We begin each class with 3 minutes of meditation and a sharing circle.
One day this week we were discussing a Guatam Buddha quote...
"Holding onto your anger
is like grasping a burning coal
with an intent to throw it at someone else;
you are the one that gets burned."
We talked about how you can't hold onto things (i.e. grudges) because it ultimately makes you sick (in all it's different incarnations). You just have to forgive and move on, otherwise it will consume you. And, I shared that most of the time when someone does something harmful to you it actually has nothing to do with you. In reality, we all have our own baggage and it causes us to react in the present by simply taking it out on ourselves and others. But also, before we blame others we should look at our own actions and what we could have done differently. This in turn effects our outlook on life, our mood, and how we live.
YOUR ATTITUDE + YOUR CHOICES = YOUR LIFE
"BE THE CHANGE TO SEE THE CHANGE" right?
So then an arm shot up and Adesh chimed in.
Adesh reminds me a little of myself at age 11:
he's physically smaller than his peers,
too smart for his own good,
wants to be a Detective,
is curious about everything,
and his mind moves faster than his mouth can.
"When you point at somebody else,
there are also three fingers pointing back at you."
I had never heard this before, and quickly wrote it down.
These kids are like philosophical sponges!
Cue a song from one of my favorite musicals "INTO THE WOODS"
"Careful the things you say, children will listen.
Careful the things you do, children will see and learn."
Later that night I was told one of our PALs about what happened and he then taught me another version.
POINT OF REFERENCE: PALs are TFI Teaching Fellows that donate their time to teach in MAYA. (To me, they are saints.)
In Indonesia nobody points.
Instead, they hold their hand in a fist with the thumb over top as they gesture.
This is called "The Thumb of Power" in American Politics.
Praveen, said PAL and first year fellow, continued....
"In that case, you are now pointing 4 fingers back at yourself."
This reminded me of one of my favorite old adages...
"Let He Who Hath No Sin Cast The First Stone."
So needless to say...
Politics, self accountability, and philosophy are alive and well at MAYA rehearsal.
One day this week we were discussing a Guatam Buddha quote...
"Holding onto your anger
is like grasping a burning coal
with an intent to throw it at someone else;
you are the one that gets burned."
We talked about how you can't hold onto things (i.e. grudges) because it ultimately makes you sick (in all it's different incarnations). You just have to forgive and move on, otherwise it will consume you. And, I shared that most of the time when someone does something harmful to you it actually has nothing to do with you. In reality, we all have our own baggage and it causes us to react in the present by simply taking it out on ourselves and others. But also, before we blame others we should look at our own actions and what we could have done differently. This in turn effects our outlook on life, our mood, and how we live.
YOUR ATTITUDE + YOUR CHOICES = YOUR LIFE
"BE THE CHANGE TO SEE THE CHANGE" right?
So then an arm shot up and Adesh chimed in.
Adesh reminds me a little of myself at age 11:
he's physically smaller than his peers,
too smart for his own good,
wants to be a Detective,
is curious about everything,
and his mind moves faster than his mouth can.
"When you point at somebody else,
there are also three fingers pointing back at you."
I had never heard this before, and quickly wrote it down.
These kids are like philosophical sponges!
Cue a song from one of my favorite musicals "INTO THE WOODS"
"Careful the things you say, children will listen.
Careful the things you do, children will see and learn."
Later that night I was told one of our PALs about what happened and he then taught me another version.
POINT OF REFERENCE: PALs are TFI Teaching Fellows that donate their time to teach in MAYA. (To me, they are saints.)
In Indonesia nobody points.
Instead, they hold their hand in a fist with the thumb over top as they gesture.
This is called "The Thumb of Power" in American Politics.
Praveen, said PAL and first year fellow, continued....
"In that case, you are now pointing 4 fingers back at yourself."
This reminded me of one of my favorite old adages...
"Let He Who Hath No Sin Cast The First Stone."
So needless to say...
Politics, self accountability, and philosophy are alive and well at MAYA rehearsal.
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