This idea is another step in the direction of identifying cause and effect as it really operates in the world. You see no neutral things because you have no neutral thoughts. It is always the thought that comes first, despite the temptation to believe that it is the other way around. This is not the way the world thinks, but you must learn that it is the way you think. If it were not so, perception would have no cause, and would itself be the cause of reality. In view of its highly variable nature, this is hardly likely.

In applying today's idea, say to yourself, with eyes open:

I see no neutral things because

I have no neutral thoughts.

Then look about you, resting your glance on each thing you note long enough to say:

I do not see a neutral ______ because

my thoughts about ______ are not neutral.

For example, you might say:

I do not see a neutral wall, because

my thoughts about walls are not neutral.

I do not see a neutral body, because my thoughts about bodies are not neutral.

As usual, it is essential to make no distinctions between what you believe to be animate or inanimate; pleasant or unpleasant. Regardless of what you may believe, you do not see anything that is really alive or really joyous. That is because you are unaware as yet of any thought that is really true, and therefore really happy.

Three or four specific practice periods are recommended, and no less than three are required for maximum benefit, even if you experience resistance. However, if you do, the length of the practice period may be reduced to less than the minute or so that is otherwise recommended.

𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑲𐑛𐑾 𐑦𐑟 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑐 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑦𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑲𐑛𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑓𐑲𐑦𐑙 𐑒𐑷𐑟 𐑯 𐑦𐑓𐑧𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑮𐑾𐑤𐑦 𐑪𐑐𐑼𐑱𐑑𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛. 𐑿 𐑕𐑰 𐑯𐑴 𐑯𐑵𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑤 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑴 𐑯𐑵𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑤 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑕. 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑷𐑤𐑢𐑱𐑟 𐑞 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑟 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑, 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑲𐑑 𐑞 𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑑𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑰𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑢𐑱 𐑼𐑬𐑯𐑛. 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑱 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑕, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑿 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑤𐑻𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑢𐑱 𐑿 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒. 𐑦𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑻 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑴, 𐑐𐑼𐑕𐑧𐑐𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑴 𐑒𐑷𐑟, 𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑦𐑑𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑚𐑰 𐑞 𐑒𐑷𐑟 𐑝 𐑮𐑦𐑨𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑦. 𐑦𐑯 𐑝𐑿 𐑝 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑣𐑲𐑤𐑦 𐑝𐑨𐑮𐑾𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑯𐑱𐑗𐑼, 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑸𐑛𐑤𐑦 𐑤𐑲𐑒𐑤𐑦.

𐑦𐑯 𐑩𐑐𐑤𐑲𐑦𐑙 𐑑𐑩𐑛𐑱'𐑟 𐑲𐑛𐑾, 𐑕𐑱 𐑑 𐑘𐑹𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓, 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑲𐑟 𐑴𐑐𐑩𐑯:

𐑲 𐑕𐑰 𐑯𐑴 𐑯𐑵𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑤 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟

𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑴 𐑯𐑵𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑤 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑕.

𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑿, 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑘𐑹 𐑜𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑕 𐑪𐑯 𐑰𐑗 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑿 𐑯𐑴𐑑 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓 𐑑 𐑕𐑱:

𐑲 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑩 𐑯𐑵𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑤 ______ 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟

𐑥𐑲 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑕 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 ______ 𐑸 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑵𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑤.

𐑓 𐑦𐑜𐑟𐑨𐑥𐑐𐑩𐑤, 𐑿 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑕𐑱:

𐑲 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑩 𐑯𐑵𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑷𐑤, 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟

𐑥𐑲 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑕 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑢𐑷𐑤𐑟 𐑸 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑵𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑤.

𐑲 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑩 𐑯𐑵𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑤 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑦, 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑥𐑲 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑕 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑦𐑟 𐑸 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑵𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑤.

𐑨𐑟 𐑿𐑠𐑵𐑩𐑤, 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑤 𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑯𐑴 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑿 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑰𐑝 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑨𐑯𐑦𐑥𐑩𐑑 𐑹 𐑦𐑯𐑨𐑯𐑦𐑥𐑩𐑑; 𐑐𐑤𐑧𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑹 𐑳𐑯𐑐𐑤𐑧𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑑. 𐑮𐑦𐑜𐑸𐑛𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑝 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑿 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑰𐑝, 𐑿 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑧𐑯𐑦𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑮𐑾𐑤𐑦 𐑩𐑤𐑲𐑝 𐑹 𐑮𐑾𐑤𐑦 𐑡𐑶𐑩𐑕. 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑿 𐑸 𐑳𐑯𐑩𐑢𐑺 𐑨𐑟 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑝 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑮𐑾𐑤𐑦 𐑑𐑮𐑵, 𐑯 𐑞𐑺𐑓𐑹 𐑮𐑾𐑤𐑦 𐑣𐑨𐑐𐑦.

𐑔𐑮𐑰 𐑹 𐑓𐑹 𐑕𐑐𐑩𐑕𐑦𐑓𐑦𐑒 𐑐𐑮𐑨𐑒𐑑𐑦𐑕 𐑐𐑽𐑾𐑛𐑟 𐑸 𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑩𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑛, 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑧𐑕 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑔𐑮𐑰 𐑸 𐑮𐑦𐑒𐑢𐑲𐑼𐑛 𐑓 𐑥𐑨𐑒𐑕𐑦𐑥𐑩𐑥 𐑚𐑧𐑯𐑦𐑓𐑦𐑑, 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑓 𐑿 𐑦𐑒𐑕𐑐𐑽𐑾𐑯𐑕 𐑮𐑦𐑟𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑕. 𐑣𐑬𐑧𐑝𐑼, 𐑦𐑓 𐑿 𐑛𐑵, 𐑞 𐑤𐑧𐑙𐑔 𐑝 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑨𐑒𐑑𐑦𐑕 𐑐𐑽𐑾𐑛 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰 𐑮𐑦𐑛𐑵𐑕𐑑 𐑑 𐑤𐑧𐑕 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑦𐑯𐑦𐑑 𐑹 𐑕𐑴 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑢𐑲𐑟 𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑩𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑛.