“Desire and fear are the obscuring and distorting factors. When mind is free of them the unconscious becomes accessible.”
“You have your own private mind, woven with memories, held together by desires and fears.” – Nisargadatta
“The purest form of listening is to listen without memory or desire.” – Bion
This is a tall order, even for ‘advanced’ practitioners. So, in session I do it as well as I can. I remember to let you start each session anew, I remember past material only as it happens to naturally arise to awareness, and I try to keep desire restricted to understanding you more and more.
If you truly want to come back to something already said, you will. If something is useful in this moment, I will spontaneously recall and use it. Otherwise, my focus is on understanding how you are being and what you are doing right now, with me.
If I can do that, you learn to do it for yourself and others, and all the rest will follow (excellent care and support, your development and growth, improving or solving troubles, etc.). I’m a seeker; without forcing it, I will always come looking for you.
-Dr. Michael