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Sep 29, 2011 1 hr 38 min

57 Shamatha without a sign, part 2

from Fall 2011 Shamatha Retreat Hosted by B Alan Wallace

We all experience taking voluntary action such as raising an arm. Who is the agent for voluntary actions? In Awareness of awareness meditation during the inversion into awareness, look for the agent who is doing the inversion and release. In the seen there is just the seen – Buddha said when you look at appearances you are not with them. Discussion of scientific views regarding physical world and its objectivity. Discussion of quantum mechanics. Anton Zeilinger’s position that nothing which exists is independent of our system of measurements. Alan presents other physics theories that he views supports the philosophical view of emptiness and refutes materialistic scientific views. Afternoon meditation (69:51) – Awareness of awareness looking for the agent of voluntary actions. Sorry, no time for questions this time!

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