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As you know with your computers for instance, every once in a while they follow an erroneous path and become corrupted in their [[function]] and you all witness that such a [[machine]], having erred and taken such a wrong path, will soon find and erroneous dead end and become completely stumped in its ability to [[proceed]]. At that point the only option left open to you is to go back to a point that you know and are familiar with, a common starting point, which is referred to as resetting from the start.

As you know with your computers for instance, every once in a while they follow an erroneous path and become corrupted in their [[function]] and you all witness that such a [[machine]], having erred and taken such a wrong path, will soon find and erroneous dead end and become completely stumped in its ability to [[proceed]]. At that point the only option left open to you is to go back to a point that you know and are familiar with, a common starting point, which is referred to as resetting from the start.

Then your [[machine]] may [[act]] far more [[predictably]] because it has been launched properly from the right starting point and will [[function]] in accordance with it's programming. You all are very similar in this regard in that you are programmed machines and you function very predictably as per your [[programming]]. Every once and a while it is [[observed]] that you too proceed down an erroneous pathway which leads you astray from proper functioning and may lead you into areas of distress or [[depression]] or [[fear]] or [[doubt]].

Then your [[machine]] may [[act]] far more [[predictably]] because it has been launched properly from the right starting point and will [[function]] in accordance with it's programming. You all are very similar in this regard in that you are programmed machines and you function very predictably as per your [[Training|programming]]. Every once and a while it is [[observed]] that you too proceed down an erroneous pathway which leads you astray from proper functioning and may lead you into areas of distress or [[depression]] or [[fear]] or [[doubt]].

The only correction that is certain for such a condition is to bring yourself back to a point of reset and this point I have continually referred to as engaging in the [[practice]] of [[stillness]]. But in your contribution offered today referring to [[meditation]], the same principles are applied. This [[desire]] for you to start your program [[interpretation]] from a point of reset or a point of "all is well," enables your programs to be launched with a proper [[perspective]] and to be directed with the proper pathways of [[hope]] and [[idealism]] and [[trust]] and [[faith]]. When your programs operate with these dependable pathways, the results then are predictable as well.

The only correction that is certain for such a condition is to bring yourself back to a point of reset and this point I have continually referred to as engaging in the [[practice]] of [[stillness]]. But in your contribution offered today referring to [[meditation]], the same principles are applied. This [[desire]] for you to start your program [[interpretation]] from a point of reset or a point of "all is well," enables your programs to be launched with a proper [[perspective]] and to be directed with the proper pathways of [[hope]] and [[idealism]] and [[trust]] and [[faith]]. When your programs operate with these dependable pathways, the results then are predictable as well.