Teachers about Open Space

[Meg Salter]

Hello Birgitt, and fellow travellers in OpenSpace

Thich Nhat Hanh is wonderful at adapting Buddhist teachings to the
contemporary environment, and in particular in applying mindfulness
("Holding space"?) in everyday life.

Ken Wilbur has written prolifically. A key message for me from his writings
is that as Spirit unfolds over time, the dimensions of our consciousness
grow larger, the beings whom we consider worthy of embrace (love and
respect) grow ever more numerous, until we see ourselves as inter-being with
all sentience. "No Boundaries" is an older work of his, and talks very much
about expanding boundaries (~opening space) in our understandings of self
and other. He writes a book every year or two; and they just keep on getting
more lucid!

Most of the Buddhist teachings that I come across will refer in various
phrases to the dual motions of heart-mind; compassion and clarity, love and
wisdom, ascending and descending energy,.... and then the notion of
detachment/ emptiness/ transparency /  that allows one to perceive the
non-duality of seeming opposites. (also akin to holding paradox).

So - these are some of my teachers along the way!

Meg Salter
----- Original Message -----
From: "Birgitt Williams" <birgitt at MINDSPRING.COM>
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Sent: Monday, December 04, 2000 9:39 PM
Subject: Teachers about Open Space


> Dear friends and colleagues in Open Space Technology,
> You are also friends and colleagues in the Open Space of this universe and
I
> give gratitude for our connections.
>
> I am currently reviewing source materials about Open Space (not Open Space
> Technology, which is based on this Open Space and the teachings, at least
> that is my experience). I am reviewing Pema Chodrin's book and tape set
> "Start Where You Are". She does a wonderful job in teaching about Open
Space
> and that Open Space is always present for us, whenever we want to access
it.
> She also speaks of the importance of three things (in all religions we
seem
> to find "trinity"): compassion (with gentleness), intelligence (honesty),
> emptyness (detachment).
>
> I am hoping that some of you on this list have other source documents
about
> Open Space as an ages old philosophy/theology and would appreciate
receiving
> any information about your own readings, explorations, and experiences of
> Open Space.
>
> Greetings from my heart,
> Birgitt
>
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