In employing prescriptions, he will approach the non-mechanical in a mechanical way. He will replace the power of his instincts, with manufactured notions of correctness and incorrectness. He will replace his inner voice with the voices of others. And when the prescriptions begin to fail, he will need new ones.

After one is given a prescription . . . or after he begins to follow a prescription . . . his allegiance, his focus, his attention, his intent is centered upon the prescription. Not upon the thing he is trying to attain.

Anything can give one anything for a fleeting moment. Sitting in meditation, or even going for a walk can give one peace. But it does not last. That is the point.

there are Truths as to the way things actually are. As to how things actually work. The Reality behind things. The True state of affairs. The more that one pursues this, the more potential he has for attaining it. The closer he comes to The Truth about the way things are, as they pertain to his situation and goal, the less likely he is to go

If you do not desire something in the depth of your bones, you will have an endless tolerance for failure. If you do desire something in the depth of your bones, you will have little tolerance for failure. As Buddha had. And once the prescriptions fail, as they always do, you will be forced to find your own way.

Master, what about pursuits such as in sports, business, the performing arts . . . Are prescriptions equally poisonous in those domains. M: Yes. S: But there is a technique to those things, is there not. M: There are indeed some mechanical elements. Such as physical technique. And, as they apply to a mechanical element, prescriptions may be of some

M: Because he has been conditioned to believe that if he does X, Y, and Z . . . he will attain the thing he is trying to attain. He fails to understand that the X’s, the Y’s, and the Z’s serve only themselves. They do not serve the thing he is trying to attain.

If you do not desire something in the depth of your bones, you will have an endless tolerance for failure. If you do desire something in the depth of your bones, you will have little tolerance for failure. As Buddha had. And once the prescriptions fail, as they always do, you will be forced to find your own way. S: So the only people who continue

As I have stated, in the mechanical elements, prescriptions can be employed to some degree. But in the non-mechanical elements, which happens to be the overwhelming majority, prescriptions will sabotage his outcomes. For Art has no use for prescriptions. S: Art has no use for prescriptions. Are you saying that one cannot be taught Art, Master. M: