Episode 127

Awakening Practices from PRACTICAL WORK ON SELF, "Sensing", Part One

In this episode, THE THREE-HEADED MAN explores the concept of sensing as a foundational element of spiritual self-work.

They contrast the act of sensing with the often-problematic realms of thinking and feeling, suggesting that physical sensation offers a more direct and objective path to presence. The conversation highlights the difficulty of defining sensing, as participants debate whether it involves electrical forces, biological touch, or a focused probe of attention. THE THREE-HEADED MAN shares personal exercises, such as body scanning or mindfully drinking water, to illustrate how fixated attention can quiet the mind.

Ultimately, they view these practices as a way to access a waking state and find relief from the noise of their own internal habits.

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Fred M Schill

I like to do. I like to make things. And, I like telling stories. I tell stories to myself and to others.

First, a short biography, which is, of course, is a story. I was born in Cleveland, played sports, and attended university. Later, after a few years in the radio business, I returned to university to study education and literature.

With a teaching certificate in my file folder, I began working in high schools, first as a strike-breaking scab substitute teacher in Cleveland's far suburbs, and then in Chicago, mostly in private high schools.

Cleveland and Chicago. My two main towns, and I escaped them both. Presently, I live in a tiny, isolated, mountain village in Spain. I am reluctant to write the name of the town because I don't like tourists. When the tourists arrive, they look at me as if I am an animal in a zoo.