Every act or decision
overcame the (126) British Empire, then the
you make that supports life supports all
greatest force in the world, ruling two-Principled - Expedient
(122) Simply having read over this list, you
life, including your own. The ripples we
thirds of the face of the globe.l
Privileged - Entitled
are no longer the same person; merely to
create return to us. This, which may once
become acquainted with the dif ferences
Gandhi not only brought the British
Prolific - Barren
have seemed a metaphysical statement, is
between these poles begins to increase
Empire to its knees; he ef fectively rang
Purposeful - Desirous
now established as a scientific fact.3
one's inner power . W ith these
down the curtain on the centuries-old
distinctions in mind we will start to
drama of colonialism, and he did it by
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simply standing for a principle: thenational socialism only to establish a
One characteristic of force is arrogance;
self-evident. That "all men are created
intrinsic dignity of man and his right to
virtual (127) tyranny . A distinctive
power is characterized by humility . Force
equal" requires no justification or
freedom, sovereignty and self-
characteristic of force in politics is that it
is pompous; it has all the answers. Power
rhetorical persuasion. That it is wrong to
determination. 2 Fundamental to this
cannot tolerate dissent. Both rules
is unassuming. Stalin, who strutted gas people to death in concentration
principle, in Gandhi's view , was the fact
depended on the pervasive use of force
military autocracy , has gone down in
camps is self-evident; it requires no
that such rights derive to man by virtue
through secret police; Stalin, who also
history as an arch-criminal. The humble
ar gument. The principles upon whichof the divinity of his creation. Gandhi
put millions to death, relied on his KGB,
Mikhail Gorbachev , who wore a plain
true power is based never require
believed that human rights are not
as Hitler his Gestapo. suit and easily admitted to faults, has
vindication, as force inevitably does-
granted by any earthly power , but are
Adolph Hitler assembled the greatest
been awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace. there are always endless ar guments about
inherent in the nature of man himself
military machine the world had ever
(128) Many political systems and social
whether force is "justified" or not. because they are inherent in his creation. seen. On the simple level of force, his
movements begin with true power , but as
It is clear that power is associated with
3
military was unbeatable; yet he could nottime goes on become co-opted by self
that which supports life, and force is
V iolence is force; because Gandhi was
defeat a tiny island across the English
seekers and end up relying increasingly
associated with that which exploits life
aligned with power , rather than force, he
Channel because of the power expressed
on force until they finally fall in disgrace. for the gain of an individual or an
forbade all use of violence in his cause.4
by W inston Churchill, who unified the
The history of civilization demonstrates
or ganization. Force is (129) divisive and,
And because he expressed universal
will of his people through principles of
this repeatedly . It is easy to for get that
through that divisiveness, weakens,
principles (which calibrate at 700) he was
freedom and selfless sacrifice. Churchill
the initial appeal of communism was
whereas power unifies. Force polarizes.able to unite the will of the people. When
stood for power , Hitler for force.7 When
idealistic humanitarianism, as was that of
The jingoism that has such obvious
the will of the people is so united by and
the two meet, power always eventually
the union, movement in the United States
internal appeal to a militaristic nation just
aligned with universal principle, it is
succeeds; in the long run, if it is deeply
until it became a refuge of petty
as obviously alienates the rest of the
virtually unconquerable. Colonialism founded in the will of the people,
power politicians.9
world. (calibrated at 175) is founded in the self
is immune to force. T o fully comprehend the dichotomy we
Power attracts, whereas force repels. interest of the ruling country . Gandhi
Force is seductive because it emanates a
are discussing, it is necessary to considerBecause power unifies, it has no true
demonstrated, for the world to witness,
certain glamour , whether that glamour is
the dif ference between a politician and a
enemies, though its manifestations may
the power of selflessness versus the force
manifested in the guise of false
statesman. The politician, operating out
be opposed by opportunists whose ends it
of self-interest. 5 The same principle has
patriotism, prestige or dominance, while
of expediency , rules by force after
does not serve. Power serves others,
now been demonstrated quite true power very often is quite
gaining his position through the force of
whereas force is self-serving. The true
dramatically in South Africa by Nelson
unglamorous. What could be more
persuasion-he often calibrates at a level
statesman serves the people;'° the
Mandela.6
glamorous than the Luftwaf fe andless than 260. Statesmen represent true
politician exploits people to serve his
Power accomplishes with ease that which
W af fen SS of Nazi Germany during the
power , ruling by inspiration, teaching by
own ambitions. The statesman sacrifices
force is unable to accomplish even with
Second W orld W ar? These elite branches
example and standing for self-evident
himself to serve others; the politician
extreme ef fort; thus, in our own time we
embodied romance, privilege and style
principle. The statesman invokes the
sacrifices others to serve himself. Power
have seen the almost ef fortless toppling
and certainly had at their disposal
nobility which resides within all men and
appeals to our higher nature, force to our
of communism as a governmental form,
enormous force-the most advanced
unifies them through what can best be
lower nature. Force is limited, whereasafter half a century of the most ominous-
weapons of the day and an esprit de corps
termed the heart. Though the intellect is
power is unlimited. and ultimately inef fectual-military that cemented their might. Such is the
easily fooled, the heart recognizes truth. Through its insistence that the end
confrontation of history . The political
glamour of the formidable. Where the intellect is limited, the heart is
justifies the means, force sells out
naiveté of the Russian people, long used
The weak are attracted to and will even
unlimited; where the intellect is intrigued
freedom for expediency . Force of fers
to the tyrannical rule of czars, did not
die for the glamour of force. How else
by the temporary , the heart is only
quick, easy solutions. In power , the
allow them the civic wisdom to could something so outrageous as war
concerned with the permanent. means and end are the same, but endsunderstand that in the name of even occur? Force often seizes the upper
Force often relies upon rhetoric, require greater maturity , discipline and
communism a totalitarian dictatorship
hand temporarily , and the weak are
propaganda and specious ar gument to
patience to be brought to fruition. Great
was being established. Similarly , the
attracted by those who seem to have
garner support and disguise underlying
leaders inspire us to have faith and
German people were deceived by Hitler ,
overcome weakness. How else could
motivations. One characteristic of truth,
confidence because of the power of their
who rose to power in the name of
dictatorship be possible? though, is that it needs no defense; it is
absolute integrity and alignment with
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simply standing for a principle: the
national socialism only to establish a
One characteristic of force is arrogance;self-evident. That "all men are created
intrinsic dignity of man and his right to
virtual (127) tyranny . A distinctive
power is characterized by humility . Force
equal" requires no justification or
freedom, sovereignty and self-
characteristic of force in politics is that it
is pompous; it has all the answers. Power
rhetorical persuasion. That it is wrong to
determination. 2 Fundamental to this
cannot tolerate dissent. Both rules
is unassuming. Stalin, who strutted gas people to death in concentration
principle, in Gandhi's view , was the fact
depended on the pervasive use of force
military autocracy , has gone down in
camps is self-evident; it requires no
that such rights derive to man by virtue
through secret police; Stalin, who also
history as an arch-criminal. The humble
ar gument. The principles upon which
of the divinity of his creation. Gandhi
put millions to death, relied on his KGB,Mikhail Gorbachev , who wore a plain
true power is based never require
believed that human rights are not
as Hitler his Gestapo. suit and easily admitted to faults, has
vindication, as force inevitably does-
granted by any earthly power , but are
Adolph Hitler assembled the greatest
been awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace. there are always endless ar guments about
inherent in the nature of man himself
military machine the world had ever
(128) Many political systems and social
whether force is "justified" or not. because they are inherent in his creation. seen. On the simple level of force, his
movements begin with true power , but as
It is clear that power is associated with
3
military was unbeatable; yet he could not
time goes on become co-opted by self
that which supports life, and force isV iolence is force; because Gandhi was
defeat a tiny island across the English
seekers and end up relying increasingly
associated with that which exploits life
aligned with power , rather than force, he
Channel because of the power expressed
on force until they finally fall in disgrace. for the gain of an individual or an
forbade all use of violence in his cause.4
by W inston Churchill, who unified the
The history of civilization demonstrates
or ganization. Force is (129) divisive and,
And because he expressed universal
will of his people through principles of
this repeatedly . It is easy to for get that
through that divisiveness, weakens,
principles (which calibrate at 700) he was
freedom and selfless sacrifice. Churchill
the initial appeal of communism was
whereas power unifies. Force polarizes. able to unite the will of the people. When
stood for power , Hitler for force.7 Whenidealistic humanitarianism, as was that of
The jingoism that has such obvious
the will of the people is so united by and
the two meet, power always eventually
the union, movement in the United States
internal appeal to a militaristic nation just
aligned with universal principle, it is
succeeds; in the long run, if it is deeply
until it became a refuge of petty
as obviously alienates the rest of the
virtually unconquerable. Colonialism founded in the will of the people,
power politicians.9
world. (calibrated at 175) is founded in the self
is immune to force. T o fully comprehend the dichotomy we
Power attracts, whereas force repels. interest of the ruling country . Gandhi
Force is seductive because it emanates a
are discussing, it is necessary to consider
Because power unifies, it has no true
demonstrated, for the world to witness,certain glamour , whether that glamour is
the dif ference between a politician and a
enemies, though its manifestations may
the power of selflessness versus the force
manifested in the guise of false
statesman. The politician, operating out
be opposed by opportunists whose ends it
of self-interest. 5 The same principle has
patriotism, prestige or dominance, while
of expediency , rules by force after
does not serve. Power serves others,
now been demonstrated quite true power very often is quite
gaining his position through the force of
whereas force is self-serving. The true
dramatically in South Africa by Nelson
unglamorous. What could be more
persuasion-he often calibrates at a level
statesman serves the people;'° the
Mandela.6
glamorous than the Luftwaf fe and
less than 260. Statesmen represent true
politician exploits people to serve hisPower accomplishes with ease that which
W af fen SS of Nazi Germany during the
power , ruling by inspiration, teaching by
own ambitions. The statesman sacrifices
force is unable to accomplish even with
Second W orld W ar? These elite branches
example and standing for self-evident
himself to serve others; the politician
extreme ef fort; thus, in our own time we
embodied romance, privilege and style
principle. The statesman invokes the
sacrifices others to serve himself. Power
have seen the almost ef fortless toppling
and certainly had at their disposal
nobility which resides within all men and
appeals to our higher nature, force to our
of communism as a governmental form,
enormous force-the most advanced
unifies them through what can best be
lower nature. Force is limited, whereas
after half a century of the most ominous-
weapons of the day and an esprit de corpstermed the heart. Though the intellect is
power is unlimited. and ultimately inef fectual-military that cemented their might. Such is the
easily fooled, the heart recognizes truth. Through its insistence that the end
confrontation of history . The political
glamour of the formidable. Where the intellect is limited, the heart is
justifies the means, force sells out
naiveté of the Russian people, long used
The weak are attracted to and will even
unlimited; where the intellect is intrigued
freedom for expediency . Force of fers
to the tyrannical rule of czars, did not
die for the glamour of force. How else
by the temporary , the heart is only
quick, easy solutions. In power , the
allow them the civic wisdom to could something so outrageous as war
concerned with the permanent. means and end are the same, but ends
understand that in the name of even occur? Force often seizes the upper
Force often relies upon rhetoric, require greater maturity , discipline and
communism a totalitarian dictatorshiphand temporarily , and the weak are
propaganda and specious ar gument to
patience to be brought to fruition. Great
was being established. Similarly , the
attracted by those who seem to have
garner support and disguise underlying
leaders inspire us to have faith and
German people were deceived by Hitler ,
overcome weakness. How else could
motivations. One characteristic of truth,
confidence because of the power of their
who rose to power in the name of
dictatorship be possible? though, is that it needs no defense; it is
absolute integrity and alignment with
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inviolate principles. Such figures which the power of the entire United
power base calibrates identically with the
an atmosphere of fear and violence that it
understand that you cannot compromise
States government emanates, in thepower base of the Declaration of comes as a surprise to Americans
abroad principle and still retain your power . Declaration of Independence: "W e hold
Independence and the Constitution; all
that the threat of government intrusion or
W inston Churchill never needed to use
these truths to be self-evident, that all
are essentially concerned with freedom,
police force does not even exist in many
force with the British people; Gorbachev
men are created equal, that they are
liberty and the equality of all men by
foreign countries. brought about total revolution in the
endowed by their Creator with certain
virtue of endowment by a divine higher
It is most important to remember that to
lar gest political monolith in the world
unalienable Rights, that among these are
power . )12
violate principle for practical expediency
without firing a shot; Gandhi defeated theLife, Liberty and the pursuit of
Interestingly , if we calibrate the power of
is to relinquish enormous power . The
British Empire without raising a hand in
Happiness." (calibrated at 700). These
the attractor field of theocracy , we find it
rationalization that the execution of
anger . And we might note that the
sentiments are echoed in the Gettysbur g
consistently lower than that of any
criminals deters crime, for instance, does
seemingly endless Middle Eastern Address where Lincoln reminds us
that democracy which also recognizes the
not hold up under study; and the end does
conflict finally appears to be approaching
this nation was conceived in Liberty and
Creator as the ultimate authority . The
not justify the means. The consequence
resolution, not through violence, but
"...dedicated to the proposition that all
makers of the Declaration of of this violation of principle is reflected
communication, at long last, between the
men are created equal" and that "thisIndependence were astute in drawing a
in the crime statistics of the United
adversaries. nation, under God, shall have a new birth
very clear distinction between that which
States, where murder is so common it
of freedom-and that government of the
is spiritual and that which is religious. does not even make the front pages. Democracy and the United States of
people, by the people, for the people,
And they must have intuitively , if not
America
Because we fail to dif ferentiate principle
shall not perish from the earth." (also
rationally , known the marked dif ference
from expediency , the average person
Democracy is eventually being 700). between the power of the two. Religion is
lacks the discernment to understand the
acknowledged universally as the superior
If we examine the actions and statementsoften associated with force, sometimes
dif ference between patriotism and
form of government. Around the globe
of Lincoln himself during the trying
disastrously so, historically and today;
Patriotism, between americanism and
there is a rising call for freedom; many
years of the Civil W ar , we will find with
whereas spiritual concepts such as Americanism, between god and God,
nations with a heritage of (130) repression
absolute certainty that he was devoid of
loyalty , freedom and peace do not create
between freedom and Freedom, between
are learning the lessons necessary for the
all hatred. He had compassion rather than
strife or conflict, much less war . liberty and Liberty . Thus,
"Americanism"
establishment of liberty . Following malice for the South, for he
understood Spirituality is always associated with
is used as a justification by white
conventional science, historians usually
better than anyone else that the battle was
non-violence.supremacy groups (calibrated at 150) and
try to explain such sequences of political
really between man's higher and lower
If we examine the application of the Bill
lynch mobs, just as war mongering
events through an A>B>C causality; this,
natures. He therefore represented the
of Rights today , however , we find that its
throughout history has been conducted in
however , is merely the apparent "self-evident truths" he referred to, and
power in several areas has dwindled. The
the name of "God." The misinterpretation
sequential unfolding of something with a
personally mourned the price that he
right to freedom from unreasonable
of liberty as license tells us that many
much greater power , the ABC attractor
knew had to be paid." search and seizure, as well as freedom
people do not know the dif ference
pattern out of which a society evolves. (131) The Declaration of Independencefrom cruel and unusual punishment, have
between freedom and Freedom. The power of the United States, or any
states, "W e hold these truths to be self-
both been eroded over the years by
Learning the dif ference between
other democracy , arises from the evident"-that human rights are endowed
expediency . The spirit of the United
principles and their imitators requires
principles upon which it is founded. Thus
by nature of man's creation and are
States Constitution has become experience and educated judgment. The
we can find the basis of power by
inalienable; they do not derive as a fiat
suf ficiently dimmed that laws which are
exercise of such discretion is necessary
examining such documents as the from force, nor are they granted by
any blatantly unconstitutional are frequently
for moral survival in the modern world in
Constitution of the United States, the Bill
temporal ruler . Democracy recognizes
proposed and often passed without a
general, but is imperative in those grayestof Rights, the Declaration of the divine right of the ruled, rather than
murmur of protest. Pockets of of areas, where ethical ambiguity has
Independence and such acknowledged
the ruler . It is not a right by virtue of title,
totalitarianism exist within government
been elevated from convention to art
expressions of the spirit of democracy as
wealth or military superiority , but instead
itself; our society routinely tolerates
form: the political arena and the
the Gettysbur g Address. is a profound statement of the essence of
totalitarian tactics by both (132) federal and
marketplace of daily commerce. If we calibrate the relative power of each
man's nature, defining principles intrinsic
local agencies, manifested in the
line of these documents, we find the
to human life itself: liberty and the
conspicuous use of intimidation. highest attractor pattern of all, out of
pursuit of happiness. (Mahatma Gandhi'sUnfortunately , we have gotten so used to
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inviolate principles. Such figures which the power of the entire United
power base calibrates identically with the
an atmosphere of fear and violence that it
understand that you cannot compromise
States government emanates, in the
power base of the Declaration of comes as a surprise to Americans
abroad principle and still retain your power . Declaration of Independence: "W e hold
Independence and the Constitution; all
that the threat of government intrusion or
W inston Churchill never needed to use
these truths to be self-evident, that all
are essentially concerned with freedom,
police force does not even exist in many
force with the British people; Gorbachev
men are created equal, that they are
liberty and the equality of all men by
foreign countries. brought about total revolution in the
endowed by their Creator with certainvirtue of endowment by a divine higher
It is most important to remember that to
lar gest political monolith in the world
unalienable Rights, that among these are
power . )12
violate principle for practical expediency
without firing a shot; Gandhi defeated the
Life, Liberty and the pursuit of
Interestingly , if we calibrate the power of
is to relinquish enormous power . The
British Empire without raising a hand in
Happiness." (calibrated at 700). These
the attractor field of theocracy , we find it
rationalization that the execution of
anger . And we might note that the
sentiments are echoed in the Gettysbur g
consistently lower than that of any
criminals deters crime, for instance, does
seemingly endless Middle Eastern Address where Lincoln reminds us
that democracy which also recognizes the
not hold up under study; and the end does
conflict finally appears to be approachingthis nation was conceived in Liberty and
Creator as the ultimate authority . The
not justify the means. The consequence
resolution, not through violence, but
"...dedicated to the proposition that all
makers of the Declaration of of this violation of principle is reflected
communication, at long last, between the
men are created equal" and that "this
Independence were astute in drawing a
in the crime statistics of the United
adversaries. nation, under God, shall have a new birth
very clear distinction between that which
States, where murder is so common it
of freedom-and that government of the
is spiritual and that which is religious. does not even make the front pages. Democracy and the United States of
people, by the people, for the people,
And they must have intuitively , if not
America
Because we fail to dif ferentiate principleshall not perish from the earth." (also
rationally , known the marked dif ference
from expediency , the average person
Democracy is eventually being 700). between the power of the two. Religion is
lacks the discernment to understand the
acknowledged universally as the superior
If we examine the actions and statements
often associated with force, sometimes
dif ference between patriotism and
form of government. Around the globe
of Lincoln himself during the trying
disastrously so, historically and today;
Patriotism, between americanism and
there is a rising call for freedom; many
years of the Civil W ar , we will find with
whereas spiritual concepts such as Americanism, between god and God,
nations with a heritage of (130) repression
absolute certainty that he was devoid of
loyalty , freedom and peace do not create
between freedom and Freedom, between
are learning the lessons necessary for theall hatred. He had compassion rather than
strife or conflict, much less war . liberty and Liberty . Thus,
"Americanism"
establishment of liberty . Following malice for the South, for he
understood Spirituality is always associated with
is used as a justification by white
conventional science, historians usually
better than anyone else that the battle was
non-violence. supremacy groups (calibrated at 150) and
try to explain such sequences of political
really between man's higher and lower
If we examine the application of the Bill
lynch mobs, just as war mongering
events through an A>B>C causality; this,
natures. He therefore represented the
of Rights today , however , we find that its
throughout history has been conducted in
however , is merely the apparent "self-evident truths" he referred to, and
power in several areas has dwindled. The
the name of "God." The misinterpretation
sequential unfolding of something with a
personally mourned the price that heright to freedom from unreasonable
of liberty as license tells us that many
much greater power , the ABC attractor
knew had to be paid." search and seizure, as well as freedom
people do not know the dif ference
pattern out of which a society evolves. (131) The Declaration of Independence
from cruel and unusual punishment, have
between freedom and Freedom. The power of the United States, or any
states, "W e hold these truths to be self-
both been eroded over the years by
Learning the dif ference between
other democracy , arises from the evident"-that human rights are endowed
expediency . The spirit of the United
principles and their imitators requires
principles upon which it is founded. Thus
by nature of man's creation and are
States Constitution has become experience and educated judgment. The
we can find the basis of power by
inalienable; they do not derive as a fiatsuf ficiently dimmed that laws which are
exercise of such discretion is necessary
examining such documents as the from force, nor are they granted by
any blatantly unconstitutional are frequently
for moral survival in the modern world in
Constitution of the United States, the Bill
temporal ruler . Democracy recognizes
proposed and often passed without a
general, but is imperative in those grayest
of Rights, the Declaration of the divine right of the ruled, rather than
murmur of protest. Pockets of of areas, where ethical ambiguity has
Independence and such acknowledged
the ruler . It is not a right by virtue of title,
totalitarianism exist within government
been elevated from convention to art
expressions of the spirit of democracy as
wealth or military superiority , but instead
itself; our society routinely tolerates
form: the political arena and the
the Gettysbur g Address. is a profound statement of the essence of
totalitarian tactics by both (132) federal and
marketplace of daily commerce.If we calibrate the relative power of each
man's nature, defining principles intrinsic
local agencies, manifested in the
line of these documents, we find the
to human life itself: liberty and the
conspicuous use of intimidation. highest attractor pattern of all, out of
pursuit of happiness. (Mahatma Gandhi's
Unfortunately , we have gotten so used to
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1 1. POWER IN THE
the dif ference between the operation of
low employee turnover , whereas cold and
the success of the Rolls Royce or the
MARKETPLACE
force and power in commerce. impersonal companies have very rapid
V olkswagen Beetle that espousing a
employee turnover . Employee shortage is
philosophy of planned obsolescence
MAN HAS FREEDOM OF CHOICE,Sam W alton, the founder of W al-Mart,
always an expression of a low attractor
rather than enduring quality demonstrates
without which there would be no provides a model of how power comes
ener gy pattern. Critical factor analysis of
a gross miscalculation. Our research
accountability or responsibility . The from aligning with high ener gy
attractor a lar ge cut-rate drug chain that had just
indicated years ago that by following the
ultimate choice, really , is whether to
patterns. The ABC which he conceived
gone Chapter Eleven revealed that the
high ener gy attractor patterns we have
align with a high ener gy attractor field or
has resulted in the A>B>C that is the
few dollars saved by not having extra
already identified Detroit could reclaim
a low ener gy attractor field. The same
rapidly growing W al-Mart colossus. The
employees at the checkout counter the auto market. T ruly creative
weak attractor patterns that have brought
basic principles involved are spelled outregularly cost thousands of dollars in
innovation is required in order to
down governments, social movements
in the book Sam W alton by V ance
sales; such shortsightedness is common
recapture the imagination of the public,
and entire civilizations routinely destroy
T rimble.1
in businesses dominated by low ener gy
and enduring quality must supplant
or ganizations and careers. One makes
In the aisles of many of today's giant
fields. planned obsolescence, as the price of a
one's choice and then takes the stores there seem to be no employees
new car approaches twenty thousand
consequences. whatsoever; the gross indif ference to
T o be a success it is necessary to
embrace and operate from the principles
dollars. Nowhere are these consequences morecustomer goodwill is shocking. W al-
that produce success, not just imitate the
Sensibly enough, not many Americans
dramatically visible than in the realm of
Mart's employees, in contrast, are trained
actions of successful people. T o really do
are happy to lay out such sums in full
business. Nowhere else, however , could
to be accommodating, warm and
what they do, it is necessary to be like
knowledge that that investment will
failure be more easily avoided if a few
ener getic, to reflect a humane ener gy
they are. Companies that have imitated
shortly be lost to obsolescence. basic concepts were clearly understood. field in their workplace. Their jobs have
some of W al-Mart's features in hopes of
Obviously , what the depreciating car
Attractor fields can be quickly calibrated,
meaning and value because they are
regaining market share have not beenloses is not any real, innate value. The
whether in a product, a company or an
aligned with Service, a commitment to
successful because they merely imitated
inflated price of glamour and novelty
employee. In our research, the the support of life and human value. All
the A>B>C instead of aligning with the
does not reflect any actual worth. People
dif ferences between businesses that have
W al-Marts feature an area where you can
ABC from which those features will gladly pay fifty thousand dollars or
failed and businesses that have succeeded
rest your feet and decide about
emanated. more for a used Rolls Royce knowing
have proved so marked that excellent
purchases. Such allocation of space to
that twenty years from now it will still be
predictive accuracy can be expected. meet simple human needs would not pass
Our research on attractor patterns
the scrutiny of scientific management
correlates closely with the conclusionsclassic in style and mechanically sound,
(134) All too often the "buyer" who can be
calculations in terms of gross sales per
arrived at by Peters and W aterman in
with high resale value. a voter , investor or truth-seeker , as well
square footage. But such ef ficiency
their work, In Search of Excellence, a
Our research indicates that Americans
as a purchaser -is captured by the glamour
expertise has discarded, along with
detailed analysis of several great would willingly pay such high prices
for of an imitator pattern which on the
human compassion, the market
companies. Z They concluded that cars if their intrinsic worth were
surface appears to be a high ener gy
allegiance of millions of customers. successful companies were those which
equivalent to their purchase price, so as
attractor pattern. People are dazzled by
Computers don't feel; more attention
had "heart," as opposed to strictly leftto protect the investment, and if they
superficial style and slick presentation,
would be paid to feelings if it was
brain, scientifically managed companies. would run well and maintain value a long
like those naive investors who recently
realized that feelings determine
In reading this study , one cannot help but
time, ideally a lifetime. (For instance, a
bought silver only to find that the entire
purchases. be struck by the inadequacy of many
modular car in which the motor , drive
commodity market had been (135)
marketing survey procedures: the train, etc., were easily removable and
manipulated. Our notorious savings-andA commercial factor of great,
though
statisticians simply don't know what
replaceable-with a lifetime guarantee-
loan fiascoes and their perpetrators could
often unrecognized, importance is the
questions to ask. would be a sure winner .) Attractoreasily have been identified long before
"family" feeling of employees-their
research tells us that customers are
the scandals surfaced. Similar disasters
loyalty to their or ganization. This is a
In addition to counting the millions that
willing to pay for quality , and that good
can be avoided by simply examining
very prominent quality in successful
companies make, analysts might well
products would sell themselves without
whether a business endeavor is companies. Employees who feel nurtured
assess the multimillions that they do not
slick advertising gimmicks. Integrity and
associated with a high or a low attractor
and supported are those who smile
make. A good example is the recent
excellence speak for themselves, because
pattern. This identification can become
genuinely at customers. Another
decline in the U.S.(136)auto industry . One
they are aligned with power .almost instinctive once one understands
characteristic of such an environment is
would think it would be apparent from
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66
1 1. POWER IN THE
the dif ference between the operation of
low employee turnover , whereas cold and
the success of the Rolls Royce or the
MARKETPLACE
force and power in commerce. impersonal companies have very rapid
V olkswagen Beetle that espousing a
employee turnover . Employee shortage is
philosophy of planned obsolescence
MAN HAS FREEDOM OF CHOICE,
Sam W alton, the founder of W al-Mart,
always an expression of a low attractor
rather than enduring quality demonstrates
without which there would be no provides a model of how power comes
ener gy pattern. Critical factor analysis of
a gross miscalculation. Our researchaccountability or responsibility . The from aligning with high ener gy
attractor a lar ge cut-rate drug chain that had just
indicated years ago that by following the
ultimate choice, really , is whether to
patterns. The ABC which he conceived
gone Chapter Eleven revealed that the
high ener gy attractor patterns we have
align with a high ener gy attractor field or
has resulted in the A>B>C that is the
few dollars saved by not having extra
already identified Detroit could reclaim
a low ener gy attractor field. The same
rapidly growing W al-Mart colossus. The
employees at the checkout counter the auto market. T ruly creative
weak attractor patterns that have brought
basic principles involved are spelled out
regularly cost thousands of dollars in
innovation is required in order to
down governments, social movements
in the book Sam W alton by V ance
sales; such shortsightedness is common
recapture the imagination of the public,and entire civilizations routinely destroy
T rimble.1
in businesses dominated by low ener gy
and enduring quality must supplant
or ganizations and careers. One makes
In the aisles of many of today's giant
fields. planned obsolescence, as the price of a
one's choice and then takes the stores there seem to be no employees
new car approaches twenty thousand
consequences. whatsoever; the gross indif ference to
T o be a success it is necessary to
embrace and operate from the principles
dollars. Nowhere are these consequences more
customer goodwill is shocking. W al-
that produce success, not just imitate the
Sensibly enough, not many Americans
dramatically visible than in the realm of
Mart's employees, in contrast, are trained
actions of successful people. T o really doare happy to lay out such sums in full
business. Nowhere else, however , could
to be accommodating, warm and
what they do, it is necessary to be like
knowledge that that investment will
failure be more easily avoided if a few
ener getic, to reflect a humane ener gy
they are. Companies that have imitated
shortly be lost to obsolescence. basic concepts were clearly understood. field in their workplace. Their jobs have
some of W al-Mart's features in hopes of
Obviously , what the depreciating car
Attractor fields can be quickly calibrated,
meaning and value because they are
regaining market share have not been
loses is not any real, innate value. The
whether in a product, a company or an
aligned with Service, a commitment to
successful because they merely imitated
inflated price of glamour and noveltyemployee. In our research, the the support of life and human value. All
the A>B>C instead of aligning with the
does not reflect any actual worth. People
dif ferences between businesses that have
W al-Marts feature an area where you can
ABC from which those features will gladly pay fifty thousand dollars or
failed and businesses that have succeeded
rest your feet and decide about
emanated. more for a used Rolls Royce knowing
have proved so marked that excellent
purchases. Such allocation of space to
that twenty years from now it will still be
predictive accuracy can be expected. meet simple human needs would not pass
Our research on attractor patterns
the scrutiny of scientific management
correlates closely with the conclusions
classic in style and mechanically sound,
(134) All too often the "buyer" who can be
calculations in terms of gross sales per
arrived at by Peters and W aterman in
with high resale value.a voter , investor or truth-seeker , as well
square footage. But such ef ficiency
their work, In Search of Excellence, a
Our research indicates that Americans
as a purchaser -is captured by the glamour
expertise has discarded, along with
detailed analysis of several great would willingly pay such high prices
for of an imitator pattern which on the
human compassion, the market
companies. Z They concluded that cars if their intrinsic worth were
surface appears to be a high ener gy
allegiance of millions of customers. successful companies were those which
equivalent to their purchase price, so as
attractor pattern. People are dazzled by
Computers don't feel; more attention
had "heart," as opposed to strictly left
to protect the investment, and if they
superficial style and slick presentation,
would be paid to feelings if it was
brain, scientifically managed companies. would run well and maintain value a longlike those naive investors who recently
realized that feelings determine
In reading this study , one cannot help but
time, ideally a lifetime. (For instance, a
bought silver only to find that the entire
purchases. be struck by the inadequacy of many
modular car in which the motor , drive
commodity market had been (135)
marketing survey procedures: the train, etc., were easily removable and
manipulated. Our notorious savings-andA commercial factor of great,
though
statisticians simply don't know what
replaceable-with a lifetime guarantee-
loan fiascoes and their perpetrators could
often unrecognized, importance is the
questions to ask. would be a sure winner .) Attractor
easily have been identified long before
"family" feeling of employees-their
research tells us that customers are
the scandals surfaced. Similar disasters
loyalty to their or ganization. This is aIn addition to counting the millions that
willing to pay for quality , and that good
can be avoided by simply examining
very prominent quality in successful
companies make, analysts might well
products would sell themselves without
whether a business endeavor is companies. Employees who feel nurtured
assess the multimillions that they do not
slick advertising gimmicks. Integrity and
associated with a high or a low attractor
and supported are those who smile
make. A good example is the recent
excellence speak for themselves, because
pattern. This identification can become
genuinely at customers. Another
decline in the U.S.(136)auto industry . One
they are aligned with power . almost instinctive once one understands
characteristic of such an environment is
would think it would be apparent from
65
66One of the most profitable and simple
Perceptual fields are limited by the
becomes just that, turning city streets into
patrol these areas to protect rather than
applications of critical factor analysis is
attractor patterns with which they are
jungles of crime. harass, and all is peaceful. in the field of advertising. The use of the
associated. This means that the capacity
Objective examination reveals that most
Another example is the previously cited
simple kinesiologic technique we have
to recognize significant factors in a given
intractable "social problems" appear government inability to solve the
described can instantly reveal whether an
situation is limited by the context that
unsolvable due to the persistence of
problem of drug use. Again, the mistake
advertising campaign or given arises from the level of consciousness of
either sentimentality or juvenile is in looking at the problem
commercial is weak or strong. the observer . The motive of the viewermoralizing. Neither of these positions is
moralistically and acting out of force in a
(137) Companies pay enormous sums to
automatically determines what is seen;
based in truth, and, therefore, all punitive role. The original critical error
reach the greatest possible audience but
causality is, therefore, ascribed to factors
approaches proceeding from them are
was the failure to dif ferentiate between
this strategy can backfire when a widely
that are in fact a function of the biases of
weak. Falsehood makes us go weak;
hard drugs and soft drugs. Hard drugs
viewed commercial that makes viewers
the observer and are not at all
acting from false positions typically
(narcotics) are addicting, with severe
go weak damages the company's image. instrumental in the situation itself. The
results in the use of force. Force is the
withdrawal ef fects, and have been
An ad that makes people go strong willconcept of "situ (138) ational ethics" tells us
universal substitute for truth. The gun
traditionally associated with crime. Soft
always produce a positive feeling about
that the right or wrong of behavior
and the nightstick are evidence of
drugs (recreational) are non-addicting, do
the product rather than an aversion. cannot be determined without reference
weakness; the need to control others
not induce withdrawal and are usually
Similarly , advertisers who buy time
to context. As each conditioning factor
stems from lack of power , just as vanity
initially handled by amateurs. By
during TV programs that make people go
colors the picture, shades of gray are
stems from lack of self-esteem. criminalizing soft drugs, the government
weak will find their product introduced that alter the significance of
Punishment is a form of violence, an
created a new criminal syndicate,
unconsciously associated with these the whole scenario,
inef fectual substitute for power . When,wealthy and international in scope. When
negative feelings. By analyzing a One indication of a low ener gy
attractor as in our society , the punishment rarely
interdiction was ef fective, shortages of
commercial in detail one can ascertain
field is a struggle of opposites. Whereas
fits the crime anyway , it can hardly be
cheap, relatively harmless recreational
the elements that have a weakening,
power always results in a win-win
ef fectual; punishment is based on material on the streets were quickly
filled negative ef fect the voice of the solution, force produces win-lose
revenge at the weak ener gy level of 150.
by hard-drug merchants, and the
announcer , the mannerisms of an actor ,
situations; the consequent struggle
(139) Supporting the solution of human
peaceful, lar gely innocuous drug culture
or the use of certain words, concepts or
indicates that the correct solution has not
needs, on the other hand, creates a no-
became criminalized and vicious. symbols. That some companies been found, as when the assertion of onecost resolution that brings serenity; Successful solutions are based on the
repeatedly produce tasteless and even
group's interests violates those of
attacking the artificially created powerful principle that resolution occurs
embarrassing commercials reflects low
another , or the rights of the accused
"problem" is always expensive, in not by attacking the negative, but by
attractor fields prevalent in their conflict with those of the victim. The
addition to criminalizing society . Only
fostering the positive. Recovery from
advertising and marketing departments. way to finesse a high ener gy attractor
the childish proceed from the assumption
alcoholism cannot he accomplished by
Beyond the surface world of commerce,
field solution is to seek the answer which
that human behavior can be explained in
fighting intoxication, but, rather , only by
society provides numerous other will make all sides happy and still be
black and white terms. Denying basic
choosing sobriety . The "war to end all
marketplaces where fulfillment of human
practical. Such solutions involve
biologic needs and instinctual drives iswars" did no such thing (140) nor could it
needs is sought, bartered, stolen, coerced
utilization of both the ameliorative right
futile. Blocking normal sexual outlets
possibly have done so. W ars, including
and denied. It is a simple fact of life that
brain as well as the judgmental left brain. merely results in the creation of abnormal
wars on "vice," "drugs" or any of the
satisfaction of needs brings contentment;
One basic principle has the power to
sexual outlets. The solutions that have
human needs regularly traded for in the
frustration breeds violence, crime and
resolve the problems of the social
power are the ones realistically based at
great hidden social marketplace that
emotional turmoil. If the mission of
marketplace; it may be stated: Support
the level o£ acceptance (350 rather than
underlies conventional commerce, can
government regulatory institutions werethe solution instead of attacking the
condemnation (150). In Amsterdam one
only be won by choosing peace. realigned to support the fulfillment of
supposed causes. Attack is in itself
section o£ the city is traditionally
human needs, rather than mounting
inherently a very weak attractor pattern
designated as a red-light district, quiet
12. POWER AND SPOR TS
moralistic, black-and-white campaigns to
(150) leading through fear to
and serene with a pastoral atmosphere; its
THE THEORETICAL
stamp out "social problems," these intimidation, coercion and,
eventually , streets are safe. In Buenos Aires parts of
UNDERST ANDING at which we have
institutions could become powerful moral corruption. The "vice squad"
parks are set aside for lovers. The police
arrived in our study of consciousness
forces for human betterment. provides a context which may be applied67
68
One of the most profitable and simple
Perceptual fields are limited by the
becomes just that, turning city streets into
patrol these areas to protect rather than
applications of critical factor analysis is
attractor patterns with which they are
jungles of crime. harass, and all is peaceful. in the field of advertising. The use of the
associated. This means that the capacity
Objective examination reveals that most
Another example is the previously cited
simple kinesiologic technique we have
to recognize significant factors in a given
intractable "social problems" appear government inability to solve the
described can instantly reveal whether an
situation is limited by the context that
unsolvable due to the persistence of
problem of drug use. Again, the mistake
advertising campaign or given arises from the level of consciousness of
either sentimentality or juvenile is in looking at the problemcommercial is weak or strong. the observer . The motive of the viewer
moralizing. Neither of these positions is
moralistically and acting out of force in a
(137) Companies pay enormous sums to
automatically determines what is seen;
based in truth, and, therefore, all punitive role. The original critical error
reach the greatest possible audience but
causality is, therefore, ascribed to factors
approaches proceeding from them are
was the failure to dif ferentiate between
this strategy can backfire when a widely
that are in fact a function of the biases of
weak. Falsehood makes us go weak;
hard drugs and soft drugs. Hard drugs
viewed commercial that makes viewers
the observer and are not at all
acting from false positions typically
(narcotics) are addicting, with severe
go weak damages the company's image. instrumental in the situation itself. The
results in the use of force. Force is thewithdrawal ef fects, and have been
An ad that makes people go strong will
concept of "situ (138) ational ethics" tells us
universal substitute for truth. The gun
traditionally associated with crime. Soft
always produce a positive feeling about
that the right or wrong of behavior
and the nightstick are evidence of
drugs (recreational) are non-addicting, do
the product rather than an aversion. cannot be determined without reference
weakness; the need to control others
not induce withdrawal and are usually
Similarly , advertisers who buy time
to context. As each conditioning factor
stems from lack of power , just as vanity
initially handled by amateurs. By
during TV programs that make people go
colors the picture, shades of gray are
stems from lack of self-esteem. criminalizing soft drugs, the government
weak will find their product introduced that alter the significance of
Punishment is a form of violence, an
created a new criminal syndicate,unconsciously associated with these the whole scenario,
inef fectual substitute for power . When,
wealthy and international in scope. When
negative feelings. By analyzing a One indication of a low ener gy
attractor as in our society , the punishment rarely
interdiction was ef fective, shortages of
commercial in detail one can ascertain
field is a struggle of opposites. Whereas
fits the crime anyway , it can hardly be
cheap, relatively harmless recreational
the elements that have a weakening,
power always results in a win-win
ef fectual; punishment is based on material on the streets were quickly
filled negative ef fect the voice of the solution, force produces win-lose
revenge at the weak ener gy level of 150.
by hard-drug merchants, and the
announcer , the mannerisms of an actor ,
situations; the consequent struggle
(139) Supporting the solution of human
peaceful, lar gely innocuous drug culture
or the use of certain words, concepts or
indicates that the correct solution has not
needs, on the other hand, creates a no-became criminalized and vicious. symbols. That some companies been found, as when the assertion of one
cost resolution that brings serenity; Successful solutions are based on the
repeatedly produce tasteless and even
group's interests violates those of
attacking the artificially created powerful principle that resolution occurs
embarrassing commercials reflects low
another , or the rights of the accused
"problem" is always expensive, in not by attacking the negative, but by
attractor fields prevalent in their conflict with those of the victim. The
addition to criminalizing society . Only
fostering the positive. Recovery from
advertising and marketing departments. way to finesse a high ener gy attractor
the childish proceed from the assumption
alcoholism cannot he accomplished by
Beyond the surface world of commerce,
field solution is to seek the answer which
that human behavior can be explained in
fighting intoxication, but, rather , only by
society provides numerous other will make all sides happy and still be
black and white terms. Denying basic
choosing sobriety . The "war to end all
marketplaces where fulfillment of humanpractical. Such solutions involve
biologic needs and instinctual drives is
wars" did no such thing (140) nor could it
needs is sought, bartered, stolen, coerced
utilization of both the ameliorative right
futile. Blocking normal sexual outlets
possibly have done so. W ars, including
and denied. It is a simple fact of life that
brain as well as the judgmental left brain. merely results in the creation of abnormal
wars on "vice," "drugs" or any of the
satisfaction of needs brings contentment;
One basic principle has the power to
sexual outlets. The solutions that have
human needs regularly traded for in the
frustration breeds violence, crime and
resolve the problems of the social
power are the ones realistically based at
great hidden social marketplace that
emotional turmoil. If the mission of
marketplace; it may be stated: Support
the level o£ acceptance (350 rather thanunderlies conventional commerce, can
government regulatory institutions were
the solution instead of attacking the
condemnation (150). In Amsterdam one
only be won by choosing peace. realigned to support the fulfillment of
supposed causes. Attack is in itself
section o£ the city is traditionally
human needs, rather than mounting
inherently a very weak attractor pattern
designated as a red-light district, quiet
12. POWER AND SPOR TS
moralistic, black-and-white campaigns to
(150) leading through fear to
and serene with a pastoral atmosphere; its
THE THEORETICAL
stamp out "social problems," these intimidation, coercion and,
eventually , streets are safe. In Buenos Aires parts of
UNDERST ANDING at which we have
institutions could become powerful moral corruption. The "vice squad"
parks are set aside for lovers. The police
arrived in our study of consciousnessforces for human betterment. provides a context which may be applied
67
68
to any field of human activity . This can
joy of peace and oneness with all that
diver in elevated states of consciousness
exercise of the discipline itself but
be illustrated by an examination of
lives. through the use of slow-motion becomes an entire lifestyle. Thus, when
sports, a good example because sport is
It is notable that this transcendence of the
photography . A subjective sensation of
the power of the principle is transferred
so widely observed and extensively
personal self and surrender to the very
slow-motion, beauty and grace is to the practitioner , the results begin to
be documented. Great heroes of sports have
essence or spirit of life often occurs at a
frequently noted in higher states; time
manifested everywhere in his life. been celebrated throughout history atpoint just beyond the apparent limit of
seems to stop and there is an inner
The hallmark of true greatness in athletic
least as much as great figures in science,
the athlete's ability . The seeming barrier
silence despite the noise of the world. achievement is always humility , such as
the arts or any other area of cultural
is predicated by the paradigm of one's
W e see throughout the film that Jacques
that exhibited by Pablo Morales after
achievement. Sports figures symbolize
own past accomplishments or of what has
Mayol maintains this state by the winning his Gold Medals in the 1992
for all of us the possibilities of been recognized as theoretically possible,
intensity of his concentration, which
Summer Olympics. Such athletes express
excellence, and, at the level of the
such as the historic "four -minute mile." keeps him in an almost constant gratitude, inner awe and an awareness
champion, mastery . Until Roger Bannister broke the four -meditative condition. In this mode he
that their performance was not merely the
What is it in athletics that brings a crowd
minute mile, it was universally accepted
transcends ordinary human limitations,
result of a personal ef fort-that maximum
to its feet and commands wildly that it was not humanly possible to run
enabled to achieve great feats through
personal ef fort brought them to the
enthusiastic loyalty? At first we might
any faster; Bannister's greatness was not
altered physiology; the deeper he dives,
breakthrough point from which they were
think it is pride, a fascination with
just in breaking the record, but in
the slower is his heartbeat, and his blood
then transported by a power greater than
competition and triumph. But while these
breaking through that paradigm to a new
distribution concentrates almost entirely
that of the individual self. This typically
motives may produce pleasure and model of human possibility . Thisin his brain (as does that of the porpoise). is expressed as the discovery of some
excitement, they cannot account for the
breakthrough to new levels of potential
His best friend, himself a highly evolved
aspect of the self hitherto unknown, or
far greater emotions of respect and awe
has correspondences in every field of
athlete, dies in an attempt to match
un-experienced in its pure form. elicited by a display of athletic human endeavor; in many diverse
Mayol's feat because he has not reached
Through kinesiology we can demonstrate
excellence. What animates the crowd is
enterprises, those who have achieved
the level of consciousness required to
that if one is motivated by any of the
an intuitive recognition of the heroic
greatness have given parallel accounts of
transcend the normal limits of the body . ener gy fields below courage, one goes
striving (142) required to overcome humanthe circumstances surrounding their
The subjective experience of ef fortless
weak. The notorious Achilles heel that
limitation and achieve new levels of
accomplishments. bliss also occurs in other types of
brings down not just athletes but the
prowess. W e have made calibrations of various
exceptional physical performance, such
potentially great in all areas of human
High states of consciousness, also, are
kinds of rewards of athletic achievement,
as that of the world-famous Sufi dancers
achievement is pride. Pride, calibrated at
frequently experienced by athletes. It is
including movies. Of all of the movies
known as whirling dervishes, who, 175, not only makes the performer go
well documented that long-distance about sport studied, the French film
The through discipline and exhausting weak, but cannot provide the
runners frequently attain sublime states
Big Blue produced the highest
practice, become able to move motivational power of love, honor orof peace and joy . This very elevation of
calibration. 1 This is the story of the
ef fortlessly through space over long
dedication to a higher principle (or even
consciousness, in fact, often inspires the
world's deep-sea (143) diving champion,
periods of time with dazzling precision. to excellence itself). If we ask a powerful
prolonged transcendence of pain and
Jacques Mayol, the Frenchman who for
The most highly developed martial arts
athlete to hold in mind the hope of
exhaustion necessary to achieve higher
many years, until very recently , held the
clearly demonstrate haw motive and
defeating his opponent, or becoming a
levels of performance. This phenomenon
world retard. The movie calibrates at the
principle are of ultimate importance in
star , or making a lot of money , we will
is commonly described in terms of
extraordinary ener gy level of 700extraordinary athletic achievement.2 The
see that he goes weak and we can put
pushing oneself to the point where one
(universal truth). The movie itself has the
mast frequently heard (144) admonition to
down his trained, muscular arm with
suddenly breaks through a performance
capacity to put viewers into a high state
trainees is "stop trying to use force. "3
minimal ef fort. The same athlete holding
barrier and the activity becomes of consciousness; the manager of one
Schools devoted to these arts produce
in mind the honor of his country or his
ef fortless; the body then seems to move
movie-house which showed it described
masters whose overriding concern is
sport, or the dedication of his
with grate and ease of its own accord, as
audiences wandering out of the theater
victory of the higher self over the lower
performance to someone he loves, or
though animated by some invisible force.last in silence or crying with a joy which
self through control, training and even the sheer joy of maximum ef fort
for The accompanying state of joy is quite
they could not describe. commitment to goals aligned with true
the sake of excellence, goes powerfully
distinct from the thrill of success; it is a
The movie achieves an accurate
power .4 Alignment with these high power
strong, and we cannot push down his arm
depiction of the world's greatest deep-sea
attractor patterns is not limited to the
with even the greatest ef fort. 69
70
to any field of human activity . This can
joy of peace and oneness with all that
diver in elevated states of consciousness
exercise of the discipline itself but
be illustrated by an examination of
lives. through the use of slow-motion becomes an entire lifestyle. Thus, when
sports, a good example because sport isIt is notable that this transcendence of the
photography . A subjective sensation of
the power of the principle is transferred
so widely observed and extensively
personal self and surrender to the very
slow-motion, beauty and grace is to the practitioner , the results begin to
be documented. Great heroes of sports have
essence or spirit of life often occurs at a
frequently noted in higher states; time
manifested everywhere in his life. been celebrated throughout history at
point just beyond the apparent limit of
seems to stop and there is an inner
The hallmark of true greatness in athletic
least as much as great figures in science,
the athlete's ability . The seeming barrier
silence despite the noise of the world. achievement is always humility , such as
the arts or any other area of cultural
is predicated by the paradigm of one's
W e see throughout the film that Jacques
that exhibited by Pablo Morales afterachievement. Sports figures symbolize
own past accomplishments or of what has
Mayol maintains this state by the winning his Gold Medals in the 1992
for all of us the possibilities of been recognized as theoretically possible,
intensity of his concentration, which
Summer Olympics. Such athletes express
excellence, and, at the level of the
such as the historic "four -minute mile." keeps him in an almost constant gratitude, inner awe and an awareness
champion, mastery . Until Roger Bannister broke the four -
meditative condition. In this mode he
that their performance was not merely the
What is it in athletics that brings a crowd
minute mile, it was universally accepted
transcends ordinary human limitations,
result of a personal ef fort-that maximum
to its feet and commands wildly that it was not humanly possible to run
enabled to achieve great feats through
personal ef fort brought them to the
enthusiastic loyalty? At first we might
any faster; Bannister's greatness was not
altered physiology; the deeper he dives,breakthrough point from which they were
think it is pride, a fascination with
just in breaking the record, but in
the slower is his heartbeat, and his blood
then transported by a power greater than
competition and triumph. But while these
breaking through that paradigm to a new
distribution concentrates almost entirely
that of the individual self. This typically
motives may produce pleasure and model of human possibility . This
in his brain (as does that of the porpoise). is expressed as the discovery of some
excitement, they cannot account for the
breakthrough to new levels of potential
His best friend, himself a highly evolved
aspect of the self hitherto unknown, or
far greater emotions of respect and awe
has correspondences in every field of
athlete, dies in an attempt to match
un-experienced in its pure form. elicited by a display of athletic human endeavor; in many diverse
Mayol's feat because he has not reachedThrough kinesiology we can demonstrate
excellence. What animates the crowd is
enterprises, those who have achieved
the level of consciousness required to
that if one is motivated by any of the
an intuitive recognition of the heroic
greatness have given parallel accounts of
transcend the normal limits of the body . ener gy fields below courage, one goes
striving (142) required to overcome human
the circumstances surrounding their
The subjective experience of ef fortless
weak. The notorious Achilles heel that
limitation and achieve new levels of
accomplishments. bliss also occurs in other types of
brings down not just athletes but the
prowess.
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        Every act or decision
overcame the (126) British Empire, then the
you make that supports life supports all
greatest force in the world, ruling two-Principled - Expedient
(122) Simply having read over this list, you
life, including your own. The ripples we
thirds of the face of the globe. l
Privileged - Entitled
are no longer the same person; merely to
create return to us. This, which may once
become acquainted with the dif ferences
Gandhi not only brought the British
Prolific - Barren
have seemed a metaphysical statement, is
between these poles begins to increase
Empire to its knees; he ef fectively rang
Purposeful - Desirous
now established as a scientific fact. 3
one's inner power. W ith these
down the curtain on the centuries-old
distinctions in mind we will start to
drama of colonialism, and he did it by
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simply standing for a principle: thenational socialism only to establish a
One characteristic of force is arrogance;
self-evident. That "all men are created
intrinsic dignity of man and his right to
virtual (127) tyranny. A distinctive
power is characterized by humility. Force
equal" requires no justification or
freedom, sovereignty and self-
characteristic of force in politics is that it
is pompous; it has all the answers. Power
rhetorical persuasion. That it is wrong to
determination. 2 Fundamental to this
cannot tolerate dissent. Both rules
is unassuming. Stalin, who strutted gas people to death in concentration
principle, in Gandhi's view, was the fact
depended on the pervasive use of force
military autocracy, has gone down in
camps is self-evident; it requires no
that such rights derive to man by virtue
through secret police; Stalin, who also
history as an arch-criminal. The humble
ar gument. The principles upon whichof the divinity of his creation. Gandhi
put millions to death, relied on his KGB,
Mikhail Gorbachev, who wore a plain
true power is based never require
believed that human rights are not
as Hitler his Gestapo. suit and easily admitted to faults, has
vindication, as force inevitably does-
granted by any earthly power, but are
Adolph Hitler assembled the greatest
been awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace. there are always endless ar guments about
inherent in the nature of man himself
military machine the world had ever
(128) Many political systems and social
whether force is "justified" or not. because they are inherent in his creation. seen. On the simple level of force, his
movements begin with true power, but as
It is clear that power is associated with
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military was unbeatable; yet he could nottime goes on become co-opted by self
that which supports life, and force is
V iolence is force; because Gandhi was
defeat a tiny island across the English
seekers and end up relying increasingly
associated with that which exploits life
aligned with power, rather than force, he
Channel because of the power expressed
on force until they finally fall in disgrace. for the gain of an individual or an
forbade all use of violence in his cause. 4
by W inston Churchill, who unified the
The history of civilization demonstrates
or ganization. Force is (129) divisive and,
And because he expressed universal
will of his people through principles of
this repeatedly. It is easy to for get that
through that divisiveness, weakens,
principles (which calibrate at 700) he was
freedom and selfless sacrifice. Churchill
the initial appeal of communism was
whereas power unifies. Force polarizes. able to unite the will of the people. When
stood for power, Hitler for force. 7 When
idealistic humanitarianism, as was that of
The jingoism that has such obvious
the will of the people is so united by and
the two meet, power always eventually
the union, movement in the United States
internal appeal to a militaristic nation just
aligned with universal principle, it is
succeeds; in the long run, if it is deeply
until it became a refuge of petty
as obviously alienates the rest of the
virtually unconquerable. Colonialism founded in the will of the people,
power politicians. 9
world. (calibrated at 175) is founded in the self
is immune to force. T o fully comprehend the dichotomy we
Power attracts, whereas force repels. interest of the ruling country. Gandhi
Force is seductive because it emanates a
are discussing, it is necessary to considerBecause power unifies, it has no true
demonstrated, for the world to witness,
certain glamour, whether that glamour is
the dif ference between a politician and a
enemies, though its manifestations may
the power of selflessness versus the force
manifested in the guise of false
statesman. The politician, operating out
be opposed by opportunists whose ends it
of self-interest. 5 The same principle has
patriotism, prestige or dominance, while
of expediency, rules by force after
does not serve. Power serves others,
now been demonstrated quite true power very often is quite
gaining his position through the force of
whereas force is self-serving. The true
dramatically in South Africa by Nelson
unglamorous. What could be more
persuasion-he often calibrates at a level
statesman serves the people;'° the
Mandela. 6
glamorous than the Luftwaf fe andless than 260. Statesmen represent true
politician exploits people to serve his
Power accomplishes with ease that which
W af fen SS of Nazi Germany during the
power, ruling by inspiration, teaching by
own ambitions. The statesman sacrifices
force is unable to accomplish even with
Second W orld W ar. These elite branches
example and standing for self-evident
himself to serve others; the politician
extreme ef fort; thus, in our own time we
embodied romance, privilege and style
principle. The statesman invokes the
sacrifices others to serve himself. Power
have seen the almost ef fortless toppling
and certainly had at their disposal
nobility which resides within all men and
appeals to our higher nature, force to our
of communism as a governmental form,
enormous force-the most advanced
unifies them through what can best be
lower nature. Force is limited, whereasafter half a century of the most ominous-
weapons of the day and an esprit de corps
termed the heart. Though the intellect is
power is unlimited. and ultimately inef fectual-military that cemented their might. Such is the
easily fooled, the heart recognizes truth. Through its insistence that the end
confrontation of history. The political
glamour of the formidable. Where the intellect is limited, the heart is
justifies the means, force sells out
naiveté of the Russian people, long used
The weak are attracted to and will even
unlimited; where the intellect is intrigued
freedom for expediency. Force of fers
to the tyrannical rule of czars, did not
die for the glamour of force. How else
by the temporary, the heart is only
quick, easy solutions. In power, the
allow them the civic wisdom to could something so outrageous as war
concerned with the permanent. means and end are the same, but endsunderstand that in the name of even occur. Force often seizes the upper
Force often relies upon rhetoric, require greater maturity, discipline and
communism a totalitarian dictatorship
hand temporarily, and the weak are
propaganda and specious ar gument to
patience to be brought to fruition. Great
was being established. Similarly, the
attracted by those who seem to have
garner support and disguise underlying
leaders inspire us to have faith and
German people were deceived by Hitler,
overcome weakness. How else could
motivations. One characteristic of truth,
confidence because of the power of their
who rose to power in the name of
dictatorship be possible. though, is that it needs no defense; it is
absolute integrity and alignment with
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simply standing for a principle: the
national socialism only to establish a
One characteristic of force is arrogance;self-evident.
Power is characterized by humility.
What is one characteristic of power, according to the text?
Gandhi
Who is an example of a leader who did not use violence to achieve his goals?
Force is divisive and weakens freedom and selfless sacrifice.
What is one of the consequences of using force?
Power unifies, whereas force polarizes.
What is the relationship between power and the use of force?
Hitler
Who is an example of a leader who used violence to achieve his goals?