#master intention for #ruling faculty The master intention (Encheiridion.1): 1. say to any harsh impression: "you are but an impression, and not at all what you appear to be" 2. examine the impression by rules: + *not up to us?* (Ench.1) + does the impression concern something that is not up to us? ...
When you would act driven by urge to act, ask yourselves: am I acting from reason, or the irraional aversion of pain of boredom? When you would act driven by urge to fulfill, ask yourselves: am I acting from reason, or the irraional desire deliver? And if you are acting from reason, remember then to act with the rules that you do posses: with external impressions we have the master intention ("y...