Occupy 2.0: Transforming Systems from the Inside Out

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A group led by Jitendra Darling based on the principle that all external systems are fractal iterations of internal human dynamics.  The systems we seek to transform are held in place by something vast and powerful below our awareness, our own individual and collective subconscious.

"Take, for example, the current failed economic system which disregards the value of the majority of its members. To what degree does that failed system reflect a society of individuals that bases their internal value on the goods and devices (i.e.-credit) in which it is now entrapped?

Any system, no matter how "perfect", will be reduced to the level of consciousness at which it operates.  Don Beck's spiral dynamics model (chart below-click to enlarge) provides an intelligent illustration of this maxim. This is not a Spiral Dynamics or Integral group, however, I value and respect Dr. Beck's contribution to this understanding.  

This group is an exploration into the systems in our world we want to transform and how we have kept those systems alive within our own subconscious.  

Oh! And of course, we'll all share how we believe we can change that...

I've often said that the last 50 years of spiritual practice and personal growth has been a dress rehearsal.  And now?

It's showtime!  Let's have some fun!"

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  • Ben Roberts

    These are words that native speakers struggle with as well, Pawel.  For me, the challenge is to avoid having them turn to jargon or cliche.  Reminds me of this piece I read earlier today, in which the author (in reference to the notions of "civility" and "incremental change") proclaimed: 

     clichés are zombies; they are dead to the novelty of the living moment, and they eat the brains of inspiration. They are worse than lazy thinking--they are putrefied thought. Worse, clichés will not die, because they are already dead. Burn them with fire…reduce them to ashes…let the ash mulch the soil where future inspiration will grow.

    I hear that you are frustrated with the quality and impact (or lack thereof) of the conversations here at OC thus far.  Perhaps you would like to start a discussion yourself, where the intentions are more aligned with that which calls to you directly?

    Feb 22, 2012

  • David Eggleton

    Pawel,

    At some risk, I'll say I suppose it is something like confirmation bias.  I associate integral with Ken Wibur and his lexicon that I haven't really explored.  So when I'm writing a sentence, I choose the words of similar meaning that are less likely to draw a response I cannot decipher with confidence.  Integrity is a word I use now and then, usually not in place of wholeness, by which I refer to balance and integration of body, mind, heart, spirit.

    Feb 23, 2012

  • Jitendra Darling

    I sympathize to a degree with your sentiments, Pawel.  Speaking of wholeness, for me, assumes integration...or it isn't really wholeness.  Wholeness is something that leaves the written page and occurs in real time experience, as a full sensory unfoldment.

    I find these asynchronous online conversations useful for exchanging viewpoints and ideas.  However, I often find them tedious as conversations, as they tip very easily into a predominantly mental realm.  Spirit, mind, heart and body are simply 1's & 0's actuated on my screen until they register subjectively in the non-consensus reality of my own consciousness. 

    I've personally never had a particularly satisfactory experience writing about these things.  Writing is, at best, an invitation to the party.

    If you'd like a richer conversation of the topics at hand, join an Occupy Heart call if you can.

    Feb 23, 2012