Self-inquiry with Ralph Tiller and David Bruneau, October 24, 2024

Self-inquiry with Ralph Tiller and David Bruneau

Thursday, October 24, 2024

Esquimalt Park Pavilion

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Only three people were present in the Esquimalt Park Pavilion for this meeting on a lovely sunny day in Esquimalt, BC. We began with a ten minute silence wherein we had the opportunity to observe the movements of the mind. After the silent period we talked about questioning vs. not questioning beliefs. We spoke of the history of beliefs and stories which can bring people together and at the same time can separate them. The belief in the “me” as a separate individual seems to be perhaps the basic source of the world’s problems.

We spoke of the practice of koans in the Zen discipline which seems to create an opportunity to “jump out” of the mind and somehow go beyond thought.

We commented on the fact that small groups can sometimes allow the participants to delve more deeply into whatever is looked into than larger groups can. Today seemed to support that idea.