LIVING THE WARRIORS ROADWAY
Developed/Written by Oscar De Los Santos
Transcribed/Edited by Joan Bell

SECTION 2, VOLUME 1

The Mask of the Four Selves

It is surprising to see how little has been written concerning the Four Selves, and more interesting to see that even fewer are even aware of the secondary aspect of the Four Selves. If one were to discuss the self as an operating unit they soon come to see that there are four components to the human being Mind Heart Body and Spirit. Collectively I see these four parts as mere Masks in respect to the secondary four which are the main operating components. Let us now expand this in order to clarify just what I mean.

The Mask of Mind

Mind is that portion of ourselves responsible for reason and thought and the retrieval of memory which is found part in brain and part in body. Psychologist have segmented this part into even more segments and given each segment a name and assigned them a function.

For our purposes let us say that the total conglomerated known material on this subject forms the basis for the Primary consciousness or the mask of mind. This includes the subconscious mind, id, ego etc.

I maintain this to be true on the grounds that the mind has been studied only from the perspective of another mind but only in the same state ...which is the analysis criteria rather than experientially which would require a different format altogether to investigate. Individuals who require empirical data to analyze would not be able to do so experientially because there is no format for experiential study analysis. I am suggesting here that the whole of self knowledge forms only the mask of the real mind which underlies it. This Secondary mind can not be described but is itself the “describer” or Witness to all thoughts on all levels of consciousness. It is awareness itself.

Here I will say that the real mind underlies the one which we relate to on an ongoing basis and forms the daily consciousness.
For the sake of simplicity only Secondary mind, which is the Witness Self, is the real mind. The mind that describes, analyzes reasons or deduces is Primary and forms the material substance which the Witness Mind perceives through. The Secondary mind is not to be confused with the subconscious. In deep meditation the mind can witness the sub conscious in motion.

A reminder.....this is not the complete version of this information which would be too lengthy for the purpose of this explanation.

The Mask of Heart

“The heart is the centre of the emotions”, this is another misconception caused by tradition rather than direct observation. It can be demonstrated that a mind can make images as quickly as the words are spoken or it can associate an image to a memory or an event as quickly as it can be flashed in front of it.

The heart however, is unable to make such transitions without the use of image or verbal descriptors. As an example make the following images: bird, fish, boat, house, tree, dog. Now......feel the following as quickly as you made the images: feel happy, sad, lonely, connected, aware, creative. You will find that it is easier to create images associated with things than it is to experience emotional sensations without the corresponding thought.. Now try again....think of something that makes you feel happy, sad, lonely, connected, aware, creative. The moment that you think of the thing it elicits the appropriate emotional response. The emotion follows the thought.

It is for this very reason that our feelings can be so confusing when we experience one without having had a thought of an idea on a conscious level....we don’t know why we feel this way. Though it is difficult to impossible to quantify an abstract thing as the emotions, it becomes evident that ninety percent of ALL emotions are mentally generated. This constitutes the Mask of the Heart. The remaining ten percent would constitute the True Heart.

The critical ten percent are emotions that are not generated by thoughts, but by direct experiences.
We prefer to call these emotions Virtues. Here is a list of examples:

• Beauty – it is not a thought it is a sensation which can be overwhelming and/or transcendental.

• Truth – it is not a thought but comes as a sensation of inner knowing – a sense of rightness

• In both of these cases neither is cognitive one might say they are pre-cognitive.

Here are a few more examples of Virtues: harmony, balance, presence, being, compassion, awe, character, quality, honour, virtue itself, ....just to list a few. Most people lack the capacity to experience these Virtues because they are being drowned out by the emotions generated by the Primary Mind. It has been found that when the mind is made quiet and the internal dialogue is halted these virtues emanate naturally from and to the universe without effort or conditions.

The Mask of Body

There are many books written on physiology, anatomy, diet, hygiene, and the overall operations and functions of the organs and systems of the human body. For this reason it is unnecessary to go into a long winded explanation.

The body as a whole, is the best understood of the four selves; the mind being second,  the emotions third and the spirit being the least understood. Since this article is concerned with the secondary aspects of these Masks, we will begin by clarifying the primary and Secondary aspects of the Body.

The Primary aspects consists of all systems which respond to volition i.e. the moving of limbs, eating, drinking, sleeping (but not the process of sleep), excretion (but not the process of excretion). The Secondary, essentially consist of the autonomic nervous system and parasympathetic system, i.e. heartbeat, breathing (when not under volition), digestion, and other systems such as the immune system, lymphatic, alimentary, circulation, excretion, etc.

It can be demonstrated that an acute awareness can become sensitive enough to apply volition to the secondary systems. An example would be a Brahmin holy man enduring hunger, thirst and even burial for several weeks. Through discipline and practises such as yoga, tai chi, qui gong, martial arts, etc. the body can be made to respond in extraordinary ways, providing examples of “superhuman” feats of strength, endurance and control. A bleeding wound can be made to stop at will. Spontaneous healing can occur. Instantaneous regression of cancer and various terminal diseases. All of these examples have been clinically recorded all over the world.

In order to access the secondary aspect one must in the same manner as they act on their primary, act on their secondary though practise and discipline. The Primary or the Mask of the Body hides or shields access to the Secondary body which is the domain of what we consider “superhuman”.  Through discipline and practice one can access the Secondary, any experienced athlete can tell you how to access this reserve, one need not go to India or to the Himalayas to find a Guru - all it takes is devotion!

The Mask of Spirit

This is truly the most difficult one to explain. Essentially the Mind, Heart and Body could be considered to constitute the Mask of Spirit. But it would also include the sense of self or I, ones own individual sense of being.

In order for this not to become too abstract it will be made brief. In short, the I individuality which makes one alive, or one's individual life force, would constitute Primary Spirit. Secondary Spirit is the Divine spark which clearly makes ones life possible. It is The Source of all sources, it is the unnameable the unknowable and ever present. Some might call this God, the “isness” will suffice. 
A metaphor would be useful in making this description a little more accessible. Imagine an ocean, vast and eternal. A wave emerges on its surface. The water contained in the wave would constitute individual life force, from it’s perspective it may seem separate from the ocean. Secondary spirit could be likened to the water itself not the water as the ocean, but the water itself, including the wave and all of its forms which can never be separate.

It is possible through spiritual disciplines to come into contact with our own Primary spirit through the vast ocean but not without losing our own individual sense of self. It is impossible however, to come into contact with our Secondary Spirit and retain any sense of individuality what so ever. One can not return from the light when one has become it. This could be called enlightenment.

One becomes "En-Lightened" when they throw off the old forms of Heart Body Mind and Spirit. This is accessible to everyone regardless of their conditions. Contact with Divine Source is easily made when we allow ourselves to be engulfed and devoured by the awe of creation, or through the road called beauty or the sacred path called love. This IS the stuff we are made of...Love dreaming itself.

SECTION 3

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