A Discussion of Suggestion
Man is 100% subject to suggestion 100% of the time.
Suggestion is not bad--it is not good---it just is.
A definition of suggestion:
A suggestion always offers a reward for a particular line of behavior, thought
or belief and if the particular line of behavior, thought or belief is not
followed, it threatens loss.
From The Teachings -- Tape 1 by Rhondell
Some of the most powerful suggestions come from within. We accept thoughts that come into our head as "Intuitive knowledge."
It never occurs to us to question those thoughts. Thoughts are merely "conditioning"
and come from a lot of information outside of us and from the past which often
Conflicts. For Example:
- A Book or Magazine
- The news
- A Misinformed Loved One
- A Misinformed Teacher
- A Misinformed Co-Worker
- A Misinformed Friend
Observing what we have been accepting as "intuitive knowledge" can be a lot of fun and can be very liberating.
It is said that if a suggestion is accepted without scrutiny,
it becomes the
rule of Attitude-Action.
School Talks by Rhondell Tape 30
A Personal observation:
A while back the media was filled with suggestion that eating eggs and drinking milk caused higher cholestrol -- thereby increasing the risk of heart attacks in persons who ate eggs and drank milk. I watched people count the eggs they consumed and measure their milk intake. Then the media reported (with less enthusiasm, it seemed) that other studies, perhaps more valid ones, said that eggs and milk were really ok -- but the first suggestion prevails among those I know.
The food industry exploited the suggestion as a means of increasing their profits. Now we find the market flooded with low cholestrol products which may or may not be helpful but which we are being emotionally black-mailed into purchasing. Not by valid health studies, but by media emphasis on one study or another. I became practically the picture of health the other day merely by switching channels!
As I say, they may help and they may not -- the point being that we can be aware of suggestion and, perhaps lessening its control over our inner state can enable us to make better, more informed decisions.
For a suggestion to work, it must touch something basic in Man. We all experienced a non-disturbed state in the womb. Being born brought with it a lot of disturbance......so all of us, as babies, unconsciously chose to regain that non-disturbed state as a purpose of living. So if a suggestion promises us some non-disturbance, we're apt to accept it readily -- without checking it out thoroughly.
A definition of non-disturbance:
Trying to gain pleasure and comfort and escape pain on all levels.
From The Teachings -- Tape 1 by Rhondell
On the lighter side:
There is very powerful suggestion from within that we are not measuring up to what we expect of ourselves. (Sound familiar?) A fellow student just shared with me how she deals with those suggestions. She practices being "imperfect" every day!
Remember : Observe without criticizing, judging or justifying
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