I Am Jack. Am I Now Here? (3/3)

"One must try to remember oneself.

In order to do this one must struggle with mechanical thoughts and one must struggle with imagination.

If one does this conscientiously and persistently one will see results in a comparatively short time.

But one must not think that it is easy or that one can master this practice immediately.

Self-remembering, as it is called, is a very difficult thing to learn to practice.

• It must not be based on an expectation of results, otherwise one can identify with one's efforts.
• It must be based on the realisation of the fact that we do not remember ourselves, and that at the same time, we can remember ourselves, if we try sufficiently hard and in the right way.
• We cannot become conscious at will, at the moment when we want to, because we have no command over states of consciousness.
• But we can remember ourselves for a short time, at will because we have a certain command over our thoughts.

And if we start remembering ourselves, by the special construction of our thoughts; that is, by the realisation that we do not remember ourselves, that nobody remembers himself, and by realising all that this means, this will bring us to consciousness."

P.S.

To simplify that last paragraph:

You only remember yourself when you actively know that you forget yourself.

You are only awake when you can see that you are partially asleep.

The default state of a person is a falling into a state of amnesia. It can take will and effort to wake oneself up, even a little bit.

Thanks for reading this 3 part series. - Tyler ❤️