Tag Archives: inquiry

Doing

Posted on June 23, 2013 by

Who does anything, if there is no doer ? The doer here disappeared. The doing image once held in mind – a little field marshal, strutting about, shouting orders, in charge – is long gone. For almost two years the … Continue reading →

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“To Who Does This Thought Come ? “

Posted on February 1, 2013 by

The “I” thought : king of the weeds in a whole weedy thought patch. For a while, the absence of  “I” thoughts felt so freeing, it  almost intoxicated. Later, the rest of the weeds remind of their existence through the … Continue reading →

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What to Do ?

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

But what do I DO !? I don’t know what to DO ! The year prior to the Gate crossing was pretty ordinary in most respects. Good health. Daily meditation. Daily inquiry. Still enjoyed reading lots of spiritual authors, especially … Continue reading →

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Prekinesis

Posted on February 11, 2012 by

Prekinesis (Ancient Greek: “before movement”). Thought does not move the body. The thought “I” does not move the body. What moves the body ? The previous post KINETICS left off with an invitation to examine movement. Exercises such as these … Continue reading →

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Waking up with Direct Pointing

Posted on September 25, 2011 by

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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An Unlikely Catalyst

Posted on September 15, 2011 by

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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Vanishing Narrator

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

A morning,  like many other mornings, with consciousness coming slowly. Pressure. Texture. Light. Lying in place for a while, turning over, getting up. Pause. What just happened ? Getting up happened. With no conscious decision to do so. No thought … Continue reading →

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Chipping Away …

Posted on September 13, 2011 by

A glimpse at the ” I ” left a permanent crack in the edifice of thought constructed self . Practice now strongly focused on this crack . Having read of the practice of inquiry and the use of the classic … Continue reading →

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