Conscious coupling

[yogani]

Hi Bodhi:

With practices in the picture, there is a continuum of experience leading from relationships based on individual need to relationships based on a broader unity of need. It is a central dynamic in any working marriage, what Kami calls "conscious coupling." That is all I am pointing out. Not that we can travel that continuum overnight, and therefore forget about practices, structure, or our personal needs. It is a common error, and a formula for staying put in terms of our awareness about relationships, and many other things. Recognizing that there is a continuum of experience makes room for every conscious perception and hard-knock learning experience along the way. Spiritual practices can help a lot with this process.    

Yes, the benefits are found in the details of practice, which is why the AYP system is what it is, initially encompassing my experience, and now encompassing the experience of many others.

AYP was never intended to be a belief system. It is a try it and see how it works for you open system. It is not about blind faith. It is about cause and effect for each individual practitioner. The system stands or falls on individual results, not anything else. That is how it should be.

And, yes, we do a lot of cheer-leading around here for obvious reasons. But ultimately it is up to each practitioner to determine what is working and what is not, and make adjustments accordingly. That is why AYP is called a resource for self-directed practitioners.

Yes, the proof is in the pudding. Absolutely!

The guru is in you.

[Bodhi Tree]

Thank you. And sorry for commandeering the topic...although we shouldn't set expectations on where the topic shall wander, since that might limit the broader need for forum happiness.

[kami]

quote:Originally posted by yogani

The path is structured in thoughts and expectations until it isn't anymore, when it becomes flow in stillness. This is the spiritual razor's edge, to strive beyond striving, to seek beyond seeking, to allow structure to dissolve into flow, and to love beyond loving (which is divine love). So we keep walking. With meditation and an active life of fulfilling our desires and commitments increasingly in stillness day by day, year by year, we are pulling ourselves up by our spiritual bootstraps, even as we are letting them go.