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the “doorkeeper” to our consciousness。
The activities of the RAS have traditionally been referred to by the term
“ego。” This is the mechanism that uses your emotions as pleasure…pain whips
that force you to guard your security； sensation； and power addictions （and
even subtler ones） and continually direct your energy toward enhancing them。
The RAS decides from one moment to the next what ining sensory
information； if any； shall be reported to your consciousness。 The RAS can
put you to sleep or it can wake you up。 If your consciousness is deeply
occupied； the RAS can shut off ining stimuli so that you can concentrate。
Even as you read these words； your RAS is probably blocking out auditory
sensations so that you are not aware of sounds around you； and has probably
been suppressing information on whether your body is fortable so as to
permit you to keep your attention on this book。 However； your RAS is
programmed to override your concentration on the book so that it will
immediately pass on to you the fact that someone just entered the room and
mentioned your name。
Your RAS interacting with your programming determines the world you
perceive。 You do not see the world as it is you over…emphasize the small
slice of the world that resonates with your fears； desires； demands； hopes； and
expectations。 As you grow into higher consciousness； your RAS will interact
with love and acceptance programming； and then your love will create your
world。 You will see everything （both the dualistic and the non…dualistic） as a
manifestation of the energy of love。 When your RAS is programmed to
emphasize the Fifth Center of Consciousness； it will permit you to experience
the world as an intricately beautiful plex of here and now energies that
give you everything you need for evolving into a fully conscious being。
The RAS does not analyze or interpret ining information。 It works on the
basis of the strength of the electrochemical impulse and whether the nerve
impulses fit programmed patterns。 For example； if you live next to a railroad
track； your RAS has been so conditioned that it does not regard a thundering；
house…shaking series of sounds as unusual while you are asleep。 For someone
whose RAS has not been trained in this manner； these sounds would cause
the RAS to immediately awaken the individual and dominate his
consciousness with the thundering clatter to say nothing of repercussions in
the limbic area！
The RAS maintains a two…way exchange of information with the cortex。 As
the doorkeeper to our consciousness； the RAS is affected by what is going on
in our consciousness as well as playing a paramount part in determining what
is introduced into our consciousness。 When we operate on lowerconsciousness
levels； the RAS acts somewhat like the President of a country
during a war。 The information that is most likely to dominate his
consciousness involves military matters。 When we operate on lowconsciousness
levels； the RAS is most likely to pass on to our consciousness
such “military matters” as security； sensations； and power。 When peace
es； the President can give his attention to all aspects of the country。 His
consciousness is no longer dominated by the urgent “survival…threatening”
war muniqués。
To use our great bioputer optimally； it is necessary for us to repeatedly
and definitely give instructions to ourselves to eliminate the old programming
and to replace it with non…addictive preferential programming。 As this new
Living Love programming begins to feed into the operation of our
bioputer； it relieves the RAS of the dominantly urgent instructions
inherent in the lower Centers of Consciousness。 As you progress to the sixth
and seventh levels； you escape from seeing the world through the lower…level
filters that bias your perception。 In these clear…seeing levels； you are no
longer unbalanced by egocentric perspectives。 The functioning of the RAS
thereby permits a changed flow of energy。 It ceases to be an instrument for
the gratification or pacification of one’s personal conditioning including the
mores and folkways of one’s “tribe。” It begins to function as a vehicle for
permitting actions which maintain a continual harmonious flow between your
being and your environment at all times。 At this level there is a total
surrender so that the entire world around you participates in the unfoldment of
your life。 You are no longer an “individual” in the ordinary sense； but a being
voluntarily engaged in the evolvement of consciousness。 Such a being
encourages the growth of everyone around him by the power of openness；
acceptance； and oneness。
As the RAS responds to your efforts to uplevel your programming； you
gradually diminish the intricate webs of emotion…backed demands that you
mistakenly identified as your “self。” You watch your body and mind perform
an ever…changing scenario of thoughts； feelings； sensations； and actions。 You
realize that you have no fixed self or fixed individuality that remains intact。
Your name and your ego…based memory no longer give you the illusion of
being an “individual。” As you grow in consciousness toward the higher
levels； you no longer identify the essence of you with your body； your worldly
status； your programming； or your rational mind…stuff。 You deeply experience
your essence as being pure Conscious…awareness that just watches the drama
of your life as it is acted out on the myriad stages of the world。
Chapter 23
The Programming of Happiness and Unhappiness
In this chapter we will set forth three types of basic programming for your
bioputer and show the way they operate to produce unhappiness；
happiness； or bliss。
DEFINITIONS
First we need three definitions：
1。 Unhappiness is a psychological state arising from the more or
less continuous disappointment； frustration； and emotional
tension we experience when life repeatedly gives us what we
do not want to accept。
2。 Happiness is a psychological state arising from more or less
continuous pleasure。 Pleasure es from that which we tell
ourselves we want to accept。
3。 Bliss is a state of continuous happiness。
THREE TYPES OF PROGRAMMING
In the Living Love Way to