Author Archives: Jack

I thought David’s description, as always, along with Gaynor’s follow up, was well articulated and managed to convey a surprisingly clear sense of what he actually experienced. Just for general interest, the theme of pain (especially in relation to time) … Continue reading →

We start this week on Unit Twelve, the third of our three units on space. It’s a rich set of materials. The reading asks us to look at concepts and meanings and (KTS Ex. 44) to both see and not … Continue reading →

David’s post on Space Communication is very helpful. There is no one way to do any of these exercises, but here David is exploring the relation between space as field and the various sense fields in a fruitful way. I’d … Continue reading →

Well, the jet lag is fading, and I finally feel able to log back in to what is happening in the online course. My apologies for my sketchy presence over the past three weeks. I’m not going to try to … Continue reading →

I see that not much activity has been taking place. We are closing out the first week of Unit 10, on Space as Field, so it would be good to hear from people how this is going.  As this unit suggests, … Continue reading →

Settled in in Bodh Gaya, where I have regular daily access to the internet at the moment; we’ll see how long it lasts.  I appreciated what Gaynor wrote about her cat. So often people have the greatest appreciation for the spontaneity … Continue reading →

Peter brings up two wonderful examples (the old woman and his brother). They are wonderful because they ask how these practices and this vision change the immediate events of our lives: our reactions, our possibilities. I am on the theme … Continue reading →

David, like Marcia, finds the specifics of embodiment to be a good gateway into “the point where reality is conducted into being.” I have been teaching a meditation class lately in which something similar has come up. Embodiment has a … Continue reading →

Marcia writes well of her working with Ex. 34 at a concert. Blending this inner energy with sensing experience seems very powerful. It makes me want to go to a concert. But that won’t happen soon. The embodied feeling of … Continue reading →

I’ve lost the last couple of posts, so this one will be short. Arthur, doing Ex. 4b, is amazed by our ability to ‘make’ trains of thought. The exercise is very useful in clarifying how this happens, but certainly there … Continue reading →