Category Archives: being

AT SEA…

Posted on August 4, 2019 by David Filippone

We are not just talking about the sea here… but also about sitting meditation… or inquiring within… See if you can submerge your ‘self’ into the words… Ken is intimately familiar with the sea… particularly the South China Sea, having … Continue reading →

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Love Letter to the Present Moment

Posted on July 31, 2019 by Michael Gray

I wish you were here. It’s hard to really enjoy myself without you. I try to be open to your presence but my mind keeps wandering amid hopes and disappointments. I’ve been meditating every day—30 minutes in the morning, 15 … 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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Maybe Light My Fire

Posted on December 5, 2018 by Michael Gray

In the natural world, or at least when human ingenuity impinges upon it, we see moths flying into candle flames and hovering around porch lights and street lamps. If a sea captain were to steer toward a lighthouse on a … Continue reading →

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TIME OUT…

Posted on October 26, 2018 by David Filippone

TIME OUT… Right Now the Past is happening still… yes, in a manner of speaking, you have memories in Now space, as a point or moment holds the whole… and even conflicting conceptual things can be so… at the same … Continue reading →

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Conversations and Revisions

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Michael Gray

A few days ago, I wrote in my journal, “Well, I’m still here. When I’m no longer ‘here” (a ‘bystander’ present for all those ‘outside standers’) then these daily entries will cease.” Who is this self–this indefatigable protagonist in my … Continue reading →

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ABIDING IN THOUGHT…

Posted on April 15, 2018 by David Filippone

ABIDING IN THOUGHT… I can ponder and perpend what is immediate and beautiful in my life… right here, this instant… the bright sunlight filtering through the trees touches a candle at the window… it’s shaped like a pear, now lit … Continue reading →

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A DAZZLING HUMBLE MOMENT, hiding in experience…

Posted on February 13, 2018 by David Filippone

“THE HUMBLE MOMENT, when seen as time, space, and knowledge, is a target worth aiming at. It’s the vital center of the universe; if we hit it, we explode everything that prevents fulfillment, attaining everything that fulfills.” Tarthang Tulku. ……..‘Inside … Continue reading →

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Perfect Ease…

Posted on April 18, 2017 by David Filippone

Rinpoche reveals something important about the ‘ease‘ that lets ‘knowing expand beyond its perimeters’ in ‘Keys of Knowledge’… “Perfect ease is not an ordinary part of our mindset; it may take some practice. Until we fully understand ourselves. We may … Continue reading →

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Access to Zero…

Posted on April 17, 2017 by David Filippone

Space moves within us, and we ourselves move within space. We are always opening to space, and space is always open for us. If we understand this much about space, time manifests differently, with a more allowing rhythm, offering knowledge … Continue reading →

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