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<div class="part2_stbox3">Tasting-Art as a means to Trans-Perception: A glimpse of Awakening by Tasting Art</div>

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<p><strong>* Trans-Perception is a new method of experiencing art which was introduced in Part 1 and </strong>was elaborated into <strong>Tasting-Art</strong>.</p>

<p class="mt100"><strong>Trans-Art</strong> will take any form to express its inspirations.</p>

<p>Through the <strong>Tasting-Art, Sewon</strong> attempts to express the <strong>Taste of your True Nature</strong> (the natural state of consciousness before Ego mind activity assumed the possession of your existence).</p>

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<p><strong>It is a new way of art</strong>.</p>

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<p><strong>True nature is</strong> the <strong>state of pure consciousness</strong> that makes the recognition of <strong>beauty possible in the first place.</strong></p>

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<p><strong>Trans-Perception</strong> suggests to experience not just <strong>Taste</strong>, but <strong>your state of consciousness.</strong></p>

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<div class="part2_stbox3 mt200">The key to Tasting-Art: Attain Self-awareness & Drop the thinking mind</div>

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<p><strong>The essence of Tasting-Art</strong>, like beauty, music and any other essential qualities, cannot be grasped by the thinking mind but can only be known directly.</p>

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<p><strong>So does True Love.</strong></p>

<p>You can use your thinking mind to analyze love, and come up with infinite reasons to love your family but they are not it, no matter how plausible they seem.</p>

<p>True love has <strong>no reason.</strong></p>

<p>True love can only be known unconditionally, it does not require reasons or validation by the thinking mind.</p>

<p>The immutable essences do not belong to the realm of thinking which represents the dimension of the Ego mind.</p>

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<p>Thinking is not perception (thinking is a form of perception).</p>

<p>Mind is not consciousness (mind is a form of consciousness).</p>

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<p>Thus, in order to transcend the thinking mind, it is necessary to <strong>drop the 'tendency to think' - the urge to understand, label, name, interpret, categorize, compare, draw conclusions, or any other usual reactive mind activity.</strong></p>

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<p>In other words, '<strong>know</strong> that it is <strong>OK not to understand</strong>.'</p>

<p>Then <strong>the real understanding</strong> not filtered by the thinking mind, can <strong>arise</strong>.</p>

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<p>By the act of <strong>shifting perception</strong> from the<strong> 'Taste' </strong>to your<strong> 'Consciousness', the state of perception changes:</strong></p>

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<p>From the 'tendency to understand' to '<strong>pure perception</strong>'.</p>

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<p>From the 'thinking mind' to '<strong>perceiving awareness</strong>'.</p>

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<p>By dropping the tendency to understand, '<strong>the mind's urge to think</strong>' is liberated.</p>

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<p>The perception of consciousness can then shift from <strong>'the impulse of mind to think and understand'</strong>, to '<strong>the clear concentrated state of awareness</strong>' not completely interrupted by the thinking mind.</p>

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<p>Now you can<strong> Taste</strong> without a conceptual sunglasses, which is the complete interruption and distortion by the tamed Ego-mind activity.</p>

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<p>When the self-awareness and the absolute <strong>concentration on Taste</strong> crystallizes the state of consciousness, the inner state of <strong>'peace' can be recognized</strong>, and a calm and clear state of mind can be obtained even for a short moment.</p>

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<p>There will be a perception, recognition and understanding, but at a different level of quality; a glimpse of your true nature.</p>
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