All inclusive

There is no perception that is not included in the vast expanse of clarity. Each perception only arises due to innate clarity and each perception is brilliantly lit with clarity. Perceptions arise within clarity and clarity is only to be found in perception. The two are inseparable like the colour blue is inseparable from the sky.

Life

By relaxing and allowing everything to be exactly as it is for short moments we become more and more comfortable with the unpredictable display of phenomena that is sometimes called "life". We all know that life is unpredictable and by relying on innate clarity we also come to know that we have no need to desperately try and control our experience. Through relying on clarity we discover the stable ground of existence that is wide-open and clear. By repeating this instinctive recognition we gain confidence that this is the case and are therefore more able to deal with whatever happens next from the perspective of clarity.

Well-being

It can be something of a shock when we discover that well-being does not depend on what we are thinking. We have been carefully trained to dissect and analyse our thoughts and emotions to decide which ones are good and which ones are unwanted. We use this methodology to order our life and to gauge whether we are "doing well" or not. We then proceed to try and have as many positive or pleasant experiences as possible and to minimise any negative emotions or thoughts. No matter how successful at this game we are there is no way to hold at bay the negative thoughts or experiences and no way to hold on to the pleasant or positive ones. This approach to life is always hard work as we continually try to micromanage life to be just the way we think it should be. No one had told us that there was any other way to go about things.

When we are introduced to the practice of "short moments" and the support of the world-wide Great Freedom community then very quickly we come to see the futility of this conventional approach to living. Instead we slowly recognise, in our own direct experience, that there is something about us that is always relaxed, clear and spacious no matter what thought or emotion happens to be appearing. By repeating the short moment, whenever we naturally remember then we gradually gain confidence in relying on this clarity and not the endless stream of descriptions. We discover that our well-being does not depend on any particular perception or set of circumstances but that it is to be found in the natural presence of sky-like clarity.

The value of the community is to make the instinctive recognition of clarity easy and to prevent the adoption of any extreme position or point of view. In this way we all support each other in this most important of choices.

Ideas

The clear openness of perception supersedes all ideas and conceptual frameworks. When we recognise this for short moments, repeated many times, then we really become comfortable with the unpredictable flow of all thoughts. To directly experience that no idea or concept can ever alter sky-like clarity is to directly comprehend the nature of all experience. With this comprehension comes an ease of being and simple appreciation of everything and everyone that is beyond imagining. The limitless liveliness of singularity dances in all its unrestrained joy!

Nature

When we look at nature the perfect interconnectedness of everything all at once is obvious. The unified nature of all phenomena, no matter how we describe them, is clear in the "natural world". The recognition that our thoughts, emotions and sensations are also nothing but this same unity is the beginning of true compassion and understanding.

Relief

The relief of recognising for a short moment the open clear nature of perception is immediate. This relief does not depend on any descriptive framework but is intrinsic to every perception. The wide-open sky-like nature of innate clarity is already the case and so to recognise this is never difficult. Repeat this simple recognition for a short moment whenever you naturally remember and see if this sense of openness and ease becomes more obvious in your own direct experience.

Ease

The ease of being and the complete confidence in knowing that we can rely on the openness of natural clarity comes about in repeatedly taking short moments of instinctive recognition. Keep it simple, short moments repeated many times, do become continuous and confidence and stability effortlessly increase. What a wonder!