Heaven, Hell and the Middle Way
The upshot of this is that while the dynamic yogi gets enlightened, the static yogi takes much longer and ends up just getting old. His beard turns gray. He has a toothless, blissed-out grin on his face, but he never actually gets enlightened. It is more important in my system to see the entire package of mind than it is to achieve any particular, arbitrary level of mastery of any particular level of mind.
Read MoreThe Feedback Loop: Staying on Track
KF: When I look at how awakening is taught, I think there is a lot of room for improvement. We are basically doing it the same way it has been done for thousands of years. My sense is that most of what is done isn’t necessary. I’m always trying to strip it down to its bare essentials and to be as efficient as possible. One of the things I think a lot about is how to have a feedback loop so that you know you’re doing the practice right.
Read MoreThe Witness: Turning the Light Around
If we want to go to the next level (and we do), we are going to go to 2nd Gear. We are going to turn the light of attention back on itself, and we are going to ask this question: “Who am I?” Or “Who is looking?”
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