Guest guest Posted March 2, 2000 Report Share Posted March 2, 2000 David/Dan, Funny you should mention that "first step" or threshold phenomenon, and your yoga headstand, which came together with no controller and no obstruction. When you said "I can do this," it reminded me of something very similar happening to me. When I first was investigating the non-dual perspective, I was also learning to ride a track bike with a fixed gear on the NYC streets. This fixed-gear bike is a very light and fast bike with no coasting, no freewheeling, and no breaks!!! Just a fixed chain between the front and rear sprockets. You're always pedalling. These bikes are used for velodrome and Olympic racing. When you learn, however, especially on the street, you use a front brake. I was riding like this for several months, using the brake less and less. One day, getting out of bed, I had a VERY strong impression that "I can do this," accompanied by a body-sensed imprint of how it would be to actually do it. So I took the break off, and haven't used the brake on my track bike since! It was a great free-sample, and non-duality is like this. It accomplishes the already-accomplished, all by itself! With love, --Greg At 01:18 PM 3/2/00 -0500, David Hodges wrote: >David Hodges <dhodges > >Yes Dan, thanks. That first step IS a doozy. >It reminds me of when I was learning to do the headstand in yoga. People >all around me would, with a seeming lack of effort, get themselves up into >headstands while I flailed away, trying to figure out what I was doing wrong. >Then one day I had the feeling, "I can do this." >And I let my body lead me into the understanding of it all. The first >understanding was that of fear. I feared falling, and the movement was just >over the edge of that fear. Once I let go of that (by letting myself roll >out onto the mat a few times) the rest came, and I learned that my body >knew how to do the headstand IF I could get my head out of the way. After >that I learned that the view from the world of the upside-down is >absolutely wonderful! >Same with this nonDual stuff: It's a matter of getting over the edge where >your mind thinks it needs to be in control. You learn that what seemed >upside-down is really the only way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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