ABSTRACT
Bohm: At the end of the morning session we were discussing what we called a ‘system’, and saying that it seems valuable to try to learn something about this system. We said that the core of this system is really thought, though it involves all aspects of our being. We talked about the way the system works, and said that through observation you may be able to see this process happening and thereby learn something about it. Also, we were saying that with all sorts of emotional disturbances, such as anger, you could first find the words which will stir up the disturbance so that you can then get something to observe. In this way you can learn about the relationship between the word, the thought and all that follows-the feeling, the state of the body and so on. Of course, in doing that you are suspending the anger-holding it in front of you, so to speak. It’s not so strong that you feel you absolutely must express it, nor are you keeping it hidden.
