08-12-2017, 12:00 AM
glance left wrote:
Although, impression is that, once full-body/full-being silent awareness is perennially sustained throughout then it doesn't matter how one sits. Awareness has the upper hand
That's a neat thought. Once you discover a good technique for accessing awareness, the manipulation of the vessel (the body) is no longer a necessary component
This reminds me of shared dreaming too. Dreamers have so many suggestions to help manifest the ideal environment to make shared dreaming occur. I think the issue here is dreamers are hoping the manipulation of the physiology will impact their spirit. While it's entirely possible to increase the chance of shared dreaming by making improvements to the vessel, a dreamer must have a certain degree of spirit to make that jump.
I mean, how does the spirit access awareness when it slouches? It's easier when we're sitting properly, but a shaman doesn't need this crutch. So how did that shift occur? Can that process be broken down further? How did these people develop independence from their vessel (how did they train that skill)? I genuinely can't put an answer into words. Maybe you can?
Although, impression is that, once full-body/full-being silent awareness is perennially sustained throughout then it doesn't matter how one sits. Awareness has the upper hand
That's a neat thought. Once you discover a good technique for accessing awareness, the manipulation of the vessel (the body) is no longer a necessary component
This reminds me of shared dreaming too. Dreamers have so many suggestions to help manifest the ideal environment to make shared dreaming occur. I think the issue here is dreamers are hoping the manipulation of the physiology will impact their spirit. While it's entirely possible to increase the chance of shared dreaming by making improvements to the vessel, a dreamer must have a certain degree of spirit to make that jump. I mean, how does the spirit access awareness when it slouches? It's easier when we're sitting properly, but a shaman doesn't need this crutch. So how did that shift occur? Can that process be broken down further? How did these people develop independence from their vessel (how did they train that skill)? I genuinely can't put an answer into words. Maybe you can?