What We See Together

What to expect

Someone who knows you well can often tell how your day went before you’ve said a word. This one is for two of you, twins, partners, friends or family, listening together: you settle with the same low tone, each rest as the one who is watching, and then, without speaking, each notice a strength in the other that they may not see in themselves. It ends with the two of you resting in what you notice together.

How to listen:

• Together, in one room, from one playback, so you both hear the tone at the same moment.
• Sitting or lying down, eyes open or closed; facing each other suits looking with your eyes open.
• Afterwards, you can tell each other what you saw.

About

Safety and aftercare. Either of you can stop at any point: open your eyes, look around the room, feel what is holding you up. Being looked at closely, or looking closely, can bring up shyness, old feelings or nothing much at all. Any of it is fine, and either of you can close your eyes or stop.

Credits. The question at its heart, who sees what my watching can’t, and what do we see together?, grew from asking what Michael Singer’s question, who is watching, leaves out: someone beside you who sees what your own watching cannot, and who is seen back. Resting as the one who is watching is Singer’s teaching.

Written by Lee and Lucas + Twins. Voices: Lee and Lucas.

Transcript

Opening

Someone who knows you well can often tell how your day went.

Before you’ve said a word.

It shows somewhere you can’t see from the inside.

And often enough, you can do the same for them.

Here, neither of you needs to say a word.

There’s only some quiet, and the two of you in it.

Welcome, whoever you are to each other.

This is to strengthen your relationship.

Settle in, sitting or lying down.

Eyes open or closed, whichever suits.

Listen together for one tone.

Stay with it as it fades.

Part one: The one who is watching

Now notice the sounds around you.

The breath, coming and going.

Thoughts, as they pass.

Notice the one who is watching.

Rest here while the tone fades.

Part two: A strength in them

As the tone rings, turn your attention toward each other.

Bring this same watching with you.

Ask inwardly: who sees what my watching can’t?

In silence, look at them, or picture them.

Notice a strength in them.

Guess a strength they don’t see in themselves.

Part three: Seen as you see

Looking, or picturing, is enough.

Let yourself be seen as you see.

The sounds around you both.

Notice whether anything comes back.

Ask inwardly: what reaches me from them?

Part four: What we see together

Now ask inwardly: what do we see together?

Let the tone ring between you.

Rest together in what you notice.

Part five: Back to the body

Now come back to the body.

The room you are in.

The one here with you.

Stay as long as you like.