~The Transformative Touch of Awareness~
2012 March 15

Workshop Area at Cold Mountain Institute
It’s been many years since life changed for me, from the scrutiny and examination of things outside myself to the scrutiny and examination of things inside. I can remember the process back in 1976, while on a three-month encounter group at Cold Mountain Institute on Cortez Island, B.C., when I realized that nothing satisfied me these days more than watching my feelings arise, persist and pass away.
The process of self-observation had become more enjoyable for me than watching movies, sports, or anything else I could imagine. And the peace I felt when a troublesome feeling had been observed until it lifted and passed away, leaving space was more desirable than anything else.