Smothermon Notes
Chapter one analyzes a human’s mind and its purpose. The main goal of the mind is self preservation. The need to survive consists of having three things: air, nutrients, and love. This need to survive sets the behavior patters in each on of us. Each person has a need to be right, which is a judgment the mind about itself. The mind is a work that took millions of years to evolve and is very complex. The memory of the mind consist of ordinary consciousness and unconsciousness. Patterns (behaviors) consist of both conscious and unconscious memories. Since love is an element of survival the mind tires to do what it can to ensure relationships with others. Love needs conscious memories in order to be successful and can not survive on unconscious memories alone.
Chapter two explains how the content of the mind is great and consists of beliefs, opinions, judgments, prejudices, and other aspects involved in survival. The mind is constantly evolving and changing. There are two parts of life, the real and the unreal. The real consists of the physical, what can be seen, and the unreal can not be seen directly like emotions. Real and unreal communicate with one another constantly throughout life.
Chapter three focuses on how the mind passes judgment automatically for the purpose of making itself right. Judgments are never truths, but are only substitutions when the facts do not present themselves directly. A person is more than just a mind, but has access to a mind for information. In reality there is no “right” or “wrong”, just illusions of them invented by the mind for survival. Conditions of consequence exist of all things done in life.
Chapter four concentrates on the fact that beliefs are the minds willingness to trust direct experiences. They limit what we are willing to experience. When you experience new things your beliefs change, concluding beliefs are dependant on experiences. The main experience that effect beliefs is fear of consequences. Beliefs do not affect truth; Truth is experienced directly.
Chapter five discusses how drama is a direct action for survival to prove one is correct. Drama is the result of proving this to others. Drama occurs constantly throughout life and is not consciously made. It is dependant on previous memories like a computer carries out its programming. Unconsciousness in life is beyond rational consideration, but reflects one’s conscious decisions.
Chapter six tells that guild is a feeling expressed when one does something they think is not right. This feeling helps the mind gain a sense of rightness in the presents of something wrong. It is a mind game that justifies repitition therefore is a dishonest emotion. It has no constructive use and should be avoided.
Chapter seven focuses on jealousy. Guilt is inner directed and jealousy is a mirror image of guilt just outer directed. Jealousy is hostility with a mast and should be eliminated by being truthful.
Chapter eight expresses the law of polarities. This law is any position the mind takes that involves the wrong side and thus calls in its own opposition. When ever you make someone wrong for anything you create the “other side”, which then seeks to make you wrong. Being conscious about an issue before it starts can eliminate an argument.
Chapter nine voices the opinion that trying is a mental condition created by the mind that sets an excuse so that if things don’t go right there is a reason that helps justify the situation. The condition of trying does nothing but add unneeded baggage because only the results matter. Complaining is also negative baggage that will work against a person. Life works naturally without trying and the less baggage a person has the more enlightened they will become.
Chapter ten recognizes reasons as ideas and thoughts we say to ourselves, or excuses, providing a false sense of security that one is right. Reasons have the appearance of being created out of something when merely they are created out of other reasons. As long as reasons are the cause of your experiences your life doesn’t belong to you.
Chapter eleven explains that justification blends the reasons to make them appear to relate logically. It takes a really capable person to allow others to be right. Being conscious of your reasons and justifications will give one the power to stop it.
Chapter twelve says that one should be aware of the fact that there is choice in life; instead of living life as a victim. One creates their own experiences and therefore should ignore the unconscious. Telling the truth consistently and being responsible for your actions in life will lead the unconscious to take care of itself.
Chapter thirteen focuses how one must stop complaining to others. Be aware when you are talking to others and avoid victim stories. One will be enlightened in their silence.
Chapter fourteen says that reality is another name for truth. If one’s mind is left to run the show it will create a condition of unreality in order to be right.
Chapter fifteen tells how illnesses are a temporary disturbance in the sense of physical wellness and assumed only to be caused by external sources. People can cause their own illnesses by the mind taking control of the body.
Chapter one tells that arguments are fulfillments of commitments which are made with yourself or others. The most profound are agreements made with your-self. Integrity comes from fulfilling an agreement and one must have responsibility to fulfill an agreement.
Chapter two says that the key to dealing with problems is to not look at it from a victim’s point of view and use your problems as a way to gain experience. Victims approach a problem from the stand point that others have done something to them, when they haven’t or the problems are bigger than he is or the use to justify something.
Chapter three says that you don’t have to do anything for your life to matter, it just will naturally without effort. Integrity only comes when one lest true experienced of life be what it is.
Chapter four says that if you inhabit your mind and not let voice-overs take control will promote goodness. Being responsible and listen for voice-overs so you can realize then. This consistently will lead to higher sense of enlightenment.
