Teonanactl : Looking without Seeing

The Rev · 06-14-2008, 03:00 PM

I had an amazing mushroom experience last night. One of those moments where everything seems so starkly obvious, reality and non-reality being so much more distinct from each other than in the sober state.

In the midst of this, a thought occurred to me: It's not what you see, it's that you're looking. This idea hit me as the most obvious thing, something incredibly mundane yet ultimately profound.

Thoughts?

The Rev

Waves · 06-14-2008, 04:01 PM

reminds me of this quote:

Henry Miller:

The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.

Man in Black · 06-14-2008, 04:37 PM

how true, how true

JcP · 06-18-2008, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Rev

In the midst of this, a thought occurred to me: It's not what you see, it's that you're looking.

That, right there, is one of the best-phrased examples of the birth of self-awareness I think I've ever read.

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The Rev · 06-18-2008, 05:04 PM

Thanks...and thanks!

More than just self-awareness, though. It's awareness awareness. Even the imperative itself, "Look." still focuses awareness into the mind. It's the actual act that brings you to the moment. Not thinking about it, or understanding it, or whatever. Just looking, just listening, without an object to look at or listen to; that would just point your attention back into the mind, with all the ideas of significance and meaning that we substitute for actual experiences of things.

The Rev

JcP · 06-18-2008, 07:37 PM

yea totally. "awareness awareness" is a better way of saying it.

matthewmunari · 06-24-2008, 06:34 PM

too bad most people lack awareness, let alone awareness awareness..i try to be aware of my surroundings, and the people in them, and the feelings of the people in my vicinity of contact, whether that be on the phone, or face to face, more people need to be aware of the impact their actions will have on their surroundings

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The Rev Life is Subtext Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Samsara Posts: 25,279 Thanks: 14,960 Thanked 11,483 Times in 5,556 Posts	Teonanactl : Looking without Seeing I had an amazing mushroom experience last night. One of those moments where everything seems so starkly obvious, reality and non-reality being so much more distinct from each other than in the sober state. In the midst of this, a thought occurred to me: It's not what you see, it's that you're looking. This idea hit me as the most obvious thing, something incredibly mundane yet ultimately profound. Thoughts? The Rev __________________ Budforce - My Friend August 29, 1973- May 25, 2012

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Waves Duderino Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: chiburbs Posts: 25,213 Thanks: 2,501 Thanked 7,964 Times in 4,439 Posts	reminds me of this quote: Henry Miller: The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself. __________________ Stop acting so small You are the universe In ecstatic motion -Rumi

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Man in Black willie d Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: dayton,ohio Posts: 7,815 Thanks: 7,689 Thanked 2,780 Times in 1,631 Posts	how true, how true __________________ Wake me up early, be good to my dogs, and teach my children to pray.

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The Rev Life is Subtext Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Samsara Posts: 25,279 Thanks: 14,960 Thanked 11,483 Times in 5,556 Posts	Thanks...and thanks! More than just self-awareness, though. It's awareness awareness. Even the imperative itself, "Look." still focuses awareness into the mind. It's the actual act that brings you to the moment. Not thinking about it, or understanding it, or whatever. Just looking, just listening, without an object to look at or listen to; that would just point your attention back into the mind, with all the ideas of significance and meaning that we substitute for actual experiences of things. The Rev __________________ Budforce - My Friend August 29, 1973- May 25, 2012

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