Author Archives: Jack

Comments from the chat room

Hello everyone, In the phone conversation this morning, there were several comments typed in the chat area that I did not address. I will list them here, with some quick comments (in italics): Jeanette Koke: Is knowing beyond description? Tina … Continue reading

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The gravity of the past

We have focused so far on the idea that the past is a story we tell, or a description we give, and that when we do this, we are denying our own freedom to bedifferently. Here I want to make … Continue reading

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Reply to Viviane

I’m going to answer a question Viviane posted a couple of days ago. She wrote: I just did my first trial of exercise #15, revising my memories, and instead of reaching any connection between past and present that could make … Continue reading

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Please post questions for Jack here

If you ‘comment’ on this post, I will get an automatic email notification. Thanks, Jack

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Tuning in

Hi all, The quality of the posts this week that I really appreciate is the effort to apply this ‘loosening of the self’ to the concerns of daily life. We don’t have to be too sophisticated in our analysis. It … Continue reading

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Appreciation and Encouragement

In preparation for the phone call tomorrow (11-22( I reviewed all the posts in the course so far. I really appreciate the depth of thinking and experience that is being expressed. At the same time, it would be great if … Continue reading

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Mechanics of Posting

Until now, people have been writing ‘comments’ rather than ‘posts’. I can see why: it’s a little easier (but only a little easier). The intention is that when you want to write something, you create a post, and then make … Continue reading

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Starting up, stepping out, taking off

It is time to start this blog site moving again, after a long absence. I have used the term “stepping out” in the title of this post, because it came up in a discussion with a friend. We need to … Continue reading

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Explorations in Timeful Knowing

I’ve appreciated the posts this week. They show something of the ways you (we grapple) with our not-knowing and finds ways to penetrate it. Karin is right to point to the “little openings in the background” that we may not … Continue reading

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