How to balance?

[Plenum]

Hi Matt,

I think it's best to break down Ra's paragraph into two parts:

this is the first part, which speaks to the polarized nature of concepts within this density.  That is, each thing has an opposite, and together they form a dipole, much like a see-saw has two ends, but it's the one plank (in this case, the one 'concept')

Part 1: Dipole Nature of Mental Concepts

To begin to master the concept of mental discipline it is necessary to examine the self. The polarity of your dimension must be internalized. Where you find patience within your mind you must consciously find the corresponding impatience and vice versa. Each thought that a being has, has in its turn an antithesis.

the second part speaks to the approval/disapproval mechanism, which I have referenced a few times during my years here.  Namely, because of social and personal programming we are usually drawn to one end of the Mental Dipole that is referenced above.  In the example above, one would usually be more 'approving' of patience, and then as a consequence, disapproving of impatience.  It is the approval/disapproval which creates the emotional charge, not the actual concept of patience or lack thereof.  In this case, the 'approval' of the quality of patience would be like leaning on one end of the see-saw, creating an imbalance.

Part 2: Approval/Disapproval Mechanism

The disciplines of the mind involve, first of all, identifying both those things of which you approve and those things of which you disapprove within yourself, and then balancing each and every positive and negative charge with its equal. The mind contains all things. Therefore, you must discover this completeness within yourself.

once the approval/disapproval mechanism has been examined, one can approach the Concept Dipole without emotional attachment.