[OSList] New Years Questions

Michael M Pannwitz via OSList oslist at lists.openspacetech.org
Thu Jan 7 06:33:03 PST 2016


Dear HO,

I am asking a question intrigued by "sitting".
How come I tend to find answers to my questions when those asked by me 
just sit there and kind of look remote or something?

cheers
mmp

On 07.01.2016 15:02, Harrison Owen via OSList wrote:
> Bhavesh... I’m sure culture has something to do with the way we handle,
> appreciate questions. But at the end of the day, I suspect it has more
> to do with maturity (some might say antiquity) than culture. In West
> Africa, the Elders’ job is to ponder the question. And more often than
> not, their “answer” is another question. Buddhism,  in various forms
> seems to find real meaning in “sitting” the question. Old and/or mature
> folks seem to do it “best.” Or something.
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> *From:*OSList [mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] *On Behalf
> Of *Bhavesh Patel via OSList
> *Sent:* Thursday, January 07, 2016 6:15 AM
> *To:* Harold Shinsato; World wide Open Space Technology email list
> *Subject:* Re: [OSList] New Years Questions
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> Hey Harold and World,
>
> Merry Orthodox Christmas from Moldova where it has been snowing all day!!!
>
> Your question triggered a different kind of questionING in me.
> Personally I find questions/inquiry and Rilke's 'Live the questions now'
> approach very useful.
>
> *However my increasing sensitivity to culture makes me wonder whether
> this approach works for everybody, or whether it is a cultural thing,
> fitting more an inquiring Western culture? Sometimes do we overemphasise
> this approach, use it in a kind of universal way?*
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> I have my own answers/experiences to the above questions but of course
> won't share them because you asked for questions!
>
> Smiles Bhav...
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> p.s. Harold, we met at the WOSonOS in London and talked a bit about
> complexity and Cynefin...
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> On 2 January 2016 at 23:58, Harold Shinsato via OSList
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> Beloved Open Space Community!
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> Instead of sharing New Years Resolutions (which never seemed to have
> worked for me), would you share your New Years Questions? In other
> words, what are the most alive and juicy questions and inquiries you
> might ask the Universe in 2016?
>
> As a part of this invitation, I'm specifically *not* asking for answers,
> nor would it be appropriate for me or others to answer any of these
> questions in this thread. If you want to ask a question and get an
> answer - feel free to start another thread.
>
> "Judge a /man/ by his /questions/ rather than his answers." - Voltaire
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>      Thanks!
>      Harold
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