Even if an addiction brings you pleasure； that pleasure is usually short…lived。
For you will then begin to perceive threats to that pleasure； and you will
worry about changes in your life that will deprive you of the pleasure。 And
you pare today’s pleasure with yesterday’s pleasure and often find
today’s pleasure is not quite as satisfying。 All of this keeps you out of the
here and now。 You make a giant step toward higher consciousness when you
bee fully aware of the price in happiness you must pay for each addiction。
You can enjoy the same actions and experiences pletely when you
uplevel the addiction to the status of a preference。
As you bee increasingly aware of how your consciousness operates； you
will be able to distinguish between your bioputer and the programming
that your bioputer uses。 For example； a million…dollar IBM puter
may work perfectly； but if you put garbage…type programming in it； you will
get garbage…type results from this splendid machine。 puter specialists
use the word “GIGO” to refer to this problem “Garbage in … Garbage out。”
If you are not continuously loving everyone around you and continuously
enjoying the here…and…now situations in your life； it means that your
magnificent bioputer has been operating from “garbage…type”
programming。 When you see yourself consciously and clearly； you realize
that you are perfect your only problem is to change some of the
programming from which you are operating。
Your ego also plays a crucial part in the operation of your bioputer。
Based on past pleasure and pain programming； your ego selects which of the
thousands of programs will be used to generate your feelings and experience
of what is happening。 Your ego is like a master controller that directs which
emotional feelings will be triggered （joy； pleasure； anger； grief； fear；
disappointment； irritation； etc。） Your ego also chooses exactly what will be
projected onto the screen of your consciousness。 You are aware only of what
your ego permits you to be aware of。 When your ego is busy reacting to the
people and things around you from the lower three Centers of Consciousness；
your primary awareness will be focused on what you desire and what you fear
thereby creating in you the feeling of an urgent priority。 Most of these
lower consciousness programs represent the urgent priorities you had at the
age of two years old。 Until you reprogram and change these inappropriate
childhood programs； you will continually turn off the energy of the world
around you that you need in order to live in a beautiful world of higher
consciousness。
There are five stages in learning to use these Pathways。 Each stage enables
you to be progressively more aware of how these Pathways produce beautiful
and sometimes “miraculous” changes in your life。
1。 In the first stage； you are unaware of the Pathways。 You are
unconsciously playing out the drama of your life。 You are going through
your daily patterns of desiring and rejecting people and things in a
mechanical and unconscious way。
2。 In the second stage； when something happens or when someone says
something that you don’t like； you upset yourself even though you are
aware of the Twelve Pathways。 You are beginning to see how they can
make your life work when you use them at the programming level where
they will facilitate your interpretation of the here and now。 However； you
are still susceptible to your old programming which makes you
automatically angry if someone criticizes you or automatically afraid if
someone triggers your security addictions。 The great thing about this
second stage is that you are being aware of the lower consciousness
programming that your tend to automatically run off； and you realize that
there is a programming that you can use to create continuous enjoyment
and happiness in your life。
3。 In the third stage of learning to use the Pathways； you find that as soon
as you are aware of any unfortable feelings； such as fear； anger；
jealousy； grief； etc。； you can pinpoint which of the Pathways you are
violating。 By thus engaging your rational mind and interpreting your
experience by using a Pathway； you find that you progressively cut down
on the period of unconsciousness in which you are a slave to your older；
lower consciousness programming。 In the third stage it may take several
hours for you to dispel the negative emotions you are experiencing； But
you now begin to find that the amount of time that you are upset is being
gradually reduced so that you experience negative emotions only for a
period of minutes； or even seconds。 You can still trigger negative
emotional feelings； but you are getting free from them faster and faster。
4。 In the fourth stage； you find that if someone does something you do not
like； you may start to get angry； but at that same instant one or two
Pathways flash into your consciousness。 These give you an insight which
does not allow the anger response to develop。 You experience an
increasing freedom。 Your ability to love； accept； and interact flowingly
with other people increases enormously。
5。 At the fifth stage； you have eliminated all of the lower consciousness
programming which triggered your negative emotional responses。 You
simply respond to whatever is happening here and now by using one of the
Pathways （either consciously or unconsciously） in interpreting what is
happening。 You may be aware that you used to get angry or jealous in
this type of situation； but the feeling of anger or jealousy is no longer
triggered。 You realize that you are the master of your mind； for you have
determined the programming with which you want your mind to operate。
This is one of the most fulfilling things that you can do。
As soon as you begin to use the Twelve Pathways in your everyday life
situations； you will find that your life takes on a beautiful new dimension。
Things that were previously nagging problems now bee vital experiences
that you confidently use in the important job of reprogramming your
bioputer。 You are beginning to realize that everything that happens to you
is really perfect； for you experience either happiness because it fits the
patterns of the programming of your bioputer or you experience the
beginning of a negative emotion which is giving you a weled opportunity
to work on reprogramming your bioputer so that you will not have this
problem in the future。
The Twelve Pathways are presented on the previous two pages。 Memorize
these Twelve Pathways in order to implant them deeply into your
consciousness。 Memorizing helps you use them as programming in shaping
your perceptions below conscious levels。 Just reading them for intellectual
understanding will not permit you to use them as dynamic tools that can make
your life work。 Use the Pathways in interpreting your moment…to…moment
stream of consciousness。 They can lead you straight into higher
consciousness and enable you to find the love； happiness； wisdom； and
fulfillment that is your birthright in life。
Chapter 5
Freeing Myself
An addiction is a programming （or operating instruction to your bioputer）
that triggers unfortable emotional responses and excites your
consciousness if the world does not fit the programmed pattern in your mind。
The identifying characteristic of an addiction is that if your desire is not
fulfilled； you respond emotionally in a puter…like way and automatically
play out a program of anger； worry； anxiety； jealousy； fear； etc。 That which
you emotionally avoid is just as much an addiction as is something you
desire。
FIRST PATHWAY
I am freeing myself from security； sensation； and power addictions that
make me try to forcefully control situations in my life； and thus destroy
my serenity and keep me from loving myself and others。
Why do addictions destroy happiness？ Are there some harmless addictions？
Can’t I have even one addiction？ Aren’t there good addictions like addictions
for love； knowledge； or consciousness growth？
Of course you can have one addiction or any number you want； but for
each one you pay a price in lost happiness。 Since an addiction is backed up
by the full rush of your emotions； each addiction from time to time puts you in
a state of emotional warfare with yourself and others。 They dominate your
consciousness and keep you from perceiving clearly。 Addictions separate you
from others； for everyone is instantly valued by the degree to which you
suspect threat or support。 Addictions are not needed because you can do the
same things and enjoy the same life experiences on a non…addictive basis。
Through higher consciousness； you can have every beautiful experience that
life offers you。
All things in the world around us are constantly changing。 Our bodies and
minds are constantly changing。 These changes； moment by moment； month
by month； year by year； affect our ability to make the flow of our life conform
to the arbitrary addictive patterns that we desire and expect。 So we’re caught
in an absolutely endless moment…to…moment struggle to make the outside
world fit in with our addictions。 And it is always a futile struggle in the end。
No one that ever lived has ever had enough power； prestige； or knowledge to
overe the basic condition of all life you win some and you lose some。
The operation of our lower consciousness feelings is such that even if we
satisfy many addictions during a day； the one addiction that was not satisfied
will prey on our consciousness and make us unhappy。 There is just no way to
win the battle of our addictions。 There are no addictions without
unhappiness； although with the higher addictions （love and consciousness
growth） you experience less suffering than with the lower level addictions of
security； sensations； and power。
As long as you have addictions； your exquisite bioputer your mind
will be dominated by the vain attempt to help you find happiness by
manipulating the world around you into fitting your addictions。 A mind
dominated by addictions is not able to tune in to the finer vibrations of the
surrounding people and things just as a drummer who plays too loudly can
keep you from hearing the violins and flutes of a symphony。 To be fully here
and now； you must be able to exper