Space can be experienced in its allowing capacity, while each appearing property would reveal something about the space that allows.<\/p>\n
The exercise 4 in DTS invites us to look at mind without words; at the mechanism of conducting; at the pursuit of knowledge. The exercise 4 in DTS experienced together with the allowing capacity of space reminded me an article by Tanissaro Bikku about Nirvana:<\/p>\n
(http:\/\/www.accesstoinsight.org\/lib\/authors\/thanissaro\/nirvanaverb.html).<\/p>\n
In the text, Tanissaro says:<\/p>\n
Back in the days of the Buddha, nirvana (nibbana) had a verb of its own: nibbuti. It meant to “go out”. To go out was to be unbound.<\/em><\/p>\n Now that nirvana has become an English word, it should have its own English verb to convey the sense of “being unbound” as well. At present, we say that a person “reaches” nirvana or “enters” nirvana, implying that nibbana is a place where you can go. However, nirvana is most emphatically not a place. It’s realized only when the mind stops defining itself in terms of place: of here, or there, or between the two.<\/em><\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 With no here or there or between the two, you obviously can’t use the verb “enter” or “reach” to describe this realization, even metaphorically. Maybe we should make the word nirvana into a verb itself<\/span>: “When there is no you in connection with that, you nirvana.” That way we can indicate that unbinding is an action unlike any other, and we can head off any mistaken notion about getting “stuck” in total freedom.<\/em><\/p>\n When I look at my mind without words, I am able to see the process of translating reality to make it fit in what I have already known, and this, sometimes, can lead to a borrowed and distorted view of reality. The \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153known\u00e2\u20ac\u009d both establish my reality, establish the order of the logos.<\/p>\n It is common in my experience, and for sure in the experience of most of the people, that when I have to do something, I somehow envision the steps of the process, with all the difficulties, and also my feelings about it. And this envisioning, like a spell, influences the outcome of the task I have to do. It is like a resistance freezing things to fit the order of the logos. It is as if I was stuck in the task. It cannot be otherwise<\/p>\n This week I had a task to do and I could see the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u009d resisting the difficulties, there was no space for positives outcomes. The feeling of getting stuck was claustrophobic. This environment didn\u00c2\u00b4t allow the free flow of the events. Being aware of my situation allowed me to see \u00e2\u20ac\u0153where\u00e2\u20ac\u009d I was, and see that it could be different. This allowance caused a shift, letting me \u00e2\u20ac\u0153go out\u00e2\u20ac\u009d of the claustrophobic environment, being unbound of its difficulties. It was like I let my body melt and fuse with the surroundings. The task was allowed to be done. There was no \u00e2\u20ac\u0153to\u00e2\u20ac\u009d or \u00e2\u20ac\u0153from\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, just doing, allowing. There was no expectations and no judgments.<\/p>\n Space and its allowing capacity challenged substance and became a verb. The \u00e2\u20ac\u0153allowing\u00e2\u20ac\u009d permeated all my experience and I could drop any mistaken notion about getting “stuck” in total freedom. <\/em>You just have to allow it: it is in your body, it is in your mind, it is already there.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Space can be experienced in its allowing capacity, while each appearing property would reveal something about the space that allows. The exercise 4 in DTS invites us to look at mind without words; at the mechanism of conducting; at the … Continue reading