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Give us a moment.... The creative artist can be in somewhat of a quandary, according to his beliefs, for he wants to preserve the precious moment, the fleeting thought, the daffodils, the perceived insights. At the same time he often feels the need to stand apart from life, from the fleeting thoughts, the daffodils or the insight, so that he will not be lost completely in the moment, but able to form almost a second self with a larger viewpoint, who can then more clearly examine and understand the thought, the moment, or the insight.

The creative artist can be afraid of letting himself go completely in his life, for fear that he will become so involved that he will forget to stand apart, to look or to listen. Now to some degree that is Ruburt’s quandary, and to a lesser extent, your own.

You want to examine life, to experience it, and yet in some way find in time a safe dimension apart from time. What you want is a second life in life, in which to appreciate and examine life’s experience. The ordinary distractions of life immediately then cause conflict. On the one hand, they are living, these distractions. They are life. On the other hand, they rob you in time of that second life you want, in which to examine your experiences.

Do not think of breaking it up into segments, but rather as the rhythmic flow of desired activities. You will want to paint, to prepare “Unknown.” Now painting is in one regard timeless, though it will flow into time. “Unknown” is timeless, yet it will flow into time. Yard work is not timeless. It can be a joyful exercise of the body, the natural life being reinforced, and it can also provide feelings of timelessness, so that in that regard your love of timelessness can be combined with your love of the moment.

Think of the entire 24-hour period, however. If the two of you stick together, there will be no problem, and particularly if you view this not as a schedule but as a way in which you want to mix time and timelessness, and merge the “two lives” that each of you try to live in the one life. Distractions may occur, but you can deal with them if your attitudes are clear, and if you see that overall you are doing what you want. Then any distractions will not be that important.

Man lives through the desire for life. That truth is a far more important realization. People can use our books, but the greatest use is a kind of mental, spiritual, and psychic acceleration that allows them to use all of their abilities better—but they must decide how they will use truth.