The Gate

Hello Clara,

Its been a while and I haven't heard from you.
Is everything OK?

Warmly,
Rowena

Its been a while and I haven't heard from you.
Is everything OK?

Uuuuy so sorry Rowena, that I didn't manage to login and check in for so long. Sometimes as much as I want to do something, my brain just does not allow it. Appears my brain needed a bit of a break.
I also had a little trouble finding an adequate spot in nature to do this exercise.
So grateful the log jam broke yesterday and I was finally able to do the exercise! So sorry again to go MIA. Thanks for checking on me! Hope all is well with you

Clara <3

Hello Clara,

Good to hear from you! And yes, brain's sometimes need a break....nothing personal! :)

Take your time :)

Warm wishes,
Rowena

So grateful for your understanding and moral support! <3
All the best! <3 Clara

Now close your eyes and see if there is a line or boundary between you and out there, between you and life itself. If yes, where is the boundary?

No

Is there an inside and an outside of life?

No

Is there something which is not included in the movement of the whole?

No

Is there a witness that is watching life happening from a distance?

No

Is witnessing part of the one movement, too?

Yes

Can an actual witness be found?

No

Is there anything which is not just happening?

No

Go out, come back and tell me what you found.

"Notice that everything is part of one movement, always." This part took a little more time to see. The pavement, the buildings, etc, eventually were seen to be in movement, in that vision itself has some inherent movement, subtle shifts in focus contribute to a visual field in constant motion. When taken together with the other sense fields, and minimizing the thought lens, everything dissolves into one undifferentiated movement, everything just happening.

<3 Felt great to notice! <3
Thank yooouuu!

Hi Clara,

This part took a little more time to see. The pavement, the buildings, etc, eventually were seen to be in movement, in that vision itself has some inherent movement, subtle shifts in focus contribute to a visual field in constant motion. When taken together with the other sense fields, and minimizing the thought lens, everything dissolves into one undifferentiated movement, everything just happening.

Beautifully described!

Now to look at the visual field from a different perspective.


LOOKING OUT AT THE WORLD - THE WORLD LOOKING BACK AT ME!

Ask yourself: "What do I see in front of my face and look for the answers."
Look at thought: "I see a world out there" OK, let go of thought and keep looking at what you're seeing,
Keep looking at what's in from to you. Don't think about it, LOOK at what you're seeing:

Where are you getting the information about a world?

Is it in the seen? What is it?
Are there actual objects out there? Yes/No
If yes, how do you know>
Is there actual distance? Yes/No
If yes, how do you know?

Now flip it around, so that instead of looking out at the world, the world is looking back at you!
Let your attention land on an object, any object in front of you.
Experience that you are now an object and the chosen object is now looking back at you.

Is there any separate thing or separate "you" to be found?
Is there a boundary to be found between see-er and the seen with this flip?
Is there an actual outside or inside that can be flipped around?

Briefly describe what was experienced.

Hello Clara,

It's been a while since I sent the last questions. Please let me know how you are doing.

Warmly,
Rowena