Tag Archives: presence

A HUMBLE MOMENT…

Posted on June 3, 2019 by David Filippone

A HUMBLE MOMENT… It’s a perfect 68 degrees, and although the frozen photo doesn’t show it, there’s a 14 mph Canadian breeze and the leaves are reveling in it… whispering and passing on the secrets of the wind. It’s as … Continue reading →

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THINKING THROUGH PERCEPTION…

Posted on May 14, 2019 by David Filippone

THINKING THROUGH PERCEPTION… Thinking involves many different mental processes. For instance, perceiving visually I most often take for granted that when I see something, it’s a fact. BUT… if I take the time to investigate what I THINK I saw, … Continue reading →

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Exploring the Unformulated…

Posted on March 25, 2019 by David Filippone

In his book ‘Unformulated Experience’, Donnel B. Stern explains, the title refers to not only all the “knowable, communicable implications that have never been spelled out, perceptions that have habitually been passed over”, but also, “the ongoing organizing activities… that … Continue reading →

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EDGE OF THE FUTURE…

Posted on March 14, 2019 by David Filippone

EDGE OF THE FUTURE… I love to write, and when I do, I am fascinated by the ‘dawn’. Of course, the captivating and compelling beauty of the just rising sun… but in particular, the dawning of form… when at the … Continue reading →

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CONDUCTING OPENNESS…

Posted on February 24, 2019 by David Filippone

“[T]houghts often come and go as a kind of reflex, passing so quickly that they go unnoticed, if we take the time to focus on the stream of mental events, we soon observe that we are almost always thinking… in … Continue reading →

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SPACE-INSTANT…

Posted on February 12, 2019 by David Filippone

SPACE-INSTANT… An unbounded moment… instant center of the universe… what could you possibly say to contain it… to hold it… to savor, honor, or treasure the experience? It is NOT a snapshot, a freeze frame lifeless object… it is a … Continue reading →

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Washing the Dishes

Posted on December 16, 2018 by Michael Gray

This morning, after Swimming in Space for awhile, I elected–instead of sitting with the sensations stimulated by that practice–to continue washing the dishes. Walking through the darkened rooms, laying my extra shirt down on a chair, washing and rinsing a … Continue reading →

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DRIVEN…

Posted on December 3, 2018 by David Filippone

DRIVEN… TSK Instructor Ken McKeon’s poem brings this up for me… ON THE ROAD… the journey can get monotonous, somewhere between gruesome and gratifying… the space between disgust and desire… bleak and blissful… between lost and found. ‘Where’, seems to … Continue reading →

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MARRIAGE OF SOUND & BREATH…

Posted on November 10, 2018 by David Filippone

MARRIAGE OF SOUND & BREATH… “The shift from a ‘thing’ perspective to an appreciation of space, and the increasing emphasis on intimacy, are linked… It is possible to see, directly, a ‘timed out’ interaction and this shows quite vividly, the … Continue reading →

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Time – Smooth and Rough…

Posted on May 15, 2018 by David Filippone

In this poem, TSK Instructor Ken McKeon got me thinking about opening and also freezing a moment, and what that feels like… freezing is like when I sometime want to hold on tight to something pleasing, or alternatively, I want … Continue reading →

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