{"id":28061,"date":"2018-02-13T01:50:11","date_gmt":"2018-02-13T08:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awakening-together.org\/dev2\/?p=28061"},"modified":"2018-02-06T09:46:37","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T16:46:37","slug":"tips-regina-day-21-nti-matthew-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awakening-together.org\/dev2\/tips-regina-day-21-nti-matthew-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips from Regina ~ Day 21: NTI Matthew 23"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the Nisargadatta Maharaj quotes from yesterday was, \u201cJust remember steadily what you want, and reject the incompatibles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s reading is about rejecting the incompatibles.<\/p>\n<p>My dictionary has three definitions for \u201creject\u201d:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Dismiss\u00a0as inadequate, inappropriate, or not to one&#8217;s taste<\/li>\n<li>Refuse\u00a0to\u00a0agree to<\/li>\n<li>Fail\u00a0to\u00a0show\u00a0due affection\u00a0or\u00a0concern\u00a0for<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>What are the incompatibles we are to reject?<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The world as our purpose<\/li>\n<li>Guilt as a motivating factor or call to action<\/li>\n<li>Fear as a motivating factor or call to action<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>In a way, we aren\u2019t to reject the world, guilt or fear, and in another way we are to reject them. First, I will write about how we are not to reject the world, guilt or fear, and then I will write about how we are to reject them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The World<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are not to reject the world by avoiding the roles we are to play in the world. There are roles that come with each bodily existence. Our roles may include spouse, parent, child, worker, homeowner, pet owner and etcetera. Each role has \u2018doing\u2019 that is part of that role. Doing is natural, and doesn\u2019t need to be avoided.<\/p>\n<p>What is unnatural is attachment to doing. We are attached to doing when we associate our identity, self-image, safety, or happiness with doing. We are detached from doing when we see that doing has nothing to do with who we are, what we are, our sense of well being, or joy.<\/p>\n<p>We are to reject <em>attachment to<\/em>\u00a0roles in the world, while continuing to do the doing called for by those roles.\u00a0See attachment as inadequate or not to your taste. Refuse to agree to it. Do not be concerned with thoughts that lead to attachment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Guilt and Fear<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are not to reject guilt or fear by avoiding those feelings. Whenever those feelings arise, we are to pay attention to them. They signal false ideas that are to be seen and let go. In fact, when guilt or fear arise, it is best to give them our full attention by inquiring into them to see what we can learn, and then by practicing rest-accept-trust until they have passed.<\/p>\n<p>We are to reject guilt and fear <em>as motivators for action<\/em>. In other words, we are to reject doing what guilt and fear urge us to do. They are not appropriate motivators, and so do not agree to them as motivators. Instead, stay with inquiry and rest-accept-trust, and <em>do nothing else<\/em>, until guilt and fear have dissipated and a sense of peace, acceptance or well-being returns.<\/p>\n<p>The same is true for the many forms of guilt and fear, which include unworthiness, the sense of lack or the sense \u2018I am lacking,\u2019 anger, hatred, jealousy, and etcetera.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Final Tip<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I recommend printing this tip for future reference. Great confusion often comes with attachment to the world, with guilt and with fear. It may be difficult or impossible to remember this tip once confusion sets in. If you keep this tip in a handy place, you can reread it along with NTI Matthew 23 whenever it is needed.<\/p>\n<p>(Note: This is the third tip that I have suggested you print. Consider keeping the printed tips in a notebook, so you know where they are and you can access them easily for review. The other tips I\u2019ve recommended printing are <a href=\"https:\/\/awakening-together.org\/dev2\/tips-regina-nti-matthew-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day 5<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/awakening-together.org\/dev2\/tips-regina-day-11-nti-matthew-14\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day 11<\/a>.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the Nisargadatta Maharaj quotes from yesterday was, \u201cJust remember steadily what you want, and reject the incompatibles.\u201d Today\u2019s reading is about rejecting the incompatibles. My dictionary has three definitions for \u201creject\u201d: Dismiss\u00a0as inadequate, inappropriate, or not to one&#8217;s taste Refuse\u00a0to\u00a0agree to Fail\u00a0to\u00a0show\u00a0due affection\u00a0or\u00a0concern\u00a0for What are the incompatibles we are to reject? 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