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The Humble Moment…

Posted on December 7, 2016 by David Filippone

THE HUMBLE MOMENT… The Space in which the sound just occupied…open now…blue as can be…as far as listening can see. The prior of touch, the essence of ‘feel’…I am this… THE BLUES By Ken McKeon Think on the sound that’s … Continue reading →

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Morning Ripple…

Posted on November 11, 2016 by David Filippone

‘Under the Turning Leaves’ 11/9/16… Color and light draw me in, always catching me by surprise…breathe in…space opens up, form fascinates and lovingly confounds… Excerpt from the poem by Ken Mckeon, “11/1/16” …sitting here… Each and every morning this one … Continue reading →

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Middle of the Ripple…

Posted on November 8, 2016 by David Filippone

MIDDLE OF THE RIPPLE… The practice is to just be in the middle of the ripple. Rinpoche writes: “…the practice of starting in the center. First there is development…Eventually, something is labeled: an object… As soon as there is an … Continue reading →

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Rest in the Ripple…

Posted on October 23, 2016 by David Filippone

Rest in the Ripple… In ‘Dimensions of Mind’, p.212, there is a pointing out instruction how to “focus each ripple, each point, back toward its own transitions…the more you penetrate the ripples…the more you can stay there.” Rinpoche refines, “It’s … Continue reading →

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Under the Turning Leaves…

Posted on October 2, 2016 by David Filippone

There are many ways to experience ‘not-knowing‘… I get glimpses…’the feel of it‘…between the whispers of openness and the structures that confine my attention. Relatively speaking, the last few days have been a little hectic, but everyone is gone now, … Continue reading →

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Presence…the humble moment

Posted on September 17, 2016 by David Filippone

Talk about a bubble of your own projections…I have imagined… What if I sold the house, bought a live-in R V and traveled the continent. I envisioned the fabulous places this country, Canada, and southern countries might offer. Dreams of … Continue reading →

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Worlding with Stories

Posted on July 17, 2016 by David Filippone

During our time off from TSK classes I’m catching up on some books started but never finished. One is David Loy’s book, “The World is Made of Stories“. Having found some impactful quotes, I forwarded a few to Hayward Fox, … Continue reading →

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Inhabiting Multidimensional Space

Posted on May 9, 2016 by David Filippone

Listen to this song at the link, as you read this post…(‘Little Person’by Brad Mehldau Trio) https://youtu.be/S4ovHLw9fos PRACTICE… explore possibility of inhabiting multidimensional space… Space we inhabit is full of feeling…it PERVADES the space we inhabit… not subjective or objective… … Continue reading →

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Orangutan…space

Posted on May 7, 2016 by David Filippone

Perhaps as another life (or another time in this one) I was an orangutan, for while I may not tangle in the tree tops now…from where I sit in the easy-chair under the cave of maples… I mingle with emerald … Continue reading →

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How do you appreciate space?

Posted on May 5, 2016 by David Filippone

PRACTICE… appreciate space, focus on breath, and breathe in space and breathe out space… Nourishing, healing, calming, breathe in the cosmos, now add everything that occupies space, the entire environment…all there is… In my last posted practice I experienced ‘Space’ … Continue reading →

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