Category Archives: Areas of Interest

Life in Magenta

Peter Brook’s new production at the Young Vic in London is entitled The Valley of Astonishment. Jon Adams worked closely with Peter on the production. I saw him in an after-show discussion. Jon is an artist, diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome and … Continue reading

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Open Invitation

TSK vision can naturally accommodate  every alternative, because it has no position to defend or point to make. It is an open invitation to investigate, through careful analysis, the mechanism of the arising of appearances and the dynamic of their … Continue reading

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Soundscapes

Yesterday I was at a Music Discovery meeting, to introduce people to the programme for the forthcoming 70th Cheltenham Music Festival in the UK. One of the performances is entitled ‘The Planets and the Great Animal Orchestra’. Gustav Holst lived … Continue reading

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Space as Witness

What keep us from engaging the dynamic of time? The reading points toward the sense of self, but there is other obstacle worthy of note: concentration. If there is not focus it is difficult to pay attention to anything, to … Continue reading

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Think about this

I was reading a Buddhist book written by a westerner and I found some interesting reflections about time that I would like to share with you. The writer points to the subjective nature of time. These are the exact words: … Continue reading

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In Search of Deeper Time

The narrative of the self seems to presuppose the linear, historical flow of time. Without linear time, what could happen to whom? How could experience be possible? Perhaps investigating the witness can bring more light into the possibility of a … Continue reading

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Science, dogma and inquiry

One of the UK study group circulated this interesting talk by Rupert Sheldrake. You may have seen it, but if not: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKHUaNAxsTg

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Session 5, assignment for week 3

We all Got Rhythm Rhythm, the witness, acts of conducting, all seem to be qualities of experience that are naturally free but which are easily co-opted by a self who doesn’t like to dance, is unobservant, and mechanically conducts whatever … Continue reading

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The Story Of Our Time

Perhaps the primary story that informs our way of knowing and our way of being is the story of the self as an entity, separate from all it knows. The story is conveyed by culture, time, family of origin and by immediate … Continue reading

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Let’s Dance

It is said that change is rare if we conduct the “continuity of the same”. Today I saw clearly in my experience this “continuity of the same”. I had just arrived and met a coworker complaining about things that could … Continue reading

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