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CHAPTER PRACTICE
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THE
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THE PROFESSIONAL-CLASS PRACTITIONER Being generally acquainted with the indirect techniques as well as the elementary rules of deepening and maintaining the phase may be considered the threshold level of practice. Detailed knowledge of the technical aspects of the practice may be considered the basic level. To be discussed now is the higher level of practice, which differs substantially from lower levels on every front. If a practitioner is still unable to intentionally enter the phase at least several times a week, then he should not read this section. It may cause his mind additional confusion and distract him with things that are not yet necessary and difficult to understand. If he decides to read on anyway, he does so at his own risk and fully responsible for the consequences of his decision. When mastering the practice of the phase, the process is sequential: one starts with simple background knowledge and techniques, and then works one's way up to increasingly difficult things. However, once a certain level is reached, the process goes back the other way: one's entire approach simplifies as one discerns the underlying principles. One cannot start off from those principles, as they can only be discerned through individual practice upon having mastered the basics. This comes naturally for many practitioners. The aim of this section is only to highlight things that will be realized consciously or subconsciously by a person constantly practicing the phase. If a practitioner's mind and attention-span become inevitably overwhelmed with a large body of theoretical knowledge, no need to worry - everything with become simpler with experience, and the discipline of practicing itself