Mar 22, 2009 -- 12:23PM, wonderment wrote:

Hi Neo, If I try to capture in words how I see the metaphysical, this is all that comes out:  There is no "outside".  So if there is no outside there really is no inside either, or everything, in a sense, is inside. ... I think our practice then becomes one of reconciling that unity within diversity into our daily lives.    

I try my best to accept the paradoxical nature of Reality. The language of my mind accepts 'outside' and the language of my heart accepts 'inside'. The following is a clue on how to handle it:

"Things derive their being and nature by mutual dependence and are nothing in themselves."
Nagarjuna

Without 'inside' there would not be 'outside'. Alan Watts has a wonderful saying - even a short piece of wood is 2 inches long.

I just recognized a slight error in my posting on the subject. I have omitted 'outside only' and 'inside only' - gotta fix that error. Thanks for helping me see it.

Mar 26, 2009 -- 11:19PM, Xianmyst wrote:

Another peak experience is seeing the reflection of the Light of the Presence from others.

If I may be so bold as to reword your excellent comment.

A peak experience is seeing the emanation of the Light of the Presence in others.