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Melancholy of the Heart

Thursday 31 March 2022

The Only Thing I Trust is Me

A man wonders if he turns his back on his longing out of fear since the only thing he trusts is 'me’. Rupert suggests since he is using the word 'I' so frequently he might want to investigate what that 'I' really is. Soften the focus of attention from the content of experience and go to his being, the most obvious, intimate, familiar experience. There's nothing to do or practise, it is 'I' who is doing whatever is happening. The feeling of being is obvious rather than special.

From event 27 March - 03 April, 2022 Seven Day Retreat at Garrison Institute – 27th March to 3rd April

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Topics:

Separate self

Distress Over the Separate Self as Illusion

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Distress Over the Separate Self as Illusion

Why Is the Ego Here at All?

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Why Is the Ego Here at All?

Separate Self and Lack

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Separate Self and Lack

Attachment to Foreign Identity

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Attachment to Foreign Identity

If There Are No Others, Where Is the Conflict?

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If There Are No Others, Where Is the Conflict?

Does Knowing Include Biological Sense Perceptions?

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Does Knowing Include Biological Sense Perceptions?

Why Does the Infinite Localise into the Finite?

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Why Does the Infinite Localise into the Finite?

The Fear of the Separate Self

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The Fear of the Separate Self

Intuition and Decision-Making

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Intuition and Decision-Making

Shaking Off the Separate Self

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Shaking Off the Separate Self

Everything Is Fine

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Everything Is Fine