Meditative Self Inquiry - The Senses

An episode of the Question the Orthodox podcast, hosted by Trey Carland, titled "Meditative Self Inquiry - The Senses" was published on April 24, 2020 and runs 12 minutes.

April 24, 2020 ·12m · Question the Orthodox

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Summary

Meditative Inquiry After I ask each of these questions, repeat them over and over again (out loud or in your mind) and direct attention to where they are pointing. There will be a one minute pause after each question, but you are welcome to pause this and sit with each question for longer if you feel so inclined. Sights and Sounds You can use these questions to explore your current perception of the world. What is looking through these eyes? What perceives what’s being seen? Is what I’m seeing being seen from behind my eyes, or is it being seen where it is? What hears these sounds? Are these sounds being heard in my head, or are they being heard somewhere in space? The body Direct attention toward the feeling of aliveness in the body. Close your eyes and get a feel for the energetic experience of the body. Once you are feeling its  alive energy, ask the following questions: What is experiencing the body? Is the experience of body just a sensation floating in an aware space? Is the body is being experienced from all around, both from inside and out? Am I this aware space that experiences the body, or am I the body?  The mind The following questions become the thoughts you are investigating when you think of each question. From where do these thoughts arise? What hears the voice of these thoughts? What’s here prior to and in between thoughts? Where are thoughts being perceived from? Are these thoughts appearing in my head, or are they just appearing in an empty, aware space? Am I this aware space, or am I the thoughts?

Episode Description

Meditative Inquiry

After I ask each of these questions, repeat them over and over again (out loud or in your mind) and direct attention to where they are pointing. There will be a one minute pause after each question, but you are welcome to pause this and sit with each question for longer if you feel so inclined.

Sights and Sounds

You can use these questions to explore your current perception of the world.

What is looking through these eyes?

What perceives what’s being seen?

Is what I’m seeing being seen from behind my eyes, or is it being seen where it is?

What hears these sounds?

Are these sounds being heard in my head, or are they being heard somewhere in space?

The body

Direct attention toward the feeling of aliveness in the body. Close your eyes and get a feel for the energetic experience of the body. Once you are feeling its alive energy, ask the following questions:

What is experiencing the body?

Is the experience of body just a sensation floating in an aware space?

Is the body is being experienced from all around, both from inside and out?

Am I this aware space that experiences the body, or am I the body?

The mind

The following questions become the thoughts you are investigating when you think of each question.

From where do these thoughts arise?

What hears the voice of these thoughts?

What’s here prior to and in between thoughts?

Where are thoughts being perceived from?

Are these thoughts appearing in my head, or are they just appearing in an empty, aware space?

Am I this aware space, or am I the thoughts?