Yeah, that’s what I said…“Because Root Prim”…and I meant it, too! Gurdjieff (gesundheit) called the Root Prim the “Centrum of Gravity”, but you’ll never get a practical way to get hold of the Will and Discipline Cycles needed for centering in that Old-Fashioned (meaning the alcoholic drink, not the age-group) Way. Here’s the straight low-down on the Terror of the Situation:
You keep hearing something about “keeping your center of gravity” or “staying centered”, but what the heck-darn does that really mean anyhow???
Actually nothing. The whole concept of centering was a way of marketing Zen Buddhism (of course without the Buddhism part) to the American post-war (World War II, not the present World War) was centered on centering, just as Yoga is understood as some sort of weight-reduction and muscle-toning system invented by those Indians in India or somewhere far away.
The heavily marketed stuff that goes out to millions of folks is clearly strictly for bots and welcome to it. There are plenty of spiritual paths that involve weight-control and feelgood, and if they appeal to you, go ahead and grab the gold ring — the next carousel ride will be “free”, if such a thing is possible, and it isn’t.
Nor is freedom. Freedom is a concept invented by the enslaved to mean “not enslaved”. Problem is, under the present system of Universal Laws, you must serve someone or something at all times. There is no “free” option on the board.
However, there is “personal freedom”, which means the right, the will and the discipline to create the illusion that you are following your very own Path of Perfection and Service that you yourself made up out of thin air.
Can’t be done.
Nobody teaches a new spiritual path. Nobody. It’s the same old thing marketed in a brand new way. Fact is, if it were different, it might not function, no matter how good it looks. Real teaching is about a fundamental that never changes and never will. Like the wheel, it doesn’t require re-invention every time.
Why marketed, when those who belong on the Path will find The Work, no matter what?
Because Marketing — of course I mean Sacred Marketing, not for personal or private gain — is very much part of the Path. It functions as a way of Service, but it also doubles quite well as one rather important part of the total Path of Perfection.
If you consider all the aspects of Marketing, you’ll see why this is, and Building — by which I mean the Master Builder’s Course in-Ashram — is even more so, because it conveys very practical hands-on knowledge needed if you’re to accomplish anything on behalf of others, much less yourself.
Okay, so bottom-line, here’s how to make Centrum of Gravity work:
1. Decide who you are and what you are really doing here on Planet Earth.
2. When in doubt, refer to Rule #1.
Here’s the Practical Key to making “God is My Root Prim” work:
I’ll give you a forinstance (1930s journalistic style of saying “example” and yes, I know I could have just said “example”, but I’m a highly trained professional writer who’s in it just for the word-count) on how to apply this rule…
Let’s say that you’re in bed, sick or hurt. It really hurts, and you’re thinking of having yourself measured for a plywood box.
Re-Origin (refer to XxaxX for full rundown of this concept) yourself as an Immortal Being who views Death as a form of Rapid Transit.
To where?
Actually, in your case, to the next Work-Station, contactable through the Ashram. But for bots, Death simply means “recycle” or “Go Back To Start”. Their lives are immutable in the larger sense, although nothing specific is indicated. The general effect is that the life is more or less the same each time the Bot is invoked, which is “If PN =True “XT=1000”.
A Master Builder knows exactly what this means.
If you’re not a Master Builder, you never need to know about it, much less how to interpret and use it on a practical level.
I’ve given the example suggested by Victor Borge’s comedy routine at the railway station:
“I’d like a round-trip ticket,” he says to the man at the ticket counter.
The man looks up at Borge and smiles. “To where?” he asks.
“Why,” replies Borge, “to here, of course!”
Listen up carefully, Pilgrim, while I elaborate & explain:
When you’re on a Round-Trip Ticket, every destination along the route is a temporary stop along the way. If your first stop is your Final Destination, you’re on a One-Way Ticket, which is cheaper.
You’re facing a Life Obstacle right now.
“Gosh”, you say to yourself, “how in the world did you know???”
I didn’t. I played the odds that you were in crisis because life is basically a controlled or uncontrolled skid down an icy mountain with no hope of reaching the bottom anytime soon.
That Life Obstacle can be a Dead End or it can be merely one stop along the route toward a definite Round-Trip Destination.
If you’re in it for Infinity and Eternity, you won’t mind the comparatively short interruption.
Staying Centered merely means reminding yourself of your real purpose for appearing here on Planet Earth. Where are you really going? What are you really doing? No Earthly crisis can possibly interrupt that long-term goal for very long. The Projected Illusion is not the Root Prim. The Root Prim can cast illusion anywhere. The Animation is not the Object. The Object is not the Point. The Point is not the Game.
The lesson to be learned here?
Don’t look at your hood ornament, look at the road ahead.
See You At The Top!!!
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