Tag: DTFE

Analogous to ‘RTFM’ (Read The F***ing Manual), my exhortation is ‘Do The F***ing Exercises’. This is the only way to knowledge – to make experiences with perception based exercises and to reflect on what they imply about how manifest Existence comes into being and how it works. If you simply read something, or hear it in school, then it is not more or less than that – something you read or heard. Whether it is really true or not, remains to be seen.

DTFE is about not believing everything you are told, but finding things out for yourself. It goes beyond simply questioning local consensus viewpoints, and urges you to look deeper, to recognise and cast aside assumptions. Ultimately, DTFE is an effective path for spiritual growth, which in the course of time will supplant assumptions with experiences – and thus lead to true knowledge.

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DTFE – Do The F***ing Exercises

The exercises I mean are not psychologically oriented exercises like affirmations (e.g. repeating “I love myself”), but exercises where you experience dimensions of perception beyond the accepted norm; and (very important) if possible corroborate any information thus gained.

Don’t believe – find out!

I have read various spiritual books, and sat in quite a few ‘Satsangs’; but I have spent a lot more time doing exercises to extend my own perception, making experiences of life in many contexts, and reflecting on my experiences. So when I speak or write, it is from real knowledge, rather than anything I read or heard.

DTFE – Example Exercises

Strewn throughout my book are quite a few hints and outlines of exercises. In this section five example exercises are described fully, so that you can try them for yourself.

Communing with trees

Profanely called ‘tree hugging’, this is a classic exercise, and a good one, because there is no lack of trees and no other people are needed. You are entering into relationships with other beings, so please treat them with appropriate respect.

Experience + Reflection = Knowledge

This website provides a window to the spiritual teachings of Tim Reeves. Tim’s teachings are detailed in his book ‘Noticing Being One’, which should be available soon. Thy are not copied from any tradition, they are based solely on his own experience and knowledge.