The mind's fear of the awareness and its tactics of distraction

Frederic observes that whenever he moves in this direction his mind distracts him with something to take care of and he forgets.

The Wonders confirm this is fear, and suggest that exploring that fear inside his mind would itself be a worthwhile exploration that opens the possibility of more - because while the fear is in place, the possibility remains a mere mind concept ('yes, I know I'm a spiritual being, got it, next').

Using his reluctance to go to work as an example, they distinguish between the mind's laziness and genuine awareness - a sense that the day will be wasted, or dangerous, or the traffic terrible - and say he must be willing to listen to that part of himself, while cautioning that even that is only a small part of his spiritual essence and that nurturing it will still be received by his mind as something useful.

This exploration, they say, is one he must undertake without being pragmatic or practical - doing it just because, not because it will give him something.

They add that his mind is very afraid of his awareness because it fears acknowledging that it is not in charge and does not control everything, and that meditation can help the mind become less fearful, though that alone is not the exploration itself.