Tag Archives: memory

A Change of Heart

Posted on August 8, 2021 by Michael Gray

I did something last week that I’ve wanted to do for many years. But I always pushed the impulse back down because I didn’t want to alienate my friends. They might not recognize the person they thought they knew; or … Continue reading →

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LOK Ex 13 – Inventing the Past

Posted on April 18, 2021 by David Filippone

LOK Ex 13 – Inventing the Past Focus on the memory of a specific event, either ‘routine’ or emotionally charged. Trace the future that developed out of that remembered event. Experiment with ways to ‘strip away’ this future, for example, … Continue reading →

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Stirring the Caldron of Time

Posted on November 15, 2020 by Michael Gray

As I opened the fridge door and wondered what would take the edge off my hunger, before I want out for my walk, I heard my mother, sitting at the kitchen table, say, “I never wanted to be so opinionated.” … Continue reading →

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The Past at the Edge of the Future

Posted on October 8, 2020 by David Filippone

To know the past as happening now… “To attain this ‘knowingness’ we can begin with objects and experiences, using them to work back to the knowingness and clarity which they bear. Then, using that clarity, we can SEE ALL EXPERIENCES … Continue reading →

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POINTS OF CONCERN…

Posted on July 22, 2020 by David Filippone

POINTS OF CONCERN… In Full Presence Mindfulness class we were talking about the practice of being at the ‘edge of the future’… we go directly to the point of arising itself: the point in each experience where the future could … Continue reading →

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The Four Immeasurables

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Michael Gray

This morning a phrase came back to me while I was sitting for my morning 30 minutes, in what I call meditation but which is more often a moving conveyor belt of thoughts, feelings, intentions, and memories. The phrase that … Continue reading →

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WHAT IS POSITIVE TIME?

Posted on April 22, 2019 by David Filippone

WHAT IS POSITIVE TIME? “Perhaps we have memories of times when wonderment and wholesome feelings seemed natural; if so, we can invite this presence into our lives. Can we recall positive thoughts and feelings and imprint them in our memory? … Continue reading →

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DIVE INTO TIME…

Posted on October 14, 2018 by David Filippone

In class today… a student was having some difficulty with the invitation to… ‘Dive Into Time’, to question the status and identity of our emerging (various) ‘selves’, as we observe moments passing… The student asked, “How do I look into … Continue reading →

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EXPANDING & CONDENSING…

Posted on May 22, 2018 by David Filippone

EXPANDING & CONDENSING In TSK class we were engaged in what we call an ‘expanding’ exercise… designed to open the habitual ‘focal setting’, the default setting from which we seem to most often engage with, and view our world. It’s … Continue reading →

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A rhythm of time…

Posted on August 27, 2017 by David Filippone

Listen to this as you read… Click on the link… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNzEPDVduP8 “…we can let time become our guide. Before we can act, we must be ready to bring out the negative; must see the situation we are caught in. Then, … Continue reading →

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