Free Contemplation

    Being in “free contemplation” means being present in pure, stainless consciousness without any mental or emotional obscurations. Free contemplation is presence with wisdom, with understanding, observing with unhindered lucidity. Our pure consciousness is like a mirror; the reflections can be seen in the mirror but the mirror does not cling to them and the reflections are free also to go their own way. In this way of free contemplation there are no superimposed conceptual structures to get in the way of clarity and everything can just be allowed to exist as an event in a process without any attempt on our part to modify anything, change anything, prefer anything, or be prejudiced against anything. Even thoughts are karmic process and they can just be left alone to go their own way. A non-attached understanding is all that is required.   We come to an understanding by reasoning and analysis to the point of certainty, and then, without any elaboration through words and concepts, we can observe all in presence as it actually exists.