Comments on: Freedom or Power, What’s Your Will? http://jari.podbean.com/2008/05/12/freedom-or-power-whats-your-will/ Conversations with Living Luminaries and Mavericks Wed, 16 May 2012 22:23:20 +0000 http://podbean.com/?v=3.2 by: Jari http://jari.podbean.com/2008/05/12/freedom-or-power-whats-your-will/#comment-108939 Fri, 30 May 2008 23:32:55 +0000 http://jari.podbean.com/2008/05/12/freedom-or-power-whats-your-will/#comment-108939 Thanks for writing, Ron. Regarding your last point, would you agree that the disempowerment you speak of starts even earlier than kindergarden? Parenting--what a challenge, right?! This summer my two podcast guests for July and August will speak to the very roots of the conditioning that moves humans away from peace, trust, and pleasure in our own being--that intrinsic freedom from seeking external approval, validation and management. Thanks for writing, Ron. Regarding your last point, would you agree that the disempowerment you speak of starts even earlier than kindergarden? Parenting–what a challenge, right?! This summer my two podcast guests for July and August will speak to the very roots of the conditioning that moves humans away from peace, trust, and pleasure in our own being–that intrinsic freedom from seeking external approval, validation and management.

]]> by: R. Power http://jari.podbean.com/2008/05/12/freedom-or-power-whats-your-will/#comment-108917 Fri, 30 May 2008 21:21:55 +0000 http://jari.podbean.com/2008/05/12/freedom-or-power-whats-your-will/#comment-108917 Jari, Freedom does take courage. It isn't so much that people fear freedom or have an aversion to freedom as it is a case of not knowing what true freedom is. As you rightly point out: freedom is ultimately spiritual in nature. Dance, movement, and creative expression are downplayed in our education, to make us 'fit in' better. We lose our creativity, our sense of self, and the real feeling of what is right for us. We lose our power AND our freedom. Your work encourages others to find their true selves, to express their creativity, and to find spiritual freedom. This discussion is lacking in formal education, but hopefully can be encouraged in online social community. Thank you. Jari, Freedom does take courage. It isn’t so much that people fear freedom or have an aversion to freedom as it is a case of not knowing what true freedom is. As you rightly point out: freedom is ultimately spiritual in nature. Dance, movement, and creative expression are downplayed in our education, to make us ‘fit in’ better. We lose our creativity, our sense of self, and the real feeling of what is right for us. We lose our power AND our freedom. Your work encourages others to find their true selves, to express their creativity, and to find spiritual freedom. This discussion is lacking in formal education, but hopefully can be encouraged in online social community. Thank you.

]]> by: jari http://jari.podbean.com/2008/05/12/freedom-or-power-whats-your-will/#comment-104346 Tue, 13 May 2008 12:53:36 +0000 http://jari.podbean.com/2008/05/12/freedom-or-power-whats-your-will/#comment-104346 Thanks, David. Good point. There are many theories and philosophies of power; this is a fertile conversation. If, for the moment, we take power to mean the ability to influence action (our own, or that of others), then of course there are wholesome and unwholesome ways of doing that. Artists, healers, parents, educators--all of us--are engaged in persuasion in some form and, hopefully, we are appealing to the best in people and encouraging them to live and work from the most loving place they can find in themselves. This is not always the case, even with so-called methods of empowerment. But I think the empowerment you speak of is a wholesome process of encouraging someone to experience life and act from their own authority, grounded in goodness. But, how does one grow up inside and heal from injury and untangle one's confustion so that a genuine personal authority and ethical ground is there, upon which to confidently draw? There will be more on this subject here on the blog--thanks very much for commenting. Thanks, David. Good point. There are many theories and philosophies of power; this is a fertile conversation. If, for the moment, we take power to mean the ability to influence action (our own, or that of others), then of course there are wholesome and unwholesome ways of doing that. Artists, healers, parents, educators–all of us–are engaged in persuasion in some form and, hopefully, we are appealing to the best in people and encouraging them to live and work from the most loving place they can find in themselves. This is not always the case, even with so-called methods of empowerment. But I think the empowerment you speak of is a wholesome process of encouraging someone to experience life and act from their own authority, grounded in goodness. But, how does one grow up inside and heal from injury and untangle one’s confustion so that a genuine personal authority and ethical ground is there, upon which to confidently draw? There will be more on this subject here on the blog–thanks very much for commenting.

]]> by: David Judelson http://jari.podbean.com/2008/05/12/freedom-or-power-whats-your-will/#comment-104218 Tue, 13 May 2008 03:28:33 +0000 http://jari.podbean.com/2008/05/12/freedom-or-power-whats-your-will/#comment-104218 Jari - My sense is that the power relationships that you're describing are really about dominance, which kills aliveness. There is another enlivening kind of power, quite distinct from dominance, empowering ourselves and others to make a difference. For me, this comes from a profound respect for others and their (potential and actual) magnificence and the intention to have all that glory realized, powerfully. Another valuable statement. Keep them coming. David Jari - My sense is that the power relationships that you’re describing are really about dominance, which kills aliveness. There is another enlivening kind of power, quite distinct from dominance, empowering ourselves and others to make a difference. For me, this comes from a profound respect for others and their (potential and actual) magnificence and the intention to have all that glory realized, powerfully.

Another valuable statement. Keep them coming. David

]]> by: Amy Cheng http://jari.podbean.com/2008/05/12/freedom-or-power-whats-your-will/#comment-104164 Tue, 13 May 2008 00:43:04 +0000 http://jari.podbean.com/2008/05/12/freedom-or-power-whats-your-will/#comment-104164 Jari, I think your essays are getting better and better! xoxo Amy Jari,

I think your essays are getting better and better!

xoxo Amy

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