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How We Stumble: 6 Mistakes of Man
Adapted from Facing the Lion, Being the Lion, by Mark Nepo (Conari Press, 2007).
The great Roman orator Cicero (106-43 B.C.) offered these “Six Mistakes of Man”–six habits of thinking that keep us a prisoner of ever-shrinking patterns. Who doesn’t share some of these? Find out what mistakes you share, and without self-blame and judgment, gently fix them and move into a life of more meaning and love.
1. The illusion of personal gain. To begin with, the seesaw thinking that elevates personal gain as a result of crushing others betrays the infinite sense of things. It presumes that life and its resources are finite, that there isn’t enough to go around, and therefore we can only secure our piece of the pie at the expense of others.
2. The tendency to worry. When we tend to worry about things beyond our control, which is common, we are struggling with the lack of faith in the stream of life. This can lead us to a negative self-centeredness that adheres to a false sense of responsibility for everything.
3. Insisting that things are impossible. Because we cannot accomplish something, to say that it is impossible is easier than to admit our own limitations. This sort of world-in-a-thimble thinking prohibits our ability to learn anything new. It prevents us from growing or being refreshed.
4. Trivial preferences. It is clear that one constricting view leads to another, and when we refuse to put down our trivial preferences, we make smallness and self-centeredness a way of life.
5. Neglecting the refinement of the mind. (And the heart.) This is a way to choose the unexamined life over a receptive, listening journey. It is a way to stay in hiding, to choose unconscious living over mindfulness, heartfulness, and awareness.
6. Compelling others. And finally, when attempting to compel others to believe and live as we do, we fall into the ever present trap of conviction.
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add your comment »No.1 To attain personal gain by crushing others comes from a small insecure brain, or a sadist.
No.2 I agree somewhat, but there are tragic events that can cause you worry about everything.At times it takes years or decades to live with it.
No.3 Nothing is impossible when you believe you can do it.
No.4 Trivial preference is for trivial minds.
No.5 Refine your heart and mind, see life
No.6 Compelling others? thats what priests and politicians do. Most of the herd cannot think for themselves
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Thanks. All these things are very simple, but true. Sometimes we get too much into being intellectual instead of just keeping it real and simple. Listening, learning and meeting others where they are is wonderful. Have a great day.
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" Mindfulness, heartfulness, and awareness" : who wouldn't want to stive for those as a way to self-fulfilment and, resulting from that , more to give others , and more sense of belonging to he universe ?
Thanks for the insights into ways of getting away from the blindness of self-centeredness.
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These underlying attitudes are life-sapping indeed. Thanks for the wisdom.
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FEELING BORED WITH LIFE... THAT I HAVE DONE THAT BEFORE AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING NEW...
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3. I think that things arent imposible, cause look at this everythings is posible today and we have to have hope, nothing is imposible!! or like nike says: imposible is nothing!!
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Thanks, players! I needed that bit of wisdom.
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Those are very true statements and really worthy of thinking about ,and looking at one self and finding the right way with out pushing our ways on others , Thank you
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the key to being able to overcome these points raised is never mentioned for one reason or other. This key is found in the realm of knowing and living your life according to the 7 natural laws.
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It's true, I myself had experience this kind of things which I find very destructive. Thank you very much for this kind of topic which very helpful.
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