Mechanisms of Samsara
I had a conversation with Joel at the Center for Sacred Sciences today, and it was very helpful - especially in clarifying my process unfolding in time. (Although there is really no "I" here, nor any "time" for it to unfold "within". And the clarification is only of the story about it.)
One of the things he mentioned was the importance of becoming very familiar with the mechanisms of Samsara. How is it that the inherent clarity of mind gets clouded over? How is it that everything inherently absent of any "I" pulls a veil over itself creating a sense of "I"?
I find that the Byron Katie inquiries are very helpful for me in uncovering these mechanisms of samsara, in great detail. It is of course one of many approaches, but one that seems to work for me right now. It seems to bring out just about any practical insight that I have found anywhere else, in my - of course quite limited - studies of the various mystical traditions.
Labels: center for sacred sciences, inquiry, samsara, the work