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|Nutshell=shows us that because we interact with other people regularly, it's a perfect opportunity to practice shifting our perceptions. As we shift our perception, we should notice different experiences of Self and Other. | |||
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You will find a great range of meditative practices can be done while interacting with people, and especially the skills in this guide. You can do these exercises anytime you are around other people, and most especially in these types of situations: | |||
* Eating around a table; at a restaurant | |||
* In a meeting or on a conference call | |||
* Talking one-on-one | |||
* On a walk with someone | |||
= General | == General Visual Exercises == | ||
* When with one or more other people, shift your attention to one other person, and notice that from your own visual perspective, the other person is infinitely more real than you are. Try to be fully present and you will notice that although you do not manifest in any meaningful way, the other person is manifesting in many ways. | * When with one or more other people, shift your attention to one other person, and notice that from your own visual perspective, the other person is infinitely more real than you are. Try to be fully present and you will notice that although you do not manifest in any meaningful way, the other person is manifesting in many ways. | ||
** They are expressing emotions on their face and body language - From your perspective, none of that is present. | ** They are expressing emotions on their face and body language - From your perspective, none of that is present about yourself; you can't see your face or interpret the position of your arms. | ||
** They are making sounds from their mouths and as their body shifts, or objects they are holding are making soft sounds - If you are resting in the moment, none of that is true about you. | ** They are making sounds from their mouths and as their body shifts, or objects they are holding are making soft sounds - If you are resting in the moment, none of that is true about you. | ||
** Pick out as many details about this person as you can - especially notice features that are not available about yourself from your own perspective. | ** Pick out as many details about this person as you can - especially notice features that are not available about yourself from your own perspective. | ||
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* Note when two people are talking to each other and shift your attention from what one person is experiencing and then to what the other person is experiencing from their perspective. Note again that from your own perspective, each of these people is more real than you are. | * Note when two people are talking to each other and shift your attention from what one person is experiencing and then to what the other person is experiencing from their perspective. Note again that from your own perspective, each of these people is more real than you are. | ||
* Remind yourself of [[The Headless Way]] and note that everyone you see except yourself has a head, and a body, and a clear set of attributes that are not perceptible in yourself from your perspective. | * Remind yourself of [[The Headless Way]] and note that everyone you see except yourself has a head, and a body, and a clear set of attributes that are not perceptible in yourself from your perspective. | ||
|Landmark1=Listen to Someone Mindfully | |||
|Landmark2=Observe Impermanent People | |||
= | |Landmark3=Try Out Other-Centeredness | ||
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