Explore the world, explore the self

[ProLevel6] 15mins "Identity is the feeling of me, myself, and I as separate from the world." A new and final course on the practice of meditation! I view ‘me’ as the gateway to the world. The world is filtered through ‘me’ before forming the existence in my mind. It will be amazing if I can see the world in its true form without my filter. Or Andy is just saying not to get too hung on the filter but see what’s passed through. He says we will go into more depth tomorrow. Looking forward to it.

[ ProLevel5] 15mins I don’t feel anymore. All thinking and not feeling. It’s kind of alarming that I can’t feel my Chi, I can’t feel the letting go of focus, and I can’t feel emotions in me. I feel like it’s all in my head about what I should be feeling in certain circumstances and not really the emotions. I am not sure if that’s connected to me not feeling Chi moving in me and the 集氣 exercise resulting empty-handed, but I do notice now they are happening at the same time.   On the other hand, I want to spend some more time thinking. It has been touted again and again to be a distinguishing feature of successful people. While I agree with that, I never really take it on to be my next habit. So during meditation, on one hand, I want to let go of those thoughts and get back to focusing on my breath, but at the same time, I relished the moments of ideas and peace in thinking. I do have plenty of time for that during my work, and I have been filling them with more readin...