sorry dear readers, might want to skip this one
im still buried in research, i literally have 50 pgs
of this stuff and a good 20 texts i need to force
march thru,l ima give this phase one more month
gon be on road to memphis next week, i will start
processing them then
but you will get an idea of the type of woisdomworld
i been immersed in all summer and why i hope to be
at the end of this process just a little bit wiser but its
my students i want to set on the path to wisdom
probably too late for me:
im not even gon try to clean these up
these are raw initial extractions
if its in quotes that means not my words
gon need to digest or discard
quoite at beg means started quote but ended up me
this inundation of wisdom has forced
me to reconcept approach / outline
these are about 11 pgs of 50 (so far)
i got to go, i got to get thru
a handbook of wisdom by sternberg
its a rental, 50 dollars, but woiorth it
i got to go
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WISDOM EXTRACTIONS II
Wisdom as cognitive, reflective and affective
critical thinking, detached regulation and caring
equanimity: don’t sweat the small stuff, its all small stuff
congratulate on letting small shit pass, on maintaining
equanimity when life tries to throw you off your game
emotional thermostat / resilience
mastered the art of coping
reappraisal and reassessment can cause a crossroadial moment
the emotional responds immediately but the cognitive is capable of immediately shortcircuiting the emotional response upon judging it appropriate or inappropriate that just as quick
difference between bropoding over something and reappraisal is agency
or recalibration even better because iit implies agency / sense of placement
mortality and the impulse to assess your llife and its remaining time
what gains compensate the losses associated with agiing
Role of life circumstances, health and public trauma in the good life
living the good life is more than wisdom
or does wisdom / maturity incorp the other traits
what are the 7 hoodoo traits, can I list them
wisdom compassion honor grace significance focus
doesn’t feel inclusive, keep fiddling w/concept
an ongoing conversastion with ourselves about who we are and want to be
wisdom precludes both religious and / or magical authority
accurate forecasrting helps avoid emotional excess
learning is stimulated by errors in prediction
the importance of focused attention
being able to edit down choices
the power to resist impulses will cure all ills
intuition as pattern recognition
digging for truith require an open mineded refusal to accept a shallow understanding
and being conscious of own biases
one dude say resilience, outlook, social intuition, selfawareness and attention style / ability to screen out distraction’
wisdom as doubt skepticism and mental rigor
the truth is never found on the surface of things
th hoodoo way seeks not alterd states of consciousness but altered states of character
wisdom is good at predicting the consequences of current behaviour
adolescent brains aren’t fully developed, tragic mistakes are inevitable
‘the concerns of the wise venture beyond the immediate and the personal’
what is the best use of hindsight in preparing for future like occurances
practical wisdom incorporates self, others and society
like support for public education, social wisdom
or the daily acts upholding the social contract
humility is not an act of nature, humility is an act of will
Phronesis translate morasluty into action
Self awareness and self deception
Jung – ‘owning your own shadow’
‘if you don’t learn how to suffer you will suffer wo learning’
Living by the code makes you resistant to bullshit
experience always challenges received knowledge
Recastings crises as oppsotunities, finessing them
Scratch deep enuf and even exemplars qwill have a dark / human side
they made their contributions in spite of their human frailties
To live a life of value
Aesop’good judgement comes from experience, experience comes from poor judgement
To shift from illusion to reaslity requires . . . .
I am wrong all the time, restrain irritation when this is pointed out to me
even if it iss incorrect
Always start an interaction open minded fledibll and with a spirit of generosity
apply fences as borders as necessary as interaction demands
‘the good life as process, not state of being’. ???
Determine why diff beftrween beliefs and actions means you got demons working on you below the subvonscious
A list of rationalizations that preclude morall behavior
obedience to authroty
conformity bias
overconmfiidence bias
self serving bias
selective framing
incrementalism
loss aversion
role ,morality
moral balancing
tangigble vs abstract
ingroup bia
impl,cit bias
cognitive dissonance
situational factors
temporal factors
attribution errors: generalixing observed actions in others
improving your chance
being youor bestself
giving voice to your values
p[olitical contexting
the I want self vs the I should self
we often fail to be as ethical as predicted
we often rem ourselves as more etrhical than the case
to be good you must be morally aware, conscious of the moral component in your choices
then assess the moral implications of your choice,
consider the restraints on doing the right thing, can they be ignored
take morally infused action, assess and recalibrate as necessary
intuition override, - bot to know when to initiate it, monitor it, calibrate it
Moral attentiveness is being open to moral component in our experiences
a moral antennae
Moral identity as’the degree to which our consciousness is moored in morall characteristics’
Moral Rationazlizations:
denial of responsibility
denial of injurt
denial of victim
social weighing: condemn the condemner
appeal to higher loyalties: ex: patriotism or tribalism
the ledger: I deserve a break
the greater good:
behavioral locus: the devil made me do it
agency locus: I was helpless before the tide
effects locus: didn’t really hurt anybody
victim locus: the victim deserved it
the brain prioritizing interest, threat over nonthreat, close over far, tangible over abstract, physical over spiritual, you got to override survival instinct when determing significance
values so core they become ‘sacred values’ to be defended at all costs
harmful actions perceived as more offensive / obvious than harmful inaction
motivated reasoning used to get us where we wanted to go anyway
Individualizing values vs binding values
conflating what is good with what is good for me
excerpts from spiritual discipline
daily mantra/prayer, give a prayer for each day
MEDITATING THRU YOUR DAILY GRIND
what is the structure of each beat
conceptual title
a prayer /mantra – to reflect upon during the day / 3 times ???
a daily grinder
a reflection
a blessing
celebration: renewal and fellowship
centering prayer
communal something
compassion
self examination
cotenmplation
detachment
discernment
communion
hospitality
humility
centering
mentoring
service
self care
serenity
stewardship
soul hunger
a spiritual practice in the daily grind is what im trying to encourage
how do I structure this work to facilitate that,, when I am tempted to
fully abandon the earky almanac structure of a daily movement as
hopelessly unsophisticated structurally I tell myself it forces me to
stay grounded into day to day grind instead of the theoretical heights
and I believe that’s impo for this one
a guide to thje daily grind of the good life
disciplines as inward, outward and communal
At one point she says disciplines should not be a legalisti rigid rule
and then proceeds to go ahead and do just that – avoid that trap
Where and when in life have you touched divinity
a day or week of grateful thanksgiving,
a day of appreciation for your blessings
in all their great multitude of being
A sacrament as the manifestation of a spiritual state of mind ??
everybody engages in some practice that give their lives meaning, point and purpose
we all worship something
‘the key to wisdom is knowing the right questions’
‘I pray for your healing’
the text said when you life your live in accord with received codes you diminish yourself
and that if you find meaning you enlarge your life – I got to look at this closer
another text talks about huxleys ‘laws of human nature’ that you expect folk to be kind, to keep their word, etc and that when folk violate the laws of human nature in their interactions with us we are dismayed, love concept but cant use his term, can I work this into my Living by the Code segment
how does it play against admonition not to live by received codes
but what about the laws of nature, being the laws of living well ??
how does my code work encompass this dichotomy
I notice that attach suffix work to almost everything
godwork, soulwork, codework, saying something
about effort is guess
Some word when bonnie and I were talking
its gotten away from me
SUFFERING. (potential headings capped)
Whatever is clever
the greeks tried to use reason instead of relying on religion and tradition, rational thinking
Socrates pondered the good life, what is it, said wise do not seek wisdom but are lovers of wisdom
The search for ultimate meaning
speculative and pragmatic wisdom
pragmatic wisdom is daily grind wisdom
speculative is cosmic wisdom, or theoretical wisdom,need a castchy name or will current suffice
For the Hebrews / christians wisdom was theological, godgiven
early christian wisdom seekers and aesthetics ‘isolated themselves from
the temptations of the world to live a life of the spirit’
in the east wisdom was not practical wisdom but transcendent wisdom
that surpass the the physical material existence
buddha concern was wise conduct, for buddha wisdom meant knowing
“do not believe in authrotiy or teachrs but after careful observation and analysis when it agrees with reason and it will benefit man and all, then accept it and live by it
laotze rejected reason for knowing and compassion
adherence to the laws of nature and ‘refusal to interfere
in the natural course of things’
Renaissance concept of wisdom was a life of virtue, self knowledge, worldknowledge, selfmanagement
What about african concepts of wisdom, this text does not do african, or south american, native american,
the wisdom traditions are generally agreed to be Asian, Indian, middleeastern, and more recently European, that’s it I believe, but africa for instance has a rich wisdom tradition
why does it not get credit for them, I recall when I 1st read the ifa corpus and was disappointed because its wisdomwork was all apparently oriented around sacrifice which did nothing for me
I got to figure out why africas wisdom trads aren’t respected wo offending ATR folk
A sense of the significant, or whats most impo in any given moment, is critical
how do I encourage that sense, can I call it crossroads work, the sense of taking
the high road instinctively
wisdom of the daiky grind is whats valued in the west /america
transcdence, surpassing the mundane existence of just survivuing into metaverse or the universal since FB took metaverse
religions try to transcend folk thru meditation, prayer and worship
when I perform I try to transcend folk both in the performance and in their lives
what exactly am I trying to do, give them a sense of agency in the face of trial and tribulation, a serenity of purpose
I have been inundated with students
well it feels like I been inundated
whole days go by that’s nothing
but student stuff but it appears that’s
the lifephase im in, ive been retired long
enuf that im getting into my own groove
apparently that groove include students
four needs for meaning p- pupose, efficiency, selfworth
‘the wise seek to interpret their own actions in terms of meaning
and avoid navel gazing thru focus on service
reinterpret past events to fit storty
finding meaning as critical to the good life
greater levels of satisfaction
GM NOTES. BASIC SEQUENCE(guided meditations)
I figure easiest way to get my students to meditate is to
do guided meditations for them, me and mi mbira
(try to do one a day and keep best)
SETTLLING IN
BREATH CONSCIOUSNESS
RELAXATION
MANTRAWORK
HEALING
CENTERING
REFLECTION
bhave them relax the tension points, shoulders, neck, etc
full yoga breath, 3 sectors, inhale belly, inhale up into chest. chest, exhale reverse
benefits of meditations
natural breath as adonomen not chest
observe wthoguht wo attachment /. Judgement
humans rely on socially shared meaning
replacing reliopgion as the central vaqlidqator of meaning
im;proves quality of life and lifesatisfaction
reduces stress, controls anxiety,remotional regulation, hightenws onwciousness, co,mpasion and grace, now you already have to be on an enlightened plane to apprediate these things
we perceive others transgressions as the norm, our own as an exception
meaning as perceiving agency in life. - control over it
meaning and a sense of self worth
meaning a dance between culture and the indi
ewveryday meaning in the dailygrind
an d cismic /./ ultimate meaning – the self transcdent
expanded temporal span
perceptions of meaning are adaptive
INTEGRITY
giving yourself to the collective /
service as a bid for immortality
just what makes something sacred
when it moved from mundance to divine realms???
was thining spirituall realm but is spiritual realm value neutral
I tbhink of living in the spirit as illuminative but every
spiritual force is not illuminatioverr, im thinking jim jones
for instance, can his charismatic p0owers be considered
spikritual, what abo0out the scifi guy clearing folk
obviously had understanding of spiritual principles
but misued them, same same any cult leaders so
no spiritual power is value nuertral but the case can be
made if its val;yue neutral itrs not spiritual
meeting death by ‘sacrificing everyday meaning in
exploratory engagement with alternative realities’
heightened awareness and attentive expieriental immersion
‘imbuing everyday actions with meaning in response to existential threat’
you have to accept the inevitability oof death
and at o,me point begin to prepare
you don’t get but one life don’t waste it in somebody elses dream / reality
its only thru your authentic higher self that FA is found
reason I put word higher in that sentence because I don’t want any misinterpretation
of uthhentic, the low road is authentic too but you must demand of yourself your greatest you
what is the point of experiencing mmoments of transcendental awe
we are in a constant search for meaning every incident trying to determine what is the meaning of this moment, with arying degrees of conciouisnesws
we seek to escaape deth by embracing that that cnnot die, or that we hpope will not, like art, religion, groiup and ideological identities, etc
‘wo suffering life is not complete’
abstract vs immanent mortality awareness (as in a threat situation)notes from ‘experience of mening in life, READ SAMPLE GOOD BOOIK BUT TOO EXPENSIVE
meaning in life as merely being aware of it
aware of the need for it, the benefit of it
it is thru the relentless study of wisdom, pondering unceasingly upon it and the consistent application of it thereof that I hope to find a degree of it wiithin
“bais toward the future” as prioritizing the significant
supernatural sources of meaning in god, gods, saints, haints and ancestors
‘soul centered theory is predicated on meaning thru the equally supernatural soul
author challenges concept that it is necessary to have a soul to have meaning
dismisses it as he dismissed godcentered meaning as supernatural / superstition
a perfectoin theory of meaning vs an imperfection theory of meaning
the perfection theory requires living by some code the imperfection theory acknoweledges human fallibility, or least that’s how im perceiving essence of what author saying
author says neither god nor soul necessary for meaning / by which he refers to living the good life ??? but that they ‘probably enhance it’
author reject subjective meaning, meaning if it satisfies you its meaningful
which I tend to be open to but many authors say if your obsession is counting
how many flies a day fly past is this meaningful, does this make for a meaningful
life, is keeping your spirit correct enuf of
must that spiritual agency manifest in the world
NOTES FROM A HANDBOOK OF WISDOM
effective decision making
concerns beyond self
compelling guide for action
‘wisdom is finding meaning in life and suffering, a spiritual mystical dimension, it is about accepting,owning and valuing our lives and our life stories, including unlived lives and untold stories. (interesting, a good descriptor, riff it, break it down)
6 dimensions of wisdom
cognitive 9intellectual)
practical experiential
interpersoanal connection to larger story
ethical-moral. Knowing and doing good
Idiosyncratic. ‘as many facets as there are humans (whats he trying to say)
spiritual mystical, ‘insight into universe and human plc in it’
again he said something impo but no poetry in articulation of it
the berlin wisdom paradigm lists 5 criteria of wisdom
rich factual knowledge
rich procedural knowledge
lifespan contextualism
relativism
acceptance of uncertainty
‘operationalizing wisdom in terms of culturally transmitted knowledge’
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT IM TRYING TO DO
OPERATIONALIZE WISDOM IN CULTURALLY TRANSMITTED KNOWLEDGE
HOW EXACTLY IS THAT DONE
THE KEY MUST BE IN MY PASSAGES ABOUT MONITORING CULTURAL PRODUCTS, ETC ????????
BUT HOW DOES THAT PROGRAM CULTURAL TRAITS, IN PART WISDOM TRAITS, I GUESS IT COMES BACK DOWN TO FUNDAMENTAL STRATEGY- FORGE A BODY OF SACRED LITERATURE ???????????
Okay Egyptian sense of wisdom a tool to make sense of life, suffering and lifes paradoxes
socially acceptable moral and religious codes
Extensive knowledge bases ans ability to use them
‘a wise culture is one that maximizes the life for its members
that successfully passes on ‘culturally transmitted knowledge’
cosmos, Greek word, the order of the universe
not the universe, the order of the universe
as opposed to chaos, the disordered universe
cosmos should be goal of centering, to be cosmic
does to be cosmic mean being part of the order
of the universe
Eratosthenes figured out circumference of earth
E’embody your future self
staying in align with your healthiest most authentic self
‘if if your consciousness is directed to the past you're feeding the past
‘ the known finite, the unknown infinite, we know little
‘the subtle machinery of awe
humans have evolved to wonder and knowledge is the prerequisite of survival
FROM SUFFERING AND MEANING
theories of suffering t
the perfect plan theodicy. God never makes mistakes
the free will defense. Let freedoim ring
the soul making theodicy. No pain no gain
cosmic conflict theodicy. Mine enemy has done this
openness of God theodicy. Liove makes the world go round
process theodicy and shit happens
finite god. God cant do everything
theodicies of protest. Rage against the dying light
fragments of meaning. When suffering comes to you
suffering makes us question cosmic fairness and order
suffering and the need to make sense of suffering are universal
theodicy is justifying god in spite of evil in ther world
but now more any attempt to understand suggering
Disruptive incidents in life force you to wonder why why am i here
Five types of brain waves delta slowest deep dreamless sleep
theta light sleep
Alpha unfociuse, light attn
beta. Wide awake alert
gamma processing info solving problems, engaged
Primitive communities were ruled by seasons
and daily grind was self evident
the natural state is chaos, coherence is an achievement
Meaning cones from engagement, reflection alone is not enuf
Orientation, coherence, significance, belonging as criteria for , meaning
a crises of meaning is when lilfe is suddenly perceived as pointless
meaning is generally unconscious but casn be made conscious
meaning basic trust life is worth living, the struggle is worth it
coherence means our gopals make sense to us, that oiur understanding weaves
significance is not what I think of, author says when our acts have agency
orientation as point and purpose
belonging as being part of a larger whole
meaning is not an essential property
it is subjective more than objective
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