Colleen Karalee Peltomaa:
Hello, Kim
I re-visited the video, pushing aside my intellect. Seeing all and seeing nothing.
I used to sit with people doing this drill for hours and we would take turns coaching and "flunking" each other with the desired end result that one would experience the environment with "no mind", no overlay of mental machinations on the environment. At session #8, for example, I would have said, "Flunk for right eyebrow twitch. Start." I often was flunked for using my chin. Even a chin and even an eyebrow has its possibly unexamined purposes. I used to study Chinese face reading.
Okay, so now I get it, thank you for explaining and, yes, I did notice a change in your beingness -- less psychic mass around you, but felt you still need to keep going -- and seeing that you will.
I acknowledge your abilities gained from your practices.
Oh ok, I see, Chinese face reading. Were the sessions you mention focused on Chinese face reading? Could you give an overall view what it is and what is it's purpose? Psychic readings? Something like that?
Perhaps the eye twitch would have flunked in the sessions you mention. I've had to do that often to make sure that my eyes are well visible because the lighting and the webcam are not perfect.
Sure, I keep on going. But the reason for practice has changed since 7/2014 (in the videos this can be seen since 8/2014). No need to scrub my own bodymind/karmas anymore. The focus is now on helping all beings and specifically my students. Closely linked to this theme I wrote a lengthy article with the title "Actual oneness" which explains to some extent how I feel about the mission of helping and alleviating the suffering of all beings. I posted the article on this forum as well.
Thanks for your input Colleen. I see you have a Finnish heritage. I am Finn, you know

Baba