Activity
Mon
Wed
Fri
Sun
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
What is this?
Less
More
Memberships
The Consciousness Path
596 members • Free
10 contributions to The Consciousness Path
14d •
Body feeling
Could someone explain to me what peter means by feeling the whole body please? Does he mean to be aware of all finger tips and toes etc at the same time or is that getting fixated with the body image? I sometimes experience the body as a kind of sensory orb as when I close my eyes I can't really feel were the skin ends and the world begins. Am I in the right direction here or way off track?
1 like • 8h
One could get scientific about feeling just for kicks. There is a six sense in our bodies actually. It is our body awareness sense. It exists in our " reptilian" brain as Peter would say. Most of the time when l move its done unconsciously, like walking, I don't have to think about it. It is possible to access this part of my brain just by paying attention to a small part of a movement of walking. It is a choice l can make or not. I can still walk without paying attention. This sense is always there like hearing or touching.
3d •
Contemplations on movement and time.
In the context of movement (change), time does not actually exist. Upon the invention of time (language-numbers) we now have an agreement dividing the series of movements into the 'context of time'. We invent histories and extrapolations (i.e. 'future'), all which don't exist but are derived from the context of movement. We essentially live in the context of time inventing a series of now's, instead of actual Now. Can 'time-travel' actually take place? Probably not, since travel (getting from A to B) occurs objectively (physical) and is prior to the concept of time, not the other way around. We can only really 'travel' or go somewhere in physical world allowed for by the body (biological) interacting with its environment. If time does not exist, and serves only as a useful invention, then age may not exist. Just a series of biological changes. More contemplating... Thank you.
1 like • 9h
Something that Peter once said that has stayed with me and has given me insight to a direct experience, " In time there is Now - In Now there is no time". Have fun with that
Jun 12 •
What comes after Whereof One Cannot Speak?
Just finished listening to this on Audible, I also have the book. Unsurprisingly it’s difficult to find words to describe it. It felt like Peter was reading my mind as he wrote, knowing what mischief my mind and self were likely to be up to as I listened and calling them out. When I finally got to the end I fell quiet and felt peaceful, if a bit beaten up. How do you follow that? I asked myself - I still have one - working in progress. The answer was loud and clear - ‘The Book of Not Knowing’ start all over again. Looking forward to listening to it for the umpteenth time with new ears and a better grasp. What a privilege to have Peter’s work in our lives. Thank you.
0 likes • 4d
I find it difficult to read more than a few pages, ( maybe a chapter), of any of Peters numerous books. I have one of Peter's first books, "The Principals Of Effortless Power", that l am continually referring to. By difficult l mean there are layers of information packed into what and how he writes. It sems to me each time l read or reread something that Peter has written a different experience or interpretation comes up for me. It has been helpful for me to have attended workshops given by Peter, it has given me some context to refer to or a shift that l made, and by reading his books it helps me continue on my path of waking up
5d •
Is Gratitude a principle? Consequences of Gratitude
I notice that when I feel down, I may begin listing parts of my experience that I genuinely appreciate. As a result, I feel lighter. Would you say Gratitude is a principle? What does it do in your experience?
3 likes • 4d
Gratitude for me is a gift with no strings attached. The other day l misplaced my wallet, ( it fell out of my pocket getting out of my car), l didn't realize it was gone until l was teaching my Tai Chi class, l felt it would be found again, but l wasn't sure. When l got to my car, it there on the floor of the car. It was more than relief, l felt grateful and said thank you to no one in particular. ln the past l would have felt that l didn't deserve it, that l was somehow unworthy, it was my fault, l should be more careful. My experiencing being grateful is unfolding as l clear away my past beliefs and my expectations about how gratitude works. lt's kinda like a surprise, l guess l could say it comes from not knowing.
Jul 2 •
Are emotions a form of thought?
There is an insight I'd like to discuss with you guys! I've been contemplating Emotion recently. Not individual emotions, but the entire domain: What is Emotion? What is the stuff it is made of? Does it have a connection with the body? I was influenced by this idea from somatic psychology that emotions show up in the body, and so, I took them to be more real than thoughts. I took this idea literally. I thought: "Hmm, the body is an object, and if emotions show up in the body, then they must be as real as the objects. Maybe that's how the movement of the hormones feels!" Suddenly, it occurred to me that emotions are a type of thought! They are nowhere - not in the walls of the room, nor does my stomach suddenly change colour when I get angry or happy. They seem to influence the body, but so do verbal thoughts. Just like verbal thoughts are viewed as happening in the head, emotions are viewed as happening in different areas of the body. That connection is a belief! So, there are different types of thought: inner voice, remembering, staging a scene, creating images, knowing how a door works, and... emotion! I'm curious about your feedback on my contemplation. Is there anything I'm not seeing?
0 likes • 24d
I grew up in a environment where l had to learn to control my emotions. When something evoked an emotional response l somehow shunted the response into my body or somewhere else. I am kinda making this up as l am writing. l meet with other individuals who have similar experiences. l and those in the group created techniques to not feel. Truth is l did feel but l had only a couple of feelings, anger and pleasure, maybe a couple others. In the process in being present with what is occurring l am starting to identify and separate various emotional states, or feelings and name them for clarity. l used to think my emotions rather than feel them, and l still do to some extent. For me emotions are part of the thread of my being, they happen before l can name them they don't seem to exist in the past or future. they almost seem like a body function.
2 likes • 21d
l have much to learn about emotions. l have discovered that emotions come and go unless l chose to stay in a particular emotional state, and l usually don't realize that l have a choice. l have also discovered another's emotional state doesn't have to be mine and visa versa. l had a similar realization about anxiety, l would get anxious when l was going to be late, this was especially intense when l was working with Peter, he made it very clear to me that lateness was unacceptable. Punctuality was a weakness of mine and Peter help me overcome that as only he can. l am still late occasionally and when l am l accept that as the truth, l will be late, l am late. l soak in my lateness, my anxiety exists only because l expect a different outcome.
1-10 of 10
@patrick-dinger-7560
Tai Chi instructor, long time Peter Ralston student, many workshops, committed to being present
Active 8h ago
Joined May 13, 2025
Powered by