Exercises described out of school--kind of uncool to do, if its a real esoteric school. But sometimes our experience in working gives us a chance to come up with our own little variations. One exercise in awareness I like is, taking a walk, to look at things with a new three dimensionality, more inclusivity in seeing, in a particular way. This could be done with anything--a scrap yard, even--but I walk near gardens and tend to use flowers, plants, whatevers there. Garden hose included. Its like this: I stop and look at some lavender plants, in bloom; I see bees going from one to the next. Beside them are some yellow flowers. I deliberately try to see the lavender plants first (arbitrarily picking them) in as focused a way possible, then I keep that focus and awareness of them, in the present moment and maintaining some sensation of the body, and I then include the bees. I see the bees too, the way I see the lavender, both; then I include the yellow flowers. Then, perhaps, a stick lying amongst them. Then a bit of concrete nearby, in the same view. I keep the awareness of each of these objects simultaneously in my vision, in the present moment with sensation of the body, having added them one at a time, and I get a sudden additional quality of three dimensionality. The point is the simultaneity of perception of each thing, to the degree possible. I then include the space between them--but that is perceived mostly as a sort of field of feeling. I maintain my attention to the body, keeping all these things in my mind. I then add sounds, if I can. I try to keep this for a few moments--its not easy. The process, for me, yields remarkable results. Again, it could be done with a pile of tools and some cardboard, too. It doesnt have to be something pretty.
Posted on: Thu, 05 Jun 2014 18:29:12 +0000
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