Know your self, all others and how the world works and is; inside out and outside in.

It is not enough to know your self. You must not only know your self from the inside; and you must know your self from the point of view of your loved ones, the point of view of your rivals and above all in the context of how Mother Nature would view you. Similarly you must know all others as they know themselves, understanding their personal reality pattern from their very own angle. This way you know which level of the mind/brain they are coming from. Knowing which level mind you are dealing with will give you a distinctive advantage. For instance you will know not to expect +2 behavior from a -2 mind. Especially in close relationships say you fall in love and marry a +1 mind. Just because a +1 mind is in love with you doesn't mean she will start behaving with you in a +2 manner. You will have to nurture her into a +2 mind very, very gradually. As you gain her trust a stage will come when you can get her to 'dry clean' her brain with her full conscious participation.

Finally you can get her to know everything including her very own self, you and others inside out and outside in.

Of course knowing has to be so well grounded that the brain and mind must be on the same page. In other words knowing must change into understanding. Understanding your own self inside out and outside in will establish you as an expert of how to behave and handle all others as well as above all how to handle your own mind/self; you will become a real expert of how to win friends and influence people, to borrow Norman Vincent Plea's phrase. Possessing such a mind is the first step. The next step is to know the actual reality; how the world is and how it works. Know what you want from life, know why you want this from life, ask whether you want this or does your self image want it. Anticipate whether you possess the means to have this. What will you have to give up to have this. Know all the different routes by which you can achieve this goal. Know if you need any upgrading of your knowledge. Above all understand your goal and examine it inside out and outside in. Then learn the ropes of life and how to achieve this goal.

I call this possessing of a fully aware mind that can understand everything inside out and outside in; from minds to how things are in nature and how things work, living in contextual mindfulness.