Now look slowly around you, and practice applying this idea very specifically to whatever you see:

This table does not mean anything.

This chair does not mean anything.

This hand does not mean anything.

This foot does not mean anything.

This pen does not mean anything.

Then look farther away from your immediate area, and apply the idea to a wider range:

That door does not mean anything.

That body does not mean anything.

That lamp does not mean anything.

That sign does not mean anything.

That shadow does not mean anything.

Notice that these statements are not arranged in any order, and make no allowance for differences in the kinds of things to which they are applied. That is the purpose of the exercise. The statement should merely be applied to anything you see. As you practice the idea for the day, use it totally indiscriminately. Do not attempt to apply it to everything you see, for these exercises should not become ritualistic. Only be sure that nothing you see is specifically excluded. One thing is like another as far as the application of the idea is concerned.

Each of the first three lessons should not be done more than twice a day each, preferably morning and evening. Nor should they be attempted for more than a minute or so, unless that entails a sense of hurry. A comfortable sense of leisure is essential.

𐑯𐑬 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑕𐑤𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑼𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑿, 𐑯 𐑐𐑮𐑨𐑒𐑑𐑦𐑕 𐑩𐑐𐑤𐑲𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑲𐑛𐑾 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑕𐑐𐑩𐑕𐑦𐑓𐑦𐑒𐑤𐑦 𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑑𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑿 𐑕𐑰:

𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑑𐑱𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑛𐑳𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑥𐑰𐑯 𐑧𐑯𐑦𐑔𐑦𐑙.

𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑗𐑺 𐑛𐑳𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑥𐑰𐑯 𐑧𐑯𐑦𐑔𐑦𐑙.

𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑛𐑳𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑥𐑰𐑯 𐑧𐑯𐑦𐑔𐑦𐑙.

𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑓𐑫𐑑 𐑛𐑳𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑥𐑰𐑯 𐑧𐑯𐑦𐑔𐑦𐑙.

𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑐𐑧𐑯 𐑛𐑳𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑥𐑰𐑯 𐑧𐑯𐑦𐑔𐑦𐑙.

𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑓𐑸𐑞𐑼 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑘𐑹 𐑦𐑥𐑰𐑛𐑾𐑑 𐑺𐑾, 𐑯 𐑩𐑐𐑤𐑲 𐑞 𐑲𐑛𐑾 𐑑 𐑩 𐑢𐑲𐑛𐑼 𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡:

𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑹 𐑛𐑳𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑥𐑰𐑯 𐑧𐑯𐑦𐑔𐑦𐑙.

𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑦 𐑛𐑳𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑥𐑰𐑯 𐑧𐑯𐑦𐑔𐑦𐑙.

𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑨𐑥𐑐 𐑛𐑳𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑥𐑰𐑯 𐑧𐑯𐑦𐑔𐑦𐑙.

𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑲𐑯 𐑛𐑳𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑥𐑰𐑯 𐑧𐑯𐑦𐑔𐑦𐑙.

𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴 𐑛𐑳𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑥𐑰𐑯 𐑧𐑯𐑦𐑔𐑦𐑙.

𐑯𐑴𐑑𐑦𐑕 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑱𐑑𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑸 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑼𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑹𐑛𐑼, 𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑯𐑴 𐑩𐑤𐑬𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑓 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑼𐑩𐑯𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑲𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑞𐑱 𐑸 𐑩𐑐𐑤𐑲𐑛. 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑐𐑻𐑐𐑩𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑧𐑒𐑕𐑼𐑕𐑲𐑟. 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑱𐑑𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑥𐑽𐑤𐑦 𐑚𐑰 𐑩𐑐𐑤𐑲𐑛 𐑑 𐑧𐑯𐑦𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑿 𐑕𐑰. 𐑨𐑟 𐑿 𐑐𐑮𐑨𐑒𐑑𐑦𐑕 𐑞 𐑲𐑛𐑾 𐑓 𐑞 𐑛𐑱, 𐑿𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑑𐑴𐑑𐑩𐑤𐑦 𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑑𐑤𐑦. 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑩𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑑 𐑑 𐑩𐑐𐑤𐑲 𐑦𐑑 𐑑 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑿 𐑕𐑰, 𐑓 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑧𐑒𐑕𐑼𐑕𐑲𐑟𐑩𐑟 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑮𐑦𐑗𐑵𐑩𐑤𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑒. 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑚𐑰 𐑖𐑫𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑳𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑿 𐑕𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑐𐑩𐑕𐑦𐑓𐑦𐑒𐑤𐑦 𐑦𐑒𐑕𐑒𐑤𐑵𐑛𐑩𐑛. 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑨𐑟 𐑓𐑸 𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑨𐑐𐑤𐑦𐑒𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑲𐑛𐑾 𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑕𐑻𐑯𐑛.

𐑰𐑗 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑔𐑮𐑰 𐑤𐑧𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑛𐑳𐑯 𐑥𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑑𐑢𐑲𐑕 𐑩 𐑛𐑱 𐑰𐑗, 𐑐𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑼𐑩𐑚𐑤𐑦 𐑥𐑹𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑯 𐑰𐑝𐑯𐑦𐑙. 𐑯𐑹 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑞𐑱 𐑚𐑰 𐑩𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑓 𐑥𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑩 𐑥𐑦𐑯𐑦𐑑 𐑹 𐑕𐑴, 𐑩𐑯𐑤𐑧𐑕 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑱𐑤𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑕 𐑝 𐑣𐑳𐑮𐑦. 𐑩 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑓𐑼𐑑𐑩𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑕 𐑝 𐑤𐑰𐑠𐑼 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑤.