07-10-2008, 12:00 AM
In Fourth Way schools, Stalking would be called Self Remembering. They are similar in so many ways, although the language and terms are all different.
So what is the Assemblage Point exactly? Is that like Chakra energy awareness?
This is how I understand the AP: The AP is naturally in the center of the Solar plexus. Sometimes it get displaced via stress, substance abuse, etc. and
that's a cause of disease, both physical and pschological. It can be reset if displaced by a healer. But we are speaking about an intentional movement of
the AP. How do we do that without messing ourselves up?
If one has cultivated inner Silence in a space in the body over a long period of time, is that pretty much the same thing?
Speaking about teachers ... last month I made a formal request to a venerable Lama to be my root teacher. But, I generally run the other way from such
relationships.
This happened without me "seeking a teacher" per se, but in the course of my pursuit of knowledge, and it was right in front of me, like "uh, I
guess it's time to do this thing".
Prior to that I did not have that kind of relationship with a specific teacher, but I studied under a number of traditions, and hung with whatever Sangha I
could find.
It's best to find a Sangha (spiritual community) first, then the teacher second. You have to hang out with the Sangha and discourse with them etc. and
see if you like the people, agree with the teachings, and it's right for you. People go looking for "the Perfect Master" but that doesn't
work at all. Since, wherever you go, you only find "yourself".
So what is the Assemblage Point exactly? Is that like Chakra energy awareness?
This is how I understand the AP: The AP is naturally in the center of the Solar plexus. Sometimes it get displaced via stress, substance abuse, etc. and
that's a cause of disease, both physical and pschological. It can be reset if displaced by a healer. But we are speaking about an intentional movement of
the AP. How do we do that without messing ourselves up?
If one has cultivated inner Silence in a space in the body over a long period of time, is that pretty much the same thing?
Speaking about teachers ... last month I made a formal request to a venerable Lama to be my root teacher. But, I generally run the other way from such
relationships.
This happened without me "seeking a teacher" per se, but in the course of my pursuit of knowledge, and it was right in front of me, like "uh, I
guess it's time to do this thing".
Prior to that I did not have that kind of relationship with a specific teacher, but I studied under a number of traditions, and hung with whatever Sangha I
could find.
It's best to find a Sangha (spiritual community) first, then the teacher second. You have to hang out with the Sangha and discourse with them etc. and
see if you like the people, agree with the teachings, and it's right for you. People go looking for "the Perfect Master" but that doesn't
work at all. Since, wherever you go, you only find "yourself".