A New Vision of Reality: Time, Space, and Knowledge
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Aptness of the vision for the West

"When I first began to investigate experience and events in terms of time, space, and knowledge, I wondered why these three topics should have come to the foreground. There are certainly other compelling ways to make sense of human experience and the human world. As I shared my investigations with others, however, I began to appreciate that this way of investigating has powerful advantages.

"A focus on time, space, and knowledge fits well with the Western mind, for time and space are objective factors in our lives, and knowledge is central to all that we do. Without time, we could not be alive; without space, we could not be embodied. Experience, appearance, and action all depend on time, space, and knowledge. Yet these fundamental facets of being are not widely appreciated or discussed; indeed, for the most part they are taken for granted.

"An inquiry centered on time, space, and knowledge offers an opportunity for clear and incisive analysis. It can draw on cultural concepts and terms that resonate with some of the most creative trends in Western thought. It also harmonizes well with concerns that arise naturally in a society where time seems always to be speeding up, space is subject to steady manipulation, and knowledge changes dramatically with each generation." (Tarthang Tulku, pp. xii-xiii, Dynamics of Time and Space)


Books of the TSK Series

Time,  Space, and  Knowledge:  A New Vision of Reality

'An integrated, natural intelligence, unfragmented  into reasons, emotions,  sensations,  and intuitions,  is our greatest  treasure."

Inviting  readers on a journey   into  the fundamental   principles that  govern  human  experience,   Time, Space, and Knowledge presents  our  current   understanding    of  reality   and   human nature  as one  particular   'focal  setting'  on  experience.   As an alternative   to  the  dichotomies    and  positionings   of  conventional  thought,   it offers a unified  vision  that  unfolds  from  the interplay   of  space  and  time   with   knowledge.    In  the  TSK vision,  boundless  creativity  emerges as the  human  birthright, offering  complete  freedom  and ever surprising  opportunities.

Thirty-five   experiential   exercises,  closely  integrated  with  the text,  turn  theory   into  direct   experience.   This  book   reveals with  remarkable  clarity  that  time  and space can manifest  differently,   with   lasting  implications    for  what   it  means  to  be alive.  306  pp.,  35 exercises, 17 color  plates, ISBN 0-913546-08-9.  Also available  in Dutch,  German  and  Italian.  Published by Dharma Publishing, along with all the other Time-Space-Knowledge books.

Love of Knowledge:  Foundation,  Inquiry,  and Transformation

"Love  of  Knowledge  proceeds  by returning to a point  'before the  beginning'---tracing  out  links between   space,  time,  and knowledge  and our ordinary understanding."  -    Preface

Love of Knowledge  combines  experiential   exercises, graphics, poetry,  and  logic  to  challenge  conventional    claims  to  truth and  awaken  the  true  "love   of  knowledge"    ("philo-sophia") that  has always guided  visionary  insight  and  healing  wisdom. Starting with  an inquiry  that  identifies  and analyzes the structures of conventional   thought  that  give rise to "technological" knowledge,   the  book  goes on to  question  the  ways we  generate  and  activate   our  ordinary   understanding.    There is a special  emphasis  on the  different   identities  and  roles played by the self and how they are set in place. Encouraging  inquiry free from  all positioning  and conditioning   and "commitment without    commitment,"   Love  of   Knowledge   holds   special interest  for  readers trained  in Western  approaches  to  knowledge.   411    pp.,    diagrams,    50   exercises,   glossary,   ISBN 089800-138-2.    Also available  in Dutch.

Knowledge  of Time  and Space:  Opening  the  Heart  of Creativity

This work  celebrates  the  power  of time  and  space to free  us from  all  limitations.   Light  and  dancing,   deep  and  provocative,   the   text   communicates    the   pleasure   of   unbounded inquiry.  Like an ever-fresh  work  of art,  it reveals in over  100 short  chapters  the  facets of  an organic  vision,  sweeping  the reader  up  into  an  improvisational    adventure   that  explores the  flashing  aliveness  of  knowledge.   499   pp.,  8  exercises, ISBN 0-89800-206-0.   Also available  in Portuguese.

Dynamics of Time and Space: Transcending  Limits on Knowledge

"In the  beginning   I thought   about   time  and  space  and  knowledge   more   or  less  as everyone  else  does.   Now   .  .  .  I have found   that  I am  truly  not  separate   from  space   and  time   and knowledge,    and  it seems   to me that  this  is true  for all of us."   -    Preface

Friendly  and  supportive,   helpful   in  surprising  ways,  yet  also deeply  challenging,  Dynamics of Time and Space  draws  readers gently  into  a new  way  of  understanding   time  and  space, casting experience   in a new  light.  An  extended  treatment   of the  relation   of  time   and  pain  has been  of  great  benefit   to numerous  individuals.   Many  readers find  Dynamics   the  most accessible of all the  TSK volumes,  a fresh  point  of entry  into this  transformative    vision.   339   pp.,  25  exercises,  ISBN  0-89800-266-4.   Also available  in German.

Sacred Dimensions  of Time  and Space

Although   Sacred   Dimensions---the  most  recent  work   in  the TSK series---continues  and  expands  themes  from  the  earlier volumes,  it also offers  a wholly   new  approach.   Starting  from the   most   fundamental  fact  of   all--our       presence   in   the world--it  builds   up  a  new   "geometry   of  meaningful   existence,"   in  which   zero,  ratio,  cones,  and  the  number 16  all take on remarkable  significance.  The presentation  as a whole represents  a challenge  to  our  sense of  how  knowledge   can emerge,  even  for  readers who  have found   inspiration   in the earlier  titles.  More  than  forty  graphics,  included   in an appendix,  guide  the  reader toward  visualizing  a new  way  of being. 261 pp.,  ISBN 0-89800-360-1.
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The historical development

"The TSK vision is dedicated to the exploration of time, space, and knowledge as facets of human being. I first began to focus seriously on this way of understanding in 1975, and the vision became available to the public late in 1977, with the publication of Time, Space, and Knowledge.

"Readers found the new book both challenging and rewarding. Almost immediately they asked for classes and other forms of instruction. I had led some exploratory seminars starting in 1976; now I offered several workshops and training programs to help make these new ideas more accessible. In 1979 authorized teachers began to present classes, workshops, and intensive programs. That year a nine-month intensive program based on the new book was held at the Nyingma Institute in Berkeley, and for several years after that there were annual intensives, both in Berkeley and elsewhere.

"As interest spread to other lands, workshops were organized in Europe, Asia, South America, and the Middle East. Within a few years after publication, translations of the TSK book had appeared in Dutch, German, and Italian. and unofficial translations were circulating in the Former Soviet Union. There was also a positive reaction in the academic realm, and over the years Time, Space, and Knowledge has been adopted for use in more than a hundred university and college classes. Much of this interest has been quite solid and long-lasting. For many years now there have been ongoing programs based on TSK in The Netherlands, where some students have been actively engaged in study and practice for more than a decade. Informal study programs two years or longer in length have also been organized in Russia, Ukraine, Australia, and Germany, as well as in the United States.

"Encouraged by this continuing enthusiasm for the vision, by a steady stream of letters from readers, and by intensive discussions with friends, I have continued with my own investigations. A second book in the TSK series,Love of Knowledge, was published in 1987. This was followed in 1990 by Knowledge of Time and Space. In each case, readers responded with strong appreciation. Intensive programs based on these books were held at the Nyingma Institute from 1988 through 1991, and translations of one or both titles are now underway in several countries.

"One early indication of interest in TSK was the publication in 1980 of a two-volume collection of essays, Dimensions of Thought. Here professionals from a number of fields reported on their reactions to the new vision, and serious students described some of their experiences. In many cases they drew parallels and made connections to their own disciplines that expanded the potential scope of the vision.

"These two volumes launched a new Dharma Publishing series under the title Perspectives on TSK. Earlier this year [1993], the third volume in this series, Mastery of Mind, was published. The present work, which has been edited by Jack Petranker and other members of the Dharma Publishing editorial staff, is my response to this new expression of interest in the vision. As more works in the Perspectives series are published, I plan to continue making further contributions of my own." (Tarthang Tulku, pp. vii-ix, Visions of Knowledge)

The newest releases by Tarthang Tulku in the Time-Space-Knowledge series are Dynamics of Time and Space. (1994)  and Sacred Dimensions of Tiime and Space (1997).

The newest releases in the Perspectives on TSK series are Light of Knowledge (1997), A New Kind of Knowledge (2004), and A New Way of Being (2004). 

Books in the Perspectives on TSK Series

Dimensions  of Thought:  Current  Explorations in Time, Space, and Knowledge

Published  in 1980,  this two-volume set of thirteen   essays by early  readers of Time,  Space,  and  Knowledge  includes  contributions   from   a  number   of  well-known  philosophers,   phenomenologists, and  psychologists, as  well  an   extensive interview  with  Tarthang Tulku that offers one of the  best short introductions   to  the  TSK vision.  Not  surprisingly,  these  early essays tend   to  emphasize   comparisons   with   other  thinkers and  approaches.   Volume   2  also  contains   numerous   short reports  by  readers.  Each volume   is available  separately,  Vol. 1, 237  pp.;  Vol.  2 , 293  pp.  ISBN 0-913546-79-8    (vol.  1); 0-913546-80-1  (Vol. 2).

Mastery  of Mind

This set of eight articles  by long-term  students  of TSK shows a shift  away from  theory  toward   applications.   These are essays in the  literal  sense of  the  word:   attempts  to  come  to  terms with  fundamental   issues. Their  integrity  and their  respect for the  TSK vision  are reminders  of  how  much  the  vision  has to contribute   to  knowledge  in all its aspects. 380  pp.,  paperback ISBN 089800-245-1.

Visions of Knowledge: Liberation  of the Modern  Mind

The  principal   parts  of  this  book  were  written   by  Tarthang Tulku,  in  acknowledgement     of   the   work   that   went   into Mastery  of Mind.  Exploratory,  dynamic,  and  richly  suggestive, Visions  of Knowledge   draws on the  power  of imagination   and speculation   to  transform   standard   ways  of  knowing.    Light and  accessible,   it  invokes   a  transforming    intelligence   that delights  in  the  riches  available  within   ordinary   experience. Part One  offers sixty  questions,  with   related  commentary,   as tools  for  inquiry.   Part Two  consists  of  short,  related  essays. Also included  are comments  by students  and an analytic  outline of Knowledge  of Time and Space. 177 pp., 4 color  plates, appendices.   ISBN 08900-258-3.

Light  of Knowledge:  Essays on the Interplay  of Knowledge,  Time  and Space

Eleven  articles,  including   an  illuminating    essay by  Tarthang Tulku  on  "Geographies   of  Knowledge."   Mostly  written   in an academic  style, these articles suggest deepening  appreciation for  the  TSK vision  and  the  role  it could  play  in  our  culture.  444  pp.,  ISBN 0-89800-287-7

A New Way of Being

Twenty-three   practitioners   offer  an  inviting   introduction  to the  T5K vision  by showing  how  it unfolds  in their  own  practice  and  thinking.    Some  apply  TSK to  their   professions  or fields,   others   engage   in   dialogs   transcribed  from  study groups.  Each article  conveys a commitment   to go beyond  the limits  of  conventional    knowledge,   language,  and  concepts. 292 pp.,  ISBN 0-89800-356-3.

A New  Kind of Knowledge

An engaging collection   of seventeen  articles  by students  who approach  the underlying  relation  of time  and space to knowledge  from  a wide   range  of  perspectives,   using  a variety  of styles. The tone  is both  friendly  and  invigorating.   The articles contain    penetrating    reflections   on   knowledge,    time,   and experience,   as well  as exploring   practical  applications   in psychology, teaching,   business, and time  management.  300 pp., ISBN 0-89800-357-1.
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