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May all beings be happy.Janna Weisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035536765204857801noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523932015307400359.post-49447453050179102992020-12-28T08:27:00.009-05:002022-10-25T01:31:09.679-04:00The Center for Healthy Minds KINDNESS CURRICULUM Reading List<div style="text-align: left;">I love children's books, and maybe you do too... </div><p style="text-align: center;">Video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBcxAqZ8q1g&list=PLQSamR1mhd5n4e9H52SMIawximu2Av072&index=4" target="_blank">Kindness in the Classroom - Kindness Curriculum Overview</a> ~ </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kBcxAqZ8q1g" width="320" youtube-src-id="kBcxAqZ8q1g"></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p></p><p>All the videos of 17 children's books listed in the pre-K-K Kindness Curriculum, so generously provided to us by The Center for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin, are posted in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQSamR1mhd5liL1jWmwZJqiEuON_NSiPk" target="_blank">this Kindness Curriculum playlist</a>.<br /></p><p>Two of my favorites, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_Cbiyow1Jo&list=PLQSamR1mhd5liL1jWmwZJqiEuON_NSiPk&index=4" target="_blank"><i>I'm the Best</i> by Lucy Cousins</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbzeRg7Ms1A&list=PLQSamR1mhd5liL1jWmwZJqiEuON_NSiPk&index=5" target="_blank"><i>Moody Cow Meditates </i><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">by Kerry Lee MacLean</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </a>are also suitable for older children (and grownups). Little ones love the musical rendition of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDtQpXm-Gdg&list=PLQSamR1mhd5liL1jWmwZJqiEuON_NSiPk&index=3&t=1s" target="_blank"><i>How Kind! </i>by Mary Murphy</a>. <br /></p><p>You can download the Kindness Curriculum, with 24 lesson plans, here: <a href="https://centerhealthyminds.org/join-the-movement/sign-up-to-receive-the-kindness-curriculum">https://centerhealthyminds.org/join-the-movement/sign-up-to-receive-the-kindness-curriculum</a> You will need to sign up in order to download.</p><p>I recorded two of the books: </p><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><b><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nlDlu111Em4" width="320" youtube-src-id="nlDlu111Em4"></iframe></div><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><b><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlDlu111Em4" target="_blank"><i>Somewhere Today: A Book of Peace</i> by Shelley Moore Thomas</a> <br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GLBTTGaiySE" width="320" youtube-src-id="GLBTTGaiySE"></iframe></div><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><b></b></span></span></div></b></span></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLBTTGaiySE&list=PLQSamR1mhd5liL1jWmwZJqiEuON_NSiPk&index=2" target="_blank"><i>In My World</i> by Lois Ehlert</a></span></span></span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"> <br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p>A list of all 17 videos, with links to the videos in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQSamR1mhd5liL1jWmwZJqiEuON_NSiPk" target="_blank">the Kindness Curriculum playlist</a>: <br /></p><div style="text-align: left;">Video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaUrPym9CQY&list=PLQSamR1mhd5liL1jWmwZJqiEuON_NSiPk&index=12" target="_blank"><i>Sumi's First Day of School</i> by <span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Soyung Pak</span></a> - 1/17<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Theme:<b> Growing Friendships with Kindness</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b> </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn-BWQL8E-s&list=PLQSamR1mhd5liL1jWmwZJqiEuON_NSiPk&index=13" target="_blank"><i>A Quiet Place</i> by Douglas Wood</a> - 2/17<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Theme:</span><b><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"> Quiet Emotions on the Inside </span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"> </span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15F0qneX1IU&list=PLQSamR1mhd5liL1jWmwZJqiEuON_NSiPk&index=14" target="_blank"><i>The Listening Walk</i> by Paul Showers</a> - 3/17<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Theme:</span></span><b><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"> I Can Notice Things When I Am Quiet Inside </span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span></b><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DJzD043rWc&list=PLQSamR1mhd5liL1jWmwZJqiEuON_NSiPk&index=15" target="_blank"><i>Quick as a Cricket</i> by Audrey Wood</a> - 4/17</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Theme: </span></span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><b>Different Emotions Feel Differently on the Inside</b> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_Cbiyow1Jo&list=PLQSamR1mhd5liL1jWmwZJqiEuON_NSiPk&index=4" target="_blank"><i>I'm the Best</i> by Lucy Cousins</a> - 5/17</span> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Theme: <b>Working with Emotions in a Kind and Friendly Way</b> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span 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r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"> <br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><div><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD3DURks15E&list=PLQSamR1mhd5liL1jWmwZJqiEuON_NSiPk&index=16" target="_blank"><i>Dogger</i> by Shirley Hughes</a> - 6/17</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Theme: <b>Emotions Change Many Times Each Day</b> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbzeRg7Ms1A&list=PLQSamR1mhd5liL1jWmwZJqiEuON_NSiPk&index=5" target="_blank"><i>Moody Cow Meditates</i> by Kerry Lee MacLean</a> - 7/17</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Theme: <b>Busy Mind & Clear</b></span><b><span class="r-18u37iz"> Mind</span></b><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><b>: Being with Anger</b> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">(This one's also suitable for any age.) </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=To-3VOl5kFA&list=PLQSamR1mhd5liL1jWmwZJqiEuON_NSiPk&index=8" target="_blank"><i>When Sophie Gets Angry--Really, Really Angry..</i>. by Molly Bang</a> - 8/17</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Theme: <b>What Can We Do When We Are Upset?</b> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo 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r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Video: </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUnKyizrOPA&list=PLQSamR1mhd5liL1jWmwZJqiEuON_NSiPk&index=17" target="_blank"><i>All of Me! A Book of Thanks</i> by Molly Bang</a> - 11/17<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Theme: <b>Gratitude for My Body</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmHMeMF7alY&list=PLQSamR1mhd5liL1jWmwZJqiEuON_NSiPk&index=10" target="_blank"><i>What's My Job?</i> by Lyn Calder</a> - 12/17<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Theme: <b>Gratitude for Other People</b> </span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"> <br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4HRS0W62rk&list=PLQSamR1mhd5liL1jWmwZJqiEuON_NSiPk&index=11" target="_blank"><i>Can You Say Peace?</i> by Karen Katz</a> - 13/17</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Theme: <b>People Around the World Want</b></span><b><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"> Peace</span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><b><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"> <br /></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlDlu111Em4&list=PLQSamR1mhd5liL1jWmwZJqiEuON_NSiPk&index=1" target="_blank"><i>Somewhere Today: A Book of Peace</i> by Shelley Moore Thomas</a> - 14/17</span></span><b><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><br /></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Theme: </span><b><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Interdependence</span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Song video:<i> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDtQpXm-Gdg" target="_blank">How Kind!</a></i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDtQpXm-Gdg&list=PLQSamR1mhd5liL1jWmwZJqiEuON_NSiPk&index=3" target="_blank"> by Mary Murphy</a> - 15/17</span></span><b><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><br /></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Theme: </span><b><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Interdependence - Passing kindness on to others</span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><i> <br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3UjsvXg7Q0" target="_blank"><i>Hey, Little Ant</i> by Phillip & Hannah Hoose</a> - 16/17<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Theme: <span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><b>Caring for Animals & Insects</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><b> <br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLBTTGaiySE&list=PLQSamR1mhd5liL1jWmwZJqiEuON_NSiPk&index=2" target="_blank"><i>In My World</i> by Lois Ehlert</a> - 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“The most important thing is the heart.” Of all his works, articles and books, Professor Arthur Shostak would no doubt want to be remembered for his most recent book, <i>Stealth Altruism</i>, on the Holocaust stories we haven’t heard, on the brave hidden acts of kindness by Jews in the concentration camps. <br />
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Arthur Shostak is virtually unknown in Israel. An online search with ‘Arthur Shostak’ in Hebrew gave only one result* - a prophetic and utopian quote about an evolutionary gap that exists between our hearts and technological development, with a call to close this gap: <br />
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“Today we have access to very advanced technology, but our social and economic system does not match our technological capabilities that can easily create a world of abundance, a world free of bondage and debt, for all in this world.” Dr. Arthur B. Shostak, Sociologist (back-translated from Hebrew) <br />
<a href="http://edu.arvut.org/session-9">http://edu.arvut.org/session-9</a><br />
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Shostak’s quote is reminiscent of the words of the Dalai Lama: “I find that because of modern technological evolution and our global economy, and as a result of the great increase in population, our world has greatly changed: it has become much smaller. However, our perceptions have not evolved at the same pace; we continue to cling to old national demarcations and the old feelings of “us” and “them.” His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, <i>An Open Heart: Practicing Compassion in Everyday Life </i><br />
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It’s a good idea to pay attention to them. Evolving and healing the heart requires study, thinking and deep reflection on kindness and compassion, and developing concentration to a high degree through mind training, in order to internalize these values at the most subtle levels of mind, deep in the heart.<br />
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_B._Shostak" target="_blank">Arthur Shostak</a>, age 83 (May 1937), is a renowned American sociologist who taught for 42 years, 1961-2003. From 1967 until his retirement from teaching at age 66, he taught at Drexler University in Pennsylvania. Shostak is an applied sociologist, professional futurist, labor educator and public speaker. He has written and edited 34 books and continues to write. After retiring, he traveled with his wife to 35 countries.<br />
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Shostak was inspired to write <i>Stealth Altruism</i> while visiting 48 Holocaust memorial museums around the world, where he discerned “the regrettable absence of attention” to the subject of kindness and the humble, heroic and life-saving acts in the camps, despite the horrifying conditions. In the course of writing the book, he read 195 memoirs of 178 survivors and in almost all of them he found stories of stealth altruism. <br />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B002GNY3NY">Art Shostak's bio on Amazon</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>״Stealth Altruism״ in the Camps:</b></span><br />
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It is hard to imagine an American whose grasp of the Holocaust could not be significantly improved by reading just three pages (pp. 106-109) of a memoir written in 2001 by survivor Ruth Kluger. In 1942, when she was just 12, Ruth was a minute or two away from being casually commanded by an SS officer to join a line of nude females to soon die of asphyxiation in a KZ Auschwitz gas chamber. Instead she found herself suddenly confronted by a prisoner in her early twenties who had long before been ordered to serve as a “Selection” Recording Clerk.<br />
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By softly but firmly telling Ruth to lie about her age and claim she was 15, the Jewish Clerk helped save Ruth’s life. When the SS officer decided the emaciated “15-year-old” was just too thin and small to continue to live, the clerk boldly spoke up and called his attention to Ruth’s strong legs as proof that the girl would make a good slave laborer. With total indifference, the SS man casually changed his mind and motioned Ruth over to the line of those females who could struggle to live as slave laborers.<br />
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In her memoir, Kluger regards the incident as<br />
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<i>an incomprehensible act of grace, or put more modestly, a good deed… I was saved by a young women who was in as helpless a situation as the rest of us, and who nevertheless wanted nothing more than to help me…</i><br />
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She sees in this proof that “even in the perverse environment of Auschwitz absolute goodness was a possibility, like a leap of faith, beyond the humdrum chain of cause and effect. I don’t know how often it was consummated. Surely not often. Surely not only in my case. But it existed. I am a witness. Every Holocaust survivor, she maintains, has a similar story, a “lucky accident,” a “turning point” to which they owe their life.<br />
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<a href="https://jewishcurrents.org/stealth-altruism-in-the-camps/">https://jewishcurrents.org/stealth-altruism-in-the-camps/</a><br />
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As horrifying as it was, the story of the Nazi attempt to annihilate European Jewry is not all we should remember from the Holocaust. Stealth Altruism tells of secret, non-militant, high-risk efforts by “Carers,” people who were victims themselves who tried to reduce suffering and improve everyone’s chances of survival. Their empowering acts of altruism remind us of our inherent longing to do good even in situations of extraordinary brutality.<br />
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Arthur B. Shostak explores forbidden acts of kindness, such as sharing scarce clothing and food rations, holding up weakened fellow prisoners during roll call, secretly replacing an ailing friend in an exhausting work detail, and much more. He explores the motivation behind this dangerous behavior, how it differed when in or out of sight, who provided or undermined forbidden care, the differing experiences of men and women, how and why gentiles provided aid, and, most importantly, how might the costly obscurity of stealth altruism soon be corrected.<br />
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To date, memorialization has emphasized what was done to victims and sidelined what victims tried to do for one another. “Carers” provide an inspiring model and their perilous efforts should be recognized and taught alongside the horrors of the Holocaust. Humanity needs such inspiration.<br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0747SNKD3" target="_blank"><i>Stealth Altruism</i> on Amazon</a><br />
The Help Story Can Improve Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Memorial Day) by Arthur Shostak<br />
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*Note: After this post was published in Hebrew on The Marker Cafe (April 18,
2020), Google search results for Arthur Shostak improved a bit and I
found a Hebrew article in “e-mago” that mentions his research on blue
collar workers: <a href="http://www.e-mago.co.il/Editor/history-3541.htm" target="_blank">Rivka Shefek Lisk, 2010, The Post-Industrial Age: Can Abundance Become the Social Norm</a><br />
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The Marker Cafe social media platform is being removed from the Internet.<br />
The original post in Hebrew:<br />
<a href="http://cafe.themarker.com/post/3500567/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ארתור שוסטאק עושה תיקון לשואה: אהבת זולת חשאית</span></a><br />
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Post updated June 26, 2020 with information from the book:<br />
'42 Holocaust memorial museums' changed to: 48 <br />
'192 memoirs of survivors' changed to: 195 memoirs of written by 178 survivors<br />
'all' changed to: almost allJanna Weisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035536765204857801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523932015307400359.post-89822456138748065402019-06-16T20:26:00.000-04:002019-06-16T23:07:11.705-04:00New Clothes for Old Souls: Scientific Research on Reincarnation<br />
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<u>Ian Stevenson: "Galileo of the 20th Century"</u><br />
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The strongest evidence for reincarnation comes not from any religion but from scientific research. Prof. Ian Stevenson (1918-2007), University of Virginia, pioneered scientific research on reincarnation. "As one of [Ian] Stevenson's more generous critics once put it, "Either he is making a colossal mistake or he will be known as the Galileo of the 20th century." Guy Leon Playfair, <i>New Clothes for Old Souls</i>, p. 56<br />
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Druze belief in reincarnation is well-known and well-documented. It is less known that followers of some Muslim sects believe in reincarnation, including the Alawites of Syria, and some Shiite and Sufi Muslims of Iran, Pakistan, Turkey and other places. <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><u>Reincarnation in Islam</u><br /><a href="https://en.ahmedalhassan.wiki/p/Reincarnation_in_Islam">https://en.ahmedalhassan.wiki/p/Reincarnation_in_Islam</a><br /><a href="https://reincarnationquran.wordpress.com/">https://reincarnationquran.wordpress.com/</a></span><br />
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Here are two excerpts from <i>New Clothes for Old Souls: Worldwide Evidence for Reincarnation</i> by Guy Lyon Playfair with an appendix by Erlendur Haraldsson:<br />
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״...the word used today by the Druze for reincarnation, <i>taqammus</i>, literally means a change of clothing. The Druze also have a similar belief to that of Tibetan Buddhists - as described by Laurence Oliphant in The Land of Gilead:<br />
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Some of them trace their order back to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamza_ibn_Abdul-Muttalib" target="_blank">Hemsa, the uncle of Mohammed</a> who in 625 went to Tibet in search of secret wisdom. He is said to have incarnated again in the eleventh century as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamza_ibn-%27Ali_ibn-Ahmad" target="_blank">H'amsa</a>, the founder of the Order. From that time he is supposed to have reincarnated successively in the body of the chief Heirophant (or Okhal) in the same way that some of the buddhas are said to incarnate in the Tibetan lamas.״ (<i>New Clothes for Old Souls</i>, Guy Lyon Playfair, p. 16)<br />
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<b>Introduction</b><br />
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I believe, as do many others, that talking about past lives is only one way of providing evidence about the reality of reincarnation and, as you will see in this book, my experience is far from unique. Throughout recorded history, men, women, and especially children of many nationalities, religions and ethnic backgrounds have spontaneously described incidents from what they claim to be their previous lives, often giving the correct names of members of their former families, and sometimes even being reunited with and accepted by them, as happened to me. <br />
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Although Greek, Chinese and Indian philosophers spoke and wrote about reincarnation in the past, it is the modern world that is dealing with the subject in depth. It is less than 50 years ago, however, that serious research into reincarnation began, pioneered by the American psychiatrist Ian Stevenson, who by his retirement had amassed a huge file of cases from all over the world, several hundreds of which he had investigated personally, as described in Chapter Four. His example has been followed by researchers in other countries, notably the late Hernani Guimarães Andrade and Erlendur Haraldsson in Iceland, whose work is described in Chapters Five and Six and in the Appendix especially written for this book. As these and many other researchers have shown, it is now possible to base a belief on reincarnation on evidence. <br />
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One of the most important questions we can ask is: ‘Does any part of our personalities survive physical death?’ After reading this carefully researched book, I think you will find it hard to say no. <br />
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Salim Kheireddine<br />
Druze Heritage Foundation<br />
London, 1st September 2006<br />
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(Guy Lyon Playfair, with an appendix by Erlendur Haraldsson, <i>New Clothes for Old Souls</i>, pp. xi-xii)<br />
<i><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/RealJannaWeiss/status/1122302488416329731" target="_blank">New Clothes for Old Souls</a></i><a href="https://twitter.com/RealJannaWeiss/status/1122302488416329731" target="_blank"> is available as a free downloadable PDF (via my tweet)</a><br />
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Documentary about O'Neal Mahmoud, a Druze boy from the Golan Heights village of Majdal Shams. O'Neal is an extremely rare xenoglossy case.<br />
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<u>Related links</u><br />
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Past Lives: Science and Documentation<br />
<a href="http://therealjannaweiss.blogspot.com/2012/11/past-lives-science-documentation-3-films.html" target="_blank">http://therealjannaweiss.blogspot.com/2012/11/past-lives-science-documentation-3-films.html</a><br />
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Jewish Identity Chapter 18: Anne Frank (bilingual post, scroll for English, mobile devices require 'desktop' setting)<br />
<a href="http://cafe.themarker.com/topic/3402676/" target="_blank">http://cafe.themarker.com/topic/3402676/</a><br />
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Jewish Identity Chapter 6: Reincarnation (bilingual post, scroll for English, mobile devices require 'desktop' setting)<br />
<a href="http://cafe.themarker.com/topic/3215693/" target="_blank">http://cafe.themarker.com/topic/3215693/</a> <br />
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The Unmistaken Child, a documentary film by Nati Beretz, about the search for a reincarnate Tibetan lama<br />
<a href="https://vimeo.com/ondemand/unmistakenchildheb" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/ondemand/unmistakenchildheb</a><br />
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<i>May all beings enjoy lasting happiness, and be free of suffering and the causes of suffering.<br />May all our compassionate wishes be quickly realized.<br />May peace prevail on earth.</i><br />
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Panim Amitiyot with Amnon Levi<br />
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English translation by Janna Weiss<br />
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Amnon Levi (narration): Shalom, Good evening. He’s a young boy. O'Neal is only three years and nine months old. He’s Druze. He lives in Majdal Shams in the north. He speaks a few words in Arabic. But he speaks fluent English with a British accent. His parents, however, don’t speak English, and don’t understand what he says. That’s how he was born, they tell us — an English speaker. <br />
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A few months ago, O'Neal’s grandmother contacted us and asked us to come and see. We were very skeptical. But then she sent us videos of him. We went to Majdal Shams and were amazed. We returned to Tel Aviv. We recruited experts, a neuroscientist, a linguist, even a psychic, we even went that far. Perhaps science or mysticism will have a convincing explanation for the story of the Druze boy who was born speaking British English. <br />
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“The Real Faces of the Boy Wonder” — Report by Moshe Harush and Havi Klaiman<br />
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Moshe Harush: Let’s go here. We’re looking for a boy named O'Neal who was born speaking English. Do you know which family? Do you know the story?<br />
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Druze man: Yes, yes.<br />
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Druze woman: He’s three years old. He speaks English like someone who lives in America.<br />
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We arrive in late morning in Majdal Shams at the foot of Mount Hermon, to see with our eyes and hear with our ears about the miracle that took place in the village. A boy wonder who was born speaking fluent English, when none of his family members know the language.<br />
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His grandmother, Jamela, left us a message on Facebook and asked us to come to the village to see what happened to her grandson.<br />
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The Facebook post:<br />
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Good evening Mr. Amnon<br />
I'm a grandmother from the Golan Heights<br />
We have a grandson who does not speak Arabic<br />
He speaks British English, as his mother tongue<br />
I wanted to consult with you<br />
I can send movies if you’d like<br />
He is three years old from Majdal Shams<br />
After entering nursery school he began to have social interactions and to speak Arabic<br />
He sometimes feels lonely<br />
And is not expanding his relationships<br />
He only feels comfortable when he finds an English speaker<br />
According to a decision of the Education Department and of the maternal care program (Tipat Halav), in a joint meeting, <br />
they decided that has a higher level of knowledge than a student<br />
with a BA in English. My name is. .. Shams Jamela<br />
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If you take an interest in this gifted child<br />
maybe it will lead him to something wonderful …<br />
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[end Facebook post]<br />
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Moshe: So, he was born here? <br />
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-Yes.<br />
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Moshe: And…<br />
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Druze man: He speaks English. <br />
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Moshe: Speaks English. <br />
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Druze man: Let’s say, the toys and such, everything he says not in Arabic, in… <br />
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Moshe: In English. <br />
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Druze man: In English. <br />
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Jewish man: They have stories here<br />
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Druze man: Yes, we’re Druze, we have, yes.<br />
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Jewish man: Something special. <br />
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Druze man: At the top of the hill. On the left. <br />
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Moshe: Yes.<br />
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Druze man: The house right on the corner. <br />
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Moshe: Hi Amir. <br />
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Amir Mahmud, O'Neal’s father: Hi. <br />
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Moshe: How are you? <br />
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Amir: Okay. <br />
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Moshe: It’s an incredible story, isn’t it? <br />
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Amir: Yes. <br />
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Moshe: Now he’s three and a half. <br />
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Amir: Three and nine months, <br />
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Moshe: And how old was he when you found out about it? <br />
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Amir: Two and a half. <br />
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Grandmother Jamela invited us to the village, but the boy’s parents are hesitant. They are humble people, who live at the far end of the country and are not used to attention from the media. <br />
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Moshe: He’s home? <br />
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Amir: Yes. <br />
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Moshe: So, I guess we’ll go in, no? <br />
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Amir: Please. <br />
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I don’t know what we expected, but even after the preparation by phone, O'Neal manages to surprise us — a curious, funny toddler who gleefully assaults our cameras. <br />
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Jewish woman: Boo! <br />
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O'Neal Mahmud: What is that? Hey, what is that? What is that? Hey, it’s us. <br />
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We spend a whole day with him and can’t figure out what’s going on here. What are we seeing? <br />
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O'Neal: Sit here. Sit! <br />
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Moshe: Where are you going now, O'Neal?<br />
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O'Neal: I’m shopping, to buy Kinder Surprise eggs. <br />
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Moshe: Which candy do you like? <br />
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O'Neal: White and red. <br />
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Moshe: What? <br />
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O'Neal: White and red! It’s the Kinder Surprise.<br />
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Moshe: Kinder Surprise? <br />
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O'Neal: Yes. <br />
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Moshe: Oh. <br />
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O'Neal: They have toys. They have a toy. <br />
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Moshe: Where? <br />
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O'Neal: In the Kinder Surprise inside. And I eat the chocolate. And squash it. Look! See! Look! It’s a smoke. See! Look. See the smoke.<br />
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Moshe: The smoke? Where do you see the smoke?<br />
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O'Neal: See it. See it, look, it’s here. <br />
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Moshe: Ah, smoke.<br />
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-Yes.<br />
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Moshe: Okay.<br />
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O'Neal: Put the rectangle on me. <br />
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Moshe: What to do? <br />
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O'Neal: Put the rectangle on me. <br />
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Moshe: This way?<br />
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O'Neal: Just on me. Just on me. Here’s me. Hi. <br />
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Moshe: What are you doing? <br />
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O'Neal: It’s a waterfall. Waterfall, waterfall. <br />
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Grandfather Yihya: What’s he saying? <br />
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Moshe: He says it’s like a waterfall. <br />
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O'Neal: Waterfall, waterfall. Waterfall, waterfall.<br />
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Moshe: It’s funny.<br />
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Grandfather Yihya: I don’t understand every word, and sometimes I say, “Yes, okay” and I don’t understand what he’s saying. <br />
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O'Neal: Waterfall, waterfall. Waterfall, waterfall. <br />
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It’s a strange situation. You give birth to a child who doesn’t speak his mother tongue, the language of his mother, father and family. And they don’t know how to speak to him. They say that the past year they learned a few words in English, so that they can at least communicate with O'Neal.<br />
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Jamela Shams, O'Neal’s grandmother: We didn’t understand. We would… I have a daughter in college now. We would ask her what he was saying. She translates for us. <br />
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Moshe: You didn’t know any English? <br />
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Grandmother Jamela: We don’t remember. What we got in high school, we forgot it all. Everyone forgets it. <br />
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Yihya Shams, O'Neal’s grandfather: I tried to use Google Translate on the cellphone. It tells me, so I understand in Arabic. You understand? Whatever it tells me, then I understand what he wants. <br />
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Moshe: You would translate him? <br />
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Grandfather Yihya: Yes. I don’t understand him. <br />
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Amir: Sometimes he talks to me in words that I don’t understand. <br />
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O'Neal: Mickey! He’s on my bed! <br />
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Moshe: And what’s his level in Arabic now? <br />
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Grandfather Yihya: No, no, he doesn’t know it. He doesn’t have… he knows a few words. A few words. <br />
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O'Neal: [Arabic: Int halast?] Are you done? <br />
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Grandfather Yihya: Look, he’s speaking now. He’s telling me: Int halast? Are you done? That is, Are you done? You’ve finished. <br />
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Even though the English is rather impressive, it’s not useful in day-to-day life and the family is trying to teach O'Neal Arabic. <br />
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O'Neal: Wow! Telephone. <br />
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Grandfather Yihya: [Arabic: Shu hadi?] What’s this? <br />
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O'Neal: [Arabic: Se’a.] A watch. <br />
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Grandtather Yihya: [Arabic: Tayib. Shu hada?] Good. What’s this?<br />
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O'Neal: A computer. <br />
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Yihya: A computer. That’s not Arabic. <br />
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Moshe: Do you remember the first time you heard him? What did you…<br />
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Amir: Yes. <br />
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Moshe: What were you thinking? What did you say to yourself? <br />
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Amir: At first, I panicked. What’s going on here? What’s he saying? How can he speak English? Who taught him and so on. <br />
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Moshe: What were you thinking? <br />
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Amir: I thought reincarnation. <br />
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Moshe: In the previous reincarnation. <br />
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Druze man: In the previous reincarnation, maybe it was in America. Maybe in England. We believe in that. <br />
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Grandmother Jamela: I, as a Druze, I know, the Druze believe in reincarnation. All of them. Everyone. <br />
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Grandfather Yihya: I believe in it. Sometime I would ask him: Where are you from? He would say, “England, London.” He’s a person who’s like he’s from there, and he was an old man. <br />
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Grandmother Jamela: O’Neal was born four years ago. It was such a joyous occasion for us. <br />
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The young parents decided to name him an unusual name for the region: O'Neal. <br />
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Amir: No, I like that name. <br />
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The mother: Shaquille O'Neal is the name of a basketball player. <br />
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The joy at the birth of the son changed to worry. Infants usually already start speaking their first words by the time they’re a year and a half old. But O'Neal didn’t say anything until he was two. <br />
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Moshe: He didn’t speak at all. <br />
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Sigalit Bar, director of the Education Department in the village: He didn’t speak at all. <br />
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Moshe: Which is not normal. <br />
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Sigalit: Not normal, to not speak at two years is not normal. <br />
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Grandmother Jamela: He didn’t reply, didn’t say much. He didn’t respond to their requests. Maybe he has a hearing problem. <br />
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Sigalit: And they were afraid he might have some problem, either that he can’t hear or can’t speak. That he has, I don’t know if maybe an intellectual disability, but some sort of problem. <br />
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They took O'Neal for testing and everything seemed normal. At about the same time, he started mumbling some sort of unintelligible gibberish. <br />
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[O’Neal speaking gibberish. 7:50-8:04]<br />
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The worried parents decided to get in touch with Irit Holman, a nurse who works in the village, so that she could help them understand what was wrong with their child. <br />
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Irit Holman, community nurse: His mother contacted me for a test, a language test, a speech test, because his speech was late. I referred him for further testing. And she came back to me and asked to meet with me once more, because she said, “My child has a problem.” <br />
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Irit Holman: I said to her, “What’s the problem?” She said, “He speaks, but he speaks like the King of England.” That’s what she told me. <br />
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Moshe: Oh, what, this is chicken??<br />
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O'Neal: No, it’s a dinosaur. <br />
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Moshe: Oh, no.<br />
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O'Neal: It’s a cr…. It’s crazy.<br />
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Moshe: This a chicken?<br />
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O'Neal: No, it’s a zebra. <br />
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After two years of silence, O'Neal starts speaking almost all at once and in English. <br />
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Moshe: This donkey?<br />
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O'Neal: No.<br />
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Moshe: What’s this?<br />
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O’Neal: It’s a motorbike. <br />
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Moshe: Motorbike.<br />
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O'Neal: Dinosaur eggs. Dinosaur eggs. <br />
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Moshe: What’s that?<br />
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O'Neal: It’s a big tummy.<br />
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Moshe: Do you have a big tummy?<br />
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O'Neal: No. A small tummy. <br />
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Irit: His vocabulary…when I spoke to him and I said something to him, and he said, “Oh, my goodness!” A child doesn’t say things like that. A child doesn’t use expressions like that, like he does. Sometimes it’s so astonishing that you’re left speechless, you don’t know how to respond. He knew a few old terms that don’t exist nowadays, and that children don’t recognize. We showed him pictures of all sorts of objects. So he recognized a picture of… an old scale and he simply said water buckets, that’s how water is carried from place to place. <br />
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Irit: Do you know what this is?<br />
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O'Neal: A water canny. <br />
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Irit: What? <br />
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O'Neal: A water… <br />
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Irit: A water… A water canny. Okay. In other words, this gesture of two buckets on a… it’s… <br />
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Moshe: Yes. <br />
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Irit: …it’s something that a child doesn’t recognize. Not in this area, at least. <br />
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Grandfather Yihya: He’s an old man. He said words to her that only very old people in London say them. I don’t know how water is carried from place to place, the truth is I don’t know anything about that. I don’t know what to tell you, where he gets this language from, I don’t know. <br />
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Irit: An old key, one of those old keys that no one uses anymore… <br />
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Irit: This one?<br />
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O'Neal: A key. <br />
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Irit: No child, this age more or less, when I ask them about the same pictures, knows what it is. He knew. <br />
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Moshe: They don’t know at all. <br />
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Irit: They don’t know at all.<br />
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Moshe: It’s not that they don’t know how to say it in their language. <br />
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Irit: No, no, no, they don’t know at all. That have no idea what it is. He knew. <br />
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Moshe: He knew, and he also knew how to say it in English. <br />
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Irit: Yes. It’s a key. Everything in English. <br />
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Jamela: He says, “So sorry, my dear.” Every sentence he says “my dear.” All the phrases they use in Britain, he uses them. <br />
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Irit: It’s the first time I see something and I don’t have a rational explanation for it. Druze parents who born here in the village, who were never abroad, who don’t speak English. <br />
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Moshe: If we try to come up with another explanation besides reincarnation, what could it be?<br />
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Irit: Say, he watches television in English 24 hours a day every day. And he picks up the language and he’s very smart. That’s a possibility, it’s a possibility. But it’s not. That’s not it. <br />
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Moshe: You rule out that possibility. <br />
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Irit: Because he doesn’t do that. <br />
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Moshe: Let’s say, phenonemal learning ability and phenomenal memory. <br />
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Irit: Okay, so why in Arabic? Why didn’t he pick up the Arabic first? They spoke to him in Arabic. The family speaks to him in Arabic. Why didn’t he pick up the Arabic? That’s the language he was spoken to from birth. The accent. The accent is not something that he could have gotten. <br />
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Irit is a nurse who is 22 years in the profession. She a medical professional who tells us that after she looked into this matter in depth she couldn’t find any explanation for it other than reincarnation. <br />
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Irit: If you can give me another reasonable explanation, I’m willing to accept it. But as of now, it seems simply incredible to me. <br />
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Moshe: Did you share this idea with other professionals? <br />
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Irit: Yes, look. For a person who believes in it, it’s just one more bit of proof out of many that reincarnation exists. And for someone who doesn’t believe and sees O'Neal and hears him, it undermines everything they believe in… It’s as if all of sudden you have something right in front of your eyes that you see and hear and you have no explanation for, no logical explanation for it, as of now. Unless someone finds something. It undermines. <br />
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When he was almost three, when he was supposed to be officially enrolled in the educational system, O'Neal meets Sigalit Bar. <br />
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Sigalit Bar, director of the Education Department, Majdal Shams: I’m the director of education in the village. <br />
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Sigalit was shocked. She decided to consult with her superiors in the Ministry of Education. <br />
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Moshe: You called the supervisor and what did you tell her? <br />
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Sigalit: I called the supervisor and told her there’s a boy here in my office who is one of a kind, who speaks fluent English, with adult expressions, who doesn’t know Arabic. <br />
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Moshe: What was her reaction?<br />
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Sigalit: She was also like, you know, the Druze believe in reincarnation. So, for her, it was a major ‘wow.’ <br />
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In the educational system, they didn’t know what to make of this strange story. A Druze boy who speaks only English. By law, at the beginning of September he was required to enter nursery school. What to do? <br />
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Sigalit Bar: From September 11 he was essentially officially my responsibility. <br />
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After countless consulations, they decided to enroll him in a place where the nursery school teacher speaks English, but the nursery school was Druze, and the children there speak Arabic. That way, according to the experts, he would be able to assimilate into the village. <br />
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Sigalit Bar: At first there were difficulties in the nursery school, communication difficulties, especially with the children. Because there are all kinds of words that are spoken in English and in Arabic they have different meanings, and there were many problems, the boy had angry outbursts. The way to communicate is to learn a language. And if I assign someone to teach him English, the boy will not acquire Arabic. If he wants to assimilate here socially, he must learn Arabic. <br />
<br />
Moshe: Do you really believe that inside this boy there’s the soul of someone from England?<br />
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Sigalit: After I saw this boy, yes. <br />
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Moshe: And before? <br />
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Sigalit: Before, you know, I heard stories, but after I saw the boy, I left… I reached my community. I had some meeting there. I walked in and said to them, “I believe in reincarnation.” <br />
<br />
Moshe: Really?<br />
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Sigalit: Look, you see. I don’t have another explanation. I’m convinced now, from my conversations with him. It’s something that you… I never encountered it. I never encountered a phenomenon like it, I don’t know anything else like it. There’s something about him that’s like an adult. If you saw him, his language, what he talks about… He’s like an adult, not like a boy. The first time I met him, he wasn’t like a two and a half year old boy. <br />
<br />
Moshe: Isn’t it easier to assume that his parents have been pushing English on him from age zero? <br />
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Sigalit: There are parents here in the village… who play English so the children can hear it, so that they’ll learn English. It’s not at that level, because usually you hear a level of English that’s in children’s movies. It’s a child’s level of English. He speaks with an accent. His accent is also an English accent. <br />
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Meeting O'Neal convinces skeptical professionals like the nurse and the education woman from the village, that maybe here it’s really reincarnation. The family seeks out a psychic who will try to give an explanation, to find out whose soul has reincarnated into this boy. <br />
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Tamar Galili, psychic: It didn’t make sense to me, why English and not Arabic. Another reincarnation, okay, but why aren’t you speaking the local language? <br />
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The first thing she does is to record him, to try to figure out where this accent comes from. <br />
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Tamar: I played the recording to a few people so that they could hear the accent. They said it sounded like a Pakistani accent from south London. Not ancient. That means it’s someone who lived not long ago, not something ancient. <br />
<br />
Moshe: Try to explain to me a minute. The same way a soul goes in, it goes out? How does it work? <br />
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Tamar: Um… let’s say your body is a body, and it has some consciousness. Okay? You know who you are. You think you know who you are. You live in some body, you walk around here on earth, but where does this consciousness come from? What was there before? <br />
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Moshe: In other words, we are all reincarnations of something prior. <br />
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Tamar: (Tamar nods her head ‘yes.’) We’re reincarnating all the time, sometimes we don’t come back in another reincarnation. Now, this repeats a lot in many religions. It repeats a lot in many cultures. It’s not my invention, or our invention, or the Druze people’s invention. <br />
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In Tamar’s world, it’s entirely clear that O'Neal speaks English because the soul of a British person reincarnated into him. <br />
<br />
Moshe: I am go home. Okay? <br />
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O'Neal: No. <br />
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Moshe: Yes. <br />
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O'Neal: No. <br />
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After the first encounter with O'Neal and his family, we returned to Tel Aviv confused. Since we did not believe in reincarnation, we looked for a scientific explanation for what we had seen, and invited Dr. Keren Ben Yithak, an expert in neuroscience who is also involved in experimental psychology research, to the network. <br />
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Moshe: Do reincarnation and science go together?<br />
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Dr. Keren Ben Yitzhak, expert in neuroscientific research: Not as far as I know. I don’t think there’s anything like that. <br />
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We brought her to our editing room so that we could show her what we had filmed. <br />
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Dr. Keren Ben Yitzhak: The assumption in reincarnation is that today I have some sort of consciousness that I haven’t ever encountered before. My present nervous system that I was born with and grew up with in this world, this system didn’t directly encounter… the nervous system that my previous reincarnation had. <br />
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Moshe: Let me show you. <br />
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O'Neal: A mouse. A apple and a paper and a owl. And a princess and a egg and a house and a banana.<br />
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Dr. Keren Ben Yitzhak: The boy definitely knows English. <br />
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We ask Dr. Keren Ben Yitzhak if science had ever encountered a similar phenomenon. <br />
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Dr. Keren Ben Yitzhak: Xenoglossy. It’s called xenoglossy. There are reports…<br />
<br />
Moshe: Which is? <br />
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Dr. Keren Ben Yitzhak: It’s exactly that. It’s a condition in which a person, by the way, mainly after head injuries… it happens after embolisms from stroke, for instance. Tumor removal, head injuries like trauma, etcetera. And in these conditions the brain is damaged and rearranges itself anew. It has the ability to compensate, to change. In these conditions there were reports of this. For example, just a few years ago, there was a report about a 50-year-old Italian man after stroke who suddenly started chitchatting in French. <br />
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Dr. Keren Ben Yitzhak is relating an incident that appeared mainly in the scientific literature in which a man named J.C. one day simply started speaking in French. <br />
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When the case was discovered, the medical world was shocked, but after an extensive investigation, it turned out that the man had learned French in school and had a romantic involvement with a young French woman in his youth. He didn’t speak the language for years. He forgot it and simply remembered it. According to the same article, this was a very rare phenomenon that has been documented only a few dozen times throughout history. But O'Neal doesn’t fit that description. He’s only three and a half years old so he could not possibly remember any language that he learned in the past. <br />
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Dr. Keren Ben Yizhak: Language acquisition can’t be ‘something from nothing.’ Okay? I mean, it doesn’t work like that. Assuming that that’s really the case, it’s… very rare. It's very intriguing. As a neuroscientist, I have no explanation as to how this happens. I do not know of any case where language is acquired from nowhere.<br />
<br />
Moshe: Science is missing something. <br />
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Dr. Keren Ben Yizhak: (laughs) Science is missing a lot of things. <br />
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We tell Dr. Ben Yizhak about the diagnostic pictures that the community nurse used with O'Neal, in which he recognized an old key. She was not so impressed by that. <br />
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Dr. Keren Ben Yizhak: Often at those ages certain children can already sort objects into categories. So if I now have a key that is this size and I know it’s a key, I will definitely know—by the way, that’s part of language acquisition—I will know to say that a key this size is also a key. We know how to say that a table like this is a table like this, and a slightly smaller table is also a table. <br />
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As we continue to give her more details about the boy’s strange case, she says that there’s a missing detail. Evidently, O'Neal has a source of exposure to English from which he acquired the language. <br />
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Dr. Keren Ben Yizhak: It can happen that, especially if there’s also a phenomenal brain in terms of its language acquisition ability. Yes? Or to really remember sounds. It’s sometimes enough to have a figure who is not necessarily the dominant figure in the home. In other words, in the Ministry of Education, in any setting that is… in which the boy has some frequent exposure to this person who will expose him to English. And that could trigger a process like that. <br />
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Dr. Keren Ben Yizhak sends us to search for someone to the village that O'Neal might have learned English from, and very quickly we discover that maybe there is such a person. One of the family’s neighbors is a man named Wajdi who once lived in London and knows English. Later on we find out that O'Neal knows him and is even close to Wajdi. Have we found a simple and trivial solution to the mystery? <br />
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Wajdi Afif, O'Neal’s neighbor: Okay, tell me, what’s this? Now, what’s this? <br />
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O'Neal: A milk. <br />
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Wajdi: Milk. Okay, and what is this, O’Neal? It’s a cow? <br />
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O’Neal: Yeah. <br />
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Wajdi: What color is the cow? <br />
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We decide to go back to Majdal Shams once again to meet with Wajdi and to try and find out if O’Neal really got the English and the London accent from him. <br />
<br />
Moshe: Could you have taught him English?<br />
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(Wajdi shrugs.)<br />
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Is that really the answer? The neighbor Wajdi? So simple? What does he have to say about all this? When we travel to see him, we bring an expert with us who is a speech therapist with a doctorate in linguistics. She will meet with O’Neal, play with him, examine him close up, and will try to understand: What is this boy’s story? We’ll return shortly. <br />
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After consulting with experts, we go again to meet O’Neal. This time, traveling with us is an expert who is both a speech therapist and a doctor of linguistics. She will examine O’Neal close up. At the same time, we want to meet Wajdi, O’Neal’s neighbor who speaks English. We were told that O’Neal is quite close to his neighbor. This could be the trivial solution to the whole story. Here is the rest of the report. <br />
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We decide to return to Majdal Shams one more time in order to meet Wajdi and to try to find out if O’Neal got the English and the London accent from him. This time we bring an expert who will examine him closely, Dr. Khaloob Kawar, who is a speech therapist and clinical linguist. Dr. Kawar speaks English and Arabic [and Hebrew]. Her expertise is, as we said, linguistics. She will spend several hours with O’Neal and will diagnose him. <br />
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Dr. Khaloob Kawar, speech therapist: I don’t think it’s reincarnation, I don’t even believe in it. Definitely. <br />
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Moshe: You are going essentially in order to try to obtain what? An explanation for where he got this language from? For where he got this English? <br />
<br />
Dr. Khaloob Kawar: I want to see his communication abilities, first of all. And also his linguistic abilities, in English and Arabic. And then maybe it will be possible to come up with another picture or another explanation for where the English came from. <br />
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Moshe: Can a child suddenly know a language without being exposed to it? <br />
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Dr. Khaloob Kawar: From a scientific viewpoint, no. A child aquires the language that he is exposed to from his surroundings. And if the surrounding is Arabic-speaking, then he should speak Arabic, but… It could be that he is exposed to English from television or from other sources. <br />
<br />
Even before Khaloob starts the examination, we try to find out if the source is really the neighbor. We arrange to meet Wajdi. One thing is clear from the outset. Even if there’s a chance that O’Neal got his vocabulary from Wajdi, the accent evidently didn’t come from him. <br />
<br />
Wajdi: Where to? Where to? <br />
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O’Neal: Cameraman. <br />
<br />
Wajdi: There’s a cameraman. <br />
<br />
Moshe: You lived in England for seven years? <br />
<br />
Wajdi: Yes. <br />
<br />
Moshe: And that’s where you learned English?<br />
<br />
Wajdi: Yes. <br />
<br />
Moshe: O’Neal was never in London?<br />
<br />
Wajdi: In this lifetime? <br />
<br />
Moshe: (laughs)<br />
<br />
Wajdi: No, no. <br />
<br />
Moshe: I mean in this lifetime. <br />
<br />
Wajdi: No, no, but maybe I’ll take him. If his parents let me, I’ll take him. <br />
<br />
Moshe: Could it be that you taught him English? <br />
<br />
Wajdi: The first time I met him he was speaking in English and I was suprised, I was shocked. <br />
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Moshe: What did he know? When you met him for the first time, what did he know? A word here and there? <br />
<br />
Wajdi: No, no way. You saw him, speaking sentences, saying things and what surprised me most of all… I told you he came into my house and we spoke and he said he wanted to go for a ride in the car. I put him in the back and said I’ll take him for a short ride.” He looked in the mirror and was looking for something. So, I said to him, “O’Neal, what’s wrong?” So he says to me, “I”m looking for my seat belt.” I stopped and said, “Holy shmoly, man.”<br />
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Wajdi says that O’Neal chose to get close to him because he speaks English and not the other way around. The boy had no one to talk to in the village. No one understood him. That’s why they brought him to him. <br />
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Wajdi: Listen, I’ve been teaching my children English for a long time and they don’t know a fraction of what he speaks. They know words, you know, frog, camel, lion, things like that, sun… Even his accent is better than mine. I forgot my English. Listen, I haven’t spoken English since ’99. <br />
<br />
Wajdi told us that in the past five years he has been working in the center of the country. He only goes to northern Majdal Shams on the weekends. So the idea that significant exposure came from him is not realistic. We bring up the possibility that maybe he had a lot of exposure to content on television or on a tablet. <br />
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Wajdi: If it’s from the videos, then why can’t O’Neal speak Arabic properly? <br />
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Moshe: That’s a good question. <br />
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Wajdi: If he learned English from videos, then why not from his parents? Why not Arabic? Why did he start replying in English? Why does he reply in Englsh? Everyone around him speaks Arabic. Why would he pick it up from television and not from the… at least the basic… you know. O’Neal, bidak khalib, do you want milk, do you want this.. Why wouldn’t he get that? It’s incomprehensible, as if… you know, for a person who has… I’m totally secular… I don’t know, I’m totally secular. Suddenly you know, it pulls me a little in this direction, even though I’m fine where I am, in this space of mine. <br />
<br />
Moshe: It undermines your beliefs? <br />
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Wajdi: It undermines my disbeliefs. <br />
<br />
Moshe: The ‘dis-“<br />
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Wajdi: Yes, it’s as if, you know… you think… <br />
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Moshe: Maybe there is something after all. <br />
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Even if he didn’t learn English from the neighbor, those faithful to the reincarnation theory have another proposition regarding the two of them. <br />
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Tamar Galili, psychic: I began to realize that maybe this neighbor knew someone who was killed there. Maybe a Druze friend in England. There are Druze in England. And maybe it’s his reincarnation. In my opinion, the neighbor’s friend, someone he knew there. Otherwise, why would he be born, what for? Why be born there? <br />
<br />
Moshe: Wajdi, if O’Neal is a reincarnation that’s connected to you, I would feel very uncomfortable. <br />
<br />
Wajdi: Now you’ve given me something to think about, and something, you know… I never thought about that. Now you… are waking up the… <br />
<br />
Moshe: If I were in your position, I would start feeling very uncomfortable. <br />
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Wajdi: What? A soul from someplace else…<br />
<br />
Moshe: Somebody who’s connected to you…<br />
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Wajdi: I don’t now, I… don’t know… <br />
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Moshe: I wouldn’t be able to sleep at night. <br />
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Wajdi: I sleep well. <br />
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The meeting with Wajdi was interesting, but didn’t give us an unequivocal answer. We had no choice but to wait for Dr. Khaloob’s examination. Maybe she will give us the solution to the problem. <br />
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Moshe: Is there any chance that after you meet him and communicate with him, that you will become convinced that it’s reincarnation? <br />
<br />
Dr. Khaloob: No, no chance. Based on my experience with children with communication disorders, who, for example, speak in literary Arabic instead of spoken Arabic, even though they are exposed to spoken Arabic daily. But they acquire literary Arabic from television and prefer to speak literary Arabic in their daily interactions. <br />
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Moshe: Hi. <br />
<br />
Grandmother Jamela Shams: Hi. <br />
<br />
Moshe: How are you?<br />
<br />
Grandmother Jamela: Thank you. (to O’Neal:) I have a friend, new friend. <br />
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Dr. Khaloob: I have toys. Do you want to see them? Do you want to play with me? Can we sit there? <br />
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Grandmother Jamela: Come, come. <br />
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For over an hour Dr. Khaloob stays with O’Neal and examines him with board games and cards. She conducts the exam in English and Arabic. <br />
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Dr. Khaloob: What color is this dog? <br />
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O’Neal: Green.<br />
<br />
Dr. Khaloob: (speaking in Arabic: wahi… wahi…) And this… and this… <br />
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O’Neal: (speaking in Arabic: dorje) Step. <br />
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Dr. Khaloob: (speaking in Arabic: silaam) Ladder. <br />
<br />
Throughout the entire exam, Grandmother Jamela sits with us in great suspense. She can see that her grandson can’t identify things in the pictures, like, for instance, a ladder. She asks Khaloob to ask him in English. <br />
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Grandmother Jamela: If you ask in English, he’ll tell you. <br />
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Dr. Khaloob: Just to ask him to say it in English?<br />
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Grandmother Jamela: Yes. <br />
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Dr. Khaloob: He can distinguish between English and Arabic? <br />
<br />
Grandmother Jamela: Yes, whenever he gets stuck in Arabic, he explains it in English. <br />
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Dr. Khaloob: Okay. Let’s see. <br />
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O’Neal: Ladder. <br />
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Dr. Khaloob: A ladder. (speaking in Arabic: sakh) Right. And that? <br />
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O’Neal: A bell. <br />
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Dr. Khaloob: (speaking in Arabic: masboot, sha’ater. kif khalak? mabsoot?) Right. Great. How are you? All right? <br />
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O’Neal: No. <br />
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Dr. Khaloob: (speaking in Arabic: ana ismi miki. inte, shoo ismak?) My name is Miki. What’s your name? <br />
<br />
O’Neal: O’Neal. <br />
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Dr. Khaloob: (speaking in Arabic: bidak titla’ab ma’i?) Do you want to play with me? It’s strange, really. <br />
<br />
Moshe: So, Khaloob, what do you say? You never encountered anything like it? <br />
<br />
For over an hour Khaloob played with O’Neal. She arrived here extremely skeptical. She doesn’t believe in reincarnation. What are her conclusions? How does she explain the O’Neal phenomenon? We’ll take a break and will be right back. <br />
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Khaloob is a linguist and speech therapist who we brought especially to Majdal Shams in order for her to examine O’Neal and try to explain how a Druze boy was born speaking a language that no one in his family knows. After examining him for over an hour, she joins us outside and are we waiting to hear her diagnosis. Here’s the end of the story. <br />
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Dr. Khaloob: (speaking in Arabic: kif khalak? mabsoot?) How are you? All right? <br />
<br />
O’Neal: No. <br />
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Dr. Khaloob: (speaking in Arabic: ana ismi miki. inte, shoo ismak? My name is Miki. What’s your name? <br />
<br />
O’Neal: O’Neal. <br />
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Dr. Khaloob: (speaking in Arabic: bidak titla’ab ma’i?) Do you want to play with me?<br />
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Dr. Khaloob: It’s strange, really. He’s really a communicative child in every respect. The grandmother insists on exposing him to English as much as possible, and to develop the language too.<br />
<br />
Moshe: Why?<br />
<br />
Grandmother Jamela: It’s a miracle, it’s something unique. <br />
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Dr. Khaloob: Okay.<br />
<br />
Grandmother Jamela: It doesn’t happen all the time.<br />
<br />
Dr. Khaloob: That's right.<br />
<br />
Grandma Jamela: It’s like a stream flowing past the rocks.<br />
<br />
Dr. Khaloob: That’s right. <br />
<br />
Grandmother Jamela: It flows and flows and can’t be bypassed or blocked. It’s our dream. <br />
<br />
Dr. Khaloob: It’s really unique. <br />
<br />
Grandmother Jamela: Yes. <br />
<br />
Moshe: You haven’t encountered a case like that?<br />
<br />
Dr. Khaloob: No, no, not at all. <br />
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When we go outside we ask Khaloob to summarize the conversation. <br />
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Moshe: So, Khaloob, what do you say? <br />
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Dr. Khaloob Kawar: I’m surprised. He’s a completely communicative child, completely. He initiates and responds to communicative interactions. He’s cute. He demands attention. <br />
<br />
Moshe: “Surprised” is an understatement. You told me you were shocked. <br />
<br />
Dr. Khaloob: Yes. He also communicated in Arabic, but his Arabic… Indeed his Arabic is not proper or appropriate for his age. He has difficulty conjugating, he mixes up the conjugations between male and female… <br />
<br />
Moshe: In Arabic? <br />
<br />
Dr. Khaloob: Yes. And he… his accent is not… <br />
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Moshe: And how’s his English? What’s your impression regarding his English? <br />
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Dr. Khaloob: His English is good. It’s appropriate for age three, three and a half, indeed. <br />
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Moshe: For a child who was born in England. <br />
<br />
Dr. Khaloob: Yes. For a child whose mother tongue is English. One hundred percent, yes. <br />
<br />
Moshe: You never encountered anything like it? <br />
<br />
Dr. Khaloob: No. I have encountered children who speak another language, but, on the other hand, they also exhibit communication difficulties. With him I didn’t see any. <br />
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Moshe: Does that give you pause for thought? <br />
<br />
Dr. Khaloob: I’m really surprised. I don’t have a scientific explanation for a phenomenon like that. <br />
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Even a professional diagnosis could not explain the strange case of O’Neal. In the Druze community, he has become a symbol, proof of the belief in reincarnation. Science will continue to search for an explanation, to search for answers. But the bottom line is that here is a little boy, just three and half years old, who needs to be cared for. Today, he isn’t completely able to integrate into the village he lives in, and his father and mother are worried. The question of whether his soul came from north London or from south London does not really interest them. They want help for their son. His life will be here in Majdal Shams. We need to think about how to help him. It’s important for his parents to have a teacher who will speak to him in English, to maintain his uniqueness. On the other hand, it’s important for them to educate him so that he will be able to integrate into his Arabic speaking village.<br />
<br />
Amir Mahmud: What we’re interested in, is, now, someone who will speak his language. <br />
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Moshe: What would you like to happen? Yes? <br />
<br />
Amir: Maybe some paraprofessional, or… a special school for him. Because I think he… has a hard time here. He manages, but he needs something good.<br />
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Moshe: Are you excited about it even now? <br />
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Amir: Yes. <br />
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Moshe: Why? <br />
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Amir: Because I have a special son. Very special. <br />
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O’Neal: Go home. <br />
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Moshe: Okay.<br />
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<b>Related Links</b><br />
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Times of Israel: Druze Toddler Amazes Expert By Speaking English Without Having Learned It<br />
Michael Bachner | June 3, 2018<br />
<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/druze-toddler-amazes-experts-by-speaking-english-without-having-learned-it/" target="_blank">http://www.timesofisrael.com/druze-toddler-amazes-experts-by-speaking-english-without-having-learned-it/</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">3-Year-Old Israeli Boy Baffles Doctors by Speaking English Without Ever Having Learned It <a href="https://www.odditycentral.com/news/3-year-old-israeli-boy-baffles-doctors-by-speaking-english-without-ever-having-learned-it.html" target="_blank">http://www.odditycentral.com/news/3-year-old-israeli-boy-baffles-doctors-by-speaking-english-without-ever-having-learned-it.html</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">His Holiness the Dalai Lama is one of Central Park’s most notable visitors and speakers. According to the NY Times, His Holiness “made his first appearance in the park in 1991, at a meditation session that drew about 5,000 people.” The Dalai Lama spoke in Central Park’s East Meadow on two occasions, on August 15, 1999, before an audience of 200,000 people, and again on September 21, 2003, to an estimated 65,000 people. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Central Park ~ August 15, 1999</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />The Dalai Lama’s 1999 public talk in Central Park was sponsored by the Tibet Center and The Gere Foundation. The New York Times published an article at the beginning of His Holiness’ four-day visit to New York that culminated with the Central Park talk. The New York Times wrote:<br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">"'It is good that everybody knows the Dalai Lama,'' said Tenzing Ukyab, owner of the two Tibet Arts & Crafts stores in downtown Manhattan. ''He has compassion for everybody. He talks about peace for the whole world, not just the Tibetan people. And it is good that everybody knows the Tibet situation.'"<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;">With 13th Visit, Dalai Lama Has Gone From Obscurity to Celebrity</span></i><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> by Barbara Steward, August 11, 1999 <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/11/nyregion/with-13th-visit-dalai-lama-has-gone-from-obscurity-to-celebrity.html">https://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/11/nyregion/with-13th-visit-dalai-lama-has-gone-from-obscurity-to-celebrity.html</a></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">The following day, The New York Times underestimated the crowd size by about 160,000. More importantly, Amy Waldman's reporting on the content of His Holiness' speech and participants' experiences was excellent. Waldman's August 16, 1999 New York Times article conveyed the essential points of His Holiness' message on the importance of mind training for developing compassion and his advice on how to practice compassion: </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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"My life, when I look back, has not been easy," he said, referring
to his years in exile and China's repression of Tibet. "One thing I
learned," he said, "was that compassion, a sense of caring,
thinking about other's welfare, that
sort of mental attitude brings me inner peace."<br />
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Just as he practiced his mental
transformation, he said, every human being has equal potential to do so
-- maybe more. And then he took the crowd through eight prayers to train
the mind. "I have nothing to offer you,
miracle things -- nothing," he said,
by way of saying it would not be easy.
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He stressed a few central themes,
lacing them with jokes and personal anecdotes: Problems would not be
solved by material things. Anger is destructive. The way to inner peace
is nonviolence, which he said was not just the
absence of violence, but "the
manifestation of compassion." But, he said, nonviolence does not mean
that "we remain indifferent about problems -- we must fully engage."
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He stressed the increasing
interconnectedness of all human beings in a global world, so that "the
destruction of your neighbor is actually the destruction of yourself."
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He talked about the great wealth in
America, and the great poverty, and said that the capitalist system
should be used to make money -- and the socialist system to help the
poor benefit from the profits.
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He encouraged society to embrace those -- whether criminals or persons with AIDS -- that it had cast out.
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He said inner spiritual development
was not necessarily linked to religious faith and he encouraged the
crowd to weave the practice into their own religious traditions. </blockquote>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">40,000 in Central Park Hear Dalai Lama on Peace by Amy Waldman, August 16, 1999 - <a href="https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/national/regional/081699nyc-dalai-lama.html" target="_blank">https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/national/regional/081699nyc-dalai-lama.html</a></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />The full text of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 1999 Central Park talk was published in <i>An Open Heart: Practicing Compassion in Everyday Life</i>, by The Dalai Lama, edited by Nicholas Vreeland (2001). The full text [was] also available online in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Open-Heart-Practicing-Compassion-Everyday/dp/0316930938#reader_0316930938" target="_blank">Amazon’s <i>An Open Heart</i> “Look Inside” feature</a>. Regarding <i>An Open Heart</i>, Buddhist scholar, teacher and humanitarian Geshe Pema Dorjee said, “If you read just one book by the Dalai Lama, read this one. It has everything.” </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Here’s the description of the extraordinary Central Park event, in <i>An Open Heart</i>: <br /><br />“Finally, the Sunday morning of the talk arrived. We rather anxiously drove His Holiness from his hotel to the East Meadow, just off Fifth Avenue and Ninety-eighth Street, where he would enter Central Park. His Holiness asked how many people were expected. We told him we would be delighted with 15,000 to 20,000, but we simply didn’t know. As we made our way up Madison Avenue to the site, we strained to look up the side streets to see if there was any sign of people. As we approached Eighty-sixth Street, we began to see the crowded sidewalks and people moving toward the park. <br /><br />We took His Holiness to the holding tent behind the stage and went to peek through the curtain. We were overwhelmed to see that the entire East Meadow was filled beyond capacity. It was a beautiful and thrilling sight. We later learned that more than 200,000 people had peacefully gathered there. The area was filled with blessings. The rain that had been falling earlier had stopped. With a massive sound system and video monitor ready to project his teachings to the enormous crowd, His Holiness stepped onto a stage decorated with flowers and a single wooden chair placed in the center. <br /><br />His Holiness chose to speak in English. Through his simple style he inspired all present to engage in virtuous ways. Surely, many of those present generated bodhicitta, the aspiration to attain full enlightenment in order to help others. We might imagine that upon returning home, all in attendance shared the experience with family and friends, thereby inspiring even more virtuous thoughts and actions. Others read about the event or saw it on television. Consequently, millions of people generated good thoughts as a result of that morning in Central Park.” <br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>An Open Heart</i>, pp. 185-187 - this excerpt from the Afterward is also available on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0316930938/ref=rdr_ext_tmb#reader_0316930938" target="_blank">Amazon's “Look Inside”</a></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>The Dalai Lama in America: Live in Central Park</i>, with an Introduction by Richard Gere (audio, abridged) <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0743508998/">https://www.amazon.com/dp/0743508998/</a></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Richard Gere introduced His Holiness at Central Park’s East Meadow (August 15, 1999).</span></span></span> </span></span><br /><br /><b>Richard Gere:</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">His Holiness the Dalai Lama is a religious leader and a head of state. Since Tibet was a Buddhist country and quite isolated, it had not maintained a modern army. And China’s communist forces very quickly overwhelmed Tibet’s modest defenses by 1950. Until 1959 the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan goverment strove for peaceful co-existence with the Chinese, who had promised not to alter the governance of Tibetan or dismantle its Buddhist traditions and culture. By the mid-1950’s it became clear that China had not intentions of honoring these promises, and rebellions began to break out against the Chinese all over Tibet. On March 10th 1959, a popular uprising erupted in Lhasa, the capital, when it was reported the Chinese planned to abduct the young Dalai Lama. The Chinese suppressed this uprising with brute force, killing thousands, and the Dalai Lama fled into exile with 80,000 Tibetans. <br /><br />Believing that they’d be able to return soon, they set up makeshift camps in India and elsewhere, and throughout the Himalayan region. But to this day the Dalai Lama has not been able to return, as I’m sure all of you have seen the story in Kundun, the film of last year. Every year, still, thousands of Tibetans escape the repression in Tibet, finding their way over the high Himalayas, mostly in the worst part of the winter, in very little clothes, tennis shoes, thousands make their way — sometimes three, three and half thousand a year - get through. Thousands more die on that journey, but they still continue to try to make this incredible journey out of Tibet. <br /><br />The exiled government of Tibet is now set up in Dharamsala in northern India, where the Dalai Lama has devoted himself to helping the Tibetan people regain control over their destiny and to continue Tibet’s rich and ancient Buddhist traditions. In doing this, he has traveled all over the world, and his universal messages of compassion and total non-violence have reached an ever growing international audience. In recognition of his efforts and achievements, the Dalai Lama has been conferred countless awards, and honorary degrees, and doctorates, and in 1989 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace. <br /><br />And as it was stated in the Nobel Committee’s statement, “The Nobel Committee wants to emphasize the fact that the Dalai Lama, in his struggle for the liberation of Tibet, consistently has opposed the use of violence. He has, instead, advocated peaceful solutions, based upon tolerance and mutual respect, in order to preserve the historical and cultural legacy of his people. The Dalai Lama has come forward with constructive and forward looking proposals for the solution of international conflicts, human rights issues and global environmental problems. <br /><br />Now, just so you know what the program is going to be today, His Holiness will speak for about an hour and a half, you know, the weather willing. The first part of that will be on the <a href="https://www.dalailama.com/teachings/training-the-mind" target="_blank">Eight Stanzas of Mind Training (by Langri Tangpa, 11th century)</a>, which is a particularly important text, and one that is important to all Buddhists. After that, His Holiness will confer initiation, as it were, in a declaration of altruism, and that will be the end of the program. So, it is my great great pleasure now, to introduce to, all are friends, no strangers here, The Dalai Lama. (Applause)<br /><b><br />The Dalai Lama:</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hello. Good morning, brothers and sisters. (laughs) I am here just to share some of our common interests. That is, of course, I believe — every human being, by nature, wants happiness and does not want suffering. And certainly, I believe, the very purpose of our life, is happiness, joyfulness. And then, here, I believe, every human being has the same potential to create inner peace, and through that way, happiness and joyfulness. [end of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0743508998/" target="_blank">free audio</a>]</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From<i> An Open Heart: Practicing Compassion in Everyday Life </i>by His Holiness the Dalai Lama</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In <i>An Open Heart,</i> the Dalai Lama continues:<br /><br />Whether we are rich or poor, educated or uneducated, black or white, from the East or the West, our potential is equal. We are all the same, mentally and emotionally. Though some of us have larger noses and the color of our skin may differ slightly, physically we are basically the same. The difference are minor. Our mental and emotional similarity is what is important. <br /><br />We share troublesome emotions as well as the positive ones that bring inner strength and tranquility. I think that it is important for us to be aware of our potential and let this inspire our self-confidence. Sometimes we look at the negative side of things and then feel hopeless. This, I think, is a wrong view. <br /><br />I have no miracle to offer you. If someone has miraculous powers, then I shall seek this person’s help. Frankly, I am skeptical of those who claim extraordinary powers. However, through training our minds, with constant effort, we can change our mental perceptions or mental attitudes. This can make a real difference in our lives. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If we have a positive attitude, then even when surrounded by hostility, we shall not lack inner peace. On the other hand, if our mental attitude is more negative, influenced by fear, suspicion, helplessness, or self-loathing, then even when surrounded by our best friends, in a nice atmosphere and comfortable surroundings, we shall not be happy. So, mental attitude is very important: it makes a real difference to our state of happiness. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I think that it is wrong to expect that our problems can be solved by money or material benefit. It is unrealistic to believe that something positive can come about merely from something external. Of course, our material situation is important and helpful to us. However, our inner, mental attitudes are equally important -- if not more so. We must learn to steer away from pursuing a life of luxury, as it is an obstacle to our practice. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Open-Heart-Practicing-Compassion-Everyday/dp/0316930938#reader_0316930938" target="_blank">(Ibid. pp. 5-7)</a><br /><br />Poet-and-so-much-more Brian Hassett summed up the sheer awesomeness of the 1999 East Meadow occasion in a poem titled</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Dalai-Rama!</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">the Light at the End of the Tunnel</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>is the Twinkle in Your Own Eye!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i> </i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />And here’s the spoiler for <a href="http://brianhassett.com/2017/02/the-dalai-lama-in-central-park-in-1999/" target="_blank">Brian Hassett’s radiant “heart-warmer” poem</a>:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Don Farber captured His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 1999 visit in images. Don Farber's Central Park photos, numbered 278-299, are posted here: <a href="http://www.buddhistphotos.com/Don_Farber_Photography/Dalai_Lama_NYC.html">http://www.buddhistphotos.com/Don_Farber_Photography/Dalai_Lama_NYC.html</a></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.shambhala.com/snowlion_articles/the-dalai-lama-in-new-york/" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><i>The Dalai Lama in New York</i> by Marta Macbeth, Snow Lion Newsletter, Autumn 1999</span></a></span></span></span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Central Park ~ September 21, 2003</span></h4>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">On September 21, 2003, the International Day of Peace, two years after the September 11 attacks, the Dalai Lama once again spoke for peace and nonviolence in Central Park.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />The day after His Holiness’ 2003 talk, the New York Times captured, in just a few lines, the Dalai Lama’s humor, humility and key message of compassion, not only for friends and strangers, but also for so-called enemies: <br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">“I have nothing to offer, no special thing,'' he said with a chuckle. ''Just some blah, blah, blah.''</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />''More compassion automatically opens our inner self,'' he said. ''Too much self-centered attitude closes our inner door.''</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />''The very concept of war is out of date,'' he said to applause. ''Destruction of your neighbor as an enemy is essentially a destruction of yourself.’'</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">His Holiness the Dalai Lama is not only a religious leader, but also a great promoter of secular ethics for all humanity. His Holiness' words of peace, compassion and wisdom are a great blessing and inspiration for Central Park</span> employees, volunteers and visitors, New Yorkers, all Americans and all members of our one common human family. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />May His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, Tenzin Gyatso, enjoy long life, good health and the realization of all his holy and extraordinary wishes for inner peace and world peace for all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://twitter.com/RealJannaWeiss/status/1014328395264675841">https://twitter.com/RealJannaWeiss/status/1014328395264675841</a> July 3, 2018 </span>Janna Weisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035536765204857801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523932015307400359.post-68692796591976417312018-04-08T23:18:00.000-04:002018-04-08T23:45:28.383-04:00Healing Violence<span style="font-family: inherit;">Mental health means non-violence. The moment physical, verbal or mental violence arises, mental health is absent. The Dalai Lama, the neuroscientist Richard Davidson and Daniel Goleman (author, <i>Emotional Intelligence</i>,<i> Destructive Emotions</i>,<i> A Force for Good</i>) use the term: emotional hygiene, mental hygiene. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />We are, by nature, non-violent creatures. We do not have fangs, or claws for grasping prey. We do not enjoy eating raw meat dripping with blood. We prefer the colors, smell and taste of fruits. <br /><br />The human mind is capable of causing enormous harm. The human mind, the same mind, has enormous potential to do good, to benefit countless others. <br /><br />It’s very important that we get to know our mind, how it functions, what are its constituent parts, what are the causes for happiness and inner peace, and what are the causes for suffering and violence. If we do not familiarize ourselves with our own mind, with how the wish to harm others arises in the mind, and with the importance of applying antidotes against harmful intent, against the wish to harm others, when it arises in the mind, we ourselves will not be happy. The wish to harm others is itself a moment of suffering. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Public Health Model to Heal Violence explains how the wish to harm others arises in the mind. The model presents the mental causes for the wish to harm others. <a href="http://therealjannaweiss.blogspot.com/2017/03/happifying.html" target="_blank">Breaking the model down</a> into more steps shows how violence arises in the mind in finer detail. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">In Israel, and outside Israel, there is a lot of violence. People are violent towards one another, in the family, in the community, and at every level. If we want genuine peace, we will need to change. <br /><br />Tibet was once a very violent society. The Tibetans internalized the importance of education for non-violence, and for 1300 years (with some gaps here and there, like during the reign of King Langdarma), the Tibetans created a compassionate society, a society that values virtues such as humility, patience, contentment, rejoicing in the joy of others, respect, kindness, honesty. <br /><br />The different religions are precious precisely because they are treasuries of methods and ways to cultivate virtues, good qualities. Secular people also need practical knowledge in cultivating virtues and reducing violence. <br /><br />It’s possible to overcome the wish to harm anyone. In Judaism, the person who overcomes the wish to harm anyone is called a hero </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">(גיבור, <i>gibor</i>), </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">—<br />The path to peace runs through the heart. <br />“Anything that softens the heart.”<br />A meaningful life is a life spent helping others with sincerity and kindness. <br />Dialogue is the path to peace. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Public Health Model to Heal and Eradicate Violence</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Translated from Hebrew <a href="http://cafe.themarker.com/post/3425779/">http://cafe.themarker.com/post/3425779/</a><br /> </span>Janna Weisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035536765204857801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523932015307400359.post-51904817586295464032018-02-17T22:30:00.000-05:002018-02-17T22:43:54.382-05:00Mindfulness and Loving Kindness Meditation ~ Richard Davidson & Dawn Bazarko<h3>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Four meditations: Three mindfulness meditations (breathing, body scan, open monitoring) and loving kindness meditation. The "why" from a scientific perspective is explained by famed neuroscientist Richard Davidson in <a href="http://therealjannaweiss.blogspot.com/2018/01/mindfulness-and-meditation-six.html" target="_blank">Unit 1</a>. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Cultivate Well-Being - Richard Davidson</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />Mindfulness meditation. We’ve heard a lot about it here in this course already. You’ve also seen the cover of Newsweek, the cover of National Geographic, New York Times, Washington Post. It’s all over the place. Fundamentally, mindfulness has to do with awareness. We are all born with the capacity to be aware of our external environments as well as our internal environments. When we talk about the internal environment here, we’re referring to our thoughts and our feelings. <br /><br />And mindfulness is fundamentally about being aware of what is actually occurring in the present moment. At first blush, this may seem obvious. It may seem like we’re always aware of the present moment. But, how many of you have had the experience of reading a book and actually knowing what each word is and turning the pages, and going through one page, a second page, and maybe by the third page, you realize you have absolutely no idea what you've just read. Yet you're aware of each word. But you're lost. <br /><br />So mindfulness is really about paying attention to the present moment and harnessing this extraordinary faculty of awareness that we’re all endowed with. Mindfulness can also be used as we cultivate it, to change specific aspects of our emotional style. We can change outlook. We can change resilience. We can change attention through these simple practices of mindfulness. <br /><br />Certain meditation exercises have been proven to lower stress, anxiety, and depression. They have also been shown to change the self-awareness, attention, and resilience dimensions of emotional style. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />And so the very first simple practice of mindfulness that we will describe is mindfulness of breathing. Now, why do we start with something like the breath? <br /><br />Breathing is something that we carry around with us all the time, and so we can become mindful of our breathing at any point in time as we go about our daily lives. Now, let’s be honest — breath is not the most interesting stimulus that we can pay attention to that may be around us. <br /><br />But this is actually the secret sauce of training mindfulness. If we can learn to pay attention to our breathing, we can learn to pay attention to virtually anything. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Mindfulness Breathing Meditation - Dawn Bazarko</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />I’ll be leading you now through an awareness of breath meditation. Let’s begin with tuning into our posture. So we can meditate sitting on a chair, like we are, sitting on a meditation cushion on the floor, even standing, walking, lying down. So, as we sit in the chair, just moving your body forward just a little bit so you’re nice and stable, feet on the floor, legs uncrossed, and allowing your hands to just rest on your thighs or cradled in your lap — wherever they’re comfortable. There’s no special way you need to hold your hands. And just embodying a posture that’s upright and balances relaxation yet wakefulness. <br /><br />And if you wish, allowing your eyes to close gently. Or just a soft gaze on the floor a few feet out in front of you. Let’s begin by just taking a few deep breaths in [pause] and out [pause]. <br /><br />Just inviting a little bit of relaxation and ease to your day. And just feeling your body seated here, supported by the chair. <br /><br />Feeling your feet on the floor connected to this earth. And let’s begin by checking in with our intention for our practice. Why are we practicing? <br /><br />Tuning in to our intention, our motivation, taking this time to connect our minds and our hearts together — it’s a practice that benefits ourselves and so many people in our lives, people throughout the entire world. <br /><br />It’s really a profound act of generosity. Begin by just exploring how we’re feeling here today. Our inner landscape — beginning with the mind, tuning into the condition of the mind. What thoughts are there to be noticed in the mind? Perhaps observing a thought arising and passing away again. And as best you can, simply allowing thoughts to be mental events, nothing more. <br /><br />Resisting the temptation to get carried up in the thought. Now tuning in to how you’re feeling, your emotions. What emotions are present to be experienced?<br /><br />Perhaps you’re noticing a sense of anxiety or even some stress. Perhaps there’s a sense of peacefulness and ease — just allowing things to be just as they are, not needing to change anything. [brief pause] <br /><br />And now tuning into the body, doing on your own, a brief scan of the body, starting at the top of the head. Noticing sensations, the head and the face. <br /><br />Dropping down to the jaw. You want your jaw to be relaxed and loose. Scanning, sweeping now through the neck and the shoulders, a place we may carry a lot of tension or tightness. <br /><br />Exploring sensations in the torso, the arms, the hands. Noticing what’s present, again, without needing to change anything. It’s just your experience in this moment. <br /><br />Dropping your focus down, now, through the abdomen, the hips, thighs, knees, lower legs. All the way to the tips of your toes, both feet. And any time you run into places in the body where you might notice some tingling or tightness, or even pain, seeing if you can allow those places to just soften and relax. Even channeling your breath right into those places. <br /><br />And now gathering up all of your attention and directing it right into the body, where you can feel the sensations of the breath most vividly today. <br /><br />Most people experience the breath at the tip of the nose, the upper lip. Or the movement in the belly or the chest. So selecting a place where it’s easiest to make contact with your breathing. Connecting your attention right there with the sensations of the natural breath in the body. <br /><br />Feeling the rising and expansion when you breathe in and noticing how the body feels when you breath out as it settles back to the spine. Allowing the breath to be an anchor into this present moment. The breath is always in the now. It’s not in the future, not in the past. <br /><br />Now see if you can follow the cycle of just one breath. The rising and expansion as you breathe in and the settling as you breathe out. Allowing the breath to breathe on its own. You may find from time to time that your attention has been pulled off to thoughts, to sounds, to planning. Even sounds in the room. In that moment of noticing is a moment of waking up, a moment of mindfulness. And it’s not a problem. It’s all part of the practice. <br /><br />And just directing your focus of attention once more, and reconnecting with your breathing. And doing this over and over again. The nature of the mind is to wander. Just invite it back. Back once more to the sensations of breathing. <br /><br />So let’s sit here in silence together for just a few moments, following the sensations of your breathing, noticing if your attention is pulled off. And just begin again. It’s not a problem. (15 second pause) <br /><br />So I’ll bring the practice to a close now with the ringing of the bell. (brief pause)<br /><br />Thank you for your practice. Opening your eyes when you’re ready, if you closed them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><b>Intro to the Body Scan - Richard Davidson</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />Once you feel like you’ve gained some experience becoming aware of your breathing, the next mindfulness practice that we can try is called the body scan. The body scan is simply bringing awareness into our bodies. We are embodied beings, and yet we spend so much of our day focused on the external world, focused on the sights and sounds and smells and tastes around us. We spend very little time actually becoming aware of what’s going on in our bodies. And the body scan is an invitation to explore in the present moment what is actually arising in our bodies. <br />By doing a body scan, we can help relieve certain kinds of stress and anxiety. The body scan can also help us to sharpen our attentional focus. The body scan also brings more awareness to ourselves, more awareness to what’s going on inside, which is tremendously beneficial for empathy and for compassion and for self-awareness. <br />The following is a complete body scan demonstration, but for the purposes of this course, it may be slightly condensed. For this exercise, feel free to watch the video and try again on your own later or simply listen along. Let’s try it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><b>The Body Scan Meditation - Dawn Bazarko</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />I’ll be leading you now through the Body Scan meditation practice. So the Body Scan is a practice of focusing our attention with the sensory experiences in our bodies. So I’ll be leading you through a systematic review of regions of the body. And we’ll be bringing our attention inside the body to experience what’s to be felt, the sensations in the body. So the Body Scan is a wonderful practice to connect our minds into what we’re experiencing in our bodies. And it’s also a wonderful focused practice. So as we’re performing the Body Scan, if you find that you're lost in thought or exploring a different part of the body, it’s not a problem. <br /><br />You can always come back to the sensations of breathing or back to the place in the body that we’ll be scanning. The Body Scan can be done in a chair, just like we’re sitting now, or lying down. Many people like to do the Body Scan lying down at night before they fall asleep. It can feel very relaxing. It’s a practice to fall awake, not so much fall asleep. But if you do find yourself getting a little sleepy through the Body Scan, just open your eyes. Okay? <br /><br />So we’ll begin with checking in with our posture. With our feet on the floor, resting your hands on your thighs or cradled in your lap. And just observing the back stretched upward. Inviting that posture of wakefulness and restfulness. And dropping your gaze on the floor a few feet in front of you if you wish, or closing your eyes completely. And just taking a few deep breaths in and out. Inviting yourself into this moment. <br /><br />Breathing in some relaxation and ease. And letting go on the out breath anything you might be holding that doesn’t serve you well. And grounding with your intention for the practice. Your motivation for taking this time for self care. This act of generosity that benefits ourselves, those around us, and the world. And we’ll begin by just checking in to our inner experiences right now. <br /><br />Starting with observing what thoughts there are in the mind. Noticing how thoughts arise and pass away again. Exploring your heart’s center. How are you feeling today? What emotions are to be noticed? Allowing things to be just as they are. And now directing your attention back into the body. Feeling the weight of your body seated here. Your hands resting on your thighs or cradled in your lap. Feeling your feet on the floor, connected to the earth. <br /><br />Let’s begin now by stabilizing our attention by connecting with our breathing. Wherever you feel your breath in your body most vividly right now. You might notice sensations of breathing at the tip of the nose, over the lip, the chest, or deep in the belly. Just choosing a place now that’s easiest for you to connect your attention with the sensations of breathing. Not thinking so much about breathing, but sensing the breath from inside the body. What does this breath feel like in this moment? Is it deep or shallow? Long? Short? Are you feeling your breath at the top of your lungs or deep in your belly? <br /><br />Bringing a little bit of curiosity, even some playfulness to the practice. Now, as the mind begins to settle, as the body does too, we’ll begin to scan the body, starting with our feet. So directing your focus of attention all the way down the body to both feet. And noticing sensations in the toes, the soles of your feet, the tops of your feet, even the ankle region. Perhaps you’re noticing some coolness, or tingling, heaviness. Just observing sensations in this part of the body, the feet, the ankles. Without judging your experience, just noticing what’s to be felt in this part of the body. Now breathing in. And on the out breath, directing your focus of attention up through the lower legs, the knees, all the way through the thighs, both legs. Taking in this part of the body and exploring all the sensations that are to be felt here. <br /><br />You might notice the weight of your clothing. Perhaps a little bit of tightness or heaviness. Feeling your hands making contact with your thighs, perhaps. Just exploring all sensations in this entire region of the body, just as it is. And any time you run into tightness, or bracing, or tension, see if you can just channel your breath right into those places. Breathing right into the legs, knees, lower legs. <br /><br />Now, breathing in. And on the out breath, moving your attentional focus now up to the buttocks, pelvis area, the abdomen. Exploring all that’s to be felt here. Perhaps feeling the weight of your body supported by the chair. <br /><br />You might even notice sensations of digestion or hunger in the belly. Or you may not notice anything at all and just register not noticing. That’s okay too. And any time you find that your attention has been pulled off from the body to sounds or thoughts, just notice where it’s gone. <br />And gently, but firmly, with lots of self-kindness, direct it back to the region of the body that we’re exploring. The abdomen, the buttocks, the pelvis. <br /><br />Now breathing in. And on the out breath, letting go of that part of the body and moving your attention now up into the torso. The back part of the body, the front part of the body. It’s part of the body that does so many things for us. Supports our circulation, our lungs, breathing air in. All our vital organs that work so hard to keep us alive. <br /><br />And exploring what’s to be felt in this entire region of the body. You might be feeling your heartbeat. This is also a part of the body where we hold lots of emotion. Exploring all that’s to be felt without judging and allowing things to be just as they are. <br /><br />Now breathing in and breathing out, letting go of this part of the body, and directing your focus of attention down both arms to the tips of your fingers. And exploring all the sensations in this entire region of the body. So many nerve endings in our hands and fingers. You might be feeling pulsing or vibration. Even a little bit of tingling or moisture. <br /><br />Exploring sensations through the full hands, the wrists. These hands that do so much work for us, and we often don’t pay such kind, close attention as we are now. <br /><br />Directing your focus up through the lower arms, the upper arms, all the way to the place that the arms connect with the shoulders. Noticing all that’s to be experienced in this moment in the arms, and the hands, fingers. Breathing in, and on the out breath, letting go of this region of the body and directing your focus of attention now up into the shoulders. The back and front part of the neck, even the lower jaw. <br /><br />Noticing, feeling the sensations in this part of the body. You might notice some tensing or tightness in the shoulders, lowering the shoulders to just relax and soften. You might be noticing even some tightness and bracing in the jaw. Allowing the jaw to be loose, even separating your lips just a little bit. <br /><br />And again, you might not be feeling anything at all. And that’s okay. Just bringing awareness into this part of the body, directing your focus of attention right here. Now breathing in, and breathing out, moving your attention now up to explore sensations in the face, forehead, the top of the head, scalp, even the ears. <br /><br />Noticing sensations of your furrowing your brow and the forehead. Space around the eyes, behind the eyes. And noticing sensations in the ears. These ears that receive sound all day. And exploring what there is to be felt at the top of the head, scalp. And breathing in and letting go of this part of the body, and breathing out and taking in your entire body as a whole, seated here. <br /><br />Breathing in through your entire body, from the top of your head to the tips of your toes, fingertip to fingertip. Breathing in and breathing out. (brief pause)<br /><br />And just sensing the body seated here, whole and complete. And as I draw the meditation to a close, once more, just connecting with the sensations of breathing, the natural breath in the body. Wherever it calls to you, the chest, the abdomen. Or even feeling like your whole body is breathing. Because it is. And if you wish, even bringing a little smile to your face, even if you don’t feel like smiling. Just bringing a little smile to your face for taking this time to nourish yourself in this way. To nourish yourself, to nourish those around you through this practice of mindfulness. And I’ll end the meditation now with the ringing of the bell. (Bell ringing)<br /><br />Thank you for your practice, body scan, and opening your eyes, if you closed them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Intro to Open Monitoring - Richard Davidson</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />If you’d like to build more awareness of the world around you, and perhaps loosen your tight attention focus, I suggest you try open monitoring meditation, also known as open presence meditation. This type of meditation doesn’t have you focus on one specific object, but it allows you to take in all the ongoing feelings and emotions and sensations that may be occurring. <br />In essence, it’s meant to cultivate awareness of awareness. I mentioned this in my book, but many people who practice this type of meditation say it gives them a panoramic view of their world by helping them understand their own thoughts, their own feelings, and the world around them in an integrated way. So let’s please try it. Feel free to watch the meditation instruction or simply to listen along. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><b>Open Monitoring Meditation - Dawn Bazarko</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />This practice is called Open Monitoring or Open Awareness, so it’s going to be a little bit different of an experience. Before, the instruction has involved focusing attention in a very specific way into the body, following the sensations of the breath, or even in the Body Scan. Really focusing on the parts of the body that we were sensing. This time we’re going to open up our awareness broadly, as if a spotlight, a spotlight of awareness, and invite in anything that presents. <br /><br />And we’re going to maintain a sense of openness and acceptance, non-judgement, to all of these experiences, and holding them all in our field of awareness. There may be some things that present in the foreground and then fall to the background, so it’s going to be a little bit different of a practice this time. <br /><br />So let’s begin by settling into our meditation posture, relaxed and awake, allowing your eyes to remain open in a soft gaze, or a few feet out in front of you on the floor, or eyes closed entirely. <br /><br />And just taking a few deep breaths in and out to invite yourself into this moment. Inviting in some relaxation and ease, and letting go on the out breath anything you might be holding that doesn’t serve you well. <br /><br />And as we settle, making an intention of exploring our motivation for the practice, this practice that benefits ourselves and those in our lives, our loved ones, and all people throughout the world. It’s a profound act of generosity and compassion and goodness. And connecting your attention to begin with the sensations of breathing, settling with the breath to calm the mind as we transition to open monitoring. <br /><br />Following the cycle of your breathing, connecting with the breath in the body, wherever it’s most vivid for you, where you feel the breath most clearly. And now when you’re ready, opening up your field of awareness, that spotlight of awareness, to invite in and observe everything that presents in your mind. If you notice a thought, observing the rising and passing of a thought, without getting tangled up in the content of thinking. <br /><br />As if watching thoughts from afar, being an objective observer of your thinking. If you experience sound or noises in the room or outside of the room, just receiving sound, observing the quality of the sound, the intensity of the sound and how it passes away, without judging sound as beautiful or noise. Just receiving sound. This is a practice of building awareness of awareness. Meta-awareness. <br /><br />If you notice body sensations or strong emotions in the foreground of your attention, just observing [pause] them, the experience of the sensation, the pull of the emotion in the body, without getting tangled up in the emotion or the sensation or judging, just experiencing it. Holding all of your experiences in your field of awareness, treating all things equally, not judging anything as good or bad, just allowing them to be your experiences in this moment. <br /><br />And as I bring this practice to a close, once more I invite you to connect with your breath in the body, help stabilize the mind, settle the body, very helpful any time we become unsettled. And sending yourself a little bit of appreciation for taking these moments to practice in this way, to nourish the mind, nourish the body, profound act of self care. And I’ll bring the practice to a close now with the ringing of the bell. (Bell ringing) <br /><br />And gently opening your eyes if you closed them. Thank you for your practice. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Intro to Loving Kindness Meditation - Richard Davidson</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />A popular type of meditation for building compassion and empathy is called “Loving Kindness” meditation. It’s very similar to another type of meditation that you may have heard of called “Compassion Meditation.” Loving Kindness is designed to break down feelings of resentment, of hatred, and of greed. It builds your love for yourself and your love for others, even those who may challenge you, which has many positive benefits.<br /><br />It’s been used to lower stress and anxiety, and also to build well-being. The way it works is pretty simple. You just say uplifting phrases about yourself and about others in your mind. Sounds very easy but the results can be enormously powerful. Over time, loving kindness can help you open your heart to others, and even build your love for yourself. It can also help in the beginning process of forgiving yourself or someone else. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Loving Kindness Meditation - Dawn Bazarko</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />I’ll be leading you now through a compassion practice. And it’s a wonderful practice that recalls our true nature of goodness and kindness and love. It’s also a practice that reminds us that we’re all deeply interconnected. We’re all part of the condition of being human. It’s a practice that helps us open our hearts and our minds to ourselves and to others. It’s a very lovely, profound practice. So the practice will involve me reciting words or phrases, and we’ll be directing these phrases, these wishes to ourselves and to other people in our lives, including people in our lives that we might have some difficulties with. So it’s not so much about the words or the wishes, it’s around the heartfelt intention, of extending this heartfelt expression of kindness and love and. compassion to others. <br /><br />So the typical phrases that are utilized in the practice are words like: May I be safe. May I be happy. May I be healthy. And may I live with ease. And we’ll begin with ourselves, because often it’s hardest to express these wishes to ourselves. We’re often putting other people first. But we’re going to experiment, extending these wishes to ourselves. And then I’ll be instructing you to extend these wishes to a benefactor, a person in your life that’s helped you, a loved one, a neutral person, a difficult person. And then we’ll close at the end by extending these wishes to all people throughout the world. So let’s begin by settling into our meditation posture, feet on the floor, legs uncrossed, hands resting on your thighs or cradled in your lap, eyes open or closed, whatever feels comfortable for you. <br /><br />I’m spending a moment now silently reflecting on our intention for the practice, this practice of generosity, of kindness, love, compassion that benefits ourselves and so many throughout the world. Begin by connecting with the sensations of breathing in the body, using the breath as an anchor to place your attention in this moment, connected into the now, into this moment and allowing the breath to just settle into its own natural pace. (short pause)<br /><br />And we’ll begin by extending these wishes of kindness, compassion, and loving kindness to ourselves. So bringing to mind an image, maybe a memory of yourself. Sometimes its helpful as if you envision sitting, looking right into your very own eyes and repeating these phrases at a pace that feels comfortable and authentic for you. Don’t worry so much about the words. It’s again, the intention, and extending these wishes to yourself. <br /><br />May I be safe. May I be healthy. May I live with ease.<br />May I be safe. May I be healthy. May I live with ease.<br /><br />And allowing the feelings of compassion and loving kindness to flow through your entire body. You might even notice an opening, a warmth in the heart or a warmth through your entire body perhaps, or not noticing anything at all, and that’s too, fine. Now bringing to mind someone who has helped you in your life, might be a grandparent, a teacher, someone who has really supported you, bring that person into your awareness, your mind’s eye, holding this person in your awareness and extending these heartfelt wishes to that individual, or persons. Maybe there’s more than one person. <br /><br />May you be safe. May you be healthy. May you live with ease.<br />May you be safe. May you be healthy. May you live with ease.<br /><br />And now letting go of this person or persons, and bringing to mind a dear loved one, a purely uncomplicated relationship, could be with a child, a spouse, a dear friend, bringing that person to mind as if they’re right here with you, right now, and extending these wishes to that person or persons. <br /><br />May you be safe. May you be healthy. May you live with ease.<br />May you be safe. May you be healthy. May you live with ease.<br /><br />And now letting go of that person or persons, and bringing to mind a neutral person, someone you don’t really know that well, don’t really feel one way about them or the other, could be the person who works at the coffee shop, could be the janitor, someone you don’t know very well, and reminding ourselves that this person or persons wants the very same thing that we want, and bringing that individual to mind now and extending these heartfelt wishes. <br /><br />May you be safe. May you be healthy. May you live with ease.<br />May you be safe. May you be healthy. May you live with ease.<br /><br />And just taking a moment now and reconnecting with the breath and the body. Sometimes when we practice this way, we might notice strong emotion, feeling of warmth in the chest. It’s all natural. It’s a feeling of loving kindness, of opening our hearts. <br /><br />Now I invite you to bring to mind someone that’s difficult, maybe not the most difficult person in your life, but someone with whom you experience some friction or tension, inviting them into your awareness, holding them in your mind’s eye, and now extending those wishes to that person and a gentle reminder that they, too, want what we want, even the people in our lives tat we have difficulties with. <br /><br />May you be safe. May you be healthy. May you live with ease.<br />May you be safe. May you be healthy. May you live with ease, just like I want to. <br /><br />And now we’ll bring to mind all people throughout the world everywhere without any exception, all people, fish in the sea, the birds in the air, the planet Earth, all beings throughout the world, and extending these wishes to all beings everywhere without any exception. <br /><br />May all beings everywhere be safe. May all beings everywhere be healthy.<br />May all beings everywhere live their lives with joy and ease.<br /><br />May all beings everywhere, ourselves included, find peace.<br />May all beings everywhere find peace. <br /><br />And in the final moments of the practice, once more reconnecting with your heart, if you wish, even placing a hand or two hands over your heart as a gesture of compassion, kindness, generosity to ourselves and to the world, and sending some appreciation to yourself for practicing in this way, extending compassion and kindness and goodness to ourselves and to all people throughout the world. And I’ll ring the bell now to end the meditation. [Bell ringing]<br /><br />And opening your eyes, if you closed them, when you’re ready. <br />---</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Course Conclusion - Richard Davidson</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />We’ve come to the end. Thank you so much for taking this course and for your practice. We’ve learned a lot. We’ve learned about six dimensions of emotional style, all really important for our well-being and for our life. We’ve also taught you some very simple meditation practices and mindfulness exercises. These are practices which you can take anywhere. You can do them as you’re commuting, you can do them at home, do them at work, even for just a few minutes a day. <br />Please think of this as a kind of mental exercise that may complement physical exercise. It’s a sort of mental hygiene practice. I hope that you can use the exercise that we’ve taught to ignite your passion for training your mind, rather than leaving the conditioning of our minds to the happenstance circumstances around us. We have many more resources on the web page so that you can continue your journey. We wish you well, and thank you again for your attention and for your practice. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><b>More Resources</b><br /><br />To Practice Mindfulness, Counting Your Breaths - Breathe In and Out<br /><a href="http://centerhealthyminds.org/news/to-practice-mindfulness-start-by-counting-your-breaths">http://centerhealthyminds.org/news/to-practice-mindfulness-start-by-counting-your-breaths</a><br /><br />Innate Kindness- Learn More About Kindness<br /><a href="http://centerhealthyminds.org/join-the-movement/innate-kindness">http://centerhealthyminds.org/join-the-movement/innate-kindness</a><br /><br />Mindfulness and Beyond - Consider a variety of contemplative practices<br /><a href="http://centerhealthyminds.org/news/mindfulness-and-beyond">http://centerhealthyminds.org/news/mindfulness-and-beyond</a><br /><br />The Center for Healthy Minds <br /><a href="http://centerhealthyminds.org/">http://centerhealthyminds.org/</a><br /><br />Meditation and Attention<br /><a href="http://centerhealthyminds.org/news/study-can-meditation-sharpen-our-attention">http://centerhealthyminds.org/news/study-can-meditation-sharpen-our-attention</a><br /><br />Brain Power - free course 45 min Taught by Wendy Suzuki, PhD<br /><a href="http://ula.thebigknow.com/course/brain-power-improve-brain-health-cl1-uhc/session/brain-power-improve-brain-health-cl1-uhc">http://ula.thebigknow.com/course/brain-power-improve-brain-health-cl1-uhc/session/brain-power-improve-brain-health-cl1-uhc</a></span><br />
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Janna Weisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035536765204857801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523932015307400359.post-56819654675755739122018-01-23T10:57:00.000-05:002018-11-13T08:06:45.279-05:00Mindfulness and Meditation: Six Dimensions of Emotional Style ~ Richard Davidson<h3>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u>Unit 1 Full Transcript</u><br /><b><br />About This Course </b><br />Famed neuroscientist Richard Davidson has spent the last 30 years researching the intimate relationship between meditation, emotions, and brain health. And he’s found that by practicing a few specific meditation exercises, it’s possible to change your brain and build well-being. In this course from Life Reimagined, Dr. Davidson explains what he calls the 6 Dimensions of Emotional Style, which are a guide to show how we behave during social interactions while facing adversity, and while navigating life’s curveballs. He shows participants how to find out where they fall on the spectrum for each dimension of emotional style. And he shows meditation practices that can help participants change their brains and emotional style to increase focus, decrease stress, and help cultivate a more caring and mindful life.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>A 30-Year Journey</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b> </b></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />I was a graduate student at Harvard in the mid 1970s and I was really fortunate to be around some people whose demeanor and whose presence was really infectious to me. One of the things all these people had in common is an interest in a practice of meditation and that’s what first kindled my interest in this whole area. <br /><br />This was the era when neuroscience was first beginning, and I was more and more convinced that for a scientific understanding of the mind, we needed to approach this through the brain. <br /><br />Research on the brain and emotion largely was relegated to studies in rats, and I was convinced that there was a way to do this in human beings and we can begin to investigate how changes in emotions were associated with changes in the brain using non-invasive strategies. <br /><br />I went to India for the first time in 1974. I think it’s fair to say that most of the faculty at Harvard thought I was going off the deep end. I went on my first meditation retreat and that experientially really ignited my passion for pursuing work in this area.<br /><br />I first met His Holiness the Dalai Lama in 1992 and he was interested in encouraging serious neuroscientific research on meditation. He heard that I was a neuroscientist and also was open to investigating meditation because of my own personal interest. <br /><br />Up until that time I had just dabbled in this area, and I mostly focused on how stress and anxiety was represented in the brain. The Dalai Lama challenged me and he said, “You’ve been using tools of modern neuroscience to study anxiety and fear and depression and stress. Why can’t you use those same tools to study kindness and compassion?” And that was a wake up call for me. <br /><br />And I made a commitment to the Dalai Lama that I was going to redirect my life and my career and put qualities like kindness and compassion squarely within the crosshairs of modern science, and that is something that we’ve been doing ever since. <br /><br />The world is suffering and in fact now is a propitious time in human history for bringing these simple mindfulness and other kinds of practices to cultivate well-being. Well-being is actually a skill. If we practice at it we’ll get better. This is something that’s in each of our capacities, and we really can change the world by cultivating these simple habits on a large scale. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Welcome </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hi. I’m Dr. Richard Davidson and I’m a psychologist and a neuroscientist by training. And I’m the founder of the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin Madison. <br /><br />In the very early years of my career, I was captivated by one central question: Why is it that certain people are vulnerable to life’s slings and arrows, and other people appear to be more resilient, and how can we nudge people along that continuum, to promote increased resilience, to promote increased well-being?<br /><br />We have been, in our center, conducting research on how we can cultivate healthier habits of mind. <br /><br />And the key insight that all of this work leads to is that <b>well-being is actually a skill</b>. We can actually cultivate well-being in the same way that we engage in physical exercise, in the same way that we may learn to play a violin. If we practice at it, we’ll get better. <br /><br />And in this course, we will showcase Six Dimensions of Emotional Style that emerge from our research, that all play a fundamental role in impacting our well-being. And here’s the really cool insight. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u><b>6 Dimensions of Emotional Style</b></u> </span></div>
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<li><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Resilience</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Outlook</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Social Intuition</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Self-Awareness</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sensitivity to Context</span></b></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Each one of these constituents of well-being and emotional style are controlled by circuits in the brain that exhibit plasticity. They can be changed by experience and they can also be changed through intentional practice. <br /><br /><i>And so the invitation in this course is that we can actually change our brains for the better by engaging in simple exercises to cultivate positive habits of mind. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i> </i></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><b>Six Dimensions of Emotional Style</b> <br /><br />We all respond differently to the same challenges in life. And that has always intrigued me. We spend a lot of time in airports. And if a plane is delayed, all I need to do is scan the passengers around to see the extraordinary variation in emotional reactivity in action. There’s the businessman yelling at the flight crew, the teenager with headphones who’s oblivious to the fact that the flight was even delayed, and the mortified parents with the newborn now dealing with a a very crabby baby. Each of these individuals has their own emotional style. <br /><br />Through years of research, I’ve come up with what I call “The Six Dimensions of Emotional Style.”<br /><br />These dimensions include: resilience, outlook, social intuition, self-awareness, sensitivity to context, and attention. And just as each person has a unique fingerprint, we all have unique emotional styles. And that’s a good thing. That makes the world such a special place. We need people with different emotional styles. <br /><br />But sometimes our emotional styles can hold us back from being who we want to be or living the kind of life we wish to lead. What I’ve found by studying meditation and other well-being exercises is that we can actually change the dimensions of our emotional style. They are not fixed. It’s actually possible to strategically and specifically change our brains to better suit our lives, to reduce stress and anxiety, to boost qualities like compassion and empathy, and ultimately, to cultivate well-being.<br /><b> </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Neuroplasticity</b><br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I will get to emotional style in a bit, but first. I want to explain a very important concept in neuroscience. And it’s called <b>plasticity</b> and it’s truly astonishing. <br /><br />Simply put, plasticity means that our brains have the ability to change, and that change occurs automatically, without us even knowing about it, from the barrage of experiences and relationships that we have in our lives. <br /><br />But we can also change our brains on purpose to fit our emotional needs and to promote well-being, by practicing a handful of simple mental exercises. Think about that. It’s empowering. Especially if you understand exactly what you want to change about your brain and why. <br /><br />So that’s what this course is about. And if you choose to do so, that’s what we’ll do together. <br /><br />In the first half of this course, I’ll teach you how our brains and emotions interact with each other and we’ll explore the Six Dimensions of Emotional Style. You’ll even be able to find your own set point for each of these dimensions, so that you’ll be able to see and judge for yourself whether or not you need improvement in a specific style. <br /><br />In the second half of the course, I’ll show you simple introductory mindfulness and compassion exercises that can change these dimensions, and if you so choose, to better suit your lifestyle, and your personal goals. <br /><br />I’ll also share with you simple ways to change your lifestyle to better suit your different emotional styles. Because sometimes, a simple lifestyle change is more effective than meditation or anything else we can do strictly with our minds. <br /><br />And for what’s not covered in the videos in this course, I’ll give you other resources that you can refer to that can benefit you as well. <br /><br />I need to take a moment here to tell you that some dimensions of emotional style are easier to change than others. And some people can change these emotional styles more easily than others. <br /><br />It’s possible that none of the techniques that we’ll offer will help you change your emotional styles. You know your body and your brain better than anyone else. And if you have any questions or concerns about any of these strategies, please consult with your physician or with a mental health professional. <br /><br />In Sanskrit, the word meditation literally means familiarization. These are practices that can help us familiarize ourselves with our own mind. You’ll need to familiarize yourself with the dimensions of each of your emotional styles. <br /><b><br />1. ATTENTION</b><br /><b></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />My name is Karen and I’m a flight attendant. Why meditate? That’s where I start for the day. It is important for me to have that sense of centeredness. Because my work environment has that heightened anxiety added to it. So, people get on board. They get nervous. They get anxious. They’re afraid. They are looking to me for guidance and looking for me to be kind of the rock in the situation. So, I know the part I play. In order for me to feel that way, I have to be balanced. I have to have that centeredness and I have to feel good about starting out the day. <br /><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Attention - Richard Davidson</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />Welcome to the Attention Dimension. Attention. This is our ability to block out external noises and distractions, and focus on just one thing. You might think that attention would be a strange thing to include as part of an emotional style. But I’ve included it because attention is driven in large part by instances and events which are clearly emotional. You have to admit that with all the screens and lightings and distractions and gadgets that are blasting at us, all the time on a daily basis, it’s amazing that we’re able to maintain even a kernel of attention in the first place. But we’re humans, and we have a really extraordinary capacity to focus our attention. <br /><br />There are two types of attention that I’d like to showcase today. The first we call selective attention. This is our ability to focus on just one thing closely, and ignore other things that may be happening at the same time. It’s our ability to talk to a person next to us at a baseball game while the crowd is going nuts and the beer man is walking by. <br /><br />The next type of attention is what we call open non-judgmental awareness. This is our ability to take in all of what’s happening around us, including our thoughts and feelings that are popping up in our head, and to bring all of these subtleties to bear at the same point in time. To put it another way, it’s our ability to accept all of the sights and sounds and other sensations around us without getting fixated on any particular one of them. People are really good at focusing their attention, and those people who are good at it are able to zone out physical and emotional distraction so that they can get things done. <br /><i> </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And coincidentally, those that fall at the extreme end of this spectrum are people who we would call focused, or even hyper-focused. And, believe it or not, that’s not always a good thing. Some people get so caught up in the minutiae of what they’re doing that they actually miss other critical things that are happening around them. <br /><br />Imagine that you’re working at home on something extremely important, some business assignment, for example, and your mind is so locked into the task at hand. Meanwhile, your kids are yelling for you, your dog is scratching at the door begging to be let out, and the UPS man is attempting to drop off an important package. But you’re so completely zoned in on your work that you missed all of the other things around us. <br /><br />There are those that I would consider to be unfocused, on the other end of the spectrum. Their minds wander from one thing to the next, from their job, to their bills, to an argument that they may have had with their spouse, and the list goes on and on. They can have a hard time finishing tasks, and they sometimes forget that they’ve read something, by the time they get to the bottom of the page. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now, since I’m a neuroscientist, I really have to talk a little bit about the brain. The <b>pre-frontal cortex</b> controls a lot of attention and guides our behavior. It helps us choose which type of external or internal factor to focus on, and which to ignore. This ability, the ability to choose what we focus on, is fundamental to our learning. <br /><br />A recent study shows that the average American adult spends 47% of her or his waking life not paying attention to what they’re doing. That’s really an extraordinary fact. They’re too focused on their phones. They’re getting caught up in other activities like getting a cup of coffee. And there are just a multitude of tasks that they’re trying to do simultaneously. <br /><br />So, how do you increase your attention? My suggestion comes from my experience as a scientist as well as a meditation practitioner. There are simple exercises of mindfulness meditation that can be helpful here. I’ve found that by studying long term meditation practitioners, that simply focusing on one object can boost activities in certain parts of the brain responsible for attention. Specifically, becoming mindful of our breathing, something that we carry around with us all the time. And also something known as the body scan. Both have been shown to improve our attention. We’ll show you how to do both of these exercises in the next unit. <br /><br />If you are too focused, and you want to be able to have a more open view of what’s happening around you, I suggest that there’s another form of meditation, a simple kind of practice that we call open monitoring meditation. This allows you to accept non-judgmentally all the different external factors and sensations that are happening around you. Here you don’t focus on any one thing in particular, but rather, your awareness is panoramic. This is actually meant to build awareness of awareness itself. <br /><br />Attention is our ability to focus on specific thoughts, on feelings and sensations that enter our mind, so that we can actually finish what we begin, and we can choose what we think about. <br /><b><br />2. RESILIENCE</b></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />My name is Anne and I’m a Certified Nurse’s Assistant for hospice. I meditate every morning so I kinda go to work fully resourced. I meditate, usually at lunch. In a good day I’ll get a break between every client. In hospice, there are very drastic changes that occur. My energy has to change. The family’s energy might be different. The client might have moved into pain from not being in pain. And so, meditation is all about that, where you really don’t know where you’re going until you arrive somewhere and it feels like new territory. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Resilience - Richard Davidson</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />Resilience is our ability to recover or bounce back quickly from a setback. If you’re a resilient person, you’re able to overcome adversity and move on with the activities of life. But if you lack resilience, you let the problems linger and they trickle into other aspects of your life and can hold you back. It may even keep you stuck in this aspect of your life for the remainder of your life, if you choose to do that. Every emotional style has a spectrum, that ranges from low to high and resilience is no different. <br /><i> </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">On the low end of the spectrum are the people whom I consider to be slow to recover. These people are vulnerable. They are the kinds of people who suffer from depression and anxiety, and they sometimes lose their ability to function normally. For example, if this person gets cut off in traffic, he might fume for hours. At work, he might let the everyday problems that arise amplify his anger, and negatively affect his performance and his relationship with his colleagues. And when he gets home, he might take this anger out on his family and his loved ones, all because of a fairly minor incident. <br /><br />On the high end of the spectrum are those who I consider to be fast to recover, or these are the resilient types. Maybe you know someone like this, a friend or a relative who is fired from their job or suffered some other sort of illness or setback. And within a matter of days or weeks, they seem to be back to their normal self. Some people are even able to spin a setback into something positive and actually benefit from it. Just like a scene out of a movie, the underdog gets fired and comes back even better than ever. <br /><br />Now, there are what are called normative recovery times for every scenario, no matter how severe. For example, most people would expect the recovery from the loss of a loved one to take a considerable amount of time. That’s absolutely expected. But the reality is, from person to person, the recovery time for each of these different instances varies enormously. And that is interesting. Those differences have driven my research. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So what are the brain mechanisms that are associated with resilience? In large part, there are two sectors of the brain that are important here. One is the <b>pre-frontal cortex</b> and the other is the <b>amygdala</b>. The pre-frontal cortex controls judgment and planning and other executive functions. And the amygdala is really important for our emotions, particularly for certain negative emotions and anxiety and the sense of being threatened. <br /><br />What we’ve learned through our research is that people are able to recover quickly and become more resilient, and these people have heightened interactions between the pre-frontal cortex and the amygdala. And it’s pretty amazing to actually see this in a brain scan. <br /><br />How do you change your resilience? Well, if you want to increase your resilience and speed up your ability to recover from adversity, you’ll need to strengthen the connections between these two parts of the brain that I just spoke about. <br /><br />The first thing I’d recommend is to try a simple mindfulness practice, such as mindfulness of breathing, which we’ll cover in a basic way later in this course. Mindfulness meditation can have many great benefits. It can cultivate well-being. It can decrease anxiety. It can reduce stress. It can improve our attentional focus, and the list goes on and on. But in terms of resilience, it promotes mental balance. It allows you to gain control of your thoughts and prevent your mind from spinning out of control. <br /><br />If you’re low in resilience, it’s possible, your mind will move from one catastrophe to the next, compounding the problem. And if that’s the case, this may be a really good option for you. <br /><br />Another way to increase your resilience may be with Cognitive Reappraisal Training. This comes from cognitive therapy, and it can teach people to look at life’s problems in different and less catastrophic ways. <br /><br />For example, if you make a dire mistake at work, instead of allowing your negative thoughts of losing your job to take over, you’ll think: “I’ll never make this mistake again. This is not me.” You’ll tell yourself the mistake doesn’t define who you are and you’ll be able to move on more easily. Cognitive therapy is not something you should try yourself. You need to seek help from a professional. <br /><br />Now, believe it or not, it’s possible to have too much resilience. Extremely resilient people tend to slough off real problems, leaving them to linger and to worsen. And these types of people often lack empathy and compassion for themselves and for others. So, if you wish to lower your resilience, and weaken the connections between the brain circuits responsible for resilience, here’s an exercise you can try. I know it may sound really simple, but think deeply about it. <br /><br />Think about something bad that may have happened to you for a long period of time, and to take it one step further, write down the difficult and negative feelings that you’re having and read them over and over again. In other words, try to really put yourself in the situation of suffering. And so, that is a way that you can decrease your resilience, if you find that you are recovering too quickly in a particular situation. <br /><br />So, resilience: our ability to bounce back from adversity or recover from those inevitable setbacks in life. <br /><br /><b>3. OUTLOOK</b></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My name’s Al and I’m a potter and just a creative person. I wanted something more out of life. I wanted some equanimity, if you will, some answers. I thought, maybe I should meditate, and it’s a way to get away from the hustle and bustle of life. And if you remember that there’s a point where you can come and sit down and forget about it all. I’m less affected by the negative aspects of life. I understand that there’s evil and all crazy things in the world, but you can’t fix any of that until you fix yourself. And it makes so much sense to me. It doesn’t mean that you’re going to be necessarily quote unquote a “spiritual leader” or some kind of guru or anything like that. It has nothing to do with that. It has something to do more with finding more of a purpose in your own life. <b></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Outlook - Richard Davidson</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />Do you know someone who has always had a smile on his or her face? It seems like nothing can ever get them down? A person like this clearly has a positive outlook which is the next dimension that we’re going to talk about. People who fall on the positive end of this spectrum are the positive types and they’re naturally able to savor these positive moments and sustain positive emotions. <i> </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">On the other end of the spectrum are those who tend to be cynical and pessimistic. It’s as though they have a dark cloud hovering over them. In more extreme cases, people with a low outlook can have depression. They can have trouble accomplishing goals. They can have problems planning and they have trouble sustaining their positive emotions. People who fall on the negative end of this spectrum are known as negative types. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There are a number of different parts of the brain that contribute to this quality of outlook. <br />Again, our friend the <b>pre-frontal cortex</b> is involved, but it’s connected to another part of the brain that we haven’t yet spoken about called the <b>nucleus accumbens</b>. The connection between these two parts of the brain is part of what’s been called the <b>Reward Circuit</b>. And people who have high levels of outlook are able to show strong connections between these two parts of the brain.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So, naturally, to increase our outlook, we’ll need to strengthen this Reward Circuit. So how can we do this? One of the ways is by resisting immediate rewards and opting for smaller longer term goals. Imagine a cupcake sitting right in front of you, but if you don’t eat it and if you save it for later, when you might be able to share it with friends and family, that would be potentially more rewarding. Every time you resist that cupcake, it’s like a push-up for your brain. It strengthens this Reward Circuit. <br /><br />If you’re really gutsy, you can seek out and experience with an instant reward and pull yourself away from it or make it difficult to follow through with it. For example, if you feel the urge to go shopping, please go, but don’t take money with you. Just look at all the clothes or whatever it is that you’re shopping for, and think about all the money you’re saving by not buying that pair of designer jeans. Do this everyday for about fifteen minutes and you’ll be on your way to a brighter more positive outlook. <br /><br />Another simple thing that you can do to increase your positive outlook is to surround yourself with pictures of friends and family and to listen to music that you like. Just make sure to rotate the pictures frequently to keep them fresh. Now, believe it or not, there are some people who actually have an overly positive outlook. <br /><br />On that extreme of the spectrum are people who are so positive that they may have trouble seeing legitimate mistakes. They might think no matter what, no matter how severe the problem, everything is going to be okay. And that’s simply not always the case. So, if you’re a little too pie-in-the-sky and want to weaken the connection between the pre-frontal cortex and the nucleus accumbens, the heart of this reward circuit, here’s a simple exercise that you can try. <br /><br />Imagine negative outcomes. I know it sounds like a bummer. But if you’re tempted to purchase a brand new motorcycle, write down all the things that can go wrong. Write down the possibility of getting into an accident, for example. Motorcycles are dangerous. Your insurance will go up. You just made a really big negative list and you can just reflect on it for a while. This might dim your outlook in a situation where it is important to decrease it. <br /><br />So there we have it. That is outlook, the way you see the world. <br /><br />Outlook: The way you see your world.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b> </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Invite a Friend - Richard Davidson</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />I hope you’re enjoying taking the course as much as I’ve enjoyed teaching it. If you are, please invite your partner, a friend, a co-worker, members of your family or your community to sign up too. This course is free, and everyone can benefit from learning about their own mind. Please <a href="http://ula.thebigknow.com/course/mindfulness-and-meditation-help-improve-your-well-being-cl1-uhc/session/mindfulness-and-meditation-help-improve-your-well-being-cl1-uhc#" target="_blank">click one of the share options</a> provided to help put someone on the path toward well-being.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />My name’s Ezekiel and I am a senior business systems analyst. I meditate because of how stressful my days are. I had an incident where I knew this was going to be a really really stressful situation. So, a half hour before the meeting I just booked a conference room and I just took that opportunity to be in a quiet space and plan mentally what I was going to do. I was able to keep my resolve because I had already centered myself and I had already prepared myself for that level of stress. If you are a very practical person who thinks that this is just a bunch of hooey, I would suggest to just give it an honest go. Like, you will see how it changes your mindset. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Social Intuition - Richard Davidson</b><br /><br />Social Intuition: Ability to read other people’s nonverbal signals.<br /><br />Social intuition is our ability to pick up on vibes, pick up on body language, on nonverbal cues, and this is the next dimension of emotional style that we’ll explore. <br /><br />Maybe you’ve been caught in a situation like this. You’re with a family member or a friend and they start talking, and talking and talking. And all the while, your eyes begin to glaze over and you completely zone out. Yet, they don’t even notice. They just keep on going and going, totally ignoring your obvious disinterest in what they’re saying. At the extreme low end of the spectrum are those I consider to be puzzled. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i> </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />Or, you may know someone like this, a person who can almost read a stranger’s emotions, by just looking or listening. This is a person who has a keen ability to pick up on the nonverbal cues of others, on their facial expressions, on their vocal tone. And sometimes they even seem to know what someone else is feeling before they themselves know what they’re feeling. This is the type of person who notices when a co-worker is having problems at home, and invites them to let it all out and to talk about it. They’re also the ones who know when not to talk to someone else, and instead, give them some appropriate space. People who fall at the extreme high end of the social intuition spectrum are socially intuitive. They’re full of empathy, and also, of compassion. They see the struggle in others, and they’re able to take action to remedy the situation. In the recent past, this has also been referred to as emotional intelligence. <br /><br />One of the great opportunities that I’ve had as a scientist is to spend time around the Dalai Lama. And he is an extremely socially intuitive person. To watch him show this is really a very special treat. He has the ability to pick out someone who may be suffering in a crowd of thousands and give them his complete and undivided attention, and simply ask them if they’re okay. Very unusual. <br /><br />People with autism often fall on the other end of the spectrum, the low end. They have a hard time picking up on the nonverbal cues of others. And they’re often afraid of making eye contact. In fact, one of the hallmark signs of a person with autism is the inability to make eye contact, because this stresses them out, and they actually get scared from it. Which brings us to the brain. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There’s a circuit in the brain that involves two important parts that is critical for regulating how socially intuitive a person is: the <b>amygdala</b> and the <b>fusiform gyrus</b>. Someone who is low on the social intuition spectrum has low levels of activity in the fusiform gyrus which helps to decode facial expressions, and they also have very high levels of activity in the amygdala, which is responsible for negative emotions and stress and anxiety. <br /><br />There are a few ways that you can increase your social intuition. The first is by studying and paying attention to the social interactions of strangers. When you’re out in public, check out the facial expressions of people deep in conversation. Then try to predict their facial expressions and their body language. Notice whether or not they’re making physical contact, and how long they make that contact for. Try to listen to the tone of their voice, and the volume, and observe whether it matches their facial expressions. Once you feel comfortable listening to strangers, try this exercise on people you know. Observe their facial expressions, their body language, and the tone of their voice. <br /><br />There are two types of meditations that can also help to build social intuition. The first is simple mindfulness meditation, and the second is what’s called loving kindness meditation. I spoke about mindfulness meditation in a previous lesson. It’s about awareness of breathing or awareness of other qualities, and reflecting on our thoughts in a non-judgmental way. <br /><br />Loving kindness meditation involves saying positive things about people to ourselves and reflecting on their positive attributes. Just that act alone, simply cultivating this kind of positivity has many benefits to our well-being. And we’ll show you a simple loving kindness meditation later in this course. <br /><br />But maybe you find yourself fixating a little too much on people’s eyes and their body language, and you want to lessen your social intuition. This can occur. One way to do this is by simply avoiding eye contact. Another way is to schedule time to interact with people instead of interacting with them throughout your entire day. This will ease your temptation to fixate on others. <br /><br />So there we have it. Social intuition. It’s our ability to read other people’s nonverbal signals. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Self-Awareness - Krista</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />I am Krista and I’m a real estate agent. It’s a high stress job. I’ve been yelled at on the phone before. I’ve been sworn at. I’ve been called very nasty names by agents because they’re frustrated with their day as well. Mindfulness and meditation helps me keep myself in as sane and sound mind as possible. If something didn’t go right or something changed, it’s up to me to really bring everybody back into the present moment. So, anybody who’s thinking about it, just start. Quiet your mind. Quiet your room. I mean, even in the car, turn the radio off and just observe who you are in that present moment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Self-Awareness - Richard Davidson</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />Self-Awareness: Ability to read signals that your body is sending you.<br /><br />Self-awareness is your ability to pick up on the signals, on the feelings and on the messages that our body is continually sending to us. Does this sound familiar? Overall, you think you’re feeling emotionally normal. But then a friend or a loved one will come along and ask if you’re doing okay. Because in reality, you look anxious, you may look nervous, you may look sad, and you’re wearing all that on our sleeve. In fact, you’re actually sweating, you have increased heart rate, yet the whole time, you thought you’re fine. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />Some people have a really hard time feeling their own feelings. It’s not that they’re ignoring their feelings. There are signals that are continuously happening in our body. It's that they’re simply unaware that these signals are occurring. <br /><br />At the extreme low end of self-awareness are those I call self-opaque. This can be dangerous. Imagine if you’re ill and you have an infection and you ignored all the signals your body was giving you. Or, potentially, worse. Imagine that you had tightness in your chest and you ignored that too, which may signal a serious health concern. <br /><br />Self-awareness matters for our emotions too. If we can't sense when we’re angry or when we’re depressed, imagine what consequences that can have on our loved ones. We could be a ticking time bomb ready to blow up at any moment. <br /><br />Then, there are those on the high end of the spectrum that I call self-aware. They know exactly why they feel the way they do and they’re emotionally tuned in to the messages their body is giving them. Maybe they had a bad day at work and they’re angry. And just acknowledging where that anger comes from allows them to take a step back and stop themselves from saying something they may regret later on. <br /><br />Higher levels of self-awareness are common in empathic people. Since they’re able to know how they themselves feel, they can tune in to how others are feeling. <br /><br />But too much self-awareness can actually come at a cost as well. Some people actually sense the pain, anxiety and stress of others all the time. And when that happens, they can experience an increase in stress hormones like cortisol. They can experience an elevated heart rate. You can imagine that these high levels of self-awareness can play a role in the burnout that is sometimes experienced by doctors and nurses and teachers and others who are surrounded by the pain and suffering of those around them. <br /><br />At the most extreme high end of this spectrum, are people who are so tuned into their body that they can actually suffer from panic disorders and from hypochondriasis. These are people who where every little new sensation or feeling or emotion can make it hard for them to live their life in a normal healthy way, because they get so fixated on these messages from their body, and they interpret them as signs of danger. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The part of the brain that controls self-awareness is really interesting. It’s a part of the brain called the <b>insula</b>, and it’s really a cool part of the brain because its the only part of the brain that we know that has what is called a viscero-topic map of the body. This means that all of the visceral organs, like our heart, our liver, our sexual organs, our lungs, our stomach, they’re all mapped to a specific location in this sector of the brain. This part of the brain monitors these organs, and it lets us know when we’re in danger. Think of this part of the brain as the hub of communication for the mind, the brain and the body to all come together. Heightened activation in this sector of the brain is linked to increased awareness of physical sensations, of emotions and higher levels of self-awareness in general. <br /><br />So how can we change our self-awareness? The best treatments we’ve found come from cognitive therapy. For example, if someone on the extreme end of the spectrum, say, someone with hypochondriasis, is in physical pain, instead of reacting to the pain, we can teach them to tell themselves that their body feels lots of different kinds of sensations, and this is just another one of those sensations and it will pass. Cognitive therapy can decrease activity in the parts of the brain that control self-awareness, and therefore reduce symptoms of anxiety and panic. <br /><br />Another way to reduce self-awareness is, paradoxically, through mindfulness meditation, which we’ll cover in Unit 2. This type of meditation helps us to allow all of the feelings and emotions come into our mind without judgement. We can see them, but we don’t need to react to them. <br /><br />You can understand how that might help someone who is hyper-aware of all the sensations that are occurring in their body. Mindfulness meditation doesn’t teach us to ignore these sensations, but it helps us to change our relationship to these sensations, to be able to experience them in a non-judgmental way. <br /><br />I’ll get into more of this later. But our research shows that even after a short period of practicing mindfulness meditation, people can show some improvement on this dimension. <br /><br />Ironically, one of the best ways to become more self-aware is also through mindfulness meditation. So, in other words, mindfulness meditation can really help us to achieve some balance. By starting to identify the sensations and feelings that are occurring in our body, not judging them, we can build up awareness of our self. <br /><br />Another simple way that we can build self-awareness is to rearrange our environments to suit us better. We can start by decreasing distractions in our life. We can put down our phones and unplug, and find a quiet space to reflect on our feelings, and to pay attention to the signals that our body is sending us. So, this is self-awareness — the ability to react to the signals our body is sending us. <br /><br /><b>6. SENSITIVITY TO CONTEXT</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b> Sensitivity to Context - Dawn Bazarko</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />Hi. My name is Dawn Bazarko. I’m a nurse and a change agent in health care. My mindfulness work at United Health Group began with company nurses back in 2009. I got my certification as a facilitator at UCLA and it has since evolved into standing up this new business Moment Health, and offering programs both in mindfulness and mindful self compassion. I started meditating because I was facing a fairly major crisis in my life and went on a weekend meditation retreat and left feeling like a different person, like something had happened to me. I wasnt sure what it was, but it was probably the first time that I really slowed down. I found that it helped me emotionally regulate and not deal with stress so reactively. It also helped me cultivate more patience and self-awareness so that I understood the impact that I was having on others and the impact that stress and burnout was having on me. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Sensitivity to Context - Richard Davidson</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />Sensitivity to context is our ability to regulate how we behave in certain contexts and situations and pick up on the natural rules of social interaction that are appropriate for a specific context. Think of it as the emotional style that allows you to project outwardly onto others and to your environment. <br /><br />For many of us, the way we act at home, for example, is not the same way we would act in the office. And the way we act with our friends is not the same way we might act with our family. But picture this, a man is in a business meeting with the CEO of a Fortune 500 company. And in that moment, out of all the ways to break the ice, he tells an extremely raunchy joke. Everyone in the room is appalled, yet the man is actually confused as to why everyone can’t take a joke.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />This is a classic case of someone saying the wrong thing at the wrong time, and we would say being inappropriately attentive to context. Those who fall on the extreme low end of the sensitivity to context spectrum are people I call tuned out, and those who are on this extreme low end of the spectrum may be those who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. <br /><br />For those of you who don’t know, PTSD or post-traumatic stress disorder, is a condition often seen in soldiers returning from combat or people who have experienced a significant traumatic event. What happens is sights and smells and sounds that are similar to those from the traumatic context trigger flashbacks. For example, the sounds of bangs and booms on a construction site may trigger a memory of an IED (Improvised Explosive Device) exploding and that memory could trigger feelings of panic. I think of PTSD as fundamentally a disorder of disrupted context. On the other end of the spectrum are those that I consider tuned in. These people understand how to behave under a wide variety of circumstances, whether with their family, their friends, their colleagues, or complete strangers. <br /><br />But a person can be too tuned in. Some people are so high on the spectrum that they are afraid of acting in a certain way in public and humiliating themselves. These people also may act one way to their friends, another way to their relatives, and yet another way to their colleagues and actually start doubting who they are as people. They can have a sort of identity crisis. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The part of the brain that controls our sensitivity to context is a really interesting part of the brain called the <b>hippocampus</b>. And it's known for helping us to create long term memories, but it also helps us shape our behavior in certain contexts or situations. Those who are tuned in have strong activity in this area, and those who are tuned out have weak activity in this area. <br /><br />Low activity has been linked to trouble forming new memories of contextual situations, which makes sense when we think about post-traumatic stress disorder. From my example earlier, if someone with PTSD hears the construction noise, they automatically associate it with an explosion. In other words, they’re not making the appropriate contextual distinctions between the safe context of observing a construction site and the traumatic context of being in a war zone. <br /><br />One way to possibly build sensitivity to context is with something called exposure therapy, which is commonly used for people with post-traumatic stress. This is not something you try out on your own. This needs to be done under the care of a skilled therapist, but the idea is very simple. Expose someone who’s gone through a trauma to a similar type of trauma but in a safe context. <br /><br />For example, if a woman was assaulted in an alleyway and now she’s afraid to leave her house, her therapist might ask her to first learn a simple breathing exercise to help keep her calm, but then have her think about the alley. Then, over time when she gets the hang of that, her therapist might take her to a street near the alley. Then, when she feels comfortable with that, she can take her first steps in the actual alleyway in daylight, and so on and so forth. <br /><br />The idea is that over time the woman will again feel safety in the area and not associate that alley with the traumatic context, and this enables her to develop better context distinctions. There haven’t been any research studies done on ways to move people toward the tuned out end of the spectrum, but again I suspect that mindfulness meditation may help cultivate our sense of self-awareness. And this might helps us understand our thoughts and feelings and sensations better, and keep us aware of the things that are happening around us. <br /><br />So, again, sensitivity to context is our ability to regulate how we act in certain social situations. <b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b> </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Unit 1 Wrap Up - Richard Davidson</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />Congratulations to all of you. You’ve made it to the end of Unit 1. I know we’ve covered a lot of territory with the Six Dimensions of Emotional Style, but it’s really crucial that you learn about the relationship between your brain and emotions. They really are tied together and they drive our sense of well-being. But once you know where you fall on the spectrum of each dimension, then you can start to take steps to alter these dimensions in ways that might suit you better. <br /><br />Through our research, we’ve found that if you spend just a few minutes a day training your mind with specific mindfulness and well-being exercises, you can change your brain for the better, and that is really powerful. And that’s what we’re going to cover in <a href="https://therealjannaweiss.blogspot.com/2018/02/mindfulness-and-loving-kindness.html" target="_blank">Unit 2</a>. <br /><br />I’ll show you ways to change your set points for these dimensions. We’ll talk briefly about some exercises that can help to build compassion and empathy, and may even help to reduce your stress. I'm going to focus primarily on simple meditation exercises because they not only can change your emotional style, but they’re simple to do and they can be done at home, they can be done yourself, without the guidance of a medical professional. And they’re also just a great way to cultivate well-being anywhere and anytime. <br /><br />Which reminds me of something. You don’t need to be a yogi or a Buddhist monk in a temple to practice meditation. You can start with just small amounts of practice for a few minutes a day in your office or at home, and you can steadily increase from there. <br /><br />But know this. Scientists are actively studying the dosage of meditation and there isn’t a one-size fits all answer. What works well for one person might not work for another. And also, we’re just beginning to understand how all of this works and why some treatments are more effective than others for particular types of people. But don’t let that stop you. If you choose to, you can take a formal course. <br /><br />And just so you’re aware, the following guided meditations are not meant to be comprehensive. They’re just a starting point. But we’ll show you some very short versions of popular meditation techniques that you can use. Ready? Now the real fun can begin. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Unit 1 full transcript posted here with permission from AARP.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>May all beings be happy, free of suffering and its causes. </i></span></div>
Janna Weisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035536765204857801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523932015307400359.post-53887669979831591692017-11-16T08:19:00.002-05:002017-12-07T22:21:04.179-05:00Dalai Lama: Develop peace of mind through meditation, not through injection, drugs or alcohol<div dir="ltr" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; width: 460px; word-spacing: 0px;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I think there are <b>three ways</b></span><span style="font-size: small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><b> to promote moral ethics</b>.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">One, <b>theistic religion</b>, the concept,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>belief in God, or Allah, like that.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></span><span style="font-size: small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">That's one way. That also has a limitation. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Then, <b>non-theistic religion</b>, such as Buddhism and Jainism, e<span class="Apple-converted-space"></span>mphasis on the law of causality. Through that way, promoting moral ethics.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">That also has limitations.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Therefore, now, we must find a third way. That is the <b>secular way</b>. Nothing to do with religion. Simply some other reasons. Some other basis to promote these values or moral ethics. Now here, number one:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Use <b>our common sense</b>. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Second: <b>Our common experienc</b>e. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Third, most important is: <b>Latest scientific findings</b>. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">A more calm mind is<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>very essential for a happy life,</span></span> including a healthy body. <span style="font-size: small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Constant fear, anger, hatred, actually eat our immune system. A calm mind reduces stress, blood pressure, so the result, your body becomes healthier. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">So, in America, now actually,</span></span> at least three universities:<span style="font-size: small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://ccare.stanford.edu/" style="color: #003cc8; margin: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"> Stanford University</a>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.emoryhealthsciblog.com/?p=1281" style="color: #003cc8; margin: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Emory University</a></span></span> and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.investigatinghealthyminds.org/" style="color: #003cc8; margin: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Wisconsin University</a>,<span style="font-size: small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> these three universities, already you see,</span></span> have some programs carrying out research about<span style="font-size: small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> how to develop peace of mind. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Not through prayer but through meditation.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">through meditation, not through injection,<span style="font-size: small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> not through drugs, not through alcohol. </span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">So these are very healthy sorts of methods. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The scientific way, research,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>on how important warmheartedness is in order to have a calm mind, and a healthy society, a healthy family, like that. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">1 Inner peace, 2 health, 3 friends, 4 money and material things, in that order. </span></span></span></div>
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Janna Weisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035536765204857801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523932015307400359.post-51929417763969578822017-09-28T08:38:00.000-04:002017-10-06T08:30:29.783-04:00Three Forms of Ethics by Matthieu Ricard<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Three main forms of ethics are distinguished: deontological, consequentialist (which includes utilitarianism), and ethics based on virtue. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /> According to the form of ethics called deontological, which is related to the notion of duty or obligation, certain acts should not be committed under any circumstances, no matter what the consequences might be. Immanuel Kant is the most eminent advocate of this “categorical imperative,” which sometimes can have unacceptable implications. For example, Kant affirmed that we should never lie, even to a criminal who is asking us where his intended victim has fled to. By lying, according to Kant, we strike a blow against one of the foundations of society, the belief in the given word, especially within the framework of contracts. Thus by lying, in Kant’s view, we commit an injustice against humanity as a whole. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /> Another vision of ethics consists in deciding whether an act is justified by considering its consequences. Main proponents of this utilitarian point of view are John Stuart Mill and Jeremy Bentham. More human than Kant’s outlook because closer to reality as we experience it, utilitarianism can nevertheless lead to excesses and deviations. It aims to bring about “the well-being of the greatest number” by aggregating the well-being of individuals, and thus as eminent Greek thinkers of old pointed out, can bring us to conclusions such as that it would be good to enslave a hundred people in order to make a thousand free citizens happier. We see what extremes this attitude can take us to, if it is not tempered by other factors such as justice, wisdom, and compassion. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /> The ethics of virtue is the ethics proposed by Buddhism and some ancient Greek thinkers. It is based on a way of being that, confronted by different situations, spontaneously expresses itself either through altruistic or egoistic acts. As the neuroscientist and philosopher Francisco Varela wrote, a truly virtuous person “does not act out of ethics, but embodies it like any expert embodies his knowledge; the wise man is ethical, or more explicitly, his actions arise from inclinations that his disposition produces in response to specific situations. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /> A purely abstract ethics that is not based on a manner of being and does not take into account the specific aspects of circumstances is of no use. In real life, we always work within a particular context that requires an appropriate reaction. According to Varela, “the quality of our availability will depend on the quality of our being and not on the correctness of our abstract moral principles.” </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /> We may remark along with the Canadian Charles Taylor that a good part of contemporary moral philosophy “has tended to focus on what it is right to do rather than on what it is good to be, on defining the content of obligation rather than the nature of the good life . . . . “ Ethics must be concrete, embodied, and integrated into experience as we live it. It must reflect the unique character of each being and each situation. In our time, the movement toward concern and care for others that has recently been on the rise, especially in the English-speaking world, provides us with an example of the ethics of virtue. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /> According to Buddhism, ethics is part of the general project of seeking to relieve all forms of suffering. This process requires us to renounce whatever kinds of egoistic satisfaction that come at the expense of the suffering of others and to make every effort to bring about the happiness of others. To fulfill its ethical contract, altruism must, from this point of view, free itself from blindness and illuminate itself with a wisdom that is free from malevolence; it must enrich itself with altruistic love and compassion. Here, Buddhism agrees with Plato, who said, “The happiest man, then, is one who does not have evil in his soul.” </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">From<i> <a href="http://www.matthieuricard.org/en/books/a-plea-for-the-animals" target="_blank">A Plea for the Animals: The Moral, Philosophical, and Evolutionary Imperative to Treat All Beings with Compassion</a></i> by Matthieu Ricard, </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">pp. 160-161.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Reprinted here with permission.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">© 2014 Matthieu Ricard; Translation </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">© </span>2016 by Shambhala Publications, Inc., Boulder, Colorado. Previously published in French as <i>Plaidoyer pour les animaux: Ver une bienveillance pour tous</i>. </span></div>
Janna Weisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035536765204857801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523932015307400359.post-67553167404863422662017-06-06T12:41:00.001-04:002020-12-28T05:14:59.086-05:00Developing Equanimity<span style="font-family: inherit;">This presentation is <span style="font-family: inherit;">adapted from</span> the research of <a href="http://harvardmagazine.com/2010/11/the-psyche-on-automatic" target="_blank">Dr. Amy Cuddy</a>, professor of social psychology at Harvard Business School. The
terminology is <span style="font-family: inherit;">main<span style="font-family: inherit;">ly</span></span> from Dr. Cuddy and from
Stanford Compassion Cultivation Training <span style="font-family: inherit;">teacher </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/compassionnewyork/" target="_blank">Eliz<span style="font-family: inherit;">abeth Pyjov</span></a>. I hope you enjoy
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substituted 'compassion' for Dr. Cuddy's 'admiration.' I added
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The encapsulated “I'” is the “I” that perceives
itself to be separate, independent, not interconnected, fixed,
permanent, unchanging and that exists inherently, intrinsically, from
its own side. The encapsulated constrained I is the I in the square,
the small narrow self. When the sense of “I and mine” is very
strong, all other people are “them,” “not I and not mine.”
That is a suffering mind, an ordinary mind. How can an ordinary mind
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">According to Dr. Cuddy, we perceive four types of
people based on two characteristics that are represented on two axes:
warmth (morality, ethics) and functioning (which Cuddy calls 'competence'). Those we
perceive as being high warmth (high morality, high ethics) and high functioning are perceived as
“like me” and we react to such people with respect and
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We regard people we perceive as being high functioning
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Dr. Cuddy attributes the genocides of Jews and of Tutsis
in Rwanda to the ordinary tendency of the mind to perceive so-called
successful people with envy and schadenfreude. The antidote to envy
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In a neuroscientific study, when people were shown
pictures of homeless people, the pre-frontal cortex, which becomes
activated when we recognize another human being, didn't respond at all.
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examples (e.g., rich, poor, housewives). For every person, the
specific categories will be different. For instance, instead of
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now let's do the whole round again, but this time we'll
do it with mind training. We are learning to think and use the mind
in a realistic, correct, kind<span style="font-family: inherit;">, </span>wise and beneficial way, for ourselves and
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The starting point is the exact same starting point. We
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We consciously choose to treat others differently. We
begin opening our hearts in stages. Changing a habit requires a lot
of practice. We need to be very patient and forgiving of ourselves
and others. After all, we are all just human. </span></div><div align="LEFT"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The divisions disappear and we perceive ourselves
exactly as we are – interdependent and interconnected with all
others. My own happiness depends on the happiness of all others.
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">With the hope and prayer <span style="font-family: inherit;">that </span>we will all<span style="color: #0000ee;"> <span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #0000ee;">come to perceive</span></span></span> the
light that is<span style="font-family: inherit;"> within </span>each and every heart, for the benefit of
all beings. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YpmiWZWBgU" target="_blank">Being Your True Nature</a> is the <span style="font-family: inherit;">title of<span style="font-family: inherit;"> a <span style="font-family: inherit;">documentary fil<span style="font-family: inherit;">m by Osel Hita and Matteo Passigato</span></span></span></span> </span></span><br />
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</span>Janna Weisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035536765204857801noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523932015307400359.post-17266465015309456652017-03-05T12:29:00.000-05:002017-03-05T12:54:12.111-05:00Happifying<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Inspired by the Buddha's Twelve Links of Dependent Origination and </span></span></span></i><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://happify.com/">Happify.com</a> </span></span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">We
often think of happiness as being due to external factors, as a noun
or an adjective. Happiness has no verb form. It's a little sad
that there's no happiness verb. Without a verb, all we can do is hope
for happiness, wait for it, long for it – happiness remains an
object somewhere out there in the distance. Sometimes, we get lucky
and we experience it a bit. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thinking
of happiness as being dependent entirely on external factors is
totally mistaken. We incorrectly think of happiness as either being
outside of our control, or being dependent entirely on external
factors, such that I try, endlessly and tirelessly, to control them. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">In
reality, my happiness mainly depends on me, on my mind, on internal
causes within me. Happiness is a state of mind, and my mind is
essentially the only thing that is in my control – as long as I
train it. Right now I'm at the mercy of my mind. But through mind
training, it's possible to change that situation, to change habits of
mind, to gradually become happier and happier, and eventually,
to develop genuine and lasting happiness. </span></span></span>
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are causes for happiness and causes for suffering. When we abandon
the causes for suffering and adopt the causes for happiness, we
happify ourselves. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://therealjannaweiss.blogspot.com/2014/08/getting-to-root-of-violence-integrative.html">The Public Health Model to Heal Violence</a> can help us understand how the
destructive emotions that mess up our happiness, that obscure the
supreme happiness, the hidden inner radiance that lies within each
one of us, that hover like a cloud hiding the sun, arise. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Since
our mind is untrained, as soon as we engage with any object, as soon
as the mind perceives an object, as soon as an object appears to
the mind, and without us noticing it at all, that troublesome “I”
is already there. Because of the “I” point of view, the “I”
perspective, the "I" misperception, “I like” and “I don't like” immediately pop up
and forcefully overtake us. As a result, we grasp at the object,
reify the object, give the object a concreteness that it doesn't
really have. “I like” so intensely that I MUST get that thing. I
hate so much that I HAVE TO get away from it or destroy it. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">The three main destructive emotions or the three root destructive minds or mental states that we need to abandon are: (1) Ignorance, our mistaken view of self/ego/"I," (2) Attachment/Greed, and (3) Aversion/Hatred/Anger. </span></span></span>
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trained mind, a mind that is mindful of itself, discerns the stages
that precede the intense splitting. The ability to discern the mind
moments that precede the arising of attachment and aversion
(splitting, dualistic perception) frees our grasping at the object
and reduces our destructive emotions. We begin to become the masters
of our own mind, instead of being its subject, instead of being
enslaved by it. </span></span></span>
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this image, we can see what really happens, without our
noticing it, without our realizing it. One of our sense
consciousnesses (seeing, hearing, etc.), a physical sense organ
(eyes, ears, etc.) engages with an object. We discern an object. This
is Contact. Alternately or additionally, our mental consciousness
engages with a non-physical object, for example: love, truth, ethics.
We discern these non-physical objects with our mental consciousness,
not with our sense consciousnesses (after our eye consciousness and
the physical eye engage with text, in this instance). </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Immediately
after some object appears to the mind, immediately after Contact, we
feel, we experience, we perceive, one of three feelings, one of three
possible perceptions: pleasant, unpleasant and neutral. Neutral is
not very interesting, not so important. Every mind, every
consciousness, every sentient being, will always feel an infinite
continuity of “pleasant” and “unpleasant” (and neutral). This is Feeling.</span></span></span>
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mind that is free of suffering experiences pleasant and unpleasant,
but does not grasp strongly at the pleasant and the unpleasant. The
pleasant and the unpleasant simply pass; they come and go, arise,
abide and disappear. The drama happens when the mind grasps strongly
at the “pleasant” and “unpleasant,” and as a result, also
grasps strongly at the object. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">This
perceptual error of a solid, permanent, independently existing ego is responsible for all the destructive
emotions, for all our negative emotions. All the violence in the
world comes from this mental misperception. If we want to cultivate
happiness, to happify, and if we want a more pleasant world for all
of us, the way to expel violence from our hearts and to eradicate
violence in the world is through learning, through education, by
mindfully observing the process by which the destructive emotions
arise in our mind. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Once
we understand that we are all interdependently linked and
interconnected, that my happiness depends on your happiness and vice
versa, we will not want to harm any other being. We will be ethical
and happy. Lack of ethics is like mud that clouds water when we stir
a cup of water and mud. The mental mud can only settle by practicing
ethics and honesty, and then we can start to discern the internal
mental process I described. I pray and wish that everyone's mental
mud settles. </span></span></span>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">These
are the days of the Tibetan New Year, the Year of the Fire Bird. I
wish everyone a happy New Year, health, long life and the realization
of all our compassionate wishes. </span></span></span></i>
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</span>Janna Weisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035536765204857801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523932015307400359.post-13778026971394242632016-08-30T11:03:00.000-04:002017-03-05T11:55:14.458-05:00Identitylessness v. Identity Excess<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Professor
Robert Thurman loves making up words and he's good at it too. Thurman
has been translating from Sanskrit and Tibetan to English for 50
years. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">His
Holiness the Dalai Lama says that the English vocabulary for
describing mental phenomena is limited and that we need more English
words in order to be more precise. As an example, the Dalai Lama
points out that the term “inner peace” does not depict the broad
emotional and expressive range of a mind that has attained or
developed inner peace. When we say 'inner peace' we may think of a
passive vegetable staring out into space or of a vegetarian pacifist.
But inner peace is not necessarily 'vegetarian,' neither literally
nor figuratively. Inner peace has great power. Inner peace is not at
all indifferent.</span></span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Two views of the "I" - Right: Identitynessless; Left: Identityness</span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">I
don't remember all the wonderful words I've heard from Robert
Thurman, but two stuck. One great word is “identity<span style="font-family: inherit;">lessness</span>.” </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Typically,
'selflessness' is the most common term that is used, and people who
don't understand what it means are afraid that they'll lose their
precious self, something like committing suicide. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Identity<span style="font-family: inherit;">lessness</span>
is a very precise descriptive term that helps to understand what
exactly the inner enemy is that we're supposed to conquer, so that we
won't have any more outer enemies. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">(Is
that possible? I wish...)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Identity<span style="font-family: inherit;">lessness</span>
explains that what we don't have at all is something that we never
had to begin with, and only seems to be something we have, namely:
a solid<span style="font-family: inherit;">, inde<span style="font-family: inherit;">pe<span style="font-family: inherit;">ndent </span></span></span>and perm<span style="font-family: inherit;">anent </span>identity, <span style="font-family: inherit;">'</span>identity<span style="font-family: inherit;"> excess</span>.<span style="font-family: inherit;">'</span> </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Identity
is fine. We all have many identities: first name, last name, extended
family, people or tribe, nation, mother / father / parent / son /
daughter / brother / sister / uncle / aunt / nephew / niece / cousin,
friend / buddy / enemy / stranger etc. We all have these con<span style="font-family: inherit;">venti<span style="font-family: inherit;">onal and merely labeled</span></span> identities. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">We
also have religion (religious identity, religious identification), or
we have no religion, or we have something sort of in between,
uncertainty, deliberation, believe a little, skeptical, believe but
not religious, or we are religiously secular and have turned
secularism into something fanatical, or we are something reasonable,
secularly religious – sincerely and honestly adhering to making an
effort to help others. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">We
all have all sorts of identities, some of them good, wholesome and
nourishing, and some of them totally unnecessary, like: ugly troll,
chronic alcoholic. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">But
what we don't have at all and what we all walk around with like roosters is: a<span style="font-family: inherit;"> solid and <span style="font-family: inherit;">permanent</span></span> identity, an exc<span style="font-family: inherit;">ess <span style="font-family: inherit;">of identity</span></span>. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
imaginary<span style="font-family: inherit;">, </span>delusional<span style="font-family: inherit;">, </span>solid<span style="font-family: inherit;">, </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">permanent, independent</span></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">'</span>identity<span style="font-family: inherit;"> excess'</span> is completely extraneous – and, lo and
behold, it does not even exist! When we try to find out in what way
our solid<span style="font-family: inherit;">, </span>perma<span style="font-family: inherit;">nent<span style="font-family: inherit;">, independent </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">'</span>identity<span style="font-family: inherit;"> excess' </span>exists, we will find that there is no such animal! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">What
is a <span style="font-family: inherit;">solid and<span style="font-family: inherit;"> permanent </span></span>identity, <span style="font-family: inherit;">what is '</span>identity excess<span style="font-family: inherit;">'</span>? In order to understand how such a solid and perma<span style="font-family: inherit;">ne</span>nt<span style="font-family: inherit;"> identity, an</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">'</span>identity<span style="font-family: inherit;"> excess'</span> does not
exist, we need to understand what we imagine we have, and what we
actually do not have at all. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">For
example, there is no pink elephant in the middle of the room right
now. So o<span style="font-family: inherit;">ur <span style="font-family: inherit;">solid and perma<span style="font-family: inherit;">nent</span></span></span> identity, our <span style="font-family: inherit;">'</span>identity excess,<span style="font-family: inherit;">'</span> is our pink elephant. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A solid and permanent i</span>dentity
or the feeling of independent <span style="font-family: inherit;">i</span>dentit<span style="font-family: inherit;">y, our <span style="font-family: inherit;">'</span>identity excess,<span style="font-family: inherit;">'</span> </span>arises when someone insults us, when they
tell us that we've done something that we didn't do at all, when we
are blamed for no reason and are very angry, or when we're terrified
without any logical explanation, or when we must have something that
we don't need at all – and on top of that, we also feel justified. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A solid and <span style="font-family: inherit;">permanent i</span></span>dentity, <span style="font-family: inherit;">'</span>identity excess,<span style="font-family: inherit;">'</span>
is not something that we feel or are aware of all the time, but its
potential to jump out is there all the time – until we recognize
that it is a complete illusion, a kind of mirage, like the pink
elephant that does not really exist in this room right now. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">We
can bring to mind (imagine, think about) a pink elephant in the room
and we can ascertain that it does not exist at all. In a similar way,
when our strong sens<span style="font-family: inherit;">e of </span>identity, our strong and exaggerated sen<span style="font-family: inherit;">se of "I"</span> that gives us all the trouble arises, when it
jumps into our mind despite the fact that it really doesn't exist, we
can ascertain, logically, that it is only an illusion, the product of
our mistaken perception. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">That
is how we can completely conquer our exag<span style="font-family: inherit;">gerated sense o<span style="font-family: inherit;">f </span></span>identit<span style="font-family: inherit;">y</span> – when we realize
that it is just a bubble in the mind, it bursts and disappears. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">(The object of negation, <span style="font-family: inherit;">'</span>identity excess<span style="font-family: inherit;">,' is al<span style="font-family: inherit;">so v<span style="font-family: inherit;">ariously referred to as 'the true self<span style="font-family: inherit;">'</span> or as '<span style="font-family: inherit;">the false se<span style="font-family: inherit;">lf.' In any case, <span style="font-family: inherit;">this misperceived self or mistaken view of identity</span> definit<span style="font-family: inherit;">ely does not exist at all<span style="font-family: inherit;">, </span>and is utterly and completely and totally unfindable on examination.</span></span></span></span></span>)</span></span></span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">T<span style="font-family: inherit;">he<span style="font-family: inherit;"> r<span style="font-family: inherit;">e<span style="font-family: inherit;">aliza<span style="font-family: inherit;">tion of id<span style="font-family: inherit;">entitylessness</span></span></span></span></span></span> is a huge relief<span style="font-family: inherit;">; it's a huge relief </span>to be free of
this 'identity excess' problem. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Another
nice word that Prof. Thurman invented is 'psychonaut': the
psychonauts of Tibet, he says.<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span>Synonyms are: yogi, meditative adept, inner researcher, inner explorer, mind
researcher, mind scientist, inner space traveler, inner voidness
traveler.. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">May
everyone recognize their identity<span style="font-family: inherit;">lessness</span> and also succeed in
ascertaining that <span style="font-family: inherit;">identity excess<span style="font-family: inherit;">, a solid, permanent and independent self,</span></span> indeed does not exist at all. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>On
August 22, 2016 10:04 a.m MelahHaaretz ('salt of the earth' 'salt of
Israel') wrote:</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Excess
identity. I've adopted it. [end comment]</i></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Great. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Now that you've
adopted it, you can get rid of that accursed thing, you can let go of
it. It is said that all of spirituality, the entire spiritual path up
to enlightenment (everything the Buddha, the genius, scientist,
social activist, superb teacher who understood the human mind and all
minds) can be summed up in three words: Let it go. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Understand that
it's not this label or another, 'the problem' is not this label or
another. Our basic problem, the basic problem that all people have,
is the emphasis, the excess weight that we give to the label 'mine':
“my children (and to hell with all the other children!),” instead
of perceiving that all the children in the world are precious. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">That's why it
is not accurate or not completely correct to blame 'Zionism' – the
problem is essentially 'excess Zionism-ness.' If we heal from excess
Zionism-ness, from excess Jewish-ness, from excess arrogance, and
develop humane Zionism, humane Judaism (for those who are observant)
and healthy self-confidence, everything will be just fine, everything
will work out. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">In English we
see the problem very clearly in the language itself: I is written in
capitals, as a capital letter. The problem is not 'I' itself. The
problem is the exaggerated I that haughtily and condescendingly
towers above everyone else, that perceives itself in the center, cut
off and disconnected from everyone. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">No 'I,' none of
us, exist in the detached, disconnected, lonely and isolated way that
we imagine. We all depend on each other, for our livelihood, our
food, our housing, our clothing. Everything we have comes from
others. We are very dependent on each other and it is very important
that we appreciate the role that we each have by virtue of our mere
existence, by virtue of our very existence. <span lang="en"><br /><br />When
we understand and internalize the fact of our interdependence, we
will also not want to kill others and will not justify killing. We
will not want to exploit others for profit. We will be able to make a
living from “right livelihood,” i.e., a realistic livelihood, a
livelihood that is based on a realistic perception of self and
other.<br /><br />Identity, vs. 'identity excess,' is a correct and truthful view, a conceptual view that
brings us closer to the view of reality as it is, the direct
perception of ultimate truth, the direct perception of ultimate
reality, the direct perception of how we and phenomena actually
exist, to a genuinely scientific approach to understanding how self
and others exist.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">(P.S.
The Buddha taught that two truths are both true simultaneously:
conventional truth or conventional reality, the way things appear,
and ultimate truth, the truth of the absence or emptiness or voidness
of inherent<span style="font-family: inherit;">, intrinsic, independent </span>existence, which is the way things exist ultimately.)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Keywords [world
peace, secular dharma, identity, identity, identity<span style="font-family: inherit;">lessness</span>,
what's this, secular religion, lasting happiness, ultimate happiness, genuine happiness, happiness]</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://cafe.themarker.com/topic/3332742/">Original post in Hebrew</a>, The Marker Cafe Current Affairs Forum, August 21, 2016</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://cafe.themarker.com/post/3334147/">On Janna's Hebrew blog</a>, The Marker Café</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Corrected/updated December 10, 2016 -- I mistake<span style="font-family: inherit;">nly wrote 'identitynessless<span style="font-family: inherit;">.' The word Bob Thurm<span style="font-family: inherit;">an coi<span style="font-family: inherit;">ned is: identit<span style="font-family: inherit;">ylessness. T<span style="font-family: inherit;">h<span style="font-family: inherit;">e <span style="font-family: inherit;">two are <span style="font-family: inherit;">not inter<span style="font-family: inherit;">changeable, as i<span style="font-family: inherit;">dentityness might l<span style="font-family: inherit;">eave som<span style="font-family: inherit;">e<span style="font-family: inherit;"> idea of s<span style="font-family: inherit;">omething still existing<span style="font-family: inherit;">, where<span style="font-family: inherit;"> nothing at all exists. I<span style="font-family: inherit;"> hope I have done <span style="font-family: inherit;">ide<span style="font-family: inherit;">ntitylessness justice. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>I<span style="font-family: inherit;">t is a critical concept to understand<span style="font-family: inherit;">. T<span style="font-family: inherit;">he end of all vio<span style="font-family: inherit;">lence <span style="font-family: inherit;">and destructive emotions in the m<span style="font-family: inherit;">ental continuum depends on our grasping this critical p<span style="font-family: inherit;">oint. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
Janna Weisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035536765204857801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523932015307400359.post-26758681325318217512016-07-15T09:04:00.000-04:002016-07-15T11:12:30.360-04:00Being Human: The Person<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">What is a hu<span style="font-family: inherit;">man being? What is a person? How does he or she exist? <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We'll</span> look at various <span style="font-family: inherit;">aspects of the person. First, from <span style="font-family: inherit;">a sc<span style="font-family: inherit;">ientific perspective -- no<span style="font-family: inherit;">t the science we're <span style="font-family: inherit;">used to, but a scientifi<span style="font-family: inherit;">c perspective that accords with reality as it is. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><u><b><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">What <span style="font-family: inherit;">Is the Person? Science</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></u><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The person or <span style="font-family: inherit;">a human being is made up<span style="font-family: inherit;"> of two main parts, a body and a mind. The body is matter<span style="font-family: inherit;">, and cons<span style="font-family: inherit;">ciousness, the mind, is non-matter.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: xx-normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Every person has two lineages, a physical li<span style="font-family: inherit;">neage of the physical body -- our parents and all the forefathers and ancestors up un<span style="font-family: inherit;">til the lake in Africa where the first human being was born, and everything that preceded that lake, up to the amoeba<span style="font-family: inherit;">, symbi<span style="font-family: inherit;">osis with mitochondria, the <span style="font-family: inherit;">formation of the first RNA segment in the pr<span style="font-family: inherit;">imordial soup.</span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The second lineage is the lin<span style="font-family: inherit;">eag of consc<span style="font-family: inherit;">iousness, of awareness.<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Our present consciousness, our present mind, our present awa<span style="font-family: inherit;">reness, is a continuation of the pr<span style="font-family: inherit;">evious mind moment. The first mnd moment in this life <span style="font-family: inherit;">(the mind moment that followed its previous mind moment met a fertilized egg (zygote), wh<span style="font-family: inherit;">ich is the beginning of th<span style="font-family: inherit;">e gross physical body. S<span style="font-family: inherit;">o not only do <span style="font-family: inherit;">we have countless fathers in the ph<span style="font-family: inherit;">ysical li<span style="font-family: inherit;">neage, but we also have countless mothers who raised and cared for us in<span style="font-family: inherit;"> our v<span style="font-family: inherit;">arious bodies and our many and changing mind mome<span style="font-family: inherit;">nts in our countless pr<span style="font-family: inherit;">evious lives. That's how it is. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A model that accords more closely with reality as it is: Meeting of the mind ('spirit' in the model<span style="font-family: inherit;">, the most subtle<span style="font-family: inherit;"> or very subtle or super-subtle mind or <span style="font-family: inherit;">body-mind) with the fertilized ovum (sperm<span style="font-family: inherit;"> + egg).</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Dirk Laureyssen's <span style="font-family: inherit;">website<span style="font-family: inherit;">: <a href="http://www.mu6.com/life.html"><span style="font-family: inherit;">http://www.mu6.com/life.html</span></a></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Dirk Laureyssen<span style="font-family: inherit;"> details the fertili<span style="font-family: inherit;">zation process in the video on karma. Recomm<span style="font-family: inherit;">ended.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><u>The
Religious View of the Person Is Closer to Reality As It Is Than the
Pseudo-Scientific Materialistic View</u></span></span></span></b></span></div>
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we can understand that the religious model of “mother, father and
holy spirit” – with all the variations in the different religions
and the many terms – is closer to reality as it is than the
pseudo-scientific materialistic model of biology as it is taught
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">“</span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Then
the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into
his nostrils the soul of life; and man became a living soul.”
(Genesis 2: 7) According to the Old Testament, all human beings were
created in the image of God; every person has a godly soul, a living
spirit, is a living sentient being. The biblical view is more in
agreement with reality as it is than the materialistic model. In
other words, with regard to the understanding of what a person is,
the religious view is more realistic, more scientific, than the
materialistic view. </span></span></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><u>Contradiction
Between the Religious (Jewish) View of
the Nature of Existence and the Scientific View of Reality As It Is</u></span></span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: normal;">From
a scientific perspective, every being originates in a way that is
similar to the above model: </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: normal;">being
= body + mind. Animals are also sentient beings. They also have a
mind and the basic nature of the animal's mind is no different from
the mind of a human being. Animals have the exact same potential to
realize the nature of their mind in some future lifetime. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: normal;">As
far as the mental ability to realize the nature of the mind in this
lifetime, in this present body, there is an enormous difference
between human beings and animals. There is a huge difference between
the intellectual capacity or cognitive ability of animals and humans.
The essential, true or basic nature of the mind, and the innate
potential of each and every mind, are the same for humans and all
other beings. While in the limited condition of the animal body, an
animal does not have the possibility to improve or transform its mind</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
enormous possibility we have in this lifetime to realize the full
potential of the true or basic nature of our mind distinguishes
humans from animals. </span></span></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">It
is a mistake to deduce that because of the marked difference in our
cognitive/intellectual capacity and the cognitive or intellectual
capacity of animals, that there is also a difference in the basic
nature of the mind. There is no realistic basis for such an
assertion. An animal's mind can take rebirth as a human being and the
mind of a human being can take rebirth as an animal. What kind of
rebirth we have depends on what we think and do in this lifetime. </span></span></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><u>The
Place of the Human Being in Judaism</u></span></span></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: normal;">At
the literal level of interpretation, the Bible (Old Testament)
relates the lineage, ancestry or history of the Twelve Tribes, the
Children of Israel. After the Story of Creation, the Bible does not
start with Abraham, but with Adam (Man). We are, first and foremost,
human beings, children of Adam. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: normal;">From
there, the Bible moves on to Noah – we are a nation or a people as
all people, we are all members of one human family, we are all
brothers and sisters. Then we come to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and the
Twelve Sons (and two daughters)....</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><u>A
Bible Lesson Based on the Dalai Lama</u></span></span></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: normal;">The
Dalai Lama usually introduces himself in the biblical sequence.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: normal;">When
he talks about himself, he opens with, “I am one of 7 billion human
beings.” Therefore, the first priority he dedicates his life to is
cultivating and promoting secular science based basic human values,
values that every person needs in order to be happy in life. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Secondly,
he says, “I am a Buddhist monk.” So the second most important
thing in His Holiness' life is to develop interfatih understanding,
between all the religions of the world and between the different
Buddhist traditions. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: normal;">At
the third level of identity he says, “I am Tibetan.” So his third
life priority is to devote his time and energy to a solution for the
suffering of the Tibetan people. When the Tibetan problem is
resolved, he will not need to dedicate himself to that issue any
longer.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><u>What
About Us?</u></span></span></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black;">“<span style="font-size: normal;">Kindness
(courtesy, treating others with respect, self discipline) precedes
the Torah.” At least six of the Ten Commandments deal with
universal basic human values. “Love your neighbor as thyself, where
neighbor is any and all people, is a great priniciple of the Torah”.
“What is hateful unto you, do not do to your neighbor is the
(essence) of the whole Torah” – the whole Torah in a nutshell
(“on one foot”). </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Do
we view ourselves in the right order? In the order in which the Bible
presents the issue of identity? Are we first and foremost human
beings? Without being human first and foremost, we cannot be good
Jews, good secular people, good Marxists, good capitalists, good
right or left wingers or good whatever-we-happen-to-be. In other
words, to be a good Jew means to be a good person. We can change the
identity designation: To be a good x means to be a good person. (Fill
in the blank.)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: normal;">The
broadest view, the view that encompasses “all beings,” “all our
rebirths,” “all the three times” and helps us to “find the
similarities” between all of us, is an excellent habit of mind.
Every way of looking at things that decreases a strong view of “self
and other”, of “me vs. you” is an excellent way of seeing that
increases peace within ourselves and peace in the world. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><i>May
all beings be happy. Happiness for all.</i></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><u>More
Aspects of the Person and the Mind (that I took out of the main text
for easier reading)</u></span></span></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: normal;">The
human being or the person can also be divided into three main parts.
For the division into three, some say: person = body + mind + name
(label) and some prefer: body + mind + speech. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: normal;">We
can expand the discussion to the 1. gross, 2. subtle and 3. most
subtle or very subtle or super-subtle levels of body and mind. At the
super-subtle level, body and mind are indivisible. Levels of Mind
<a href="http://therealjannaweiss.blogspot.com/2012/04/buddhism-science-of-mind.html">http://therealjannaweiss.blogspot.com/2012/04/buddhism-science-of-mind.html</a></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">For
a more detailed understanding of the mind from a scientific
perspective, you are invited to visit Prof. Paul Ekman's <a href="http://www.paulekman.com/atlas-of-emotions/">Atlas of Emotions</a></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
Negative, destructive, i.e., egotistical self-centered, emotions
belong to the domain of “mind” and not to the physical body
(matter). The mind governs, controls or leads the body. For example,
destructive emotions, stress, can cause many diseases. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: normal;">The
original Hebrew post is titled "Jewish Identity Chapter 11: Adam" and
has a P.S.: If the title “Jewish Identity” bothers you, you can change
it
yourself to “Human Identity” or “Secular Identity” or to any
other identity that suits you. There's no point in getting upset over
nothing. </span></span></span> </i></span></span></span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Jewish
Identity Series - English translation follows Hebrew</span></span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://cafe.themarker.com/topic/3134737/"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Chapter 1: <span style="font-family: inherit;">A<span style="font-family: inherit;">ltruism in Judaism</span></span></span></span></a></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><a href="http://cafe.themarker.com/topic/3135746/"><span style="color: #123ab6;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Chapter 2: Einstein and Universal Responsibility</span></span></a><span style="font-size: normal;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><a href="http://cafe.themarker.com/topic/3143750/"><span style="color: #123ab6;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Chapter 3: I and Thou -- and We</span></span></a><span style="font-size: normal;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><a href="http://cafe.themarker.com/topic/3154385/"><span style="color: #123ab6;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Chapter 4: Jewish Renewal</span></span></a></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><a href="http://cafe.themarker.com/topic/3160298/"><span style="color: #123ab6;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Chapter 5: Universal Ethics</span></span></a></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><a href="http://cafe.themarker.com/topic/3215693/"><span style="color: #123ab6;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Chapter 6: Reincarnation</span></span></a></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="http://cafe.themarker.com/topic/3225327/">Chapter 7: Compassion</a> -- Hebrew only -- a translation of </span></span><a href="http://cafe.themarker.com/topic/3215693/%E2%80%8Fhttp://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/160887/jewish/Compassion.htm"><span style="color: #123ab6;">this page on Chabad.org</span></a></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #123ab6;"><span style="font-size: normal;"> </span></span><span style="color: #123ab6;"><span style="font-size: normal;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><a href="http://cafe.themarker.com/topic/3254891/"><span style="color: #123ab6;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Chapter 8: Rabbi "I'll Be Walking" and Mindfulness
of Speech</span></span></a></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><a href="http://cafe.themarker.com/topic/3280140/"><span style="color: #123ab6;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Chapter 9: Meditation</span></span></a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><a href="http://cafe.themarker.com/topic/3287123/"><span style="font-size: normal;">Chapter 10: The Heart</span></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="http://cafe.themarker.com/topic/3315432/">Chapter 11: Adam</a> -- Hebrew only -- this post </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="http://cafe.themarker.com/topic/3320607/?p=3">Chapter 12: ABC ~ Aleph Bet </a></span></span></div>
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</span>Janna Weisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035536765204857801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523932015307400359.post-56171225365675512792016-05-20T07:42:00.002-04:002016-08-06T10:00:02.821-04:00Secular Religion<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sikyong
Dr. Lobsang Sangay, Doctor of Jurisprudence from Harvard University,
speaking on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVHlM56yGIA">religion,
religiosity, religionism and constructive secularism</a>,
said that there is nothing bad about religion; religion is all good.
Calling for a “liberal interpretation of religion,” he quoted
Gandhi, "Like the bee gathering honey from different flowers,
the wise person accepts the essence of different scriptures, and sees
only the good in all religion." </span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Toward-True-Kinship-Faiths-Religions/dp/0385525060">Toward a True Kinsh</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Toward-True-Kinship-Faiths-Religions/dp/0385525060">i</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Toward-True-Kinship-Faiths-Religions/dp/0385525060">p of Faiths: How the World's Religions Can Come Together</a> (pp. 150-151), </span></span>His
Holiness the Dalai Lama divides religion into three parts. According
to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, all religions can be divided into
these three parts<a class="sdfootnoteanc" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5523932015307400359#sdfootnote2sym" name="sdfootnote2anc"></a>: </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">1.
ethical teachings – moral ethics and developing virtuous qualities</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">2.
doctrines or metaphysics</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">3.
culturally dependent aspects, such as attitude to images</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">His H<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">oliness </span>also divides humanity into three: theistic <span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">believers who believe in God <span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">or gods</span>, non-theistic believers and non-believers. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I
will argue that we all also need "religion," a secular
science based path for spiritual development that we follow
religiously, and once you understand what these three parts of
religion are and how a secular religion is possible, you may agree
with me.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">1.
Moral ethics. We all need ethics and positive qualities such as
patience, generosity, a positive attitude towards others including
the wish that every being have happiness (an altruistic attitude,
universal love) and the wish that every being be free from suffering
(universal compassion) in order to be good, positive and happy
people. To be good or to be happy means to have a clear consci<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">ence</span>,
without feelings of guilt or shame or blame, and a relaxed mind in
which no negative thoughts arise. It is not possible to develop inner
peace without moral ethics, honesty, kindness, love, compassion,
patience, generosity. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">2.
The doctrines of different religions are different. There are
believers who believe in God and non-theists who rely on the Law of
Cause and Effect, a natural law that pertains to all minds and to all
interactions between minds in the universe<a class="sdfootnoteanc" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5523932015307400359#sdfootnote3sym" name="sdfootnote3anc"></a>.
(</span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">The <span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Law of <span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Cause and Effect a<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">l<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">so gov<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">erns inter<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">actions between mind and matter.)</span></span></span></span></span></span> </span>As a basis for secular doctrine we will rely on science, on Western
(Einstein's) science and on Buddha's mind science, where both are
based on empiricism and logic. </span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">For
example, we all agree that the earth goes around the sun, even though
it doesn't look like that.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We
can all agree that all compounded phenomena are impermanent. We can
all agree that things exist based on causes and conditions and
therefore do not come into being independently. Someone who believes
in God will also agree that making a hard-boiled egg depends on
causes and conditions: pot, egg, chicken, water, heat source, a
certain amount of time, and on combining all these causes and
conditions: putting the egg into the water into a pot on top of a
heat source for a certain amount of time. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://therealjannaweiss.blogspot.com/2012/11/past-lives-science-documentation-3-films.html">Reincarnation has
a scientific basis</a> and is therefore included in our secular
metaphysics.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
possibility of purifying our mind, of turning a traumatized neurotic
and/or depressed mind into a calm mind with a sense of inner
well-being has been scientifically proven, and also the entire field
of science called neuroplasticity, enable us to accept the capacity
of the mind to transform and lead to positive changes in brain
function and anatomical structure. </span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
nature of compounded impermanent phenomena lacking independent
inherent existence, is suffering. This understanding liberates from
suffering. </span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">3.
What is secular culture? Which secular habits and customs are
positive and are worthwhile keeping and which are best abandoned in
order to achieve happiness? Customs are the recipe for daily life
that help us apply moral values (1 above) and the realizations
regarding the nature of existence (2 above), and to incorporate these
into our lives and our mind. </span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Since
the mind is what's important, clothing is not restricted. You can
wear a blue sock next to an orange sock. It's okay to wear a uniform
– secular religion is suitable for military people, policemen,
prison wardens and guards, doctors, nurses – and politicians,
social workers, judges, lawyers and psychologists. It's all right to
smell bad and not bathe for weeks or months and it's just fine to
bathe twice a day and to use perfume. It's okay for both men and
women to use lipstick and nail polish. </span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Images
are allowed: family photos, paintings on the walls in homes.<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> Pictures o<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">f enlightened beings are aids to att<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">aining en<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">lightenm<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">ent. Images of great mind scientists are especially recommended<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">. (</span>The Buddha, Padmasambhava and Je Tsongkhapa are three <span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">of the world's greate<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">st mind scienti<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">sts<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">.<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">As
much sex as you want is all right, and the more the better – as
long as it's by consenting adults – and it's okay to be celibate.
Sexual fasting for periods reduces lust and lust is the source of
great suffering, like drinking salt water, all the sages have said.
It's okay to fill political roles and to be informed about current
events, and it's okay and recommended to undertake a <a href="http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/QAA401018/Need-a-News-Fast.html">“news
fast”(according to Dr. Andrew Weil)</a> and to stop consuming
commercial media (according to Prof. Michael Nagler, <a href="http://mettacenter.org/">Metta
Center for Non-Violence</a>).</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Meditation
to develop single-pointed concentration is recommended. Without
meditation it's not possible for significant changes to take place in
the brain. Before one starts meditating, it's advisable to be a good
person. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Neuroscientist
Prof. Davidson points out four conditions for happiness, for a sense
of inner well-being:</span></span> </span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">1.
Resilience – the ability to forgive, to not bear grudges, to let go
of grievances and move on, to let it go. </span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">2.
Positive attitude, positive thinking, an optimistic outlook</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">3.
Paying attention, mindfulness, single-pointed concentration,
concentrative ability</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">4.
Generosity, kindness</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Davidson's
1, 2, and 4 belong to Moral Ethics. All four of his findings belong
to Doctrines. Number 3, meditation, mind training, paying attention,
concentrative ability, belong to the practical or applied area, to
Customs and Culture. In this way, secular religion becomes a way of
life. </span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Let
us not forget the importance of the teachers – we are grateful to
the tradition of Eastern mind science beginning with the Buddha and
the Hindu surroundings in which he was raised, educated and
meditated. We acknowledge, the lineage of Indian and Tibetan teachers
who preserved, practiced and transmitted the Buddha's knowledge,
including the 14<sup>th</sup> Dalai Lama and Prof. Davidson, “the
guru of science,” Mind and Life Institute and others. </span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We
will also express gratitude to the contributions of all beings,
especially the Western scientific tradition up until the development
of the scientific tools that were sensitive enough for Prof.
Davidson's Center for Healthy Minds (formerly: Center for
Investigating Healthy Minds) and others to carry out their research.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">My
profound gratitude to Geshe Pema Dorjee, from whom I first heard the
expression: “Secular Religion,” that is both absurd and wise. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Secular
Religion – </span></span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Secular
mind training based on Western science and the science the Buddha
taught in order to cultivate a compassionate and altruistic mind and
to realize the full human potential that is within each individual
for a better and more pleasant world for all. </i></span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
three aspects of religion also need to be essential parts of a
secular person's life so that he or she will be able to realize his
or her full potential: </span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">1.
Moral values and cultivation of virtues such as generosity, patience,
perseverance, enthusiasm and/or interest and/or curiosity regarding
the practice, are parts of religions worldwide and are also essential
for secular people. </span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">2.
Right views (correct perception) regarding the way reality exists are
also part of Western science, not only religion. Striving towards an
understanding of truth regarding the way consciousness exists, the
way the self (the “I”) exists and the way reality exists are a
human aspiration that is suitable for everyone, also a secular
person. </span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">3.
Mind training to cultivate mental concentration has been proven to be
one of the essential factors needed for positive changes to take
place in the functioning of the mind. and in brain functioning and
anatomy. Therefore, it makes sense for a secular person to be
interested in engaging in this type of practice.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Respect
and appreciation of the customs of the various religions can grow
from the practice of secular religion. Secular religion will reduce
the tension between religious and secular people, by developing
mutual respect and appreciation, through study, practice and
dialogue. The religions will flourish in a social environment of
human dignity. Religious believers will respect ethical and moral
secular people and secular people will develop appreciation,
understanding and tolerance for engaging in religion, with all of its
peculiar customs. </span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Dedicated
to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, all the great lamas of Tibet, all the
great spiritual masters of all time, and to the Tibetan people, whose
extraordinary commitment to non-violence is a model for the world.
May secular religion flourish for an ethical, compassionate and wise
world for all! </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Message
from Pope Francis on Interfaith Dialogue:</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hebrew
translation of Pope Francis' video<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> is<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">here</span></span></span>: </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://cafe.themarker.com/topic/3291170/">May Peace Prevail on Earth </a></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><a href="http://cafe.themarker.com/topic/3291170/">שלום سلام Peace Paz Paix 和平 ישרה שלום עלי אדמות </a></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Secular Religion was translated from the <a href="http://cafe.themarker.com/topic/3298651/">original Hebrew post</a> (with slight changes), published on The Marker Caf<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">é</span></span> Current Events Forum, March 12, 2016</span></i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. <a href="http://cafe.themarker.com/post/3301363/">(On m<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">y Hebrew blog<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.)</span></span></a></span></i></span></span>Janna Weisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035536765204857801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523932015307400359.post-43520522357056933572015-09-13T13:48:00.007-04:002021-08-28T22:32:17.176-04:00United Nations High Level Forum on the Culture of Peace 2015<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Serious
– and funny. <span style="font-family: inherit;">H<span style="font-family: inherit;">ope you enjoy. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
United Nations High Level Forum on the Culture of Peace in
cooperation with the Global Movement for the Culture of Peace (GMCoP)
convened in New York on September 9, 2015, and I had the privilege to attend the event </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">once again</span></span>. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
day was packed with wonderful ideas, sincere intentions, and
descriptions of actual Culture of Peace activities. There were also
some very touching moments. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Inspiring
moments and mental imprints of genuine hope for a better world
came from the Middle East – a musical performance by
two musicians, a Jewish-Israeli and a Palestinian, who call their duo "Fusion Unlimited."</span></span> </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://webtv.un.org/search/musical-performance-at-the-high-level-forum-on-a-culture-of-peace-general-assembly/4473491582001?term=high%20level%20forum%20on%20the%20culture%20of%20peace" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;">To watch the musical performance</span></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">To
my delight, two themes we heard repeated over and over
from many speakers throughout the day were: </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Violence
and peace are products of the mind, the result of our mindset. The mind
is the source and cause of violence. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">The <a href="http://www.unesco.org/cpp/uk/declarations/2000.htm" target="_blank">UN Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace, its 'little blue book'</a>
for peace (citing the Constitution of the UN Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization) states on page 1: “since wars begin in
the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defences of
peace must be constructed.”</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Emphasis
on education and investment in education for tolerance, respect,
peace and conflict resolution as the solution for violence we all
yearn for. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">We
also learned: </span></span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Non-violence is not passive or merely "the absence of violence" but active and requires effort. Non-violence is the <span style="font-family: inherit;">most effective and quickest way to resolve conflicts. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span>Sustainable
development depends on peace and peace depends on sustainable
development. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Poverty
is extreme violence.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Peace
cannot come from the top down, from a government or law. This
expectation is totally unrealistic. Peace requires the involvement
and investment of each and every person, and can only come from the
bottom up, from many people who manifest peace in their minds and in
their lives. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Everyone
can contribute to peace, every teacher, student, worker, farmer,
parent, every person whomsoever. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
media, including social media, has an important role in bringing
peace. An entire hour-long panel was devoted to the importance of
the role of the media in bringing peace. (The second of two
panels in the afternoon session.)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Neither
G-6, G-8 nor G-20 – the United Nations is the only entity in
the world that represents all of humanity. Therefore, it is
important to find and strengthen ways to implement its decisions. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
full power of the internet needs to be harnessed for peace. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">It
is recommended that every person practice some form of spirituality.
This recommendation came from Ambassador Chowdhury, the initiator of
the forum, and from Prof. Michael Nagler, <a href="http://mettacenter.org/" target="_blank">Metta Center for Non-Violence</a>. Prof. Nagler recommended that
we each do three things:</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"> a. Boycott the commercial media.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"> b. Fill the hole left by a. with study and implementation of non-violence.</span></span></span></div>
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<div align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"> c. It is recommended that everyone engage in some kind of spiritual practice. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://cafe.themarker.com/topic/2854551/" target="_blank">Mr. Arun Gandhi</a>, Mahatma Gandhi's grandson, was the keynote
speaker of the event. Mr. Gandhi described in detail how, after a grueling interrogation, his grandfather sent him to look for the 2 inch pencil nub he had absentmindedly discarded with the
matter-of-course expectation that he would get a new pencil. His
grandfather sent him out with a flashlight in the middle of the night
so that he would learn, internalize and realize that even the
tiniest waste of resources is a double violence, towards humanity and
towards the planet. It took him two hours to find the pencil nub. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Arun
Gandhi also related what it was like being raised in a non-violent home. Whenever he and his sister did anything
wrong, instead of punishing them, his parents fasted. They fed the
children, sat with them at the table, explained that they were not
eating because they were fasting because they were not good enough
parents. Afterwards, the children always tried harder to behave well
since they did not want their parents to suffer. He explained that it
is the exact opposite of a child who is punished and learns to be careful
not to get caught again in the future. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">After
presentations by the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Ambassador
Sam Kutesa, about 27 ambassadors of the General Assembly presented
their statements. The shortest speech and most to the point was
by the Ambassador of Grenada. From the ambassador's statement: </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">“<span style="font-size: small;">There
is so much peace in the world. Whose peace do I promote? Universal
peace needs a stronger global consensus, when authority and power
means caring. May each of our peace of ours spread so that we find a
common peace for all.” </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">(From
my notes)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-size: small;">Now please
laugh with me a little and appreciate the opportunity to share my joy... </span></span></b></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Amazingly,
unlike in 2013, the audience was allowed to speak. Diplomacy is not
my strong suit, I admit... Although I only spoke for one minute, in
my quest and search for world peace, I evidently ruffled a few
people... </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
seat of the Holy See was vacant and it seemed like a good and
relatively neutral place (between Croatia and the State of
Palestine). Moreover, I like Pope Francis and just a day <span style="font-family: inherit;">earlier</span> had
posted <a href="http://cafe.themarker.com/topic/3254606/" target="_blank">Pope Francis's statement about the refugees on the Israeli The MarkerCafé Current Events forum</a>. I love Jesus too – from my point of
view he is like the Buddha. So it seemed like a good spot to sit,
meditate, wish and hope for world peace. During the morning session I
sat in the unmarked seat against the wall just behind the Holy See. But since the General Assembly delegates were no longer
speaking in the afternoon, I moved forward just a tad. </span></span></span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dr. Janna Weiss -- but definitely not on behalf of The Holy See</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">When the
floor was given to the general public, I spoke for one minute. As soon as I finished speaking, an irate Chinese man ran over to me and said,
“You said 'Dalai Lama'.” Oh my goodness! I'm guessing the
Chinese man must have demanded from the Holy See to know who was
sitting in their seat and if I represented the Holy See or not.
(It's pretty obvious that I do not.) Ambassador Chowdhury, the forum
organizer and initiator, approached me and very graciously asked me
to give my information to the security on behalf of the Holy See. The assigned
security guard was Catholic and we both agreed that Pope Francis is a
wonderful pope. He added that Pope Francis is likely headed for
sainthood. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Let's
hope that only good comes from it all. (Who knows? Maybe the
Vatican will mediate between the Chinese government and the
Tibetans?) Let's hope the whole tempest in a teapot (storm in a
teacup for our British friends) becomes the needed spark for world
peace, or at the very least, for a solution for the Tibetan people. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;">In
the future, the UN may provide designated seating for civil society.
(The invited spokesperson on behalf of civil society, Elisabeth
Shuman, spoke from the seat of the Democratic Republic of South
Korea. She pointed out that UN Declaration on a Culture of Peace Article 4: Education, is the square root of Article 16: Security. Dr. Panna Shah, a doctor from Long Island who founded the <a href="http://www.shantifund.org/" target="_blank">Shanti Fund</a>, spoke from Samoa's spot. The Shanti Fund is an
educational fund that organizes a weekend before Gandhi's birthday
in 22 school districts in Long Island. Gandhi's birthday, October 22, was recognized by the United Nations as the International Day of
Non-Violence.)</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">I
offered to send an apology to <span style="font-family: inherit;">t</span>he Holy See but was told it wasn't
necessary. At least I'm glad the Chinese are now reading my blog...
and probably also the UN security folks.. and the Vatican security
folks... Welcome one and all! </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Many
people, all more important, more interesting and more accomplished
than myself, spoke at the distinguished and respectful event that was
rich with content and meaning. But I thought you might like to know
what I said, so here goes... </span></span></span></div><div align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/osBn81OmR0g" width="320" youtube-src-id="osBn81OmR0g"></iframe></div><br /><br /></span></span></span></div><div align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Janna Weiss's one minute at the United Nations: </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">"[My
name is Dr. Janna Weiss. I am a human rights activist] ...and a
social media blogger. I've come before and I was so happy this year
to hear so much emphasis on mindset and the mind and thank you for
bringing Mr. Arun Gandhi here, and for the emphasis on, really, that
violence is an inner process and developing peace is an inner
process, and the strong emphasis on education. His Holiness the Dalai
Lama has been working to develop programs for early childhood
education, for childhood education. There's a heart and mind website
</span><a href="http://heartmindonline.org/" target="_blank">http://heartmindonline.org/</a><a href="http://linicom.co.il/external/?u=14&a=http%3A%2F%2Fheartmindonline.org%2F&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fcafe.themarker.com%2Ftopic%2F3255603%2F">
</a><span style="font-size: small;">and
I hope that we can hear him [His Holiness the Dalai Lama] next year
and have a lot of implementation of a lot of what we heard. So, thank
you very much."</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://linicom.co.il/external/?u=14&a=http%3A%2F%2Fwebtv.un.org%2Fsearch%2Fpart-2-high-level-forum-on-the-culture-of-peace-general-assembly-69th-session%2F4474285689001%3Fterm%3Dhigh%2520level%2520forum%2520on%2520the%2520culture%2520of%2520peace&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fcafe.themarker.com%2Ftopic%2F3255603%2F" target="_blank"><span style="color: #123ab6;"><span style="font-size: small;">Video excerpt - Sep 9, 2015 - High Level Forum on the Culture of Peace -Part 2</span></span></a></span></span><a href="https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1t/k1t7l7wa2v"><span style="color: #123ab6;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span>1:13:44-1:14:48
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The United Nation's 'little blue book' <span style="font-family: inherit;">for a culture of peace</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ambassador
Chowdhury ended the panel by stressing the contribution of
individuals to peace while holding up the <a href="http://www.unesco.org/cpp/uk/declarations/2000.htm" target="_blank">'little blue book,' the UnitedNations Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace</a>,
which is available for each and every one of us to read and apply.
He also reiterated the importance of the contribution of women for
world peace. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">May we all <span style="font-family: inherit;">have genuine happiness, peace and well-being in our hearts and throughout the world.</span> </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Translated from Hebrew with minor changes; published on The Marker Café Current Events Forum<span style="font-family: inherit;"> as</span>: <a href="http://cafe.themarker.com/topic/3255603/" target="_blank">What's Happening in New York?</a> and on my <span style="font-family: inherit;">Hebrew blog: <a href="http://cafe.themarker.com/post/3256514/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A Wish</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">for World Peace</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">. </span>The <span style="font-family: inherit;">post was<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> featured</span> on The Marker Café <span style="font-family: inherit;">home</span> page. </span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Janna
is not affiliated in any way with <span style="font-family: inherit;">T</span>he Holy See, other than having
great admiration and respect for Pope Francis, along with millions of
other fellow human beings.</span></span></span></i><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://webtv.un.org/search?term=high+level+forum+on+the+culture+of+peace" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">UN </span></span></a></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://webtv.un.org/search?term=high+level+forum+on+the+culture+of+peace" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">site search: Hig<span style="font-family: inherit;">h Level Forum on the Cu<span style="font-family: inherit;">ltur<span style="font-family: inherit;">e of Peace - vid<span style="font-family: inherit;">eo <span style="font-family: inherit;">-</span> </span>includes past years</span></span></span></span></a></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.un.org/pga/high-level-forum-on-a-culture-of-peace/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">U<span style="font-family: inherit;">ni<span style="font-family: inherit;">ted Nations High <span style="font-family: inherit;">Level Forum on the Cu<span style="font-family: inherit;">lture of Peace - <span style="font-family: inherit;">program, documents</span></span></span></span></span></span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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Geshe Lama Ahbay Tulku
Rinpoche</div>
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(Jigme Thupten Tender)</div>
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<a href="http://www.tibethouse.us/">Tibet House US, New York</a></div>
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Tuesday, August 4, 2015</div>
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From notes taken during
the teaching.</div>
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<i>Rinpoche first explained
that the 2 hour session would include an introduction to meditation, half
hour meditation, Q & A, Green Tara blessing. The following is
Rinpoche's introduction to meditation, selected Q & A and
dedication. </i></div>
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I am very glad you are all
interested in the dharma. Therefore, we meet here. What is dharma? Dharma means change. All human beings have three things: a
human being's body, a human being's mind and a human being's speech.
The mind is the boss. The body and speech are like servants. What do we
change? We need to change the negative body to a positive body, to
change the negative mind to a positive mind and to change negative speech into positive speech. The only method [for this] is
meditation. In the world, there are different religions. All religions practice meditation. Today, I am very happy to share meditation. I hope we
enjoy a few hours together in this beautiful Tibet House. I will try
as much as I can that when you go back home you will bring something
unique from me. Do not waste time. Time is very important. I know you
are very interested to come here.
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Negative body changes to a
positive body by meditation. Negative mind changes to a positive mind
by meditation. Negative speech changes to positive speech by
meditation. Therefore, meditation is <i><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>so</b></span></i>
important. Every Tuesday evening Tibet House has meditation. Today we
will [learn and practice] meditation.
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First, I will tell you five
things:
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The benefits of
meditation</div>
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How we sit with our
body when we meditate</div>
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When to meditate? What
is the best time? Morning, afternoon or evening?
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How long we meditate</div>
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Concentration – How
to improve our concentration</div>
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I will explain how to understand, study and practice meditation.</div>
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<b><span style="text-decoration: none;">1.
</span><u>Benefits of Meditation</u></b></div>
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If we understand the
benefits of meditation, then it is easy [for practice] to follow.
Therefore, it is very important to understand the benefits. There are
so many benefits. I will tell three of them:
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All human beings like
us need peace and we do not need suffering. We need peace and we do
not need suffering. Peace and suffering are not from the sky or the
earth. Peace and suffering come from their own causes. We need
peace. How do we get peace? We get peace from the causes of peace.
We need to realize what is peace and what are the causes of peace
and how to improve these things through meditation. What are the
causes of suffering and how do we reduce the causes of suffering
through meditation? We can reduce the causes of suffering and
improve the causes of peace through meditation. Then, we will get
more peace in our mind. Animals cannot do that. Our minds will
become more peaceful and happy. <span style="font-style: normal;">When
we practice</span><i> we can create more causes of peace and reduce
the negative causes.</i></div>
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When we age, our eyes,
ears, smell, taste, etc. All six consciousnesses become weaker and
weaker. When we meditate, <i>the mind consciousness gets sharper and
sharper and our memory improves,</i> through meditation.</div>
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Normally, when we are
tired, you come home from work to the house... When we meditate,
human beings have three things, I said already, body, mind and
speech. <i>The mind will be more relaxed and more powerful.</i>
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Americans are interested in
physical exercises. Today we [will learn to train] the mind.
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<b><span style="text-decoration: none;">2.
</span><u>Meditation Posture</u></b><br />
When we meditate in Tibetan
Buddhism, how do we do the posture? There are seven steps. Best
[Rinpoche pointed to a cushion on the floor]. If you are not
comfortable [on a cushion on the floor], a chair is also okay.
(Rinpoche demonstrates each of these as he says them.)</div>
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Feet – (cross-legged,
lotus or half lotus position)</div>
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Hands – Four inches
below the navel (Right back of hand resting in left palm, thumbs
touching and forming a triangle above them; People whose left hand
is the dominant hand may put the back of the left hand in the right
palm.)</div>
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Spine straight</div>
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Shoulders – (gently
rolled back and relaxed)</div>
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Head – (slightly
forward; not stiff upward and back, not drooping down)</div>
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Eyes – Not so open.
If opened, can see different things and the mind goes there
(distracted, follows the visual objects). If the eyes are too
closed, sleep comes easily. Open slightly and see the tip of the
nose.
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Tongue tip touches the
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<span style="text-decoration: none;">How we position the body is
very important.</span><b><span style="text-decoration: none;"> </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="text-decoration: none;">3.
</span><u>Best Time to Meditate</u></b></div>
Morning is important. Why?
Two reasons. 1. The mind is fresher. We slept well and the mind is
fresh. In the afternoon and evening it is also good to meditate but
the mind is a little tired. When we practice concentration earlier
it is more beneficial. 2. Setting our motivation – In the morning
it is easier to focus on a positive mind. It is easier to control
our negative emotions. It is easier to remember – if I do this I
make more suffering, if I do this I become more peaceful. Therefore,
morning is best. It is easy to understand.
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<i>Rinpoche asked each and
every person present how long we have been meditating (</i><i>duration of session and/or how many months or years). </i>
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<b><span style="text-decoration: none;">4.
</span><u>Duration of Meditation Session</u></b></div>
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Everybody is very interested
and has been meditating for a long time (many years). Long time (duration)
is not important when we start -- the quality is important. If we
meditate too long we get tired and bored. That is not good. Short
good quality [is good]. When we go back home from the meditation
room, practice is so important. A quiet
place is best for meditation. Quiet makes it easier to concentrate; it is easier to
concentrate on one point (single-pointedly).
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<span style="font-size: small;"><u><b>The
Importance of Meditation for Transforming Our Minds</b></u></span></div>
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Yesterday we understood that
people are suffering from the negative emotions. What are the
negative emotions? Anger, ego, jealousy. Those negative emotions give
us more suffering and destroy our inner peace. Therefore, those
negative minds change to a more tolerant person. [A person] who has
more anger changes to a more tolerant person from meditation. [A
person] who has more ego changes to a more humble person through
meditation. [A person] who has more jealousy changes to a more
compassionate person through meditation. [A person] who has more
hatred changes to a more loving person through meditation. [A
person] who has more impatience changes to a more patient person
through meditation. Those negative emotions make more suffering and
destroy our inner peace. Those are our enemies.
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In the United States, people
think enemies are outside. They are not outside. They are inside. [When we] change the negative emotions to positive emotions, then [we
are] very peaceful and have a very happy life. One family – 10
people. Then ten families – 100 people. Then ten times ten families
– 1000 people. Then [we create] a happy society. People [mistakenly] believe that happiness is only from material things.
People have more material things, whatever they need, but they are not
happy. People think a beautiful house, a beautiful car, a beautiful
garden will make them happy. They only look outside. How can I
improve? How can I practice? We do not practice, we do not improve,
so [we have] more suffering.
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It is important to
understand that I am my own protector and I am my own enemy. We [need
to] judge ourselves. In meditation, we talk about the mind. We have
three [kinds of] minds: positive, negative and neutral. In 24 hours,
if we cause our minds to be positive, negative or neutral depends on
us. We try [to cultivate] a mind that is always positive. When we
practice, it is a little difficult. When we wake up and it's hot and
we come home it's easy to... Our mind goes to the negative easily.
When the mind goes to the positive, we have good consequences.
Therefore, meditation is so important.
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<b><span style="text-decoration: none;">5.
</span><u>Concentration</u></b></div>
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When we meditate,
concentration is so important. Bodhisattvas<sup>1</sup> have many
practices. The main practice is the Six Perfections: 1. Generosity,
2. Ethics, 3. Tolerance, 4. Effort, 5. Concentration, 6. Wisdom.
Therefore, when we meditate, concentration is so important. (The Six Perfections are the causes for enlightenment, for peace.) Mental
concentration is so important. Many people are not good at
concentration. How to develop good concentration?</div>
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<i>We meditated in silence
for about thirty minutes.</i></div>
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<i>Q & A and Green Tara
Blessing followed.</i></div>
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<u><b>Selected
Q & A</b></u></div>
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<b>Q:</b>
How to practice?</div>
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<b>Rinpoche: </b>[It is different for] each person. [If one has] more anger,
practice tolerance. [If one has] more ego, practice humility. [If one has] more jealousy, practice compassion; more attachment,
practice impermanence. Different person, different method.
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<b>Q:</b>
(Someone described a difficult work situation, which had aroused both
deep concern and anger.)
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<b>Rinpoche:
</b>Think: Today I have a great opportunity to practice tolerance.
Because your boss is angry with you, think: I can practice
tolerance with my boss. You cannot practice tolerance with the
Buddha, the Dharma and these sorts of things. You must understand:
Today I have a very great opportunity to practice tolerance with my
boss. Today, I have a great opportunity to practice tolerance with my
colleagues and to love and have compassion for them.
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<b>Q:
</b>(The same person describes a real threat in the work place.)</div>
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<b>Rinpoche:
</b>Check the reality, if [there is] fear or no fear. (i.e., if there is a basis for the fear or not.) If [there is]
no fear, then why are you afraid? Practice compassion. Fear brings
anger more easily. You must improve your compassion. You have a great
opportunity to practice compasssion. Then your fear will gradually
reduce.
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<i>In reply to another
question: </i>
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<b>Rinpoche:</b>
First we love ourselves. Then we can easily help others. So, first we
need to love ourselves.</div>
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<i>Rinpoche explained and
bestowed the Green Tara Blessing.</i></div>
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<u><b>Dedication
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Now we
dedicate. Motivation and dedication are so important. We dedicate the
good karma from our body, mind and speech to the enlightenment of all
sentient beings. From today, every day, our good karma will grow and
grow and grow until we reach enlightenment. All the good karma from
our body, speech and mind becomes good karma for all sentient beings.
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1. A
bodhisattva is a person who is cultivating the causes for peace for
the benefit of all beings. </div>
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From Wikipedia: “A <i>bodhisattva</i> is
anyone who, motivated by great compassion, has generated bodhicitta,
which is a spontaneous wish to attain buddhahood for the benefit of
all sentient beings.” Bodhicitta is the mind of enlightenment, the
pure altruistic wish or intention to attain enlightenment,
buddhahood, for the benefit of all.
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There are seven billion people in the
world and many other creatures. Compared with the other creatures,
the human population is a minority. In Buddhist teaching, we make a
great effort to appreciate the human birth and also the Ten Endowments and the Eight Conditions. S<span style="font-family: inherit;">o</span> we all know how precious our
birth is and if we look at the teachings, how rare to have this kind
of birth and then from a scientific standpoint, we can investigate.
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So all sentient beings want happiness
and don't want suffering. That is a very essential issue we have to
understand. And so if we look at the human capacity and at our
intelligence and capacity for learning and knowledge, our position is
very unique.
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Lions and tigers have bigger bodies.
Human intelligence makes us unique creatures. We should really
appreciate this fact. And so, if we appreciate this unique
intelligence that we possess and appreciate that we all strive for
happiness and that we are all striving for that, then we can really
appreciate this human birth. We look at the causes... And if you look
at the qualities of the Buddha, only a human birth can attain these
qualites, so then the human birth becomes really rare and precious.
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And so we know we live in a world rich
in diversity of religious traditions and rich in philosophical
traditions. Each offers unique contributions for our [diverse
spiritual needs].</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We cannot say this tradition is better
than the other tradition. Spiritual traditions are there to help
different beings. They offer different sets of methods for the
different beings. So, it's very important to respect these different
traditions.
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So, 1. Appreciate the unique qualities
of a human birth, 2. Appreciate the unique qualities of these
different traditions. As His Holiness always mentions, we should
always respect and really get inspired by the different traditions,
because they all offer different things, so I really enjoy the other
traditions.
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">You may have noticed various Shugden
protests in New York City. So, from my end, we really respect the
different traditions. So, for Christians, Hindus, Muslims, each from
their end has their own rules and disciplines. Shugden are claiming a
new Gelukpa sect, more important than Buddha Shakyamuni, and that
Shugden is Manjushri. So it is really difficult for us to accept
that this is a Buddhist tradition. Buddha Shakyamuni is the most
important in the Buddhist tradition, and we could not consider anyone
else above that, so I'm just letting you know about this. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">More info on the Shugden protests <a href="http://shugdeninfo.com/">http://shugdeninfo.com/</a></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">May all beings be happy and have the causes of happiness. </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>May all beings be free of suffering and the causes of suffering. </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>How to Break the Anger Habit and Be a Whole Lot Happier</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sharon
Salzberg, Robert Thurman </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">with
Nancy Redd, Huffington Post Live</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/segment/sharon-salzberg-bob-thurman-on-their-new-book/5245b8bdfe344457510001c2"><span style="color: #a83016;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Watch "Love Your Enemies" Huffington Post Live Interview</span></span></span></a><span style="color: #002ce2;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ראיון
עם מחברי הספר</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>"</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>לאהוב
את אויביך</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>: </b></span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>איך
להשתחרר מהרגל הכעס ולהיות הרבה יותר
מאושר</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>"</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>שרון
סלצבג</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>,
</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>רוברט
תורמן וננסי רד מההפינגטון פוסט </b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">עברית אחרי אנגלית</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Sharon
Salzberg: </span></span></span><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/real-happiness-12922416"><span style="color: #a83016;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">What
Is Real Happiness?</span></span></span></a></div>
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<a href="http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/real-happiness-12922416"><span style="color: #a83016;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">?</span></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">שרון
סלצברג </span></span></span></span></a><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/real-happiness-12922416"><span style="color: #a83016;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">:</span></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">מהו
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">אמא
דיק צ</span></span><span style="font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">'</span></span><span style="font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">ייני
עם התינוק רוברט תורמן</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">הדמייה
מצחיקה שרוברט תורמן המציא ומרבה להזכיר</span></span><span style="font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">("</span></span><span style="font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">על
סמך מדיטציה טיבטית שנקראת </span></span><span style="font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">"</span></span><span style="font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">כל
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<span style="font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple; font-size: medium;">התרגום
בעברית אחרי התמלול באנגלית</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Full
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<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Nancy
Redd: </b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">You're
watching Huffington Post Live. I'm Nancy Redd. Anger and hatred
reflect the harshest side of human emotion. If we can learn to move
past them…</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And
in their new book "Love Your Enemies," Sharon Salzberg and
Robert Thurman explain how anger and hatred are a terrible habit that
we can learn to break. Joining me now in the studio, we have Sharon
and Robert themselves. Thank you so much for joining us. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Sharon
Salzberg: </b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thank
you. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Robert
Thurman: </b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Nice
to be here with you.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Nancy
Redd:</b></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I
know! </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Well,
usually, not everyone is lucky enough to take the classes that you
teach together. So, what made you decide to take this intimate
experience and put it into a book?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Sharon
Salzberg: </b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Now,
I think that was partly it, that there's some language, people come,
and they're so beautiful in their vulnerability and the struggles and
their efforts they're making with their co-worker or their partner
or their children or something, and so we thought: Okay. Let's try to
capture some of that spirit and just put it out there.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Nancy
Redd: </b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yeah.
And here we have comments from people who themselves are dealing with
issues of forgiveness, of anger. One of the sweetest people in our
comments is @Rona_BerryMorin. "I realized many years ago that I
would never get an apology. And that's okay. I don't need one to live
my life." Many people spend years. You people in your workshops,
you've been teaching for seven years… just years, just
harboring this anger. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Nancy
Redd:</b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And
it just so intensely affects one's life. </span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Robert
Thurman: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Aha.
It does. It makes the person who's angry.. has much more suffering
than the people who they're angry at, usually. </span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Nancy
Redd: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">All
right. So here's the thing. We have right here, the book, Love Your
Enemies. We have a quote from it that I want to talk about. I think
it's really important. </span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">"Anger
is like a powerful addiction. We're addicted to anger as a state of
being and a way of acting in the world. But if we are to have any
peace, we must recognize hatred and anger as potentially lethal
compulsions that we have to kick. Like any addict, we have to realize
the full power of these mental impulses in order to truly resolve to
free ourselves from them." </span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Robert
Thurman: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We
should have had you in on the book! [Nancy Redd laughs] That's
fantastic!</span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Nancy
Redd: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yeah,
I'm really…[inaudible; laughter]</span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Robert
Thurman: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">That's
great. You really did it right.</span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Nancy
Redd: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Well,
it's an important thing, and it sounds like…</span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Robert
Thurman:</b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It
is. It is. </span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Nancy
Redd: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It's
interesting because I try.. My husband thinks this is really funny..
but anger can just pass through me. I get angry, and I deal with it,
and I let it go. </span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Robert
Thurman: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Very
good.</span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Nancy
Redd: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So
it's not as if it's easy for some people. Some people hold
tremendous… in parts of the body. And it carries a weight that
needs to be lifted. </span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Sharon
Salzberg: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Absolutely.
And I think part of it is the basic confusion. I think one reason
it's an addiction, actually, is because we think it's going to make
us strong. So, that's what's going to make us happy. To be vengeful.
To be focused on what we didn't get and how hurt we are. And those
things are real. You know, we get very hurt. And all kinds of things
happen in this word, but if that's what we focus on, if we think
that's what's gonna make us happy. Then, we're just lost, because
it's just not. It really isn't. </span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Nancy
Redd: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And
I like the fact that you refer to it as addictive. Anger can be
addictive, just like any drug or alcohol… </span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Robert
Thurman: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Right,
right. </span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Nancy
Redd: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;">…<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">or
bad choice. </span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Robert
Thurman: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
addictive part about it is that you do get a bit of a rush when you
lose your cool. You know. You feel energized and so like an
addiction, it gives you a rush, you know, but like an addiction, it
drops you in a worse place than you started. Not only because you
provoke all kinds of stuff from other people, but also you yourself
get exhausted. You get adrenalin rush, you get cortisol in your
bloodstream, it harms your circulatory system and everything. So,
like any addiction, you need more the next time. And then it drops
you lower and more and lower, and finally, it kills you. </span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Nancy
Redd: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Goodness
gracious. And one of the good things is, I'm sure you're able to
reach back to personal experiences, as to why you understand this
experience. Are there certain things in your past life, in an earlier
version of Robert? That you held onto? That you were angry about? </span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Robert
Thurman: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yeah,
well, it's not to hang onto. I have a hot temper. Not only early
life. Still. I still get mad. Yeah, even like Nancy was saying. It
passes through you, but goes quickly. But with me it goes more
quickly, but it sure did pass through here and there. For sure. And
it's something you constantly work on and you get better and better.
And there are points where you have, like, breakthroughs and quantum
leaps, then something presses a button that would have flipped you
out at some point, and then actually, it's something you can laugh
at. And that's a wonderful moment, that kind of threshold. But you
can get more and more of them. Actually, it's very long work. </span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Sharon
Salzberg: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Well,
I can remember, actually. I had a very disrupted, kind of traumatic
childhood, and like for many people, it was a family system where
these things were never ever talked about, so I didn't know what to
do with all of those feelings inside of me. And then I went to India
to study meditation, when I was 18 years old. And at one point I went
marching up to my first meditation teacher and I looked him in the
eye and I said, "I never used to be an angry person before I
started to meditate," thereby laying blame exactly where I felt
it belonged, which was on him. But, of course, I was hugely angry and
I didn't know it. I just wasn't in touch. I knew I was unhappy, but I
didn't really understand my emotional landscape and then, through the
power of the meditation, I began looking inside and it was like,
Whoa! So what I had to deal with was more like the shame about the
anger, and the feeling I shouldn't have it, that I should be beyond
it and realizing that it was an energy and that it could be dealt
with in the moment, neither through repression nor through explosion.
And then that was a real viable path. </span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Robert
Thurman: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yeah.
Yeah. That's beautiful. </span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Nancy
Redd: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I
think that.. It's interesting… Because I am unable to meditate. My
husband meditates every day.</span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Sharon
Salzberg: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Uh.
We need to talk about that! </span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Nancy
Redd: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I
know! I know! I really...</span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Sharon
Salzberg: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Some
people think they can't do it… </span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Nancy
Redd: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It's
interesting though. Because it's something… It has made him a very
compassionate individual. And i think that is a key phrase that many
people don't understand what that means.</span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Robert
Thurman: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yes.
Yes. </span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Nancy
Redd: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">What
does it mean? What does the Buddhist tradition teach us about
compassion? </span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Robert
Thurman: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Well,
Buddhism teaches us that compassion is a natural thing in humans. So
it's not something forced and artificial. Because we're helpless for
so many years, right? Mom has to be compassionate. And Dad too, or we
would never survive, any of us. Even if later, when we remember all
kinds of difficult personality things, maybe, or some blaming the
parents about something. This does happen. But we basically are these
very gentle animals. So, when we're compassionate, and we don't want
others to suffer, when we're happy and we want others to be happy,
then we're happy. It makes us happy. And that's a very key thing in
controlling anger. There's an ancient psychological saying that says,
"The fuel of anger is discomfort." Something's going wrong
and you start feeling uncomfortable and uncomfortable, and then at
some point you blow up. And the key, therefore, is to remain really
cheerful and do something forceful and get out of the situation, or
evade it, or do something and intervene, before you get mad, when you
can still be humorous and you can still be skillful and you haven't
lost your cool and your judgement, you know. </span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: LucidaGrande;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Robert
Thurman:</b></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: LucidaGrande;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: LucidaGrande;"><span style="font-size: small;">That's
very key. And that's important, because people think, if you don't
just get angry right away all the time, you'll be weak and people
will trample you and [inaudible]. But the advice is, be aggressive
before you're angry and tell someone, and then you'l tell them in a
way they can hear, because you won't have the anger behind it. </span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: LucidaGrande;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Sharon
Salzberg: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: LucidaGrande;"><span style="font-size: small;">Oh,
I think one of the greatest difficulties is that here too, we hear
the word compassion and we think, oh that means you're gonna be
passive and like a doormat. </span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: LucidaGrande;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Nancy
Redd: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: LucidaGrande;"><span style="font-size: small;">A
pushover. </span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: LucidaGrande;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Robert
Thurman: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: LucidaGrande;"><span style="font-size: small;">Right,
right.</span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: LucidaGrande;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Sharon
Salzberg:</b></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: LucidaGrande;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: LucidaGrande;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">A
pushover. You know, that… It's just gonna be like, "Okay, hurt
me again. I'm okay," and it's </span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: LucidaGrande;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u><span style="font-weight: normal;">not
true</span></u></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: LucidaGrande;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
Compassion is a force, it's a strength and it has clarity. It has
discernment. It's not just taking it. </span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Robert
Thurman: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Fear
is compassion, there is such a thing. Fear is compassion. Like
tough love. </span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Nancy
Redd: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here
we have a comment from Elle_Boatman: </span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">"I've
found that I lose a lot of arguments because I don't hold onto anger.
But I've also found that love makes far more friends than enemies.
Except for those angry enemies -- and that's cool. I don't need that.
"</span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Sharon
Salzberg: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">That's
very cool. I like that. </span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Robert
Thurman: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">That's
very good.</span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Nancy
Redd: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So
here's the thing. With your workshop, one of the good things is that
you have the 1-on-1 experience, you can talk, you have the openness.
When people are reading this book, if they're dealing with the
issues, what is your suggestion for how they can process this.
Because there's multiple faces of this.</span></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Robert
Thurman: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sure.</span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Nancy
Redd: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">There's
processing the material personally. But then also with those who you
might feel angry towards, with those who know about your anger
issues, who want to help, your friends, your loved ones. </span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Robert
Thurman: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">You're
right. It's so hard to give this book as a present to someone. What?
Do you think I'm angry?!</span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Nancy
Redd: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Right.
We were talking about this. People are frequently going to get it
themselves. And is it like the puberty book? Do you just leave it on
the bed? </span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Sharon
Salzberg: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Look!
A present! Wow!</span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Robert
Thurman: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Luckily
Buddha.. The Buddha and Jesus made it such a well-known saying that I
think people just gravitate towards it for that reason. And the key
there is we were very happy about it. Why were we happy to write it?
Is that people always think that it's nice for them, but not for me.
I can't do that. So we're trying to make it practical, we're showing
that it is actually, practical. In fact, it will make life better.
And you naturally, women are actually are better at it than men, in
fact. And actually, women need to be a little more angry, in a non-
totally losing their cool way. But more forceful in that way before
they're angry. And my wife is very good at that, and she has, I call
it 'creative rudeness.' And that is, she can, with a humorous way,
she can say, like say, "Why don't you…" when I'm telling
her a harsh story about how somebody's angry with me and I'm all
worked up, she'll say, like "Well, why don't you just shut up
before we're both pissed off." [Nancy Redd laughs] That's just
it. And then I'll get like, first, like, [gestures with his hands],
"Oh, she's not listening to me." But then I'll realize, "Oh
yes." And then I can up-level it and I can be cheery. And, so,
that's very important for women. Otherwise, women feel, "I need
my anger to push back at those men who are alway bullying me and
making me…" But not you, Nancy, because you meditate. But
other women.</span></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Nancy
Redd: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Good
to know. It's good to know. But then, it's interesting that you
say that women need to be more angry. But, again.. Anger is a word…</span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Robert
Thurman: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yeah.
Yeah.</span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Nancy
Redd: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;">…<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">that
needs to be defined. </span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Robert
Thurman: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Exactly.
And the definition that's bad that we say is where you lose
completely the control and judgement, and you become mad. It takes
you over, you're its tool. But a little forcefulness is okay. If you
define it most broadly. </span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Nancy
Redd: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And
you did mention the fact that, while women are more open to this, the
men who do find their way to this path can make the largest changes. </span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Sharon
Salzberg: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Oh,
absolutely. And I think one of the things that I appreciate about the
book and the format of the book is that there are those meditations,
and there are actual things to do, so it's not just, you know, having
that hope in your heart, that I can change and I can live
differently. It's like: Okay, step by step. This morning. You know.
This moment. Here's a shift I might try. I like to think of it as an
experiment, you know, so that it doesn't feel forced, you know, or
coerced in some way. But it's like: Okay, now I'm going to make an
experiment with my life. I'm going to see. I'm so used to this. Let
me see. Even when you think about being really angry with
yourself, which is of course a common state. And you notice that in
that time, being lost in the anger. That's not also a time when you
generally think, "You know, I do five good things this morning?
Not just that stupid thing that I also did." It's not denying
that you also made that stupid thing, because certainly we do, but
we're maybe not conditioned to recognize the rest. So, actually
consciously saying, "Ok. What's the good within me?" So
it's like an exercise. This is an experiment. It takes
intentionality. It takes stepping out of what we're used to. And that
takes boldness too, which is another reason why it's not a passive
state. </span></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Robert
Thurman: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yes.
Absolutely. Absolutely. We also have what's called 'a super secret
enemy.' That enemy is the enemy that makes people think they can't do
things. Like, they have a kind of self-deprecation and lack of
self-confidence, so they think, "Well, I can't change. It's just
the way I am. You know, you always hear that from people. So, we give
tools to people to think about…</span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Nancy
Redd: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Can't
teach an old dog new tricks.</span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Robert
Thurman: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">What?</span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Nancy
Redd: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Can't
teach an old dog new tricks. </span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Robert
Thurman: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">That's
right. But you can actually. I'm an old dog and I learn new tricks
all the time.</span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>Sharon
Salzberg:</b></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">You
think that's true? </span></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Nancy
Redd: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Oh,
I don't know. My mom, who's 73 years old, can use a laptop like the
best of us.. That's a really good trick. But, you know, it does take
time and it does take an opportunity for enlightenment. It takes that
moment of… (opens and closes hand, shining a light) Pow! This
works! And so one of things I think that people are curious about…
For you, we want to know, for you, what got you into Buddhism in the
first place? Where was your moment when you said, "Hey, this is
working for me"?</span></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Robert
Thurman: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Well,
yeah. I got tired of getting angry and banging my fist on the wall
and hit on the wall. And I began to learn something, that like, let
that go and try to be a little bit more cheerful and…</span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Nancy
Redd: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">About
how old were you? </span></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Robert
Thurman: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;">… <span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">and
react in a different way. About 18, 19. But I didn't really make
real… It took me until the early 30's when I was really able to let
it completely go. It was actually a moment, when some guy who usually
really bothers me, I knew pretty well, was doing their usual routine,
and I just could feel it welling up in my chest and.. a strangulating
feeling and then suddenly I just, like, stepped back and it was like
this wave of heat left and I started laughing. Because it just, I was
able to just separate from it, through the little bit of awareness
that I'd cultivated, over the years that it took. But what one of
things also that we have in the book very much is that people
shouldn't be discouraged with themselves if they can only make a tiny
little bit of progress with themselves each time, like a baby step.
Be a little less angry, let it last a little less longer. Keep it
inside a little less, and be a little.. find a way of joking and
laughing at themselves. In other words, baby steps are really
important, really powerful, I think. </span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Nancy
Redd: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Absolutely.
I love it. Usually a self-help book has "How to Break Your Anger
in Thirty Days"! That is not this book's promising. This is not
promising a timeline, this is not promising instant gratification.
This is a lifestyle change at it's height. </span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Sharon
Salzberg: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">That's
right. And it's great, because that's truth, right? It's like.. But I
think what Bob's saying is also very important. It's like, you </span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u><span style="font-weight: normal;">can</span></u></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
see the small changes, and you can really appreciate them, and that's
not nothin'. That can be really the seed of something very large, the
way you are with a co-worker, the way you are at home. It makes a
difference. And the way you are with yourself, probably most
fundamentally. When you make a mistake, when you wish you'd said
something differently, whatever it is. You can see that: Oh yeah, I
was starting down that trajectory, that old trajectory of so much
blame, and, then I thought: You know what? I did it. Let's start
again. </span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Robert
Thurman: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Right.</span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Nancy
Redd: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Especially
in situations like yours, where you mentioned you had a past that was
difficult. You think you've moved on. You have to allow the time to
overcome all of the scar tissue. </span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Sharon
Salzberg: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yeah,
yeah.</span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Robert
Thurman: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Right.
Right. But you know, another thing that can be more quick is like an
addiction, again. You know, the key, the first step for any addict is
to realize that the thing they're addicted to is harming them. And
that's a quick turn, if you really get that understanding. I mean,
that understanding can happen quickly. You're still addicted to it,
but now you realize it's your problem and it's against you. It's not
your friend. And then that's where you then begin the slow work of
turning around. That can happen quickly, if you understand that, you
know…</span></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Nancy
Redd: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yeah…</span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Robert
Thurman: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">That's
really fun. </span></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Nancy
Redd: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It's
something that people should realize. You should take it… Even if
you don't have an anger issue, this is also useful, I found, when I
was also looking at understanding people with anger issues. </span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br /></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Robert
Thurman: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yeah,
sure. [Sharon Salzberg nods her head in agreement.]</span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Nancy
Redd: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Like
you don't feel so alone. Like: Oh. Okay. That's why. </span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>Robert
Thurman:</b></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sure.</span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Nancy
Redd: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">That's
what's going on in their mind. So, I'm tickled that you were able to
take your fantastic experience that not everyone is able to take part
in it. And hopefully this will actually bring more people to able to
work through their issues, whether in person or via this book. So we
are so grateful that you were able to join us today to talk about
this book. </span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Robert
Thurman: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Well,
we were happy to do it. We're glad you moved here to New York now. </span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Sharon
Salzberg: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yes!
I'm delighted. </span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>Nancy
Redd:</b></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thank
you! </span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Robert
Thurman: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Quick
reactions!</span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Sharon
Salzberg: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I
specialize in people who think they can't meditate. We should get
together.</span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Nancy
Redd: </span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Oh,
well, we should… we can definitely get together. I'm interested to
see if you can break me, because I've been with my man for twelve
years, and if he can't teach this old dog new tricks, let's see if
you can. [Sharon Salzberg laughs.]</span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Robert
Thurman: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">That's
great.</span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Nancy
Redd: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So
thank you again, and we appreciate it. </span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Sharon
Salzberg: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thank
you.</span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Nancy
Redd: </b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'm
with Sharon and Robert and to purchase your copy of their book, check
out the resource below. And don't forget to love your enemies. </span></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">~
~ ~</span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">You're
invited to join the </span></span></span></span></span><a href="http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/segment/sharon-salzberg-bob-thurman-on-their-new-book/5245b8bdfe344457510001c2"><span style="color: #a83016;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Love
Your Enemies Facebook page</span></span></span></span></span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.facebook.com/LoveYrEnemies/photos_stream?tab=photos"><span style="color: #a83016;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Love
Your Enemies Facebook Photos</span></span></span></span></span></a></div>
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<br /></div>
<div align="CENTER" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>May
all our compassionate wishes by quickly realized.</i></span></span></span></div>
<div align="CENTER" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>May
we have peace in our hearts and peace in the world.</i></span></span></span></div>
<div align="CENTER" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hebrew
translation:</span></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="color: #5d1b6a;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">ראיון
עם מחברי הספר</span></span></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #5d1b6a;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>"</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>לאהוב
את אויביך</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>:</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #5d1b6a;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>איך
להשתחרר מכעס ולהיות הרבה יותר מאושר</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>"</b></span></span></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #5d1b6a;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>שרון
סלצברג</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>,
</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>רוברט
תורמן</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>,
</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>עם
ננסי רד מההפינגטון פוסט</b></span></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><b>ננסי
רד</b><b>: </b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">הנכם
צופים בהפיגנטון פוסט לייב.
אני
ננסי רד.
כעס
ושינאה משקפים את הצד הקשה ביותר של הרגש
האנושי.
אם
נוכל ללמוד לעבוד מעבר להם…</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">ובספרם החדש "לאהוב את אויביך",
שרון
סלצברג ורוברט תורמן מסבירים איך כעס
ושינאה הם הרגל נוראי שנוכל ללמוד להשתחרר
ממנו.
שרון
ורוברט נמצאים יחד איתי בסטודיו עכשיו.
תודה
רבה על השתתפותכם.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><b>שרון
סלצברג</b><b>:</b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">תודה.</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><b>רוברט
תורמן</b><b>: </b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">נחמד
להיות כאן איתך. </span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><b>ננסי
רד</b><b>: </b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">כן!
טוב,
בד''כ
לא כל אחד הוא בר מזל דיו כדי להשתתף
בשיעורים שאתם מלמדים יחד.
מה
גרם ללכת להחליט לקחת את החוויה האינטימית
הזאת ולהכניס אותה לתוך ספר? </span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><b>שרון
סלצברג</b><b>: </b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">אני
חושבת שזה היה חלק מהעניין,
שיש
איזושהי שפה,
אנשים
באים והם כל כך יפים בפגיעות שלהם ובמאמצים
שלהם שהם עושים עם השותף שלהם לעבודה או
עם בן הזוג או עם הילדים וככה אז חשבנו:
אוקיי.
בואו
ננסה לתפוס משהו מהרוח הזאת ושפשוט נוציא
את זה החוצה. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><b>ננסי
רד</b><b>: </b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">כן.
יש
לנו כאן תגובות מאנשים שהם בעצמם מתעסקים
עם הנושאים של סליחה וכעס.
אחד
מהאנשים הכי מתוקים בתגובות שלנו היא
רונה ברימורין.
"הבנתי
לפני הרבה מאוד שנים שלעולם לא אקבל
התנצלות.
וזה
בסדר.
אני
לא צריכה אותה כדי לחיות את חיי."
הרבה
מאוד אנשים מבלים שנים… האנשים בסדנאות
שלכם,
אתם
מלמדים 7
שנים…
פשוט במשך שנים,
פשוט
שומרים על הכעס הזה.
וזה
משפיע בכזאת אינטסיביות על החיים שלך. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><b>רוברט
תורמן</b><b>: </b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">כן.
זה
יוצא שלאדם שכועס יש הרבה יותר סבל מהאנשים
שהוא כועס עליהם,
בדרך
כלל. </span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><b>ננסי
רד</b><b>: </b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">בסדר.
אז
כאן העניין.
יש
לנו כאן את הספר "לאהוב
את אויביך.
יש
לנו ציטוט ממנו שאני רוצה לדבר עליו.
אני
חושבת שזה ממש חשוב.</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">"כעס
הוא כמו התמכרות חזקה.
אנחנו
מכורים לכעס כמצב הוויתי וכדרך של התנהלות
בעולם.
אבל
אם נרצה לזכות בשלווה כלשהי,
עלינו
להבין ששינאה וכעס הם סוגים של התנהגות
כפייתית שעלולה להיות קטלנית שעלינו
להיגמל מהם.
כמו
כל מכור לסמים,
עלינו
להבין את הכוח המלא של הדחפים התודעתיים
האלה כדי להיות נחושים באמת לשחרר את
עצמנו מהם."</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><b>רוברט
תורמן</b><b>: </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">היינו
צריכים לשתף אותך בכתיבת הספר!
[ננסי
צוחקת}
זה
פנטסטי!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><b>ננסי
רד</b><b>: </b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">כן,
אני
במאת…[הדיבור
לא ברור;
צחוק]</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><b>רוברט
תורמן</b><b>: </b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">זה
נהדר.
ממש
עשית את זה נכון.</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><b>ננסי
רד</b><b>: </b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">טוב,
זה
דבר חשוב וזה נשמע כמו…</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><b>רוברט
תורמן</b><b>: </b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">כן,
זה
חשוב.</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><b>ננסי
רד</b><b>: </b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">זה
מעניין כי אני מנסה… בעלי חושב שזה מאוד
מצחיק..
אבל
כעס פשוט יכול לעבור דרכי.
אני
כועסת מאוד ואני מתמודדת איתו ואני משחררת
אותו. </span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><b>רוברט
תורמן</b><b>: </b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">טוב
מאוד.</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><b>ננסי
רד</b><b>: </b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">זה
לא כאילו שזה קל לאנשים מסויימים.
ישנם
אנשים מחזיקים [כעס]
עצום…
במקומות שונים בגוף.
וזה
נושא משקל שצריכים להרים.</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><b>שרון
סלצברג</b><b>:</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">בהחלט.
אני
חושבת שזה חלק מהבלבול.
אני
חושבת שסיבה אחת שכעס הוא ממכר היא,
בעצם,
כי
אנחנו חושבים שזה יעשה אותנו חזקים.
שזה
מה שיעשה אותנו מאושרים.
להיות
נקמן.
להיות
ממוקדם במה שלא קיבלנו וכמה אנחנו פגועים.
והדברים
האלה הם אמיתיים.
אנחנו
מאוד נפגעים וכל מיני דברים קורים בעולם
הזה,
אבל
אם זה מה שאנחנו מתמקדים בו,
אם
נחשוב שזה מה שיעשה אותנו מאושרים,
אז
אנחנו פשוט אבודים,
כי
זה לא.
זה
ממש לא.</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><b>ננסי
רד</b><b>: </b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">אני
אוהבת את העובדה שאת מתייחסת לזה כממכר.
כעס
יכול להיות ממכר,
בדיוק
כמו כל סם או אלכוהול…</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><b>רוברט
תורמן</b><b>: </b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">נכון,
נכון.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><b>ננסי
רד</b><b>: </b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">…או
בחירה לא טובה. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><b>רוברט
תורמן</b><b>: </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">החלק
הממכר הוא שמקבלים קצת 'באז'
כשאתה
מאבד שליטה.
מרגישים
טעוני אנרגיה לכן,
כמו
התמכרות,
זה
נותן 'באז',
אבל
כמו התמכרות,
הוא
מפיל אותך במקום גרוע יותר מהמקום בו
התחלת.
לא
רק בגלל שאתה מעורר כל מיני דברים אצל
אנשים אחרים,
אבל
גם כי אתה עצמך נהיה תשוש.
אתה
מקבל זריקת אדרנלין,
קורטיזול
מוזרם לדם שלך,
הוא
גורם נזק למערכת הדם וכל זה.
כך
שכמו כל התמכרות,
צריכים
יותר בפעם הבאה.
ואז
זה מפיל אותך יותר נמוך ויותר נמוך ובסוף
זה הורג אותך. </span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>ננסי
רד</b><b>: </b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">אלוהים
אדירים.
ואחד
הדברים הטובים הוא,
אני
בטוחה שאתה מסוגל להיזכר בחוויות האישיות
שלך,
לגבי
איך הבנת את החוויה הזאת.
האם
ישנם דברים מסויימים בעברך,
מן
גרסה מוקדמת של רוברט?
שנתפסת
אליה?
שכעסת
לגביה? </span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>רוברט
תורמן</b><b>: </b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">כן,
טוב.
זה
לא עניין של להיתפס.
אני
חם מזג.
לא
רק בחיי המוקדמים.
עדיין.
אני
עדיין מתעצבן.
כן,
אפילו
כמו שננסי אמרה.
זה
עובר דרכך,
אבל
זה עובר מהר.
אבל
אצלי זה עובר יותר מהר,
אבל
הוא בהחלט עבר דרכי פה ושם.
בטוח.
וזה
משהו שאתה כל הזמן עובד עליו ואתה הולך
ומשתפר.
ישנן
נקודת בהן יש פריצות וקפיצות קוואנטום
ואז משהו לוחץ על איזה כפתור שפעם היה
מקפיץ אותך באיזושהי נקודה ואז,
בעצם,
זה
משהו שאתה מסוגל לצחוק עליו.
וזה
רגע נהדר,
סוג
כזה של סף.
אבל
אתה יכול לקבל עוד ועוד ספים.
למעשה,
זאת
עבודה מאוד ממושכת. </span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>שרון
סלצברג</b><b>:</b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">טוב,
אני
נזכרת,
בעצם.
היתה
יל ילדות מאוד כאוטית,
מין
ילדות טראומתית וכמו להרבה אנשים,
זאת
היתה מערכת משפחתית בה אף פעם לא דיברו
על הדברים האלה,
כך
שלא ידעתי מה לעשות עם כל הרגשות שהאלה
בתוכי.
נסעתי
להודו ללמוד מדיטציה,
כשהייתי
בת 18.
בשלב
מסויים,
ניגשתי
למורה הראשון שלי למדיטציה והסתכלתי לו
בעניים ואמרתי,
"אף
פעם לא הייתי אדם כעסן לפני שהתחלתי
למדוט,"
ובכך
הטחתי את האשמה בדיוק איפה שהרגשתי שמגיע,
שזה
עליו.
כמובן
שהיה בי המון כעס ופשוט לא ידעתי את זה.
לא
הייתי מחוברת.
ידעתי
שאני לא מאושרת,
אבל
לא ממש הבנתי את הנוף הרגשי שלי,
ואז,
דרך
כוח המדיטציה,
התחלתי
להביט פנימה וזה היה מין:
וואהה!
הדבר
שהייתי צריכה להתעסק איתו יותר שהיה יותר
הבושה לגבי הכעס והתחושה שאני לא צריכה
לכעוס,
שאני
צריכה להיות מעבר.
הבנתי
שזאת אנרגיה ושאפשר להתמודד איתה ברגע,
לא
דרך דיכוי ולא דרך התפוצצות ואז זאת הדרך
בת-קיימא
אמיתית.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>רוברט
תורמן</b><b>:</b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">כן,
כן.
זה
מקסים. </span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>ננסי
רד</b><b>: </b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">אני
חושבת ש..
זה
מעניין..
כי
אני לא מסוגלת למדוט;
בעלי
מודט כל יום.</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>שרון
סלצברג</b><b>: </b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">אה,
אנחנו
צריכים לדבר על זה! </span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>ננסי
רד</b><b>: </b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">אני
יודעת!
אני
יודעת!
אני
באמת…</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>שרון
סלצברג</b><b>:</b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">ישנם
אנשים שחושבים שהם לא מסוגלים לעשות את
זה…</span></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>ננסי
רד</b><b>:</b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">זה
מעניין,
אבל.
כי
זה משהו..
זה
הפך אותו לאדם מאוד חומל.
אני
חושבת שזה משפט המפתח ואנשים רבים לא
מבינים מה המשמעות של זה.</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>רוברט
תורמן</b><b>:</b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">כן.
כן. </span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>ננסי
רד</b><b>:</b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">מה
זה אומר?
מה
המסורת הבודהיסטית מלמדת אותנו על חמלה? </span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>רוברט
תורמן</b><b>:</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">טוב,
הבודהיזם
מלמד אותנו שחמלה היא דבר טבעי בבני אדם.
כך
שזה לא משהו מאולץ או מלאכותי.
כי
אנחנו חסרי אונים במשך כל כך הרבה שנים,
נכון?
אמא
צריכה להיות חומלת.
וגם
אבא,
אחרת
מעולם לא היינו שורדים,
אף
אחד מאיתנו.
אפילו
אם מאוחר יותר,
כשאנחנו
נזכרים בכל מיני בעיות אישיות כאלו,
אולי,
או
שמאשימים את ההורים בקשר למשהו.
זה
קורה.
אבל
באופן בסיסי אנחנו ייצורים מאוד עדינים.
כשאנחנו
חומלים ולא רוצים שאחרים יסבלו,
כשאנחנו
מאושרים ורוצים שאחרים יהיו מאושרים,
אנחנו
מאושרים.
זה
עושה אותנו מאושרים.
זה
עניין מפתח לשליטה על כעס.
יש
אימרה פסיכולוגית עתיקה שאומרת,
"הדלק
של כעס הוא אי נוחות."
משהו
משתבש ואתה מתחיל להרגיש לא נוח ולא נוח
וברגע מסוים אתה מתפוצץ.
לכן
העיקר הוא להשאר עם מצב רוח מרומם ולעשות
משהו עוצמתי ולצאת מהמצב או להימנע ממנו
או לעשות משהו ולהתערב,
לפני
שאתה כועס,
כשאתה
עדיין עם הומור ואתה עדיין יכול להגיב
במיומנות ולא איבדת את הקוליות שלך ואת
שיקול הדעת שלך.
זה
מאוד חשוב,
כי
אנשים חושבים שאם אתה לא מיד כועס כל הזמן,
תהיה
חלש ואנשים ידרכו עליך ו[לא
נשמע ברור].
אבל
העצה היא,
להיות
אגרסיבי לפני שאתה כועס ואומר למישהו ואז
תוכל להגיד להם את זה באופן בו הם יוכלו
לשמעו,
כי
לא יהיה לך את הכעס מאחורי זה.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">אני
חושבת שאחד מהקשיים הגדולים ביותר כאן
גם הוא שאנחנו שומעים את המילה חמלה ואנחנו
חושבים שזה אומר שתהיה פאסיבי וכמו סמרטוט.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>ננסי
רד</b><b>:</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">פראייר. </span></div>
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תורמן</b></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>:</b></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">נכון,
נכון. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>שרון
סלצברג</b><b>: </b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">פראייר</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">כאילו
שזה יהיה כמו</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
"</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">אוקיי</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">פגע
בי שוב</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">אני
בסדר</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,"
</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">וזה
</span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>לא
נכון</b></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">חמלה
היא כוח</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">היא
עוצמה ויש לה בהירות</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">יש
לה יכולת אבחנה</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">זה
פשוט לספוג</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">. </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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תורמן</b><b>:</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">פחד
הוא חמלה,
יש
דבר כזה.
פחד
הוא חמלה.
כמו
אהבה קשוחה. </span></div>
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רד</b><b>:</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">כאן
יש לנו תגובה מאלי_בוטמן:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">"מצאתי
שאני מאבדת המון ויכוחים כי אני לא אוחזת
בכעס.
אבל
גם מצאתי שאהבה מביאה הרבה יותר חברים
מאשר אויבים.
חוץ
מהאויבים הכועסים האלה --
וזה
קול.
אני
לא צריכה את זה." </span></div>
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סלצברג</b><b>:</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">זה
מאוד קול.
אני
אוהבת את זה. </span></div>
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תורמן</b><b>:</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">זה
טוב מאוד.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>ננסי
רד</b><b>:</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">אז
כאן העיניין.
בסדנאות
שלכם,
אחד
הדברים הטובים הו שיש לכם ניסיון אחד על
אחד,
אתם
מדברים,
יש
לכם את הפתיחות.
כשאנשים
קוראים את הספר,
כשהם
מתמודדים עם העיניינם האלה,
מה
עצתכם לגבי איך הם יכולים לעבד את זה.
כי
יש פנים רבות לעיניין הזה. </span></div>
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תורמן</b><b>:</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">בטח.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>ננסי
רד</b><b>: </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">יש
את ההיבט של עיבוד החומר באופן אישי.
אבל
יש גם את אלה שאולי אתה כועס עליהם,
אלה
שיודעים על עינייני הכעס שלך,
אלה
שרוצים לעזור,
החברים
שלך,
יקיריך. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>רוברט
תורמן</b><b>:</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">את
צודקת.
כל
קשה לתת את הספר הזה במתנה למישהו.
מה?
את
חושבת שאני כועס?!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>ננסי
רד</b><b>: </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">נכון.
אנחנו
מדברים על זה.
הרבה
פעמים אנשים יקנו אותו בעצמם.
האם
זה כמו ספר ההתבגרות?
האם
פשוט משאירים אותו על המיטה?</span></div>
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סלצברג</b><b>:</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">תראו!
מתנה!
וואוו!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>רוברט
תורמן</b><b>:</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">למלזנו
הבודהה… הבודהה וישוע הפכול את האימרה
הזו לאימרה כל כך מפורסמת שאני חושב שאנשים
פשוט נמשכים לזה מהסיבה הזאת.
העיקר
כאן הוא שהיינו מאוד שמחים לגבי זה.
למה
שמחנו לכתוב את זה?
כי
אנשים כל הזמן חושבים שזה נחמד בשביל
מישהו אחר,
אבל
לא בשבילי.
אני
לא יכולה לעשות את זה.
כך
שאנחנו מנסים לעשות את זה פרקטי,
אנחנו
מראים שזה למעשה פרקטי בעצם,
זה
יעשה את החיים לטובים יותר. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">באופן
טבעי,
נשים
הן בעצם יותר טובות בזה מגברים,
למעשה.
ולמעשה,
נשים
צריכות להיות קצת יותר כועסות,
באופן
של לא לאבד לחלוטין את הקוליות שלהן.
אבל
יותר עוצמתיות לפני שהן כועסות.
אישתי
היא מאוד טובה בזה ויש לה את מה שאני קורא
לו "חוצפה
יצירתית.'</span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">ז''א,
היא
יכולה,
בדרך
הומוריסטית,
היא
יכולה לומר "למה
שלא תעשה…"
כשאני
מספר לה סיפור קשה לגבי מישהו שכועס עליי
ואני כולי נסער,
היא
תגיד משהו כמו "למה
שלא תשתוק פשוט לפני ששנינו מרוגזים."
[ננסי
רד צוחקת] </span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">זה
בדיוק העיניין.
ואז,
בהתחלה,
אני
אהיה,
כמו
[מסמן
עם הידיים]
"אה,
היא
לא מקשיבה לי."
אבל
אז אבין,
"אה,
כן."
ואני
מסוגל להעלות את האנרגיה ואני יכול להיות
שמח. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">זה
מאוד חשוב לנשים.
אחרת,
נשים
מרגישות,
"אני
צריכה את הכעס שלי כדי לדחוף חזרה לגברים
האלה שכל הזמן מציקים לי וגורמים ל…"
אבל
לא אותך,
ננסי,
כי
את מודטת.
אבל
נשים אחרות.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>ננסי
רד</b><b>:</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">טוב
לדעת.
זה
טוב לדעת.
אבל,
זה
מעניין שאתה אומר שנשים צריכות לכעוס
יותר.
אבל,
שוב…
כעס הוא מילה…</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>רוברט
תורמן</b><b>:</b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">כן.
כן.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>ננסי
רד</b><b>:</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">…שחשוב
להגדיר אותה.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>רוברט
תורמן</b><b>:</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">בדיוק.
ההגדרה
הלא טובה שאנחנו מסבירים היא כשאתה לגמרי
מאד שליטה וכושר שיפוט ואתה נהיה כועס.
הכעס
משתלט עליך,
אתה
הופך לכלי שלו.
אבל
קצת כוחניות זה בסדר.
אם
מגדירים [כעס]
בצורה
הרחבה ביותר. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>ננסי</b></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>
</b></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>רד</b></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>: </b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ציינת</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">את
העובדה שבעוד נשים יותר פתוחות לזה</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">הגברים
שמוצאים את דרכם לדרך הזאת יכולים לעשות
את השינויים הגדולים ביותר</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>שרון
סלצברג</b><b>:</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">כן,
בהחלט.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">אני
חושבת שאחד הדברים שאני אוהבת לגבי הספר
והפורמט של הספר הוא שיש את כל המדיטציות
האלו ויש דברים ממשיים לעשות,
כך
שזה לא רק,
שיש
איזו תקווה בלב שאני יכול להשתנות ואני
יכול לחיות אחרת.
זה
כמו,
אוקיי,
צעד
צעד.
הבוקר.
הרגע
הזה.
כאן
יש תזוזה שאני יכול לנסות.
אני
אוהבת לחשוב על זה בתור ניסוי,
כך
שלא חייבים להרגיש שזה מאולץ או כפייה
באופן כלשהו. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">זה
כמו:
אוקיי,
עכשיו
אני הולך לערוך ניסוי עם החיים שלי.
נראה.
אני
כל כך רגיל לזה.
בואו
נראה.
אפילו
כשאתה חושב על להיות מאוד כועס על עצמך,
שזה
כמובן מצב שכיח.
ואתה
שם לב לזה אותו רגע,
כשאתה
אבוד בתוך הכעס.
זה
לא הזמן בו אנחנו בדרך כל חושבים,
"אתה
יודע,
עשיתי
חמישה דברים טובים הבוקר.
לא
רק הדבר הטיפשי הזה שגם עשיתי." </span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">זה
לא להתכחש לכך שגם עשית את הדבר הטיפשי,
כי
אנחנו בטח עושים דברים כאלה,
אבל
אולי אנחנו לא מורגלים להכיר בשאר.
ממש
לומר באופ מודע,
"אוקיי,
מה
טוב בתוכי?"
זה
סוג של תרגול.
זה
ניסוי.
זה
דורש התכוונות.
זה
דורש לצאת ממשבצת שאנחנו רגילים אליה.
וזה
דורש גם אומץ,
סיבה
נוספת ש[החמלה]
היא
לא מצב פאסיבי. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>רוברט
תורמן</b><b>:</b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">כן.
בהחלט.
בהחלט.
יש
לנו גם משהו שנקרא 'האויב
הסופר סודי'.
האויב
הזה הוא האויב שגורם לאנשים לחשוב שהם לא
מסוגלים לעשות דברים.
יש
להם מן סוג של גינוי עצמי וחוסר כבוד עצמי,
אז
הם חושבים,
"טוב,
אני
לא יכול להשתנות.
זה
פשוט איך שאני."
כל
שזמן שומעים את זה מאנשים.
לכן
אנחנו נותנים לאנשים כלים לחשיבה…</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>ננסי</b></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>
</b></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>רד</b></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>:</b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">אתה
לא יכול ללמד תרגילים חדשים לכלב זקן.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>רוברט
תורמן</b><b>:</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">מה?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>ננסי
רד</b><b>:</b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">אתה
לא יכול ללמד תרגילים חדשים לכלב זקן.</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>רוברט
תורמן</b><b>:</b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">נכון.
אבל
אפשר,
בעצם.
אני
כלב זקן ואני לומד תרגילים חדשים כל הזמן.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>שרון
סלצברג</b><b>:</b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">את
חושבת זה אמת?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>ננסי
רד</b><b>:</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">לא
יודעת.
אמא
שלי,
היא
בת 73,
משתמשת
במחשב נייד כמו הטובים מאיתנו..
זה
תרגיל ממש טוב.
אבל,
זה
דורש זמן וזה דורש הזדמנות להארה.
זה
דורש את הרגע הזה של… (פותחת
וסוגרת יד,
כאילו
היא מקרינה אור)
פאוו!!
זה
עובד! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">אחד
הדברים שאני חושבת שאנשים סקרנים לגביהם
הוא…</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">בשבילכם
--
אנחנו
רוצים לדעת,
בשבילכם,
מה
הכניס אתכם לבודהיזם [מדע
התודעה,
מדיטציה
-
ח.ו.]
מלכתחילה?
מה
היה הרגע בו אמרתם,
"וואלה,
זה
עובד עבורי"?ֿ</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>רוברט
תורמן</b><b>:</b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">כן,
טוב.
התעייפתי
מלכעוס ומלדפוק את האגרוף בקיר.
התחלתי
ללמוד משהו חדש,
כמו
לשחרר את זה ולנסות להיות קצת יותר שמח…</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>ננסי
רד</b><b>:</b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">בן
כמה היית?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>רוברט
תורמן</b><b>:</b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">…ולהגיב
בצורה אחרת.
בערך
בן 18,
19. אבל
זה לא ממש עשה… לקח לי עד שנות ה-30
כשממש
יכולתי לשחרר לגמר.
זה
היה למעשה רגע בו בחור אחד שבדרך באמת
הציק לי,
הכרתי
אותו די טוב,
עשה
את הפעלולים הרגילים שלו ויכולתי להרגיש
את זה ממלא לי את החזה ו..
תחושת
מחנק ואז פשוט,
התרחקתי
צעד אחד וזה כאילו שגל החום הזה נעלם
והתחלתי לצחוק.
כי
פשוט יכולתי להפריד את עצמי מזה,
עם
המעט מודעות שטיפחתי,
במשך
הכמה שנים שזה לקח.
אבל
אחד הדברים שגם יש לנו בספר הוא שאנשים
לא צריכים להיות מאוכזבים מעצמם אם הם רק
יכולים לעשות טיפטיפונת של התקדמות עם
עצמם כל פעם,
כמו
צעד תינוק.
להיות
קצת פחות כועסים,
לתת
לזה להישאר קצת פחות זמן.
לשמור
את זה בפנים קצת פחות ואולי קצת… למצוא
דרך להתלוצץ ולצחוק על עצמם.
במילים
אחרות,
צעדי
תינוק הם מאוד חשובים,
מאוד
עוצמתיים,
להבנתי. </span></div>
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<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>ננסי
רד</b><b>:</b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">בהחלט.
נפלא.
בדרך
כלל לספרי עזרה עצמית יש "איך
להיפטר מהכעס שלך תוך שלושים יום"!
הספר
הזה לא מבטיח כזה דבר.
הוא
לא מבטיח לוח זמנים,
הוא
לא מבטיח סיפוק מיידי.
זהו
שינוי באורח החיים בשיאו. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>שרון
סלצברג</b><b>:</b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">נכון</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">וזה
נהדר כי זאת האמת</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">נכון</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">?
</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">אבל
אני חושבת שמה שבוב </span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">[</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">רוברט
תורמן</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">]
</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">אומר
גם מאוד חשוב</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">זה
</span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>כן</b></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
אפשרי להבחין בשינויים הקטנים ובאמת אפשר
להעריך אותם וזה לא שום דבר</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">זה
יכול באמת להיות הזרע של משהו מאוד גדול</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">איך
שאתה מתנהל עם שותף לעבודה</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">איך
שאתה מתנהל בבית</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">זה
משנה</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">והדרך
בה אתה מתנהל עם עצמך</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">אולי
במובן הכי עקרוני</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">כשאתה
עושה טעות</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">כשאתה
מצטער שלא הבעת משהו בצורה אחרת</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">מה
שזה לא יהיה</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">תוכל
להבחין </span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">"</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">כן</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">התחלתי
בכיוון ההוא</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">הכיוון
הישן של כל כך הרבה אשמה ואז חשבתי</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">:
</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">יודעים
מה</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">?
</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">עשיתי
את זה</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">בואו
נתחיל שוב</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>רוברט
תורמן</b><b>:</b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">נכון.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">ננסי
רד:</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">במיוחד
במצבים כמו שלך,
בו
הזכרת שהיה לך עבר שהיה קשה.
את
חושבת שעברת הלאה.
צריכים
לאפשר לזמן לגבור על כל הצלקות האלו. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>שרון
סלצברג</b><b>:</b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">כן,
כן. </span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>רוברט</b></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>
</b></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>תורמן</b></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>:</b></span></span></span></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">נכון</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">נכון</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">אבל</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">יש</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">עוד
דבר שיכול להיות עוד יותר מהר</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">;
</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">זה
כמו התמכרות</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">שוב</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">הצעד
הראשון</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">צעד
המפתח לכל אדם מכור הוא להבין שהדבר שהם
מכורים אליו פוגע בהם</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">וזאת
תפנית חדה</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">אם
ממש מקבלים את התובנה הזאת</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">אני
מתכוון שהתובנה הזאת יכולה לקרות מהר
מאוד</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">אתה
עדיין מכור לזה</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">אבל
עכשיו אתה מבין שזאת הבעיה שלך ושהיא
פועלת נגדך</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">היא
לא החברה שלך</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ואז
זה איפה שאתה מתחיל לעשות את העבודה האיטית
של לעשות תפנית</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">זה
יכול לקרות מהר</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
</span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">אם
אתה מבין את זה</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.. </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>ננסי
רד</b><b>:</b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">כן…</span></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>רוברט
תורמן</b><b>:</b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">זה
ממש כייף.</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>ננסי
רד</b><b>: </b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">זה
משהו שאנשים צריכים להבין.
כדאי
לקנות את זה… אפילו אם אין לך עניין עם
כעס,
מצאתי
שזה גם שימושי כשניסיתי להבין אנשים שיש
להם עניינים עם כעס.</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>רוברט
תורמן</b><b>:</b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">כן,
בוודאי.
[שרון
סלצברג מהנהנת הסכמה בראשה.]</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>ננסי
רד</b><b>: </b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">אתה
לא מרגיש כל כך לב.
זה
כמו:
או,
אוקיי,
זה
למה. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>רוברט
תורמן</b><b>:</b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">בטח.</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>ננסי
רד</b><b>:</b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">זה
מה שקורה בראש שלהם.
אני
מאוד שמחה שיכלתם לעשות משהו עם החוויה
הפנטסטית הזאת שלא כל אחד יכול להשתתף
בה.
אני
מקווה שזה באמת ייאפשר ליותר אנשים לעבוד
על ענייניהם,
בין
עם פנים אל פנים או באמצעות הספר הזה.
אנחנו
מאוד מודים לכם על נכונותכם להצטרף אלינו
היום לדבר איתנו על הספר הזה.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>רוברט
תורמן</b><b>:</b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">טוב,
שמחנו
מאוד לעשות את זה.
אנחנו
שמכים שעברת לניו יורק עכשיו.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>שרון
סלצברג</b><b>:</b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">כן!
אני
שמחה מאוד.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><b>ננסי
רד</b><b>:</b></span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">תודה!</span></div>
<div align="RIGHT" dir="RTL" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
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תורמן</b><b>: </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">תגבוות
מהירות.</span></div>
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סלצברג</b><b>:</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">אני
מתמחה באנשים שחושבים שהם לא מסוגלים
למדוט.
אנחנו
צריכות להיפגש.</span></div>
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רד</b><b>:</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">אה,
טוב,
אנחנו
צריכות… בהחלט אפשר להיפגש.
אני
מעוניינת לראות אם את יכולה לשבור אותי,
כי
אני נמצאת עם האיש שלי שתים עשרה שנה ואם
הוא לא מסוגל ללמד כלב זקן תרגילים חדשים,
נראה
אם את מסוגלת.
[שרון
צוחקת]</span></div>
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תורמן</b><b>:</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">זה
נהדר.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">אז
שוב תודה לכם,
אנחנו
מאוד מודים לכם.</span></div>
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סלצברג</b><b>:</b></span></div>
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רד</b><b>:</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">אני
נמצאת עם שרון ועם רוברט וכדי לרכוש את
העתק שלך של הספר שלהם,
תעיינו
להלן.
ואל
תשכחו לאהוב את אויביך. </span></div>
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גם לבקר ולהצטרף </span></span></span><span style="color: #a83016;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/segment/sharon-salzberg-bob-thurman-on-their-new-book/5245b8bdfe344457510001c2">לדף
הפייסבוק הנלווה לספר</a>: </span></span></span></span></span><a href="http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/segment/sharon-salzberg-bob-thurman-on-their-new-book/5245b8bdfe344457510001c2"><span style="color: #a83016;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">לאהוב
את אויביך</span></span></span></span></a></span></div>
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בדף הפייסבוק</a>: </span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/LoveYrEnemies/photos_stream?tab=photos"><span style="color: #a83016;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">לאהוב
את אויבך</span></span></span></span></a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">שכל
משאלותינו החומלות תתגשמנה במהרה.</span></span></div>
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לשלום בלבנו ולשלום בעולם.</span></span></div>
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Janna Weisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035536765204857801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523932015307400359.post-19971733580888657162014-08-24T17:44:00.004-04:002018-04-08T23:04:41.360-04:00Getting to the Root of Violence: An Integrative Public Health Model<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">~ Nelson Mandela (Image: Google Doodle)</td></tr>
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<b><br />The way to heal violence is through education for non-violence.</b><br />
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<b>Unlike a natural disaster, violence is 100% man-made, and can therefore be 100% eradicated.</b><br />
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<b><a href="http://therealjannaweiss.blogspot.com/2012/05/integrative-public-health-model-to-heal.html">An Integrative Public Health Model to Heal Violence</a></b></h3>
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Ignorance, Mistaken view of self (1) ⇒ Greed/craving/attachment/"all good", Hatred/anger/disgust/aversion/"all bad" (2) ⇒ Intention to harm others (3) ⇒ Individual predisposed to violence (4) ⇒ Situation predisposed to violence (5) ⇒ Trigger event (6) ⇒ Violence (7)<br />
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It might be easier to understand and internalize the model starting from the end:<br />
Violence (7) arises from an encounter with a trigger event (6), in a situation that is predisposed to violence (5), by a person who is predisposed to violence (4). A person is predisposed towards violence due to his or her habits of mind.<br />
These habits of mind are in the mind, hence, steps 1-4 occur within an individual's mind: <br />
The intention to harm others (3) arises in a mind that splits between "all good" and "all bad" in an exaggerated way (2). <br />
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It turns out that we all have this tendency to see others as "all good" or "all bad," a tendency that can be weakened and finally uprooted from the continuum of the mind, the mindstream. That doesn't mean that one loses the capacity for discernment. The contrary is true. The more we weaken our exaggerated tendency to project "all goodness" and "all badness" onto others, our view of reality improves and our capacity for discernment becomes sharper. Our reactions to situations become more realistic, more in accordance with reality as it is. Our tendency to project "all goodness" and "all badness" onto others, and to split between "all good" and "all bad" (to split and project are synonymous), arise from a mistaken view of how the I exists (1). <br />
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We grasp the 'I,' the self, the ego, as being most precious of all, from a view that we exist independently and inherently, from our own side. But we don't really exist in the way we perceive ourselves and reality as existing. We exist interdependently, interactively and dependent upon many causes and conditions. No person or any other compounded phenomena exists independently and inherently from its own side the way we mistakenly and wrongly conceptualize. This conceptual error of ours regarding the existence of the self is an active and destructive error, so it's very important that we become aware of it, in order heal it and to uproot it entirely from our mindstream. It's possible for a person to completely eradicate violence in his or her mindstream. This is actually a scientific fact that has been demonstrated by neuroscientific laboratory findings. <br />
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<b>Social change begins at the level of the individual, in each of our hearts. </b><br />
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<i>"Peace starts within each one of us.</i></div>
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<i>When we have inner peace,</i></div>
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<i>we can be at peace </i><i>with those around us.</i><br />
<i>When our community is in a state of peace,</i><br />
<i>It can share that peace </i><i>with</i><br />
<i>neighboring communities."</i><br />
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<i>~ His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama</i></div>
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<b>Related Posts</b><br />
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An Integrative Public Health Model to Heal Violence<br />
<a href="http://therealjannaweiss.blogspot.com/2012/05/integrative-public-health-model-to-heal.html">http://therealjannaweiss.blogspot.com/2012/05/integrative-public-health-model-to-heal.html</a><br />
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Original Hebrew post <a href="http://cafe.themarker.com/post/3123261/">http://cafe.themarker.com/post/3123261/</a><br />
<br />Janna Weisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035536765204857801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523932015307400359.post-36672174287140643922014-05-13T13:13:00.000-04:002014-05-13T13:17:33.816-04:00East-West Cultural & Botanical Encounters & Exchanges<div style="text-align: center;">
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東西方文化與植物邂逅與交流</h2>
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동서 문화 및 식물의 만남과 교류 </h2>
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The Bowne House Historical Society<br />
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Councilman Peter Koo</div>
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Flushing Public Library<br />
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Janna Weisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035536765204857801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523932015307400359.post-15013415863539661992014-05-04T06:22:00.002-04:002014-05-04T06:23:42.486-04:00Universal Compassion<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ven. Geshe Thupten Phelgye</span> </span><br />
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My name is Thupten Phelgye. People call me Geshe-lak Phelgye here. I am a Tibetan Buddhist monk and I come from Serge Monastery in south India. <br />
And I've been working on promoting vegetarianism and veganism, beginning from my monastery, through Tibetan society and worldwide. <br />
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The idea of universal compassion is that compassion is not something that belongs to the humans only. Compassion is universal. <br />
All sentient beings, animals, bugs, those millions of types of those living in the ocean, in the water, are all included in the family of sentient beings. <br />
They all deserve compassionate treatment. <br />
So, it is to promote universal compassion to all sentient beings.<br />
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Buddhists realize that all lives are equal in terms of wanting peace and happiness, not wanting pain and suffering. <br />
We are all the same sentient beings. <br />
Just we have a different form of life, but in terms of living the life, it's the same, humans and all the animals, the same desire and right to live in peace and happiness. <br />
So, we do not particularly say 'I love this and I do not love that.' <br />
Love and compassion are for all equally, like ourselves, because our experiences are the same. <br />
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We humans, and animals, the birds, whatever life, we all experience the same. <br />
When we have good time, we enjoy. When we have pain and suffering, we suffer. The same thing. Even from the insects, we all have the same desire of peace and happiness and we all have the same sense of not wanting pain and suffering, trying to protect ourselves from all kinds of harms from around. <br />
It's quite clear, the way we all love peace and happiness. They deserve the same treatment and we are supposed to treat all with love and compassion.<br />
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There are many different quotes of the [inaudible] Buddha talking about different lives and not eating meat. <br />
One of the very strong statements that Buddha had is, "I condemn meat eating in all means. I have never approved of meat eating. I will never approve of meat eating and I do not approve of meat eating for my followers, for all sentient beings are equal to me like my only son." <br />
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As Buddhists, we should have been vegetarians, but unfortunately, in our culture, in Tibet, because of the situation, altitude and all that, we ate meat. Without thinking, all monasteries and lay alike, people just lived on mainly meat, because the majority of Tibet, up in the northern and eastern side were nomads and all they had was animals, so their life was all about animals. So that was the unfortunate part about our culture. <br />
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As a child, I grew up with the same lifestyle, and then when I got into the monastery, we still had the same lifestyle. I had questions in my head, but, the whole culture, you know, lived in that lifestyle. I didn't have a clue of otherwise, but it was in 1984, I was taking some sick monks to the hospital. On the way, some of my friends asked me if I could buy some meat for him, because he was also sick, and I said, "Of course, I will." And then he said, "If you could go to the slaughterhouse early in the morning you will get fresh meat, the best meat." I said, "Of course, I'll do that."<br />
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So the next morning, I went to the slaughterhouse, the local Indian slaughterhouse and I was a little too early getting there, and this little slaughterhouse was just opened, and they were actually starting to slaughter the animals. Each little animal, the butchers and animals were actually wrestling back and forth and that's like the first time for me to see how animals are slaughtered. I realized the meat, the dishes that we eat without thinking, how painful and suffering to these voiceless animals, and I felt very helpless, very painful, seeing the reality behind our lifestyle. <br />
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I was crying. At the same time, I made a vow for the dying animals, "Okay, I have to do something for this. I will be your voice. I will speak for you."<br />
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So I came home. I went to the monastery library. I actually. one by one, pulled down, the original Buddhist teachings, the canons that we have translated from Sanskrit and Pali and I looked into [them] and I found how the Buddha had strongly condemned meat eating, obviously. <br />
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Normally, people have no idea what animals go through. It will only be realized when you get to see what actually happens in the slaughterhouses. Until then, you wouldn't realize. And when you see that, actually, you will feel if is really appropriate to eat them. It's really horrifying. Certain slaughterhouses have, like, the entire animals that they are supposed to slaughter for the day are standing in a corner out there and one by another being slaughtered in front, by the rest of the animals, and you can imagine how terrifying that experience would be. Just imagine yourself being out there and all your friends and colleagues are being slaughtered and you are in the line, just, you know, a step away from that terrifying thing. <br />
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According to most religions, talk about Hell, the most horrifying realm. But I can't imagine there is something more horrifying and painful than so-called Hell than those horrifying experiences when you are lined up in the slaughterhouse. It's just heartbreaking. So we need to actually see those things so that how we humans are actually causing so much trouble to other fellow sentient beings. <br />
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So, then it totally makes sense that as a Buddhist, when you take refuge in Buddha, Dharma and Sangha, one of the principles by taking refuge in Dharma, is not harming other beings, not causing harm to other beings. That is the number one key principle that you are taking, by taking refuge in Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. But people are not really very serious about those things, kind of ignore it, in a way, and just eat, meat, and all that kind of thing. <br />
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So I started to bring awareness, writing in local newspapers and magazines and whatever way I could approach through, I tried to bring awareness about the pain and suffering of animals, and teachings of Buddha and good things about being vegetarian, and all this kind of thing. I've been working for and ever since. <br />
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And, obviously, I ran into many problems, because, when talking about vegetarianism, meaning that you are kind of going against your culture, 99% of people in your culture are meat eaters, and nobody really likes what I have to say, even though what I'm saying is the truth. <br />
People have no argument to deny the truth, but then they don't like it. You know, they feel guilty about their lifestyle. I've run into many problems but I did not give up, I kept going whatever way I could, trying not too much to offend people but trying to get the message out. <br />
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Until 1996, I guess it was 1996, when I thought it is time for me, actually, to bring this issue up to His Holiness the Dalai Lama and I asked for a private audience with His Holiness for this, for my work, for my movement. And His Holiness the Dalai Lama was so very pleased about my work and he really appreciated, and he encouraged me to carry on. And he said, "Of course, I'm with you. My blessings are with you." <br />
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And that's when I got really encouraged and I felt more determined to openly come and speak forth. And then, yes, you will notice from there on, His Holiness has been speaking about vegetarianism or compassion to animals, more openly, more often in his speeches and teachings in the public. And that's like the biggest move that took place in our culture. People started to take it seriously when His Holiness spoke about it. <br />
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For the Buddhist community, my brothers and sisters, my appeal for you is that since we took refuge in Buddha, Dharma and Sangha and we took the basic principles of not killing, not stealing, not engaging in sexual misconduct, including [no] alcohol, not lying obviously. From among them, Number One is not killing. In terms of not killing, it does not necessarily mean that you go kill, but there's also causing the killing. Which means, when you eat other animals, you are the cause of that killing. <br />
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So, my appeal to you is try to learn about a vegetarian lifestyle. Try to learn about a vegan lifestyle, which is a very healthier more compassionate lifestyle. So, please try that because we have taken some certain principles, before the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha and if we don't follow our principles, then we are just a name, 'Buddhist.' So try to live your belief, try to live your faith, and try to put Dharma into your practice. Thank you. <br />
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Sophie Claudet: Hello and welcome to this new edition of Reporters.<br />
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Sophie Claudet: This week we go to North India, to Dharamsala, home to the Tibetan government in exile and its head, the Dalai Lama. <br />
The Buddhist spiritual leader fled Tibet for Dharamsala in 1959, after a failed uprising against China's communist rule. <br />
He has since set up a government and an assembly in what has come to be known as Little Tibet. <br />
While denouncing China's treatment of Tibet as cultural genocide, the Dalai Lama does not want independence for His country, but rather, autonomy. <br />
And, in line with Buddhism, He's of course a strong proponent of non-violence. His strategy is contested among Tibetans. However, some are ready to take arms to root out Chinese occupation. But it may never come to that.<br />
The Dalai Lama's oracles have predicted that Tibet will soon be free again. <br />
Capucine Henry, Amandine Roche and Arnaud Gidon traveled to Little Tibet and met the Dalai Lama's oracles. Let's watch their report. <br />
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Arnaud Gidon: A few kilometers from Dharamsala, on the road to the Himalayas, these men and women have walked for hours, to come and listen to the prophecies of this little six year old girl. Her name is Shambhavi. They believe she is the reincarnation of a Hindu goddess. <br />
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Shambhavi: I want Dalai Lama blessing. I want Tibet freedom. Tibet got very happy freedom. <br />
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The Dalai Lama holds her hand as a sign of respect. He has come specially to this Hindu temple to receive her blessing and her prayers. <br />
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama: Thank you all for coming. I would first like to tell you that this little girl is a saint. For the second time in a year, this saint has come all the way from South India, only to see me. She has come to tell me about her premonitions. <br />
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Arnaud Gidon: Like these Hindus, he believes in the child's predictions. <br />
(To Shambavi) What did you dream about? What have you to say?<br />
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Shambhavi: Only one more and one time only. <br />
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Shambhavi's mother: Okay, come on, speak up. Speak up.<br />
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Shambhavi: Dalai Lama had bad health; that this in dream. Only this one. <br />
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Arnaud Gidon: Shambhavi is sure of herself. She threatened to go on a hunger strike if her parents didn't take her to the Dalai Lama <br />
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama: She came to see me and give me some kind of warning. I may get some illness. Now, this time, also you see, she came, and this time mainly, you see, she wanted to perform some sort of offering, puja, for Tibetan sort of freedom. <br />
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Arnaud Gidon: The pilgrims flock around Shambhavi, to know what the future holds for them. <br />
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Shambhavi: 2012, 2012 January. <br />
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Shambhavi's mother: 2012 January...<br />
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Man: Things will be well in 2012 January. In 2016 they'll go back to Tibet. They'll go back to Tibet, the Dalai Lama and all the Tibetans, they'll go back to Tibet. <br />
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Shambavi's mother: They will live happily from 2016 onwards. <br />
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama: Thank you, thank you, thank you. Thank you.... Oh yes, yes. Thank you, thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. <br />
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Arnaud Gidon: In Dharamsala, little goddess Shambhavi's predictions on the health and future of the Dalai Lama are being taken seriously. In the spiritual leader's temple, a public ceremony is organized. Trances and prayers are used to wish a long life to the spiritual head. <br />
This man in ceremonial garb is one of the three state oracles of the Dalai Lama. He is a medium who can communicate with the gods. In the Tibetan tradition, it is not a state secret, but an institution. The Dalai Lama takes no political or spiritual decision without first consulting his three oracles. <br />
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In 1959, it was on their predictions that the Dalai Lama decided to flee Tibet. The oracle determined the exact date, and the spiritual leader's itinerary to Dharamsala. It has been almost fifty years to the day, that the Buddhists first fled Tibet to escape Chinese communism. <br />
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In the small Nechung monastery, Tibetans fall over each other to ask the oracle whether this long forced exile will soon end. The ritual is always the same. The monks start by calling up the spirits. Until the medium goes into a trance, a deep religious silence descends on the temple, so all can hear the voices of the gods through the body of this man. <br />
Only an enlightened few can translate this very ancient Tibetan dialect. The sacred words of the oracle are scrupulously recorded and translated by the monks. <br />
The oracle faints. The ceremony is over. <br />
A few minutes later, the prophesies are translated. The expert, Geshe Dorje, a Buddhist master with a PhD in Philosophy, he is one of the few people in the world to understand and speak the language of the gods. <br />
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Geshe Dorje, Buddhist Master: It is already translated, today, the oracle... yeah...<br />
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Arnaud Gidon: So, what does the oracle say? What is his message for the Tibetan people? This information is usually kept secret, but, finally, in a confiding mood, Geshe Dorje agrees to tell us part of the secret. <br />
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Geshe Dorje: The Dalai Lama going to China. Then, after, no problem China. Really. The Dalai Lama going, then teaching, then people, open mind, just like sun, sunshine. Yeah. Just like sunshine, at that time, I think. Many people die, really. Very happy, then... Yeah. Many old people waiting here, 80 years, 90 years, very old. "When Dalai Lama coming?" then they saw Dalai Lama, they are very happy, shocked, I think. Also Chinese, really. <br />
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Arnaud Gidon: A few hours after the ceremony, the Tibetans try, one by one, to find out more about the oracle's predictions. <br />
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Nechung Monastery Monk: Where are you from? <br />
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Woman: Lhasa. And my family is still there. That's why I want to know if I'll see them again one day. <br />
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Nechung Monastery Monk: I can't tell you all, you know, it's a secret, but it all goes well. The oracle says the Tibetan government in exile will soon take important decisions. <br />
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Sonam, Tibetan refugee: I believe him. Everyday, when I pray in front of him, I have some special feeling, and something like special power, he give to me, and I feel like he always encourages me, whenever I pray to him. After I finish praying to him, then in my heart I have a full belief, and then, I feel more happy, after I prayer for him. <br />
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Arnaud Gidon: In Dharamsala, it is difficult to gauge what the Tibetan parliament in exile thinks of the oracle's predictions. <br />
(To parliamentarians outside) Do you believe in the predictions of the oracle?<br />
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Monk: I don't know. I don't know. To ask...<br />
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Tibetan man: Oh, we don't know anything about Nechung.<br />
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Tibetan man 2: Geshe-la would be a…<br />
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Narrator: Questions are unwelcome. Here the spiritual authority is not questioned.<br />
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Monk: Ah, yes, yes, yes. I am monk! [laughs] <br />
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Arnaud Gidon: The parliamentary spokesperson finally answers our question.<br />
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Penpa Tsering, Speaker of the Parliament: The concept of protecting deities is to help you in achieving things where humans are not able to understand the circumstances. <br />
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Tibetan man 3: We cannot decide, so then we'll ask him, you know, which way we should go. So he'll advice us, give us the guidelines, the true guidelines, the right way.<br />
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Woman narrator: The right way?<br />
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Tibetan man 3: Yeah, we are very very very sure about what he says. We believe it.<br />
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Woman narrator: Are you very sure? <br />
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Tibetan man 3: Sure, sure, sure, sure, sure. <br />
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Arnaud Gidon: To be a Buddhist is, above all, to think positively and to refuse war as a means to saving Tibet. But for some time now, the impatience and anger of the younger generations has been gaining ground in the community. These Tibetan youth are ready to take up arms. Their leader is Lhasang Tsering, often referred to as the Devil.<br />
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Lhasang Tsering, Founder, Tibetan Youth Congress: Why is there a state oracle of Tibet? If the Tibetan parliament and the Tibetan kashag are not consulting… My problem is that when national leaders whose duty it is to make decisions and to be responsible and answerable for those decisions are then using the system of oracles. There is a price for freedom and the price for freedom is not paid in silver and gold. It is paid in the currency of life and blood.<br />
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Arnaud Gidon: These young teenagers have just reached Dharamsala. They are welcomed by Tsering Chenga, another of the Dalai Lama's state oracles. Tsering does not believe in war. Faced with this delicate situation, she tries to calm the hotheaded youth. <br />
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Tibetan youth: Yes, we managed to escape from the Chinese. We were afraid, but at least they did not catch us. We climbed the mountains in the snow. It was very cold during weeks and weeks. <br />
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Tsering Chenga: [laughs] These children don't know how to speak properly. They are yak farmers. The Chinese are saying that they educate Tibetans, but this proves the contrary. All these young people are not educated. [laughs]<br />
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Tibetan youth: I don't know what to say. I don't know how to talk. You know, we just arrived at the refugee center. <br />
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Tsering Chenga: At the refugee center there are different types of people. Become friends with cheerful and positive children. Get close to radiant people. This is the future of humanity. I'm not going to talk about my trances. No, I'm going to talk about essential matters, what humanity needs to hear to evolve. The 21st century looks like a very modern century from the outside, but times are serious. Our hearts are suffering from the inside, and we have reached the limits. We're killing each other! We must give light to ignorance and regain consciousness. Let's help and love our enemies. That's how we will save Tibet and all humanity. <br />
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Arnaud Gidon: How will Tibetan culture be saved?<br />
The urgency of the situation has brought together the greatest experts of the science of the mind for an historic conference. <br />
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-Translating the Words of the Buddha: Khyentse Foundation Translation Conference-<br />
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Arnaud Gidon: After a week of initiation, the keepers of the secret teachings of the Buddha have decided to translate the complete texts of the Buddha in the next 25 years.<br />
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Robert Thurman, a very close friend of the Dalai Lama for the last 45 years, and one the world's most influential specialists on Tibetan Buddhism, this visionary, who is a confidante to the spiritual chief, is in agreement with the oracles. <br />
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Robert Thurman, Writer and Tibet Specialist: I have this other vision… the Dalai Lama's own vision, He and whichever president of China will go hand in hand to the United Nations and in the United Nations they will declare, and they'll bring Al Gore there, and they will declare that the whole of the Tibetan plateau is a global peace park, an environmental preserve, a nature preserve, and they will restore the headwaters of all the rivers of Asia. <br />
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Arnaud Gidon: These oracles from the roof of the world agree, and predict a radiant future for Tibet and the return of the saintly Dalai Lama to His palace at Lhasa. <br />
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-Report by Amandine Roche, Capucine Henry, Arnaud Gidon, Emmanuelie Zabala-<br />
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Sophie Claudet: Well, one of the reporters behind this fascinating story is with us from New Delhi via satellite. Hello, Capucine Henry, and welcome to the show. <br />
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Sophie Claudet: At the beginning of your report we see the prophecies of a six year old girl who says Tibet will be free in 2012. Why this date? <br />
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Capucine Henry, France 24 Correspondent, New Delhi, India: Alors. It's true. We have to be very cautious when we're talking about this date, 2012, because it's prophecies and predictions, and, obviously, it's not science. But, it's true that the date, 21st of December in 2012, these are dates that even the oldest civilizations, have been looking at this, the Mayan civilization, the Egyptians and the Indians, so current astronomers consider that the 21st of December 2012, the sun will rise and will be aligned with the galactic center which emits the most cosmic radiation. So, from that point on, the sun's activity on the earth will be more powerful than ever in the past, so mystics talk about 'returning to the light,' the great civilizations talk about going into the Age of Aquarius, and the Tibetans don't really talk about 2012 specifically, but they talk about moving into a new form of consciousness. The Dalai Lama's oracles say we won't be able to live other than being in total harmony with the forces of the light, otherwise we could even die. <br />
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Sophie Claudet: Capucine, it seems unlikely that Tibet will be freed of China's rule following a political settlement, considering that ongoing negotiations between the Tibetan government in exile and the Chinese authorities have reached a complete deadlock, so, how will it happen? How will Tibet become free in 2012?<br />
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Capucine Henry: It's true that the negotiations between the Tibetan government and the Chinese government are at a standstill. The Dalai Lama, though, has come to a point where he considers that negotiating with the Chinese leaders is in vain, is futile, so he's trying to set up a new strategy, in fact, where he's trying to work directly with the Chinese people, and reach the hearts of the Chinese people. So the strategy… He's trying to set up this strategy, trying to implement it, because he considers that the Chinese people, 1.3 billion inhabitants, that really hold the power in China, are capable of pushing the Tibetan cause forward. <br />
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Sophie Claudet: Okay, very quickly, Capucine, in closing, how will the Dalai Lama manage to convince the Chinese people rather than the Chinese authorities? <br />
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Capucine Henry: Well, the Dalai Lama is increasingly getting positioned as the spiritual leader of Tibet. Remember, He's semi-retired politically. He's working with a lot more intellectuals, inviting them in from China to Dharamsala. He's working with the Chinese and Tibetan… He's created the association for Chinese and Tibetan friends, and three radio stations, where you have reporters and journalists, Tibetan people communicating with the outside world, and the ultimate strategy that the Dalai Lama is planning on using - He considers that Taiwan can perhaps be a player or a bridge between China and Tibet, maybe the entry into Tibetan culture in China.<br />
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Sophie Claudet: Well, thank you very much Capucine, for being with us from New Delhi with us today. That's all the time we have for today unfortunately. Do join us again next week for another edition of Reporters. Goodbye. <br />
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May all beings have happiness and the causes of happiness.<br />
May all beings be free of suffering and the causes of suffering.<br />
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From: Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama<br />
To: Janna Weiss<br />
Date: Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 1:09 PM<br />
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Dear Janna,<b></b><br />
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I have been directed to thank you for your letter along with your offering of the complete transcript of His Holiness' World Peace Talk in Washington DC on June 9, 2011, which would be very useful to us. We very much appreciate your thoughtful gesture.<br />
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We are particularly happy to learn that you wish to translate His World Peace Talk into Hebrew for posting on your blog.<br />
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We also very much appreciate the very warm sentiments that you express for His Holiness and all the precious teachers of Tibet.<br />
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His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama:<br />
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So, good morning everybody.<br />
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Audience: Good morning<br />
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama:<br />
Brothers and sisters. <br />
Indeed, I am very very happy having this opportunity for meeting with the public.<br />
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Because I always talk about how to create inner peace, irrespective whether believer or non-believer. Everybody wants a happy life, a successful life, so these goals ultimately entirely depend on our inner peace.<br />
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On the mental level there are too many frustrations and sometimes fear, suspicion,<br />
distrust, anger - then your life will never be a successful happy one.<br />
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So, in spite of how this sounds, we have the opportunity, we have the ability to create inner peace. So that also is what I usually call 'through secular way,' not necessarily based on religious belief. So, meeting with the public and sharing these points, I always feel very happy and actually my commitment, my number one commitment, is on the level of 'I am a human being.'<br />
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We are the same, mentally, emotionally, physically, also; we are the same. So everybody has the desire to have a happy life, a successful life. There, also, we are completely the same and then, everybody has the right to have a happy life. From our birth, everybody has the same right. But the problem is that we sometimes neglect these inner values and we are trying to seek joyfulness, a happy life, from outside. That's a mistake.<br />
So, that's my number one commitment.<br />
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The second commitment is promotion of religious harmony. Then, I am talking on the level of: "I am a Buddhist monk." So, according to my own little experience, I fully realize that all major religious traditions have the same potential to bring inner peace. So, closer understanding, harmony among the different religious traditions, is something very essential. If we, all religious traditions, have a closer understanding on that level, and make a more common effort, or effort for a common interest, it can be more effective. So that's [my] number two commitment. So, all these government levels, even the United Nations, I think cannot do much. <br />
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So, the public - because these things ultimately depend on the individual. We are on the individual level. Try to create a calm mind, then... <br />
That then creates [calmness] within our own family, within our own community. That's the way to change our society. After all, society, community, means individuals combined. So, sometimes, I also feel: I am just one single person, [and there are] huge problems. My effort may not affect very much, anyway, it's true. But there's no other choice. Unless, at the individual level, we make some effort, it will never come, the happy society, or change, at the society level. So, the initiative must come from the individual level. So that's why I really feel something purposeful, meeting with people. So I'm very happy. <br />
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Then, also, behind you, there is the American Capitol Hill, a magnificent building, and this indicates that America is a democratic country. Right from the beginning, your forefathers, these ancestors, they really committed to the promotion of liberty, equality, democracy, rule of law, these things. So, since my childhood, we, many Tibetans, felt, when we heard the name America, we don't know much detail, but simply, we felt: Oh, America! A big nation, a great nation, a nation fully committed to these human values, democracy, liberty, freedom, these things.<br />
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So, once more, I have the opportunity to talk in public, here, in the Capitol. So, those people who organized this event, I really appreciate. Thank you, for those concerned people. And then also, I must thank the audience here, a quite large big number. I think, today, on the weekend, you must have another sort of program, go on a picnic or the sun is also good, so you may have a certain program, but instead of being there you came here, in spite of it being quite hot here, so I really appreciate. <br />
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[Applause.]<br />
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Now... As usual, whenever I have a talk, I never prepare. So, when I meet people, then certain ideas, certain thoughts automatically come. So here, also. So, the important [thing is] self confidence, and an optimistic mental attitude is very very essential. So, I am talking something about that. So, I think that those people quite far away, I think, now, you already saw my face, okay? Now I'm going to sit here and talk, okay.<br />
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Usually, my way or style of talking or meeting is always completely informal. I don't like formality. After all, the most important events in our life, at the time of birth, at the time of death, for these two most important events there is no formality (laughs), it just comes that way. Then, between there, [is] too much formality. I feel, according to my own experience, too much formality becomes an additional barrier to communicate, person to person. After all, we are the same human beings, so it is better to talk heart to heart. That I always do. So, in case some people may feel, oh, my talk, has too much informality, then, sorry. <br />
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Now... In our life, some kind of problems are always there. It is almost impossible, an individual human life without any problems. It is almost impossible. However, with a lot problems we can maintain peace of mind. When peace of mind is there, enthusiasm, optimism comes. So, that, we can do. <br />
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Now here, [when] we actually sit down among the problems and pains, there are two levels. One is the sensorial level, mainly the physical level. That, of course, for example, some physical illness, you have to take care. Then, another level of problem, pain, of painful experience, of suffering, that's mainly the mental level. So, of these two things, the mental level experience is actually more superior than the sensory level experience. Obviously, for example, some of these sports, in order to become top, they really, at the physical level, they really work hard, but then mentally they already see some sort of target, some sort of purpose, so the physical difficulties they can even embrace, like that. <br />
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I think, another sort of example: two patients, same physical illness, same hospital - we can see differences. One is only concerned about the physical pain and mentally also, concerned too much about that physical pain. That person, I think, has much more unhappiness or painful experience. Another same patient, physically with the same illness, same pain, but, mentally, with a different sort of attitude towards the pain, then, that person, the physical level is the same condition, but because of the mental level, different attitude, that person is much more happier. I think other animals have no ability to do that. We human beings, I think even animals, like a mother sometimes sacrifices willingly, [endures] her own difficulties, or even risks her own life, in order to save her youngster's life. So, that also, that tremendous affection, willing to take on some physical difficulties, even at the animal level, I think.<br />
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So, certainly, we human beings have this marvelous human intelligence. So, using this human intelligence, in spite of some difficulties surrounding you, you can maintain peace of mind - that much I can share with you, according to my own experience. I lost my own freedom at the age of sixteen, then at age twenty-four I lost my own country. [I encountered] a lot of difficulties and a lot of responsibilities, however, I think, that comparatively, I can sustain peace of mind. Knowing good is good, bad is bad, and accordingly, you have to handle, but at the same time, you can maintain the mental level more calm, peace. So, it is clearly, it is quite clear, in spite of some difficulties , that we have the ability to keep peace of mind. Now, here, in order to create peace of mind, self confidence, inner strength, is very very important. This is one factor. <br />
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Another factor: use human intelligence properly, and through that way, once we realize the reality fully, then, that is also one important factor to keep peace of mind. So, now, first, the warm heartedness. A more compassionate sort of mind, usually, I call warm heartedness. Once you develop warm heartedness or a sense of concern for other's well being, an affectionate attitude, then, actually, it opens our inner door. As a result, communication with other people becomes very easy. That even helps you carry your life honestly, truthfully, transparently- that brings trust. Trust brings friendship. On the other hand, too much of a self-centered attitude, then deep down, with too much of a self-centered attitude there, automatically: fear, distrust. And with that, you find it very difficult to communicate with other people, because you yourself, deep inside, have a sense of insecurity. So, then, with those circumstances, eventually, you develop feelings of loneliness, helplessness. So, therefore, at the emotional level, warm heartedness is a very very important factor to bring self-confidence. After all, we are social animals. The individual's successful life, or happy life, very much depends on others. So, therefore, just a lonely feeling, some kind of isolated self-centered attitude, is actually against basic human nature. <br />
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And then... According to scientists now, they are finding, with a more compassionate mind, your health also improves. Some scientists actually carried out some sort of research work, as experiments, they already found some clear sign that even a few weeks of training about compassion and these things. After a few weeks, they already found that blood pressure reduces, the amount of stress is reduced, social relations also improved. So they already know that peace of mind is really helpful for our good health. About, I think, more than two years ago, I went through surgery, for the gall bladder, because there were a lot of stones. I think the last, almost 50 years, I just hoped that with Tibetan medicine, or some other medicine, could melt these things, but finally that hope showed [itself] to be an empty hope, so finally, I went through surgery. So the surgery was quite serious. Usually that surgery, the normal way, in 15-20 minutes it can finish, but in my case, because of the complication of the gall bladder, which was enlarged almost, I think, two or three times the size, and also pus, so therefore, it became more complicated. So, my surgery, it took over two hours, so I had a good rest without consciousness! (laughs) So, then, after, I think, 4-5 days, I was fully recovered, so my doctor, the surgeon, later he told me, "Your physical condition is very good." So even, one time, one surgeon told me, expressed to me, "This young patient," then I told him, "I'm not young, I'm already seventy-three or seventy-four." So, then he responded, "Yes, he knows your age but your physical condition looks like 60," so he called me "young patient." (applause)<br />
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So, of course, there's nothing special. I think my mental state is comparatively quite peaceful, in spite of some problems. When some tragic news happened, it comes to my mind, little disturbances, but then goes. Like that. So, oh... Now, I want... I must tell you, the same person, same simple Buddhist monk, but there is one difference between my previous visits and today, one difference is that one important human organ is missing now (laughs). So, this simple Buddhist monk's body is not complete now. (laughs) So, through my own experience, peace of mind really is an immense help, to maintain health and to recover, very very helpful. <br />
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So, sometimes scientists say that too much anger, constant fear, are actually eating our immune system. An more open mind, a more pleasant mind, is really an immense help to sustain our immune system. Then, on another occasion, many years ago, I think near New York, at one university, we had some sort of meeting with scientists. There, one scientist mentioned that according to his experiment, he found, in his research he found that those people who, often come from his or her mouth: I, I, me, my, like that, so such people have greater risk of heart attack, although he didn't explain the reasons. Then, I felt, oh, it may be true, because the person for whom always comes the word: I, I, I, that's a reflection of his or her thinking, so there is an extreme self-centered attitude, so with too much of a self-centered attitude, as I mentioned earlier, your whole outlook becomes narrow. So even small problems appearing to that narrow sort of mind, look unbearable. When one has a sense of well-being of other people, then your mind becomes wider. <br />
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With that kind of widened mind even serious problems appear not that much unbearable or significant. So, it really makes a difference. So, therefore, compassion, compassionate heart, warm heartedness, not thinking just of yourself, but thinking more of others, that kind of mental attitude, has immense benefit to yourself.<br />
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So the problem quite often - people have the impression that the practice of compassion, the practice of forgiveness, these are part of religious practice, so those people who have not much interest in religion, then they are also negligent about these things. That's totally mistaken. Whether a religion or not - that's up to the individual. Without religion you can be a happy person. But without this inner peace, or compassionate mind, you cannot be a happy person. So, you see, there is no point to neglect, those people who have not much interest in religion, they should not neglect, these inner values. <br />
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Then, secondly, also you see, people have the impression that the practice of love and compassion is good for others, not necessarily towards oneself. That also is totally mistaken. So the benefit, out of the practice of compassion, first goes to yourself, including your own health. <br />
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Then also, sometimes I jokingly tell people, particularly those young girls, or young women, I don't know how many... Usually, you see, people spend a lot of money for cosmetics. That is only for external beauty. Real beauty is inner beauty. (applause) <br />
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Say, many years ago, I think in the 60s, one Tibetan government official, one monk official, a very good one, he eventually disrobed. Then one day, I teased him, oh, your wife is not that attractive. I teased him. Then his response was quite strong. He mentioned, "Oh yes, external beauty, not that much, but [her] internal beauty is excellent," he told me that. (laughs; applause) So, of course, you see, making your face beautiful, more beautiful, good, but in the meantime you must pay more attention to your inner beauty. With inner beauty, you will find a good companion, then, the marriage will be a long lasting happy marriage. Without paying much attention to inner beauty, only external beauty, you may find some companion, some partner, but it may not last long. Clear?<br />
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So, anyway, we human beings, I think we have one unique thing - our smile. Smiles, there are a variety of smiles. Sometimes, a sarcastic smile, sometimes a diplomatic smile; sometimes these don't bring peace, happiness or friendship, but sometimes fear, sometimes distrust. But a genuine human smile, is the expression of love, compassion, friendship, so a genuine human smile can only come through warm heartedness. I think those powerful people or powerful rich people may receive a lot of smiles from others, but they smile in front of you but behind they may say something different, some different things. So those people who really show a loving smile, a genuine smile with love and respect, that is always there. So therefore, human beings need friends. Friendship is entirely based on trust. Trust comes from transparency and love, compassion. So, naturally, in order to create a happy family, a happy community, these things are ultimately the most important matter. Money, of course, is important, material facility, of course is important, but not the top, the most important. So, that's one thing.<br />
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Then, the second, the wider perspective, realistic seeing, is very important - many of our problems are created by unrealistic methods. Obviously, nearly 7 billion human beings, nobody wants problems, yet, a lot of problems are essentially our own creation. Why? You do not want problems, but you create problems. Why? Firstly, lack of knowing the reality. So, your approach, you try to seek some positive thing, happiness, joyfulness, or even peace, but your method becomes unrealistic, so through any unrealistic method, you never get a satsifactory result. It's clear. Therefore, in order to carry out a realistic method, we must have full knowledge about the reality. In order to see the reality, in order to know the reality fully, we must look objectively. When our mind is with anger, with frustration, we cannot see the thing objectively, or when there's too much attachment. With that kind of mental state you, cannot see the reality. <br />
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One time, I met one American psychologist, Aaron Beck, Dr. Beck. Many years ago I met him in Stockholm. At that time, I think his age was already 84 or so; we had some discussion. He mentioned, according to his observation, when our anger develops, the object which we feel angry towards, that appears very negative, but actually 90% of that negative-ness is mental projection. He mentioned that. He has no religious mind, but he's a scientist, so, according to his own research, he found that way. So, therefore, all those negative emotions, destructive emotions, afflictive emotions, have a strong influence in our mind, so through that way, we can't see the reality objectively. So, in order to see things objectively, our mind must be calm. <br />
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Then, we must investigate the thing from various angles. One event, if you look from one angle, it looks a little bit negative, but the same event looked at from another angle looks positive. So, obviously, when we develop anger, hatred, the very nature of anger [is that] you need some kind of independent absolute target. So, the negative thing is something absolute; then anger and hatred come. Once you look at the same object through different angles, you might see some positive thing. Once you see that, the intensity of anger automatically reduces, so, then, gradually your attitude becomes more peaceful. So, therefore, when we develop these negative emotions, we should investigate the reality carefully, objectively. For that reason, also, a calm mind is very essential. So the practice of compassion, I think, brings all these benefits. A more compassionate mind increases self confidence, inner strength. The compassionate mind creates a more calm mind. <br />
So, that way, we can see the object realistically. <br />
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And with a calm mind our investigation becomes much more realistic. With a fuller knowledge about reality, then our method becomes a realistic method. So, here, one practice is, when we face some problem, investigate whether there is a possibility to overcome that problem or not. Then, through further investigation, when you realize, now, that problem, there's no way, no solution, no way to overcome that, then too much worry is not very helpful. It's better to accept. <br />
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Through investigation, if there is a possibility to overcome that, then, instead of sadness or being demoralized, make effort. So, one sort of advice, one sort of text written by one Buddhist scholar in the 8th century, he mentioned, when we face some problem, then investigate the problem. If there's a possibility to overcome that problem, then there's no need to worry. If there's no way to overcome that problem, then too much worry is no use. I think that's a very realistic sort of advice. So, with a calm mind we can utilize these sorts of methods. So these are the ways to keep our minds more calm, more realistic. <br />
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And then, another thing. Can we really develop warm heartedness? The answer is yes. Why? Human basic nature, I consider, is gentleness. Recently I met one Italian scientist, a brain specialist, in Australia. He mentioned... Of course, among the audience, there may be some scientists, then if my understanding is mistaken, please make corrections. According to that scientist, he told our gathering, previously, scientists believed that the human basic nature is more individualistic, selfish. Then, later, they began to find that there is some part of the brain, they found the potential of affection. So, the affectionate attitude also is a part of human nature, he mentioned. Is it true? (laughs) You should investigate, you should ask some knowledgeable scientist. He mentioned at our meeting, so I shook hands, "Now you, as a scientist, make me a confirmation, that one of the basic human natures is more compassion rather than selfishness or aggressiveness." <br />
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So, anyway, I think that's common sense. If you look, as I mentioned before, a more compassionate mind goes very well with this body element. Constant anger, fear, are against this body element. So that is also one important factor. A basic kind of consistency with this body, is very close with peace of mind, rather than agitated mind. That's one thing. <br />
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Then, the way we're born, from our mother. Immediately after birth, from the child's side, there's a tremendous sort of affection, trust, to the person, at home, at the birth. At the time the child has no idea who's that person. But the biological factor is totally relying on that, and as long as that person holds you, you feel happy, safe. From the mother's side also, immediately at birth, when [the child is] born, it seems not very clean, but the mother really loves, really feels [that the child is] very precious. So, therefore, that's our way. Biologically, we are equipped with affection. <br />
Without that... Now for example, again, some scientist told me, after birth, the next few weeks, the mother's physical touch is the key factor for proper development of the brain. So, therefore, in our biological factor, we have the seed of compassion there. <br />
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Now, there are two levels of compassion I want to share with you. Compassion, or affection, one is the biological factor. That's actually limited, biased, and a lot of involvement, mixed with a lot of attachment. Now, with the help of human intelligence, with that compassion, the biological factor of compassion, as a seed, with the help of human intelligence, human awareness, that can increase, further develop. So, the biological factor of compassion is limited, is only towards your friends, and very much depends on their attitude. So the biological factor of compassion is oriented towards the other's attitude, other's actions. Now, with human intelligence, awareness, reasoning, we can further develop that. Then, that compassion is not oriented towards the other's actions, the other's attitude, but rather towards the person himself or herself or even further, the sentient being itself. <br />
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I think everybody knows, God makes distinctions, sins and sinners. God never forgets sin. But sinners, [God] always forgives. To sinners... God truly loves sinners, he is very much concerned. Not the sin. So, here we make a distinction. Sin is the action, sinner is the actor. So we make a distinction. So, therefore, here, the biological level of compassion is mainly towards the action, the attitude. So that kind of compassion cannot extend towards your enemy, your troublemaker, because that compassionate attitude is very much oriented towards the action. <br />
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Then, the second level of compassion is not oriented towards the action, but to the actor himself or herself, like sinner. So that level of compassion can extend towards your enemy, your troublemaker. So, now, here, we have to make a distinction. As far as the wrongdoing, the harmful action, is concerned, we must oppose, we must take countermeasures. But towards the actor, like sinner, that side, we must keep compassion or a sense of concern for their well-being. We can do that. <br />
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This marvelous human intelligence, we have such an ability to make distinctions. So, when I talk, when we talk, when all religious traditions talk about love and compassion, it is the second level, like according to theistic religion, we are all created by God, the same source. One time, I met one Muslim. He told our gathering, that a true Islamic practitioner should extend love and compassion towards Allah's entire creation. All other traditions are very much the same, including Buddhism, they extend love and compassion to the entire humanity, to the entire sentient beings, like that. So, [they have] different reasons, different concepts, but the actual practice is the same. So, that love and compassion is the second level. With the help of human intelligence, further extend our love and compassion towards the entire humanity, irrespective of their attitude. <br />
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So through that way, we can develop a certain sort of attitude towards our enemy. Enemy - in order to practice patience, tolerance, you need a troublemaker. Our patience and tolerance can never develop towards our mother or towards God. So, tolerance, only the time, the opportunity when someone creates trouble, that's the moment of the practice of tolerance. So therefore, from that viewpoint, your enemy is your best teacher. Instead of developing a negative feeling, you must develop gratitude, appreciation. That does not mean you bow down. As far as wrong action is concerned, we need condemnation. But, as far as the person is concerned, at the actor's level, we must respect, we must appreciate. So, if we think, if we use common sense, I think these are sensible methods, you see, to change our attitude. Clear?<br />
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So, as I mentioned before, we are all the same human beings, we all have the same potential, the same ability, so I thought, based on some of my own practice and with the help of some scientists, and some practitioners' experience, I just share with you. So, think more seriously about these points, and those people who feel that some of these points are sensible, then pay more attention, and think more, and eventually implement by yourself. Then, those people who may feel that now is a waste of time listening to these things, and are in the hot sun, then try to forget it. No problem. So.. And these things, according to my own experience, even physical change needs time. Mental change needs more time. Think constantly, familiarize, using more reasons, more experiments, then, eventually, you will get some conviction. Conviction - firstly, you learn, knowledge, then think more, experiment, then you develop conviction. Conviction brings effort. Effort brings result. That's the changing of our mental attitude. <br />
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Thank you very much. <br />
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama: Now, some questions. And come here. Come here, come here.<br />
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Whoopi: Yes, alright. Here I come. And down I go. I have some questions for you that people have sent in. <br />
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama: Yes. <br />
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Whoopi: So, the first one says: Your Holiness, I am fourteen years old. As a youth, how do I keep my faith in the goodness of humanity, and in achieving world peace, when the world seems to be in such turmoil?<br />
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama: I think the first part, I already mentioned. (HH in Tibetan to the translator: Haven't I?) <br />
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Whoopi: They want me to read it louder. Oh, louder. I'm sorry. (HH adjusts Whoopi's ear microphone.) The question that I just... Better? <br />
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama: Yes, I think better. (laughter)<br />
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Whoopi: Alright. The question was: Your Holiness, I am fourteen years old. As a youth, how do I keep my faith in the goodness of humanity, and in achieving world peace, when the world seems to be in such turmoil?<br />
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama: First part.. the first part I already mentioned. We have the potential. And, use common sense. And also, observe, your neighbors, those people who are more compassionate minded, or in the family, who have a more compassionate atmosphere there, all family members are much happier. And also, their neighbors also have good relations, and are much happier. Then, those families who may be very rich, very powerful, but are lacking human affection, then even within their own family members, may not be very happy. So, that's one. <br />
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Then second part. In the past century, the 20th century, although I think it is almost the greatest century of human history, with a lot of new inventions in the field of science and technology, much development, really wonderful. And also, I think, new ideas, like human rights, or the right of self determination, these things, equality, I think there has been much development in the past century. <br />
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At the same time, among many historians, they say that the 20th century eventually became the century of bloodshed. In that century, the number of people who were killed through violence, through war, were over 200 million. So, I usually describe the 20th century, in spite of some positive things, but the century itself also became the century of bloodshed, the century of violence. That immense violence, including the use of nuclear weapons, if that tremendous sort of violence, really brought a better world, a safer world, a peaceful world, then that immense violence can be justified. But that is not the case. Therefore, now, we must look a different way. That means that problems among humanity always remain. And then on top of that, the global warming, and also the population increasing, like the economic crisis recently, these, now, are problems. So, the only way, when we face these problems, when we try to solve these problems, at least the man-made problems, when we face these things, we must adopt a realistic method, in order to solve these problems - that is dialogue. So I am often telling, that the 20th century became the century of violence. Now this century, the 21st century should be the century of dialogue, in order to develop a peaceful century. (applause)<br />
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So here, I want to tell you, I think that in 1996 I met the Queen Mother of England. Since she observed the whole century, so I asked her, "Since you observed the whole century, so has humanity, the world, became better, worse, or the same?" Without hesitation, she mentioned, "Better." Then her reason, when she was young, nobody talked about human rights, or the right of self determination. Nowadays, these things have become universal values. She mentioned that. So, then, of course, the awareness of the importance of ecology, has much increased. And then, also, the freedom of (NOT CLEAR, fa...) about violence has much increased. During the previous century, when nations declared war on their neighbors, considered as an enemy, when they declared, every citizen of the country, without the slightest question, joined the war effort proudly. Now that kind of mental attitude is completely changed, since the Vietnam war, in this country. The anti-war movement is very strong, in many parts of the world. So, the desire for genuine peace, I think everywhere, is very very strong. So, these are positive things, so this shows that our future is hopeful. <br />
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Now I want to tell you, the 14 year old, I'm usually telling... My generation, I'm now, fifty, sixty, sixty-seven, oh no, I mean seventy-six...<br />
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Whoopi: The opposite.<br />
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama: Just the opposite, seventy-six. So, my generation, I don't know about your generation (touches Whoopi's hand), my generation, anyway, belongs to the 20th century. So people below thirty, twenty, these people belong to the 21st century.<br />
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Whoopi: Yes. Yes. <br />
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama: So, I don't know which one you belong to. So, you asked the question, 14 years old, belongs to the 21st century. So, my century is gone. The people who belong to the 20th century are now ready to say bye-bye. So, now, this young person, 14 years old, you belong to the 21st century. So, as far as the 21st century is concern, now only ten years have passed. Nearly now, eleven years passed. So, 89 years yet to come. So, these young people, you are the people who will really make the new shape of this century. So, you must realize that. And, in order to make a new shape of this planet, you should have vision, and determination, will power. So, please study well, with self confidence, a more optimistic attitude, and that, as I already mentioned, is very much related with a compassionate heart. So please pay equal attention to brain development and warm hearted development. This I want to share with you, so that you can be a really sensible, responsible person, and you can make a significant contribution on this planet, and particularly in the United States. <br />
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Now, I think, Lincoln abolished slavery, then Martin Luther King achieved civil rights. Now, you have an American black president. Wonderful. (applause) You see, you really used your freedom, your equality. Through that way, what you achieved is quite remarkable. So, this great nation, actually, I think, America, I think, is the leading nation of the free world. So, you should have full confidence, and full optimism, work hard, this is not time for relaxing, it's time for work. Like Japanese brothers and sisters, and also German people, after the second World War, their new nations were built from ashes, but they did very successfully. So, there are some problems here and there, particularly the global economic crisis, sometimes it's possible to have a little bit of a feeling of demoralization. That's a real failure. In spite of some problems, you should not feel that way. You should develop self confidence. America, Americans, made tremendous contributions for world peace, for world economy. Now, in the future, also, you can do that. So, with full confidence, self confidence, you must work hard. That I want to tell you.<br />
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Now, next question.<br />
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Whoopi: Your Holiness, as a teacher, how can I create a positive learning environment?<br />
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama: Oh, my knowledge is limited. My experience is very limited. But I think, as I briefly mentioned before, ultimately the individual really makes a difference. So, I really appreciate a teacher having that kind of feeling or concern. I very much appreciate. So, firstly.. I feel, in the education field, up to now, my impression and also some of my friends, also have the same view. In the modern education system, they pay much attention to knowledge, or brain development, and do not pay adequate attention to warm heartedness. (applause)<br />
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Obviously, when the European continent started a separate education institution, at that time, moral ethics, these things were concerned or taken care of by the Church. Now, time has passed, the influence of the Church sometimes has been a little reduced, and family values, I think to some extent, have been a little reduced. So now, the education institution alone should take of both, brain development and development of warm heartedness. And, in secular education, the only way, the only practical way, is the secular way to educate about compassion. When I use the word secularism, some of my friends, some Muslims, some Christians, they have the view that secularism means a little disrespect about religion. According to Indian tradition, secularism is not that way. Secularism actually respects all religions, including non-believers. (applause) So that is the real meaning of secularism. India's constitution is based on secularism, and those Indian founding fathers, like Mahatma Gandhiji, Rajendra Prasad, and Dr. Ambedkar, these great lawyers who drafted the Indian constitution, they themselves were very much religious-minded. But the nation is a multi-religious community, so therefore secularism is very fit. So, therefore, now, like America, I think, the whole world, is becoming smaller and smaller and itself is like a multi-religious community. So, I think this Indian tradition, for a thousand years this secularism is there, so, when I say secularism, that way, it's not in the negative sense, towards religion. <br />
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And maybe the Bolshevik revolution, the French revolution, during those periods, [there was] some, maybe some sense of anti-religion, that was not toward religion itself, but the institution. Because, at that time, the ruling elite was very much linked with religious institutions and religious people. So, when they were against the ruling system, then they had to be against the supporter of that. So, there may be some sort of indication against religious institutions, actually not against religion itself. What is religion? Not ceremony or costumes. Real religion is the practice of love, compassion, forgiveness, tolerance, self discipline. These are religion. (applause) So, nobody can be against religion. No. Religious institutions, oh yes, even in Tibet some religious institutions, I think including the Dalai Lama institution, are outdated. So, you see, that is something different. So you see, real religion and religious institutions - religious institutions are more or less a social thing. With social change, these must change. But religion... A thousand years have passed, I think that human emotions haven't much changed. Modernity, means external change. Not human emotion. <br />
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Of course the environment makes some influence in our way of thinking. Even, I think, Americans who live on farmland and those Americans who live in big cities, I think their way of thinking is a little bit different. That's the environment, due to environment, like that. But basically the same level of these emotions, so still very much relevant. So, secularism... so, the teacher... When you teach students about the value of compassion, this is not sufficiently carried by words, but through actions. So, if this question is a face, if you usually smile, then you should carry out more smiles with your students. Not such a stern face. (makes a stern face and laughs)<br />
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When I was receiving teaching from my tutor, when the tutor showed me a smile, affection, I have more enthusiasm to learn. Occasionally, my teacher looked a little bit with a stern face, then sometimes I was a little bit demoralized, like that. So, therefore, your own attitude and close connection with your students, like a family member, and then, through that way you can share, you can transfer your own experience of compassion and love to them. That's, I think, important. Thank you. Next question. (applause)<br />
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Whoopi: And it's the last question, Your Holiness. This person asks: Do you ever see yourself returning to Tibet one day? <br />
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama: Oh, yes. Things are always changing. (applause and cheers) The People's Republic China, since Mao's time, Mao Tse Tung's time, has much changed. I think if, Chairman Mao,now, you see, recently, they had some celebration, 90 years, the anniversary, or something, sometimes I now feel, if Chairman Mao himself returned to China today, I think Chairman Mao, I think, would be very shocked. (laughs) Obviously, now, today's Chinese Communist Party is communist without communist ideology, capitalist-communist, so [there has been] big change. (laughs) So, certainly, I think the voice of freedom, democracy, rule of law, more and more voices are now coming, including the Chinese Prime Minister himself, Wen Jia Bao. You see, the last few years, he quite often expressed, "China needs more political reforms." Like that. So, things will change, certainly, changing. Today's China, compared with 40, 50 years ago, much change. So, like that. Not only the Chinese case, but the whole world. Things are changing. I think, sometimes, the power of gun for the immediate is very decisive, but in the long run, the power of truth, the power of compassion, is much more effective than the power of gun. Isn't it? (applause)<br />
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Whoopi: I agree. So, I need to introduce Michael Fitzpatrick, but before I do that, I want to thank you for your words of wisdom, because...<br />
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Audience member: What about all the people in power...<br />
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama: Oh, yes. Okay, yes, one question. <br />
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Audience member: What about all the people in power that don't... (inaudible)<br />
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- Revolution is coming - (T-shirt) <br />
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama: Now, I always make clear. The world belongs to humanity. America belongs to the American people. So, since the country belongs to the people, rule of the country by the people, the best way is the democratic system. (applause)<br />
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Now, firstly, when elections take place, including yourself, think more seriously, (laughs) that you should choose the right person. Then, even after elected, if you are really dissatisfied, then the next election is coming. (laughs) Then, also, I think, you have two powerful houses, particularly the Congress (House of Representatives), and also the Senate. So, your own constituencies, I think, you can express your feeling directly, to your elected congressman or senators. Then, through that way, of course, I think the American system is a very good system, very well-balanced: independent judiciary, legislative, and executive, I think very well divided power. I think, wonderful. So, of course you have some sort of complaint, it is your right. So, you should express that without fear, and make effort, and tell more people. Isn't it? Like that. Okay. (applause) <br />
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So, you see, you know, the democratic system is the best system. Therefore, in my own case, the last almost 4 century old Dalai Lama institution that holds both political power and spiritual - that I felt was outdated. So I voluntarily, happily, proudly ended it. So, I am fully committed to democracy. (applause) So, I love the democratic system. <br />
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In the meantime, no matter what good system, but ultimately it depends on the individual who carries out this work. So, now, here, the problem is, we are really facing some kind of moral crisis. That is a serious matter. No only in America. Everywhere. Even in India. A very religious minded, very religious minded country. I often tell my Indian friends, if you really believe in Lord Shiva, Brahma, you should be honest. If you're really involved in corruption, then you should not practice dharma. If you practice dharma, we should not be involved in corruption. I am telling like that. (applause)<br />
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So, here also, I don't know here how much is the extent of corruption, I don't know here. (laughs)<br />
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Whoopi: Not as much as it used to be, but there's still kind of a little bit. (laughter)<br />
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama: That is, I think, really important. The moral principle, the moral ethics, whether religious believer or not, it's a different question. But so long as we are human beings, particularly involved in administration or politics or anywhere, <b>leadership must have moral principle</b>. That's very important. Money is important, but moral principle is even more important. That's, I think, (applause), I think you should keep these points, and make effort. <br />
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Letter from the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama <a href="http://cafe.themarker.com/post/3048986/">http://cafe.themarker.com/post/3048986/</a><br />
Part 1 Lecture <a href="http://cafe.themarker.com/post/2289801/">http://cafe.themarker.com/post/2289801/ </a><br />
Part 2 Q&A <a href="http://cafe.themarker.com/post/2289802/">http://cafe.themarker.com/post/2289802/</a><br />
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<b><i>"If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. </i></b></div>
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<b><i>If you want to be happy, practice compassion." </i></b></div>
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<i>~ His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso</i></div>
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Educating the heart, also called Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), or even better: <a href="https://seelearning.emory.edu/" target="_blank">Social Emotional Ethical Learning (SEE Learning)</a>, is "in." Everyone, without exception, wants to be happy. No one wants suffering. That's a universal truth. What does it take to be happy? What are the causes of suffering we need to abandon? What are the causes of happiness we can adopt?<br />
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Happiness is a mental state, hence any solution to the conundrum of happiness will be internal, related to the mind, rather than external - "more stuff." "More stuff" doesn't lead to lasting happiness. Acquiring more stuff is like drinking salt water. The more you drink, the thirstier you get. The more stuff you acquire, the more you feel you lack. There's always more and more and more you can get. One ends up chronically dissatisfied. What's the solution? </div>
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There are three essential conditions or necessary elements for cultivating lasting happiness, a profound sense of well-being, of inner contentment, of inner peace: single-pointed concentration, compassion and wisdom.</div>
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COMPASSION is a strong wish that all beings be free of suffering, a deep and sincere concern for others' well-being. The foundation for developing compassion is the practice of universal ethics. In this context, 'universal' means: applied to all without exception, a non-biased ethics. We abandon harming others and gradually adopt a loving and compassionate altruistic outlook, extending our concern beyond the familiar, those who are near to us, to include neutral people, strangers, people we have difficulty with, even our so-called "enemies." Love is the strong wish that all beings be happy, and is a prerequisite and counterpart to compassion, the strong wish that all beings be free of suffering and the causes of suffering.<br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span><span><span>Developing the Mind of Great Capacity - 2 Methods for Cultivating Compassion </span></span></span><br />
<span><span><span>by His Holiness the Dalai Lama</span></span></span><br />
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<span><span><span><b>Expanding Your Circle of Compassion - Robert Thurman</b></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: lime;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Exchanging self and others: Tonglen</span> </b><a href="http://tinyurl.com/cdkdov8">http://tinyurl.com/cdkdov8</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span><span><span>Excerpt from <i>The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying</i> by Sogyal Rinpoche (The teacher is problematic but the book is excellent.)</span></span></span></span></div><span style="color: #38761d;">
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WISDOM is the profound understanding of selflessness, of the emptiness of inherent existence of self. In <a href="http://www.plumvillage.org/thich-nhat-hanh.html">Thich Nhat Hanhs</a>'s words: interbeing. We exist interdependently and co-evolve. We ourselves and all compounded phenomena exist in this interdependent, impermanent, continual changing, selfless way.<br />
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The more our view of reality is in accord with reality, the less anxiety and the more happiness and well-being we experience. It is said that the ordinary mind perceives: suffering as happiness, impermanence as permanence, and selflessness as self. The wisdom mind perceives: suffering as suffering, impermanence as impermanence, and selflessness as selflessness. Wisdom mind has no confusion, no mistake, no exaggeration of positive or negative projection tacked onto the perceived object - the perception of reality accords with reality. Our mistaken perception of self, of "I," is the "speck in the eye" that gets in the way of clearly perceiving self and others.<br />
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In order to properly cultivate and internalize compassion and wisdom at the most subtle levels of mind, we must cultivate <b>single-pointed concentration</b>. Single-pointed concentration prepares the mind to be "serviceable and pliant." We can exercise our "mental muscle" in a way that is analogous to exercising our physical muscles. By continually bringing our wandering attention back to a consistent object of concentration - the breath, the body, the mind, or a mental image - we can train and tame our wild and unruly monkey mind, our wild horse mind, our wild elephant mind.<br />
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ETHICAL MINDFULNESS, mind training, taming the mind, is essential for happiness. Our mind colors every moment of our experience. In order to have a stable unwavering mind that perceives reality compassionately, yet without exaggeration, we must train our minds.<br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span><span><span>His Holiness ranks 1. inner peace, 2. health, 3. friendship, 4. money, in that order. </span></span></span></span></div><p><span><i>Imagine All the People: A Conversation with the Dalai Lama on Money, Politics, and Life as It Could Be</i> His Holiness the Dalai Lama with Fabien Ouaki<br />Boston: Wisdom Publications, pp. 5-6. 1999.<br /> <br /><b>Dalai Lama:</b> Let me say this: money is good. It is important. Without money, daily survival - not to mention further development - is impossible. So we are not even questioning its importance. At the same time, it is wrong to consider money a god or a substance endowed with some power of its own. To think that money is everything, and that just by having lots of it all our problems will be solved is a serious mistake. <br />
<br />In the Buddhist approach, worldly happiness is based on what we call the four excellences: the Dharma, wealth, nirvana, and satisfaction. Nirvana, or freedom from suffering, is the ultimate goal. The satisfaction achieved from a successful temporal life is just a transient goal. The teachings are the means to achieve ultimate inner freedom, whereas money and wealth facilitate worldly happiness, temporary satisfaction. One strives to achieve that which is positive for all beings. To do so, one must attend to both ultimate and temporary goals. Well-being and money belong to the latter category. In fact, Buddhist texts mention the fruition of eight qualities, including wealth, health, and fame that define a 'fortunate" human existence. <br />
<br />To enjoy even temporary happiness, however, one must first have peace of mind. Next comes health, then good companions, and then money, in that order, though of course all four aspects are connected. For example, when we had to escape from Tibet, our first priority was to save our lives. Being penniless was secondary. If one is alive, it is always possible to make friends and earn money. Peace of mind must come first. Peace of mind generally attracts prosperity. Certainly someone who has a peaceful mind will use his or her money judiciously. <br />
<br />The mind is key. If anything should be considered a god, so to speak, it is the mind, not money. A healthy, positive mind is the utmost priority. But if we were to reverse the order of these priorities, what would happen? I find it hard to imagine how a person with great wealth, bad health, no friends, and no peace of mind could feel even slightly happy. <br />
<br /><b>Fabien:</b> But many people live that way.<br />
<br /><b>Dalai Lama:</b> Yes, especially rich people like you! And then alcohol becomes their best friend, doesn't it? In the end, their fortune is exhausted and their health is spoiled. That is why someone who grasps peace of mind but not the other three elements can still survive and be happy, even in poor health. Inner peace alone can be enough to define happiness. Following the same logic, if you are in peace, healthy and surrounded by trusted friends, surely you can survive without money. But reverse the situation and observe what happens. If someone has only money and not the other three elements, then they have nothing but problems. That is how I see it. </span><br />
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<span style="color: lime;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Analytical meditation on the selflessness of self - His Holiness the Dalai Lama</span> </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Meditation is also called mind training, mindfulness or awareness. Meditation = Ethics (not harming others) + Single-pointed concentration We will learn <b>concentrative single-pointed meditation on the breath.</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Why meditate?</span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Meditation helps develop a calm and peaceful mind. By counting 10 or 20 breaths instead of reacting immediately when we're angry, we can deal better with our anger and the situation.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">2. How to meditate on the breath?</span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">5-10 minutes every morning upon waking, and every evening before going to sleep. Sit 1. cross legged, or in a chair, feet on floor, 2. straight back is most important, 3. hands on knees, 4. shoulders relaxed, 5. head straight and slightly bent forward, 6. eyes very slightly open, letting in a sliver of light, 7. tongue touches the upper palate. Bring attention to the tip of your nose, where the air comes in and goes out. Notice if you can feel the cooler air coming in and the warmer air going out. Count ten breaths, then repeat. Gradually bring the attention back to the body to end the meditation.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>3. Please share aloud (and/or write down)</b>, in one or two words or a short sentence, what you learned, experienced or discovered about meditation?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b>What to adopt:</b> </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Saving Lives, Generosity, Fidelity</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b>What to adopt: </b></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Honesty, Reconciliation & Conflict Resolution, Kind & Meaningful Speech </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b>What to adopt:</b> </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Rejoice in Others' Happiness, Benefit Others, Put Others Before Self</span></span></div>
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<li>The more we give to others, the happier we get.</li>
<li>The more we help others, the happier we get.</li>
<li>The kinder we are to others, the happier we get.</li>
<li>Generosity buys happiness. <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/michael_norton_how_to_buy_happiness.html">http://www.ted.com/talks/michael_norton_how_to_buy_happiness.html</a></li>
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<li>Loving kindness and compassion.</li>
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Ethics of Altruism free online course <a href="http://learning.dalailamafoundation.org:8000/101/ethics0.htm"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">http://learning.dalailamafoundation.org:8000/101/ethics0.htm</span></a></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Ethics for the New Millennium Study Guide <a href="http://www.dalailamafoundation.org/programs/study-circles/study-guides/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">http://www.dalailamafoundation.org/programs/study-circles/study-guides/</span></a></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Ethics for a More Prosperous World - H.H. the Dalai Lama <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vu7YuUUVCJQ">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vu7YuUUVCJQ</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje:</span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Technology of the Heart (interactive transcript in several languages) <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/his_holiness_the_karmapa_the_technology_of_the_heart.html">http://www.ted.com/talks/his_holiness_the_karmapa_the_technology_of_the_heart.html</a></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Never Give Up trailers 6:17 min <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZuvOhU7oTA">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZuvOhU7oTA</a> 4:11 min <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ep40w_Doj0">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ep40w_Doj0</a></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Educating the Heart / Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), Programs and Trainings:</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">CASEL Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning <a href="http://casel.org/">http://casel.org/</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Nurturing Mindfulness in Families, Schools and Youth - Dr. Mark Greenberg, University of of Pennsylvania</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Educating the Heart - Dalai Lama Peace Foundation, Vancouver <a href="http://dalailamacenter.org/">http://dalailamacenter.org/</a> <a href="http://dalailamacenter.org/conference/heart-mind-2013-how-mindfulness-helps-children-thrive">http://dalailamacenter.org/conference/heart-mind-2013-how-mindfulness-helps-children-thrive</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Goldie Hawn Foundation - MindsUP <a href="http://thehawnfoundation.org/mindup/">http://thehawnfoundation.org/mindup/</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Nation of Change article on SEL</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.nationofchange.org/teaching-emotions-different-approach-ending-school-violence-1363357785">http://www.nationofchange.org/teaching-emotions-different-approach-ending-school-violence-1363357785</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Center for Investigating Healthy Minds, Dr. Richard Davidson <a href="http://www.investigatinghealthyminds.org/">http://www.investigatinghealthyminds.org</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Free the Mind film <a href="http://danishdocumentary.com/site/freethemind/">http://danishdocumentary.com/site/freethemind/</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Cognitive-Based Compassion Training, Emory-Tibet Partnership</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://tibet.emory.edu/research/">http://tibet.emory.edu/research/</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Being Your True Nature trailer - Osel Hita </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.beingyourtruenature.org/">http://www.beingyourtruenature.org/</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(16 Guidelines, also above, under Ethics <a href="http://16guidelines.org/16guidelines-overview"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">http://16guidelines.org/16guidelines-overview</span></a>)</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Becoming Your Own Therapist by Lama Yeshe - wonderful book, free download <a href="http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/becoming1.pdf">http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/becoming1.pdf</a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Building a Mindful Nation for Our Children 5:08 min <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W_yMvoMVb0">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W_yMvoMVb0</a> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Holistic Life Foundation After School Program <a href="http://www.hlfinc.org/">http://www.hlfinc.org</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bhutan Schools Focus on "Gross National Happiness" 4:06 min <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChOy_gtcQw0">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChOy_gtcQw0</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sir Ken Robinson:</span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Schools Kill Creativity </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html">http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html</a></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Janna Weiss' cautionary note: Creativity is only useful if coupled with compassion, with a pure motivation to benefit others. The A bomb was also a creative endeavor.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bunker Roy - Learning from a barefoot movement</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/bunker_roy.html">http://www.ted.com/talks/bunker_roy.html</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.barefootcollege.org/solution/education/">http://www.barefootcollege.org/solution/education/</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.gnhbhutan.org/about/gross_national_happyness_centre.aspx">http://www.gnhbhutan.org/about/gross_national_happyness_centre.aspx</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Drugging of Our Children - Gary Null</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26e5PqrCePk">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26e5PqrCePk</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Compassion Research - Contemplative Neuroscience: </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Center for Investigating Healthy Minds (also above) <a href="http://www.investigatinghealthyminds.org/">http://www.investigatinghealthyminds.org</a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Emory-Tibet Partnership (also above) <a href="http://tibet.emory.edu/">http://tibet.emory.edu</a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Mind and Life Institute</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.mindandlife.org/">http://www.mindandlife.org</a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Mind and Life intro 8:24 min <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5o6_KB7tDbc">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5o6_KB7tDbc</a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education, Stanford University</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://ccare.stanford.edu/">http://ccare.stanford.edu</a></span></span></span></div>
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DeSteno, D. The Morality of Meditation. New York Times. July 5, 2013 <br />
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/07/opinion/sunday/the-morality-of-meditation.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/07/opinion/sunday/the-morality-of-meditation.html </a><br />
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Weng et al. Multi-Voxel Pattern Analysis of Brain States After
Compassion Training Predicts Charitable Donations. Cognitive
Neuroscience Society (CNS) 2012.<br />
<a href="http://www.princeton.edu/%7Ejalewpea/abstracts/Weng_CNS2012_LongAbstract.pdf">http://www.princeton.edu/~jalewpea/abstracts/Weng_CNS2012_LongAbstract.pdf</a><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Take Compassionate Action:</span></b><br />
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Begin a daily meditation practice.<br />
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Start or join a Study Circle for Ethics <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.dalailamafoundation.org/programs/study-circles/study-guides/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">http://www.dalailamafoundation.org/programs/study-circles/study-guides/</span></a></span></span><br />
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Sign the Charter of Compassion <a href="http://charterforcompassion.org/">http://charterforcompassion.org/</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Participate in the Compassion Games <a href="http://compassiongames.org/">http://compassiongames.org</a> </span></span><br />
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Watch <a href="http://occupylove.com/#!/deployment_code=50206987mq0xw8">Occupy Love</a> (full film for a small fee) and/or <a href="http://vimeo.com/47159481">I Am</a> (hope this Vimeo link is ok to offer)<br />
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Share with others.<br />
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<i>May all beings be happy. May all beings be free of suffering and its causes. </i></div>
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