I found this in http://datretranscripts.blogspot.com/2009/07/datre060.html:
..."JOHN: He next asks... "How do you get rid of beliefs?"
DATRE: You do not get 'rid' of beliefs, you 'replace' them - it is an automatic. If you have always, always, always, believed that if this circumstance happened, this would naturally follow. If that is something that you've always believed, if this happens, then this will happen automatically, then THAT is a belief that you need to look at.
Now, say to yourself, 'if this happens, does this automatically have to happen?'. Now, when you look at it in that context, then you can 'see' what a belief is. Now, that is probably not easy for you to come upon, but if you are looking for it you will find it, because it will pop-up in front of you.
Now, this business of saying, 'abusive people will always go into abusive situations', in other words, if a woman or man marries a woman or man that is a 'drunk', the first thing everybody says, 'well next time he or she marries, they'll do the same thing, I've seen it happen so often'. Now, if you want to accept that, that's fine, you 'believe' that is the sequence.
But, stop and take a look at it. There are those that have been in that situation, with peoples that are drunks and have walked away from that situation and have changed their lives completely. Analyze that, this is what we are trying to get you to do.
There are as many people that do it one way, as there are that do it the other. Which one do YOU want to see? Do you want to see the ones that make the change or do you want to see the
ones that stay in the same situation? That is a very simplistic belief, but it is a belief. It is not 'good', 'bad', or 'indifferent' in this case, it does not matter. What matters is YOU becoming 'aware' that 'both' situations exist. You 'observe' both situations and you 'allow' both situations, but you get 'involved' in neither. Immediately, that 'changes' a belief, it does 'not' get rid of it."...
I probably haven't spent enough time looking at my own beliefs, when you get used to them it's easy to forget they are beliefs in the first place.
But there seems to be a contradiction in the Datre transcripts in regards having/not having beliefs:
..."There are many others that are
'stumbling' blocks, rather than 'stepping' stones. Your 'belief' system is one of them. It's a copout. It really is, it's a copout. They say, well you can't live without a belief system. Yes you can. There are many on this planet right now, that are doing it and they are doing very well with that. You don't 'have' to 'believe' anything. All you 'have' to do is 'exist', be aware, allow and that's not only 'allow' your self, but 'allow' others."...
from: http://datretranscripts.blogspot.com/2009/07/datre025.html
Too bad I didn't ask Datre about it, but then again I suppose we're supposed to figure it out ourselves anyway. I guess one can do both; replace beliefs and/or not have them at all.
