Author Archives: Michael Gray

About Michael Gray

I first started studying TSK in the mid 1980's and have since attended a number of retreats and workshops at the Nyingma Institute, in both TSK and Buddhist themes. I participated in the life-changing Human Development Training Program in 1991, and upon returning to Albuquerque co-founded an organization, Friends in Time (with a friend who has Lou Gehrig's Disease), which continues to serve people with similiar disabilities. I contributed an essay to "A New Way of Being"--the last one in the book--in which I describe how learning to honor who I have been has broadened and deepened my openness to present experience. I live in New Mexico with my wife and two sons.

Bystander in from the Cold

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Michael Gray

Session 5, Assignment for Week 6. Q: Why study about By-standers and Outside-standers? A: Well, knowing that my methods of knowing are flawed helps me to not expect accuracy or clairvoyance from my bias-stander perspective of outside-standers.  Realizing that my … Continue reading →

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If Not Me—then Who?

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Michael Gray

(Session 5, Assignment for Week 5).        I can see the limitations of the self.  This morning the fallibility of the particular self who lives in this body is much with me.  As a parent and husband, I … Continue reading →

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The Witness in another light.

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Michael Gray

Jack suggested as a writing assignment to read a couple of references to “the witness” in LOK and compare them to how the witness is treated in the current readings. The recent class readings from Love of Knowledge have been … Continue reading →

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Session 5, assignment for week 3

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Michael Gray

We all Got Rhythm Rhythm, the witness, acts of conducting, all seem to be qualities of experience that are naturally free but which are easily co-opted by a self who doesn’t like to dance, is unobservant, and mechanically conducts whatever … Continue reading →

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Singing in the Field

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Michael Gray

I like to stand in the shower, like a horse in the racket of the rain.  But once, when I was younger and more susceptible, I drew a tub of hot water.  I was living with a girlfriend who was … Continue reading →

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Session 4, Assignment 6

Posted on April 5, 2014 by Michael Gray

Shifting Fields           I can feel the invitation in this week’s readings, assignments and orientation notes to open up to a more living engagement with life.  Yet a familiar tone of limitation continues to affect everything. … Continue reading →

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Level One Knowledge

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Michael Gray

–Knock, knock- –Who’s there? –Hi.  I’m an alien from another galaxy –I’m so glad you speak English –Actually, my species has developed a universal translation device.  But don’t ask me how it works? –Wow.  I guess your species must be … Continue reading →

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Session 4, assignment 5

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Michael Gray

Fields of Feeling (KTS 381-383) This short chapter considers the influence of feeling in experience.  It employs the image of a ‘field’ in a similar way as have recent readings: the field is both influenced by and an influence upon … Continue reading →

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Field Communique

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Michael Gray

Field Communique (Session 4, Assignment 4).            Compared to these pages in DTS, the image of a field felt more open in the recent readings in KTS.  In the presentation of the “field communique”, where what … Continue reading →

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Session 4, assignment 3

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Michael Gray

Field Gravity           I’ve been feeling confused and unable to gather together the various strands of my TSK studies.  And something similar is going on in other areas of my life.  Since I am spending more time both on TSK … Continue reading →

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