Hi Gregg,
Wonderful idea! Please count me in. :-)
/ Lene
On 19-03-2020 15:27, Henriques, Gregg - henriqgx wrote:
>
> Hi TOK List,
>
> I hope folks are doing ok given all the flux in the world. I have
> been doing quite a bit of zooming with friends and family, which I
> recommend. If anyone would like to chat on zoom, please shoot me a
> note. Also, I was thinking about setting up a general time for a zoom
> gathering for those on the TOK list. Let me know if you might be
> interested.
>
> I think now is the time for some significant reflection and,
> hopefully, cultivating wisdom and capacities for psychological
> mindfulness. If we follow the basic principles of CALM, we can take
> some time to step outside our normal stream of thoughts, feelings and
> ways of relating and be responsive and reflective, both to ourselves
> and to the others around us. I know it is stressful. And if we can
> maintain attitudes of curiosity, acceptance, loving compassion, and
> motivation toward valued states of being in the short and long term we
> will be cultivating the kind of attitude that will enable us to learn
> and grow in positive ways.
>
> Here is an interesting reframe along those lines.
>
> Karuna is Sanskrit for
>
> ‘the state of compassion and self-compassion that leads to Buddhahood’.
>
> Let’s turn coronavirus into karunavirus.
>
> The karunavirus, in her infinite compassion
>
> is creating an opportunity where we can re-gather ourselves,
>
> care for ourselves,
>
> each other
>
> and the planet.
>
> by
>
> Kelly Wendorff
>
> Care to all,
>
> Gregg
>
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