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Jan 9, 2019

"Healing begins by embracing the state of not knowing in the spaciousness of the mind so that in the darkness a flicker of light can be seen." --Lobsang Rapgay

Aesthetic Thought: A Conversation with Lobsang Ragpay

A talk Lobsang gave twenty years ago stayed with me. But what did he mean by "aesthetic thought"? And why was it so important? In a recent interview, Rapgay talks about allowing a thought to come forth rather than the habitual way of going looking for one. It means having a direct experience. "The real freedom," he says, "is freedom from our thoughts and projections." It's not an easy path.