Oh, and thank you Bruce as well. This thin digital thread has me feeling a sense of precious gratitude. R On Sun, Feb 27, 2022 at 8:58 PM Rachel Hayden <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Thank you Lee (and Cory). Your words "I have yet to attain pure awareness" > made me think of a quote by the unfathomable Chinese Zen priest Joshu: > "Once you have seen eye to eye with me, it is no different." I hesitated to > relate this, but it kept coming back to me over the course of the day. > > Thank you for the dredging efforts Nicholas. > > With palms together and a warm heart, > Rachel > > On Sun, Feb 27, 2022 at 7:57 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=M72UUhqp4U_hkQEiQX1ivVntFNM4vCkim-fphB_BFPc&s=HdTfjCo1cRwTvEO7XXqdoOYLRYlSo8O_2CqnsonmE5o&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]> >> 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]> 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=M72UUhqp4U_hkQEiQX1ivVntFNM4vCkim-fphB_BFPc&s=uzAZx4psQo2BhymD7zPUg7s65iy8z9d09-Hg-MWhbgU&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=M72UUhqp4U_hkQEiQX1ivVntFNM4vCkim-fphB_BFPc&s=BPvOoj8SmU4eUDkZeISE_CL5ZO0RoF0B1fz0OcTF9sk&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] or click the >> following link: >> 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 >> >> >> ############################ >> >> 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 >> > ############################ 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