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Ten Qualities of Mind By Richard Kieninger The ten qualities of Mind as
outlined below are discussed in the context of their existence on the
discarnate Egoic level uninfluenced by the conditioned reflexes of a brain or
the drives imposed by a physical body. Therefore, psychological aspects are
not included here. Memory Memory is the ability to
recall or reproduce what has been learned and retained through one's
experience and intellectual activity. Memory is also the store of things
learned and recognized. Memory has the power to reproduce images, sounds, and
impressions of what is no longer before one, and it allows one to identify
something previously known. All the knowledge accumulated by an Ego is his
Soul. Soul is the essence and spirit of an Ego's character, the extent of his
advancement, and the sum of his accomplishments gained through all his
incarnations. The Soul is the Overself which knows far more than what the Ego
has impressed on any of the individual brains through which he has functioned
during his incarnations. Soul knowledge comes through to manifest in the
physical incarnation as character, disposition, and life purpose. Desire Desire is a conscious
intention to acquire a goal or to achieve an experience that promises
enjoyment or satisfaction in its attainment, and desire can range from a mild
wish to a burning desire. (To desire does not imply the carrying through
required to fulfill or attain its object.) Egoic desire can manifest as an
emotional longing frequently based on an attraction to the opposite sex. The
dreams and fantasies of Egos who are discarnate reflect their desires, which
instantaneously become their environment on the Astral Plane. The nature and
content of a discarnate Ego's thoughts are that Ego's reality for whatever
duration he thinks those thoughts. Will Will is the determination
to marshal the necessary efforts to achieve a goal. Will involves the
resolution of choices into an intention and employs persistent striving and
self-command to accomplish the Ego's purposes and desires. Curiosity Curiosity is the impulse to
know and to probe the unknown. Human Egos seek self-understanding,
which leads to inquiry into one's own workings. God has built into Ego an
inherent tendency to become dissatisfied with the status quo, and this makes
the Ego reach out for what is new and exciting and interesting. Curiosity is
a driving force which impels one to search, learn, and advance, even in the
face of danger and discomfort. Consciousness Consciousness is the
ability to distinguish one's inward state and provides an awareness of one's
existence as a distinct entity separate from external things and beings.
Consciousness provides a perception of one's own growth and future
projections. The ability to concentrate one's exclusive attention on specific
and ordered thought processes is a function of consciousness. Being
attentive, observant, and aware is a part of one's conscious ordering of
knowledge. An Ego's perceptiveness of others' meaning and intent is another
aspect of consciousness. Clairsentience, clairaudience, and clairvoyance are
non-physical manifestations of consciousness. Conscience Conscience is the sense of
obligation to one's own best interest to be good and to do right to others
and to uplift one's own character. Conscience reminds one to be honest,
upright, just, and virtuous. Conscience is that quality of Mind that helps
one hold for a lifetime to whatever different moral rules are inculcated by
the various societies into which one incarnates. But as the Ego learns higher
principles, these tend to impose themselves during each succeeding
incarnation; and by overriding a society's lesser moral code during a given
lifetime, this helps the advanced Ego to grow into a better person and thus
contribute to the uplift of his society. Creativeness Creativeness includes the
imaginative abilities of visualization, original inventiveness, and the
recombination of knowns into unique ideas. Creativeness is the quality of
Mind which describes the Egoic power to order and manipulate Etheric
substance into patterns by thought alone. Thereby an Ego can bring into real
existence those things he desires via an act of will out of personal
inspiration. The quality of creativeness causes the Akashic Record to be
impressed by one's every thought. The act of mental precipitation is a function
of creativeness. Intuition Intuition falls into two
categories. The first covers the receiving of information by thought
transference, which includes telepathic communication. This is exhibited as
the "sixth sense" when the Ego is incarnated; therefore,
extrasensory perception comes under this quality of Mind. The second category
includes the ability to combine facts instantly into a correct conclusion
without consciously using rational reasoning processes. Intuition allows
ready insight into people and situations, and it is often manifested as
immediate cognition or apprehension of a matter previously unknown and
unconsidered. Reason Reason applies to thinking
power and the ability to consciously weigh facts, information, and principles
in order to arrive at defendable conclusions via logical inference and
deduction. Reason is a process by which one gains knowledge, determines cause
and effect, derives mathematical precision, and gains command of the tools of
language symbols upon which effective Mind-to-Mind communications depend.
Intellectual activity and comprehension depends on the power of reason. All
Soul growth involves the process of conscious reasoning and awareness,
regardless of the source of information received through the other qualities
of Mind. The gaining of knowledge is a conscious, rational decision of what
to store in the Egoic memory. Emotion There are five cardinal emotions with which an Ego is endowed as part of his basic Mind. These are the feelings of awe, joy, grief, fear, and anger, each of which can be expressed in widely varying intensities. All other emotions are modifications and combinations of these five brought about by societal conditioning during incarnations. The advanced Ego has enhanced his expression of awe and joy and has eliminated further experience of grief, fear, and anger. Emotions are the source of humane sensibility, out of which arise compassion, empathy, and sentiment on the Egoic level. (love is not an emotion but a power emanating from the Mind of God. love is felt, however, through the emotional quality of Mind.) |
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