Part I

VALUES

Your values determine your way of life, quality of life, personality traits, mental state, motivation and behavior. Your values select and screen incoming information and influence your perception of events. Your life operates according to your own values, this is the KEY to understanding yourself - the path that determines your future happiness.

There are two value catagories, a positive one and a negative one. The values chosen provide a basic framework that determines the stability of the mind and body. Positive values make the mind calm and stable, they also strengthen the power of the body. Negative values disturb the stability of the mind and arouse harsh emotions that act upon the body in such a way that flexibility, coordination and perception are hindered.

Body, mind, and values are related, they function together. Change the values, and the mind and body automatically change. Values play a major role in integrating mind and body into a harmonious relationship. Negative values divide the mind and body relationship - positive values unite mind and body.

Once you are familiar with the dynamics of values, you will know how to strengthen your mental and physical abilities, eliminate stress, tension, and anxiety. You will also acquire ideal personality traits, that will aid you in achieving continuous success.

POSITIVE VALUES

Some of the positive values are: kindness, modesty, discretion, respect, adaptability, impartiality, and empathy. These qualities stimulate feelings of well-being, tolerance, confidence, sympathy and friendship. Insight good judgment and evenmindedness are then cultivated.

Positive values are the qualities of benevolence. By using these type of qualities, moods do not uncontrollably fluctuate. Behavior and emotions become reliable. Personality traits can be trusted. Reliable behavior patterns are established. Courage, psychological endurance, perseverance, fearlessness, firmness, and strength of mind are cultivated. Personal opinion does not waiver because of pressure of threat. Life is faced unhampered by doubt or hesitation.

Qualities such as sympathy, admiration and fairness, strengthen concentration. Agitation is then neutralized. Anxiety and resentment disappear. A general optimism occurs. The body stays relaxed, the ability to adapt, and respond to changing circumstances increases. Flexibility of mind and accurate perception become strong behavior traits. The ability to recover quickly in the face of an upset is acquired.

Fear is also eliminated as discretion, empathy, and restitution increase.

Our body has a concentration of vital life energy, which is located in the area of the hips. Tension, anxiety, and anger move the energy upward, peace of mind will move the energy downward.

Positive values keep the mind in its most stable natural state, so the body energy will increase its intensity downward. Timing, alertness, coordination and perception become quick and accurate. Muscles stay relaxed, tension is reduced, and endurance increased. Pulse and respiration are lowered. Body and mind are in harmony, and body power is at its strongest.

Physical tests with positive values are on page 54

NEGATIVE VALUES

Negative values include: Envy, greed, jealousy, egotism, revenge, resentment, and anger, these are some of the basic ingredients that cause worry, anxiety, sorrow and trouble. When these values dominate the mind there are inadequate personality flaws such as irrational conduct, perplexity, nervousness, and tension.

Envy, jealousy, greed, combine to stimulate agitation and anger. Negative values such as these react together as a group, creating disequalibrium of mind and body. If negative values become the driving force that directs your every action, you are out of harmony with ongoing events. Heightened impulses interfere with social interactions; patience and thoughtfulness are reduced.

Ill will halts progress in becoming fully human. Because of ill will, reverence for life, idealism, receptivity, become infirm. There is a deficiency in will power. The more time invested in this mode of behavior the stronger the negative emotional patterns become. Grudges and hostility turn into faulty, malajusted behavior patterns. Negative urges emerge automatically, unconsciously, without too much effort, Distructive critical judgment, generate defensive thinking by others. Opportunities are traded for skepticism.

Negative values disturb the natural health of the body. Nerves, muscles, glands, are adversly affected, mind is less adaptable. If the negative impulses are inhibited they cause chronic muscle tensions, and physical ridgidity. Health problems such as ulcers, headaches, tension and depression become daily problems.

Negative values cause tension and anxiety. This negative energy flows upward from the area of the hips, this is why the body balance is lost and coordination of body movements becomes stiff and awkward.

Negative energy tests are on page 54

VALUES AND INSIGHT

Perception and insight are based upon modesty, restitude, and discretion. Those who have the best vision

Tolerance and kindness help maintain objectivity when approaching daily problems. Through tolerance and respect there is evenmindedness and impartiality. Then flexibility, buoyancy, and adaptability are added to the personality. With these traits the mind follows change without confusion, frenzy, or emotional overreactions.

Respect, unconditional friendship generate a positive mood; concentration deepens, behavior is temperate and sound. The state of mind stays alert with quick accurate perception.

Compassion, kindness, honesty, and trust, develop a higher degree of understanding yourself and life. By adopting these values, you gain wisdom, do to the fact that you are free from prejudice. You realize that everyone has his faults and strengths, so cooperation with acceptance becomes the rule. When course of action is sincere and honest, the way of life is then guided by clarity of thought. Most specifically you can think for yourself with complete confidence. With a coherent mind you are not at the mercy of overpowering emotions, or at the mercy of group fads. Security, contentment, are found within your own quality of thinking.

Those who see with insight consider the welfare of others, they realize needs and wants immediately as they arise. The mental state that is required for clarity of thought also stimulates feelings of deep compassion. A deeper, wiser, social self is revealed. The urge to be charitable and philanthropic is strong. Instead of being self-centered you become socially integrated. Pride, fear of failure, good, bad, win or lose, self pride, egotistical "I", prejudices and dogmas are absent.

We are born without the knowledge of relationships. We learn to form a connection between the house where we live and the rest of the neighborhood. As we grow older we see a larger view, the house, city, nation and world are seen as a connected whole. As we study physics, chemistry, and biology, we learn to interrelate these subjects. Taking old parts and assimilating them into a new holistic form is important to our ability to understand life better.

Life moves onward when the thought process connects old ideas with new ones, this adds a new dimension to our lives. Maintaining an open enquiring mind, seeking to combine new ideas in a new way, builds insight.

People and cultures often reach a point where they tend to stop forming new relationships and settle down to a set way of thought. This hinders insight.

The beauty of life is to keep expanding, learning, widening and broadening your view of the world. Physics, biology, chemistry, physiology, and religion are now seen as interlinked. We have reached such a high level of understanding that a professional in one field is able to relate his subject matter to all of life.

To know life is to know how to live it. Those who are wise gain in understanding old relationships better, this is their way of life. They gain in insight by building a new comprehensive relationship with life. This improves intuition, and cultivates awareness. Living with awareness and gaining by keeping an open mind is the reason why they attain a vision that comprehends a deeper meaning to life. With a holistic approach to life, they transcend their own ego self, and find serenity, and peace of mind. Aging becomes a beneficial process of savoring life.

Wisdom comes from living experiences, based upon a positive value system. You see what you should with the values you have given yourself.

Look deeper, see with insight, be objective, even minded, and the mind/body will be receptive thus increasing body power.

NEGATIVE VALUES AND INSIGHT

Incorrect judgment (delusion) predominates in those whom greed, envy, and egotism are strong. Negative values create agitation and anxiety which lead to false interpretation of situations. Greed hostility and malice initiate a state of mind that does not comply with the realities of the environment. Blame, anger, resentment cause a mental activity that uncontrollably fluctuate.

When the frame of reference is based upon a negative view of the world, external events are then experienced in a negative way. Revenge, envy, and jealousy keep the mind frustrated, anxious and disturbed. This uneasy mind sees falsely.

Emotionally we feel that which we vision to be true. Negative values not only cloud the vision, but also ruin the health of the body. Those who see with anger are prone to ulcers and nervousness.

Inspirational qualities that comfort the well-being of our health, and help us keep a tranquil mind, are lost as the body becomes ridged and inflexible with negative values.

Insight is a health giving factor. Delusion is an unhealthy factor.

SELF IMAGE AND VALUES

The director of a play, sees the whole drama without getting trapped into any one part. He sees each player as part of the drama. He maintains his mental distance as he views all the actors with objectivity. If a member of the cast is gone, the director can play any part. Or become involved with an entirely new play, with different costumes, and characters. Life is like the play, we play a part and think that we are really living to the fullest extent. While all the time we are asleep within the egos illusion of reality.

Shakespeare wrote:

All the world's a stage
And all the men and women merely
players,
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many
parts,

Positive values eliminate the act, one transends the self, the ego image, and moves toward a holistic approach to life. The mind is then free to investigate the wonders of life. The Universe is diversified fathomable, a self image, an ego, a title, a culture, tradition, is only a small limited part of reality.

Justice, health, self esteem and joy flourish in abundance when we infuse our self with the vastness of the Universe. This fusion takes place with an open mind and with positive values.

MANAGEMENT, LEADERSHIP AND VALUES

Money, power, position and rank, do not make an individual effective in life or in management. Values produce effectiveness. Insight determines success in management.

Leadership administered by ego gratification gains no permanent advantage. High rank becomes a slave to its own oppressions, and aggressions. Rank, position, and cleverness do not save those in power who take self respect, and dignity away from others. Richness of maturity, psychological vitality, becomes impared when compassion and discretion are ignored.

Those who are in power - teachers, managers, foremen, parents, etc. - can increase their material goals by adding the humane dimension of personal development to their ways of leadership. Positive values make organizations and businesses effective, because constructive values produce good judgment, trust, and integrity, then there is respect and hospitality which generate enthusiasm, loyalty and a spirit of oneness.

Wise leaders share their power, they lead by following, their policy is to listen, support, and serve. Effective management takes pleasure in making others confident, and allowing everyone to be involved with decision-making policies. Lead by elevating the finer qualities of others, and you work as a team in harmony and unity.

Life is continuous. The way of leadership at work is extended to the family and friends. If you devaluate in your leadership you devaluate your life. You become the follower of your own leadership.

By focusing on humane concepts, common day activities are transferred into enriching experiences. A deeper bond strengthens relationships. The next transaction takes place on a higher level of consciousness.

Each individual is a new thinking pattern, an adventure in difference. Innumerable possibilities are possible in any social interaction. Through relationships you rediscover that which you already know. Those who are wisere-learn the same thing many times. This is the art of living. Watch how values work, be free to mold and reshape your own thinking. Everyone has something to offer you. Each of us is a teacher.

When the label of leader is placed in your hands use it to inspire and to cultivate trust and harmony. Give care and attention to people and they will heighten and intensify their talents.

VALUES, REALITY AND SOCIETY

Life is revealed when faith in positive values are used to build your character traits. By putting your trust in that which is positive you have put your trust in the powers of nature. The full powers of the mind and body will be experienced. The seed of fortune will grow, you will be rewarded for your thoughts and actions. Your mind will be tranquil even under stressful situations. You will have a sense of equality for all people, ages, sexes, and races. You will be open to new information from whatever source it comes from. You will respond with clarity, and alertness. Perception is accurate, so body movements are quick and accurate. You will keep in touch with the totality of each situation. A deep sense of self-trust, personal integrity grows, along with compassion for others. Life becomes an adventure that promotes good will. Because you are really living, the fear of death is gone, so is resentment and anger.

Values chosen create your reality

Reality is the values you use

Each moment is a reflection of your reality

You always lay your path before you in the form of thoughts

Being positive, cultivating faith in benevolence, balances the internal body, and strengthens the mental powers

You then become connected with nature with your own nature

You are the Universe, a part of nature, reflecting back on itself

The balance of justice is found in understanding our own capabilities. Humans are victory oriented. If they are taught the skills to handle life, to understand how values work then they will win. The primary duty of society is to help people raise the level of their own humanity. This is the only security, the best insurance. We are fully civilized when human problems are solved by people working in harmony, cooperating, and communicating at a level that inspires each and all.

What are values? They are the fabric of society. The base of all interaction. The clay that molds destiny. With constructive values, the comprehension of life takes place on a higher level, where the development of character is advanced, where the deeper insights into nature are observed, followed and encouraged. Stress, nervousness, depression envy, greed, negative identity images, should be minor occurances, not common everyday problems.

Human potential should never go undeveloped. Never should an individual be sacrificed for lack of self knowledge. By magic we expect people to understand life. Why risk life to fate or luck? Why should children have to figure out life on their own? Taking the risk that they might really believe that negative belief systems work and put their trust in nonproductive, self defeating thoughts.

Teach the mind and body relationship. Show how positive values improve body power and mental stability.

Enrichment programs should be the major part of every school program. Psychological growth must keep pace with material growth. Reading, writing, and arithmetic are tools to be used to function better in the mechanical world. They do not guarantee humane principles or common sense. The important underlying factors behind all deeds, are the mental states. Values are the tools that open up the door to higher education. Education without a value system is hazardous.

Drug abuse and crime, are problems that could be greatly reduced with self improvement programs. Conditions are created by what we avoid. Trillions of dollars have been spent in armament, how much for human development? Neglect equals defect. The rules of cause and effect apply to all of life.

Natural laws maintain their own credibility. People often think that good virtues, ethics, and positive values, are old fashioned, out of date, unworkable. Ethics, and values are not old fashioned, or new fashioned, they are just a part of human nature. They operate for or against you at every moment. They are unavoidable.