I wanted to post the introduction to Michael’s above post that appeared on the Center for Creative Inquiry Facebook page here. See as follows…
“Author Michael Gray has written a new Blog on the Center for Creative Inquiry Forum, entitled: ‘Moonlight At The Center’. It’s a brief and lovely story from his past. He begins by saying:
“Whether we actually practice being at the center of our experience, or simply try to pay attention to our feelings and thoughts as they pass on by, we are probably hoping to be in touch with our own being. But when we use our thoughts to navigate, and use concepts and judgments as our oars, we soon find ourselves outside experience, looking in.”
His story unfolds from that point, and as I settled into the telling, this quote by Rinpoche came to mind regarding the edge of the future, not an imagined future, but “the point where the future could be said to come into being.” Michael’s story is an example of what the following quote from Rinpoche foretells…
“Within the steady flow of linear time, there are movements we would consider favorable and others that are unfavorable. Yet if you welcome the future without regard to specifics, you may become aware of a dynamic that unfolds naturally toward improvement.
The more you relax any preoccupations or concerns, the more you may notice this evolutionary thrust in your own experience. For instance, you may go toward being more precise and accurate in your thinking and planning, or toward more stability, richer experience, or moral clarity. Welcome and cherish these tendencies.
…’Dynamics of Time and Space,’ by Tarthang Tulku, p. 331
This introduction to Michael’s story, ‘Moonlight At The Center’, from the CCI Facebook page at the link…
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