living inquiries

[john1974]

has anyone else looked into the living inquiries created by scott kiloby?
and how did these inquiries benefit them? ive been looking into the inquiry of who am i, what am i, is there any other inquiry methods others would recommend???

[Baile]

Rest. Inquire. Enjoy Life. That sounds exactly like my path the past 20 years. Inquiring as an inner self-understanding discipline is all I would clarify, the rest seems self-explanatory.

[john1974]

Originally Posted by Baile

Rest. Inquire. Enjoy Life. That sounds exactly like my path the past 20 years. Inquiring as an inner self-understanding discipline is all I would clarify, the rest seems self-explanatory.

baile did you do inquiry on a daily basis?

[Baile]

Originally Posted by john1974

baile did you do inquiry on a daily basis?

I will answer that as honestly as I can. I don't set aside times to inquire. In my experience, every waking minute provides the opportunity for inner self-understanding and exploration. If I walk, am I lifting my feet with conscious intent or shuffling unconsciously? If I talk, am I speaking with forethought, and in a tone and volume that befits the social situation? If I move, are my movements undertaken with care and consideration for others and their space? And so on.

[john1974]

Originally Posted by Baile

I will answer that as honestly as I can. I don't set aside times to inquire. In my experience, every waking minute provides the opportunity for inner self-understanding and exploration. If I walk, am I lifting my feet with conscious intent or shuffling unconsciously? If I talk, am I speaking with forethought, and in a tone and volume that befits the social situation? If I move, are my movements undertaken with care and consideration for others' and their space? And so on.

yeah i see what your saying baile. thats my goal to be conscious all the time.

[Baile]

Originally Posted by john1974

yeah i see what your saying baile. thats my goal to be conscious all the time.

Nice. I was told by a spiritual teacher that every step on the knowledge path requires three steps on the moral self-development path. That was 30 years ago and it really has become one of my life mantras. When one lives with these sorts of foundational truths for so many years, it becomes impossible to separate the inquiry times from the non-inquiry times, the day flows from one inquiry moment to the next.

[john1974]

Originally Posted by Baile

Nice. I was told by a spiritual teacher that every step on the knowledge path requires three steps on the moral self-development path. That was 30 years ago and it really has become one of my life mantras. When one lives with these sorts of foundational truths for so many years, it becomes impossible to separate the inquiry times from the non-inquiry times, the day flows from one inquiry moment to the next.

30 years ago wow

[Baile]

Originally Posted by john1974

30 years ago wow

31 years now actually lol. I've been on a spiritual path since 15, never went to a high school sports game or dance, I was off in nature and later hitch-hiking around the country with 2-3 new-age books in my backpack. I wasn't the black sheep, I was the midnight sheep.

[john1974]

Originally Posted by Baile

31 years now actually lol. I've been on a spiritual path since 15, never went to a high school sports game or dance, I was off in nature and later hitch-hiking around the country with 2-3 new-age books in my backpack. I wasn't the black sheep, I was the midnight sheep.

i admire you very much so. im only 2 years in and im 42 lol, it a real roller coaster ride

[Baile]

Originally Posted by john1974

i admire you very much so. im only 2 years in and im 42 lol, it a real roller coaster ride

So what woke you up and at such an "older sort of" age?