So then learning a skill which involves explicit use of the inner mind requires that a person relax and take it slow. ...the inner mind will reveal new powers and increased skill when I'm not impatient and it will do so at its own pace--in other words, don't try to *force* the skill onto it, because in so doing, I will shut down the whole-mind...? sounds feasible--unfortunately.
Actually, that reminds me of those who try to pursue enlightenment with great zeal--usually desiring great personal gain.
They never get it. To 'get it', you've got to let go of your desire to get it; then it will come to you in its own time... perhaps it is the same concept.
Alan Watts used a great metaphor for this.
It's like a woman playing hard to get. The more you pursue her, the more she plays hard to get. HOWEVER, what's the secret? Stop pursuing... what? yes. --counter-intuitive.
THEN, she thinks, 'hey, that's not supposed to happen...' and the shoe is placed on the other foot--she's now the one trying to get YOUR attention.
Replace women with 'subconscious' and man with 'ego force', and there you go. 
[This message has been edited by Brian649 (edited December 16, 2000).]
