tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1944385663152223501.post422275839283183954..comments2015-12-25T12:04:15.022-08:00Comments on Empathinc. | Join The Conversation: "The God and The Universe Conversations". Week Fifteen.Tom Schulzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12026971401476229221noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1944385663152223501.post-47872059653669984532011-02-20T06:09:50.946-08:002011-02-20T06:09:50.946-08:00All is one, all is one. A beautiful, dangerous st...All is one, all is one. A beautiful, dangerous stance towards a complex universe. <br /> <br />I was reminded of wisdom offered to me years ago: "don't get too far out in front of your troops: they will identify you as the enemy and start shooting at you." Robert Kegan has written two brilliant works describing levels of "social maturity." He designates as the fourth order consciousness a cooresponding self state he calls "internindividuality", where one can be aware in decision making of the core and profound connections between all that lives. However Kegan himself thinks the achievement of InterIndividual social maturity, what might be considered "post-maturity", as a dubious thing. In an interview published by "What is Enlightenment Magazine " and available online here, (along with more about Kegan) "http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=11433, Kegan comments on the danger that this state poses:<br />"... you have to think about what it means to actually be more complex than what your culture is currently demanding. You have to have a name for that, too. It's almost something beyond maturity, and it's usually a very risky state to be in. I mean, we loved Jesus, Socrates, and Gandhi—after we murdered them. While they were alive, they were a tremendous pain in the ass. Jesus, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr.—these people died relatively young. You don't often live a long life being too far out ahead of your culture."<br />Thanks, Tom, for your invitations. I threw all my windows open at your invitation yesterday, and enjoyed the day more for the effort.Cathy Hastyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14923330960267020036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1944385663152223501.post-26299009771691179232011-02-19T16:44:46.580-08:002011-02-19T16:44:46.580-08:00the wind whispering your name video was very power...the wind whispering your name video was very powerful and helped me feel a sense of connection - thanks Tom - I needed just that!donnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1944385663152223501.post-14823664658935436582011-02-19T07:58:21.201-08:002011-02-19T07:58:21.201-08:00Hiking the Appalachian Trail? Do you have an Argen...Hiking the Appalachian Trail? Do you have an Argentinian girlfriend?Spencernoreply@blogger.com