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All general discussion for Creative Inquiry and TSK.

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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More Notes on Layers of Mind

When I first started working with this exercise, I was a little thrown off by Jack’s description of things such as affective tone, state of mind, body sensations, etc, as “non-content.”  As soon as I noted them, they became “content” … Continue reading

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A little clarification

Good call this morning (Oct 12), getting to be more rich, and it feels good to start knowing the other people. In the description of the exercise, layers of mind, the second sentence asks, “Which elements are dominant and which … 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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One day’s practice

Hi Jack, is this is the right place for writing posts, if not please tell me. I am a bit late in taking part in the discussions and practising the exercise. Practising as you recommended only for one day I … Continue reading

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Space Beneath the Canopy

As David expresses in his post, I also found myself feeling that the practice for this week (together with attention to Jack’s four non-content layers of experience) allows experience to feel more spacious.  When I asked why this might be … 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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Layers of mind

It is useful to consider thought as “content” and the other layers as “context”. Therefore the content of mind occurs in and is contoured (allowed and enabled) by the the context in which they occur. Prevailing bodily, affective and emotional … Continue reading

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TSK and psychotherapy

I have found it best to draw from the TSK vision, rather than try to teach the vision. For example it can be clear to people that what they perceive about their “self and circumstance” is influenced by their state … Continue reading

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Week 1, LOK Ex 2 — Layers of Mind

In an effort to keep my entries here short, I can say that the exercise fostered a focus that seemed to shift from ‘things’ to space, and that experience opened ultimately allowing me to see, in a more direct way, … Continue reading

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