Thank you for sharing, Lee. > On Feb 27, 2022, at 5:57 AM, lee simplyquality.org <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > CAUTION: This email originated from outside of JMU. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. > ToK, > Assisted by a long-standing dialogues with Nik and Rob my appreciation of non-duality is improving. > I recently created a diagram that helps me represent various layers of abstraction that distance us from encountering reality as it is (isness). > Although I have yet to attain pure awareness, I better understand it as contact with reality unmitigated by layers of abstraction. > > I use the diagram in this recent substack post: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__lelandbeaumont.substack.com_p_what-2Dare-2Dwe-2Dtalking-2Dabout-3Futm-5Fsource-3Durl&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=bqt-UFqxj1oRHJTe-2UaeYImFvrChUDbUOHtcEfqA3E&s=b9z0Q-gwau_xWjHOfzHwmbvTvOj94WCYWRjlOk1jWsA&e= <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__lelandbeaumont.substack.com_p_what-2Dare-2Dwe-2Dtalking-2Dabout-3Futm-5Fsource-3Durl&d=DwMGaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=iOlEZxebvk-UsOVyuqY_F-T_qpLp1Xhw61pnP7H-ktk&s=WBU8MOKpQP0ReVYjtQrHkYhZ_MDAIuUBaa_SP4MfkBA&e=> > Pure awareness is entering from the right to access reality as it is undistorted (no lens) by mentally constructed layers of abstraction. > > Although I have more to (un) learn, I hope sharing this diagram, article, and insight is helpful to some. > > Thanks, > > Lee Beaumont > > >> On Feb 26, 2022, at 11:33 AM, Waldemar Schmidt <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: >> >> CAUTION: This email originated from outside of JMU. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. >> Thank you, Gregg. >> >>> On Feb 26, 2022, at 6:45 AM, Henriques, Gregg - henriqgx <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi TOK Folks, >>> Given some of the exchanges on “pure awareness” and ‘isness” and nonduality, you might find this blog to be of interest: >>> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__medium.com_simultaneum_the-2Dkey-2Dto-2Dall-2Dexistence-2Dfe582ab3acda&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=bqt-UFqxj1oRHJTe-2UaeYImFvrChUDbUOHtcEfqA3E&s=V5o6cl2TkUpYHsUP4wNCulwL_oOSHtvIYDt_49auDe8&e= <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__medium.com_simultaneum_the-2Dkey-2Dto-2Dall-2Dexistence-2Dfe582ab3acda&d=DwMFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=2QMiMe8qoe4s9BQR-WaMXMYvwCKct2OOFCIMNCXKyl4&s=VXOXtMh-0r7Hm6pnUtW7h6l41-DzOyXdmB4rOTpawEE&e=> >>> >>> Best, >>> Gregg >>> >>> ___________________________________________ >>> Gregg Henriques, Ph.D. >>> President of the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration (2022) >>> Professor >>> Department of Graduate Psychology >>> 216 Johnston Hall >>> MSC 7401 >>> James Madison University >>> Harrisonburg, VA 22807 >>> (540) 568-7857 (phone) >>> (540) 568-4747 (fax) >>> >>> Be that which enhances dignity and well-being with integrity. >>> >>> Check out the Unified Theory Of Knowledge homepage at: >>> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.unifiedtheoryofknowledge.org_&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=bqt-UFqxj1oRHJTe-2UaeYImFvrChUDbUOHtcEfqA3E&s=X1qmDPtUJsh1SJboOUjlqUPObRG2h5Oenk7arFihYZI&e= <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.unifiedtheoryofknowledge.org_&d=DwMFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=2QMiMe8qoe4s9BQR-WaMXMYvwCKct2OOFCIMNCXKyl4&s=3ekjAPE-Eu4yXdszWzsHQWcY9iPKInJJuzS68yPHoJU&e=> >>> >>> ############################ >>> To unsubscribe from the TOK-SOCIETY-L list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] <mailto:mailto:[log in to unmask]> or click the following link: http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=TOK-SOCIETY-L&A=1 <http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=TOK-SOCIETY-L&A=1> >> ############################ >> To unsubscribe from the TOK-SOCIETY-L list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] <mailto:mailto:[log in to unmask]> or click the following link:http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=TOK-SOCIETY-L&A=1 <http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=TOK-SOCIETY-L&A=1> > ############################ > To unsubscribe from the TOK-SOCIETY-L list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] <mailto:mailto:[log in to unmask]> or click the following link:http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=TOK-SOCIETY-L&A=1 <http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=TOK-SOCIETY-L&A=1> ############################ To unsubscribe from the TOK-SOCIETY-L list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following link: http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=TOK-SOCIETY-L&A=1