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

MISS Q. Life instead of death is wanted.MR. p. I think nothing will ever be possible for me until I can learnto live in the present moment. How can one train oneself to dothis?[No answer.]MRS. A. I struggle hardest against something which I dislike in myself.This way I feel I might just try to live a more comfortable life, and if itis not related to something bigger than myself I get nowhere.MR. O. [to Miss Q.] Well, could you follow?MISS Q. I don't know how a comfortable life follows from goingagainst what one dislikes.MR. I. What sort of question do you want from us?MR. O. When I hear similar question I will say, 'That is a question.'Q . Is it possible to know what one wants until one has found it?MR. O. Some people can.MISS B. How can one find harmony? [Miss Q. repeats question.]MR. O. [to Miss Q.] This is your question? [No reply.] This is myquestion now, and I have no answer.MISS Q. What is meant by 'harmony'?MR. O. It is musical term, nothing more. Well?M ISS D. People often ask me what I want to do and I never have ananswer. Is it just because I am young, or will it always be that way?With more experience will I automatically find what I want?MR. O. Maybe, maybe not.MR. F. I feel that this very occasional strong emotional feeling which Iget which seems to enter me is of value. Can you help me to increasethat emotional experience? I want to do that. I do not know how tomake the effort.MR. O. What is the effort, and what prevents you from doing it?MR. F. Because it does not seem to be part of my psychic make-up.MR. O. Ugh, but this 'psychic make-up'! No, forget this word. You usewrong words, that is all, and you repeat them. Do not repeat otherpeople.MR. F. Is it possible to make effort by oneself?MR. O. Yes, certainly. Only by yourself. Only possible. No other waypossible. MISS H . But you must have someone to help you.MR. O. No, no, one cannot be helped.,