sensing | In Presence https://fourthwaysufischool.org Observations From A Fourth Way School Fri, 21 Jun 2024 22:01:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 99821191 Work Notes: Sensing/Feeling https://fourthwaysufischool.org/work-notes-sensing-feeling/ https://fourthwaysufischool.org/work-notes-sensing-feeling/#respond Fri, 21 Jun 2024 22:01:18 +0000 https://fourthwaysufischool.org/?p=9266

Sensing is in the nervous system in response to a stimulus. Feeling is not. Sensing is the basis for emotion. An emotion, whether we consider it positive or negative, is a body state usually with a thought pattern to go with it. Anger is an excitation of the nervous system with thinking that identifies why Read More

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Culture is trash, said a group member. True if you think of some of our current music and entertainment…lighting up genitalia, twerking and the like. But culture also encompasses our greatest achievements as humans, reflecting the highest use of sensitive energy to create the beautiful. Consider reading Doris Lessing’s Marriage of Zones Three Four and Read More

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Zikr is never the same twice. Sometimes, as I begin, I am looking for the openings in that moment. Where can I begin the journey towards Him? What is the first step? Last night was not like that. He was there before me, waiting, ready to entice, delighted to join in, happy to help. Sit. Read More

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You have heard me say that sensing has immense importance in this work. Obviously sensing is the means by which we know and interact with our world. Our physical bodies are exquisitely sensitive displays of information about our environment. Sensing also tells us about our own physical state. Sensations are data. Can you accept this Read More

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I sense that at every step my life is impeded. Nothing happens easily. Everything I do seems to be a struggle involving effort and conflict. Sometimes I’m not moved to do anything at all. In part it is like weather. There are periods of wind and rain and there are times when the sun shines. Read More

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I notice how encumbered I am by my beliefs. I believe certain things and I don’t believe others and both seem to be permanently fixed. I cannot believe in an unseen world. Can this rigidity be shifted so I can believe? What you are describing is the sickness of our time. What you are describing Read More

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