[…] seated either in chairs or on the floor, whichever you’re both comfortable with. Can we swap you guys out? Thank you. Whatever. That’ll put you in a power position right away. So, notice right off what kind of space you chose to put between yourselves? You know, what’s comfortable for you. What did you […]

[…] or Vikramasila? Larry: Nalanda. Ken: Nalanda. So this meant that he was dammed good because there was a lot of real estate and a lot of political power resting on his debating skills. So he’s a little stuck in his head, which is how he got to Tilopa. And Tilopa did one thing after […]

An art exercise with pine needles Ken: So, I’ve been thinking here we are on the afternoon of the 11th, and I think we need to stir things up a bit because nobody’s feeling anything. [Laughter] It’s absolutely essential that you go away feeling that you came in touch with something, otherwise you won’t feel […]

[…] Up To Your Life will have come across this because it’s interspersed—though not dealt with really explicitly—in that book. And that is the four ways of working: power, ecstasy, insight and compassion. Is anybody here complete strangers to that? Okay, that’s good. Power relationships Ken: So, power relationships. Any of you see the movie, […]

[…] helpful because it threatens existing structures. Centuries passed. The first tribe which had learned about fire reserved the secret for their priests, who remained in affluence and power while the people froze. p. 29 If you look at the history of religions you’ll see that almost all religions go through a period where there […]

[…] up any questions. Karen. Giving up specialness Karen: There’s two things going on in my mind. One is over the years we see various forms of the power of positive thinking. Now we have The Secret, the book, that a lot of us think … there’s always something new. Ken: Oh The Secret, yes. […]

[…] Is it just words? Tom: Well, there’s a pushing away. Ken: Okay. Tom: A fear. Ken: Okay. Guy? Guy: I have a sense of calm, because that power is always in play, but now you’re forming a relationship to it. Ken: So you find it relaxing in a certain sense. Guy: A little bit. […]

[…] no longer be concepts, they will be experiences. Ken: Yes, and my invitation to you right now is, what are these experiences? What is the experience of power over life? What is the experience that power over mind refers to? What is the experience that power over birth refers to? I’m going to make […]

[…] architects of the non-sectarian approach. And I came across this phrase; I’ve got to figure out how to translate it now. Okay. The conceptually-based ritual, the relative power of the deity, and what really is pristine awareness. This just made so much sense to me right at that time. It was only later that […]

[…] a lot. And I remember very distinctly one morning saying, “I feel like I’m being crucified.” And I went, “Oh.” And then it struck me that the power in the icon of Jesus on the cross appeals to something that all of us know is true, but don’t want to admit. Now, you may […]

[…] other three are: showing up, like really being there, opening to what is, and seeing what has happened. And then the fourth is acceptance. So these are power, ecstasy, insight, and compassion; and presence has those four dimensions. Do you want to follow up any further? [Unrecorded] Compassion, yeah. I was looking for something […]

[…] Guin And that’s just how things are. How to make peace? Wise souls keep their part of the contract and don’t make demands on others. People whose power is real, fulfill their obligations; people whose power is hollow, insist on making claims. So if you want people to be honest with you, you have […]

[…] other book as virtue, as opposed to good and wholesome, am I mistaken in thinking that there is a meaning to virtue which has to do with power? Earlier in English a virtue … Ken: The Latin root for virtue is man, vir, the word for man. To be virtuous is to be a […]