Hi Folks, A few event updates… I will be holding an in-person retreat at my home here in Santa Cruz, California. The dates are March 8-10, 2024 (Friday evening through Sunday mid-day). Cost is $100 for the weekend. Space will be limited to 20 people so do let me know - john@johnastin.com - if you might be interested in attending or would like to reserve a spot.
This (life, the universe?) keeps evolving. Why wouldn't I? The stability of instability. My seeking ground, stability, is not helpful/skillful. Trying to say/define "this" is a form of seeking ground. Can I let that go? Can I just allow stillness? Most helpful John. Thanks and love, Tom
It's of course fine to try to define This. But even as we do this, we can investigate This, investigate experience and discover that it lies beyond the reach of our definitions for that is its fundamental nature. Impossible to capture the butterfly of reality in any of our conceptual nets. :-)
This (life, the universe?) keeps evolving. Why wouldn't I? The stability of instability. My seeking ground, stability, is not helpful/skillful. Trying to say/define "this" is a form of seeking ground. Can I let that go? Can I just allow stillness? Most helpful John. Thanks and love, Tom
It's of course fine to try to define This. But even as we do this, we can investigate This, investigate experience and discover that it lies beyond the reach of our definitions for that is its fundamental nature. Impossible to capture the butterfly of reality in any of our conceptual nets. :-)