Wide-boundary intelligence means to me intelligence with wide boundaries, intelligence that is wide open and beyond conditioning, not narrow, constricted, conditioned. It is letting go of conceptions, accepting not knowing, and being open to what is happening. I've recently been with two friends who were dying and did die within a day or two of my last being with them. Both seemed comfortable in letting go of this life, accepting of death and open to whatever was coming. I've also been with myself and others when going through major life transitions, and the more we accepted what was happening, let go and were open, the easier and more satisfying the process was. What helps me companion ending with reverence is my believing that ending goes with beginning, and ending is a special time of transition and transformation.
On Dec 1, 2024 David Doane wrote :