The Spiritual Self Schema (3-S) Development Program
The Spiritual Self Schema (3-S) Development Program
The Spiritual Self Schema (3-S) Development Program
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conversations or fantasies about future conversations or behavior which<br />
in turn have their own network of emotional and physiological links.<br />
When you increase your awareness of the intricate trail of activation<br />
through this vast network that is left behind by each seemingly<br />
inconsequential thought snippet, you will soon find that each and every<br />
thought, no matter how fleeting, leaves a trace.<br />
Once you are aware that every thought has consequence, you will<br />
become motivated to exercise control over the incessant chatter. Of<br />
course this does not mean you will stop the chatter, but rather you will<br />
learn to direct it, and make it work for you, rather than against<br />
you. As it is your intention to follow your personal <strong>Spiritual</strong> path, you<br />
will not want to allow what you believe to be inconsequential mental<br />
chatter to inadvertently activate habitual selfschemas that are actually<br />
incompatible with experiencing and expressing your <strong>Spiritual</strong> nature.<br />
<strong>The</strong>refore, during the next five days, continue the process of preparing<br />
the site for your Path by using each of the following strategies:<br />
1. Subvocal narration of thought, emotion, and action.<br />
Thought. Unless you are aware of the content of your "selftalk,"<br />
you will be unable to prevent even a fleeting thought from<br />
triggering a cascade of physiological, emotional, and behavioral<br />
responses that may take you mindlessly away from your desired<br />
destination. <strong>The</strong>refore, you need to monitor your ongoing<br />
thoughts, and as soon as you become aware that a harmful<br />
thought has arisen, do not attempt to block it, rather acknowledge<br />
it; say to yourself "a harmful thought has arisen in me.' Only by<br />
recognizing it as harmful can you activate alternate links in the<br />
network, such that the harmful thought subsides. Similarly, when<br />
a beneficial thought arises, say to yourself "a beneficial thought<br />
has arisen in me' and, having recognized it as beneficial, it will be<br />
more likely to return.<br />
Emotion. In addition, by immediately identifying an<br />
emotion that is arising, you have the opportunity to prevent the<br />
emotion from reverberating uncontrolled throughout the<br />
network, activating other links that are compatible with that<br />
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