Rod's Summary

The crux of the WH is coming to a head for me with the question of whether it points toward the routine of daily life or toward an ecstatic meditational state of consciousness. In general, the theme seems to be that there are two approaches to the WH:

Seeking to establish meditational ecstasy during normal life.
Allowing normal life to be "normal," as-it-is and always has been.

The difference between meditational consciousness and normal consciousness is clear to me. For example, during my Wednesday night meditation I was having difficulty getting out of thinking about "tomorrow." Then I focused on who was doing this thinking-about-tomorrow, and very quickly the following mantra arose:

doing the doing
watching the doing
doing the watching
watching the watching

and almost instantly dropped into a meditative state in which I "lost consciousness" of the act of doing. This shift in consciousness was profound.

Contrast that alternate state of consciousness with my attempts to hold the WH during daily activities. At those times, what seems to come to the forefront is that life is just what it is, right now, just this and nothing more. Nothing has changed. There is no profound Ecstasy of Knowing, no "ah-ha," no vivid scintillation of being, no light from heaven, no realization of deep truth. I am just here, right now, doing this, and will continue to do so day-in and day-out for the rest of my life.

So I am coming closer to the realization that holding the WH leads to its negation. Life goes on. How could it be otherwise?

... from Rod