I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.

I'm digging into fear and desire: Desire (Greed). I want ___. I don’t have ___. I want ___ in the future. I’m lacking___ somehow. The object of my desire will ‘make me happy, rich, popular, comfortable, secure, admired, respected, give me ability to ___’ etc etc. ) Achieving my desire will fulfil me somehow. I'm unfulfilled now. If I don’t get the object of my desire I feel hurt. Thwarted. Wronged. I get angry. I want revenge. I want power. More desire and comparison. I want power over___. I want to win. I achieve and have all that I desire. I'm finally fulfilled. I have all I want and can ever want. Now I'm bored. I desire to keep what I've got. Now I fear. Fear. I have___. I don’t want to lose____ (‘my life, my achievements, all that I love, etc etc.’) If I lose the object of my desire I feel sad (hurt) I’m hurt and must empower myself. I get angry.I want power. Desire. Desire again. Fear again. Hurt again. Is this inevitable? Endless suffering. Like a wheel. How can I win? (Desire again). What do I have to lose? (Fear again) ~~~~~ Interested to hear your experience of fear and desire. Thank you.

With my eyes closed, I moved around the room. Like the ‘turning the head’ exercise but with the whole body. Perception of light through the eyelids distinct from a conjured light I’m calling image of my body. Feeling sensations in space. Pressure-down. I’m calling my feet. Move. With no sight, no light. No reflection. Now no sound. Never had sound, and of course no language. No me. No life story, just feeling sensation. Who would I be with no thought of I, be, being or life story.? Who would I be with no thought at all? or the thought 'I am alive'.? No thought of life. No thought of death. No ability to think. No ability to recognise. No memory. Changes occur. Perception occurs. Only feeling sensation in space. Pressure moving changing. Very simple. ‘My feet’ wouldn’t be my feet. There’s no ‘I’ to have or possess feet. Feet melt. No feet. Feet disappear. How did feet even take place? There are sensations in space. A pressure. A bounce, Another’ which I no idea of even calling that or recognising except much much much later (or should I say earlier?) No time. No space. Change. Rabbits see. Hear. Feel. Smell. Sense. Move. What about the cells that make up the rabbit? The cells that make up a human? More work. Thank you. RD

I notice that when I feel down, I may begin listing parts of my experience that I genuinely appreciate. As a result, I feel lighter. Would you say Gratitude is a principle? What does it do in your experience?

Hey everyone! I’m David, and I’m new here. I came across this community while looking for people who share an interest in Peter Ralston’s work, so I’m glad to have found a space specifically dedicated to it. I’ve been exploring consciousness, meditation, and self-inquiry, and I’ve found Ralston’s emphasis on direct experience particularly interesting. I’m also thinking of putting together a small weekly online discussion group for people interested in exploring Ralston’s work, consciousness, and self-inquiry together. The idea would be to read and discuss a short section or topic each week, then spend some time on contemplation or direct-experience exercises.Nothing formal or teacher-led—just a small group of people with a shared interest who want to explore the work together. If that sounds interesting to anyone here, let us know by commenting on this post. I’d love to hear from others who are share the same interests!