A Record of Meetings held by P.D. Ouspensky - HolyBooks.com

MR. O I meant if you do not identify you will see. What prevents usfrom seeing is generally identifying. Arguing is a very good subject forobservation. It happens very often.MR. C. When you say look for analogies to these five different kinds ofenergy, what exactly do you mean?MR. O. It is not so simple. Occasionally you may find them. Observeor think about something and compare and you may say, 'Ah 1 that fitsinto this or this into that' You may be right or you may make amistake If you just take some action and begin to think 'Where doesthis fit?' you will most probably be wrong There may be differences inscale and many differences besides.It is a question of the way of approach MAY be later we will be ableto explain even this thing by different triads. At present I can say onlyone thing—that some approaches are right, some are wrong This isvery clear in mathematics. Certain problems can be solved only in acertain way.MR. A Could I be reminded of the examples given last time withregard to the analysis of actions? Is this a comprehensive category ofclasses into which all actions fall?MR. O. I think yes. I did not give all, but we do not want morebecause the sixth does not happen in ordinary lifeMISS L To which category do conations belong? Doing something inorder that something else shall ensue. For example, giving up somethingin order to save money for a purpose.MR O That is a little complicated I will think about itMRS P Are there six categories because there are six combinations offorces?MR O. Yes, quite right. But again you must understand there arecombinations of the six. We speak only about the original six combinationsMRS. N. Is the type of action in any way affected by the result? If youwere going to burn a house and the match went out, for instance?MR. O. Then it would be nothing.MRS P . Inside an action there seem to be hundreds of small actions. Howcan one say where an action begins? Is this connected with the intention?MR. O. No. It is necessary to understand the principle of action, so tosay. There is nothing more inside.MISS R. Are all actions on the same level?