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About David Filippone

David Filippone has been a student of Tarthang Tulku’s Time, Space, Knowledge (TSK) vision for over twenty-five years. For the past fourteen years, he has studied TSK and Full Presence Mindfulness with Jack Petranker, director of the Center for Creative Inquiry (CCI). He also participated in programs offered by Carolyn Pasternak of the Odiyan Center. David curated the CCI Facebook page for five years, which is often TSK-focused, and he currently serves on the CCI Board of Directors. The CCI Facebook page can be found at the following link... https://www.facebook.com/CenterforCreativeInquiry/

LOK Ex 22 – Point of Transition

The graphic depicts a view from ‘X’ in glowing space. “…there is a moment of transition – ‘X’ – that cannot ordinarily be directly observed and thus remains unknown.” (LOK Ex 22) When I first looked for a transition I … Continue reading

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Moments Between Moments – LOK Exercise 14

The exercise invites us to: Observe in your own experience the flow of time from one moment to the next. If the mind is calm and alert, you may notice that between two initially observed moments A and B lie … Continue reading

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Unit Seven – Space of Thoughts

While investigating the space between thoughts and their source, at some point thoughtful activity calmed, and there was space between, however, a shift in focus revealed that sharing in this space were various forms of sensual input at many different … Continue reading

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TSK Ex 17 – The Object and Its Glow

Hello, Here are my notes on TSK Ex 17 – The Object and Its Glow. I’ve never seen a phosphorescent blossom before and was unsure how I might approach this exercise. While wondering, I called up images of other objects … Continue reading

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Past Present and Future – TSK Ex 18-19-20-21

Working with these exercises felt something like looking at my activities through a microscope (or maybe a macroscope), to see how my past and my expectations are continuously in play… Past Present and Future – TSK Ex 18-19-20-21 Most of … Continue reading

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Unit Four – Space Embodiment (Giant Body)

Here are my notes on Unit Four – Space Embodiment. I never really worked with the Giant Body group in earnest until recently. I found enormously helpful the essays by Ron Purser on Questioning Space Through Experiential Practice, and Jack’s, … Continue reading

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Unit Three – TSK Ex 30; DTS Ex 1; Supplemental TSK Ex 34

Hello, The following are my notes for Unit Three. By the way, I do find allowing only one week per Unit is a bit confining. The fact that I sometimes feel pressure as the end of the period elapses probably … Continue reading

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A Marriage of Sound and Breath – TSK Ex. 24

I used a sound machine set for the sound of a babbling brook, which repeated like a tape loop.  Both ‘babbling’ and the repetition of the sounds had significance.  At first the sounds seemed irregular but within repetition of the … Continue reading

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Unit Two – LOK Ex. 5; TSK Ex 7; Supplementary LOK Ex. xxvii

These notes deal with Jack’s expanded explanations regarding self and I.  I took self to be a narrow perspective and I to be the knowing capacity that can take perspectives. [In the comments below, Jack points out that this is … Continue reading

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David Filippone

Hello Everyone, I recently retired after a thirty-four year career managing commercial real-estate. Like Bruce mentioned below, I focused my studies on Krishnamurti and Jean Kline, among others, they taught me how essential inquiry is to understanding. In addition to … Continue reading

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