Comments on: Journal on vacation http://absentofi.org/2008/03/break/ An exploration into the mystery of existence Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:45:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: moe http://absentofi.org/2008/03/break/#comment-2572 moe Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:07:06 +0000 http://www.absentofi.org/2008/03/break/#comment-2572 Hi Vincent. I did find your comment and will give it some thought. What comes up for me right now is not so different from what I have already explored here: Dreams tend to present us with something that is present for/in us but we are not aware of in our conscious view, and provide a reversal of perspective in that sense. I take myself as good, but sinister characters in my dreams - created by my own consciousness - shows the shadow side of that goodness. If I see this, the background/contrast to my initial identity now is in the foreground, as something I want to explore and find in myself in a more conscious way. Similarly, when I do The Work (www.thework.com) I find the (limited) truth in the reversals of my conscious view, which also is a figure-ground reversal of sorts. (What appeared false, as a background to the initial truth, now is revealed as a truth in itself, with the initial truth as a background.) Also, in Buddhism in general, and maybe most easily noticed in the Big Mind process, when I find myself as Big Mind there is a figure-ground reversal. I initially take myself to be this human self only, this object of awareness which then is in the foreground, and awareness and space is the background. Then, I find myself as this awareness and space, which then comes into the foreground and the human self shifts (somewhat) into the background. Hi Vincent. I did find your comment and will give it some thought. What comes up for me right now is not so different from what I have already explored here:

Dreams tend to present us with something that is present for/in us but we are not aware of in our conscious view, and provide a reversal of perspective in that sense. I take myself as good, but sinister characters in my dreams - created by my own consciousness - shows the shadow side of that goodness. If I see this, the background/contrast to my initial identity now is in the foreground, as something I want to explore and find in myself in a more conscious way.

Similarly, when I do The Work (www.thework.com) I find the (limited) truth in the reversals of my conscious view, which also is a figure-ground reversal of sorts. (What appeared false, as a background to the initial truth, now is revealed as a truth in itself, with the initial truth as a background.)

Also, in Buddhism in general, and maybe most easily noticed in the Big Mind process, when I find myself as Big Mind there is a figure-ground reversal. I initially take myself to be this human self only, this object of awareness which then is in the foreground, and awareness and space is the background. Then, I find myself as this awareness and space, which then comes into the foreground and the human self shifts (somewhat) into the background.

]]> By: Vincent Clark http://absentofi.org/2008/03/break/#comment-2570 Vincent Clark Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:39:40 +0000 http://www.absentofi.org/2008/03/break/#comment-2570 I really would like for you to continue to explore figure-ground reversal and help me find more creativity in the discussion. I posted a reply to your old blog article, but do not know if you are going to find it. I really would like for you to continue to explore figure-ground reversal and help me find more creativity in the discussion. I posted a reply to your old blog article, but do not know if you are going to find it.

]]> By: moe http://absentofi.org/2008/03/break/#comment-2566 moe Sun, 23 Mar 2008 23:02:17 +0000 http://www.absentofi.org/2008/03/break/#comment-2566 :-) ! :-) !

]]> By: Tim Mansfield http://absentofi.org/2008/03/break/#comment-2564 Tim Mansfield Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:18:13 +0000 http://www.absentofi.org/2008/03/break/#comment-2564 Hi Per, As one of your two readers, I'd like to send you my best wishes. Thanks for letting us know. I find insights on your blog every week that have helped me in my own journey and my gratitude to you, a person I have never even seen, is profound. Thank you for the work and diligence in documenting "where you're at today". With Love, Tim Hi Per,

As one of your two readers, I’d like to send you my best wishes. Thanks for letting us know. I find insights on your blog every week that have helped me in my own journey and my gratitude to you, a person I have never even seen, is profound. Thank you for the work and diligence in documenting “where you’re at today”.

With Love,

Tim

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