Author Archives: Gaynor Austen

I had difficulty understanding what is going on in TSK 26 – Transcendence of Pointings. All I could derive is that it is suggesting that all matter, including our concepts of mind and body, are actually uncertain/subjective. I can go … Continue reading →

Generating Space – Like David, I have been practising these exercises while gazing out into the trees in my garden. At a distance borders can seem strong. Yet as I approach I can see, or sometimes simply sense, the permeability … Continue reading →

Jack, Could you please clarify a point for me about the practice LOK 41 – Field of Feeling?  The words in LOK outlining the practice talk about ‘Feeling’ and ‘Feelings’. In your comments about the practice on p.84 of When … Continue reading →

LOK 13 – Inventing the past – my memories of the past are incredibly charged with connections, ramifications, emotions. It seems to be because of such a ‘feeling’ element that memories get stored in my memory bank. As a result, … Continue reading →

Thank you for your comment, Jack, about the posts that Peter and I made. You ask about the idea of ‘witness’ in Turiya compared to that in Tarthang Tulku’s books. I think you are correct that there is a difference … Continue reading →

This was not a great week for me to do a “walking” practice. My husband and I went sailing on our boat for five days – there’s not much room on a 28 foot boat to walk anywhere, even before you have … Continue reading →

I have found Unit 13 to be an interesting journey. Observing the operations of my mind over the last few months, I have come to recognise that many of my thought patterns relate to “telling stories”. A large number of these … Continue reading →

Some thoughts on the ‘Feel of Space’ practice -  The opening of ‘thought as space’ requires openness of awareness, where preoccupations, plans, worries (i.e. emotionality) do not colour one’s engagement. Whenever I am caught up in the content of thought, … Continue reading →

A couple of observations from practising KTS 40- as I sat observing a tissue box I reflected that its apparent solidity is quite misleading – there is nothing there internally but space. It seems to sit firmly on the floor – yet there must  … Continue reading →

I have only managed to work on a few of the parts of this practice, as I like to try each 2-3 times, to ‘get into’ it more deeply before moving on. When I watch carefully, words and sense perceptions … Continue reading →