Love it! Are you aware of Rob Burbea’s work? Insight meditation as frame breaking/dissolving in his book Seeing That Frees, but more pertinently his subsequent work ‘Soulmaking Dharma’ which never made it into a book (he died first). Boils down to the crafting of frames for the purpose of creating soulfulness, reverence, beauty, awe etc. Hermes Amara Foundation is the best source of info. Looking forward to part 2!
Since you mentioned Gurdjieff, I would suggest including the Enneagram as a valuable tool for identifying the 'box' we're in and providing a 'map' to help us find our way out.
One challenge to overcome for most apprentices unfamiliar with such advanced wisdom wizardry is that seemingly non-sensical letting go of our favourite frame(s). Sensing into the discomfort and anxiety of being without a frame is rather immediate and viewed as unpleasant. As such, that feeling of being lost at sea without a life preserver is daunting for most.
It takes a bit (or a lot) of exposure to the open sea before one gets comfortable: getting past the panic, releasing the tension, taking a deep breath and realizing/recognizing you had the ability to float and even swim all along.
I've found therapist Claude a useful tool for breaking out of frames—I use variations on "What's something important that I likely don't recognise about myself? Don't pull punches" as part of a regular reflection practice (either giving Claude my journals or using dictation to ramble freeform about how I'm feeling for 15 minutes)
Love it! Are you aware of Rob Burbea’s work? Insight meditation as frame breaking/dissolving in his book Seeing That Frees, but more pertinently his subsequent work ‘Soulmaking Dharma’ which never made it into a book (he died first). Boils down to the crafting of frames for the purpose of creating soulfulness, reverence, beauty, awe etc. Hermes Amara Foundation is the best source of info. Looking forward to part 2!
yes, Burbea is a major influence! will mention him in part 2 for crafting = fabricating skillful frames
Since you mentioned Gurdjieff, I would suggest including the Enneagram as a valuable tool for identifying the 'box' we're in and providing a 'map' to help us find our way out.
thanks for the suggestion!
One challenge to overcome for most apprentices unfamiliar with such advanced wisdom wizardry is that seemingly non-sensical letting go of our favourite frame(s). Sensing into the discomfort and anxiety of being without a frame is rather immediate and viewed as unpleasant. As such, that feeling of being lost at sea without a life preserver is daunting for most.
It takes a bit (or a lot) of exposure to the open sea before one gets comfortable: getting past the panic, releasing the tension, taking a deep breath and realizing/recognizing you had the ability to float and even swim all along.
I've found therapist Claude a useful tool for breaking out of frames—I use variations on "What's something important that I likely don't recognise about myself? Don't pull punches" as part of a regular reflection practice (either giving Claude my journals or using dictation to ramble freeform about how I'm feeling for 15 minutes)