Tag Archives: intimacy

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 →

Posted in General TSK Discussions | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Rhythm of Time…

Posted on July 27, 2016 by David Filippone

The Rhythm of Time… This exercise can be extraordinary, if allowed a full and open hearing. I put the song on repeat, again and again, as if returning to the watch on my wrist, checking the moments…the song is called … Continue reading →

Posted in General TSK Discussions | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

The Center of the Pool

Posted on June 9, 2016 by David Filippone

In class we’ve been exploring what’s at the center of experience…a controlling self? A knowing space presence…? It is a fascinating probe, a view into the depths of the pool of perception. It seems that stories give shape, form, and … Continue reading →

Posted in General TSK Discussions, stories | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Humble Moment

Posted on April 21, 2016 by David Filippone

Imagine this… Not at the END of the rainbow, gold is the light of experiencing it… As the starburst is in the taste, not the memory… Experience is not about achieving special states, it’s about expanding focus, it’s not the … Continue reading →

Posted in General TSK Discussions, light | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Space that Births

Posted on April 20, 2016 by David Filippone

It isn’t often we speak of joy. Something so personal, so deeply experienced in the moment, a sound that resounds in a felt silence, the brightness that illuminates a darkened bulb, and beyond…that connects with all there is, and the … Continue reading →

Posted in General TSK Discussions, light | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Appreciating Space & Time

Posted on April 5, 2016 by David Filippone

A starting point … appreciate the active allowing and accommodation of space… Getting older…while underlying that reality there is an understanding that all good things end, everything evolves, time derives and elaborates, and my space is continuing to present. This … Continue reading →

Posted in General TSK Discussions | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

When Space & Time Open

Posted on March 10, 2016 by David Filippone

(Click on the photograph to expand…) This photo is from the Facebook page of a Friend-of-a-Friend, taken by James Smith. You could call it ‘Apples in Winter’, or maybe ‘Candy for the Soul’, dessert for the eyes… What particularly struck … Continue reading →

Posted in General TSK Discussions, desire | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Glimpse 2 – Cave of the Heart

Posted on December 28, 2015 by David Filippone

This is an interesting ‘Space’ practice I found in Lock Kelly’s book, ‘Shift Into Freedom‘, as I continue with my personal TSK related explorations… On the left side of your chest is your biological heart. People feel that their emotional … Continue reading →

Posted in General TSK Discussions | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Embodiment – (for Michael)

Posted on December 16, 2015 by David Filippone

“Only from the heart can you touch the sky” – Rumi I had a tooth pulled last week. One of those big ones way in the back. Hurt like hell, throbbed a lot, narrowed my awareness like a sudden smack … Continue reading →

Posted in General TSK Discussions | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Awareness of Awareness (Glimpse 2, Ch. 2)

Posted on November 25, 2015 by David Filippone

Look out at an object in the room. Notice being aware of that object. Now notice being aware of seeing. Allow awareness to be interested and aware of itself: awareness resting back to become the subject and the object. Feel … Continue reading →

Posted in General TSK Discussions | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment