André Duqum

psychophysical changes, including whole body alertness in place of the heady intermittent sort, a reduction of stress, particularly in the region of the eyes and mouth and neck as if one were at last letting them go, a progressive lowering of one's center of gravity as if losing one's head were finding one's heart and guts and feet, which are now rooted in the earth, a striking downward shift of one's breathing as if it were a belly function,

In fact, a general come down as if all the good things one had vainly strained after in the heights were awaiting one in the depths.

In fact, a general come down as if all the good things one had vainly strained after in the heights were awaiting one in the depths.

In fact, a general come down as if all the good things one had vainly strained after in the heights were awaiting one in the depths.

And balancing this descent, a general uplift, including a sense of exaltation, an upsurge of creativity, a new childlike spontaneity and playfulness, above all, a lightness, and finally, perhaps a calming of fears, a marked reduction of greed and anger, a smoothing out of personal relations, more capacity for selfless love, more joy. Amen. So these are like the fruits of the recognition.

And balancing this descent, a general uplift, including a sense of exaltation, an upsurge of creativity, a new childlike spontaneity and playfulness, above all, a lightness, and finally, perhaps a calming of fears, a marked reduction of greed and anger, a smoothing out of personal relations, more capacity for selfless love, more joy. Amen. So these are like the fruits of the recognition.

And balancing this descent, a general uplift, including a sense of exaltation, an upsurge of creativity, a new childlike spontaneity and playfulness, above all, a lightness, and finally, perhaps a calming of fears, a marked reduction of greed and anger, a smoothing out of personal relations, more capacity for selfless love, more joy. Amen. So these are like the fruits of the recognition.

It's so well said, man. So well articulated. And I really... It's so interesting that paradox of striving for something that can only be recognized in the absence of striving. Yeah. Like we can never become free. We can only be free. Exactly. We can never become happy. We can only be happy.

It's so well said, man. So well articulated. And I really... It's so interesting that paradox of striving for something that can only be recognized in the absence of striving. Yeah. Like we can never become free. We can only be free. Exactly. We can never become happy. We can only be happy.

It's so well said, man. So well articulated. And I really... It's so interesting that paradox of striving for something that can only be recognized in the absence of striving. Yeah. Like we can never become free. We can only be free. Exactly. We can never become happy. We can only be happy.

It is an interesting paradox because... Even like for those that want to take up the practice of meditation has beautiful benefits. And yet to take up a practice that you are saying is going to one day lead to freedom is almost reinforcing the shackles and chains of you not being and recognizing that state in the current present tense. Yeah.

It is an interesting paradox because... Even like for those that want to take up the practice of meditation has beautiful benefits. And yet to take up a practice that you are saying is going to one day lead to freedom is almost reinforcing the shackles and chains of you not being and recognizing that state in the current present tense. Yeah.

It is an interesting paradox because... Even like for those that want to take up the practice of meditation has beautiful benefits. And yet to take up a practice that you are saying is going to one day lead to freedom is almost reinforcing the shackles and chains of you not being and recognizing that state in the current present tense. Yeah.

This is great. And you brought up something that I'm actually, where I wanted to go next and actually ask you for like my own personal process. I think you and I, we've always felt this like simpatico and like...

This is great. And you brought up something that I'm actually, where I wanted to go next and actually ask you for like my own personal process. I think you and I, we've always felt this like simpatico and like...

This is great. And you brought up something that I'm actually, where I wanted to go next and actually ask you for like my own personal process. I think you and I, we've always felt this like simpatico and like...

similarity of certain dynamics i think on our path and our journey both what we love what we find you know what we're passionate to um and then also i see on the on the shadow side and some like previous limitations you've had that i that i see myself so cool if i ask yeah thanks here and to podcast four yeah To be continued. No, of course. I'd love to hear it.

similarity of certain dynamics i think on our path and our journey both what we love what we find you know what we're passionate to um and then also i see on the on the shadow side and some like previous limitations you've had that i that i see myself so cool if i ask yeah thanks here and to podcast four yeah To be continued. No, of course. I'd love to hear it.

similarity of certain dynamics i think on our path and our journey both what we love what we find you know what we're passionate to um and then also i see on the on the shadow side and some like previous limitations you've had that i that i see myself so cool if i ask yeah thanks here and to podcast four yeah To be continued. No, of course. I'd love to hear it.

So, you know, as you were mentioning, the ego in insidious ways loves to reinforce itself.