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

MRS. v. This remembering myself you just told me about seems to getupset in contact with other people.MR. O. No, no, it is not a question of complicated words; it is just assimple as it can be.MRS. v. If they are not particularly nice one gets upset and involved,and if they are nice one gets frightfully pleased, whereas it really doesnot matter at all.MR. O. You must try in different ways, until we come to some decisionor solution. But we are always helpless at the beginning. Too manyquestions and answers and other things.MR. D. I have known moments of eminent accord within my being. Icannot remember what led up to that state, and I cannot rememberwhat led away from it to my present position. How can I remember toachieve this connecting link? I am entirely cut off.MR. O. I think it is all quite clear. It may need some time to establishrelation of one to another.MRS. T. It is so much easier to remember oneself in new circumstancesof any sort. As soon as one gets used to a thing one forgets.MR. O. Please try to remember next time what you want by thiscombination of words. It may be next time we begin to come nearer toit.MR. W. Can you give us something to think about in the intervalbetween now and next meeting?MR. O. I don't promise anything. I can continue only withoutpromises.MRS. v. How can I learn to remember myself?MR. O. Find what is missing. Maybe it will be sufficient.MRS. C. Is it good to try to recapture what goes with a better state?MR. O. Probably. This is what I have said last time—that if you try torecover—how I said this?—try to remember, it may help.And when I come next time. ... I don't know—I cannot promise aday for it, but I may come.***