How We Do 9 Sec

• from: 2008.08.25 19:00 - Take it away, Threedee! 

Threedee Shepherd: During the 9-sec I TRY to observe the Being of the now, whatever that turns out to be. I "think about it" later
Neela Blaisdale: For me, at least right now, it simply feels like a very strong sense of general connection. Also with a greater sense awareness, in that I hear, feel , smell etc more sort of at the same time
Neela Blaisdale: My sense, no pun intended, from listening to others here, is that what we experince in the 9 sec varies a lot from person to person. No one particular experience
Corvuscorva Nightfire: It does seem that way. I am relieved to hear it.
Threedee Shepherd: Thanks Neela, I was just about to say that :)
Neela Blaisdale: No right or wrong experience, just whatever it is
Adelene Dawner: ^.^ @ Neela. "Exactly!"

•   From Actually Doing It, 2008, June 19,

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Pema Pera: What happens for me is that the very moment I start a 9-sec exercise, I am reminded of Being
Pema Pera: and it is as if a window opens in a stuffy room
Pema Pera: fresh air instantly there
Pema Pera: or another image: sunlight streaming in freely in an otherwise dark room
Pema Pera: and almost instantaneously I feel the presence of Being, in and as everything beyond its seeimingly thingness
Pema Pera: I feel and see myself as an appearance without substance
Pema Pera: an illision, but a valuable and rich one that I deeply respect, together with all other aspects of appearance in this realm where we find ourselves
Pema Pera: I feel the responsibility to celebrate in a genuine and natural way what IS
Pema Pera: and I feel the trust that I can just step aside and let that happen
Pema Pera: without any effort from my side
Pema Pera: then in the next second, all that settles and takes a bath in time so to speak
Pema Pera: the initial instant is connected with all time all space
Pema Pera: the next second is like stepping into the train of time, and seeing it leaving the platform
Pema Pera: then the next 8 seconds are again very different
Pema Pera: seem very very long . . . .
Pema Pera: a little lifetime
Pema Pera: another reincarnation
Pema Pera: and during that time anything can happen
Pema Pera: vision-like images
Pema Pera: or thoughts
Pema Pera: or any sensory impressions, memories, fantasies
Pema Pera: or sometimes just silence
Pema Pera: even boredom or dullness
Pema Pera: but wonderful boredom and wonderful dullness, since they are expressions of Being

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•  From 2008.08.24 We are Young and Finding our Way

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doug Sosa: I find that being tired, cranky, sleepy, or distracted makes the practice more, not less, worthwhile, because mind is revealed in these moments.

doug Sosa: I like to do the 9 sec without preparation, and keep doing what i am doing (coasting with the momentum) and letting go of assumptions and seeing and being seen.