Author Archives: Jack

In the Presence of the Other

This is a comment on Gaynor’s update from Syria. Good to hear from you! I think almost everyone has had the experience you describe: feeling more alive and more present while traveling. It is easy enough to theorize about why … Continue reading

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Exercises 18 and 21: how separate are the three times?

Peter has some questions about Ex. 21. He starts his Post (in German) with a lovely description of his experience doing Ex. 20 during church services last Sunday; I won’t try to translate that, but it’s a good reminder that … Continue reading

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Some questions from Peter

In comments on one of my Posts, Peter raises a lot of good questions about he self, the ‘I’. What functions are being named with this word? Isn’t the ‘I’ sometimes useful? And is it possible to deal with this … Continue reading

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Dancing with time, gently

I take my title from Lesley’s Post. But dancing is what Lesley hopes to do. Right now, she’s vibrating. Lesley, I’d be interested to know more about what that means and how it works. Ron and Joel are exploring time … Continue reading

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Ron and Peter

Ron’s questions about time are just the sort of thing this unit aims to evoke. As he writes, when we sense we are wasting time, we have a sense of time, but it is “bad time.” When we are at … Continue reading

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Diving into the Stream of Time

This is a response to David’s post. David, there’s a lot that’s of interest here, but I think you’ll have more people reading your posts if you can keep them shorter. I might rephrase the kinds of behavior “types” you … Continue reading

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Freedom to Enjoy Time

The reading for this week, on time, starts by identifying our need for a way of encountering reality (time) that lets us discover more freedom and satisfaction. It then goes on to reflect on the dynamic of time as something … Continue reading

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More about Unit 4: Space

Usually when I log on, I check to see if any Posts have been filed in “General Comments” rather than “TSK Online;” as an editor for the website, I can change the category. So I have come across a few … Continue reading

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The Sky: Gaynor’s post and the comments thereon

Hi all, I was glad to see this exchange. As you know, the very first paragraph of TSK talks about the sky, and points out that even as we celebrate its openness, we also impose a (completely artificial) boundary between … Continue reading

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Ron on TSK Ex. 16

Ron has a flair for describing his experiences, not to mention that he has a lot of fun with the exercises, so I don’t have anything to add to what he has written. TSK Ex. 16 is one of my … Continue reading

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