the flow of nows, and nows between nows

Arthur points out that it is no easy matter to find moments between moments (LOK Ex. 14), because (my words) this seems to suggest that you can hold on to the first moment while moving toward the second. I have found that the best way to do this is to focus on a series of events (a repeating sound, the breath, etc.) that recurs, so that I can compare one occurrence to the one before. Arthur writes about something similar: rain falling, and the drops bouncing on the balcony. But he couldn’t ‘hold on to them’. I agree, and I don’t think holding on is really the best approach.

Arthur, I’m not sure I understood exactly your imagined situation of ‘freezing’ the rain, the way you could on a DVD. Otherwise, your comment about descriptive knowledge (writing about your experience) being at once a ‘confining structure’ and a way of expanding the experience seems right: words both invite and seduce.

When I discover moments between moments, this can also seem to give content between content, which can quickly become confusing. I have experimented with whether I can experience a moment between another moment without filling that moment with content. I cannot yet say.

Jack

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