Our theme, of course, is subject and object. Chris finds himself question the ‘me-mind’ on the basis that it cuts itself off from its own experiences. I suppose the question here is this: if the subject is not its experiences, what is it? A good question to leave open. The experience of being literally ‘cut off’ that you describe is interesting. Was the ‘energy column’ located in the center of the body? You describe it as traumatic, but don’t describe the emotional tone. I don’t know that we’ll be able to get back to this point: even though our readings and practice schedule are relatively modest in this course, the weeks do roll by.<\/p>\n
Ron is describing a different exercise. That is because (I think) I changed\u00c2\u00a0my mind about\u00c2\u00a0the\u00c2\u00a0list of readings and exercises I originally posted, and Ron seems to be following the old list. So I will let his comments speak for themselves.<\/p>\n
I like the way Linda connects the positioning\/involvement of the self with dark, as opposed to light. This seems right to me, although in saying this I am relying quite a bit on the accident (?) that in English the word “light” is also the opposite of heavy.<\/p>\n
Linda, my sense is that in TSK the self is especially connected to time, even more than physical objects. Of course, there is a sense in which physical objects don’t exist in time at all, but only in the constructs we impose (the table is a collection of atoms that we find to cohere). I’m not sure I understand what you mean when you say that a a phsycail sensation is “almost always” the precursor of a thought. Can you say more?<\/p>\n
David, your response to Ron about suffering led my thoughts in a different direction: if you (we) are more open when subject and object are not separate, I would think that applies to people as well. And more openness seems almost certain to lead to less suffering.<\/p>\n
I have been thinking more about what I wrote in an earlier post about two levels of self-as-observer. It seems to me more evident when I am sitting and focusing on the exercise, and less evident when I am otherwise engaged (for instance, right now as I write, which is one of my favorite places to do certain kinds of TSK exercises.) Then the two seem to merge together.<\/p>\n
Jack<\/p>\n
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Our theme, of course, is subject and object. Chris finds himself question the ‘me-mind’ on the basis that it cuts itself off from its own experiences. I suppose the question here is this: if the subject is not its experiences, … Continue reading