INSIGHT
What happens
before you react?
Something happens. Almost immediately it is wanted, unwanted, exciting, or irritating. But there may be more happening than the conclusion.
Look a little earlier. Notice a sensation, a feeling tone, a thought, an impulse. What can you actually distinguish?
Begin with BodyA SUGGESTED PATH
Start simply. Explore freely.
The order is an invitation.
Nothing needs to be completed.
Body
Breathing, posture, movement, and ordinary physical qualities.
Feeling Tone
Pleasant, unpleasant, and neither. A small distinction to explore.
Change
Beginnings, continuations, endings, and the details between.
Wanting & Resisting
Small wants, opposition, and the moment before acting.
Thought
Recognize thinking, its direction, and what keeps it going.
The Five Streams
Body, feeling tone, recognition, intentions, and conscious experience.
Self & Ownership
Explore the difference between experiencing and controlling.
Letting Go
Pause an argument, loosen a pursuit, and leave a moment alone.
Goodwill
Wishing well, meeting difficulty, sharing joy, and steady care.
Quiet
Make room for simple ease without measuring an achievement.
ONE MOMENT IS ENOUGH
The practice
is looking.
Use an ordinary, manageable moment. There is no result you need to produce and no conclusion you need to accept.
These invitations may feel calming, clarifying, or simply ordinary. The question is what you can notice.
- 01
Notice
What is happening?
- 02
Distinguish
What parts can you find?
- 03
Watch
What happens next?
- 04
Release
What can be left without another addition?
Notice what is already here.
Include a little more.
Listen for what changes.
And return when you choose.