Tag Archives: direct pointing

Fear

Posted on April 9, 2013 by dominic724

No one has ever died from direct pointing. No one has received any harm at all from direct pointing. Millions around the world do die every year from cancer, heart disease, stroke, tuberculosis, diabetes, kidney disease, HIV, and severe diarrhea.(1) … Continue reading →

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Control

Posted on March 10, 2013 by dominic724

Can you stop hearing ? If hearing happens to someone, if it is yours, then why can’t it be controlled ? Can you stop sensations ? If someone is sensing, if sensing belonged to someone, wouldn’t they be able to … Continue reading →

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Jettison

Posted on November 17, 2012 by dominic724

The story-making me spins itself a yarn about waking up. It might go something like this: “I’m close. Real close. I can feel it. It’s got to be just one more thing I need to know, one more thing to … Continue reading →

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Awakening is About Subtraction …

Posted on October 15, 2011 by dominic724

Awakening is about subtraction. There is nothing added to the mind. And no one left to claim possession of it. Awakening happens when something is lost. The “I”.  The “self “. ” Me “. That’s what goes. What remains ? … Continue reading →

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Waking up with Direct Pointing

Posted on September 25, 2011 by dominic724

The following letter has been fitted to the page with spaces arranged and name redacted as requested by the writer. No other changes made. Hi Dominic, I’m writing an account of my experience over the last ~2 weeks for reference. … Continue reading →

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Direct Pointing

Posted on September 22, 2011 by dominic724

Direct pointing is a meditative technique very similar to Buddhist emptiness practices, the differences being: 1) Direct pointing is often facilitated. 2) Direct pointing  includes the embrace of whatever emotional energy arises. 3) Direct pointing works on the scale of … Continue reading →

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After the Gate …

Posted on September 18, 2011 by dominic724

There is a Zen term for losing the “I”. It’s called ” Stepping through the ‘Gateless Gate’ “. Two days after the Gate, I messaged Elena Nezhinsky in gratitude on Facebook about it. Elena posted it on her Complete Humanity … Continue reading →

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An Unlikely Catalyst

Posted on September 15, 2011 by dominic724

I like to read blogs. One day, came across the blog “Complete Humanity”. The author, Elena Nezhinsky, used a technique she describes as  “direct pointing”, pointing to help people see through the illusion of the self. Utterly fascinated, I became … Continue reading →

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