"You know what is curious about Trungpa's presentation of Dharma Art, is that he doesn't start with awareness or something. He starts at a person with a sense of humour. Then they perceive the wide open sky, and within that space they appreciate the play & symbolism of phenomena"
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"It is the non-aggression of humour which cuts through the separation of self and other, self and world, ego and awareness. All that duality is cut through by humour." (notes from transcribed conversation with a mentor - discussing art, poetry & symbolism in everyday life)
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Been talking to a friend about practicing with a sense of discovery and humour, instead of various other styles of engagement. I'm starting to suspect that a sense of enjoyment & poetic appreciation might be a gateway to that way of perceiving (but it is not without problems)
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Mi'sen @misen__Contemplative fieldnote: An aesthetic triad: • play • skill • beauty Thinking of meditation as something deadly serious is spiritual materialism, it’s dead. Working with emotions and confusion is a considerable matter, be we can lighten up a bit. Why so serious? pic.twitter.com/qX4aTueJIEShow this thread1 reply 0 retweets 2 likesShow this thread -
After going over the transcript I picked up the Trungpa text he was alluding to. I suspect it is probably one of his least accessible works. Unfortunately I only know a few practitioners who take this topic seriously as a powerful way of engaging with and enriching life.
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It was re-published in 2008 as True Perception: The Path of Dharma Art
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