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Meditation: What? Why and Who?
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The Exercises

The exercises are to give us practice in observing and meditating on our own lives. Each exercise is intended to be practiced for a minimum of one week. They are based on the exercises from Elizabeth O'Connor's book, Our Many Selves.

August 14

James Parkinson replied to James Parkinson's discussion 'Make a Wish'

Focus, concentration, whatever. It seems to come with awareness and at the same time it brings awareness when we practice concentration. Which came first? The chicken or the egg? Personally, I think practicing concentration precedes awareness but ...

July 18

William replied to James Parkinson's discussion 'Make a Wish'

One wish ? Focus. Not that the work of being conscious would become any easier in itself, but just that I could dodge the many distractions which draw me away. My son often says it's a matter of having "ADOS": "Attention Deficit Oh Shiny !"

July 18

Bodhi Greenman replied to James Parkinson's discussion 'Make a Wish'

I have used that one too. :)

July 12

James Parkinson replied to James Parkinson's discussion 'Make a Wish'

I hear you. Of course, if we were one we could keep our word just plain and simple, but we're not one and not keeping our word reminds us of this. *smile*

July 12

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How did you hear of the Fourth Way?: Someone gave me the book, Our Many Selves, in 1971.

What would you like to learn?: How to accept the parts of me I've found unacceptable.

What's your spiritual base?: Esoteric Christian

Website:: http://www.solidrockvista.com

What's in a Name?

My friend, Colin Blundell, has said, Pleased to have been invited though I have to say that I prefer the site's subtitle to its main one ( :-)> Not being particularly attached to the title I told him I was open to suggestions. It's important to me to keep an open mind. Not too open because I don't want my brain to fall out.

A dummy is by definition, a model or replica of a human being. A figure used for displaying or fitting clothes, a ventriloquist's doll, a person taking no real part or present only for appearances; a figurehead.

The condition in which the Work finds us seems to fit pretty well with those definitions. I wonder what Gurdjieff meant when he toasted the idiots? Here's a toast to the dummies.

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Pretense

We have two Wednesday night groups that met to share our experiences with the exercises that I've added to this site. Not many have shared their experiences here. Of course I don't know why people haven't but I know why some people haven't. It's not because the exercises don't work. Our groups have just completed them for the second time. We did one exercise a week until we had finished all eleven exercises. Then we started again to see if we could notice any differences between the two times. B… Continue

Posted on July 18, 2008 at 8:44am — 3 Comments

The Last Hour of Life

The Last Hour of Life
By G.I. Gurdjieff

Imagine, that you have only a few minutes, maybe an hour left to live; somehow you have discovered exactly when you will die. What would you do with this precious hour of your stay on Earth? Would you be able to complete all your things in this last hour, do you have a conscious idea about how to do it?

And letting go your last breath would you feel satisfaction from knowing that you have done ev

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Posted on January 29, 2008 at 1:16pm — 3 Comments

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At 5:51pm on August 21, 2009, LiteScribe said…: haha, I'm glad we can finally be friends.

At 1:48am on June 1, 2009, Bodhi Greenman said…: I've seen that one. Yes very funny. I love Larson.

At 7:50am on May 22, 2009, Ola said…: Hi James! Thank you for everything you do! I listen to your podcasts and I am so glad I found this site.

At 9:36pm on June 20, 2008, Michelle said…: I hope it was a pleasant surprise! I haven't said anything, because for now, I just want to read.

At 4:07am on March 19, 2008, Colin Blundell said…: Your dog's paw!
Disinterested-I
Mapping-I
At-peace-I
Nice trip!

At 11:10am on February 26, 2008, Pat Christensen said…: The definition of a dummy is scary in it's accuracy of my condition. And I admit, humorous too. I'm not real !!!

At 11:25pm on February 22, 2008, Colin Blundell said…: WAR essay brilliant!
The struggle is inside ourselves!

At 9:23am on February 11, 2008, Cheryl Dunkin said…: Thanks dear, it took me awhile but here I am. I am very excited to be here.

At 7:26am on February 10, 2008, Fernando Salvador said…: Here it is not clear who was the understandable I that wrote to you!
It cud be the lazy I excusing it self in advance. But your challenge was a good shock so here is the observing I tying to help kip that octave going. :)