Our Sense of Sight was the theme taken up last Tuesday, the first day of the month, at the Inner Work sharing circle...
We were glad to have been joined by one of the new board members of The Peacemakers' Circle who attended for the first time...
After the preliminaries of body stretching & relaxation, entering into silence, and kamustahan, the group proceeded with sharing on what objects, colors, forms and images they have seen with their eyes that have caught their attention lately...
The red color that enlivened the auspicious gatherings of her faith tradition stood up for one sharer. The whiteness of a blank page was for another participant who is a writer. The dark gray color of the changing weather, the gray & white fur of a precocious kitten... the fresh greens of pine sprouts & pine trees backdroped by the golden rays of Sagada sunrise...
Aside from colors, the forms that came to mind were: circles and spectacles; rectangular & square boxes (from a household clean-up); daggers & swords, sandstorms and green ogres (scenes from the movie screen); picturesque nature scenes with inspirational quotes (viewed from a meditation slide show).. and the images of reality-- dark city streets, and poor families living under bridges...
These were the myriad of visual experiences shared that brought about to each his/her own feelings and thoughts. For one participant, the image of crowds reappearing in the wet streets reminded him to let go of the years of his life that have past when he still taught in the university.
Another shared her insight that sometimes we begin to appreciate the beauty of nature-- a flower for example-- only when it is artificially captured or "arranged" on digital cameras or films. We oftentimes tend not to appreciate the flower when we pass by it in our everyday life...
Another participant shared an experience-- not about visual images he has seen-- but about how he almost could not open his eyes to see anything. Whether due to the weather or some form of stress, this experience prevented him from attending an important event and so it led him to realize that he should take care of his eyesight (and probably visit the newly opened Eye Lounge that was mentioned!).
Just to share with you also some inner work responses on the topic (colors, shapes, images, forms that caught your eye) via facebook :
"The crescent moon, and the star, black and white. Sign of wisdom that call humanity twice.. a cosmic sign.. an alarming feeling.."
"the moon dancing under venus..grey skies..dark circles..splashes of brightness when i try to see clearly..for me it's the other way around..how i feel influences the way i see..and even when something catches my attention, how i process what i see is influenced by my present state..the grace is when i intuit that my inner sight has gone awry.. :)"
For the coming week, we reflect on our Sense of Hearing-- our guide question is:
" What sounds, words, music caught my attention lately? How did these affect me inside?"
*The TUESDAY Inner Work CIRCLE is a support group/sharing circle where ordinary people from different faith backgrounds share with one another insights, reflections, personal experiences and life challenges within the backdrop of their respective spiritual traditions as they strive to become true instruments of peace by cultivating self-awareness and individual transformation.
JOIN US EVERY TUESDAY 6:00-8:00PM at The Peacemakers’ Circle (Unit 105 PhilDHRRA Partnership Center, 59 Salvador St., Varsity Hills, Loyola Heights, QC. – 2 blocks from McDonald’s/Shakey’s parallel Katipunan Ave. across Ateneo gate 2)
Please let us know when your dropping by – tel. 920-7622 or 0918-7822605 (smart) / 0906-3286441 (globe)
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