Dear Mark,
I THANK YOU VERY MUCH for sharing your understanding of 'Presence' and the
consciousness of BEING an OST Facilitator.
I totally agree with you and it is heart warming to read your lines.
Thanks again and best regards!
Gabriela Ender
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----- Original Message -----
*From:* Mark R. Jones <mark.r.jo...@sunyata.ws>
*To:* osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu
*Sent:* Saturday, October 07, 2006 5:42 PM
*Subject:* (PRESENCE): Response to--> " Showing up & being present"
Hi.
I am fascinated that "Presence" is showing up here
in the Open Space community.
The topic of "Presence" is noticeably a current and
relevant subject. I have had a number of Dharma
conversations about it in the past six weeks — particularly
regarding the relationship of "Presence" to the feeling and/
or experience of "love".
I hope you don't mind if I share with you the pith of
my understanding of "Presence" . . .
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
In the Spring of 2001, I had the opportunity to
meet with the Dalai Lama in India. I had myself
noticed, and heard from other people, that when
they were in the "Presence" of the Dalai Lama,
they felt unconditionally loved — truly heard,
seen, and loved. There was a transformative
quality of the "Presence" of the Dalai Lama.
So as part of an assignment that I received from
him, I determined that I must investigate the
cultivation of "Presence".
My exploration of "Presence" led me to the
following insights ———
"Presence" is the practice of giving the "Gift"
of ones awareness, attention, understanding,
mindfulness, and compassion to one-Self, Others,
and The Whole.
To be "Present" is to hear, see, and love
oneself; as well as to hear, see, and love
Others and The Whole.
"Presence" is the intention, invitation, and
willingness to be available for the experience
of interconnected relationship. And it demands
that we be aware of and responsive to both
ourselves and to others.
"Presence" establishes a sense of interconnectedness
of Self, Others, and The Whole that expresses itself
as a capacity to trust, the courage to act, and a
willingness to commit.
"Presence" is an act of "attunement" that brings one
into clarity and harmony with what one perceives as
the higher aspirations, expectations, and needs of
Self, Others, and The Whole.
"Presence" is accomplished by: reflecting on ones
own views, intentions, communications, behaviors,
and impacts on Others and The Whole; discerning
and rectifying the "gap" between ones intentions
and ones impacts; paying attention to the verbal
and non-verbal communications signals and behaviors
of Others and The Whole; inquiring into the "gap"
between the intentions and impacts of Others and
The Whole — on one Self, Others, and The Whole;
and using skillful means to achieve clarity and
equanimity throughout the network of interrelationships.
In Open Space, the skillful means to achieve this
clarity and equanimity is accomplished from trust,
patience, silence, and embodying and continually
demonstrating "The Law" — taking responsibility for
what has heart and meaning for you — and holding
others accountable to do the same.
In my life, I have felt most loved when I have
experienced others as being fully "Present" to
me — unconditionally giving me the "Gift" of
their awareness, attention, understanding,
mindfulness, and compassion. And I have felt
most loving when I have chosen to give the
"Gift" of my awareness, attention, understanding,
mindfulness, and compassion to others.
When I am most "Present", I am most loving.
When you are most "Present" to me, I feel most
loved by you.
Living in Open Space provides a constant
opportunity for me to cultivate "Presence"
as an authentic expression of my love for you.
"Presence" invokes the opening of space regardless
of the forms and structures of the interactions — be
they OST, AI, mediated, moderated, "talking heads",
pillow talk, Noble Silence . . .
For me, "Presence" is the practice of Open Space, and
it is a "Practice of Peace" — collective unconditional love
and understanding and interconnection.
"Open Space" can be a practice for cultivating "Presence".
. . . if we choose to embody it . . .
*Mark R. Jones
**Chief Executive Officer
The Sunyata Group
The Integral Wellness Group
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Renton, Washington
USA 98058-1788
Phone: 425-413-6000
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*From: *"JL Walker B." <jlwal...@terra.cl>
*Reply-To: *OSLIST <osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu>
*Date: *Sat, 7 Oct 2006 01:45:05 -0700
*To: *<osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu>
*Subject: *Re: Showing up & being present
My two cents on this lovely theme.
I think this presence has too much sense with what tell us Carl Rogers a
lot of time ago: authenticity (congruence); empathy and unconditional
acceptance.
Also about what Jaime Pedreros and his passion with the Transactional
Analysis could explain us much better, that is the "adult of the child" or
"the small wise person" or the "small teacher" that knows all what's
happening with his intuition and joy.
Good weekend for all,
Johnnie Walker
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*De:* OSLIST
[mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu]<osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu%5D>
*En nombre de *Joanna Fletcher
*Enviado el:* Friday, October 06, 2006 6:01 PM
*Para:* osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu
*Asunto:* Re: Showing up & being present
This is a concept familiar to me from my coactive coach training – we
call it "level 3 listening". It is about listening to what is going on in
the space of a relationship, group etc., under the surface words and
emotions, and noticing our own impact on it. Being present and showing up
is often challenging because I so easily get on my own way – messages about
appropriateness, "shoulds", are loudest and most distracting.
In our training sessions there are always assistants present who have
themselves been through the course. They have an executive function, to get
coffee and water and tissues etc., but their main job is to "hold the
space". They are attending to the space and holding it as a powerful and
safe learning area. They are holding all the people in the space as
creative, resourceful, and whole. If they leave the room, I notice the
impact of their absence immediately. When I am holding space for others, I
find it requires a very high level of attention and presence – a muscle I
continue to develop, as a coach, instructor, and OSer.
My impact is something I am still figuring out, but I am sure that it has
something to do with the way I love and accept myself, warts and weirdness
and all. Somehow my blurting out of unsuitable things gives others more
confidence to do the same. I can also bring intentionality to the impact I
am having. Sorry for the rambling - I am thrilled to see this being
discussed here!
Joanna Fletcher
Lion Life Coaching
j...@lionlifecoaching.com
604-340-1855
www.lionlifecoaching.com
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*From:* OSLIST
[mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu]<osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu%5D>
*On Behalf Of *Funda Oral
*Sent:* October 6, 2006 3:59 PM
*To:* osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu
*Subject:* Re: FW: Showing up & being present
This kind of presence provides people & myself with some kind of comfort
and liberty to breathe and to flow.
funda
----- Original Message -----
*From:* Jack Ricchiuto <mailto:j...@designinglife.com><j...@designinglife.com>
*To:* osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu
*Sent:* Friday, October 06, 2006 6:12 PM
*Subject:* Re: FW: Showing up & being present
Harrison writes,
There is yet another level which I might call "Silent Presence." Somehow
this goes beyond, beneath Intellect and/or emotions. The power of this
level
of presence in terms of grounding/supporting a group is profound, I have
found. Don't ask me how it works, but it does.
In my experience, the silence we bring creates space for consciousness
which itself is transformative because it expands everyone into a larger
space where more is possible. So that explains why my whole life outside OS
events is cultivating this consciousness, this silence, this Presence.
--
Jack Ricchiuto
Leadership coach, facilitator, author
Just Released! "Mountain Paths: A Guide on the Journey toward Discovering
our Potential" - available at www.DesigningLife.com
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