Ornaments in space

Experiencing space-like awareness, noticing the ornaments within it.

Simple

  • Begin by experiencing the stream of sensation across the whole sense of the body.
  • Notice that sensations occur in different locations within the sense of space that the body occupies.
  • Experience the sense of space, and notice how whatever phenomena arise within it are like ornaments within the space.
  • What is it like to live from here?

Detailed

  • Begin by experiencing the *stream of sensation across the whole sense of the body.
    • Notice how different sensations happen in different locations.
  • Once experiencing the stream of sensation experience stabilizes somewhat, begin noticing the sense of space that the sensations are occurring within. This space is also experienceable.
  • Experience the sense of space.
    • By experiencing the space, the other sensory experiences that happen within the space will also be experienced, but from a different perspective; as ornaments within the space.
  • Let the mind play with experiencing space as your body. Rest as this space. The experiences of mental activity and body happen as ornaments within this space-like experience as well.
    • Over time this experience will evolve and naturally unfold as wisdom and understanding develop due to this way of experiencing.
  • What is it like to live from here?

*Other streams of sensory experience can work as entries into this method. Examples are: experiencing the whole field of hearing, the whole visual field, the whole experience of mind that mental activities occur within, etc.

Luminous Dharma