The Tao of Holding Space - an ebook

[Chris Corrigan]

Thank you Eric.  I am quite fond of that Harding piece too..

Chris

On 10/20/06, Eric Lilius <elilius at halhinet.on.ca> wrote:
>
> Chris,
>
> A deep bow....nay.... a prostration of gratitude for the sharing of this
> wonderful book.
> The Tao Te Ching often comes to mind when contemplating the
> indescribable essence of Open Space.
> Thanks again for this deeply distilled and long gestated work.
> It will reside beside my well thumbed User's Guide, and Ms. Heft's Idea
> Book.
> It would also nestle well with Douglas Harding's "On Having No Head".
>
> "You are holding this space.You have all of
> creation in your hands,like a delicate glass
> ball.You must simply allow it to rest there,
> and let the people draw on the echoes
> planted in their genes,and continue the
> journey of evolution together."
>
>
> This makes my spine tingle.
>
> Megwetch
>
> Eric
>
>
> Chris Corrigan wrote:
> > Friends:
> >
> > I am pleased to announce the release of a small book I have been
> > working on for the last three years.  It is called "The Tao of Holding
> > Space" and it is a collection of interpretations of the 81 short
> > chapters of the Chinese classic Tao te Ching as they apply to my
> > experience of holding space.  I started this book three years ago,
> > when I began noting parallels between Lao Tzu's words and my
> > experience of leadership, facilitation and living in Open Space,
> > something many of us have done.  In some ways this book chronicles the
> > essence of my own emergent practice of Open Space.  In looking over it
> > one more time, I realized that almost everything I know about Open
> > Space is somehow distilled into these chapters
> >
> > I have written here many times over the years about the appreciation I
> > have for the teachers on this list.  Signing on to the OSLIST is one
> > of the single most important decisions I have ever made.  And so,
> > listmates and friends in this practice, I ultimately wrote this for
> > you, individually and collectively.  Some of you will see your words
> > and ideas expressed in here as I learned and Incorporated them into my
> > own practice.  Harrison's words are here of course, as are many of
> > Michael Herman's relating to practice and invitation.  And I took Lisa
> > Heft's "model enthusiasm" as the subject of one chapter.  These among
> > others.  I have a been an active listener all these years!
> >
> > You can download it here:
> >
> > http://www.chriscorrigan.com/ftp/Tao_of_holding_space.pdf
> >
> > Please feel free to share it as widely as you see fit.  It is a small
> > offering of gratitude for all that I have learned from this community
> > over the past 10 years.
> >
> > With deep appreciation for the inspiration and continued learning,
> >
> > Chris
> >
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> >
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CHRIS CORRIGAN
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Open Space Technology


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