Welcome to the CSW Forum!
Your commitment to honesty and intent to become conscious and skillful is crucial to your work with me.
~Brendan Lea
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See “how to” and “ground rules” below:
How to use this forum:
- Ask a question, voice an investigation, share an insight you have had, or respond to others in the community.
- Use this forum to further your own work in consciousness and skill.
- It can help you by giving you a perspective that isn’t your own.
- You can also see if somebody else has asked a question that you have.
- When you respond to others in the community please maintain and act on the intent that you both benefit from a process of open and honest inquiry.
Ground Rules:
- Be honest
- Get to the point
- Don’t tell stories or make excuses
- Work toward a genuine experience and avoid pontification, dogma, and belief
- No gossip
Notes:
- Failure to follow the ground rules and the spirit of open, honest investigation will result in a warning followed by account termination.
- The purpose of the ground rules is to provide a powerful foundation for your investigation and training.
- They are not in support of your fantasies, beliefs, or dogma.
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Improving My Contemplation Practice
Posted by: Ilan ToussiehHi Brendan, I am currently traveling and want to up my daily consciousness practice. I am currently doing either “do nothing” meditation or contemplation for 30 minute blocks 1-3 times per day. Do you...
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A Block in My Honesty Practice
Posted by: Kieran PerezBrendan, Thank you for your most recent video on honesty. Near the end of the video you posted a clip of the Tai Chi master lying and rationalizing to himself after losing that fight, which you...
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Religious Upbringing Holds Me Back
Posted by: Gregory GatesI was introduced to the Book of Not Knowing in 2013. I’ve read it multiple times. I’ll use it’s concepts for a little bit here and there, but I always seem to go back...
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- Posted by: Nomad
Hello, I have received feedback that I am trying to change others. From my perspective I am trying to help, motivate and inspire. However, after receiving this feedback from a couple of people (one being my...
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Relaxation, tension, spontaneous movement
Posted by: Vojtech KantorHi There, While practicing the principles shared by Ralston in Zen Body-Being, and particularly 'Relaxation', I come to some strange stuff! I notice, that often when I relax, the body actually tenses even more (for a...
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- Posted by: Raphael Baumann
Hello I wanted to ask the forum members, and maybe Brendan about something. When I really emptied my cup, I wasn't able to function in the world in any way. In order to be social one...
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- Posted by: Arthur Rowell
Hi Brendan, I have completed several EI's as a participant and as staff, and I have had several direct experiences as a result. They have been the most profound and valuable experiences, if you can...
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How do you feel the transition between thinking and contemplation?
Posted by: Anja Bache-Wiig SolbergI want to learn the skill of contemplation. All I can do is think. Do I continue thinking with the principles of contemplation (honesty, intent, etc) until thinking transitions into the activity of contemplation?...
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- Posted by: Gaurav Kharb
When I ask that question, I am not really clear as to what I am asking. So what is communication? I imagine it is verbalising a subjective form or an objective form, through the various...
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- Posted by: Jack Edgson
Brendan, I have heard you state that awareness is not the same as consciousness. Can you clarify the distinction you make between being aware, and being conscious? Jack
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