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Sacrificing Grievances (Taming the Mind)

To ascend in consciousness, one must 'sacrifice' their 'body of suffering,' which are grievances. This involves consciously giving up all complaints and…

Step by step

  1. Identify all grievances (body of suffering) you are carrying.
  2. Consciously 'toss them on the altar and sacrifice' them, meaning give them up entirely.
  3. As grievances are released, your mind is cleared ('washed in holy water').
  4. Discipline your mind to associate thoughts only with the good.
  5. This process ensures that only good proceeds from your mind, preventing defilement.

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The Creative Use Of Imagination

To ascend in consciousness, one must 'sacrifice' their 'body of suffering,' which are grievances. This involves consciously giving up all complaints and negative thoughts. By doing so, the mind is cleared ('washed in holy water') and becomes disciplined, serving the individual rather than being a wild 'bull.' This leads to a cleansed mind that only associates with good thoughts.

In the Book of Kings, we are told how those who entered the temple brought something alive with them such as an ox or bullock. These were used as burnt offerings. These sacrifice offerings are your body of suffering. They are the animals you must offer called grievances. No matter what the grievance may be, you have no right to carry it around with you and you cannot ascend in consciousness until all of your grievances are tossed on the altar and sacrificed. Only as you give them up will you find the holy water. Now, this holy water is not the church variety but the symbol of the twelve aspects of the mind. When your mind is cleared of all of its cobwebs (grievances), the bowl of holy water is placed on the backs of oxen, and your disciplined mind serves you rather than you serving it. The bull symbolizes the mind in its wild state and must be tamed (washed in holy water and clothed in soft raiment). When you enter the Holy of holies alone and bathe in its waters, your mind is washed of all mean thoughts and cleansed. Begin now to associate your thoughts only with the good; then that which proceeds out of your mouth (mind) will never defile you.

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