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is really perfect； for you experience either happiness because it fits the
patterns of the programming of your bioputer or you experience the
beginning of a negative emotion which is giving you a weled opportunity
to work on reprogramming your bioputer so that you will not have this
problem in the future。
The Twelve Pathways are presented on the previous two pages。 Memorize
these Twelve Pathways in order to implant them deeply into your
consciousness。 Memorizing helps you use them as programming in shaping
your perceptions below conscious levels。 Just reading them for intellectual
understanding will not permit you to use them as dynamic tools that can make
your life work。 Use the Pathways in interpreting your moment…to…moment
stream of consciousness。 They can lead you straight into higher
consciousness and enable you to find the love； happiness； wisdom； and
fulfillment that is your birthright in life。
Chapter 5
Freeing Myself
An addiction is a programming （or operating instruction to your bioputer）
that triggers unfortable emotional responses and excites your
consciousness if the world does not fit the programmed pattern in your mind。
The identifying characteristic of an addiction is that if your desire is not
fulfilled； you respond emotionally in a puter…like way and automatically
play out a program of anger； worry； anxiety； jealousy； fear； etc。 That which
you emotionally avoid is just as much an addiction as is something you
desire。
FIRST PATHWAY
I am freeing myself from security； sensation； and power addictions that
make me try to forcefully control situations in my life； and thus destroy
my serenity and keep me from loving myself and others。
Why do addictions destroy happiness？ Are there some harmless addictions？
Can’t I have even one addiction？ Aren’t there good addictions like addictions
for love； knowledge； or consciousness growth？
Of course you can have one addiction or any number you want； but for
each one you pay a price in lost happiness。 Since an addiction is backed up
by the full rush of your emotions； each addiction from time to time puts you in
a state of emotional warfare with yourself and others。 They dominate your
consciousness and keep you from perceiving clearly。 Addictions separate you
from others； for everyone is instantly valued by the degree to which you
suspect threat or support。 Addictions are not needed because you can do the
same things and enjoy the same life experiences on a non…addictive basis。
Through higher consciousness； you can have every beautiful experience that
life offers you。
All things in the world around us are constantly changing。 Our bodies and
minds are constantly changing。 These changes； moment by moment； month
by month； year by year； affect our ability to make the flow of our life conform
to the arbitrary addictive patterns that we desire and expect。 So we’re caught
in an absolutely endless moment…to…moment struggle to make the outside
world fit in with our addictions。 And it is always a futile struggle in the end。
No one that ever lived has ever had enough power； prestige； or knowledge to
overe the basic condition of all life you win some and you lose some。
The operation of our lower consciousness feelings is such that even if we
satisfy many addictions during a day； the one addiction that was not satisfied
will prey on our consciousness and make us unhappy。 There is just no way to
win the battle of our addictions。 There are no addictions without
unhappiness； although with the higher addictions （love and consciousness
growth） you experience less suffering than with the lower level addictions of
security； sensations； and power。
As long as you have addictions； your exquisite bioputer your mind
will be dominated by the vain attempt to help you find happiness by
manipulating the world around you into fitting your addictions。 A mind
dominated by addictions is not able to tune in to the finer vibrations of the
surrounding people and things just as a drummer who plays too loudly can
keep you from hearing the violins and flutes of a symphony。 To be fully here
and now； you must be able to experience all of the instruments of the
symphony。 To live in the beauty of higher consciousness； you must be able to
perceive both the grosser and the more subtle aspects of the world around
you。 Addictions are not evil or bad they just cost you too much in lost
perceptiveness； wisdom； effectiveness； and happiness。
Addictions always cause unhappiness sooner or later。 Preferences never do。
When an addiction is not satisfied； you are unhappy。 When an addiction is
satisfied； you feel momentary pleasure； relief； or indifference。 When a
preference is not satisfied； you are simply indifferent it was only a
preference after all。 But when it is satisfied； it adds to the texture and beauty
of your life。 Your ego and rational mind do not have to guard the source of
your satisfaction because you are not depending on it for happiness。
Upleveling all of your addictions to the status of preferences （or eliminating
them if they cannot add to your joy of living） is a Living Love key to being
joyous and loving all the time。 A practical rule of thumb for one starting on
the road to higher consciousness is to grant oneself emotion…backed demands
for physical necessities such as air； food if starving； or shelter if about to
freeze and all other addictions are sickness！
Only your emotional programming determines whether something is an
addiction or a preference。 You must clearly understand that when we discuss
giving up an addiction； we simply mean reprogramming that part of your
brain that makes you restless； churning； and unhappy if a desire is not
realized。 Your living patterns may or may not be changed when you uplevel
your addictions to preferences。 It is vital that you fully understand that the
growth we are describing lies wholly in reprogramming your automatic
emotional programming it is not necessarily aimed at changing your
external actions。 You can do anything you prefer as long as you are not
addicted。 For when you are free of addictions； your actions will be
characterized by wisdom and oneness。
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