Today's idea is an attempt to recognize that you can shift your perception of the world in both its outer and inner aspects. A full five minutes should be devoted to the morning and evening application.
In these practice periods, the idea should be repeated as often as you find profitable, though unhurried applications are essential.
Alternate between surveying your outer and inner perceptions, but without an abrupt sense of shifting. Merely glance casually around the world you perceive as outside yourself, then close your eyes and survey your inner thoughts with equal casualness. Try to remain equally uninvolved in both, and to maintain this detachment as you repeat the idea throughout the day.
The shorter exercise periods should be as frequent as possible.
Specific applications of today's idea should also be made immediately when any situation arises which tempts you to become disturbed.
For these applications, say: There is another way of looking at this.
Remember to apply today's idea the instant you are aware of distress. It may be necessary to take a minute or so to sit quietly and repeat the idea to yourself several times. Closing your eyes will probably help in this form of application.
✨ Summary & practice
When one door closes, another way of looking opens.
This lesson is an invitation to recognize that you can change your perception of the world. 'There is another way of looking at the world.' In both its external and internal aspects, perception is not fixed. Five full minutes are dedicated to morning and evening applications. During these times, repeat the idea as often as possible, without haste, alternately inspecting your outer and inner perceptions.
Take a casual glance around you at the outer world, then close your eyes and review your inner thoughts with the same casualness. Maintain a detached attitude in both cases. This detachment is not indifference, it is openness. You no longer cling to your first impression. You create an inner space where a new perception can emerge. It is as if you are saying to your mind: 'I do not yet know what I see, but I am ready to discover it.'
Shorter applications should be as frequent as possible. Whenever a situation troubles you or tempts you to react, say immediately: 'There is another way of looking at this.' If needed, take one or two minutes to sit quietly and repeat the idea several times, eyes closed. This simple phrase is a key that unlocks all prisons of perception. It reminds you that you always have a choice.
Practice:
This morning, take five minutes to inspect your outer and inner world with detachment. During the day, whenever a situation upsets you, pause and say: 'There is another way of looking at this.' Close your eyes if possible and repeat it several times.
Each time you choose to see differently, you take one more step toward your inner freedom.
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