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About Christopher

I first read TSK in 1978, and have enjoyed exploring Rinpoche's (printed) work ever since. I'm an insight meditation teacher in Sydney, Australia, and I live in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney. I'm also a psychotherapist and a Focusing trainer (Gendlin).

The Perfume of Nowness

A couple of weeks back I took up a suggestion of Jack’s to be at the edge of the emerging future. That was a great practice! Within a couple of days I found myself unhitched from ordinary time-frames – indeed, … Continue reading

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Desire & Intentionality

Hi All! Nice to be  back. It wasn’t hard to get a general understanding of Rinpoche’s concept “intentional knowledge,” however yesterday I saw it more directly in a moment of desire; a seeing which challenged my patterns some (thankfully). A … Continue reading

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Hello to all

Dear Friends, I’m finally checking in with a contribution. I’ve been moving house (and my office at the same time), and have been disconnected from my broadband. Just the same, I’ve been able to access the program, read the texts, … Continue reading

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Last of the Sessions

I’ve finished my six session with each of three meditation practitioners. It was a very rewarding experience and the three of them want to continue together next year to explore TSK with me. Today, the last session was very moving. … Continue reading

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field communiqué & realness

I had a lovely experience after the phone session the other night (Sydney time). I went back to bed, with the hope of falling asleep. However, the conversation had naturally stimulated me, and I didn’t fall asleep immediately. So instead … Continue reading

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field communiqué & realness

I had a lovely experience after the phone session the other night (Sydney time). I went back to bed, with the hope of falling asleep. However, the conversation had naturally stimulated me, and I didn’t fall asleep immediately. So instead … Continue reading

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field communiqué & …. (zeroless zero?)

I’ve enjoyed reading about the ‘field communiqué.’ It’s interesting just how much space opens up with just the ‘practice’ of reading such passages  (dependent on the checking-back with 1st-person experience, as I read, of course.)  I’d like, too, to thank … Continue reading

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A Report

I’m enjoying holding the TSK vision in my heart as I engage in dialogue with my three volunteers. They’re responding well to the exercises that I assign them each week, and I notice that when I am encouraging in the … Continue reading

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Matrix

Regarding the first exercise, ‘Layers of Mind’: Walking to a university lecture, I was practicing being aware of the ‘non-content’ layers of mind (as defined by Jack) as I walked. I was particularly interested in the ‘state of mind’ layer … Continue reading

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Sorry, I forgot to give my name: It’s myself, Christopher, who has some volunteers and is thinking about what support I can put in place for them. (I will be there, of course, with the assumption that the best support … Continue reading

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