Author Archives: Jack

Letting space be

The phone call on Sunday left me with a feeling that I had not been able to communicate very clearly where I thought we should be headed in our inquiry. I’m going to write a little more about this in … Continue reading

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Catching up on this week’s posts 2

David, I hope the suggested constraint on length of posts does not seem too confining. Perhaps it will drive traffic to your blog. I do think that with a fairly large group like this we should keep the posts fairly … Continue reading

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Catching up on this week’s posts

I’ll go in reverse order (by the way, please sign your posts. Comments on other people’s posts are signed automatically): Trac (October 12) asks about the distinction in Ex. 2 between layers that are dominant and layers that are supportive. … Continue reading

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I think what Christopher is doing is not ill advised. I think it is good to work with a group of meditators who agree to do the exercises. They seem to have a clear and clean contract. However, in working … Continue reading

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nothing special, but . . .

Karin and Michael report similar experiences of openness. I want to call attention especially to Karin’s comment that there was nothing special about the moments in which she experienced more lightness, intensity, etc. That is very consistent with the focus … Continue reading

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A few responses

I’m going to follow the format that has been requested by participants in past programs and comment on other people’s posts in my own post, rather than by writing comments. We’ll see if that works well this time. Bruce makes … Continue reading

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Weekly phone calls and orientations

Here is the place to download or listen to audio from previous conference calls. You can also download documentation provided by Jack relating to the week’s reading and practice. To listen click on the forward arrow to play the streaming … Continue reading

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Marcia and Peter and Michael: light/substance/dark

Marcia asks whether we can understand inquiry as melting substance back into light. This is very well put. The same holds for darkeness. What it suggests is that we find light by turning toward darkness and substance and then asking … Continue reading

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The final week

We have come to the last week of this short course on the theme of light. I am grateful to all of you for your participation. I have found for myself great appreciation for the light and delightful dimension of experience. … Continue reading

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darkness and light – week 8

For a few weeks now, we’ve been looking at the theme of light and darkness: light in dark, or not. The short reading for this week suggests that the difference is one of intention or aspiration. You may find that … Continue reading

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