The Presence Process - Michael Brown

Question 1

What is a “routine”?

Answer 1

The “route in.” (293)

Question 2

What is present moment awareness?

Answer 2

To be fully are of the moment we are in; to be present in the moment. (5)

Question 3

What is consciously connected breathing?

Answer 3

The practice of breathing deliberately without pauses between our in-breath and out-breath. No gaps between breaths. (xxvi)

Question 4

What are the drawbacks of using ingested substances to initiate an awareness of Presence?

Answer 4

They don’t give us direct responsibility for the quality of our experience. They develop an outer reliance in the name of inner development. (xxxi)

Question 5

What continuously distracts us from present moment awareness?

Answer 5

Deeply suppressed emotional imprints. (xxxii)

Question 6

What is the great gift of the presence process?

Answer 6

The capacity to take full responsibility for the quality of our experience. (xxxii)

Question 7

What is a reliable indicator we have entered present moment awareness?

Answer 7

When the experience is infused with gratitude…not for things or circumstances, but for the gift of life itself. (5)

Question 8

What’s the problem with automating our experience?

Answer 8

The more we automate our experience, the less involved we are in the art of living (5)