Notes

Peter Baker

yes, I’d say it’s not that the story disappears just that we no longer believe we are a character in it. We do not appear in the world – the world appears in us. It’s the ultimate turnaround! The dream remains but is now known to be a dream.We awaken not ‘from’ the dream but ‘to’ the dream.This is what Zen calls the ‘return to the marketplace’ and what T S Eliot meant when he said:”We shall not cease from explorationAnd the end of all our exploringWill be to arrive where we startedAnd know the place for the first time.”

With this new realisation nothing really changes – but it makes all the difference!

yes, I’d say it’s not that the story disappears just that we no longer believe we are a character in it. We do not appear in the world – the world appears in us. It’s the ultimate turnaround! The dream remains but is now known to be a dream.
We awaken not ‘from’ the dream but ‘to’ the dream.
This is what Zen calls the ‘return to the marketplace’ and what T S Eliot meant when he said:
“We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.”
With this new realisation nothing really changes – but it makes all the difference!