Simply Always Awake Insight Work vs Emotion Work
Dec 28, 2025
Explore the fascinating distinction between insight work and emotion work, and how they complement each other in personal growth. Discover the wall analogy illustrating how attention shifts affect our perception. Learn about the significance of dissolving meanings and labels in the journey to awareness. Delve into how deeper inquiries manifest physically, reflecting changes in ego structures. Understand the role of inquiry in fostering moments of transformation and its vital importance in the awakening process.
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Black Spots On The Wall
- The host recalls an analogy from Adi Shanti about black spots on a white wall shrinking over time.
- This story illustrates how attention stays on remnants of conditioning even as awareness grows.
Meaning Loses Its Grip
- Meaning-making becomes a strange and useless mental activity as identification dissolves.
- As ego structures loosen, processing becomes more physical, energetic, and direct.
Perceptual Filters And Dissolving Duality
- Working with perceptual filters reveals how duality is constructed and can dissolve.
- Deeper inquiry makes experience more sensation-based and less narrative-driven.