Within every single thought, emotion, sensation, and 'objective' circumstance which could be thought about, there is the freshness and clarity found in Exercise 32. Every presence of any sort can be seen to carry this quality. Therefore, let every 'inner' or 'outer' presentation reveal it: first one thought, sensing, emotion, or memory, then the next, and so on—each bearing a kind of 'light'. Become aware of the 'lights' as they are given with each thing, until the cumulative effect is again one 'light', a comprehensive 'knowing' field.
Commentary 33
In earlier chapters it was indicated that any presence, such as a thought or sensation, could be opened up and extended infinitely. This is ordinarily not possible because the way in which we know things is very constrictive. So in the beginning of this exercise it may be difflcult to contact this awareness, to open up sensations and so on. However, through practice, our usual anxious and constricting way of knowing will gradually be relaxed, and we can begin to see a new type of 'knowingness'. Our sensations and thoughts will then have a more brilliant quality—and in this process we will discover that the expansion of the senses and other knowings comes of itself, naturally. (pp. 274-5, TSK)
Commentary 33
In earlier chapters it was indicated that any presence, such as a thought or sensation, could be opened up and extended infinitely. This is ordinarily not possible because the way in which we know things is very constrictive. So in the beginning of this exercise it may be difflcult to contact this awareness, to open up sensations and so on. However, through practice, our usual anxious and constricting way of knowing will gradually be relaxed, and we can begin to see a new type of 'knowingness'. Our sensations and thoughts will then have a more brilliant quality—and in this process we will discover that the expansion of the senses and other knowings comes of itself, naturally. (pp. 274-5, TSK)
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