Category Archives: TSK Online Fall/Winter 2008/2009

Noticing my patterns of story-telling over the past few days, I was struck both by the pervasiveness of these narratives, and, at times, their compelling force.  And yet, like bubbles, when “touched” they also seem to pop in mid-air:  nothing … Continue reading →

Yes, very often it seems to me the mind/my mind is to quick. For whom, for what? Your 3. paragraph of your guidance, Jack, helps me to see: yes, this is one of a lot possibilities of the “form” how … Continue reading →

Dear Friends, I’m finally checking in with a contribution. I’ve been moving house (and my office at the same time), and have been disconnected from my broadband. Just the same, I’ve been able to access the program, read the texts, … Continue reading →

I honor of the Chinese New Year – the Year of the Ox – I put together this little video yesterday after our phone call.  I have revisited the Ox Herding pictures many times over the years but after having … Continue reading →

Karin writes about the thoughts that get us going in the morning, “warming up for the day life.” This seems right to me, though people will react differently. Sometimes it seems to me we wake and we are already in … Continue reading →

Over the past few days, I’ve found that thought has shown up quite differently, sometimes diffuse, dreamy, and unfocused; sometimes clear and crisp; sometimes vivid and charged with feeling.  Last night, as I attempted to meditate before bed and was … Continue reading →

It would seem that for better or worse we’re attached to thinking.  And given that there’s no getting away from this, it’s fortunate that similar to stretching our muscles to keep them supple we can do this with our thoughts … Continue reading →

I’ve been remembering my first visit to the Nyingma Institute in the mid-eighties, when Bob Pasternak had me do a TSK exercise (The Marriage of Sound and Breath) every day for a week.  The experience of listening to sounds without … Continue reading →

The best time for me to watch the activity of the mind, how the “here I am” is build up, are the moments when I wake up in the morning. I notice a kind of urge, to “tell the stories” … Continue reading →