Writings
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We assume, all of us, that we lead a mostly balanced life. Sometimes this condition is referred to as normal-abnormal. Our aim is to become normal-normal, to realise the potential that accompanied our birth of becoming a fully-human being. At that point, something else may become available. For many of us, the conditions of our…
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Dear Crafty, Two quick approaches to changing an established pattern: 1. change the outside;2. change the inside. Changing the outside we discussed: opening doors with a different hand, navigating through the office in a different direction. Changing the inside we discussed – being present. But perhaps I didn’t emphasise… In an established pattern of behaviour, if we…
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I Q: What is a question?RF: An answer seeking to be known. More accurately, the answer seeks to be known by, to and within itself, by presenting itself as a question. From one point of view, question and answer are inseparable.Essentially, the question is its answer. From another point of view, the answer is in…
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A primary aim in developing a discipline is to establish a singularity. What is singularity? It is to know for a certainty that, when I say I will, all the various parts which comprise the totality of who and what I am, can be relied upon to act as one. The question – how to…
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We may also recognise the presence of The Basement by its sounds: the level of amplitude, the shrill tone of voices, the out-of-tuneness, the placement of actions at the wrong time, the lack of silence. The noise. We are equipped with all the sensory instruments necessary to ‘read’ other human animals (fight or flight?) providing…
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I We begin where we are.So, where are we? Better, before we move from A to B, to know that we are at A.How do we know where we are? By getting to know ourselves.How do we get to know ourselves? We put part of our attention on the outside, and part of our attention…
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I have the right to be seen!I deserve to be acknowledged! The principle is this: we pay for what we receive.The principle is this: where we have a right, we have an obligation. If we feel we are not receiving what we deserve, good to check whether we have paid in advance.Where we feel our…
