Life does not require rehearsal: it executes itself perfectly continuously, never pausing to reconsider, never begging a do-over. This does not mean that our response will always be one of pleasure or amusement or enjoyment; it might be the opposite. But our response is just more of life happening: whatever label we assign it, it’sContinue reading “Life Requires No Rehearsal”
Author Archives: Sean
Against Declarations of Oneness
We are not prohibited from making observations about experience. Obviously it lends itself to that phenomenon – talking about what shows up, judging it, interacting with it, ignoring it, et cetera. But this is not the same as being outside experience in order to evaluate it as a whole. Imagine I am on the danceContinue reading “Against Declarations of Oneness”
The End of Individuation
When Brutus stabs Caesar, is this the same event as when Brutus kills Caesar? That’s a classic philosophical question used by thinkers studying the question of whether and how events are individuated – that is, separated from one another. Is it a question of time and space? Intention? Changes in the states of the actors/objects?Continue reading “The End of Individuation”
What is Given is Given Equally
(Note: all photographs these days are taken by my daughter Fionnghuala) It can be helpful to see the way in which everything is given equally (or appears equally), and how the extent to which there appears to be inequality is essentially a function of our narrative impulse. Imagine someone places on the table before youContinue reading “What is Given is Given Equally”
Politics and A Course in Miracles
I had a nice long talk once with an individual who teaches ACIM professionally. They were smart and committed, and had reflected a lot on their practice and comprehension of A Course in Miracles. I learned a lot. Near the end, this individual advised me to stop following politics and to stop being politically active.Continue reading “Politics and A Course in Miracles”
On Playing Well With Others
Years ago a fellow student who had spent time with Tara Singh criticized Singh for using the phrase “bring into application.” Singh meant that it was not enough to study and learn: one had to actually embody that learning, to make it the fact of experience rather than an a mere ideal. The student feltContinue reading “On Playing Well With Others”