On 8/6/2010 7:43 AM, Molly wrote:
"Well, the poet lives on, in the margins. He doesn't understand
branding, the
currency to life in our human order today." - Vam
Whether we contribute to the noise of the world, or with a quiet mind,
work just beyond the din to reach it with our expression,all five
points listed above call for an engagement with the whole, and require
the quiet mind to do it. I see more and more people getting there,
not just yogi and other masters.
In my interpretation, I strongly agree with Vam's idea of the poet and
though I consider it very defining in my life am also willing to cede
that it is a natural phenomenon arising in everyone. We must ask
ourselves (and I coincide this to Vam's 'desire found will'): To what
degree are these 'ghosts in the machine' a genetic marker that indicate
we are not as we should be as individuals and groups? Then, 'what to do'
indeed, shouldn't those markers signal the path forward? If left
unrefined and unexplored that potential will always exist as volatile
kindling much like reproductive rates, violence and substance abuse as
an inverse to quality of life and self actualization.
As a species we are FAR from self actualized, with so many categories of
knowledge and inquiry, so many wise and noble examples this great
challenge is poised and threatening our collective future. At this point
most people respond with vacant expressions, the idea is to change that!
At the precipice of horror if we have courage we find also profound
understanding. The myopic trance must be replaced with passion (spirit)
as well as the liberating dispassion (knowledge, understanding, wisdom).
One without the other is either foolish or impotent. And I don't mean
that in the sense of obtuse pragmatism ('survivalist's terms' and
mediocre controlled taxonomy) but more of a deep ecology. This is the
charge of global leadership I think, so that we all may share in the
intelligences of self mastery, and our world will be better for it.
(Confucianism?)
While at the same time I am haunted by the failures and lack of mentors
in my own life, and their many salts for wounds. These masters, yogis
and examples of excellence should be an indication of our potential
should we choose it. Think of them as common men of variable capacity,
and redefine the world. Respect where due, they opened many doors and
still hold a key position to guide us, I guess the question is whether
we are ready to walk through. Am I- you? If so what are we waiting for?
There is so much fear...
On Aug 5, 9:53 am, ashok tewari<[email protected]> wrote:
Indeed.
Seems, it has to be a yogi ... the one with capacity for concentrating the
' mind ' ... Dharana, Dhyan and Samadhi ... applied to the situation and
its roots in the environment, as far it goes in space - time, both back and
forth.
Seems, too, it has to be a jnani ... the moral man ... with values firmly
rooted on behalf of all existence, being and life.
What to do though, with this human order moved by desire found will, and not
by knowledge based liberating dispassion. We have political fundamentalists,
marketised economists, mba know-alls, business fanatics, ' normal '
specialists, and people thoroughly conditioned to the survivalist terms of
this order, mesmerised to a fate that is nothing more than a habit.
Well, the poet lives on, in the margins. He doesn't understand branding, the
currency to life in our human order today.
On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 5:53 PM, Molly<[email protected]> wrote:
Author and futurist David Hames has written a book called the Five
Literacies of Global Leadership, in which he identifies these as :
# Networked Intelligence (the ability to connect with others& express
the complexity of the ecosystem)
# Futuring (the ability to visualize& imagine future possibilities)
# Strategic Navigation (the ability to learn to adapt as fast as
change itself)
# Deep Design (the ability to create wisdom through dialogue)
# Brand Resonance (the ability to create attention that awakens your
unique value in others)
What do you think about these "skills needed to adapt to 21st centruy
life?"
--
ASHOK TEWARI
