| | Yes, Martin, that is exactly the point. Using the technique in this way, it "hits" the watcher side with a lot of force; and it's also more calculated since you are consciously deciding what side to inspect. You can use that to your advantage also, say, when you have an "ah-ha" moment, you know to flip it back onto yourself and hammer it in even deeper.
I mentioned noting originally, and below is "who am I" explained through this variation. But again, you can use this with nearly every insight technique imaginable, or even if you're just sitting around thinking about reality in an analytical fashion.
"Who am I" inquiry. This technique is deceptively simple, but you have to play with how it's asked, it must be asked like you mean it, and asked like you are really looking for something (not just waiting for something to show up). There are 3 basic ways to approach this: focus on the question itself (the words/sounds in your mind), asking the side that "isn't yours" currently (if you close your eyes and you sense "the back of my eyes"), or "your side." A good way to ask your side "who am I" is to focus on the outline of the limits of your visual field, then ask in a way that implies you have no face and that you're asking "through" the face. Try not to cross your eyes, but ask in a way that would be like asking THROUGH the visual field and TO the back of your skull. As you use this method, simply realize that these 3 routes exist. First focus on the "other side" and "the question itself," after you've done that for a few minutes, switch it onto "your side." You'll feel whether or not it's working and what you should continue to do. You'll intuit whether your should stick to "your side," wander around the others, or so on. |