Category Archives: TSK Online Fall/Winter 2008/2009

TSK Online Fall 2008 and winter 2009

Staying With Experience

As I “stay with” or “stay in” any experience, I am finding at the core a dynamic, open clarity that can render the experience vibrant and translucent. Hayward

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Beelzebub’s Tales to his Grandson

I was struck by Jack’s mention of Ouspensky and Gurdjieff (in Sunday’s call), since it was these writers who helped me to become open to Buddhism and TSK.  Gurdjieff promised three series of writing: the first to destroy his reader’s illusions that … Continue reading

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Inquiry into superimposition of our highest aspiration…

Hello Every One; I do know from my own experience that by reminding myself of my highest aspiration, my whole attitude and way of engagement with present moment and anticipated unfolding of experience shifts.  I become unbelievably more patient and accepting … Continue reading

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Imminent future events

This week I played with known and expected future events.  Simple events like watching the alarm clock move from 6:44 to 6:45 and knowing that I must get up and at the same time experiencing that I am standing up.  … Continue reading

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The future is now

The title of this post is actually a line from a comedy record album form the 1970s. In context, it has nothing to do with what we are exploring, but the line has always stayed with me. I have enjoyed … Continue reading

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The Perfume of Nowness

A couple of weeks back I took up a suggestion of Jack’s to be at the edge of the emerging future. That was a great practice! Within a couple of days I found myself unhitched from ordinary time-frames – indeed, … Continue reading

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Available Now

Sometimes the TSK vision seems to ask us to repeal all our existing perspectives and notions of how reality works.  And sometimes it points directly at what we have always believed, but does so in a way that animates these … Continue reading

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“Meaning vs Inspiration

Meaning vs Inspiraton During the phone session today there was some discussion about the word “meaning”. It seems the word, with its multiplicity of uses, points two different directions: one toward the mundane the other toward inspiration. We have already … Continue reading

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But it weighs us down

Myself I could not find the right words but your comment, Jack, about the obstacles to stay with the practise and to poste our experience is helpful. Your suggestion is right. It is somehow hard to see that we are … Continue reading

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Obstacles to being present

I have been reflecting on the fact that there have not been many posts in the last couple of weeks. There could be lots of reasons; for instance, perhaps its especially nice weather where you live, and you’ve been away … Continue reading

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