05-28-2017, 12:00 AM
Would you say that recapitulation is a natural result of upholding forbearance? Or does the formal intent have to be in place? i.e. "I am now going to sit down and recapitulate"
I ask because I'm looking for a new approach to it. I did the reverse chronological list of everyone I know, years ago....recapitulating every remembered interaction with those on the list. It took me 5 years to finish. Now, the impression to further/deepen the practice has cropped up....but I'm not sure how to approach it. Where to start. Initial impression is to sit in silence, open to pertinent memories that need recapitulating and for them to emerge...and then engage those memories as they float into view.
I ask because I'm looking for a new approach to it. I did the reverse chronological list of everyone I know, years ago....recapitulating every remembered interaction with those on the list. It took me 5 years to finish. Now, the impression to further/deepen the practice has cropped up....but I'm not sure how to approach it. Where to start. Initial impression is to sit in silence, open to pertinent memories that need recapitulating and for them to emerge...and then engage those memories as they float into view.