October 3, 2024
The Image of the Knower
La Imagen del Conocedor
This session explores how beauty is available in every moment when we stop chasing particular experiences, and examines what happens during the transition out of identification with a separate self. Through dialogues, the teacher addresses how boredom can mask fear during meditative shifts, and how the sense of being 'someone' is constructed from images overlaid onto raw sensation.
meditation
The Beauty That Is Already Here
An invitation to notice the beauty already present in every moment, including the difficult ones, without needing anything to change.
dialogue
The Peace That Feels Boring
A student describes a transition period in which deep peace arises during meditation but feels dull and uninteresting, prompting the teacher to explore what lies beneath the label of boredom and how the sense of self transforms during such thresholds.
dialogue
The Image of the Knower
A student who has learned to disidentify from thoughts asks what it means to say "there is no one," and the teacher explores how the sense of being a someone is constructed from images and sensations, much like the image of a hand overlaid onto raw feeling.
dialogue
Dizziness and Shifts in Self-Image
A question about sudden physical dizziness arising during practice, and whether it is common or cause for concern.