Category Archives: General TSK Discussions

BODY-MIND-THOUGHT INTERPLAY…

Posted on January 8, 2020 by David Filippone

BODY-MIND-THOUGHT INTERPLAY… Imagining sitting in a fifties-diner, next to the table-jukebox… a melodeon of sorts… I might playfully insert mental coins, and push buttons to hear a half-remembered song… maybe catch a mood to carry forward… My mind drifted then … Continue reading →

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Empty and Full…

Posted on December 26, 2019 by Michael Gray

EMPTY AND FULL… Several Sanskrit terms have made it into Western vocabularies. Some, such as karma and samsara, require no translation, and are considered by many to be undeniable facets of our experience. We may deplore the uncaring behavior of … Continue reading →

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EXPAND THE ZONE, RIDE THE RIPPLE…

Posted on December 23, 2019 by David Filippone

It’s interesting the way Rinpoche explains how to transform negative experience whenever it’s been activated. He explains that expanding our perspective or FOCAL SETTING can be effective, because it does away with limits and boarders that we tend to set … Continue reading →

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BE THE SPIDER…

Posted on December 18, 2019 by Michael Gray

When Phil (in the film, “Groundhog Day”) tells Rita, “Be the hat” he has already shared with her that he is waking up every morning to the same day, over and over again. That afternoon, he is trying to teach … Continue reading →

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Cells Unite

Posted on December 14, 2019 by Michael Gray

I’m just one cell, reporting in from the field. Things are quiet for the moment, but the rumblings of animosity between various factions seems to be hardening into place. It seems that these days everyone is a political pundit, repeating … Continue reading →

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Nature, Nurture and the Flickering Flame

Posted on December 3, 2019 by Michael Gray

We’re all born into circumstances and for our entire lives our experience is thwarted or facilitated by those circumstances. The twin influences of nature and nurture (what we were born with and what we receive after that) both contribute to … Continue reading →

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HUMBLE MOMENT….

Posted on November 30, 2019 by David Filippone

Wanted to share a poem by TSK instructor and poet, Ken McKeon… you might say, HE is sharing a ‘Humble Moment’… one of those essential fundamental experiences when Great Time, Space, and Knowledge all converge as their deepest expressions… LUCY … Continue reading →

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GREAT SPACE…

Posted on November 25, 2019 by David Filippone

GREAT SPACE… The other day in Time, Space, Knowledge class we were exploring our many varied experiences of SPACE… WONDERING PERHAPS HOW WE MIGHT ENCOUNTER GREAT SPACE, which Rinpoche points toward as: “… Space, which is primordially peaceful, open. In … Continue reading →

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At One with Nature

Posted on November 12, 2019 by Michael Gray

Who doesn’t want to live naturally? Yet, less than natural calls to action tend to drown out a quieter voice urging us to live in balance within ourselves and with our environment. Our environment is a counterpart to an inner … Continue reading →

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TRANSLUCENT GARDEN…

Posted on November 10, 2019 by David Filippone

TRANSLUCENT GARDEN… Sometimes I sit and look to the source of thoughts… it’s not a ‘where’… it’s more a ‘feel’… as translucent things arise and begin to further cohere… Ken’s poem has that ‘from the source feel’ for me… THE … Continue reading →

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