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Hi, Marty,<BR> <BR>Just a few quick insights from my experience with Zen and Open Space; for me, they go hand in glove.<BR> <BR>When I open space, I think of that "field" that Rumi is talking about:<BR> <BR><em>Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing,</em><BR><em>there is a field. I'll meet you there.</em><br> <BR>It is a field that the heart knows - a field for shared passions and genuine dialogue, not defending positions around conceptual views.<BR> <BR>I have done an Open Space every year for five years now for my zen community, Dharma Field, with the full endorsement of Steve Hagen, our founding teacher, resulting in all the general outcomes which you can expect in Open Space including a deepening of our sangha and some very useful "next steps."<BR> <BR>For what it's worth, my experience has been that deliberately opening space and setting the context for intentional self-organization worked effectively and efficiently with my Zen community. They got "worked up" from their hearts not their heads, just like any other Open Space I've ever done.<BR> <BR>If you'd like to know more, just let me know in the new year, if we're still here :)<BR> <BR>Linda<BR> <BR> <BR><div><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div><hr id="stopSpelling">From: marty@becomingme.com<br>To: oslist@lists.openspacetech.org<br>Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2012 11:44:48 +0000<br>Subject: Re: [OSList] The End of Time<br><br><style><!--
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--></style><div class="ecxWordSection1"><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>Hi Linda</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'><br>Thanks for the book suggestion!<br><br>You might be interested in an experience I had trying to bring Open Space to my Zen community as it tried to embark on a process of organizational change.</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>It was a little challenging to get them to trust that it was okay to own their own points-of-view and advocate for these. A lot of people held back (imho). Some of those who did not hold back, and got a bit worked up, then experienced some pushback for what struck others as anger. (Arguing passionately for one’s position is not something you see very often in a Zen temple!) In our closing circle, one member expressed surprise that, for a community so dedicated to not-knowing, there were so many opinions.</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>The next time I facilitated for a similar group, I addressed this issue up front. I talked about how Open Space depends on people putting aside their “not knowing” enough to come forward with their ideas and passions --or else nothing would get discussed and we would just sit there, saying nothing, as usual (</span><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 11pt;">J</span><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>). But I also said that ultimately the process depends on not-knowing at a very profound level. In other words, as an individual, you have to give voice to the part of you that thinks it “knows” and has some passion or curiosity for your own perspective (if you have one), while at the same time remembering that you don’t really know … and that no one does … and that diving into this unknown together is what Open Space is all about. But without someone thinking he knows something, nothing would happen.</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>Marty</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'> </span></p><div><div style="border-width: 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid none none; border-color: rgb(181, 196, 223) currentColor currentColor; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;"><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><b><span style='font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>From:</span></b><span style='font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org [mailto:oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Linda Stevenson<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 20, 2012 8:01 AM<br><b>To:</b> os list<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [OSList] The End of Time</span></p></div></div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"> </p><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>Hi, Marty,<br> <br>Thanks for sharing this well written, provocative article - great job!<br> <br>You might be interested in a new book which just came out by my Zen teacher, Steve Hagen, titled "Why the World Doesn't Seem to Make Sense: An Inquiry into Science, Philosophy, and Perception." You're obviously on the same page!<br> <br>Great timing :)<br> <br>Linda Stevenson<br> <br><a href="http://www.awakeninginquiry.com" target="_blank">www.awakeninginquiry.com</a> <br> </span></p><div><div style="text-align: center;" class="ecxMsoNormal" align="center"><span style='font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'><hr id="ecxstopSpelling" align="center" SIZE="2" width="100%"></span></div><p style="margin-bottom: 12pt;" class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>From: <a href="mailto:marty@becomingme.com">marty@becomingme.com</a><br>To: <a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a><br>Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:59:17 +0000<br>Subject: [OSList] The End of Time</span></p><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>Hello OpenSpacers:</span><span style='font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'> </span><span style='font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>Some of you may enjoy my new article for the Huffington Post: <i>Getting Ready for the End of Time.</i></span><span style='font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/martin-boroson/getting-ready-for-the-end-of-time_b_2325568.html" target="_blank">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/martin-boroson/getting-ready-for-the-end-of-time_b_2325568.html</a></span><span style='font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'> </span><span style='font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>Warm wishes for a happy Solstice …<br><br>Marty</span><span style='font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>______________________________________________________________________<br><br></span><b><span style='color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;'>Martin Boroson<br>OMM Training, LLC</span></b><span style='color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;'><br>+1 347 627 0455</span><span style='font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;'>Website <a href="http://www.onemomentmeditation.com" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(89, 89, 89);">www.onemomentmeditation.com</span></a></span><span style='font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; 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