Category Archives: Subject Clearing

Accessibility of Memory

July 23, 2017 – 6:53 AM
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Reference: Course on Subject Clearing

Answers depend on data. And data comes from observations in the present time, and the experience from the past. The experience is accessed in the form of memory.

This exercise helps access the memory in the most efficient way. If a memory is not accessible, one should focus on data in the present time. In this exercise, you determine rapidly whether the required memory is immediately accessible or not.

You will find that if you ask the mind for a memory, and the memory is there, it will always come up sooner or later if not immediately. It will come up when the mind is relaxed on that subject.

In this exercise you learn to be relaxed about recalling memories. You read an item from the list below to see if it triggers a memory. If a memory comes up, acknowledge its presence and examine it as necessary. If no memory comes up, then do not force the mind, or interfere with it in any way. Simply trust the natural processes of the mind to bring it up in due course of time. Keep your mind relaxed. Move to another item on the list and repeat the above actions.

While doing this exercise, adhere to The Discipline of Subject Clearing. If you are having trouble doing this exercise, practice Discerning the Environment until you feel more relaxed.

The List:

Recall a time when

  1. You were happy.
  2. You climbed a tree.
  3. You ate something good.
  4. You received a present.
  5. You enjoyed a laugh.
  6. You helped somebody.
  7. You threw a ball.
  8. Something important happened to you.
  9. You played a game.
  10. You jumped down from a tree.
  11. You won a contest.
  12. You laughed loudly.
  13. You met someone you liked.
  14. You flew on a plane.
  15. You were at a beautiful place.
  16. You jumped into a pool.
  17. You enjoyed a beautiful morning.
  18. You went for a walk.
  19. Somebody teased you.
  20. You sat in a coffee shop.
  21. You danced with joy.
  22. You raced with someone.
  23. You completed something important.
  24. You were pleasantly surprised.
  25. You met somebody after a long time.
  26. You were caught in a rain.
  27. You heard a thunder.
  28. Someone smiled at you.
  29. You played with a pet.
  30. You held someone’s hand.
  31. Someone picked you up.
  32. You were spinning around.
  33. You read a good book.
  34. You felt breeze on your face.
  35. You saw a beautiful flower.
  36. You smelled a rose.
  37. Somebody called you.
  38. You were in a play.
  39. You sang aloud.
  40. You watched a movie.
  41. Your team won.
  42. You rode with friends.
  43. You visited a beautiful garden.
  44. You played in water.
  45. The weather was stormy.
  46. Somebody gave you a hug.
  47. You liked somebody.
  48. You slid down a slide.
  49. You ran toward someone you liked.
  50. You enjoyed beautiful weather.

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Viewpoint Expansion

May 27, 2017 – 9:50 PM

Reference: Course on Subject Clearing

The is the most general process that helps one look more closely at any subject, problem, difficulty, fixation or anomaly.

The subject could be the body, or a painful part of the body, or some sickness. The problem may have to do with some relationship. The difficulty could involve some aspect of life. There may be a fixation that you want to resolve. Or, there is some something that simply does not make sense, and appears to be an anomaly.

Your first action is to use the first few step of this process to express that subject, problem, difficulty, fixation or anomaly in words so that it can be examined as part of a contemplative question. You can then follow the subsequent steps to run that contemplative question repetitively.

This process is a work horse that you can apply to anything. Make very sure that you understand each step of this process before you apply it.

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EXERCISE: VIEWPOINT EXPANSION

[This is a reformulation of a Scientology process called Prepchecking.]

PURPOSE: To become aware of your limiting considerations on a subject.

PREREQUISITES: The fundaments of Extroversion, Recall, Discipline, Contemplation & Confront.

GUIDING PRINCIPLE: The 12 Aspects of Mindfulness.

ADVICE: In case of trouble, apply Extroversion & Orientation.

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STEPS

1. Determine the wordings for the subject, problem, difficulty, fixation or anomaly that you wish to examine more closely.

Examples:
“On going to school …”,
“On learning mathematics …”,
“In relationship with ________ ...”

2. You may optionally use a time or place limiter.

Examples:
“On going to school during last year …”
“On learning mathematics in my fifth grade …”
“In relationship with _______ since last August …”

3. Use one of the following buttons to formulate the contemplative question.

  1. has anything been suppressed?”
  2. has anything been interpreted?”
  3. has anything been invalidated?”
  4. is there anything you have been careful of?”
  5. is there anything you didn’t reveal?”
  6. has anything been denied?”
  7. has anything been suggested?”
  8. has a mistake been made?”
  9. has anything been protested?”
  10. is there anything you have been anxious about?”
  11. has anything been decided?”
  12. is there anything you have withdrawn from?”
  13. is there anything you have reached for?”
  14. has anything been ignored?”
  15. has anything been stated?”
  16. has anything been helped?”
  17. has anything been altered?”
  18. has anything been revealed?”
  19. has anything been asserted?”
  20. has anything been agreed with?”

Examples:
“On going to school during last year, has anything been suppressed?”
“On learning mathematics, has anything been invalidated?” [please note there is no limiter used here]
“In relationship with _______ since last August, is there anything you have been careful of?”

4. Make sure you have a good understanding of the contemplative question.

5. Run the contemplative question repetitively, keeping the above prerequisites in mind. 

6. You may wrap up this question when there are no more reactions to it; no more answers coming up, and you feel comfortable about it. 

7. Go back to step 3, and use another button with the same subject to reformulate the contemplative question.

8. Repeat steps 4 to 7, until you have used up all the buttons. 

9. If at any point, you get a big realization that resolves your concern, then you may end the process.

10. If at any point, a past trauma comes up, address it gently as follows:
(a) Get an idea of the duration of that traumatic incident.
(b) Go to the beginning of that incident and move through to its end. Notice the details that come up.
(c) Go to the beginning again and make another pass through the incident, noticing new details that come up.
(d) Make additional passes from beginning to the end, noticing new details as they come up.
(e) Continue as above until you find suddenly that the trauma has disappeared.
(f) There may be a realization. You may end the session at this point.

11. If, after cycling through all the buttons, your concern still exists, then do the following:
(a) Review the wordings of the “subject” and/or the time limiter. It may require some tweaking.
(b) Even if there is no tweaking, it always helps to recycle through all the buttons again, since the mind is better prepared the second time.
(c) You may recycle through all the buttons as many times as you feel comfortable.
(d) After recycling, you may end the process. You can always try this process again at a later date after some gap.

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NOTES

A. Things get suppressed when they are shocking and painful to look at. Be on a look out for a shock. Sometimes long-forgotten incidents may come up that go back all the way to your childhood. When you find a moment of shock, experience it fully until it dissipates. 

B. Use the 12 aspects of Mindfulness as your second nature when running this process.  

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The Quest for Certainty

March 16, 2017 – 9:20 PM
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Reference: Mindfulness Research

Buddha declared.

“The Absolute Truth is that there is nothing absolute in the world, that everything is relative, conditioned and impermanent, and that there is no unchanging, everlasting, absolute substance like Self, Soul, or Ātman within or without.”

DEFINITION: Absolute means, “Viewed independently; not comparative or relative; ultimate; intrinsic.”

This postulate may appear self-contradictory to some, but it essentially says, “There are no absolute certainties; all certainties are relative.” This statement does not degrade any certainty we have. It simply means that one can always come up with a better certainty.

That is how science makes progress. Einstein declared the speed of light to be a universal constant. This is a certainty for now, but there possibly may be a wider context in which the speed of light is a special case.

Similarly, in the field of spirituality, we cannot be absolutely certain that self or soul is permanent. The phenomenon that is described as self or soul must be open to further investigation.

There is little progress possible for a person who believes his certainties are absolute. One can always improve upon a certainty one has by making sure it is based on truth.

Truth, as perceived, is never absolute. However, it shall proceed from one logical state to the next in a continuous manner. The truth in an area shall be harmonious, and it shall be reflected in the consistency of observations.

Thus, truth shall depend on the continuity, harmony and consistency of observations in an area. Determining the absolute truth may be an impossible task; but we shall definitely be able to restore truth in an area by resolving all discontinuities, disharmonies and inconsistencies.

The whole logical structure of the universe may be looked upon as a single truth. The universal truth may or may not be absolute, but it definitely acts as the context against which all other observation in the universe may be examined for truth.

Maybe if we start seeking continuity, harmony and consistency in everything, we may someday arrive much closer to the absolute truth, even if we never reach it. 

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The Dynamics

October 4, 2014 – 9:56 PM
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Reference: Postulate Mechanics

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View of Dynamics from Scientology

The concept of DYNAMICS by Hubbard is a perfect human-centric view of life and existence. It is built on the idea of human individuality. Here is the definition from Hubbard’s Scientology.

There could be said to be eight urges (drives, impulses) in life. These we call dynamics. These are motives or motivations. We call them the eight dynamics.

The first dynamic —is the urge toward existence as one’s self. Here we have individuality expressed fully. This can be called the self dynamic.

The second dynamic—is the urge toward existence as a sexual or bisexual activity. This dynamic actually has two divisions. Second dynamic (a) is the sexual act itself and the second dynamic (b) is the family unit, including the rearing of children. This can be called the sex dynamic.

The third dynamic—is the urge toward existence in groups of individuals. Any group or part of an entire class could be considered to be a part of the third dynamic. The school, the society, the town, the nation are each part of the third dynamic, and each one is a third dynamic. This can be called the group dynamic.

The fourth dynamic—is the urge toward existence as mankind. Whereas the white race would be considered a third dynamic, all the races would be considered the fourth dynamic. This can be called the mankind dynamic.

The fifth dynamic—is the urge toward existence of the animal kingdom. This includes all living things whether vegetable or animal. The fish in the sea, the beasts of the field or of the forest, grass, trees, flowers, or anything directly and intimately motivated by life. This could be called the animal dynamic.

The sixth dynamic—is the urge toward existence as the physical universe. The physical universe is composed of matter, energy, space and time. In Scn we take the first letter of each of these words and coin a word, mest. This can be called the universe dynamic.

The seventh dynamic—is the urge toward existence as or of spirits. Anything spiritual, with or without identity, would come under the heading of the seventh dynamic. This can be called the spiritual dynamic.

The eighth dynamic—is the urge toward existence as infinity. This is also identified as the Supreme Being. It is carefully observed here that the science of Scn does not intrude into the dynamic of the Supreme Being. This is called the eighth dynamic because the symbol of infinity ∞ stood upright makes the numeral “8 .” This can be called the infinity or God dynamic.

Centered on the human individuality is the family, then human groups of increasing sizes, and then the whole mankind. These are the first four dynamics. At fifth dynamic we have life species other than mankind. It provides us with a human-centric view of life. At sixth and seventh dynamics we find a sharp division between matter and spirit. This again is a human-centric view that elevates spirit over matter. They are looked upon as separate existences that interact to produce life. At eighth dynamic we have the concept of Supreme Being. It is the concept of pure Cause that produces the universe. It projects itself outwards as spirit which impinges on inert matter to produce life. The human-centric view represents the eighth dynamic as a humanlike beingness (God).

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View of Dynamics from Postulate Mechanics

Postulate Mechanics view has been developed through Subject Clearing. These definitions are consistent with the postulates that underlie this universe. The earliest postulates provide a clue to the eighth dynamic. As postulates evolve, we get the dynamics seven to one.

The Eighth Dynamic is the dynamic of the Unknowable as explained in the dichotomy Unknowable-Knowable. The Knowable then includes all other dynamics as the Universe. The Eighth Dynamic is the unknowable beyond the Universe.

The Seventh Dynamic is the dynamic of the Self that perceives the knowable Universe through Postulates. It is the awareness of the universe as one—the Oneness—which characterizes the Seventh Dynamic.

The Sixth Dynamic is the dynamic of Substance, which manifests as the Universe. The substance is categorized by its condensation from thought to energy to matter. It is the sensation of the substance that characterizes the Sixth Dynamic.

The Fifth Dynamic consists of Self identifying with Substance to generate the Beingness from unanimated minerals to animated plant and animal kingdoms. It is the continuing evolution of these beingness toward greater complexity and abilities that characterizes the Fifth Dynamic.

The Fourth Dynamic is the peak of evolution of the beingness, which is the human kind. It the emergence of self-awareness and intelligence that characterizes the Fourth Dynamic.

The Third Dynamic represents the subdivision of the human kind into different races, cultures and political groups. These groups continue to subdivide into societies and smaller groups. It is notion of group that characterizes the Third Dynamic.

The Second Dynamic represents the group of family that reproduces and nurtures new individuals to maintain the continuity and growth of the human kind. It is the notion of reproductive and nurturing activities that characterizes the Second Dynamic.

The First Dynamic represents the individual that is the unit of the human kind. It is aggregation of individuals that forms various groups and the human kind. Here we have the problem-solving abilities that accelerate the evolution of beingness. The rapid evolution is key characteristic of the individual.

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Subject Clearing (old-1)

December 15, 2013 – 8:29 AM
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Please see The Book of Subject Clearing

Reference: MINDFULNESS / TRAINING: Word Clearing

When studying a subject one should be able to detect the distortions present in the knowledge being received. This is especially true when one is dealing with the fundamentals of a subject. The distortions can be very pervasive. They may even enter the definitions of words in a dictionary.

The following procedure helps one detect and clear any distortions present in the subject being studied.

  1. List the key words, or concepts, of the subject.

    Look at the subject mindfully starting with its concepts expressed as key words. List the key words on a worksheet as you go through the subject. This list may grow as you get deeper into the subject.

    For example, you may find the key words in the subject of mathematics to be: mathematics, arithmetic, algebra, geometry, number, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, equation, unknown, variable, space, direction, distance, position, etc.

    Excel example

    NOTE: You may use an Excel Worksheet to list the words and concepts. In the example shown below, the worksheet contains concepts associated with the word SPIRIT. There happens to be more than one concept associated with this word. The sequence of these concepts is maintained by assigning “priorities” to them.

  2. ‘Word clear’ the key words and concepts as you proceed.

    The purpose of study is not to memorize information, but to resolve the inconsistencies or blanks in understanding. ‘Word clear’ the key words as you proceed.

    Study the materials one paragraph at a time. Summarize and reduce each paragraph to its main thought before proceeding to the next. If the paragraph is difficult to reduce to its main thought then look for words in that paragraph that may not have been understood fully. These could be simple words. ‘Word clear’ such words.

    If the difficulty with a paragraph still persists then note down the confusion on your worksheet, and proceed to the next paragraph.

  3. Arrange the key words, or concepts, in proper sequence.

    The key words should be listed starting with those that express the fundamental concepts followed by those, which are derived from earlier concepts.

    Start by arranging the key words, or concepts, in the sequence that they appear in the material. As you gain familiarity, rearrange by words/concepts as they seem to have evolved. Move the words embodying more fundamental concepts toward the top. Move the words embodying derived concepts toward the bottom.

  4. Note the inconsistencies among the concepts.

    As the study of the subject progresses and better understanding comes about, the list of key words may be continually rearranged to achieve a consistency among the concepts. If you notice any inconsistencies, note them down on the worksheet.

    This then motivates a research deeper into the subject.

  5. Clarify the fundamentals of the subject as a priority.

    The consistency among the fundamental concepts in a subject is very important because it affects the consistency of the later concepts. Look closely at the inconsistencies starting from the top. Are there  underlying assumptions? If so then this may reveal gaps in the subject itself.

    There are likely to be many contributors to a subject. For example, many different cultures have contributed to the subject of religion. You may find similar concepts referred to by different words in different languages. Note down all those words and differences among the concepts.

  6. Make the subject as complete as possible.

    There are many examples in the subject of religion where gaps in knowledge are hidden under assumptions and dubious “explanations.” This may be the case with any subject where inconsistencies abound.

    When such assumptions and explanations are ferreted out, then the gaps in knowledge become obvious. Only when such gaps in knowledge stand out in the open and become uncomfortably clear that they can be addressed.

    Fill gaps in the subject with wider research. Make the subject as complete and consistent as possible through experimentation and direct experience.

    Thus, subject clearing can occur.

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