Author Archives: David Filippone

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/

MARRIAGE OF SOUND & BREATH…

Posted on November 10, 2018 by David Filippone

MARRIAGE OF SOUND & BREATH… “The shift from a ‘thing’ perspective to an appreciation of space, and the increasing emphasis on intimacy, are linked… It is possible to see, directly, a ‘timed out’ interaction and this shows quite vividly, the … Continue reading →

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PARTITIONS & OCCUPANCY…

Posted on November 8, 2018 by David Filippone

PARTITIONS AND OCCUPANCY… TSK Instructor, Ken McKeon invites consideration of the hum of thoughts… a stream of stuff colored by feelings, and meanings put together by the moments… like stories I tell myself without uttering a sound. Stories that seem … Continue reading →

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MAGIC OF TIME…

Posted on November 2, 2018 by David Filippone

MAGIC OF TIME… “Our usual understanding of IMPERMANENCE is rough and undeveloped, but a deeper understanding emerges when we focus more closely. IF WE ARE SENSITIVE TO THE INSTANTLY DISAPPEARING COMPOUND NATURE OF TIME PAST, TIME PRESENT, AND TIME FUTURE … Continue reading →

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TIME OUT…

Posted on October 26, 2018 by David Filippone

TIME OUT… Right Now the Past is happening still… yes, in a manner of speaking, you have memories in Now space, as a point or moment holds the whole… and even conflicting conceptual things can be so… at the same … Continue reading →

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LETTING GO…

Posted on October 20, 2018 by David Filippone

LETTING GO… I have two friends that had the fear-filled drowning experience as very young boys… each in their own way. One of them actually went under, lungs filled with water, heart stopped, but the spark of life hadn’t completely … Continue reading →

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DIVE INTO TIME 2 …

Posted on October 18, 2018 by David Filippone

Related to THE PRIOR post to this one entitled, ‘DIVING INTO TIME…’, [click on the link] a student was having difficulty opening time… So as an aid to deeper understanding, I consolidated Rinpoche’s individual TSK book diagrams into one. The … Continue reading →

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DIVE INTO TIME…

Posted on October 14, 2018 by David Filippone

In class today… a student was having some difficulty with the invitation to… ‘Dive Into Time’, to question the status and identity of our emerging (various) ‘selves’, as we observe moments passing… The student asked, “How do I look into … Continue reading →

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TODAY I FEEL MOMENTARY…

Posted on October 9, 2018 by David Filippone

TSK instructor and poet, Ken McKeon describes a personal experience… a sense of time suddenly opens revealing the past of the past, right now, in the face of an indeterminate, an open unknown and yet unfolding future… From time to … Continue reading →

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STORIES… APPLESAUCE…

Posted on September 28, 2018 by David Filippone

How many words are there… who would know? If there are almost 7,000 living languages today, each could have several hundreds of thousands of words… if so, then there might be over 2 billion words in use today. Ken’s poem … Continue reading →

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LOOKING INTO LOCAL TIME…

Posted on September 15, 2018 by David Filippone

TSK Exercise 19 – Past, Present and Future of Each Moment Sit quietly and remain sensitive to all thoughts, feelings, sensations. You may eventually be able to see a past and a future tinge to all your lived present moments. … Continue reading →

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