To help one understand what it means to wake up, Dr. de Salzmann draws a distinction between something one does with one’s attention and something one receives. He speaks of a subtle energy that is both sacred and accessible. In the moment one recognizes this energy and consciously receives this finer attention, one awakens and begins to be.

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    Once you have a taste of the relation with this energy, you begin to see what is unnecessary and let it go. Not to let the mind go here and there, now, out of respect for this energy, for attending to it. It is your fundamental activity.
    If the mind starts to think about this or that–not necessary now–let it go. Out of respect for this energy, you come back. You are attracted there. In this work, first it is necessary to become balanced in all parts. Sensing the body ... and the feelings join ... and the mind. Balanced for a moment, the force equally in all parts. This is normal man.
    And then, one can become conscious of one’s functions. It is a training. Our functions are our companions. They need to be educated. The mind is like a dog–always chewing on a bone–very short thoughts, one after the other. But it can be trained, so that you can come back to this axis in you, this centeredness, so you can be.
    And the feelings, too. So there is a reaction. I allow it to be but at the same time come back to this centeredness. What is this reaction? Is it important? And perhaps I see that it is nothing–fear of this or wishing for that.
    But the primary thing is this relation with an energy, to become a channel for it.