Being - Time

  Three Notions of Being: a dialogue; Nov. 4, 2008, 1 pm SLT

                by Pema Pera and Stim Morane

  So far, in Play as Being, we have used the notion of "Being" in a few different ways:

1) when we start with our usual understanding of who we are and what the world is we find ourselves in, we can look at something wider, more open, more basic, and call that Being.  One way to get more in touch with that form of Being is to drop what you have to see what you are, in order to discover more of Being.  There are many expressions that are used traditionally, such as "higher self" or "unconscious." 

As an example of a possible use of this notion of Being, you can try to step out of the way, in a not-doing (wu-wei) fashion, letting Being speak/act, rather than you.
 

2) when we continue to explore, we may get a sense of a much more ultimate/radical form of Being, beyond all distinctions, beyond all dualities and dichotomies.  Stepping back from the you who you think you are, to the Being above as a kind of higher self to an even more refined notion of a person to notions that go beyond the personal-impersonal, etc, opposites, we ultimately arrive at something beyond words, for which we can use the word Being, but in a far more radical way that in 1).
 

3) finally, after we get more familiar with both 1) and 2), we may begin to see how Being is neither the next big breakthrough, around the corner, nor the ultimate goal of a very long journey, but rather what IS, already, in and as everything that presents itself, here and now. 

Being IS, and all and everything is presented as/by/in Being.  And like in 1) and 2), this Being is a precious resource -- but this time it does not function as inspiration and aspiration, but much more directly as we already ARE, more intimately and more close than anything we normally consider intimate and close.

To put it in a picture, as a line: if we find ourself at a point X, then 1) and 2) can be put down as follows on this line:

X -> 1) -> . . . -> 2)

So 1) is the next big step; 2) is the endpoint of infinitely many steps, and 3) is the white space on which this picture of the line is written.

(snip)

Stim Morane: But I wonder, do people have a very good sense of what you really mean in this first point?

For instance, do they understand what your comments about "have" mean?

Is it easy to see how to apply that suggestion?

Also, do they see how to let go of the stuff that's demarcated by that term "have"? Or does that seem difficult?

Stim Morane: It's always nice to get the basic approach as clear as possible.
Pema Pera: you mean dropping what you have to see what you are?
Stim Morane: Yes.
Stim Morane: This is a question for everyone.

from: https://wiki.playasbeing.org/index.php?title=Chat_Logs/2008/11/2008.11.04_13:00_-_Dialogue_Part_I_Pema_%26_Stim