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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just so!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Spirit/consciousness is the inside - what we and
all beiings experience.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The process of how it manifests is self-organizing;
and as consciousness grow, so does the sense of self (expansion of now, etc.)
And that's where the letting go comes in - from small sense of self to ...bigger
self...to tranparent!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Happy new year all!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Meg Salter</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>MegaSpace Consulting<BR>416/486-6660<BR><A
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:owenhh@mindspring.com" title=owenhh@mindspring.com>Harrison
Owen</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU"
title=OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, December 27, 2001 10:09
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Self-Organization is What
Consciousness (Spirit) Does</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Further to our ongoing conversation about self-organizing
systems -- a possibly weird thought. <U>Self-Organization is what
Consciousness (Spirit) does</U>. Rather than being in opposition (as in
either/or), or even in juxtaposition (as in both/and) there is unity.
Self-Organization and the work of Spirit are one. The problem comes when the
"self" in self-organization is understood to mean <U>my self.</U> Then it
seems that I am imprisoned by unseen powers that restrict (destroy) my
freedom. And I don't like that. However as the evolution of consciousness
proceeds (My Spirit grows up, my Now gets bigger), it is realized the my
self is inextricably related to all selves -- and ultimately to The Self, --
and there is no problem. This is not the destruction of ego (self), but the
transcendence. And what else would The Self do -- but organize. How about
those bananas?<BR><BR>A little esoteric and abstract to be sure, but it may
just accord with one of the often reported experiences in Open Space. On the
one hand there is a profound realization of community (the appearance of a
larger self) and simultaneously folks report that they feel a heightened sense
of personal empowerment, but always in the context of that community. They go
with the flow and get with the program -- willingly, and with a remarkable
sense of joy. And it is all self-organization.
Maybe?<BR><BR>Harrison<BR><X-SIGSEP>
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<DIV align=center>Harrison Owen<BR>7808 River Falls Drive<BR>Potomac, MD 20854
USA<BR>phone 301-365-2093<BR>Open Space Training <A
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href="http://www.mindspring.com/~owenhh"
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