She doesn't follow the archives chronologically and she outlines parts of the transcripts that I assume she finds important and/or well put, or extraordinary.
I find that interesting, because it gives me a different angle to the Datre material, things that I may have thought insignificant, but looking at it from a different angle it becomes important or interesting.
This time she translated Datre152 and it has parts that continue explain how to be an observer.
I think this is the main theme of the Datre transcript, like a red thread, - Observing.
So I thought I'd post a couple extracts from Datre 152, and similarly from Datre 177.
Have a nice day :)
from Datre152:
..."JOHN; The next question goes on to ask... "I know that my body is basically the vehicle I am working with during physicality and that I am not my body. I understand that your comments about being an observer indicate I should have awareness of what I'm doing and why. I am starting to better understand that the lessons of physicality are to be learned here/now not in some other mystical state. However, can you offer suggestions on maintaining a balance between being an OBSERVER yet still allowing myself to learn the full lessons physical experience has to offer?"
DATRE; Sure, you get up in the morning, you go to work, you do your job and you're involved in it, but you also talk to people during the day. Now, what are you learning in talking with people? Are you just jabber jabbering or are you paying attention to what the other person is saying? That is one of the things we notice in physicality. Everyone is interested in talking and telling. But, not too many people are interested in 'listening'.
People will say things to you and they are of no consequence to you. Like you go in a store and they will say, when you've paid your bill, 'have a good day'. They have been programmed to say nice things to people, so 'have a good day'. They don't care whether you're going to have a good day or not. Its just something they're supposed to say.
Now, be an OBSERVER, it doesn't take any big effort. When someone looks at you and smiles when you've paid your bill, and they say, 'have a good day'. That is a person that means it. Then you smile in return, and say, 'and you have a nice day too even if you have to work'. You see, its so easy to be an OBSERVER. I have seen people say that to people that have paid their bill, they look at them and they smile and they say, 'now you have a nice day' and they mean it. And the people will pick up their bag and walk off. Now, is that any way to react?
Being an OBSERVER is not just standing and watching the world go by - its participating. Its 'action' - that's what you want. You want activity. Not scurrying around the place. You want positive action in everything you do - regardless of what it is, it does not matter. So maybe that will help you. But pay attention to other people. There are other people that know nothing about Datre - it doesn't matter, they're kind people. When they say, 'and you have a nice day' and mean it, then acknowledge it. Continue."...
The full transcript here: http://datretranscripts.blogspot.com/2009/07/datre152.html
and from Datre 177:
..."Women and men with children - you don't have to talk to children all the time. You'll find that a contented child is a quite child. Its not a rambunctious child, its a child that's interested in everything - but is not constantly chattering. They learn the chatter from you. Its the only way a child learns, is by following what you keep doing all the time. And if you're constantly chattering, what does the child do? They think that's the way of life. Then you'll buy him or her a little toy telephone and they'll talk, talk, talk - because that's what mother and dad do. You see what you're teaching them? A child will follow your actions and very often will not listen to a word you say. So when you stop and look at what your actions are, it makes a difference.
Try that. See how many things you thought were important to say, and how many things you could have done without saying, and were saying just to be talking. You see, you don't always have to say things. A smile suffices. When someone says, 'have a nice day' - they're so used to saying it now that it doesn't mean anything - but if a clerk says, 'have a nice day', smile and say, 'thank you'. You don't have to go into a great big long rhetoric.
This is interesting. You planet has become a planet of 'chatterers'. And the thing is, when you're chattering, you want to be 'seen' or you want to be 'heard'. This is the only way you can find your validity. The 'squeaky wheel get the grease' - 'so I must make myself a squeaky wheel so that someone will notice me'. Someone notices a 'quite' person. And you will be surprised, because people will walk by and say, 'I didn't know you were there, I haven't heard you say a word'. What's there to say?"...
The full transcript here: http://datretranscripts.blogspot.com/2009/07/datre177.html
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