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consistent practice； it will develop increasingly greater effectiveness。
This tool for cognitive centering can be most effective if you：
1。 Consecutively emphasize each of the words as follows： “ALL Ways Us
Living Love；” “All WAYS Us Living Love；” “All Ways US Living
Love；” etc。
2。 If you say it aloud； open up your mouth and throat when you say the word
“ALL。” Feel it resonate in your heart。 Let the whole world flow into your
openness。 If you say it silently； feel this openness。
3。 Say or sing each word lovingly and caressingly。 Singing is usually more
effective in calming the mind than just speaking； for it leaves little or no
space on the screen of your consciousness for random thoughts。
4。 Almost from the first time you use it； the Catalyst may be so effective at
bringing peace and quietness to your mind that it may be best not to drive
your car or operate dangerous machinery until you have gained experience
in using it。 With experience you will be able to “adjust” your use of it so
that you will have the energy and perceptiveness for here…and…now
activities without being inattentive。
5。 One who is seriously working on consciousness growth may wish to use
the Catalyst for thirty minutes a day for at least one month in order to
bee proficient in its use。 It then bees an effective consciousness
tool that is available when needed。 At times of great stress； one may find
it useful to use it over and over continuously throughout the day。
To increase your perceptiveness of people； you may wish to use the Catalyst
as you look into their faces。 This helps you get behind your games and their
games to the place where we are just loving beings。 You may wish to avoid
eye…to…eye contact as this can involve ego （“I can look at you more
penetratingly than you can look at me”）。 Instead find a small patch of light at
the bridge of the nose between the eyes that is created by most lighting
conditions。 With your eyes fixed on this spot； experience the many changes
in the face that are perceived as you run the Catalyst。
METHOD NO。 5
Consciousness Focusing。
One of the most powerful of the Living Love Methods is the technique of
Consciousness Focusing。 This Method is explained in detail in the next two
chapters。
Chapter 14
Consciousness Focusing
Consciousness Focusing is one of the most powerful Methods for
reprogramming strong addictions。 When used effectively； a lifetime addiction
can sometimes be wiped out of one’s emotional programming in a
surprisingly short time。 The greater the opportunity that something offers us
for security； pleasurable sensations； or power； the more we will have
developed addictive programming that exposes us to disappointment and
suffering。 Consciousness Focusing helps us reprogram these strong
addictions that make us expend so much futile energy in guarding them and
living them out in our daily dance。
Consciousness focusing helps us to use our present life situations to grow
maximally。 To use this new Method； we go forward in life rather than retreat
from it。 For example； if your marriage relationship is unfortable to you or
if you are upsetting yourself in your business affairs； you can use this
effective technique to grow much more rapidly than if you did not have such
heavy life problems。
Consciousness focusing is based on the fact that your emotional programming
is established by whatever you tell yourself with strong feelings when you are
in pain and suffering。 Actually； you’ve been using Consciousness Focusing
all of your life。 Perhaps when you were a young child you stuck your finger
into a light bulb socket and received an electric shock。 You instantly
withdrew your finger in pain； and told yourself that the light bulb socket was
the cause of the pain。 That may have been the last time you ever did that
because your bioputer strongly programmed an instruction； “I will not put
my finger in light bulb sockets because it hurts。” From then on in your life；
whenever your finger even got near the inside of a light bulb socket； a “red
flag” went up in you to make sure you didn’t get shocked again。
When you are peaceful and calm； you have the best opportunity to reprogram
your rational mind but not your emotion…backed addictions。 For example；
you can study a book or listen to a lecture most effectively when you are
calm。 Your bioputer will not handle the lecture or book very well when
you are upset because your addictions have the ability to dominate and
override other processes in your bioputer。 But when you are emotionally
upset； you then have a superlative opportunity to reprogram your addictions
by using the Consciousness Focusing Method。 Thus every time you feel
fearful； jealous； anxious； or angry； your life is giving you a golden opportunity
to use this method to liberate yourself from an addiction。
Consciousness Focusing can be used at any time to work on an addiction。
However； it is most effective in getting rid of a deeper level security；
sensation； or power addiction when； in the past few weeks； you （1） have
applied the Pathways； （2） are aware of what Center of Consciousness you
were using to make yourself upset； and （3） have used the Third Method to
connect the addiction with the suffering that you are feeling。
You may use Consciousness Focusing to reprogram a heavy addiction when
you want freedom from the addiction more intensely than you want a change
in the external world。 For example； after a five…month period of repeatedly
experiencing jealousy； I wanted freedom from the addiction that triggered the
separating emotion of jealousy more than I wanted to control the woman I
was with。 At that point； in about 90 minutes of Consciousness Focusing； I
apparently reprogrammed the addictions which trigger jealousy for the rest of
my life。 Usually； however； repeated programming sessions are necessary。
Here’s the way to use the Method of Consciousness Focusing：
Step 1。 EXPLORE THE SUFFERING
First； review the bare facts of the incident that triggered your fear； anger；
jealousy； or other disturbing feelings。 Then let yourself experience the
suffering that you are creating inside of you。 Notice how your body feels
your head； your shoulders； your heart； your stomach； your legs； your back；
your arms； and your insides。 Describe to yourself in simple words what you
are feeling。 Use words such as afraid； anxious； depressed； jealous； angry；
resentful； irritated； etc。 Don’t think about it or give reasons just observe
what you are feeling and give one word descriptions that refer to feeling
states。
Step 2。 PINPOINT THE ADDICTION
Now pinpoint the addiction （or addictions） that are responsible for your
suffering in the situation you outlined in Step 1 above。 Clearly formulate the
exact addictive demands that you are making。 You may wish to review the
Third Method explained in the previous chapter which tells how to formulate
the addiction。 To get rid of suffering； you must first know the immediate
cause。 The cause of the suffering will always be an emotion…backed program
in your head。 This addictive programming must always be present as an
intervening variable between the chain of events in the outside