,o/e 3or it to 0e -ithin% +u,t ., . /.n -ho h., 0een .-.y 3ro/ ho/e) -hen he return, i, 0e,ide hi/,e23 -ith Coy .t ,eeing .g.in hi, chi2dren .nd -i3e) e/0r.ce, the/ .nd c.nnot t.25 to the/ enough) ,o the /ind) -hen it unite, -ith the he.rt) i, 3i22ed -ith un,pe.5.02e Coy .nd de2ight% Then . /.n ,ee, th.t the 5ingdo/ o3 he.7en i, tru2y -ithin u,I .nd ,eeing it no- in hi/,e23) he ,tri7e, -ith pure pr.yer to 5eep it .nd ,trengthen it there) .nd reg.rd, e7erything extern.2 ., not -orthy o3 .ttention .nd -ho22y un.ttr.cti7e% 6When you thu, enter into the p2.ce o3 the he.rt) ., I h.7e ,ho-n you) gi7e th.n5, to God .nd) pr.i,ing hi, /ercy) 5eep .2-.y, to thi, doing) .nd it -i22 te.ch you thing, -hich in no other -.y -i22 you e7er 2e.rn% Moreo7er you ,hou2d 5no- th.t -hen your /ind 0eco/e, 3ir/2y e,t.02i,hed in the he.rt) it /u,t not re/.in there ,i2ent .nd id2e) 0ut it ,hou2d con,t.nt2y repe.t the pr.yerD GLord) +e,u, #hri,t) !on o3 God) h.7e /ercy upon /e&G .nd ne7er ce.,e% (or thi, pr.ctice) 5eeping the /ind 3ro/ dre./,) render, it e2u,i7e .nd i/penetr.02e to ene/y ,ugge,tion, .nd e7ery d.y 2e.d, it /ore .nd /ore to 2o7e .nd 2onging 3or God%6 8E% '.d2ou0o7,5y .nd G% E% H% P.2/er) Tr.n,2.tor,% Writing, 3ro/ the Phi2o5.2i. on Pr.yer o3 the He.rt% KLondonD (.0er .nd (.0er) 4H?4L p% ==%9 A''E*DI) D. B0I,DI*G THE S'IRIT0A, EDI I(E J"E!TIOND Wh.t i, the good o3 h.7ing 2e.rned -h.t i, 0e,t i3 it c.nnot 0e .tt.ined e7en -hen 5no-n< The /ind) -hich e7ery /o/ent -.nder, o33 7.gue2y) -hene7er it i, 0rought 0.c5 to ,piritu.2 conte/p2.tion) 0e3ore it i, e,t.02i,hed in it d.rt, o33 .nd ,tr.y,% When -e h.7e di,co7ered th.t it h., -.ndered .nd -.nt to rec.22 it to the /edit.tion 3ro/ -hich it h., ,tr.yed) to 0ind it 3.,t -ith the 3ir/e,t purpo,e o3 he.rt ., i3 -ith ch.in,) e7en -hi2e -e /.5e the .tte/pt it ,2ip, .-.y 2i5e .n ee2 out o3 the h.nd% Where3ore -e) 0eing in32./ed 0y d.i2y exerci,e, o3 thi, 5ind) .nd yet not ,ee/ing to g.in 3ro/ the/ .ny ,trength or ,t.0i2ity) .re) in de,p.ir) dri7en to thi, opinionD th.t it i, 3ro/ no 3.u2t o3 our o-n 0ut 3ro/ . 3.u2t in our n.ture th.t the,e -.ndering, o3 the /ind .re 3ound in /.n5ind% ABBOT !E'EN"!D It i, d.ngerou, to Cu/p to . conc2u,ion -ithout ,u33icient e7idence% Nor ,hou2d you) 2oo5ing on2y .t your o-n -e.5ne,,) pronounce Cudg/ent on the 7.2ue o3 the pr.ctice it,e23% Thi, i, ., i3 one -ho -., ignor.nt o3 ,-i//ing c./e to the conc2u,ion) 0ec.u,e he hi/,e23 cou2d not ho2d hi/,e23 up in the -.ter) th.t thi, i, the ,t.te o3 0odie, gener.22y% They c.nnot ,-i/% By it, n.ture our /ind c.nnot re/.in id2e% There3ore un2e,, it h., in it,e23 ,u0Cect, prudent2y pro7ided 0e3oreh.nd -ith -hich it c.n exerci,e it, /o7e/ent, .nd 0e con,t.nt2y eng.ged) it i, ine7it.02e th.t the /ind) 0y re.,on o3 it, /o0i2ity) ,hou2d run here .nd there .nd 32y e7ery-here unti2) through 2ong exerci,e .nd con,t.nt pr.ctice 8-h.t you c.22 u,e2e,, 2.0or9) it 2e.rn, 0y experience -h.t /.teri.2, it h., to prep.re in it, /e/ory) ,o th.t the /ind c.n turn round the/ in it, ce.,e2e,, 32ight,) .nd through continu.22y per,e7ering in thi, -or5 .cBuire the po-er to repu2,e

,ugge,tion, o3 the ene/y oppo,ed to the/) -hich 3or/er2y di,tr.cted the /ind) .nd thu, 3ir/2y re/.in in the de,ired ,t.te Ko3 i/pertur0.0i2ity .nd inner c.2/L% You ,ee th.t it i, in our po-er to p2.ce in our he.rt, either .,cent) th.t i, thought, re.ching to God) or de,cent) th.t i, thought, re.ching do-n-.rd, to-.rd thing, e.rth2y .nd c.rn.2% The .cti7ity o3 our /ind c.n -e22 0e co/p.red to . /i22,tone -hich re7o27e, r.pid2y -ith the r.pid 32o- o3 -.terI 0ut it 2ie, in the po-er o3 the o7er,eer to grind -he.t) 0.r2ey or coc52e% In the ,./e -.y our /ind) in the cour,e o3 the pre,ent 2i3e) 0eing ince,,.nt2y 0rought into /o7e/ent 0y the ,tre./, o3 i/pre,,ion, ru,hing .t it 3ro/ e7ery-here) c.nnot 0e 3ree 3ro/ the tu/u2t o3 thought% But it depend, on our -i22 .nd on our di,cretion -hich o3 tho,e thought, -e .ccept .nd .dopt% The i/.ge o3 the per3ect /ind Kru2ing o7er it, thought,L i, 7ery -e22 repre,ented in the per,on o3 the centurion o3 the Go,pe2,% In the ,tory .0out hi/ the /or.2 po-er gi7ing the po,,i0i2ity o3 not 0eing c.rried .-.y 0y e7ery inco/ing thought) 0ut in,te.d) 0y oneG, o-n Cudg/ent) o3 .ccepting the good thought, .nd dri7ing .-.y -ithout di33icu2ty the .d7er,e one, i, de,cri0ed in the 3o22o-ing -ord,) i3 t.5en 3igur.ti7e2yD 6(or I ./ . /.n -ith .uthority) h.7ing ,o2dier, under /e) .nd I ,.y unto oneD Go) .nd he goe,) .nd to .notherD #o/e) .nd he co/e,) .nd to /y ,er7.ntD Do thi,) .nd he doe, it%6 I3 -e) 3ighting 7.2i.nt2y .g.in,t di,order2y inner /o7e/ent, .nd p.,,ion,) too5 the ,trength to ,u0Cug.te the/ to our po-er .nd our re.,oning) to extingui,h the contending 2u,t, o3 our 0ody) to 5eep the di,order2y cro-d o3 our thought, under the po-er o3 the yo5e o3 re.,on) 3or ,uch triu/ph, .nd 7ictorie, -e ,hou2d 0e r.i,ed to the r.n5 o3 centurion in it, ,piritu.2 /e.ning% And in thi, -.y) h.7ing ri,en to the height o3 thi, dignity) -e ,hou2d h.7e the ,./e go7erning ,trength ., he h.d .nd not 0e c.rried .-.y 0y thought, -e do not de,ire) 0ut -ou2d .cBuire the po,,i0i2ity o3 re/.ining in the thought, -hich gi7e u, ,piritu.2 Coy .nd -ou2d c2e.7e to the/) .uthorit.ti7e2y co//.nding e7i2 ,ugge,tion,D Go .-.y) .nd they -i22 go) .nd in7iting good thought,D #o/e) .nd they -i22 co/e% But ho- c.n thi, 0e .tt.ined< It -i22 co/e 0y it,e23 -hen -e unite -ith God -ith ,uch ut/o,t ,incerity th.t he -i22 .ct in u,% Nothing th.t -e /.y undert.5e -ith the o0Cect o3 conBuering our thought, c.n ,ucceed un2e,, God hi/,e23 0egin, to .ct) h.7ing united -ith u,% Then e7en our 3ee02e /e.n, -i22 0eco/e po-er3u2 .nd .22 conBuering% They -i22 de/o2i,h the ene/yG, ,trongho2d, .nd -i22 ,tri5e do-n .nd 0.ni,h .22 thought,% N.tur.22y thi, reBuire, con,t.nt e33ort .nd -or5) 0ut -ithout thi, no ,ucce,, i, po,,i02e in .ny undert.5ing% And ,ti22 2e,, c.n thi, 0e expected in ,uch .n i/port.nt /.tter% No 7irtue c.n 0e per3ected -ithout 2.0or .nd no one c.n ,u0due thought, -ithout ,trenuou, -or5% The 3o22o-ing -ord, o3 Our Lord re3er direct2y to thi,D 6The 'ingdo/ o3 He.7en ,u33ereth 7io2ence .nd the 7io2ent t.5e it 0y 3orce%6 There3ore .22 our .ttention /u,t .2-.y, 0e directed to-.rd one thing) to rec.22 our thought, to . 7i7id re/e/0r.nce o3 God 3ro/ their -.ndering, .nd their /o7ing in . circ2e% +u,t ,o one -ho) -i,hing to erect correct2y .nd 0ring together the 7.u2ting o3 . cupo2.) continu.22y p.,,e, . chord 3ro/ the center round the 0ui2ding .nd in thi, -.y gi7e, .n eBu.2 direction to it, cur7.ture e7ery-here% Whoe7er .tte/pt, to per3or/ thi, t.,5 -ithout thi, /e.n,) ho-e7er gre.t hi, cr.3t) c.nnot 5eep the cur7.ture 3.u2t2e,,2y ex.ct .nd c.nnot de3ine 0y eye .2one ho- /uch he h., de7i.ted 3ro/ it% In the ,./e -.y) un2e,, our ,pirit) h.7ing 3ixed in it,e23 ., ,o/e i//o7.02e center the 2o7ing /e/ory o3 God) 0.,e, it,e23 upon it .nd 7eri3ie, -ith it .t e7ery /o/ent .22 hi, deed, .nd -or5,) u,ing it ., . ,t.nd.rd to deter/ine the Bu.2ity o3 thought, .nd .ction, in order to .ccept ,o/e .nd repu2,e other,) .nd .t the ,./e ti/e) un2e,, he u,e, thi, /e/ory ., . co/p.,, 3or gi7ing the right direction to e7ery thing he doe, he -i22 3.i2 to 0ui2d the ,piritu.2 edi3ice ., it ,hou2d 0e 0ui2t% 8A0ridged 3ro/ #on3erence, o3 the (.ther, in the De,ert o3 !5eti,) 0y +ohn #.,,i.n) =@F >=? A%D%) in Nicene .nd Po,t Nicene (.ther,) op% cit%9 Return to !piritu.2 Boo5, Worth Re.ding

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