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Awaken
We are here to awaken. Not to spin blindly in rounds of trauma and addiction cycles, coping, numbing, dissociating, clinging and craving. We party up to be sight for each other where we can’t see ourselves.
Principles
Twenty ways we practice being awake.
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Service Mind
Serve the delight of the moment, which consists of the exalted desires of every being involved in the moment, of which your own desires are an important, but not only, part.
03
Follow the deepest thread
There are many distractions. Hone the skill of tracking the most pertinent topics, and bringing those topics into group consciousness.
04
Equanimous Awareness
Understand the distinction between observation (what you see, hear, or sense) and evaluation (thinking or interpreting).
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Attunement
Attunement is the skill of tuning into another person’s inner world so accurately that they feel felt by you. With high levels of attunement, we can operate at a much more refined level of trust.
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Conscientiousness
The tendency to plan carefully, follow through, work diligently, and honor commitments. Be aware and mindful about the experience of you that you craft for others.
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Comprehensive honesty
Radical honesty is good but the impact of truth telling should be considered as an aspect of the truth. See the truth all the way through.
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Vulnerability
The party who gets vulnerable first wins, and wins it for the whole community by providing permission for others to be vulnerable too.
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Highest standards & Forgiveness
Hold the highest standards, while being infinitely forgiving. Holding high standards keeps us ardently striving; being forgiving prevents us from becoming tyrannical.
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Discernment
We must zoom in to notice the truths behind appearances, and zoom out to observe contexts, to understand how these truths fit in the big picture.
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Precision
Be specific, precise, detailed. The Devil’s in the details. And so is the love.
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Objectivity
Take nothing personally.
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Appreciate feedback
There’s no criticism and no failure, only feedback. Never quit. Collect feedback, adjust courses and continue.
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Middle path and nonduality
Life is both super serious and meaningful, and random and meaningless at the same time. The middle path is inclusive of all possibilities.
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Emotional intelligence
Understand the distinctions and relationships between Emotions, Sensations, Interpretation, Perception and Events.
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Generosity
We use our privileges to serve something outside of ourselves: each other.
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Always be listening
Communication is 100% listening. Even when you’re speaking, you should be listening to how others are receiving your speech.
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Sensitivity
Navigation by feel over formula. Our formulas need to serve felt sense and be fine tuned and verified through a process of inquiry.
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Desire
Desire drives action in abundance conditions. Learn to sense your needs and desires and take full responsibility for communicating them clearly.
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Spirit of play
Play is an attitude that is agile and reverent. It liberates possibilities. In play frame, it’s about what we learn about ourselves; win or lose is a minor point.
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