1. Now look slowly around you, and practice applying this idea very specifically to whatever you see:

²This table does not mean anything.
 ³This chair does not mean anything.
 ā“This hand does not mean anything.
 āµThis foot does not mean anything.
 ā¶This pen does not mean anything.

2. Then look farther away from your immediate area, and apply the idea to a wider range:

²That door does not mean anything.
 ³That body does not mean anything.
 ā“That lamp does not mean anything.
 āµThat sign does not mean anything.
 ā¶That shadow does not mean anything.

3. Notice that these statements are not arranged in any order, and make no allowance for differences in the kinds of things to which they are applied. ²That is the purpose of the exercise. ³The statement should merely be applied to anything you see. ā“As you practice the idea for the day, use it totally indiscriminately. āµDo not attempt to apply it to everything you see, for these exercises should not become ritualistic. ā¶Only be sure that nothing you see is specifically excluded. ā·One thing is like another as far as the application of the idea is concerned.

4. Each of the first three lessons should not be done more than twice a day each, preferably morning and evening. ²Nor should they be attempted for more than a minute or so, unless that entails a sense of hurry. ³A comfortable sense of leisure is essential.