Liminality
We are at our heart liminal beings. We have a dynamic element to us, one driven by relatively pure concept, and we also have a static element, one manifested in and preserved by our capacity for memory. And the balance between the two is not often easy. Our dynamic side almost always remains unconscious, and our sense of self as well as our perceptions of the world around us are grounded in our memory.
Many schools of mystical thought teach that you can know bliss and freedom through abandoning the static side of yourself entirely, The modern rationalist view teaches us that by abandoning the dynamic entirely, we can know peace and all the well being and prosperity we could ever hope for.
Have these teachings given us the freedom they promise?
Explore skills for embracing the liminal self in Reframing Experience.
Dynamic and Static
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When Choice is a Foregone Conclusion
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Potential for Real Choice
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Two Ends of a Hallway
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Accept Dreams as Reality
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Get Back in Touch
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Defining Yourself
There is a difference between our experience of any event and our awareness of ourselves as individuals, a space between… Read More
Ourselves and Our Experience
How can we tell the difference between ourselves and our experiences? If a dog bites you, and you really hate… Read More
Space Between Experience and Self
How often do we have the experience of being absent minded when we are just sitting? While just sitting, we… Read More
Rejected Imaginations
We imagine that a strange animal might be a monster, because on a deeply implicate level, this animal might indeed… Read More