Last LPG we touched upon FACT (Forgiveness, Acceptance, Compassion, True Meaning and Purpose) as ways to attaining Principle-based interpretations.
And we made a pact as a group after the meeting to consciously perform some acts of forgiveness and acceptance. On reflection, I have not always taken advantage of all the opportunities that life had offered me the last two weeks to readily forgive and accept.
In particular, I have fallen short too often of the teachings from Harry Palmer's Forgiveness Option mini-course. He said,
"One realization that you may want to carry with you is that since you have the choice of whether or not to forgive, you also have the choice of whether or not to take offense. Not choosing to be offended is proactive forgiveness."
On too many occasions, I had been critical of people's actions, fallen victim to by my mind's conception of being slighted, overlooked, taken for granted or insulted.
But I also know I need to accept my imperfection and learn to forgive myself.
What about you? What have you learned? What do you think you will learn as we get back together tomorrow to recount our own experience of trying to accept and to forgive.
Ashok's slides on Breathing is available on this LPG page.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Where does attention come from?
Do you control your mind? Or, does your mind control you? What is brain and what is mind?
Where does attention come from? Where does interpretation come from? What are 3Ps (prejudices, preferences, principles)? What are principle-based interpretations?
These were some of the questions we talked about last LPG.
We also did an Avatar exercise called "This and That" to let us experience what it's like to direct our attention.
After the exercise, we contemplated on "who/what" were doing the attention directing--Mind or Brain?
Or, could it be as Covey's Habit 1 says "Be Proactive ... We all have a free will". But then what is will? And where does will come from?
Chinese have a saying: "The finger pointing to the moon is not the moon." And I had an impression in our last LPG meeting there were one or two moments, we got pass the finger and felt the moon.
Next LPG meeting's agenda is still open. Let me know if anyone has a preference.
Where does attention come from? Where does interpretation come from? What are 3Ps (prejudices, preferences, principles)? What are principle-based interpretations?
These were some of the questions we talked about last LPG.
We also did an Avatar exercise called "This and That" to let us experience what it's like to direct our attention.
After the exercise, we contemplated on "who/what" were doing the attention directing--Mind or Brain?
Or, could it be as Covey's Habit 1 says "Be Proactive ... We all have a free will". But then what is will? And where does will come from?
Chinese have a saying: "The finger pointing to the moon is not the moon." And I had an impression in our last LPG meeting there were one or two moments, we got pass the finger and felt the moon.
Next LPG meeting's agenda is still open. Let me know if anyone has a preference.
Team Transformation
Ashok sent me this site about "Inventing, designing, developing, and delivering tools, processes and environments that facilitate individuals and organizations in their transition to a knowledge-based, design-focused world."
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Attention + Interpretation = Action
I was told and I believe the Dalai Lama, Mother Teresa and Pope John Paul all have one thing in common. They are present. Even in the midst of a large throng of admirers who want to touch them and talk to them, when they stop to talk to one individual, they have the ability to be present with that individual as if that person is the only person in the world. In other word, they have uncanny ability to pay attention and be focused.
By contrast, we all know people who are always fidgetty. They can't sit still. When they talk to you, they are easily distracted--they will look at the Black Berries, or constantly glancing around at every movement that lurks in their sight of vision. They may be physically next to you, you know they don't hear what your are saying to them. They are not present.
Last LPG meeting we did a number of exercises to let us experience what it feels like to direct one's attention., to train your mind to let go of thoughts, and to suspend judgment as you observe objects.
Next LPG meeting, we will continue with Dr. Sood's presentation. I am going to engage you to talk about things like:
1. Where does attention come from?
2. What does Sood mean by Attention + Interpretation = Action.
3. What is TPN?
4. Where do Interpretations come come?
5. What is FACT? And how does it neutralize emtional charges?
As always., LPG is about exploration and getting you to open up and talk about these things. There are no right or wrong answers. There is only participation.
See you there.
By contrast, we all know people who are always fidgetty. They can't sit still. When they talk to you, they are easily distracted--they will look at the Black Berries, or constantly glancing around at every movement that lurks in their sight of vision. They may be physically next to you, you know they don't hear what your are saying to them. They are not present.
Last LPG meeting we did a number of exercises to let us experience what it feels like to direct one's attention., to train your mind to let go of thoughts, and to suspend judgment as you observe objects.
Next LPG meeting, we will continue with Dr. Sood's presentation. I am going to engage you to talk about things like:
1. Where does attention come from?
2. What does Sood mean by Attention + Interpretation = Action.
3. What is TPN?
4. Where do Interpretations come come?
5. What is FACT? And how does it neutralize emtional charges?
As always., LPG is about exploration and getting you to open up and talk about these things. There are no right or wrong answers. There is only participation.
See you there.
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