Comments on: From the Local to the Global pt. 2 http://blacksmythe.com/blog/2007/07/12/from-the-local-to-the-global-pt-2/ The Future is Here Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:26:42 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Krisna Best http://blacksmythe.com/blog/2007/07/12/from-the-local-to-the-global-pt-2/comment-page-1/#comment-6238 Krisna Best Tue, 17 Jul 2007 23:42:42 +0000 http://blacksmythe.com/blog/2007/07/12/from-the-local-to-the-global-pt-2/#comment-6238 Lester, This is a peace I wrote in response to your blog on Grace Lee. I'd be interested in hearing from you on it. Also, thanks for keeping us posted on her recent events. Your latest posts have been very engaging. K. http://democracyandhiphop.blogspot.com/2007/07/working-class-is-not-paper-tiger.html Lester,

This is a peace I wrote in response to your blog on Grace Lee. I’d be interested in hearing from you on it.

Also, thanks for keeping us posted on her recent events. Your latest posts have been very engaging.

K.

http://democracyandhiphop.blogspot.com/2007/07/working-class-is-not-paper-tiger.html

]]> By: cnulan http://blacksmythe.com/blog/2007/07/12/from-the-local-to-the-global-pt-2/comment-page-1/#comment-6117 cnulan Sat, 14 Jul 2007 01:37:42 +0000 http://blacksmythe.com/blog/2007/07/12/from-the-local-to-the-global-pt-2/#comment-6117 <a HREF="http://www.newscientist.com/channel/being-human/dn12247-selfcentered-cultures-narrow-your-viewpoint.html" rel="nofollow">Self-centered cultures narrow your viewpoint</A>; <blockquote>When it comes to putting yourself in the shoes of others, cultures that emphasise interdependence over individualism may have the upper hand....</blockquote> Self-centered cultures narrow your viewpoint;

When it comes to putting yourself in the shoes of others, cultures that emphasise interdependence over individualism may have the upper hand….

]]> By: cnulan http://blacksmythe.com/blog/2007/07/12/from-the-local-to-the-global-pt-2/comment-page-1/#comment-6098 cnulan Fri, 13 Jul 2007 12:53:28 +0000 http://blacksmythe.com/blog/2007/07/12/from-the-local-to-the-global-pt-2/#comment-6098 Projects, with definite goals, timeframes, and responsibilities - by bringing folks together with a specific aim outside of themselves - have the capacity to help folks transcend, overcome, eliminate, cleanse - the <i>nafs</i> (little devils) inside of themselves. One of the essential things is to actually make the time to meet with folks (and none of that constipated parliamentary procedure garbage I've seen some folks knot themselves up with) but instead a more fluid gathering over the course of hours in a convivial social setting with coffee and donuts or snacks and red drink - a blackboard or two - to hash things out relative to projects and the group. The presence of elders in these contexts is crucial because they can easily and deftly defuse lots of hot young heads and furnish that essential brer rabbit perspective that is many times lacking in individual thinking and individual thinking in the group setting (that parliamentary shyte). Real mentoring can take place in these gatherings - and when they reach a certain level of regularity and maturity - a form of identity transparency and collective consciousness can emerge that is as close to religious experience as one is likely to encounter, but not just emotional and aimless ecstasy, rather, the transpersonal networking of psyches that is possible for us in the context of group Work. Projects, with definite goals, timeframes, and responsibilities – by bringing folks together with a specific aim outside of themselves – have the capacity to help folks transcend, overcome, eliminate, cleanse – the nafs (little devils) inside of themselves.

One of the essential things is to actually make the time to meet with folks (and none of that constipated parliamentary procedure garbage I’ve seen some folks knot themselves up with) but instead a more fluid gathering over the course of hours in a convivial social setting with coffee and donuts or snacks and red drink – a blackboard or two – to hash things out relative to projects and the group.

The presence of elders in these contexts is crucial because they can easily and deftly defuse lots of hot young heads and furnish that essential brer rabbit perspective that is many times lacking in individual thinking and individual thinking in the group setting (that parliamentary shyte).

Real mentoring can take place in these gatherings – and when they reach a certain level of regularity and maturity – a form of identity transparency and collective consciousness can emerge that is as close to religious experience as one is likely to encounter, but not just emotional and aimless ecstasy, rather, the transpersonal networking of psyches that is possible for us in the context of group Work.

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