Transurfing Principals pt. 2

1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:07,680 So the big question is this, how do young men like us who didn't listen to society, 2 00:00:07,680 --> 00:00:13,800 who are on our own, how do we grow and improve ourselves so that we can live a better tomorrow? 3 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:17,400 That is the question and this show will give you the answers. 4 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:27,560 My name is James Rydzinski and welcome to The Ascend Momentum Show. 5 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:29,360 Welcome back everyone. 6 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:36,720 So today is going to be the beginning of this episode. 7 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:43,000 I'm going to extend a little talk on what happened yesterday. 8 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:47,360 So yesterday, if you haven't heard yesterday's episode, definitely go back and listen to that 9 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:50,560 episode 28, I believe. 10 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:57,520 And I talked about not thinking about not wasting your energy on girls, that you're 11 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:03,840 not even going to live or like you're not even going to pursue, or even girls that 12 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:09,360 you're not even going to be with in two years from now, or one year or a week, it doesn't 13 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:11,920 matter. 14 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:19,600 So that same girl, if you remember the situation that happened yesterday, the girl yesterday, 15 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:27,320 she basically set it up to where she would have it start a conversation with me. 16 00:01:27,320 --> 00:01:32,080 And then I was a little rude and that was bad on my part. 17 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:34,040 But I wasn't really that rude. 18 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:35,240 I was just chill. 19 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:36,240 I don't know. 20 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:38,240 It doesn't really matter. 21 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:41,080 And then I thought about it a lot. 22 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:44,600 And then I had that whole talk yesterday. 23 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:47,320 And to be honest, it still popped up in my mind. 24 00:01:47,320 --> 00:01:51,720 There were times where I kept thinking about it, but I would always try and bring it back 25 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:56,480 to my goals. 26 00:01:56,480 --> 00:02:00,080 But I'm still getting better at this. 27 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:03,800 Today I did a lot better where I would barely think about her. 28 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:08,040 And then what happened today was actually crazy. 29 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:16,480 So the first week of gym class, everyone just sits on the bleachers, just chill because they 30 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:23,000 don't want to start gym until the next week so people can get situated. 31 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:25,400 And so I was chilling on the top of the bleacher. 32 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:29,600 I got there like a minute after the bell rings. 33 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:38,320 So I got up there and then I sat down maybe like 10s, like two minutes later, she started 34 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:43,800 walking up and then decided to sit like two steps down in front of me. 35 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:46,840 And so I was like, all right, I recognized that girl from yesterday. 36 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:51,320 I got to maintain my composure. 37 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:57,240 And so I just started working on my homework from last period. 38 00:02:57,240 --> 00:03:01,480 And then she moved up a step. 39 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:03,600 And I was like, all right, that's kind of weird. 40 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:07,400 And then she literally moved up another step, sit right next to me. 41 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:10,000 And I was like, what are you doing? 42 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:15,320 I didn't, I probably should have started a conversation with her. 43 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:17,720 But I'm not even going to lie. 44 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:22,000 Right when she moved up that step towards me, I got butterflies in my stomach and blood 45 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:24,760 started rushing places. 46 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:26,240 So I got really excited. 47 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:35,520 But I literally just dove deep into my homework and just ignored it, which I looking back 48 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:41,000 on I probably should have started a conversation and just been like, what's up? 49 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:44,600 But it doesn't really, it doesn't matter. 50 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:46,400 What's done is done. 51 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:51,240 And also I didn't really start a conversation with her because she was talking with her 52 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:54,320 friend like the whole time. 53 00:03:54,320 --> 00:04:02,200 So she was basically, it wasn't like, I don't even know. 54 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:03,600 But that's that story. 55 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:06,600 Well, you guys know tomorrow if anything else happens. 56 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:10,640 But I doubt it because I'm not going to be being, I'm not going to be on the bleachers 57 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:16,880 again tomorrow because my class is doing something different. 58 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:23,440 So now I wanted to talk to you guys about Transurfing. 59 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:28,840 So maybe like 10 episodes back or four or five. 60 00:04:28,840 --> 00:04:33,360 I don't even remember how many episodes back five, six episodes back. 61 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:39,560 I had created a episode called Transurfing principles. 62 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:46,240 And I really, to be honest, I made that episode because the episode prior, I'm pretty sure 63 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:55,440 was so bad that I didn't want to risk like, I didn't want to risk going random again and 64 00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:57,040 not preparing. 65 00:04:57,040 --> 00:05:08,160 So I just created a review or the day before I made a review of all the Transurfing principles 66 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:13,000 that I had learned in the notebook at that time. 67 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:18,440 And then I just taught all of those principles on the podcast on that episode. 68 00:05:18,440 --> 00:05:22,000 So if you guys haven't heard that episode, it's called Transurfing principles. 69 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:24,920 Go back and listen to that. 70 00:05:24,920 --> 00:05:35,000 I'm going to do a part two, an extension, another episode on basically that same premise, but 71 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:37,400 the newer stuff that I've learned. 72 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:46,400 So the last time I did the review thing, it was on the 9th, August 9th was my first review 73 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:47,880 day that I wrote down. 74 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:52,520 And it probably wasn't until a couple of days after that until I recorded it, recorded that 75 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:54,160 episode. 76 00:05:54,160 --> 00:06:01,800 So it's been about eight days since I have done a review. 77 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:06,760 So I've got eight days worth of content that I'm going to talk to you guys about right 78 00:06:06,760 --> 00:06:08,440 now. 79 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:15,440 Transurfing principles from the book, Reality Transurfing Parts 1-5 by Vatom Zellin. 80 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:16,920 I'm just going to read through. 81 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:23,200 I'm just going to read the thing that I wrote down and then speak on it. 82 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:29,800 The greater an event is valued, the more likely it is to fall through in some way. 83 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:36,800 So that just shows that if you desire something so much, it's probably going to fall through 84 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:40,080 in some way because you're creating so much excess potential. 85 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:45,080 You're basically destroying the balance of things in reality. 86 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:51,120 So if you, because your thoughts can, your thoughts are real and everyone agrees, like 87 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:53,160 thoughts are a thing. 88 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:55,720 So why wouldn't they affect the balance? 89 00:06:55,720 --> 00:07:01,080 Like your thoughts are definitely effect, they definitely affect nature, the nature 90 00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:02,080 of things. 91 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:16,480 So excuse me, if you were to desire something so much, then that just basically puts that 92 00:07:16,480 --> 00:07:23,640 object or event on a pedestal and you're basically just increasing its value, but it's in reality, 93 00:07:23,640 --> 00:07:24,800 it's not that valuable. 94 00:07:24,800 --> 00:07:28,440 And so the world has to maintain balance. 95 00:07:28,440 --> 00:07:34,120 And so it will not let you get that object. 96 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:36,880 You always get the things you love to hate. 97 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:45,360 So that is talking about when you hate something and you always think about how much you hate 98 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:52,120 it, you're creating excess potential about hating it so much. 99 00:07:52,120 --> 00:08:01,800 But then also you're attuning your thought energy to that frequency of that object that 100 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:03,280 you hate so much. 101 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:09,200 And then since your thoughts manifest into reality, you will get that object that you 102 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:14,680 hate so much or event doesn't matter. 103 00:08:14,680 --> 00:08:18,120 Guilt is pure access potential. 104 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:24,640 So if you think about it, guilt is basically you just saying I did something wrong and 105 00:08:24,640 --> 00:08:26,360 I deserve to be punished. 106 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:28,360 That's basically you saying that. 107 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:36,720 So whenever you feel guilty, you're radiating thought energy towards a punishment down the 108 00:08:36,720 --> 00:08:38,440 line in your script. 109 00:08:38,440 --> 00:08:43,120 So your script is like what is happening, how things are playing out. 110 00:08:43,120 --> 00:08:47,760 So the words that the actors say in a play is the script. 111 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:50,920 So what events are happening? 112 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:55,960 So if you're radiating thought energy of guilt, that means that you're basically saying I 113 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:57,400 deserve to be punished. 114 00:08:57,400 --> 00:09:03,560 So then the world will give you what you are choosing and it will punish you. 115 00:09:03,560 --> 00:09:12,040 And plus guilt just allows manipulators and pendulums to latch onto you and control you. 116 00:09:12,040 --> 00:09:21,920 And there's many reasons, but guilt just don't feel guilt or ask for forgiveness, pray for 117 00:09:21,920 --> 00:09:25,080 forgiveness. 118 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:26,280 There's some other stuff. 119 00:09:26,280 --> 00:09:28,800 What was it? 120 00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:31,680 I hate to go back to it, but I think this is really important. 121 00:09:31,680 --> 00:09:33,560 Wait, I actually wrote it down. 122 00:09:33,560 --> 00:09:34,920 Yeah, that was the next piece. 123 00:09:34,920 --> 00:09:38,300 That was actually the next piece that I was going to say. 124 00:09:38,300 --> 00:09:44,600 So asking for forgiveness, praying for forgiveness, admitting our mistakes and confession are 125 00:09:44,600 --> 00:09:51,200 all ways of eliminating the excess potential of guilt. 126 00:09:51,200 --> 00:09:59,840 So that said, everyone has the right to ask for forgiveness once and only once. 127 00:09:59,840 --> 00:10:04,840 Once you ask for forgiveness, just destroy all of your feelings of guilt. 128 00:10:04,840 --> 00:10:06,280 Do not feel guilt again. 129 00:10:06,280 --> 00:10:07,760 Don't let it come back up. 130 00:10:07,760 --> 00:10:17,080 And if someone tries to reinvigorate that feelings of guilt in you, then just stay indifferent 131 00:10:17,080 --> 00:10:18,080 to it. 132 00:10:18,080 --> 00:10:20,320 Stay empty. 133 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:23,960 No one has the right to judge you and you have the right to be yourself. 134 00:10:23,960 --> 00:10:26,580 So that is one thing. 135 00:10:26,580 --> 00:10:30,960 People only judge you because you basically judge yourself and give them permission to 136 00:10:30,960 --> 00:10:31,960 judge you. 137 00:10:31,960 --> 00:10:36,400 It doesn't matter if it's conscious or subconscious, you're choosing that. 138 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:40,720 And when you're yourself, when you choose to be yourself, no one will even think to 139 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:42,120 judge you. 140 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:47,200 And I've actually found this true to be, I've found this to be true over the past couple 141 00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:53,040 years because last year even, last school year, the beginning of the year, I was just 142 00:10:53,040 --> 00:11:00,600 trying to portray an image that wasn't necessarily myself. 143 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:04,440 It was like a version of myself that I wanted people to see. 144 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:13,120 And then this year, now that I'm being true to myself, I've got no one, no one's judging 145 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:14,120 me. 146 00:11:14,120 --> 00:11:16,520 Like I don't feel any energy from people. 147 00:11:16,520 --> 00:11:24,960 Last year I used to feel like negative feelings or near other people, but now I just feel 148 00:11:24,960 --> 00:11:27,760 neutral to everyone that I don't know. 149 00:11:27,760 --> 00:11:29,160 So that's that. 150 00:11:29,160 --> 00:11:30,680 And I'm not saying that people were judging me. 151 00:11:30,680 --> 00:11:38,800 I'm just saying that I was judging myself, which was, yeah, don't judge yourself and 152 00:11:38,800 --> 00:11:42,840 don't judge other people and also just be yourself. 153 00:11:42,840 --> 00:11:46,920 Because if you're, you have the right to be yourself and once you become, once you start 154 00:11:46,920 --> 00:11:52,920 to be yourself, then no one will even think to judge you. 155 00:11:52,920 --> 00:11:58,680 Be happy if money has come to me, but never worry about not having enough money or spending 156 00:11:58,680 --> 00:11:59,800 it. 157 00:11:59,800 --> 00:12:08,520 So that just, that's basically saying that money is not the, it's not something that 158 00:12:08,520 --> 00:12:11,280 should be worried about. 159 00:12:11,280 --> 00:12:14,160 So money is the pendulum's payment. 160 00:12:14,160 --> 00:12:15,880 It's not really what we want. 161 00:12:15,880 --> 00:12:17,200 We don't really care about money. 162 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:22,240 It's just the pendulum's way of paying its adherence. 163 00:12:22,240 --> 00:12:26,040 I wish I could say more on this topic, but to be honest, I'm just learning about it and 164 00:12:26,040 --> 00:12:31,120 I'm still trying to comprehend it. 165 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:35,520 Money is not the goal, nor is it the means to achieving the goal. 166 00:12:35,520 --> 00:12:39,240 It is simply an accompanying attribute. 167 00:12:39,240 --> 00:12:47,520 So that one is one of the ones that will be hard to change many people's minds on. 168 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:50,520 And I am still on the edge about this one. 169 00:12:50,520 --> 00:13:00,600 This one is basically saying that most people in society, they have goals, but they don't 170 00:13:00,600 --> 00:13:04,560 really know, but all those goals can be achieved through money. 171 00:13:04,560 --> 00:13:09,280 So they're, they basically just strive towards the money. 172 00:13:09,280 --> 00:13:12,480 They don't really strive towards their goals. 173 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:15,440 And so that results in them not really knowing what they want in life. 174 00:13:15,440 --> 00:13:19,960 They just get money and then they don't really know what to do from there. 175 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:27,240 And even when you do that, you're, the money is elusive. 176 00:13:27,240 --> 00:13:29,080 So you're not even going to get that much money. 177 00:13:29,080 --> 00:13:34,320 You're going to be spending all of your time and hour going for that money. 178 00:13:34,320 --> 00:13:38,680 But since money is not the goal, no one really cares about money. 179 00:13:38,680 --> 00:13:43,600 Money is just a, people only care about money because, because of what it can do for you, 180 00:13:43,600 --> 00:13:45,480 what it can get you. 181 00:13:45,480 --> 00:13:47,600 Money is not the goal. 182 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:49,720 The thing that money gets is the goal. 183 00:13:49,720 --> 00:13:51,160 So you shouldn't think about money. 184 00:13:51,160 --> 00:13:53,500 You should think about the thing that the money gets. 185 00:13:53,500 --> 00:14:01,200 So my goal right now is to go to funnel hacking live and I'm not, that can easily be achieved 186 00:14:01,200 --> 00:14:04,040 with money, but I'm not thinking about the money. 187 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:05,840 I'm thinking about the funnel hacking life. 188 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:09,600 And I was thinking about the money for many weeks. 189 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:15,180 And then I read that part and now I'm starting to think about the goal because it's detrimental 190 00:14:15,180 --> 00:14:20,240 and destructive for you if you think about the money. 191 00:14:20,240 --> 00:14:28,800 And it's just an accompanying attribute to the, on the path towards your goal while you're, 192 00:14:28,800 --> 00:14:31,280 while you're creating your path towards the goal. 193 00:14:31,280 --> 00:14:37,160 And that just makes sense because professional athletes don't strive to make money. 194 00:14:37,160 --> 00:14:40,480 They strive to become a professional athlete. 195 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:50,440 And once they're a professional athlete, money just comes along once they're there. 196 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:58,000 If I have placed the likelihood of achieving my goal on the condition of getting rich first, 197 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:00,920 drop the condition fast. 198 00:15:00,920 --> 00:15:05,760 So this was one of the things that me and my friend Franklin were doing for many weeks 199 00:15:05,760 --> 00:15:06,760 during summer. 200 00:15:06,760 --> 00:15:08,040 We were like, we're going to get rich. 201 00:15:08,040 --> 00:15:10,400 We're going to build our business and we're going to get rich. 202 00:15:10,400 --> 00:15:14,020 And then we'll do all the things that we want to do. 203 00:15:14,020 --> 00:15:20,120 So we were basically placing the likelihood of us achieving our goals on the condition 204 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:22,840 of getting rich first. 205 00:15:22,840 --> 00:15:31,040 And then once I read that, we instantly dropped that condition because if you think about 206 00:15:31,040 --> 00:15:35,780 it, you can definitely achieve your goals without money. 207 00:15:35,780 --> 00:15:37,960 So for me, my goal is funnel hacking life. 208 00:15:37,960 --> 00:15:38,960 I could walk there. 209 00:15:38,960 --> 00:15:42,640 It would take like a month, but I could just walk there. 210 00:15:42,640 --> 00:15:44,960 I'd still achieve the goal. 211 00:15:44,960 --> 00:15:48,640 I could, someone could pay for my flight. 212 00:15:48,640 --> 00:15:52,480 Like I don't have to have the money myself to get there. 213 00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:59,840 Yeah, the money would make the process seamless and simple, but there are so many other ways 214 00:15:59,840 --> 00:16:05,640 that the world could provide for me to get there. 215 00:16:05,640 --> 00:16:08,400 And plus that's creating a dependent relationship. 216 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:12,440 I will be happy if I'm rich first. 217 00:16:12,440 --> 00:16:16,040 I will get to do what I want if I'm rich first. 218 00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:21,360 When in reality, anyone can make like a couple hundred bucks and that's all it takes to fly 219 00:16:21,360 --> 00:16:24,000 across the country. 220 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:31,240 So you can, we're just choosing to stay where we're at and we're just choosing to use this 221 00:16:31,240 --> 00:16:35,840 as an excuse. 222 00:16:35,840 --> 00:16:42,880 It is not that the goal is achieved with the help of money, but rather the money that follows 223 00:16:42,880 --> 00:16:47,440 on as you create the path to the goal. 224 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:50,760 So I touched on this earlier. 225 00:16:50,760 --> 00:16:59,520 You creating your path towards the goal, money just comes on along the way. 226 00:16:59,520 --> 00:17:05,780 And money doesn't necessarily help you achieve the goal, but money just follows on as you 227 00:17:05,780 --> 00:17:07,360 achieve the goal basically. 228 00:17:07,360 --> 00:17:10,440 I still don't really understand that principle. 229 00:17:10,440 --> 00:17:14,920 And so I'm just hoping that once I teach you guys, I'll understand a lot more. 230 00:17:14,920 --> 00:17:16,560 So I'll be better in the future. 231 00:17:16,560 --> 00:17:22,320 Once you guys actually start listening to my show, that's basically the whole idea. 232 00:17:22,320 --> 00:17:27,120 Once you become a great teacher or once you start teaching things, you understand a lot 233 00:17:27,120 --> 00:17:30,080 more so you can actually teach it better. 234 00:17:30,080 --> 00:17:38,000 And so it's actually good that no one's listening to my show right now because I'm not ready 235 00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:40,320 like for you guys to hear me. 236 00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:44,480 So by the time I get ready and become a true expert, then you guys will be able to hear 237 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:49,000 my voice and then you'll be able to go back and see my journey. 238 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:54,280 But you guys won't be able to hear my voice until I'm a true expert. 239 00:17:54,280 --> 00:18:00,120 But to be honest, I'm not going to look at the analytics for at least a week. 240 00:18:00,120 --> 00:18:06,600 I looked at them like two days ago, less than 300 downloads, and I'm not going to look at 241 00:18:06,600 --> 00:18:11,320 them for at least a week because I don't want to just keep looking at them. 242 00:18:11,320 --> 00:18:16,560 I just want to focus on making the podcast. 243 00:18:16,560 --> 00:18:21,960 Interimportance is the overestimations of my own shortcomings or virtues. 244 00:18:21,960 --> 00:18:28,800 So inner importance relates to anything that is happening in your own realm. 245 00:18:28,800 --> 00:18:32,400 So it's not anything outside of your body. 246 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:36,400 Any of your attributes, any of the things that you've accomplished, any of the things 247 00:18:36,400 --> 00:18:42,960 you failed at, any of your qualities, any of your personality traits, all of those things 248 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:44,240 relate to inner importance. 249 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:53,440 And if you overinflate them or underinflate them, then you're creating inner importance. 250 00:18:53,440 --> 00:19:00,120 Now on the contrary, outer importance is the attribution of excess meaning towards an external 251 00:19:00,120 --> 00:19:03,080 object or event. 252 00:19:03,080 --> 00:19:09,760 So outer importance refers to anything that you overinflate or underinflate the value 253 00:19:09,760 --> 00:19:15,720 of the meaning of an object or event that is outside of yourself. 254 00:19:15,720 --> 00:19:22,640 So anything in the world, any object or event in the external world, you're creating outer 255 00:19:22,640 --> 00:19:23,720 importance. 256 00:19:23,720 --> 00:19:29,400 And both inner and outer importance create excess potential. 257 00:19:29,400 --> 00:19:31,520 Now inner importance can be controlled. 258 00:19:31,520 --> 00:19:40,960 You can control your emotions and thoughts on how you perceive your own qualities and 259 00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:42,320 things like that. 260 00:19:42,320 --> 00:19:45,400 But outer importance is a lot harder to control. 261 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:47,320 So I want to give you an example. 262 00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:49,360 This is the example he gave in the book. 263 00:19:49,360 --> 00:19:55,520 If you were asked to walk along a plank, a wooden plank just on the ground, it would 264 00:19:55,520 --> 00:19:57,080 be easy, right? 265 00:19:57,080 --> 00:20:05,760 But if you were asked to walk along that same wooden plank, except it was placed in between 266 00:20:05,760 --> 00:20:13,360 two tall roofs, in between two buildings or two roofs of tall buildings, and you were 267 00:20:13,360 --> 00:20:17,520 asked to walk across that same wooden plank, then it would be a lot more difficult because 268 00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:22,520 you would have placed a lot of outer importance on that external object or event. 269 00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:28,360 The event of walking over it and the object of it being over two tall buildings. 270 00:20:28,360 --> 00:20:34,480 Now it's the same process, same way to walk over either way, except it's outer importance 271 00:20:34,480 --> 00:20:42,440 so it's a lot harder to control how much outer importance you place on that event, which 272 00:20:42,440 --> 00:20:44,800 is why a safety net is required. 273 00:20:44,800 --> 00:20:51,720 So I said, he wrote, and outer importance is harder to control so a safety net is required. 274 00:20:51,720 --> 00:20:58,200 And in regards to that example I just told you, if you're walking across two buildings 275 00:20:58,200 --> 00:21:02,720 on a tightrope, well you're going to have so much outer importance. 276 00:21:02,720 --> 00:21:06,800 The only way to reduce the outer importance is to have a net. 277 00:21:06,800 --> 00:21:14,080 Just place a net under the rope to catch you if you fall off of it. 278 00:21:14,080 --> 00:21:16,200 And then, yeah. 279 00:21:16,200 --> 00:21:21,680 So then the outer importance will be gone. 280 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:24,920 And a safety net can also be a backup plan. 281 00:21:24,920 --> 00:21:29,480 And all safety nets and backup plans are different throughout all the different situations that 282 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:32,480 occur in life. 283 00:21:32,480 --> 00:21:37,600 You need to have one tailored to your specific situation. 284 00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:44,200 So let me give you an example of what happened recently. 285 00:21:44,200 --> 00:21:52,360 So if you guys have been following along with the show a couple days ago, I was trying to 286 00:21:52,360 --> 00:21:57,120 drop all of my classes and I tried multiple times. 287 00:21:57,120 --> 00:22:01,440 And I went in multiple times, all rejected every single time. 288 00:22:01,440 --> 00:22:08,640 And then, but what I remembered before, because I just read that section of the book, so I 289 00:22:08,640 --> 00:22:11,000 remembered to have a safety net. 290 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:17,680 So the first time I went through on Monday during freshman kickoff day, I had a safety 291 00:22:17,680 --> 00:22:25,640 net where I would talk, I would like just try again the next day in the morning if I 292 00:22:25,640 --> 00:22:27,520 couldn't get it. 293 00:22:27,520 --> 00:22:33,000 And then that safety net needed to be activated, so I did that backup plan. 294 00:22:33,000 --> 00:22:39,000 And then the next day my safety net was if I couldn't get what I wanted, I will talk 295 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:40,080 to the next person. 296 00:22:40,080 --> 00:22:47,200 I would talk to the next counselor or I would talk to the next person up in charge. 297 00:22:47,200 --> 00:22:52,200 So I would try to talk to the principal or whoever I needed to get what I wanted. 298 00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:57,480 And thankfully I did not need to enact that backup plan, but I was prepared to do so if 299 00:22:57,480 --> 00:23:02,000 I needed. 300 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:07,080 Outer importance is the attribution of excess meaning towards an external object. 301 00:23:07,080 --> 00:23:10,600 Oh wait, I already read this. 302 00:23:10,600 --> 00:23:15,160 Excess potential is only created when you place excess importance on an object or event 303 00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:17,920 that exists inside or outside of yourself. 304 00:23:17,920 --> 00:23:23,600 Yeah, and excess potential creates balancing forces, which aim to bring back the balance 305 00:23:23,600 --> 00:23:27,760 and the way that they do that is to reduce your influence on the world. 306 00:23:27,760 --> 00:23:30,700 So you don't want to create excess potential. 307 00:23:30,700 --> 00:23:41,600 Because if you have lower influence then you don't achieve your goals as easily at least. 308 00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:46,240 Keep your inner guardian from dozing off so that it can observe the level importance I 309 00:23:46,240 --> 00:23:49,120 place on myself and the world around me. 310 00:23:49,120 --> 00:23:52,120 So the inner guardian is extremely important. 311 00:23:52,120 --> 00:23:57,680 And the first time I read through the book I disregarded it, but I regret that because 312 00:23:57,680 --> 00:24:01,720 you need the inner guardian to enact any of the transfer from principles. 313 00:24:01,720 --> 00:24:07,400 The inner guardian is what actually allows you to become a transfer. 314 00:24:07,400 --> 00:24:11,640 The inner guardian is the true transfer. 315 00:24:11,640 --> 00:24:17,600 So you have to instruct your inner guardian to keep you awake, keep you present. 316 00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:20,080 You have to instruct the inner guardian to do many things. 317 00:24:20,080 --> 00:24:25,200 And one of which is to keep note of the level importance you're placing on things in the 318 00:24:25,200 --> 00:24:27,600 world around you so you can reduce it. 319 00:24:27,600 --> 00:24:30,200 If it gets too high. 320 00:24:30,200 --> 00:24:35,160 By reducing the level of importance I place on things I immediately re-establish a state 321 00:24:35,160 --> 00:24:39,520 of balance. 322 00:24:39,520 --> 00:24:48,240 The emptiness or the absence of excess potential, which is the emptiness, gives pendulums nothing 323 00:24:48,240 --> 00:24:49,920 to hook onto. 324 00:24:49,920 --> 00:24:57,440 And consequently no means of establishing control over me. 325 00:24:57,440 --> 00:25:03,200 So pretty much do not have excess potential and the way you do that is by dropping importance. 326 00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:11,360 And then that will allow for you to be free to make your own choice and be free from pendulums. 327 00:25:11,360 --> 00:25:16,800 And pendulums are really what block us from achieving our goals as well. 328 00:25:16,800 --> 00:25:20,600 Once you let go of inner and outer importance you gain the freedom of choice. 329 00:25:20,600 --> 00:25:27,400 So that relates to the previous principle where once you let go of inner and outer importance 330 00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:33,840 you become empty and you have, which basically means you have no excess potential. 331 00:25:33,840 --> 00:25:38,480 And the pendulums can't hook their claws into emptiness. 332 00:25:38,480 --> 00:25:41,960 So that means that they cannot establish control over you. 333 00:25:41,960 --> 00:25:47,240 They can't steal you basically. 334 00:25:47,240 --> 00:25:52,680 The only obstacle on the path to fulfilling your desires is the projection of artificial 335 00:25:52,680 --> 00:25:53,880 importance. 336 00:25:53,880 --> 00:26:01,600 So if you look in nature, they like tigers and all that, they never experience obstacles. 337 00:26:01,600 --> 00:26:05,320 Misfortune is not normal. 338 00:26:05,320 --> 00:26:06,480 It's weird. 339 00:26:06,480 --> 00:26:10,600 It's exclusive to humans. 340 00:26:10,600 --> 00:26:18,080 And we basically create with our consciousness, we basically create all of our problems. 341 00:26:18,080 --> 00:26:25,280 And it's funny because our gift, humanity's gift, is to have consciousness more so than 342 00:26:25,280 --> 00:26:27,200 animals. 343 00:26:27,200 --> 00:26:32,520 And we're basically throwing it away because we're basically asleep and we're not present 344 00:26:32,520 --> 00:26:33,520 all day. 345 00:26:33,520 --> 00:26:40,720 And we're wasting our consciousness by creating all these obstacles all in our life by projecting 346 00:26:40,720 --> 00:26:43,080 artificial importance. 347 00:26:43,080 --> 00:26:52,640 So when a problem arises in your life, reduce importance and then it will go away. 348 00:26:52,640 --> 00:26:54,960 If not, just go around it. 349 00:26:54,960 --> 00:27:02,680 Now I'm being vague in that because I don't 100% understand what it means either. 350 00:27:02,680 --> 00:27:08,200 Strive for a state of inner peace in which I can neither, or in which I am neither important 351 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:10,380 nor totally insignificant. 352 00:27:10,380 --> 00:27:18,080 So that is one of the quotes that I think is very important in this book. 353 00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:21,280 But I don't really understand it 100%. 354 00:27:21,280 --> 00:27:24,240 I understand that it means reduce importance. 355 00:27:24,240 --> 00:27:26,760 Don't overinflate or underinflate myself. 356 00:27:26,760 --> 00:27:33,400 Just understand that I just am and I'm not insignificant, but I'm also not important. 357 00:27:33,400 --> 00:27:35,920 I just am a peace. 358 00:27:35,920 --> 00:27:42,520 I'm not sure if this is the right interpretation that you are a peace and a cog in the machine. 359 00:27:42,520 --> 00:27:49,240 I don't think that's the right interpretation, but I think you just are and you are your own 360 00:27:49,240 --> 00:27:52,560 own part of the world. 361 00:27:52,560 --> 00:27:57,440 The own peace, your own peace, you have your own sector of the world. 362 00:27:57,440 --> 00:28:06,840 So that is one of the very important quotes that I'm striving to learn more about. 363 00:28:06,840 --> 00:28:10,640 Humor does not create excess potential. 364 00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:14,200 The best recipe for success is spontaneity. 365 00:28:14,200 --> 00:28:18,800 I don't know how to pronounce that, but I think you know what I mean. 366 00:28:18,800 --> 00:28:25,560 The best recipe for success is spontaneity, improvisation, and a common sense attitude. 367 00:28:25,560 --> 00:28:31,680 So that is why I am doing podcasting, not scripted. 368 00:28:31,680 --> 00:28:33,680 I'm not scripting my podcast. 369 00:28:33,680 --> 00:28:38,240 For many reasons, this is just the topping, the icing on the cake. 370 00:28:38,240 --> 00:28:41,520 One of the biggest reasons is because I want to get better at speaking and I want to be 371 00:28:41,520 --> 00:28:44,640 able to actually speak fluently and efficiently. 372 00:28:44,640 --> 00:28:52,440 So that's why I don't read off of a script or have structure very much. 373 00:28:52,440 --> 00:28:58,280 But it's also the best recipe for success is spontaneity, improvisation, and a common 374 00:28:58,280 --> 00:28:59,400 sense attitude. 375 00:28:59,400 --> 00:29:02,080 And I don't really understand that 100%. 376 00:29:02,080 --> 00:29:04,560 All of these things I don't understand 100%. 377 00:29:04,560 --> 00:29:12,560 So that's why I'm teaching you guys so I can learn more for myself. 378 00:29:12,560 --> 00:29:17,040 The excess potential of importance dissipates with action. 379 00:29:17,040 --> 00:29:24,560 So I was talking about this in my previous Transurfing Principles episode. 380 00:29:24,560 --> 00:29:35,600 And whenever you take action, that excess potential transforms into pure intention. 381 00:29:35,600 --> 00:29:39,600 And pure intention is the only thing you need to achieve your goals. 382 00:29:39,600 --> 00:29:45,920 And so when you take action, all of that excess potential dissipates. 383 00:29:45,920 --> 00:29:51,960 And I learned this, I'm pretty sure it was episode 21, when I went out to the mall with 384 00:29:51,960 --> 00:29:55,120 my friend and talked to girls and asked for their numbers. 385 00:29:55,120 --> 00:30:00,240 I created so much excess potential around that event and around girls in general, put 386 00:30:00,240 --> 00:30:01,720 them on a pedestal. 387 00:30:01,720 --> 00:30:06,960 And then the second I started talking to them, it all dissipated. 388 00:30:06,960 --> 00:30:09,320 Now it was not easy even after that. 389 00:30:09,320 --> 00:30:12,480 We went around and did like 10, talked to the 10 girls. 390 00:30:12,480 --> 00:30:14,760 And even the last one was still difficult. 391 00:30:14,760 --> 00:30:17,840 And even today, it's still difficult. 392 00:30:17,840 --> 00:30:19,920 It's not difficult, but it's a lot easier. 393 00:30:19,920 --> 00:30:28,040 So the more and more action I take, the less and less excess potential will be left. 394 00:30:28,040 --> 00:30:33,120 The highest level of efficiency in any action is achieved when a person manages to shift 395 00:30:33,120 --> 00:30:38,640 the attention of their fears from self and the end goal to the process of performing 396 00:30:38,640 --> 00:30:40,760 the action. 397 00:30:40,760 --> 00:30:45,920 So I know that this quote is extremely important. 398 00:30:45,920 --> 00:30:49,000 And I know that I'll learn a lot more about it in this chapter that I'm reading about 399 00:30:49,000 --> 00:30:50,000 intention. 400 00:30:50,000 --> 00:30:56,640 But I regret to say that I don't understand it right now. 401 00:30:56,640 --> 00:31:02,520 And I fear that you guys will miss out because this is a very important quote and it's on 402 00:31:02,520 --> 00:31:08,120 the, it's, it's, I'm near understanding it, but I just don't really know how to teach 403 00:31:08,120 --> 00:31:13,240 it because I don't understand it. 404 00:31:13,240 --> 00:31:19,680 Never boast about what I have and say nothing of the things I have not yet achieved. 405 00:31:19,680 --> 00:31:21,960 So I actually failed on both of these today. 406 00:31:21,960 --> 00:31:27,640 I boasted to my friend that I'm a part-time student and I get to leave early. 407 00:31:27,640 --> 00:31:36,760 And I boasted to my dad that my life is going to be awesome in the next couple of years. 408 00:31:36,760 --> 00:31:44,920 So and thankfully I caught myself the first time with my friend and I apologized. 409 00:31:44,920 --> 00:31:51,280 And thankfully my dad immediately shut me down and told me not to do that. 410 00:31:51,280 --> 00:32:00,440 And immediately said that I should never boast about the future. 411 00:32:00,440 --> 00:32:03,600 And I usually do a good job at it. 412 00:32:03,600 --> 00:32:07,000 That's what he said and I'm very grateful for that. 413 00:32:07,000 --> 00:32:10,280 So just don't do that. 414 00:32:10,280 --> 00:32:14,800 And I don't really know the reasons why I'm pretty sure you're just placing excess potential 415 00:32:14,800 --> 00:32:17,480 and also it's just bad. 416 00:32:17,480 --> 00:32:19,080 I don't really know why I'm sorry. 417 00:32:19,080 --> 00:32:22,680 I can't explain. 418 00:32:22,680 --> 00:32:28,040 If you are not prepared to take action to acquire what you want, you will not get it. 419 00:32:28,040 --> 00:32:33,560 So that is basically referring to if you think that you can just manifest anything you want, 420 00:32:33,560 --> 00:32:39,720 by sitting on the couch all day and thinking it to reality and just thinking about it all 421 00:32:39,720 --> 00:32:45,600 day long, you're not going to get it unless you take action and stand up off the couch 422 00:32:45,600 --> 00:32:48,320 and start moving towards it. 423 00:32:48,320 --> 00:32:50,160 Envy is extremely destructive. 424 00:32:50,160 --> 00:32:51,760 Never envy anyone. 425 00:32:51,760 --> 00:32:56,480 So that is very important. 426 00:32:56,480 --> 00:32:57,520 Let me explain. 427 00:32:57,520 --> 00:33:00,640 The mind takes everything literally. 428 00:33:00,640 --> 00:33:02,920 The subconscious, not the conscious mind. 429 00:33:02,920 --> 00:33:05,720 The subconscious mind takes everything literally. 430 00:33:05,720 --> 00:33:09,720 So let me tell you what happens when you envy. 431 00:33:09,720 --> 00:33:16,960 When you envy something, you're basically saying your conscious mind is basically trying to 432 00:33:16,960 --> 00:33:22,520 make yourself more comfortable because you envy that and it's uncomfortable to envy. 433 00:33:22,520 --> 00:33:28,840 So your conscious mind is basically trying to tell yourself that what they have, so let's 434 00:33:28,840 --> 00:33:35,400 say your friend got a new ring, a new diamond ring and you envy it a lot. 435 00:33:35,400 --> 00:33:40,400 Your mind is basically telling you that what they have is not that valuable and it's not 436 00:33:40,400 --> 00:33:46,920 that great and they actually are worse off with it and you're better off without it. 437 00:33:46,920 --> 00:33:52,600 And you basically are telling yourself that it's actually not good and you don't want 438 00:33:52,600 --> 00:33:55,720 it and you're glad you don't have it. 439 00:33:55,720 --> 00:33:59,760 And though all of these things are not true because you're envious of it so you obviously 440 00:33:59,760 --> 00:34:01,760 want it. 441 00:34:01,760 --> 00:34:09,040 But the danger, the destruction is, since the subconscious mind takes everything literally, 442 00:34:09,040 --> 00:34:14,680 that subconscious mind hears your mind speaking all those thoughts saying, oh, we don't want 443 00:34:14,680 --> 00:34:15,680 it. 444 00:34:15,680 --> 00:34:16,680 It's bad for us. 445 00:34:16,680 --> 00:34:17,680 We're worse off without it. 446 00:34:17,680 --> 00:34:26,200 So the subconscious mind bends over backwards, breaks its back in effort to prevent you from 447 00:34:26,200 --> 00:34:31,640 getting that ring because it thinks that you're better off without it. 448 00:34:31,640 --> 00:34:37,960 So it wants to keep you, basically wants to give you what you choose and not get you that 449 00:34:37,960 --> 00:34:39,480 ring. 450 00:34:39,480 --> 00:34:44,160 And since the subconscious mind is linked to the alternative space, which is basically 451 00:34:44,160 --> 00:34:51,640 like the flow of the world and it allows you to get whatever you want, your subconscious 452 00:34:51,640 --> 00:35:00,840 mind will not let you get that ring because it believes that it's worse off for you. 453 00:35:00,840 --> 00:35:04,560 You must not allow your inner guardian to doze off. 454 00:35:04,560 --> 00:35:08,640 So I spoke on this earlier, but it's so crucial. 455 00:35:08,640 --> 00:35:15,080 Being and transurfing lies on the foundation of keeping your inner guardian active and vigilant 456 00:35:15,080 --> 00:35:17,800 and awake. 457 00:35:17,800 --> 00:35:22,240 Without the help of your inner guardian, there's no hope of being a transurfer because then 458 00:35:22,240 --> 00:35:31,880 you'll just be asleep all day and you'll just become a victim of circumstance. 459 00:35:31,880 --> 00:35:36,960 So for this next principle, I want to explain to you what the Russell of the Morning Stars 460 00:35:36,960 --> 00:35:37,960 is. 461 00:35:37,960 --> 00:35:42,000 The Russell of the Morning Stars is basically your heart speaking. 462 00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:45,520 Since your heart is connected to the alternative space, by the way, the heart and the subconscious 463 00:35:45,520 --> 00:35:47,080 mind are a synonym. 464 00:35:47,080 --> 00:35:48,240 They're the same thing. 465 00:35:48,240 --> 00:35:50,800 They mean the same thing. 466 00:35:50,800 --> 00:35:55,320 So since your heart and the soul is the same thing as the heart and subconscious mind as 467 00:35:55,320 --> 00:35:58,880 well, they're all synonyms. 468 00:35:58,880 --> 00:36:04,520 So the heart is connected to the alternative space and the flow so it can see the future. 469 00:36:04,520 --> 00:36:11,160 And if you make a decision, then it will feel if it's good or not because the heart can 470 00:36:11,160 --> 00:36:13,640 feel and know. 471 00:36:13,640 --> 00:36:19,400 So your inner comfort level will basically allow you to feel if that's a good decision 472 00:36:19,400 --> 00:36:24,560 or not and you should take that decision or go back on the decision. 473 00:36:24,560 --> 00:36:30,280 And in order to feel the Russell of the Morning Stars, to listen to your inner condition, 474 00:36:30,280 --> 00:36:37,360 you just have to contemplate the emptiness and make a decision and then contemplate the 475 00:36:37,360 --> 00:36:40,640 emptiness and note your inner condition. 476 00:36:40,640 --> 00:36:44,200 Do you feel good or do you feel not good? 477 00:36:44,200 --> 00:36:47,320 And then change your decision as long as that. 478 00:36:47,320 --> 00:36:48,320 And the heart is perfect. 479 00:36:48,320 --> 00:36:51,000 So you will make the right decision. 480 00:36:51,000 --> 00:36:58,120 And I actually have a, I read this and I knew all about this stuff my first time through 481 00:36:58,120 --> 00:37:02,520 and I didn't really have faith in it. 482 00:37:02,520 --> 00:37:06,000 So let me tell you a story of what happened. 483 00:37:06,000 --> 00:37:10,200 I have a good haircut. 484 00:37:10,200 --> 00:37:17,480 Like my hairstyle, I believe is very nice and very good for, it's just, I like it a lot 485 00:37:17,480 --> 00:37:19,120 right now. 486 00:37:19,120 --> 00:37:28,080 So last winter, I decided to make, I decided that I needed a new haircut, even though in 487 00:37:28,080 --> 00:37:34,600 hindsight I did not even need a new haircut and it was just, I just allowed pendulums, 488 00:37:34,600 --> 00:37:39,480 passing thoughts saying that I needed a haircut to tell me otherwise. 489 00:37:39,480 --> 00:37:45,200 So I decided to go ahead and get a haircut and let me tell you what happened. 490 00:37:45,200 --> 00:37:51,520 So I biked to the gym in the morning and then I go to the morning or I used to go to the 491 00:37:51,520 --> 00:37:54,080 gym early in the morning. 492 00:37:54,080 --> 00:38:04,960 So during winter time, it was like winter break maybe and I go to the gym and I get out 493 00:38:04,960 --> 00:38:06,600 and it's like 8am. 494 00:38:06,600 --> 00:38:10,800 The barber shop opens at like 8.30. 495 00:38:10,800 --> 00:38:16,640 So I get there and I sit outside just outside their shop, just watching them set up for 496 00:38:16,640 --> 00:38:18,520 like 15 minutes. 497 00:38:18,520 --> 00:38:24,080 And this whole time I'm leaning against a tree and I could feel my inner condition. 498 00:38:24,080 --> 00:38:30,040 I was conscious of it as well, but I chose not to listen to it. 499 00:38:30,040 --> 00:38:34,200 My inner condition was telling me not to take the haircut and there were many times where 500 00:38:34,200 --> 00:38:41,000 I wanted to go away and I knew I should leave, but I felt as though I already committed to 501 00:38:41,000 --> 00:38:45,920 getting the haircut because I made eye contact with them multiple times, the workers in there 502 00:38:45,920 --> 00:38:49,960 and I was standing out there just watching. 503 00:38:49,960 --> 00:38:53,760 So I felt that I already had committed, but in reality I didn't. 504 00:38:53,760 --> 00:38:58,520 So then what happened is I went in and got the haircut and it was the worst haircut of 505 00:38:58,520 --> 00:38:59,520 my life. 506 00:38:59,520 --> 00:39:06,120 It probably took 50 minutes for them to cut my hair because she was using only scissors 507 00:39:06,120 --> 00:39:09,200 and she was taking a very long time. 508 00:39:09,200 --> 00:39:11,800 She smelled like very bad. 509 00:39:11,800 --> 00:39:20,240 She was wearing clothes that seemed like she just got out of the club because it was 8 510 00:39:20,240 --> 00:39:25,520 in the morning and so she seemed like, and she definitely smelled like cigarette smoke. 511 00:39:25,520 --> 00:39:32,720 And I'm telling you all of this, put you guys in the scene to where in the beginning I knew 512 00:39:32,720 --> 00:39:36,360 that it was a bad idea and I actually saw what she was wearing as well. 513 00:39:36,360 --> 00:39:42,840 I still decided to go in and get a haircut and trust her to cut my hair. 514 00:39:42,840 --> 00:39:47,280 And if you can guess, it's not hard to guess what the outcome was. 515 00:39:47,280 --> 00:39:52,480 The outcome was that I had a terrible haircut, the worst haircut of my life probably. 516 00:39:52,480 --> 00:40:01,080 So then I had to go to school and I was self-conscious about it for the next couple months because 517 00:40:01,080 --> 00:40:06,000 that's how long it took to grow back. 518 00:40:06,000 --> 00:40:14,160 So then after that I decided that in reflection I decided that I did listen to the rest of 519 00:40:14,160 --> 00:40:17,080 the morning stars but I didn't trust it. 520 00:40:17,080 --> 00:40:19,920 And then now I trust it because of that experience. 521 00:40:19,920 --> 00:40:28,640 So I hope you guys can decide to trust it and not make a terrible decision like I did. 522 00:40:28,640 --> 00:40:33,600 The most optimal solution to a problem is most likely to be realized. 523 00:40:33,600 --> 00:40:36,200 So for context, nature never waste energy. 524 00:40:36,200 --> 00:40:42,600 This is why we walk on our feet and not our ears because nature never waste energy. 525 00:40:42,600 --> 00:40:49,080 And so nature always takes the most optimal energy efficient path. 526 00:40:49,080 --> 00:40:57,560 So if you just allow events to play out on their own and not try and manipulate it, the 527 00:40:57,560 --> 00:41:07,680 most efficient optimal thing will be the outcome, the most optimal outcome will result. 528 00:41:07,680 --> 00:41:12,160 And that relates to problems as well. 529 00:41:12,160 --> 00:41:17,640 First of all, a problem was created by the mind and it would waste a lot of energy if 530 00:41:17,640 --> 00:41:19,680 nature decided to destroy your life. 531 00:41:19,680 --> 00:41:22,480 So that's why it never does that. 532 00:41:22,480 --> 00:41:26,360 All of the things that happen is created by your own mind. 533 00:41:26,360 --> 00:41:36,320 So first of all, drop importance and allow the situation to resolve on its own. 534 00:41:36,320 --> 00:41:40,000 Everything should be done in the easiest and simplest means possible. 535 00:41:40,000 --> 00:41:46,280 So this basically goes around, it's kind of links with the problem thing. 536 00:41:46,280 --> 00:41:50,320 If you're experiencing a problem, do not try and solve it. 537 00:41:50,320 --> 00:41:52,360 Do not try and use rational thinking to solve it. 538 00:41:52,360 --> 00:41:57,240 Drop importance and then let it solve on its own. 539 00:41:57,240 --> 00:42:00,520 And that is the simplest way and easiest way to do it. 540 00:42:00,520 --> 00:42:05,240 That's the simplest and easiest way to move forward. 541 00:42:05,240 --> 00:42:14,040 Adopt a condition of balance and have enough mindfulness, not to project inflated importance. 542 00:42:14,040 --> 00:42:27,120 So that is basically you being a transfer and being able to go over lifelines and basically 543 00:42:27,120 --> 00:42:29,520 get what you want in life. 544 00:42:29,520 --> 00:42:34,120 The way you do that is by having balance and not projecting importance. 545 00:42:34,120 --> 00:42:37,760 And balance, since the world is in balance, if you're in balance, you're in harmony with 546 00:42:37,760 --> 00:42:38,760 the world. 547 00:42:38,760 --> 00:42:42,800 So the world helps you get where you want to get. 548 00:42:42,800 --> 00:42:49,040 And when you project importance, then you're off balance. 549 00:42:49,040 --> 00:42:51,120 Yield to the simplicity. 550 00:42:51,120 --> 00:43:02,320 So this principle refers to the fact that everything is a lot simpler than it seems. 551 00:43:02,320 --> 00:43:03,680 Everything in life is a lot simpler. 552 00:43:03,680 --> 00:43:07,240 It's a lot simpler to achieve your goals than you think. 553 00:43:07,240 --> 00:43:15,200 If you believe that it's a lot more difficult and confusing and tedious or whatever it may 554 00:43:15,200 --> 00:43:21,720 be, then that's just outer importance towards the goal or inner importance towards your 555 00:43:21,720 --> 00:43:27,480 mind because your mind wants to create the most optimal. 556 00:43:27,480 --> 00:43:32,000 Your mind is creating an outline of the future. 557 00:43:32,000 --> 00:43:37,200 And if it doesn't meet those standards, then that's just self-importance basically. 558 00:43:37,200 --> 00:43:41,520 Inner importance. 559 00:43:41,520 --> 00:43:45,800 Go with the flow, separate the mind from the influence of pendulums. 560 00:43:45,800 --> 00:43:50,000 So when you're going with the flow, you're in a state of balance and the world meets 561 00:43:50,000 --> 00:43:53,680 you halfway and helps you towards your goals. 562 00:43:53,680 --> 00:43:58,400 And when you are under the influence of pendulums, you are not going with the flow. 563 00:43:58,400 --> 00:44:08,000 So do not come under the influence of pendulums and you will be able to go with the flow. 564 00:44:08,000 --> 00:44:13,120 You experience what you allow into your personal life script. 565 00:44:13,120 --> 00:44:15,280 So basically you get what you choose. 566 00:44:15,280 --> 00:44:23,320 And if you choose to allow bad friends into your life, then they will be in your life. 567 00:44:23,320 --> 00:44:30,920 But if you choose not to allow them in your life, then they won't be in your life. 568 00:44:30,920 --> 00:44:33,720 And this is true. 569 00:44:33,720 --> 00:44:36,920 And it's not even just with friends, it's with anything else. 570 00:44:36,920 --> 00:44:52,360 Let me get some water. 571 00:44:52,360 --> 00:44:56,520 Be able to take care without worrying. 572 00:44:56,520 --> 00:45:01,560 Now this is one of the principles that he repeats many times throughout the book. 573 00:45:01,560 --> 00:45:02,920 And I'm going to be completely honest. 574 00:45:02,920 --> 00:45:07,000 I don't even understand what it means. 575 00:45:07,000 --> 00:45:13,160 So my hopes is that in the future, I will be able to understand what it means and teach 576 00:45:13,160 --> 00:45:14,160 you guys. 577 00:45:14,160 --> 00:45:16,080 But I know that this is a very important quote. 578 00:45:16,080 --> 00:45:20,560 So don't take it lightheartedly just because I don't know what it means. 579 00:45:20,560 --> 00:45:22,600 Just put it into your database. 580 00:45:22,600 --> 00:45:27,880 And we'll come back to it later at another episode. 581 00:45:27,880 --> 00:45:32,480 Be detached at the same time impeccable in everything that I do. 582 00:45:32,480 --> 00:45:37,760 So this, when I wrote this down, I was instantly thinking of school. 583 00:45:37,760 --> 00:45:42,720 School is a pendulum and it does not necessarily relate to my future goals. 584 00:45:42,720 --> 00:45:49,160 So with that being said, I have to do school because that's what society is placed upon 585 00:45:49,160 --> 00:45:50,680 me. 586 00:45:50,680 --> 00:45:55,200 And we could go into all the rhetoric of me choosing that I have to go into school. 587 00:45:55,200 --> 00:46:00,520 But for simplicity's sake, let's just say I have to do school. 588 00:46:00,520 --> 00:46:04,560 And so once I read this, I instantly noted this to school. 589 00:46:04,560 --> 00:46:08,520 Be detached at the same time impeccable in everything I do. 590 00:46:08,520 --> 00:46:12,200 So that means that do not be stressed about school. 591 00:46:12,200 --> 00:46:14,960 Don't overinflate the importance of school. 592 00:46:14,960 --> 00:46:16,720 Don't underinflate the importance of school. 593 00:46:16,720 --> 00:46:24,640 Just know that school is and be perfect, impeccable in your action towards completing 594 00:46:24,640 --> 00:46:26,360 your tasks. 595 00:46:26,360 --> 00:46:27,680 So let's say you have homework. 596 00:46:27,680 --> 00:46:32,800 I used to have a tendency to complain about homework, but then some days I would just 597 00:46:32,800 --> 00:46:34,920 do it right away and I'd be happy. 598 00:46:34,920 --> 00:46:38,640 Other days I would complain, complain, complain, waste five hours of my afternoon and then 599 00:46:38,640 --> 00:46:40,160 I'd still have to do it. 600 00:46:40,160 --> 00:46:43,440 And I was like, dude, school just wasted my whole day, but I chose to waste my whole 601 00:46:43,440 --> 00:46:44,520 day. 602 00:46:44,520 --> 00:46:49,640 So pretty much just be detached. 603 00:46:49,640 --> 00:46:51,440 Don't place any meeting. 604 00:46:51,440 --> 00:46:55,640 Don't have any relation to school, like an emotional ties school. 605 00:46:55,640 --> 00:46:59,640 Just do it with emptiness and then be perfect. 606 00:46:59,640 --> 00:47:01,280 Don't be sloppy. 607 00:47:01,280 --> 00:47:02,800 Just do it as best as you can. 608 00:47:02,800 --> 00:47:04,760 It doesn't have to be perfect. 609 00:47:04,760 --> 00:47:08,000 Just do it impeccably. 610 00:47:08,000 --> 00:47:10,800 And this relates to everything that you do. 611 00:47:10,800 --> 00:47:15,200 But the only thing that I've really connected it to so far is school. 612 00:47:15,200 --> 00:47:17,920 And I haven't figured out how to do it elsewhere. 613 00:47:17,920 --> 00:47:21,120 Like in my work, I just know how to do it in school. 614 00:47:21,120 --> 00:47:25,840 And I guess I know how to do it in podcasts too, because I just try to do it the best I 615 00:47:25,840 --> 00:47:29,000 can and I'm also detached to it. 616 00:47:29,000 --> 00:47:33,920 Or at least I'm trying to stay detached to it. 617 00:47:33,920 --> 00:47:36,440 So that principle is very important to remember. 618 00:47:36,440 --> 00:47:40,560 Be detached at the same time impeccable in everything that I do. 619 00:47:40,560 --> 00:47:44,280 Now if I were in your shoes and I was just hearing it for the first time, I would probably 620 00:47:44,280 --> 00:47:46,680 just forget it the next second. 621 00:47:46,680 --> 00:47:49,840 So if you guys want to, and this goes with all of these principles, if you guys really 622 00:47:49,840 --> 00:47:54,920 want to get these in, you should just study the book. 623 00:47:54,920 --> 00:47:57,280 And that's what I recommend. 624 00:47:57,280 --> 00:48:04,520 Read it through the first time and then study it the second time. 625 00:48:04,520 --> 00:48:09,440 As soon as you forget to be vigilant, pendulums could latch onto you and you could become 626 00:48:09,440 --> 00:48:12,920 the victim of circumstance. 627 00:48:12,920 --> 00:48:18,560 So this is one of the things that differentiates transurface from most people. 628 00:48:18,560 --> 00:48:22,400 Most people are not vigilant about what is going on in their life. 629 00:48:22,400 --> 00:48:25,880 They're not vigilant about their minds. 630 00:48:25,880 --> 00:48:32,040 And so they just become the victim of circumstance and pendulums basically control them. 631 00:48:32,040 --> 00:48:39,800 And what transurfing teaches is to stay vigilant so that you can stay in different pendulums 632 00:48:39,800 --> 00:48:42,520 and not become a victim of circumstance. 633 00:48:42,520 --> 00:48:48,280 You could actually choose your own destiny, become the master of your own destiny. 634 00:48:48,280 --> 00:49:00,200 So this is a very deep and important principle because you basically get to choose whatever 635 00:49:00,200 --> 00:49:04,120 you want if you're vigilant. 636 00:49:04,120 --> 00:49:10,920 Now this theme of staying vigilant to become the master of your own destiny will definitely 637 00:49:10,920 --> 00:49:17,480 come up more and more throughout the book and in the future podcast episodes so I can 638 00:49:17,480 --> 00:49:20,280 learn more about it. 639 00:49:20,280 --> 00:49:26,520 The existence of streams in the alternative free the mind from two burdens. 640 00:49:26,520 --> 00:49:31,160 The need to solve problems rationally and the need to control. 641 00:49:31,160 --> 00:49:37,600 So the streams in the alternative flow I kind of touched on this earlier. 642 00:49:37,600 --> 00:49:42,760 Streams are basically I called this a different word earlier and I was saying that nature 643 00:49:42,760 --> 00:49:50,080 is perfect and the most optimal solution always comes of its own accord unless you tamper 644 00:49:50,080 --> 00:49:54,640 unless your mind tampers with it. 645 00:49:54,640 --> 00:49:56,960 And that's basically what streams are. 646 00:49:56,960 --> 00:50:04,520 And if you go with the flow and follow the streams in the alternatives flow it frees 647 00:50:04,520 --> 00:50:08,040 your mind from two burdens. 648 00:50:08,040 --> 00:50:12,280 The need to solve problems rationally and the need to control. 649 00:50:12,280 --> 00:50:20,320 And once you alleviate yourself from those burdens you basically have more control over 650 00:50:20,320 --> 00:50:28,200 everything and you have way like you don't have problems like problems just don't come 651 00:50:28,200 --> 00:50:35,080 and even if you do get a problem it just resolves itself on its own accord. 652 00:50:35,080 --> 00:50:40,400 So it's kind of like a double double-sided benefit. 653 00:50:40,400 --> 00:50:48,160 The self importance of the mind sees all problems and promises in bunny ears quotes as such 654 00:50:48,160 --> 00:50:50,840 because it doesn't fit into the script. 655 00:50:50,840 --> 00:50:55,360 So the self importance of the mind sees all problems as such because it does not fit into 656 00:50:55,360 --> 00:50:57,640 the script. 657 00:50:57,640 --> 00:50:59,120 So I touched on this earlier. 658 00:50:59,120 --> 00:51:10,240 The mind has a tendency to think up of a map, a roadmap, a plan for the future and when 659 00:51:10,240 --> 00:51:18,040 something deviates from that script that the mind created then the mind tries restlessly 660 00:51:18,040 --> 00:51:22,720 to keep going along with the script and get rid of that deviation. 661 00:51:22,720 --> 00:51:26,920 But that deviation could be good for you and if you interpret it as good it will be good 662 00:51:26,920 --> 00:51:28,040 for you. 663 00:51:28,040 --> 00:51:31,400 And that deviation is simply just the world trying to help you along your path. 664 00:51:31,400 --> 00:51:39,080 But it's you that's choosing to not get help from the world. 665 00:51:39,080 --> 00:51:44,520 Move the center of gravity away from control and towards observation. 666 00:51:44,520 --> 00:51:50,320 So we as humans have a tendency to want to control our environment and control everything 667 00:51:50,320 --> 00:51:55,120 around us and this is one of the principles that I took to heart the first read through. 668 00:51:55,120 --> 00:52:01,440 I didn't completely implement it but there were many moments where I would just stop 669 00:52:01,440 --> 00:52:07,640 and observe and not become an active participant but I would actually leave the state, I would 670 00:52:07,640 --> 00:52:13,560 leave the field and go to the stands if you were using a metaphor of a sports stadium. 671 00:52:13,560 --> 00:52:19,160 I would leave the field of becoming an active participant in the game and go to the stands 672 00:52:19,160 --> 00:52:21,280 and actually observe what is happening. 673 00:52:21,280 --> 00:52:26,040 And this allows you to do many things like staying indifferent and staying detached but 674 00:52:26,040 --> 00:52:32,920 also it just allows things to happen around you and you not mess with the world trying 675 00:52:32,920 --> 00:52:38,240 to help you on your way. 676 00:52:38,240 --> 00:52:46,800 Give situations a chance to resolve themselves of their own accord. 677 00:52:46,800 --> 00:53:00,400 This I touched on this many times before but the world will take the route of least energy 678 00:53:00,400 --> 00:53:06,080 consumption, the most optimal energy use route. 679 00:53:06,080 --> 00:53:09,760 So that's, I'm blanking on what to say about this one but I'm just going to go on to the 680 00:53:09,760 --> 00:53:12,760 next one. 681 00:53:12,760 --> 00:53:17,520 Never criticize anything that has happened in the past and cannot be changed. 682 00:53:17,520 --> 00:53:23,240 First of all this is very important to know for just human relations in general because 683 00:53:23,240 --> 00:53:29,280 there's no point criticizing someone for something that happened in the past because it can't 684 00:53:29,280 --> 00:53:32,680 be changed but also you're just creating access potential I think. 685 00:53:32,680 --> 00:53:38,400 He didn't really go or at least I don't remember him going into too much in depth on this one 686 00:53:38,400 --> 00:53:40,240 but it just makes sense. 687 00:53:40,240 --> 00:53:45,120 Don't criticize anything that happened in the past. 688 00:53:45,120 --> 00:53:49,920 You always create the object of the mind's most dominating thoughts and this is what 689 00:53:49,920 --> 00:53:51,640 I was talking about yesterday. 690 00:53:51,640 --> 00:53:57,960 If you're wasting all of your energy thinking about girls or things that are not of importance 691 00:53:57,960 --> 00:54:06,280 then you are wasting that energy towards something that will not benefit you because those things 692 00:54:06,280 --> 00:54:09,680 will probably be created in your reality. 693 00:54:09,680 --> 00:54:13,680 For example I was thinking about that one girl yesterday and then I saw her again today 694 00:54:13,680 --> 00:54:16,760 so that was created and that was a waste. 695 00:54:16,760 --> 00:54:20,880 I could have created going to Funnel Hacking Live instead. 696 00:54:20,880 --> 00:54:21,880 So that's what I'm saying. 697 00:54:21,880 --> 00:54:27,160 If your most dominating thought is something worthless or rubbish like anxieties or whatever 698 00:54:27,160 --> 00:54:33,800 any bad emotion doesn't matter then you're just wasting that opportunity to create something 699 00:54:33,800 --> 00:54:34,800 better. 700 00:54:34,800 --> 00:54:39,000 So that's why I need to train myself and to be honest I'm not doing this but I need 701 00:54:39,000 --> 00:54:45,800 to train myself to have my most dominating thought to be going to Funnel Hacking Live 702 00:54:45,800 --> 00:54:54,640 because the time is ticking one month in ten days. 703 00:54:54,640 --> 00:54:58,920 Your thoughts have a direct impact over the course of events in our lives. 704 00:54:58,920 --> 00:55:03,640 So this is basically just saying that our thoughts radiate energy that go outwards into 705 00:55:03,640 --> 00:55:12,520 the external world and basically can change things in our lives. 706 00:55:12,520 --> 00:55:15,400 This next principle is something that I needed to hear. 707 00:55:15,400 --> 00:55:20,200 If you set several goals at the same time you spread yourself, you spread your thought 708 00:55:20,200 --> 00:55:26,080 energy too thin and it dissipates into emptiness. 709 00:55:26,080 --> 00:55:36,120 So this is a big one because my thought energy was spread over two goals. 710 00:55:36,120 --> 00:55:39,600 One going to Funnel Hacking Live and two going to Hawaii. 711 00:55:39,600 --> 00:55:44,520 That was my long term goal, going to Hawaii and becoming a surfer. 712 00:55:44,520 --> 00:55:51,920 So that is basically me trying to swim in two directions at once and as everyone knows 713 00:55:51,920 --> 00:55:52,920 that's impossible. 714 00:55:52,920 --> 00:55:56,840 You can't separate yourself in two ways. 715 00:55:56,840 --> 00:56:05,040 So that's why I'm only focusing on Funnel Hacking Live because that will come first. 716 00:56:05,040 --> 00:56:08,280 When you choose you create your own destiny. 717 00:56:08,280 --> 00:56:17,960 Now this is a standalone principle but this is a very integral principle in the Transurfine 718 00:56:17,960 --> 00:56:20,640 practice. 719 00:56:20,640 --> 00:56:23,080 You can choose your Latin life. 720 00:56:23,080 --> 00:56:31,160 You can choose to go all the way across the country or you can choose to stay. 721 00:56:31,160 --> 00:56:34,680 And when you choose you create your own destiny. 722 00:56:34,680 --> 00:56:40,720 When you create your own destiny that basically happens. 723 00:56:40,720 --> 00:56:46,120 So I'm going to choose to go to Funnel Hacking Live so my destiny is to go to Funnel Hacking 724 00:56:46,120 --> 00:56:47,800 Live. 725 00:56:47,800 --> 00:56:53,800 If you chose that your destiny was fate and it was set in stone well then that's what 726 00:56:53,800 --> 00:56:57,800 you're going to get and your destiny will be fate and it will be set in stone. 727 00:56:57,800 --> 00:57:03,800 But then you can choose to go to Florida or you can choose to stay here and that will 728 00:57:03,800 --> 00:57:07,400 be your destiny either way. 729 00:57:07,400 --> 00:57:14,520 Alright that's the end of the Transurfine Principles. 730 00:57:14,520 --> 00:57:21,520 I hope that you guys got a lot of value out of it and I hope that you guys see that it 731 00:57:21,520 --> 00:57:29,360 was exactly where you guys were five months ago, six months ago, four months ago. 732 00:57:29,360 --> 00:57:36,520 I didn't even know what Transurfine was maybe six months ago. 733 00:57:36,520 --> 00:57:44,880 And now I read it through once and then I still did not understand at all. 734 00:57:44,880 --> 00:57:48,840 And then a month passed and then I started studying it. 735 00:57:48,840 --> 00:57:51,800 Now I understand it a lot more. 736 00:57:51,800 --> 00:57:57,960 But I'm sure that I'm going to make another episode like this in a couple, in a week or 737 00:57:57,960 --> 00:58:00,040 two I don't know. 738 00:58:00,040 --> 00:58:07,080 But and then I'll realize how little I understood it now like today. 739 00:58:07,080 --> 00:58:14,040 And then maybe a year down the line I'll study it even more and I'll realize how little 740 00:58:14,040 --> 00:58:18,800 I understand now but how much more I understand in the future. 741 00:58:18,800 --> 00:58:25,120 That's really like all that there is to it just understanding more and more and more. 742 00:58:25,120 --> 00:58:31,360 The more you understand the better you are at implementing the principles and the more 743 00:58:31,360 --> 00:58:37,380 you read about it the more it molds and shapes your subconscious brain to attune to those 744 00:58:37,380 --> 00:58:45,600 principles and you'll be able to make decisions unconsciously and also you'll want to make 745 00:58:45,600 --> 00:58:48,440 those decisions better decisions. 746 00:58:48,440 --> 00:58:52,600 So that's all about studying, study, study, study. 747 00:58:52,600 --> 00:58:57,760 Now I have a huge advantage because I'm not just reading through it once. 748 00:58:57,760 --> 00:58:59,760 I'm not just reading through it. 749 00:58:59,760 --> 00:59:03,680 I'm reading through it when I see something that I know is important. 750 00:59:03,680 --> 00:59:05,400 I jot it down. 751 00:59:05,400 --> 00:59:08,840 Sometimes I underline it and I always write it down in my notebook. 752 00:59:08,840 --> 00:59:14,160 And after every chapter I always write down the summaries which takes like 20 minutes 753 00:59:14,160 --> 00:59:16,960 to copy down those summaries. 754 00:59:16,960 --> 00:59:18,480 And all of this stuff is worth it. 755 00:59:18,480 --> 00:59:23,600 And then I also summarize the most important things that I learned in the day. 756 00:59:23,600 --> 00:59:25,120 Again at night time. 757 00:59:25,120 --> 00:59:34,560 So after all is said and done, all these concepts pass through my brain 10 times which is a lot 758 00:59:34,560 --> 00:59:38,640 because if you're not studying and you're just reading passively it only passes through 759 00:59:38,640 --> 00:59:42,200 your mind once. 760 00:59:42,200 --> 00:59:48,520 So for me it's passing through my mind 10 times plus I'm explaining it to my friends 761 00:59:48,520 --> 00:59:49,520 and you guys. 762 00:59:49,520 --> 00:59:53,280 Well I'm only explaining it to one of my friends because yeah. 763 00:59:53,280 --> 00:59:56,920 I'm explaining it to my friend and you guys. 764 00:59:56,920 --> 01:00:02,280 So it's passing through my mind more than 10 times on certain principles but on days 765 01:00:02,280 --> 01:00:10,560 like this it's definitely 11 times because I'm reading it again and explaining it to 766 01:00:10,560 --> 01:00:11,560 you guys. 767 01:00:11,560 --> 01:00:15,760 So if you're just explaining something you understand it way more because you have to 768 01:00:15,760 --> 01:00:23,080 pick it apart and apply it to certain situations and memories that you learned or memories 769 01:00:23,080 --> 01:00:27,340 that you experienced in the past. 770 01:00:27,340 --> 01:00:32,400 So I just wanted to see, I just wanted you guys to see how valuable studying has been 771 01:00:32,400 --> 01:00:34,520 for me. 772 01:00:34,520 --> 01:00:42,040 Now in the past I definitely thought I definitely hated studying. 773 01:00:42,040 --> 01:00:49,080 Studying always was related to school for me in the past and so I always vowed never 774 01:00:49,080 --> 01:00:53,880 to study and I always did my homework but I never studied and I usually always got like 775 01:00:53,880 --> 01:01:00,720 A's and B's and even junior year I got straight A's second semester not first. 776 01:01:00,720 --> 01:01:09,600 But I got besides the point now I know how valuable studying is. 777 01:01:09,600 --> 01:01:11,160 I still don't study for school. 778 01:01:11,160 --> 01:01:19,120 It's a waste of time pointless but studying for my life and my future and studying for 779 01:01:19,120 --> 01:01:30,760 transfer, studying, and transferring is very valuable and I recommend 100%. 780 01:01:30,760 --> 01:01:35,400 To wrap things up don't forget to download your favorite episodes and subscribe to the 781 01:01:35,400 --> 01:01:37,440 Ascend Momentum show. 782 01:01:37,440 --> 01:01:52,640 But before you guys leave make sure to remember the equals.