Fantasy Posts: Basic Combat Training - (3677)

Introduction

That's the question - how to combat fantasy.

Here are some useful steps.

Steps

Step 1 - Ammunition

This is the foundation step. Good foundation = solid work.

Here we know why we want to work on fantasy: to awaken, to save energy, to win our life back, to enjoy our real life, to be present, to have more time of our life etc. 

We also understand the benefits and the negative consequences. We have decided to work on fantasy with the purpose of dissolving it.

Post 3678 gives some good points.

Step 2 - Morning

Wake up in the morning and start the 'work on fantasy' day well. Making at least the first 30 minutes of your day as free from fantasy as possible. This sets us up nicely for the no fantasy work for the rest of the day.

Step 3 - Self-Remembering

We have to enter self-remembering, or enter that place of quieter mind within us. Always try to go back there. Because from there we can see all the arising fantasies.

Step 4 - Alertness

Dial up our alertness to be able to catch the fantasies.

Discard them as you see them untrue and taking you nowhere.

The major key is not to believe in them. If you want to believe in them ask yourself at least why.

Note down observations to take into your work of dissolution. Make special efforts to observe more and comprehend the quality desired in the fantasies that are frequent.

Step 5 - Work

Take the observations and understanding of the persistent fantasies before the Divine Mother for Her to help dissolve them.

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