First, what is your system
of
Trans/cendence/formation?
Is it ego, self, and/or spiritually based?
Do you believe transcendence is
embryonic in all of us?
Is it related to the seed of exchange
that we believe exists in all of us?
Does your system activate alternative
or latent cognitive/perception processes?
Does it yield an enhanced appreciation
for your life, imagination and/or purpose?
Do you achieve transcendence through
meditation, rituals, intense focus/flow?
What is your process of emergence
and confirmation of your “being?”
Does it reduce your ego/self and
increase your connectivity/unity?
Does it help you to strive beyond
power structures regardless of its
conceptual/physical/social scale?
Does it facilitate extending beyond
and/or defying ordinarily perceived
standard/normative limits?
Does the sense of awe transform you?
Second, who shared/showed you
how to feel better
after you lost someone,
or,
after something injurious happened to you?
Was it your brother/sister, bhikku/bbikkumi,
coach, chief, counselor, daoshi, diviner,
elder, guardian, Iman, loved one, minister,
mom/dad, monk, nun, priest/priestess,
pujari/archaka, rabbi, sensie, shaman, teacher?
Third, what heals you and helps you recover
from loss or injuries,
especially those inflicted upon you by another human?
What action, art making, awe-struck
experience or epiphany,
ceremony, doctrine, fable, hope,
image, myth, phenomena, practice,
prayer, rationale/cognition, ritual,
song or psalm, spiritual belief,
stories, sublime (or terrifying)
climatic, environmental, landscape or
wildlife encounter,
symbol, totem (or animal) spirit,
text or thought?
Fourth which item or sensory pattern brings
you spiritual comfort, joy, protection and recovery?
An amulet, artifact, artwork, baptism,
bath, beads, bread, chalice, celebration,
chant, cloth, colors, costume/wardrobe,
dance, drink, icon, key, liturgy, mandala,
meal, medicine bag/contents, movement,
pattern, prayer, rainbow, relic, robe,
sculpture, smoke, song, stone,
veil, water or wine?
Fifth, how do you recover from animus diversitas
perpetuated against you, or, permeating
our community, nation, school, society,
workplace or worship place?
Medical treatment, rehabilitation?
Forgiveness? Healing through helping? Re-Unity?
Legal action, recompense,
redress, reparations, restitution?
An apology?
Prayer?
Family?
Reciprocally ...
Sixth, how did you shed
a bias in favor of
accommodation, inclusion, respect for another
human whom you initially or previously disrespected?
Via, discrimination, faith shame, cognitive
ability disdain, ability-based animus,
racist malignancy, sexism or gender
or sex-based hostility or violence?
Lest we forget, animus and greed
motivated by jealousy and scarcity?
Last but not least, uncontrolled,
uncensored, unjust dominance?
Seventh, what helps
you to overcome
cruelty, injury or meanness?
Animal comfort, a belief, energy, forgiveness,
a holy spirit, human comfort,
love, mana, mantra, prayer,
philosophy, ritual, surrender?
Eighth, what helps
you to enjoy
compassion, courage, creativity,
faith, fun, gratitude, hope, humility, joy, or strength?
Do you exercise the ability to
appreciate wonderful people?
Or, conversely, assess the
not so wonderful ones who
dominate, exercise or present a potential
for harm, as per their actions or words?
Do you believe in the eternal?
Do you assist those in need and be charitable?
Avoid judgment/contempt?
Challenge what is fundamentally wrong
–that which generates injury or
suppression of others or the truth?
Do you create/devote time to your
beliefs and spirit, embrace grace?
Enjoy differences?
Enjoy reality’s abundant diversity in
animals, lands, peoples, places and cultures?
Feel joy, forgive transgressions,
give thanks for blessings?
Inspire others by action?
Comfort them to heal their wounds?
Inspire others to act peacefully?
Listen to someone who has
words of guidance for you?
Listen to someone in need?
Make art, make peace, make
medicine, meditate, mediate,
praise the good, pray, provide protection,
pursue the profound,
rejoice in the splendor, relish the nourishing,
speak the truth under pressure,
surrender the pain and loss?
Strive to be enlightened and
just and to transform?
To whom do you turn for protection?
Finally, Ninth,
What system do
you rely upon
to guide you toward Unity?
How do you define Unity?
Awe?
Ethics, law, magnetism, social justice, or,
Creator, Great Spirit, or Supreme Being?
Intimacy?
Surrender?
Transcendence?
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