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This afternoon’s physical performance does indeed represent another important breakthrough, for he felt within him that ease and motion, that release of tension that is so vital for his body’s normal, healthy performance. [...]

Ruburt’s physical performance this afternoon should certainly show him that his body is indeed capable of normal motion. [...]

[...] “She’s very resilient, isn’t she?” he said, and I could tell that he was very pleasantly surprised and pleased at Jane’s performance. [...]

[...] You grew from a fetus into an adult, for instance, so obviously some part of you does know how to perform such an amazing activity as the growth and care of the physical body. [...]

[...] Forget what you have heard, again, about what the body can and cannot do, or what must happen before such and such a performance appears, for the body itself exults in creative unpredictability, and given the chance loves to perform.

[...] Life becomes a series of habits, and in the mentally ill, for example, you may have seemingly meaningless habits, compulsively performed. [...]

When that flow is relatively unimpeded then he is naturally attracted to subjective activity and to performance in the natural world as well. [...]

[...] He is not a performer, however, in the same way that an actor is, whose art requires for its best execution the lively responsive immediately present audience. [...]

It seemed that this would be thrust upon him, however—that it was expected, and that indeed furthermore he should expect such performance from himself. [...]

(Long pause.) Beside this, he felt that such a performance would alter the direction his work would take in ways that would be detrimental overall, for the broadening quality of that kind of discourse could only be as extensive in scope as the quality of his audience’s understanding, so that the material might become too tailored to public need or consumption—tied up in answering conventional questions—an excellent point, by the way. [...]

These processes result in definite improvement of performance, which is what you want, of course. [...] The important thing is to keep up your spirits, again, as the stages result in definite improvement of performance, for these of course then add to your confidence.

The picture fit together so well, in fact, that you say it was a smooth overall performance; as stated, those head tensions eventually caused all the other difficulties. [...]

Shortly the improvements in performance, you see, will give you practical evidence that will in itself accelerate further improvements. [...]

[...] Ruburt feels free enough to go to Florida, if he feels he does not have to face what he thinks of as your idea of absolute freedom, in which he is performing as normally as anyone else, or nearly so. If that is expected of him in line with both of your current beliefs in the body’s poor performance then he does not feel free to go at all.

[...] Both of you believe quite effectively that he cannot perform in certain areas. [...]

Ruburt’s body can perform far better, and is in the process of so doing. [...]

[...] He lost faith in his physical performance, and got out of the habit of asserting himself physically.

In the exercises both will, faith and assertion, come into play in coordinated effort that is met by performance, and by achievement. [...]

It places his mind on physical performance, and leads automatically into the future in a positive way as he achieves in simpler exercises and then goes on. [...]

I have said (as at 9:48) that the body can indeed carry on, performing necessary maintenance activities while the main consciousness is detached from it. To some extent it can even perform simple chores. [...]

This frequently happens in the dream state, although such a performance can be achieved in varying altered states of consciousness. [...]

[...] Your consciousness could not leave your body and return to it again unless there were biological mechanisms that allowed for such a performance.

(Slowly at 11:43:) While your consciousness is so engaged, your body consciousness performs many functions that are impossible for it during your waking hours. [...]

[...] The vitality of creaturehood is demonstrated through the beauty, speed, elegance, and performance of the body itself. [...] The members of this group deal, then, in performance. [...]

[...] One Sumari might enjoy performing in front of an audience, while another might not even be able to bear the thought. [...]

[...] They perform a very creative service as a rule, for social and political organizations can often become stagnant, and no longer serve the purposes of the large masses of people involved. [...]

(Long pause at 11:01.) Members of this (Zuli) family can often serve as models for the artist or the writer, but generally speaking they themselves transmit their energy through physical “arts” and performance. [...]

[...] Yet both of you should realize that those failures still give you an overall performance that few people can achieve, in terms of the quality and overall endurance.

He has the idea that good health is a reward for excellent inner performance, and part of this attitude is because of a literal and uncompromising misinterpretation of my remarks that the physical body is the direct materialization of the inner condition.

In other words, he felt that unless he was using his abilities fully, and was spiritually, creatively and psychically perfect, he should mar his physical performance. [...]

[...] Neither of you should expect perfect performance in your work, and I say this to you as well as to Ruburt. [...]

At work you mar your performance. You did not want to perform well because you are resentful. [...]

[...] On the one hand some epileptic patients feel a cut above the usual run of humanity, while on the other they perform far more awkwardly than normal persons. [...]

It will be a good idea, even if it is not pleasant, for Ruburt to do some more free association in relationship to his fears about his body’s performance — and those fears should not then be treated impatiently. [...]

[...] They can perform in a flash activities that would take much time at another level. [...]

[...] Yet any poor performance was taken by Ruburt, particularly, as evidence in the other direction. You were caught between the ideal and a very poor performance, one contrasting with the other.

Such an impulse, followed, will lead to its own performance the means will be given. [...]

[...] I can see her confidence and ease of performance increase each day.)

He should relax when he feels that body loosening—go with it without worrying, for it leads to better body performance. [...]

[...] In the time of Christ there were many such performances, as many personalities felt the force of inner reality and reacted to it.

Some carried on following the same pattern taken by Christ, performed psychic feats and healings, had groups of followers, and yet were not capable of holding that powerful focus of psychic attention that was so necessary.

[...] Had he performed the role possible, he could have been of benefit to Paul. [...]

[...] He must be encouraged however to realize that his body can indeed perform better. [...]

The mental patterns are all-important, yet you see you have initiated some new ones creatively, using both Frameworks 1 and 2. You are correct: the more activities of a natural kind that Ruburt performs, whether or not he can do them on his feet, the better off he is, and you are. [...]

The body wants to move, to act, to perform, and Ruburt needs some physical sense of satisfaction and accomplishment. [...]

[...] Those thoughts can trigger unconscious muscular activity that will indeed make physical performance easier. [...]

[...] Every act you perform is creative. [...]

[...] The second way, then, is for Ruburt to concentrate upon those improvements he senses daily, either in performance or in feelings of ease, release, or relief. [...]

[...] The building up of trust, however, will automatically accelerate Ruburt’s improvements, minimize his discomfort, and hence add to his confidence and performance. [...]