If your answer to question 1 is yes, ask yourself, “Can I absolutely know that it’s true?” In many cases, the statement appears to be true. “ Can you absolutely know that it's true?Ĭonsider these questions: “In this situation, can I absolutely know that it’s true that Paul isn’t listening to me? Can I ever really know when someone is listening or not? Am I sometimes listening even when I appear not to be?” Be gentle as you give yourself to inquiry. As you continue to dive deeper, allow the truth within you to rise and meet the question. This can be very unsettling at first, because you’re entering the unknown. You are listening for your answers now, not other people’s, and not anything you have been taught. (If it’s no, move to question 3.) The Work is about discovering what is true from the deepest part of yourself. When asking the first question, take your time. Without the Without the “should” and “shouldn’t,” we can see reality as it is, and this leaves us free to act efficiently, clearly, and sanely.

In reality, there is no such thing as a “should” or a “shouldn’t.” These are only thoughts that we superimpose onto reality. “It shouldn’t be raining” is just a thought. Whether you like it or not, it’s raining now. The truth is whatever is in front of you, whatever is really happening. You’re looking for freedom outside yourself. ,” this is not the one-syllable answer you are looking for, and you’re no longer doing The Work.

Notice if you experience any defense as you answer. (The answer to the first two questions is just one syllable long it’s either yes or no. Let the mind ask the question, and wait for the answer that surfaces. If you really want to know the truth, the honest yes or no from within will rise to meet the question as you recall that situation in your mind’s eye. An Excerpt from A Mind at Home with Itself Is it true?Īs you consider the situation again, ask yourself, “Is it true that Paul doesn’t listen to me?” Be still.

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