This idea obviously follows from the two preceding ones. But while you may be able to accept it intellectually, it is unlikely that it will mean anything to you as yet. However, understanding is not necessary at this point. In fact, the recognition that you do not understand is a prerequisite for undoing your false ideas. These exercises are concerned with practice, not with understanding. You do not need to practice what you already understand. It would indeed be circular to aim at understanding, and assume that you have it already.

It is difficult for the untrained mind to believe that what it seems to picture is not there. This idea can be quite disturbing, and may meet with active resistance in any number of forms. Yet that does not preclude applying it. No more than that is required for these or any other exercises. Each small step will clear a little of the darkness away, and understanding will finally come to lighten every corner of the mind that has been cleared of the debris that darkens it.

These exercises, for which three or four practice periods are sufficient, involve looking about you and applying the idea for the day to whatever you see, remembering the need for its indiscriminate application, and the essential rule of excluding nothing. For example:

I do not see this typewriter as it is now.

I do not see this telephone as it is now.

I do not see this arm as it is now.

Begin with things that are nearest you, and then extend the range outward:

I do not see that coat rack as it is now.

I do not see that door as it is now.

I do not see that face as it is now.

It is emphasized again that while complete inclusion should not be attempted, specific exclusion must be avoided. Be sure you are honest with yourself in making this distinction. You may be tempted to obscure it.

𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑲𐑛𐑾 𐑪𐑚𐑝𐑾𐑕𐑤𐑦 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴𐑟 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑑𐑵 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑰𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑟. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑿 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰 𐑱𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑑 𐑩𐑒𐑕𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑤𐑧𐑒𐑗𐑵𐑩𐑤𐑦, 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑳𐑯𐑤𐑲𐑒𐑤𐑦 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑥𐑰𐑯 𐑧𐑯𐑦𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑿 𐑨𐑟 𐑘𐑧𐑑. 𐑣𐑬𐑧𐑝𐑼, 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑧𐑕𐑦𐑕𐑺𐑦 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑐𐑶𐑯𐑑. 𐑦𐑯 𐑓𐑨𐑒𐑑, 𐑞 𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑩𐑜𐑯𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑿 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑢𐑦𐑟𐑦𐑑 𐑓 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑵𐑦𐑙 𐑘𐑹 𐑓𐑷𐑤𐑕 𐑲𐑛𐑾𐑟. 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑧𐑒𐑕𐑼𐑕𐑲𐑟𐑩𐑟 𐑸 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑕𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑨𐑒𐑑𐑦𐑕, 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙. 𐑿 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑰𐑛 𐑑 𐑐𐑮𐑨𐑒𐑑𐑦𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑿 𐑷𐑤𐑮𐑧𐑛𐑦 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑯𐑛. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑰𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑿𐑤𐑼 𐑑 𐑱𐑥 𐑨𐑑 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑩𐑕𐑵𐑥 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑷𐑤𐑮𐑧𐑛𐑦.

𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑦𐑒𐑳𐑤𐑑 𐑓 𐑞 𐑳𐑯𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑛 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑰𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑕𐑰𐑥𐑟 𐑑 𐑐𐑦𐑒𐑗𐑼 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑞𐑺. 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑲𐑛𐑾 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑚𐑰 𐑒𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑻𐑚𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑥𐑱 𐑥𐑰𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑨𐑒𐑑𐑦𐑝 𐑮𐑦𐑟𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑯𐑳𐑥𐑚𐑼 𐑝 𐑓𐑹𐑥𐑟. 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑳𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑒𐑤𐑵𐑛 𐑩𐑐𐑤𐑲𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑑. 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑮𐑦𐑒𐑢𐑲𐑼𐑛 𐑓 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑹 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑧𐑒𐑕𐑼𐑕𐑲𐑟𐑩𐑟. 𐑰𐑗 𐑕𐑥𐑷𐑤 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑐 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑒𐑤𐑽 𐑩 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑩𐑢𐑱, 𐑯 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑩𐑤𐑦 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑑 𐑤𐑲𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑒𐑹𐑯𐑼 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑯 𐑒𐑤𐑽𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑱𐑚𐑮𐑰 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑸𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑦𐑑.

𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑧𐑒𐑕𐑼𐑕𐑲𐑟𐑩𐑟, 𐑓 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑔𐑮𐑰 𐑹 𐑓𐑹 𐑐𐑮𐑨𐑒𐑑𐑦𐑕 𐑐𐑽𐑾𐑛𐑟 𐑸 𐑕𐑩𐑓𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑, 𐑦𐑯𐑝𐑪𐑤𐑝 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑿 𐑯 𐑩𐑐𐑤𐑲𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑲𐑛𐑾 𐑓 𐑞 𐑛𐑱 𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑑𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑿 𐑕𐑰, 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑯𐑰𐑛 𐑓 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑑 𐑨𐑐𐑤𐑦𐑒𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑦𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑤 𐑮𐑵𐑤 𐑝 𐑦𐑒𐑕𐑒𐑤𐑵𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑯𐑳𐑔𐑦𐑙. 𐑓 𐑦𐑜𐑟𐑨𐑥𐑐𐑩𐑤:

𐑲 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑑𐑲𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑑𐑼 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑬.

𐑲 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑑𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑴𐑯 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑬.

𐑲 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑸𐑥 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑬.

𐑚𐑦𐑜𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑸 𐑯𐑽𐑩𐑕𐑑 𐑿, 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑦𐑒𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑬𐑑𐑢𐑼𐑛:

𐑲 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑒𐑴𐑑 𐑮𐑨𐑒 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑬.

𐑲 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑹 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑬.

𐑲 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑬.

𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑧𐑥𐑓𐑩𐑕𐑲𐑟𐑛 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑒𐑩𐑥𐑐𐑤𐑰𐑑 𐑦𐑯𐑒𐑤𐑵𐑠𐑩𐑯 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑩𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑑𐑩𐑛, 𐑕𐑐𐑩𐑕𐑦𐑓𐑦𐑒 𐑦𐑒𐑕𐑒𐑤𐑵𐑠𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑩𐑝𐑶𐑛𐑩𐑛. 𐑚𐑰 𐑖𐑫𐑼 𐑿 𐑸 𐑪𐑯𐑩𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑘𐑹𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑖𐑩𐑯. 𐑿 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰 𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑑 𐑩𐑚𐑕𐑒𐑘𐑫𐑼 𐑦𐑑.