Marty, I appreciate your distinction between having preferences and making our peace depend on their fulfillment. This connects with something I’ve been exploring in my work on conscious participation: how peace can remain available while we care deeply and act to change conditions.
Your movie analogy leaves me with an interesting question: how do we carry the spaciousness of the witness into our responsibilities as participants? We’re observing life, and our choices also help shape what happens. I’d enjoy hearing your thoughts on that connection.
I think you answered your question: “conscious participation.” We participate in the flow of life because it is what there is for us to do NOW and we are not attached to the results.
I add:
https://martysimon.substack.com/p/beyond-preferences-the-secret-to
Marty, I appreciate your distinction between having preferences and making our peace depend on their fulfillment. This connects with something I’ve been exploring in my work on conscious participation: how peace can remain available while we care deeply and act to change conditions.
Your movie analogy leaves me with an interesting question: how do we carry the spaciousness of the witness into our responsibilities as participants? We’re observing life, and our choices also help shape what happens. I’d enjoy hearing your thoughts on that connection.
James,
I think you answered your question: “conscious participation.” We participate in the flow of life because it is what there is for us to do NOW and we are not attached to the results.
We are not doing it to be okay in the future.
M