The text is taken from the teaching which Peter gave orally during a retreat in August 2002: the 7 days of the retreat gave takes the form of the 7 chapters, for a fruitful dialogue between practices and theoretical principles.
Giving myself puts me in the action, moving towards the object with who I am.
Giving myself, I become conscious of a perception that precedes me, that doesn’t depend on me; my actions and my knowledge become relative, a silence installs in me, my relationship with the object simplifies and I am disencumbered of myself. Giving myself, I give to the relationship that which is alive in me.