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Space, Part 1
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No headersThe theme for today is Space.
Which is a follow-up to Base.
To relax is to fall into a base.
To relax deeply one might fall into Ground,
called, being "grounded"
And under that, earth
and within and around it,
a sense of space
mixed
with the solid of rock
and the tissue of living creatures
and the lively music
of gaze and language.
These are metaphors, but also real
in that you can find them all around and always present.
Gravity is a "real metaphor"
from which we can learn a lot.
When space is more complete, it can become emptiness.
How does this abstract-sounding idea matter?
Space is a basis (base) for other experience?
The freedom and quality of mind
both of the contents
and the quality of what appears
in self, environment, and relationships.
It's like milk to all the flavors of yogurt
like air and water for a plant
the canvas on which a painting appears.
When you feel more aware / sensitive / creative
that is an expression of the space
in which those activities occur.
Yet it comes and goes
for sometimes mysterious reasons.
Maybe if we are more aware of it
we can influence it
like watering a plant
or having the kitchen well-set-up
too cook a meal.
What is space, as experience?
Leaving aside the stories we tell ourselves or others
when thinking about it.
What might we notice, approaching it?
What happens when one relaxes?
Naturally
A sense of space
then a movement, a stretch, a yawn;
the feeling after that is
relaxed again
but with a bit more space.
Body knows space better than mind.
Toes and elbows and back of neck
have stories to tell
and so do the appearances in one's environment
and relationships.
There are some hints and signs
in states of consciousness
where mind resonates with space
Hypnagogia
A slow release of liberated images
Synasthesia
the opening of the doorway between senses
that weren't that separate to begin with
Common aspects of sleep or meditation
you might find them in the waking state
with attention and relaxation
mixed into experience at a deeper level.
I noticed this once
on a meditation retreat
in a storefront school in Oakland, Cal.
right next to a stop light and bus stop.
Bus engines and boom boxes
coexisted with the space of meditation.
Sometimes though meditation starts
with a feeling of resistance
having forgotten the deliciousness of space
If you know this
you can spend time
with a dual awareness
space
and something that fills it
or seems to get in the way.
This is standing "in the gap"
between being and non-being
What is it like
for the sense of Self
when you enter that space?
When is it,
that you have more Space
or less
in your body/mind,
environment,
and relationships?
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