Class Two: The Vortex
WHOA! What a class. I feel that we are creating a vortex of evolutionary energy in Philadelphia. It is so exciting to be a part of it. Can a group of people, intent on understanding and experiencing the power of Evolutionary Enlightenment, CREATE the future? Is it possible for each and every one of us to leave behind what we know, and change...really change in the space of these five short weeks? Judging by last night's class, I say, YES!
This is the second course that we are having in Philadelphia and what is mysterious to me, yet palpable, is the depth and perspective of the students in this course. It seems that we're going further and deeper than the first course. In fact, if you think of consciousness as a field, could it be that what I am experiencing is this field developing itself through the conscious participation of us all? As if the conscious intent of the people in the first course laid down some grooves in consciousness that we are now developing further? Is this how culture develops?
This is what leads me to think that we are creating this evolutionary vortex. And, even if you don't believe in vortices or morphogenetic fields, experiencing the power of a spiritual inquiry amongst a group of people with a singular intent for Self development is enough to make the most skeptical amongst us, begin to leave self-consciousness behind -lightening up for the sake of evolution.

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Its so true Mark,
This class was so new, so on the edge, this leap we are making from World to Kosmocentic, was firmly implanted as what the Evolutionary context is… it is the doing, perpetual change, because thats whats happening! Thats who we are! Its so very exciting looking into this and literally creating the future. Why? Because thats what being human is all about!!
Freedom knows NO History!
I'm struck by the sense of intersubjectivity and realizing that just as the intersubjectivity is present in the room with us, it does not disappear when we go back out into our lives from the course. It stays with us no matter what the physical distance appears to be – just like the distance between planets or stars.
Responding to Kevin's comment: In the perpetual change, where is the stillness? In meditation? I'm looking foward to see what that could be.
In the meantime, I wanted to share with you, Kevin & the others a wonderful essay by the poet Jane Hirshfield on Spiritual Poetry 22 Poems about spirituality and enlightenment. The article has lots of wonderful examples that relate to all the themes we're working with.
Right now, the poem in the article that most speaks to me about this course – it's a poem by Issa (tr. Jane Hirshfield:
On a branch
floating dowriver
a cricket, singing.
Feedback & engagement welcomed.