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There are levels to work and so what serves for meeting as a group is our work over the period and that's what we bring. But there is that live aspect of work, work in vivo, so far as if you think of the Life Group container, which presents an opportunity to really be in touch with states that are arising. And this is another level of work; being able to frame that in terms of those universal spiritual principles and being able to bring that to the group. That's another aspect to work that we could definitely start to explore, and just mentioning it opens things up for that possibility.



So in terms of that, it's about trust and by that, I mean trusting the process. It's not so much as in your traditional growth groups which is trusting other people. That's really not necessary here because we know what proprium is … that can't be trusted. So it's a different level of work. But what you can do is be aware of your states and trust the process. That what you're being given is being given to you by the Lord, and that shifts the whole thing. It’s that sort of material, when it is able to be framed in the light of spiritual work, that becomes nourishment for the group as an entity.



So it's not about any individual; it's about the group as a living entity. And that way the group becomes a repository for understanding on the level of group processes. And that capacity to listen, to be aware of what's arising, to be able to frame what's arising in the context of the spiritual principles that we've been working with for a long time, then adds a whole new dimension to what listening is about.  



Think of the Life Group as a practise group. It's where you practise these skills. And the reason for that is because, you know, life is just busy and full of stuff. Whereas here is a kind of a hermetically sealed opportunity to actually get in touch with things that we're not normally in touch with. And to be able to use those skills that we have developed in the way that we interact with one another. And that will transfer out of here. You'll find that in your daily life there will be moments and opportunities for listening in the way that you listen here. Something will remind you to do that and as you do it, then you lift the quality of the contact.



So, Logopraxis isn't about, for want of a better term, spilling your guts. It's about getting in touch with what's of spiritual benefit to the whole, that supports the end, which is the regeneration of the human mind. And then something special makes its presence felt and that's the Lord in the midst.



So fear, anxiety, feelings of … how is going to be received? etc… all of that is bubbling away out of that sense of self that's grounded in the love of self and the love of the world. And there's no need to fear anything here because we're working with process. So, we put ourselves in an interesting position, right? Like there's an aspect of us that feels vulnerable, but the flip side of vulnerability is trust. If there's no vulnerability, there's no trust. It's "easy to be vulnerable" when there's no anxiety or fear or anything like that. Often, we think trust is about having it together, whereas really trust is about stepping beyond our normal boundaries, so far as our sense of self and its safety is concerned.



So there's always going to be resistance and a sense of separation until you make the share. But once you speak it, that sense of separation and fear disappears, it dissipates because there was no reason for it to begin with. It's just that these sorts of psychodynamic structures will bind us in any way they can to maintain the status quo, whereas the work of the Lord is to break down the status quo and to move us into new vistas of the reality that He Is.



Third Round posts are short audio clips taken from Round 3 comments in the online Logopraxis Life Group meetings. The aim is to maintain focus on understanding the Text’s application to the inner life w...

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