533. Your Most Valuable Skill

In an age when events move ever more swiftly and information overload threatens to swamp your mind, the most valuable skill you can acquire is to be able to tell for yourself what is true from what is false. This is done by polishing your mental faculty called Buddhi, or conscience. Meditation is the way to do this and when your mind is still, it will be able to see clearly what is true and what is not.

69. Conscience, Buddhi

The safest course for a man in this life is to do nothing against one's own conscience. With this secret, we can enjoy life and have no fear of death. Therefore it is good to refine your conscience, to polish Buddhi.

18. Self-Parenting

Learn to become your own parent - to listen to your own inner signals and to trust what your inner guide, your instincts tell you. This is what it means to be autonomous. It is a big part of self-reliance. Once you establish it, it will serve you all your life. That part of your mind that knows what is true is called Buddhi in Sanskrit. It is the parent part of your mind and always wants what is best for your higher good.The key to being a healthy self parent is to develop the "Adult" part of your personality as set out in the books "Games People Play", "TA Today" by Eric Berne and "I'm OK, You're OK" by Thomas A. Harris.

http://www.internet-of-the-mind.com/im_ok.html

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