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

view—the personal one—and is it that they lack any idea of a largerpurpose? Your purpose, or a possible purpose for everyone here?MR O Well? Further.MRS. J I really want to know about how one can stop thoughts.MR. O. Why stop thoughts? Why stop without reason?MRS. J Have wrong thoughts.MR. O And many other things. How can one know what is wrong andhow to stop it?MRS. F. Life is unsatisfying for me unless I can grow spirituallyMR O. What does it mean? What means spiritually?MR. F I want a standard of values which I can use to guide my actionsso that they may be harmonious both to myself and others they affect.MR O. Could you repeat some of these occasions?MR R . How is it possible to improve memory?MR. O. Oh, certainly, there are many ways. First of all, first question iswhy necessary to improve? How we can be improved—may bedifficult—this is not first step. It will come after some time.MRS. L I want to learn to get my own knowledge.MR. O. Must get it first.MRS L. I began by seeing how much I depend on other people'sopinions.MR. O. Necessary to remember, find cases where you standMISS T . I know I want to change from what I am, but I have not gotthe right clear idea where I want to goMR O First necessary to realize more where to begin. Where the pointis at which you can begin.MR. B I want to get free of the things in myself which spoil work andenjoyment and experience. How can I begin to do this?MR. O What spoils it? First of all it must be from that; which work?MR. B. Work which I have to do—enjoyment of ordinary work.MR. O. First of all, then, you must think about this work—why youdon't do it.MISS S. How can I get rid of real selfishness in myself?MR. O Perhaps it is a real thing. Why should you get rid of selfishness?MR. J. I have knowledge of certain moments when I seem to understanda category of thought quite different from my normal thought,and I feel my difficulty is that I try to approach many things I reallywant from my ordinary thought.