Student observations from practicing the free-memory attention exercise; The most valuable moments of your life are the ones that are the most excruciating; A psychological shock leads to a stop which leads to the possibility of real "I"; You can't create the shocks that are necessary for your transformation but you can agree to put yourself in the situations where they take place; This is not about a life with less suffering in it, this is about a life where suffering becomes useful; The school for your higher education is always where you are, as you are, with what you're given.