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Re: Knowledge of Time and Space...Balder said Jan 11, 7:51 PM: |
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Hi, Star, I think that's fairly common – resonating with time more than space, or vice versa. And I think difficulty visualizing could be a reason why the space section of Knowledge of Time and Space doesn't resonate with you – but I'd like to hear more about what questions or difficulties you're having before saying anything specific. Just in general, however, I'd refer you to the introduction to Love of Knowledge, where Tarthang Tulku talks about approaches to take when we find one dimension of t-s-k to be more difficult to grasp than another. |
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Re: Knowledge of Time and Space...starlight said Jan 11, 8:45 PM: |
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yeah, i just went back and read that… |
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Re: Knowledge of Time and Space...starlight said Jan 11, 9:02 PM: |
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i am really understanding what he is getting at, when he speaks of visualized structures…and 'fields of presentation', and it has made me aware at a deeper level, that my conditioned focus is so solid…which would readily explain my inability, or difficulty in visualization…the only practice i was ever good at was Tonglen…LOL…but that is not helping to slow mind down, but then i wonder if that will not have a negative affect on my creativity as well… |
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Re: Knowledge of Time and Space...Balder said Jan 11, 9:24 PM: |
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One exercise that comes to mind is an informal TSK one called Expanding and Condensing. It isn't in the books, but it is sometimes used at retreats and such. Settle into your experience, and then begin to expand or condense it. In doing so, keep in mind experience is made up of many aspects: thoughts, sensations, feelings, identifications, judgments, perceptions, the relationships among these elements, and other features that may be too subtle to name. You can expand each or any of these, or you can expand or condense, the whole of your experience. For instance, you could expand the sense of distance that separates you from what ever you see in front of you, or you could condense your sense of self. You could expand a sensation you feel in your shoulder, or you could condense the feeling of time passing, or the vague feeling of anxiety that the passing of time evokes. Do the exercise in any rhythm you like, fast or slow, regular or random. Comments from the book
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Re: Knowledge of Time and Space...starlight said Jan 12, 3:42 AM: |
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hey Bruce…thnx… |
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Re: Knowledge of Time and Space...starlight said Jan 12, 4:00 AM: |
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back to the book, he is tripping me out with all this…not 'not not -thereness'…LOL |
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Re: Knowledge of Time and Space...starlight said Jan 12, 5:26 AM: |
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ahha! |
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Re: Knowledge of Time and Space...starlight said Jan 14, 8:05 PM: |
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this book was amazing…all the sections dance into each other with such precision…and although it is a very big book, it is packed full of useful information… |
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Re: Knowledge of Time and Space...Balder said Jan 15, 8:05 AM: |
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It has been awhile since I read KTS straight through, but I remember the first time I read it as sort of a magical time. There have been a few books like that for me, where the time spent reading it seems to bleed into everything else, informing or illuminating the whole space. KTS was one of them. |
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Re: Knowledge of Time and Space...starlight said Jun 21, 11:34 PM: |
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The entire past six months have been a very magical time for me Bruce, and still…anytime I feel the pressure of linear time, all I have to do is read something from one of the books or from our blogs on our experiences, or just breathe myself out of that mindset…and I am there…lol…in the no-land of the magic of the real…I am so grateful for the vision, and the appreciation just opens TSK even more…much love and joy…* |
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