The guardian for this meeting was Maxine Walden. The comments are hers.
After a few minutes in the Pavilion Starseed joins me. He and I are the only members of this conversation
Starseed Xue: hi
Maxine Walden: hi, Starseed
Maxine Walden: how are you?
Starseed Xue: im good
Starseed Xue: you?
Maxine Walden: fine thanks
As Starseed remained standing I offered an invitation
Maxine Walden: care to join me or are you meandering
Maxine Walden: I believe I have seen you at these meetings before, is that right?
Starseed Xue: i've been to a few
Maxine Walden: how are you finding them?
Starseed Xue: theyre ok
I thought I would ask outfight about the Play as being practice and was interested in his response:
Maxine Walden: are you into the play as being practice?
Starseed Xue: you mean 9sec every 15 minutes?
Maxine Walden: yes, the 9 sec practice/
Starseed Xue: i only practice it when im here
Starseed Xue: i go to zen retreat daily though
Maxine Walden: ah...
Maxine Walden: so when you come like to this meeting, you might expect to do the 9 sec during this time?
Starseed Xue: yes
At the time it seemed clear, but as I look back I may have been too concrete in assuming that indeed Starseed might be interested in our doing the 9 sec practice during this meeting
Starseed Xue: yes
Maxine Walden: maybe we each could do it and share our experience
Starseed Xue: oKStarseed Xue: i usually try to keep a clear head
Maxine Walden: good, I will try it now as well
We had a perhaps 30 second or so quiet period during which I went into a 9 second practice, anticipating Starseed did as well. We then share our experiences
Maxine Walden: Care to share your experience just now?
Starseed Xue: sure
Starseed Xue: i thought about dinner lol
Maxine Walden: lol, as well. I was aware of the sounds, and my pulse and they seemed to go together
Starseed Xue: intresting
Maxine Walden: it is interesting the different levels of focus possible with each practice, each attempt
Maxine Walden: at least in my experience. If I were hungry then I probably would be thinking of dinner as well
Maxine Walden: The SL sounds often capture my attention, the birds and the music and water
Starseed Xue: yes'
Starseed Xue: very pleasant
Starseed Xue: pleasant
Maxine Walden: yes very nice, soothing often
I felt a bit of an inquirer,perhaps a guide of sorts, but also felt this to be quite appropriate in terms of our conversation:
Maxine Walden: Have you had a variety of experiences in the 9 sec practice?
Starseed Xue: yes
Maxine Walden: I'd be interested in hearing some of them if you would wish to share
Maxine Walden: or is that putting you on the spot?
And Starseed's responses suggested that he has had several noteworthy experiences and perhaps meditations about life and origins
Starseed Xue: often times i am in awe of life itself
Maxine Walden: hmm, yes
Starseed Xue: i wonder what it is and who created it
Maxine Walden: the origins of it all?
Starseed Xue: how did it begin
Starseed Xue: yes
Maxine Walden: it is almost too much to envision for me at times
Starseed Xue: yea
Maxine Walden: can't get my mind around it...
Starseed Xue: its beyond human understanding
We also spoke of the limitations of human understanding and the attendant awe, and explorations toward enhanced levels of consciousness
Maxine Walden: probably is beyond human understanding, so much is beyond understanding...really makes me humble
Starseed Xue: at least, in our current state
Starseed Xue: by that i mean
Starseed Xue: if we were to evolve to a higher level, maybe then we could understand
Maxine Walden: what might consitutite a higher level in this thought?
Starseed Xue: a new level of consciousness
Starseed Xue: a better understanding of mind
starseed Xue: and what its capable of
Maxine Walden: yes, that may be what we are searching for exploring about in these practices
Starseed Xue: yes
We then turned to time, and how changed Starseed has felt with certain discoveries
Maxine Walden: have you been exploring in this area, toward higher consciousness for awhile?
Starseed Xue: not that long
Maxine Walden: weeks, months, years?
Starseed Xue: a couple years
Maxine Walden: it is interesting for me, how time seems to lose its meaning in these explorations. A couple of years may seem very short or very very long. Interesting for me that fluid percpetion of time
Maxine Walden: you probably have had some significant experiences in a couple of years
Starseed Xue: hmm
Starseed Xue: well
Starseed Xue: my attitude
Starseed Xue: and my outlook
Starseed Xue: and my mood
Starseed Xue: have chaged signifigantly
Starseed Xue: changed
Maxine Walden: In what ways, Starseed? Sounds like a lot has happened for you
Maxine Walden: happened
Starseed Xue: well
Starseed Xue: i discovered
Starseed Xue: true happiness comes from caring for others
A seemingly simple but profound thing, beyond the self, Starseed mentions an exploration of Being
Maxine Walden: that can be a huge discovery!
Starseed Xue: life changing
Maxine Walden: indeed, life changing. Seems like a lot has happened for you in this regard
Starseed Xue: for a while i couldnt uderstand who i was
Maxine Walden: yeah?
Starseed Xue: you hear the phrase "keep it real" alot these days
Maxine Walden: yes...
Starseed Xue: "be yourself"
Starseeed Xue: that can be challenging
Maxine Walden: yes...
Starseed Xue: so i often would ask in meditation
Starseed Xue: who am I? what is real for me?
Starseed Xue: then i realized
Starseed Xue: just be good
Starseed Xue: its so easy
Starseed expresses an exploration in being. As I look at the chatlog I realize I may have been more opaque than Starseed, as I continue to inquire.
Maxine Walden: But what does that mean, just be good?
Maxine Walden: mean for you?
Starseed Xue: there are many ways to be good
Maxine Walden: right....
Starseed Xue: to start with
Starseed Xue: random acts of kindness
Starseed Xue: little things
Starseed Xue: and maybe some day those little things will become big ones
Maxine Walden: and maybe the little things, yes taken care of, and the big things may take care of themselves
Starseed Xue: i often felt my being was defined by what i said
Starseed Xue: by the words that came out of my mouth
Starseed Xue: but i realized thats only partially true
Maxine Walden: ah, and now you feel differently?
Maxine Walden: yes,
Starseed Xue: and actions truly do speak louder than words
Maxine Walden: they do don't they, as if actions speak from the inside of us
Maxine Walden: from our being perhaps
Maxine Walden: Sometimes from intense places and sometimes from quiet places
It felt like we had in this brief exchange had a lovely example of explorations in being, in Being. I was saddened that I soon needed to go, and of course needed to mention my leaving in order not to be abrupt
Maxine Walden: Starseed, I need to mention that I will have to go in a few minutes and did not want that to seem abrupt or sudden.
Starseed Xue: =D
Starseed Xue: k
Maxine Walden: I have enjoyed our conversation; it is always interesting to see how others are in this journey, these exploration
Starseed Xue: yes indeed
Maxine Walden: We all are probably travleing similar paths, but of course each of us is unique
And tidying up the housekeeping duties I take my leave.
Maxine Walden: oh, I need to ask, are you OK with my taking this log of our chat to put in the Play as Being log? Have you been asked that before?
Starseed Xue: its fine with me
Maxine Walden: great. Just needing to make sure. Are you aware of the Play as Being website?
Starseed Xue: yes
Maxine Walden: great. OK, I had better go. Look forward to seeing you again
Starseed Xue: nice chatting with you
Starseed Xue: have a good one
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