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

MR. O. At the same time, they are distinctly different.MR. L. I have not seen it.MR. O. You cannot study centres. You can only study functions. Youwill see they are like liquids of different kinds in one glass—but eventhat is not quite right, because each occupies the whole glass but theydo not mix.MISS H . Is the kind of government that admits freedom of thought ahigher kind of activity than oppressive government?MR. O. Where is this government? First we must have facts, then wewill discuss it.MRS. D. Is it correct to say that it is the kind of effort which determinesthe nature of the activity? By this it seems possible to distinguishbetween activities which externally seem the same.MR. O. It is the same word. Kind of effort, kind of activity mean thesame thing.MR. A . Is psychotransformism the activity which begins after do of thethird octave of the Food Diagram?MR. O. No, you cannot put it like that.MISS H . Did Mr. O. say self-remembering was the only thing belongingto that kind of activity which we could know?MR. O. No, there are many others besides.MR. D. Should one, when trying to relax, direct attention to variousparts of one's body in order to stop the flow of thoughts? Cananything be said about the actual technique of relaxing?MR. O. Yes, only that is a special conversation. It cannot be put inbetween other things.MRS. J. Are all negative emotions activity of the kind of which burninga house is an example? You cannot stop the continued results and theyare destructive.MR. O. No, negative emotions are not activity.MR. D. Is burning the house the same kind of activity as the Ray ofCreation?MR. O. No, thank God! No.MISS H . If the Ray of Creation is bringing life to the moon, can it becalled destructive?MR. O. Why should it be called destructive?MISS P . What means have we of recognizing types?MR. O. I do not understand the question.