Big Mind & Body
I did a little experiment with using the Big Mind process on some voices typically left out of the standard Big Mind sessions.
Voice of the Body
What is your function?
I take care of the physical structure and processes of the self, including the movements. Without me, there would be no physical self. (Big Mind would say that I am the vehicle which allows Big Mind to become physical.)
How does Per relate to you?
He is mostly oblivious to me, although there are three ways he typically relates to me.
1. Oblivious, off in his own world of fantasies, ideas, past and future. 2. Trying to connect with me too much, and overshooting his goal. The more he tries, the further away he is. He may focus on one aspect of me, but leaves the rest out. 3. Real connection, which happens when he stops trying and just shifts into being present with me.
How can Per connect with you more easily?
He can spend more time in nature. More time just being quiet and present, without trying. More time being aware of the breath, facial expression, body posture, tone of voice, and allowing it to be just as it is here/now. More time doing this...!
How could he benefit from connecting with you more often?
He would be more present - here/now - in his attention. He could pick up signals I am sending him, with information on how to take care of me better. He would be more comfortable with me, more at home in his physical self. More at home in this world, with all these animal bodies. He would be more content and happy.
Do you have any advice for him?
Take some time every day to just be. To sink into the senses - the smells, sounds, touch, taste - of whatever situation you are in here/now. It doesn't matter what it is, just sink into it - be with it, be it. Allow yourself to completely be a physical animal with awakened senses, even if it is for just a few breaths every day. This will have a deeply transformative effect on how he experiences the world.
Labels: big mind process, body, own inquiry