Author Archives: Jack

We are working with TSK Ex. 1-3 as though they were three parts of one exercise. This seems to me legitimate, but I want to acknowledge that it goes against what is said in the text, which suggests spending days … Continue reading →

Hi Lesley, The TSK quote, as I read it, is more about taking our experience as a symbol of a higher-level experience: a pretty remarkable idea. But it’s true that at some level our main experience with symbols is with … Continue reading →

Hi Joel, This is a beautiful description, and I have nothing special to add to it. The rap on TSK is that it does not have a practical impact on your life, but your experience demonstrates that this is far … Continue reading →

Subject-object reversal is one of those practices that works at every level. I think what you’re describing in “stepping back” from the situation is not yet subject-object reversal, for the reason you suggest: there is still an observer. But it … Continue reading →

In responding to Peter’s comments about awareness as a problematic term, I quoted from KTS. Ron P. asks for some further reflection on what the KTS quote means. Here is the quote, with my comments immediatly following. Suppose that awareness … Continue reading →

The first three units of this program were meant as an introduction, aimed especially at showing what TSK inquiry is like, and how we can activate it. With this unit, we turn more directly to investigate the three facets of … Continue reading →

With this post, I am switching to a new style. I will write my comments on other people’s posts as a post, rather than a comment. The idea is that this will make it easier for everyone to see what … Continue reading →

Hi all, I notice no one has moved on in the posts to unit 3. I accept responsibility for this, since I did not write an introductory post. I will change that for the next unit. To be honest, I … Continue reading →