Phyllis Krystal - Cutting more Ties That Bind: Releasing from Inhibiting Patterns--First revised edition

Phyllis Krystal

Cutting More Ties That Bind

Releasing from Inhibiting Patterns

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Imprint

Originally published by Element Books Limited, Longmead, Shaftsbury, Dorset, 1990

First US edition by Samuel Weiser, Inc. US, 1993

First Indian edition by Sai Towers, 1997

First revised edition

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I dedicate this book to Sri Sathya Sai Baba, whose life and teachings are an inspirational example of a true educator in every sense of the word.

Phyllis Krystal

Content

Preface of the Editor / First Revised Edition

Once Phyllis received the Method Cutting the Ties that Bind, she became committed to spreading the Method to as many people as possible exactly the way she had been shown. The Phyllis Krystal Foundation is happy to present you with this revised edition of the book, first published in 1990.

This version of the book is identical to the original except that:

1) Passages highlighted in grey have been added by the editor, containing additional information given by Phyllis Krystal since the first edition from 1990.

2) The editor has made the subject of sentences gender neutral except where the examples specifically relate to a male or female subject.

Preface of the Author

In the first book, readers are shown how to detach themselves from the more obvious outer security symbols or controlling factors in their lives, such as parents, teachers, family members, partners and friends, as well as material objects and aims such as money, jobs, cars, houses and various addictions.

But, after a person is free from these outer controls, there are many inner ones, to be released. These include inherited characteristics, character traits, familial behavioural patterns, religious and family affections, and a multitude of other influences to which we are heir as soon as we are born and take our place as members of a family.

After the first book had come out, specific techniques were forthcoming which clearly belonged in another book this one.

Both my previous books had been started during visits to see Sathya Sai Baba in India. While staying at his ashram, I was able to concentrate for long uninterrupted periods, which is rarely the case during my very busy life at home, when my days are full, working with people individually, conducting seminars, answering the many letters and telephone calls requesting help, in addition to running a house and carrying out the duties of wife, mother, grandmother and friend. So, again, I decided to start the actual writing of this book on our next visit to Baba.

When we arrived in India, I discovered that the stage had already been set. Babas very first question was, How is the new book and what is the title? At that time I had given no thought to the choice of a title and was startled by the question which, from Babas amused expression, was quite obviously his intention. I replied that it would probably be something like, Cutting the Ties that Bind, Part Two. On hearing this, he made a wry grimace and shook his head, indicating that he was not at all happy with that suggestion. He elaborated by saying, Swami does not like that at all. So I quickly mentioned that my husband had chosen the titles for the first two books. Sidney replied that he could not provide a title until he had read the book, and it was only just being started. With that, Baba turned back to me with a questioning look, so I quickly asked him if he would supply the title. He smilingly agreed, saying, Swami will. But how or when he would do so I had no idea. I was well aware that he would not necessarily tell me verbally, since he invariably discourages people from relying too heavily on his physical form or spoken word. Instead, he expects them to seek within, to receive their answers from the inner spark of divinity, what I have learned to call the High C. I, therefore, concentrated on writing the book and put the title out of my mind for the time being.

In addition to Babas direct personal encouragement, I was given other very practical aids to allow me to concentrate on the task with minimal distractions. We had made an arrangement with an American couple to occupy our room at the ashram in our absence, which they had been doing since Babas sixtieth birthday in November 1985. They had supervised tiling the floors to make it easier to clean in that very dusty place and the installation of netting at the open windows as protection from the voracious mosquitoes and other little creatures flying around in search of victims.

When we arrived, we were amazed and delighted with what greeted us. There were wooden frames to raise the mattresses from the floor, bookshelves and kitchen cabinets and even attractive curtains at the windows. It looked delightfully inviting. They had also arranged for a pleasant young Indian woman to cook for them and invited us to join them for the meals she prepared daily. So I was spared many of the usual time-consuming chores and could concentrate on writing. I daily gave thanks, both to Baba and to the American couple.

As I discovered when starting the other two books, when I was in Babas physical presence, the ideas began to flow so fast and easily that I found it hard to put them into words and onto paper.

After a while I began to notice that though most of the subject matter followed the original theme, now and then what I found myself writing seemed to be irrelevant. I began to wonder if my mind could be playing tricks on me. As I continued to observe these seeming by-lanes along which it was straying, they started to fit together into a recognisable pattern. The common theme appeared to be a more successful education of children in contrast to the way most adults have been raised.

All of a sudden, as with the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, everything fell into place and the words education and re-education flashed into my mind. I immediately realised that not only had the title been given to me but the format of the book itself had been abruptly changed and expanded. Instead of the original theme I had conceived, the book would now be in two parts. The book that I had originally envisaged would now become Part-II. Part-I would be new, and would include suggestions or guidelines to help parents and teachers to bring up children in such a way that each child would be encouraged to express his or her true nature with as little overlay from outer sources as possible. So the book would cover both education of children and re-education of adults who had not had the advantage of being taught in such an enlightened way.