Dear All,
I would like to suggest that Friends of Wisdom might like to consider
attending and participating in the next 'Unhooked Thinking'conference,
9-11th May 2007. See www.unhookedthinking.com.
Here is a real live issue that calls for wisdom. There could be an
opportunity for FoW to meet together, share some of the publicity, and
prepare for their own conferences. Please contact William Pryor
([log in to unmask]) if you would like to discuss this.
The abstract for my contribution to the conference is pasted below.
Best
Alan
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'Barriers to Love: getting hooked on obstruction'. By Alan Rayner and Ray
Sheath
Through trying to fulfil incompatible desires for absolute freedom and
absolute security, we can become deeply attached to ideas and objects in a
way that excludes us from feeling the influence of loving in our lives. We
gain a sense of power and control at the expense of becoming alienated from
our natural neighbourhood. The resultant loss of compassionate
understanding and complementary relationship amongst ourselves and others
gives rise to the distress and conflicts that predispose us to addictions,
obsessions and compulsions. Thinking in a more inclusional way can liberate
us from objective views of human and non-human nature and open us to the
possibility of creative and loving transformation.
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