Slowing Down and Filling Up Posted on 11/06/2018 by Michael Gray This week, doing a TSK exercise (“Going without Going”–modified to allow the ‘goer’ to remain seated, instead of walking very slowly, which for me...
Once Upon a Time Posted on 09/26/2018 by Michael Gray As with the question “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?” we can ask “Which came first, time or this moment?” “Once upon...
Tiny Gyroscopes a Mountain Make. Posted on 09/11/2018 by Michael Gray “If you want to locate Space, Time and Knowledge in relation to the usual ‘knowing self’ picture, let all objects be ‘space’, the observing...
Why I like to Keep Appointments. Posted on 09/05/2018 by Michael Gray An appointment is like a buoy on the tossing surface of a lake. If I cancel a meeting with someone, I fear that it...
Wax On, Wax Off. Posted on 03/01/2018 by Michael Gray There is a scene in the first “Karate Kid” movie, where a talented and impatient teenager is assigned the job of waxing Mr. Miyagi’s...
The State of the Emperor’s New Clothes. Posted on 01/30/2018 by Michael Gray Tonight the emperor will appear in his finery and share with his subjects a few of his fantastic and incredible accomplishments. Who among us...
Deconstructing what I know and what I don’t know Posted on 01/23/2018 by Michael Gray As someone who naturally moves toward generalities—in the name of integration and wider perspectives—I wonder if I am qualified to have an opinion on...
The Saddle Horn is not the Prairie Posted on 01/03/2018 by Michael Gray “Located at a specific point in time and confined to a certain kind of knowing, the self has reasons for ‘measuring out’ events as...
Which came first—the Chicken or the Road it Crossed? Posted on 12/26/2017 by Michael Gray “The projections of the human mind, which ordinarily seem to set the limits on what can be known, become instances of a knowing prior...
Four Approaches to the Gate of Understanding Posted on 11/28/2017 by Michael Gray Learning Opportunities Missed There once was a boy in Pointe Claire Who in high school would often just stare When asked any question He’d...