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Sacramental Leaves (Session 2, Assignment 1)

Not having an immediate pressing problem in mind, at first I tried just viewing objects in my environment as symbols of a higher space.  Taking a walk outside, my attention was drawn to autumn leaves skittering across the ground and … Continue reading

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The Space of Thought

I had forgotten the exact question for the walking around exercise, but the insights that came actually relate nicely to the original question.  I asked myself, what is the space of thought, and how does it relate to my sense … Continue reading

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Cell Visualization

This video is really helpful for exploring some of the micro-scale richness of the body… Inner Life of a Cell

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Same Difference?

Tarthang Tulku Rinpoche:  “In suggesting a second level of time, space, and knowledge, TSK departs from standard attempts to improve our situation. Instead of asking us to change the framework or focal setting through which we currently understand our ways … Continue reading

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Inclusion and Synthesis (Walk-Around Exercise)

The walk-around assignment for this week was unexpectedly challenging for me (which is wonderful).  I say “unexpectedly challenging” because, as a student also of Integral Theory, inclusion and synthesis are primary aims and orientations.  Because this was, in a sense, … Continue reading

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Tranquility of Space

I have been working on our other sit-down exercises this week, but this afternoon I decided to practice the “deep tranquility of space” as my “walking around” exercise.  However, when I walked outside, I noticed it was quite windy; gusts … Continue reading

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Joy of Inquiry (2nd Writing Assignment)

I did not post my first writing assignment on the forum, but since others were open enough to share them last week, I decided to post this week’s assignment here as well… “[We can] loosen the hold that the self … Continue reading

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Exercise A (Expansion)

I have several deadlines this week and am also in the midst of grading papers for three classes (once I get home from work), so I have felt “crowded” and distracted internally when I have taken time for my TSK … Continue reading

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TSK Practice Notes (Generative (En)closures)

It is evening and I have come to walk the labyrinth under the trees. Following the winding narrow paths between the rows of stone, looping around the same patch of earth again and again from new directions, I think about … Continue reading

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Practice Day Notes

Here is the note on my practice session that I submitted by mistake just to Kathleen (too long for a chat box anyway!): Initially, the future and past that showed up were very ‘close’ — my scope of attention was … Continue reading

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