W e have made calibrations of various
exceptional physical performance, such
potentially great in all areas of human
High states of consciousness, also, arekinds 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 or
of 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 ofexhaustion 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 700
extraordinary 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 producein 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 thewith even the greatest ef fort. 69
70
(145) Thus the competitor motivated by
to abandon the power of ethical principle
move from personal pride to an esteem
awareness of that principle in all people. pride or greed, or interested primarily in
and descend to the grossest level of force. which is an expression of unconditional
These heroes and their spokesmen have a
defeating an opponent, will go weak at
There could hardly be a more telling
love, and which honors one's opponents,
potentially powerful influence on all of
the moment of the starting gun and be
example of how submission to a negative
as well, for their dedication to the same
mankind, literally the power to lift the
unable to achieve the maximum attractor field can produce a rapid
lofty principles. world on their shoulders. The nurturingcontinued ef fort necessary for great
collapse of an otherwise promising
The media tend to evoke the downside of
of excellence and recognition of its value
achievement. At times we see an athlete
athletic career . sports and undermine the athlete, because
is the responsibility of all men, because
start badly for such reasons, but, as the
Where higher motivations toward
celebrity status either consciously or
the quest for excellence in any area of
contest progresses and selfish goals are
excellence give access to the realm of
unconsciously elicits this egotism. Great
human endeavor inspires us all toward
for gotten, improve his performance. W e
grace and power , self centered
athletes need to gird themselves against
the actualization of every form of man's
also see the opposite happen when an
motivations of (146) personal gain draw onethis source of contamination. Humility
yet unrealized greatness. athlete starts well because he is almost magnetically into the realm of
and gratitude seem to be the only
competing for the honor of his country ,
13. SOCIAL POWER AND THE
force. The reaping of recognition-even in
ef fective shield against the onslaughts of
his team, or of the sport itself, and then
HUMAN SPIRIT
the symbolic form of a medal, let alone
media exploitation. Athletes in the
falters as he nears the goal and the
the financial reward that may accompany
traditional martial arts employ specific
WHEN WE CHEER THE SPIRIT of the
anticipation of personal glory or triumph
it has little to do with true athletic
exercises to overcome any tendency
true athlete, what we applaud is a
over a rival makes him lose strength and
greatness, which proceeds from antowards egotism. The dedication of one's
demonstration of all the significances the
form. attainment of stature of the spirit; it is
skill, performance or career to a higher
word "spirit" entails for us: courage,
One unfortunate sequence of this that we laud in the champion. Even if
principle provides the only absolute
tenacity , commitment, alignment with
consciousness occurs when an athlete
the competitor does not surrender to the
protection. principle, demonstration of excellence,
sets a new record during qualifying trials,
lust for wealth and fame so prominent in
(147) T rue athletic power is characterized
honor , respect and humility .1 T o inspire
arousing new personal ambitions, and
the case just cited, the drive to attain
by grace, sensitivity , inner quiet and,
implies filling with spirit; dispirited
then during the final competition goes todominance in one's sport, rather than to
paradoxically , gentleness in the non-
means dejected, hopeless, defeated. But
pieces to the puzzlement of the audience. simply manifest all the excellence of
competitive lives of even fierce what exactly does the term "spirit"
If top performers are imbued with the
which one is capable, has its own
competitors. W e celebrate the champion
signify? The collective totality of human
belief that their excellence is not a
corrupting egocentric ef fect, entrainment
because we recognize that he has experience can be comprehended by
personal accomplishment but a gift by the negative forces associated
with the overcome personal ambition through spirit in phrases such as
"team spirit" or belonging to all of mankind as a
level of Pride. sacrifice and dedication to higher when we exhort people to "get into the
demonstration of man's potential, they
There is nothing intrinsically wrong with
principles. The great become legendary
spirit." That spirit is a highly pragmatic
will go strong and remain so through anysome manifestations of pride. W e all may
when they teach by example. It is not
factor which can determine the dif ference
event. well be proud when we take the
what they have, nor what they do, but
between victory and defeat is well known
The scale of consciousness may be seen
America's Cup or our Olympians win
what they have become that inspires all
by military commanders, coaches and
in one aspect as a scale of ego, with the
medals, but that is a dif ferent kind of
of mankind, and it is that which we honor
CEOs. An employee or other group
level of 200 being the fulcrum at which
pride. It is an honoring of human
in them. W e should seek to protect their
member who doesn't enter into the spirit
selfishness begins to turn to selflessness. achievement that transcends personal
humility from the forces of exploitationof the group enterprise soon finds himself
At the rarefied plane of Olympic pride. W e honor the endeavor , not the
that accompany acclaim in the everyday
without a job or group. competition, the disastrous
personal accomplishment, which is only
world. W e need to educate the public that
(150) From all the above it is clear that the
consequences, both in private and in
the occasion and expression of something
the abilities of these athletes and their
term "spirit" refers to an unseen essence,
public life, of motivations emanating
greater , universal and innate in the
great performances are gifts to mankind
and that although its expression varies
from levels below 200 are all too clearly
human heart. The Olympics, one of the
to be respected and defended from the
from one situation to another , the essence
illustrated by the recent debacle of figure
greatest dramas of human striving, andabuse of the media and corporate itself never changes. 2 This essence is
skater T onya Harding. This athlete's
one which captures everyone's
commerce. vital; when we lose our spirit, we die-we
excessive zeal to capture an Olympic
imagination, provides a context which
The Olympic spirit resides within the
expire from lack of that which inspires. medal and defeat her rival Nancy should counteract personal pride. The
heart of every man and woman. Great
Clinically speaking, then, we can say that
Kerrigan by any means available led her
whole setting inspires the competitor to
athletes can, by example, awaken Spirit equates with Life; the ener gy of
71
72
(145) Thus the competitor motivated by
to abandon the power of ethical principle
move from personal pride to an esteem
awareness of that principle in all people. pride or greed, or interested primarily in
and descend to the grossest level of force.which is an expression of unconditional
These heroes and their spokesmen have a
defeating an opponent, will go weak at
There could hardly be a more telling
love, and which honors one's opponents,
potentially powerful influence on all of
the moment of the starting gun and be
example of how submission to a negative
as well, for their dedication to the same
mankind, literally the power to lift the
unable to achieve the maximum attractor field can produce a rapid
lofty principles. world on their shoulders. The nurturing
continued ef fort necessary for great
collapse of an otherwise promising
The media tend to evoke the downside of
of excellence and recognition of its value
achievement. At times we see an athlete
athletic career . sports and undermine the athlete, because
is the responsibility of all men, because
start badly for such reasons, but, as theWhere higher motivations toward
celebrity status either consciously or
the quest for excellence in any area of
contest progresses and selfish goals are
excellence give access to the realm of
unconsciously elicits this egotism. Great
human endeavor inspires us all toward
for gotten, improve his performance. W e
grace and power , self centered
athletes need to gird themselves against
the actualization of every form of man's
also see the opposite happen when an
motivations of (146) personal gain draw one
this source of contamination. Humility
yet unrealized greatness. athlete starts well because he is almost magnetically into the realm of
and gratitude seem to be the only
competing for the honor of his country ,
13. SOCIAL POWER AND THE
force. The reaping of recognition-even in
ef fective shield against the onslaughts of
his team, or of the sport itself, and thenHUMAN SPIRIT
the symbolic form of a medal, let alone
media exploitation. Athletes in the
falters as he nears the goal and the
the financial reward that may accompany
traditional martial arts employ specific
WHEN WE CHEER THE SPIRIT of the
anticipation of personal glory or triumph
it has little to do with true athletic
exercises to overcome any tendency
true athlete, what we applaud is a
over a rival makes him lose strength and
greatness, which proceeds from an
towards egotism. The dedication of one's
demonstration of all the significances the
form. attainment of stature of the spirit; it is
skill, performance or career to a higher
word "spirit" entails for us: courage,
One unfortunate sequence of this that we laud in the champion. Even if
principle provides the only absolute
tenacity , commitment, alignment withconsciousness occurs when an athlete
the competitor does not surrender to the
protection. principle, demonstration of excellence,
sets a new record during qualifying trials,
lust for wealth and fame so prominent in
(147) T rue athletic power is characterized
honor , respect and humility .1 T o inspire
arousing new personal ambitions, and
the case just cited, the drive to attain
by grace, sensitivity , inner quiet and,
implies filling with spirit; dispirited
then during the final competition goes to
dominance in one's sport, rather than to
paradoxically , gentleness in the non-
means dejected, hopeless, defeated. But
pieces to the puzzlement of the audience. simply manifest all the excellence of
competitive lives of even fierce what exactly does the term "spirit"
If top performers are imbued with the
which one is capable, has its own
competitors. W e celebrate the championsignify? The collective totality of human
belief that their excellence is not a
corrupting egocentric ef fect, entrainment
because we recognize that he has experience can be comprehended by
personal accomplishment but a gift by the negative forces associated
with the overcome personal ambition through spirit in phrases such as
"team spirit" or belonging to all of mankind as a
level of Pride. sacrifice and dedication to higher when we exhort people to "get into the
demonstration of man's potential, they
There is nothing intrinsically wrong with
principles. The great become legendary
spirit." That spirit is a highly pragmatic
will go strong and remain so through any
some manifestations of pride. W e all may
when they teach by example. It is not
factor which can determine the dif ference
event. well be proud when we take the
what they have, nor what they do, but
between victory and defeat is well known
The scale of consciousness may be seen
America's Cup or our Olympians winwhat they have become that inspires all
by military commanders, coaches and
in one aspect as a scale of ego, with the
medals, but that is a dif ferent kind of
of mankind, and it is that which we honor
CEOs. An employee or other group
level of 200 being the fulcrum at which
pride. It is an honoring of human
in them. W e should seek to protect their
member who doesn't enter into the spirit
selfishness begins to turn to selflessness. achievement that transcends personal
humility from the forces of exploitation
of the group enterprise soon finds himself
At the rarefied plane of Olympic pride. W e honor the endeavor , not the
that accompany acclaim in the everyday
without a job or group. competition, the disastrous
personal accomplishment, which is only
world. W e need to educate the public that
(150) From all the above it is clear that the
consequences, both in private and inthe occasion and expression of something
the abilities of these athletes and their
term "spirit" refers to an unseen essence,
public life, of motivations emanating
greater , universal and innate in the
great performances are gifts to mankind
and that although its expression varies
from levels below 200 are all too clearly
human heart. The Olympics, one of the
to be respected and defended from the
from one situation to another , the essence
illustrated by the recent debacle of figure
greatest dramas of human striving, and
abuse of the media and corporate itself never changes. 2 This essence is
skater T onya Harding. This athlete's
one which captures everyone's
commerce. vital; when we lose our spirit, we die-we
excessive zeal to capture an Olympic
imagination, provides a context which
The Olympic spirit resides within the
expire from lack of that which inspires.medal and defeat her rival Nancy should counteract personal pride. The
heart of every man and woman. Great
Clinically speaking, then, we can say that
Kerrigan by any means available led her
whole setting inspires the competitor to
athletes can, by example, awaken Spirit equates with Life; the ener gy of
71
72
life itself can be termed spirit. Spirit is
obscured or contaminated by false
recover are specified as only that these conditions are indeed curable the
alive-ness that accompanies and is an
interpretation. "suggestions." The use of coercion (152) of
diseases. expression of alignment with life ener gy . T o more fully understand the nature of
any kind is avoided and this is From a practical viewpoint the sizable
The power of high ener gy attractor
spirit in power and how it originates and
emphasized by slogans such as, "Easy
impact of self-help or ganizations on
patterns is anabolic, sustaining life: theiroperates as a social movement, we will
does it," "First things first," and, most
society can be counted not only in the
opposites are catabolic, eventually do well to study a contemporary
spiritual importantly , "Live and let live." 6
relief of human suf fering and the
leading to death. T rue power equals life
or ganization of enormous power and
Alcoholics Anonymous respects reconstitution of families, but in savings
equals spirit, whereas force equals influence about which everything is
of freedom, in that it leaves choice up to the
of billions of dollars. Absenteeism,
weakness equals death. When an public record, one which is avowedly
individual. Its identifiable power patterns
automobile insurance rates, welfare,
individual has lost or lacks those qualities
aligned with the spirit of man and yet
are those of honesty , responsibility ,
health care and penal system costs are all
we term spiritual, he becomes devoid of
flatly states that it is not religious, That is
humility , service, and the practice of
(153) greatly moderated by the widespreadhumanity , love and self-respect, perhaps
the fifty-five-year -old or ganization
tolerance, goodwill and brotherhood. AA
behavioral change produced by this
selfish and violent. When a nation veers
known as Alcoholics Anonymous. does not subscribe to any particular ethic,
movement. The cost of state-provided
from its alignment with the spirit of man,
W e all know something about AA,
has no code of right and wrong or good
counseling and group therapy atone for
it can become an international criminal. because it has become woven into the
and bad and avoids moral judgments. AA
the millions of troubled individuals
It is a common error to identify very fabric of modern society , and its
does not try to control anyone, including
served would be staggering. spirituality with religion. W e have noted
adherents number in the millions. It and
its own members. What it does instead isThe members of these or ganizations, by
that the United States Constitution, the
its of fshoot or ganizations have been
to chart a path. It merely says to its
the millions, unanimously agree that
Bill of Rights and the Declaration of
estimated to af fect in one way or another
members, "If you practice these admitting the limitations of their
Independence clearly dif ferentiate the lives of about fifty percent of
principles in all your af fairs, you will
individual egos allowed them to
between the spiritual and the religious. Americans at this time. Even where the
recover from this grave and progressive
experience a true power and that it is that
Government is forbidden to establish any
twelve-step-based self-help groups do not
fatal illness, and regain your health, self-
power which brought about their
religion, lest it impair the freedom of the
enter lives directly , they af fect everyone
respect and the capacity to live a fruitfulrecovery-which hitherto nothing on earth,
people; yet these same documents indirectly because they reinforce
certain and fulfilling life for yourself and
including medicine, psychiatry or any
presume that government's authority values by example. Let us study the
others. "7
branch of modern science, had been able
derives from spiritual principles.3
power principles upon which Alcoholics
AA is the original example of the power
to ef fect. in fact, the founders of the world's great
Anonymous is based and how this
of these principles to cure hopeless
W e can make some important
religions would be shocked at the foundation came about historically ,
and disease and change the destructive observations from the story of
how the profoundly unspiritual deeds wrought in
examine the impact these principles have
personality patterns of. members, From
prototype or ganization, AA, came into
their names through history , much that
within the general population as well asthis paradigm carne all subsequent forms
existence. Back in the 1930s alcoholism
would make a heathen shudder . Force
among members. W e can look at what
of group therapy , through the discovery
was accepted, as it had been over the
always distorts truth for its own self-
AA is and also what it is not, and learn
that groups of people coming together on
centuries, as a hopeless progressive
serving purposes. Over time, the spiritual
from both. a formal basis to address their mutual
disease which had baf fled medical
principles upon which religions are based
AA is, according to its preamble, "Not
problems have enormous power: Al-
science and religion as well. (In fact, the
become distorted for expedient ends such
allied with any sect, denomination,
Anon for the spouses of AA members,
prevalence of alcoholism amongst theas power , money , and other worldliness. politics, or or ganization." In addition, it
then Al-Ateen for their children, then
cler gy itself was alarmingly high.) All
Whereas the spiritual is tolerant, has "no opinion on outside matters." It
is Gamblers Anonymous, Narcotics forms of drug addiction were
thought to
religiosity is commonly intolerant. The
neither for nor against any other
Anonymous, Parents Anonymous, be incurable, and when they reached a
former leads to peace, the latter to strife,
approach to the problem of alcoholism. It
Overeaters Anonymous, and so on. There
certain stage, victims were "put away ." bloodshed and pious criminality . There
has no dues or fees, no ceremonies, no
are now close to 300 anonymous twelve-
In the early 1930s a prominent American
remains, however , buried within every
trappings, no of ficers, no laws. It owns
step self-help or ganizations dealing with
businessman known to us as Rowland H.,
religion, the (151) spiritual foundation fromno property , has no edifices. Not only are
every form of human suf fering. who had sought every cure for his
which it originated.4 Like religions,
all members equal, but all AA groups are
Americans, as a result of all this, have
alcoholism without avail, went to see the
entire cultures are weakened when the
autonomous and self-supporting, 5 Even
now lar gely turned from condemning
famous Swiss psychoanalyst Carl Jung. principles upon which they are based are
the twelve basic steps by which members
self-destructive behaviors to recognizing
Jung treated Rowland H. for
73
74
life itself can be termed spirit. Spirit is
obscured or contaminated by false
recover are specified as only that these conditions are indeed curable the
alive-ness that accompanies and is an
interpretation. "suggestions." The use of coercion (152) ofdiseases. expression of alignment with life ener gy . T o more fully understand the nature of
any kind is avoided and this is From a practical viewpoint the sizable
The power of high ener gy attractor
spirit in power and how it originates and
emphasized by slogans such as, "Easy
impact of self-help or ganizations on
patterns is anabolic, sustaining life: their
operates as a social movement, we will
does it," "First things first," and, most
society can be counted not only in the
opposites are catabolic, eventually do well to study a contemporary
spiritual importantly , "Live and let live." 6
relief of human suf fering and the
leading to death. T rue power equals life
or ganization of enormous power and
Alcoholics Anonymous respects reconstitution of families, but in savings
equals spirit, whereas force equals influence about which everything is
of freedom, in that it leaves choice up to the
of billions of dollars. Absenteeism,
weakness equals death. When an public record, one which is avowedly
individual. Its identifiable power patternsautomobile insurance rates, welfare,
individual has lost or lacks those qualities
aligned with the spirit of man and yet
are those of honesty , responsibility ,
health care and penal system costs are all
we term spiritual, he becomes devoid of
flatly states that it is not religious, That is
humility , service, and the practice of
(153) greatly moderated by the widespread
humanity , love and self-respect, perhaps
the fifty-five-year -old or ganization
tolerance, goodwill and brotherhood. AA
behavioral change produced by this
selfish and violent. When a nation veers
known as Alcoholics Anonymous. does not subscribe to any particular ethic,
movement. The cost of state-provided
from its alignment with the spirit of man,
W e all know something about AA,
has no code of right and wrong or good
counseling and group therapy atone for
it can become an international criminal.because it has become woven into the
and bad and avoids moral judgments. AA
the millions of troubled individuals
It is a common error to identify very fabric of modern society , and its
does not try to control anyone, including
served would be staggering. spirituality with religion. W e have noted
adherents number in the millions. It and
its own members. What it does instead is
The members of these or ganizations, by
that the United States Constitution, the
its of fshoot or ganizations have been
to chart a path. It merely says to its
the millions, unanimously agree that
Bill of Rights and the Declaration of
estimated to af fect in one way or another
members, "If you practice these admitting the limitations of their
Independence clearly dif ferentiate the lives of about fifty percent of
principles in all your af fairs, you will
individual egos allowed them to
between the spiritual and the religious. Americans at this time. Even where the
recover from this grave and progressiveexperience a true power and that it is that
Government is forbidden to establish any
twelve-step-based self-help groups do not
fatal illness, and regain your health, self-
power which brought about their
religion, lest it impair the freedom of the
enter lives directly , they af fect everyone
respect and the capacity to live a fruitful
recovery-which hitherto nothing on earth,
people; yet these same documents indirectly because they reinforce
certain and fulfilling life for yourself and
including medicine, psychiatry or any
presume that government's authority values by example. Let us study the
others. "7
branch of modern science, had been able
derives from spiritual principles.3
power principles upon which Alcoholics
AA is the original example of the power
to ef fect. in fact, the founders of the world's great
Anonymous is based and how this
of these principles to cure hopeless
W e can make some importantreligions would be shocked at the foundation came about historically ,
and disease and change the destructive observations from the story of
how the profoundly unspiritual deeds wrought in
examine the impact these principles have
personality patterns of. members, From
prototype or ganization, AA, came into
their names through history , much that
within the general population as well as
this paradigm carne all subsequent forms
existence. Back in the 1930s alcoholism
would make a heathen shudder . Force
among members. W e can look at what
of group therapy , through the discovery
was accepted, as it had been over the
always distorts truth for its own self-
AA is and also what it is not, and learn
that groups of people coming together on
centuries, as a hopeless progressive
serving purposes. Over time, the spiritual
from both. a formal basis to address their mutual
disease which had baf fled medical
principles upon which religions are basedAA is, according to its preamble, "Not
problems have enormous power: Al-
science and religion as well. (In fact, the
become distorted for expedient ends such
allied with any sect, denomination,
Anon for the spouses of AA members,
prevalence of alcoholism amongst the
as power , money , and other worldliness. politics, or or ganization." In addition, it
then Al-Ateen for their children, then
cler gy itself was alarmingly high.) All
Whereas the spiritual is tolerant, has "no opinion on outside matters." It
is Gamblers Anonymous, Narcotics forms of drug addiction were
thought to
religiosity is commonly intolerant. The
neither for nor against any other
Anonymous, Parents Anonymous, be incurable, and when they reached a
former leads to peace, the latter to strife,
approach to the problem of alcoholism. It
Overeaters Anonymous, and so on. There
certain stage, victims were "put away ." bloodshed and pious criminality . There
has no dues or fees, no ceremonies, noare now close to 300 anonymous twelve-
In the early 1930s a prominent American
remains, however , buried within every
trappings, no of ficers, no laws. It owns
step self-help or ganizations dealing with
businessman known to us as Rowland H.,
religion, the (151) spiritual foundation from
no property , has no edifices. Not only are
every form of human suf fering. who had sought every cure for his
which it originated.4 Like religions,
all members equal, but all AA groups are
Americans, as a result of all this, have
alcoholism without avail, went to see the
entire cultures are weakened when the
autonomous and self-supporting, 5 Even
now lar gely turned from condemning
famous Swiss psychoanalyst Carl Jung. principles upon which they are based are
the twelve basic steps by which members
self-destructive behaviors to recognizing
Jung treated Rowland H. for
7374
approximately a year , by which time he
pride; he sank into absolute black
of the one hundred greatest Americans
connected with everything else, unseen
had achieved some degree of sobriety . despair . He had a mental obsession with
who ever lived, Bill W . is credited with
power accomplishes for us things that we
Rowland returned to the United States
and a physical aller gy to alcohol that
being the originator of the entire self-help
could never do by ourselves. As we have
full of hope, only to fall ill again with
condemned him to sickness, insanity and
movement.12
said before, we cannot see electricity , x-
active alcoholism. death, a prognosis which had been
The story of Bill W is typical of
rays or radio waves, but we know of x
Rowland went back to Switzerland to seeclearly spelled out to him and his wife
individuals who have been channels of
heir intrinsic power by virtue of their
Jung again and ask for further treatment. Lois. Ultimately , Bill gave up
great power: the principles they convey
ef fects. Similarly , we constantly observe
Jung humbly told him that neither his
completely , at which point he had a
in a brief career reorder the lives of
the ef fects of power in the world of
science nor art could help him further ,
profound experience of an infinite
millions over long periods of time. Jesus
thoughts and feelings, although until now
but that throughout man's history-rarely ,
Presence and Light and felt a great sense
Christ, for instance, taught for only three
it had not been considered possible to
but from time to time- some who had
of Peace. That night he was finally able
short years, and yet his teachings measure a thought.abandoned themselves completely to to sleep, and when he awoke the
next day transformed all of W estern society for the
When we discuss high power attractor
some spiritual or ganization and he felt as though he had been
generations since; man's encounter with
fields, we frequently can allude to themsurrendered to God for help had transformed in some indescribable
way .10
these teachings lies at the center of
only by means of symbols. National flags
recovered.8
The ef ficacy of his experience was
W estern history for the last two thousand
are just dyed patterns on pieces of
Rowland returned to the United States
confirmed by Dr . W illiam D. Silkworth,
years. The highest calibrations of material, from a physical viewpoint,
but dejected, but he followed Jung's advice
his physician at what was then T own's
attractor power fields which we have
men are willing to die for what they
and sought out an or ganization of that
Hospital on the west side of New Y ork
discovered have invariably been symbolize. Empowerment, as we have
(154) time called the Oxford Groups. These
City . Silkworth had treated ten thousand
associated with the teachings of the great
said, comes from meaning. Those thingswere groups of individuals who met
alcoholics and in the process acquired
spiritual masters of history . which have the greatest meaning to us
regularly to discuss living life according
enough wisdom to recognize the
There is always a diminution from the
arise from the spiritual, not the material
to spiritual principles very much like
profound importance of Bill's experience. calibrated power of the ener gy field of
world. those adopted later by AA. Through this
It was he who later introduced Bill to the
the original teachings of the great masters
Thus far , we have seen that alignment
means Rowland in fact recovered, and
great psychologist W illiam James's
to their current practice in the form of
with the principles associated with high
his recovery was a source of classic, The V arieties of Religious
or ganized religion (see Chapter 23). Y etpower attractor ener gy fields can result in
astonishment to another concerned party
Experience. the original principles themselves retain
Olympic achievement, success in
named Edwin T ., or "Ebby ," also an
(155) Bill wanted to pass his gift on to
their innate attractor power pattern; it is
commerce, political victory on an
alcoholic hopeless beyond all help. When
others, and as he himself said, "Spent the
merely their expression which has international level and recovery from
Rowland told Ebby of how he had
next few months trying to sober up
become weaker . The teachings hopeless progressive diseases. These
recovered, Ebby followed suit and also
drunks, but without success." Eventually
themselves have the same profound
same attractor patterns are responsible
got sober . The pattern of one person
he discovered that it was necessary to
power they always did.for the finest music ever written. They
helping another with the same problem
convince the subject of the hopelessness
The power of a principle remains are the basis of the eminent religious
then extended from Ebby to his friend
of his condition-in modern psychological
unchanged throughout time. Whether we
teachings, the world's grand art and
Bill W ., who had been hospitalized
terms, to overcome his denial. Bill's first
fully understand them or not, these
architecture and the wellspring of all
frequently for hopeless, incurable success was with a sur geon from
Akron, princi- (156) pies are the ideals for which
creativity and genius. alcoholism and whose condition was
Ohio, Dr . Bob, who turned out to have a
mankind strives. From our own struggles
medically grave. Ebby told Bill that his
great aptitude for the spiritual and
14. POWER IN THE AR TS
to better ourselves we learn compassion
recovery was based on service to others,became a co-founder of AA. He never
for those still in the grip of inner conflict;
THE GREA T WORKS OF AR T , music
moral housecleaning, anonymity , took another drink until his death in
1956
out of this grows a wisdom including
and architecture which have come down
humility and surrendering to a power
(nor did Bill W . until he died in 1980).1 1
compassion for the entire human to us through the centuries are enduring
greater than oneself 9
The enormous power which was realized
condition. representations of the ef fect of high
Bill W . was an atheist and found the idea
through Bill W . 's inner experience has
If we refer to the principles of advanced
attractor patterns. In them we see a
of surrendering to a higher power manifested itself externally in the
theoretical physics and the results of our
reflection of the commitment of the
unappealing to say the least. The whole
millions of lives which have beenown attractor research, it will be obvious
master artists of our civilization to
idea of surrender was abhorrent to Bill's
transformed because of it. In Life's listing
that in a universe in which everything is
perfection and grace, and thereby to the
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76
approximately a year , by which time he
pride; he sank into absolute black
of the one hundred greatest Americans
connected with everything else, unseen
had achieved some degree of sobriety . despair . He had a mental obsession with
who ever lived, Bill W . is credited with
power accomplishes for us things that we
Rowland returned to the United States
and a physical aller gy to alcohol that
being the originator of the entire self-help
could never do by ourselves. As we have
full of hope, only to fall ill again with
condemned him to sickness, insanity andmovement.12
said before, we cannot see electricity , x-
active alcoholism. death, a prognosis which had been
The story of Bill W is typical of
rays or radio waves, but we know of x
Rowland went back to Switzerland to see
clearly spelled out to him and his wife
individuals who have been channels of
heir intrinsic power by virtue of their
Jung again and ask for further treatment. Lois. Ultimately , Bill gave up
great power: the principles they convey
ef fects. Similarly , we constantly observe
Jung humbly told him that neither his
completely , at which point he had a
in a brief career reorder the lives of
the ef fects of power in the world of
science nor art could help him further ,
profound experience of an infinite
millions over long periods of time. Jesus
thoughts and feelings, although until nowbut that throughout man's history-rarely ,
Presence and Light and felt a great sense
Christ, for instance, taught for only three
it had not been considered possible to
but from time to time- some who had
of Peace. That night he was finally able
short years, and yet his teachings measure a thought. abandoned themselves completely to to sleep, and when he awoke the
next day transformed all of W estern society for the
When we discuss high power attractor
some spiritual or ganization and he felt as though he had been
generations since; man's encounter with
fields, we frequently can allude to them
surrendered to God for help had transformed in some indescribable
way .10
these teachings lies at the center of
only by means of symbols. National flags
recovered.8
The ef ficacy of his experience was
W estern history for the last two thousand
are just dyed patterns on pieces of
Rowland returned to the United States
confirmed by Dr . W illiam D. Silkworth,years. The highest calibrations of material, from a physical viewpoint,
but dejected, but he followed Jung's advice
his physician at what was then T own's
attractor power fields which we have
men are willing to die for what they
and sought out an or ganization of that
Hospital on the west side of New Y ork
discovered have invariably been symbolize. Empowerment, as we have
(154) time called the Oxford Groups. These
City . Silkworth had treated ten thousand
associated with the teachings of the great
said, comes from meaning. Those things
were groups of individuals who met
alcoholics and in the process acquired
spiritual masters of history . which have the greatest meaning to us
regularly to discuss living life according
enough wisdom to recognize the
There is always a diminution from the
arise from the spiritual, not the material
to spiritual principles very much like
profound importance of Bill's experience.calibrated power of the ener gy field of
world. those adopted later by AA. Through this
It was he who later introduced Bill to the
the original teachings of the great masters
Thus far , we have seen that alignment
means Rowland in fact recovered, and
great psychologist W illiam James's
to their current practice in the form of
with the principles associated with high
his recovery was a source of classic, The V arieties of Religious
or ganized religion (see Chapter 23). Y et
power attractor ener gy fields can result in
astonishment to another concerned party
Experience. the original principles themselves retain
Olympic achievement, success in
named Edwin T ., or "Ebby ," also an
(155) Bill wanted to pass his gift on to
their innate attractor power pattern; it is
commerce, political victory on an
alcoholic hopeless beyond all help. Whenothers, and as he himself said, "Spent the
merely their expression which has international level and recovery from
Rowland told Ebby of how he had
next few months trying to sober up
become weaker . The teachings hopeless progressive diseases. These
recovered, Ebby followed suit and also
drunks, but without success." Eventually
themselves have the same profound
same attractor patterns are responsible
got sober . The pattern of one person
he discovered that it was necessary to
power they always did. for the finest music ever written. They
helping another with the same problem
convince the subject of the hopelessness
The power of a principle remains are the basis of the eminent religious
then extended from Ebby to his friend
of his condition-in modern psychological
unchanged throughout time. Whether we
teachings, the world's grand art and
Bill W ., who had been hospitalized
terms, to overcome his denial. Bill's first
fully understand them or not, thesearchitecture and the wellspring of all
frequently for hopeless, incurable success was with a sur geon from
Akron, princi- (156) pies are the ideals for which
creativity and genius. alcoholism and whose condition was
Ohio, Dr . Bob, who turned out to have a
mankind strives. From our own struggles
medically grave. Ebby told Bill that his
great aptitude for the spiritual and
14. POWER IN THE AR TS
to better ourselves we learn compassion
recovery was based on service to others,
became a co-founder of AA. He never
for those still in the grip of inner conflict;
THE GREA T WORKS OF AR T , music
moral housecleaning, anonymity , took another drink until his death in
1956
out of this grows a wisdom including
and architecture which have come down
humility and surrendering to a power
(nor did Bill W . until he died in 1980).1 1
compassion for the entire human to us through the centuries are enduring
greater than oneself 9The enormous power which was realized
condition. representations of the ef fect of high
Bill W . was an atheist and found the idea
through Bill W . 's inner experience has
If we refer to the principles of advanced
attractor patterns. In them we see a
of surrendering to a higher power manifested itself externally in the
theoretical physics and the results of our
reflection of the commitment of the
unappealing to say the least. The whole
millions of lives which have been
own attractor research, it will be obvious
master artists of our civilization to
idea of surrender was abhorrent to Bill's
transformed because of it. In Life's listing
that in a universe in which everything is
perfection and grace, and thereby to the
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76
ennoblement of humanity . The fine arts
an original painting iand then looking atgenius in the unfoldment of attractor
painting, as welt as spatial design. have always provided the venue fox
a mechanical reproduction of that
patterns:
Moreover , these edifices are dedicated to
man's highest spiritual strivings in the
painting. When a person looks at
T o write I must prepare myself for a long
the divine; that which is begotten in the
secular realm. As far back as the time of
something that has been hand-crafted, he
time. Sometimes it takes five years . . ..In
name of the Creator is aligned with the
the sculptor Phidias in ancient Greece, it
goes strong; when he looks at a
my life, my music, my work, in my dark
highest attractor patterns of all. The
has been the role of the arts to realize, in
reproduction, lie goes weak, and this is
hours, I have the certain feeling that
cathedral not only inspires, but unifies,physical media, ideals about what man
true regardless of pictorial content. An
everything outside this one thing has no
teaches, symbolizes and serves all that is
could and should be, to set down in
original of a disturbing subject will make
meaning. The complex and many-faceted
noblest in man. tangible form, accessible to all, a distilled
the subject go stronger than a copy of a
only confuses me, and I must search for
Beauty in architecture, however , need not
expression of the human spirit. pleasant subject. Dedicated artists put
unity . What is it, this one thing, and how
be expansive nor grand in scale. There
Great art bodies forth the ordered essence
love into their work. There is great power
do I find my way to it? T races of this
are few architectural settings more
not only of human experience but of the
in both the human touch and humanthing appear in many guises and charming than the little thatched
cottages world we live in, too. It is this that we
originality . Therefore kinesiology
everything that is unimportant falls away
dotting the Irish countryside, each one
call beauty . Like the theoretical physicist,
provides a fail-safe detector of art
....Here I am alone with silence. I have
more quaint and picturesque than the last. the artist finds order in apparent chaos. for gery . discovered that it is enough when a
Innate appreciation for the aesthetic
Where there was only a block of
The great psychoanalyst Carl Jung
single note is beautifully played ....That
allows in much traditional domestic
meaningless marble, Michelangelo sees
emphasized over and over again the
is my goal. T ime and timelessness are
architecture elegant statements of beauty
the David or Pieta (158) and with his chiselrelation of art to the dignity of man and
connected. This instant and eternity are
and simplicity . removes the senseless stone to liberate
the importance of the human spirit in art. struggling within us.1
W ell conceived public architecture
that perfected image. Contemplating the
Jung himself and his work calibrate
Amongst the arts it is music that most
speaks with historical authenticity of the
random patterns of a meaningless plaster
highest of all the famous psychoanalysts
readily brings tears to our eyes, or brings
beauty of line combined with utility . wall in the Sistine Chapel, he conceives
of history . (Many of the others, aligned
us to our feet, or inspires us to pinnacles
Function and beauty are impressively
through the inspiration of Art a wondrous
with such attractor patterns as material
of love and creativity . W e have alreadyjoined in the great subway stations of
ABC, and then through the technique of
determinism, produces (159) much lower
noted that longevity seems to be a
Russia and in the design and layout of
art, he actualizes the A>B>C we know as
scores.) corollary of association with the attractor
many new high-rise apartment buildings
The Last Judgment. Music is in some ways the most subtle, in
fields of classical music whether as
in Canada. Older cultures seem always to
The bequest of the arts to man is internal,
that it is the least concrete, of the arts. performer , conductor or composer . have known the practicality of
beauty: too; in beholding realized beauty , a
However , in bypassing left-brain
Classical music often demonstrates that that which is designed without
sensitivity to the beautiful is inculcated in
rationality to appeal directly to our
extremely high inherent power patterns. beauty quickly deteriorates. Anus, enabling us to discover -and create-our
subconscious right brain sense of pattern,
(160) But of all the arts, architecture is the
architecturally ugly neighborhood
own aesthetic rewards in the apparently
it is at the same time the most visceral
most tangible and influential in the lives
becomes part of a feedback loop of blight
disordered jumble of existence. Art and
and emotional. It also provides the
of men everywhere. W e shop, go to work
and violence; the sleazy , dehumanized
Love are man's greatest gifts to himself. easiest example of how attractor patterns
and seek our entertainment in buildings;
housing projects of urban ghettos
There is no art without love. Art is
order reality: if you wish to comprehend
thus the form of the structure itself,
manifest their weak power patterns as a
always the making of the soul, the craft
the dif ference between chaos andbecause its influence is a background to
matrix for squalor and crime-although it
of man's touch, whether that touch is
meaning, thereby attaining an ef fective
so much human activity , deserves the
must be remembered that depending on
corporeal or the touch of the mind and
definition of Art, simply contemplate the
utmost attention. which attractor pattern one aligns (161)
spirit; so it has been since Neanderthal
dif ference between noise and music. with, the destitution of the ghetto can be
Among all world architecture, the great
times, and so it will always be. Thus we
A description of the creative process by
an excuse for depravity or the inspiration
cathedrals elicit a special awe. Their
find that computer -generated art and
the contemporary Estonian composer
to rise above it. (It is not the facts of
ener gy patterns have calibrated theeven great photographs never calibrate as
Arvo Part, whose work is often described
one's environment but one's attitude
highest among architectural forms. This
highly as original paintings. A most
as transcendental or mystical, condenses
towards them that determines whether
appears to be the result of several factors. interesting kinesiolocicalal experiment,
much of what we have observed
they will be the occasion for defeat or the
Our experience of cathedrals can
which anyone can reduplicate, is to test
regarding the crucial role of artistic
inspiration to victory .) combine a number of arts
the strength of a person who is looking at
simultaneously: music, sculpture,
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78
ennoblement of humanity . The fine arts
an original painting iand then looking atgenius in the unfoldment of attractor
painting, as welt as spatial design. have always provided the venue fox
a mechanical reproduction of that
patterns:
Moreover , these edifices are dedicated to
man's highest spiritual strivings in the
painting. When a person looks at
T o write I must prepare myself for a long
the divine; that which is begotten in the
secular realm. As far back as the time of
something that has been hand-crafted, he
time. Sometimes it takes five years . . ..In
name of the Creator is aligned with the
the sculptor Phidias in ancient Greece, it
goes strong; when he looks at a
my life, my music, my work, in my dark
highest attractor patterns of all. The
has been the role of the arts to realize, in
reproduction, lie goes weak, and this is
hours, I have the certain feeling that
cathedral not only inspires, but unifies,physical media, ideals about what man
true regardless of pictorial content. An
everything outside this one thing has no
teaches, symbolizes and serves all that is
could and should be, to set down in
original of a disturbing subject will make
meaning. The complex and many-faceted
noblest in man. tangible form, accessible to all, a distilled
the subject go stronger than a copy of a
only confuses me, and I must search for
Beauty in architecture, however , need not
expression of the human spirit. pleasant subject. Dedicated artists put
unity . What is it, this one thing, and how
be expansive nor grand in scale. There
Great art bodies forth the ordered essence
love into their work. There is great power
do I find my way to it? T races of this
are few architectural settings more
not only of human experience but of the
in both the human touch and humanthing appear in many guises and charming than the little thatched
cottages world we live in, too. It is this that we
originality . Therefore kinesiology
everything that is unimportant falls away
dotting the Irish countryside, each one
call beauty . Like the theoretical physicist,
provides a fail-safe detector of art
....Here I am alone with silence. I have
more quaint and picturesque than the last. the artist finds order in apparent chaos. for gery . discovered that it is enough when a
Innate appreciation for the aesthetic
Where there was only a block of
The great psychoanalyst Carl Jung
single note is beautifully played ....That
allows in much traditional domestic
meaningless marble, Michelangelo sees
emphasized over and over again the
is my goal. T ime and timelessness are
architecture elegant statements of beauty
the David or Pieta (158) and with his chiselrelation of art to the dignity of man and
connected. This instant and eternity are
and simplicity . removes the senseless stone to liberate
the importance of the human spirit in art. struggling within us.1
W ell conceived public architecture
that perfected image. Contemplating the
Jung himself and his work calibrate
Amongst the arts it is music that most
speaks with historical authenticity of the
random patterns of a meaningless plaster
highest of all the famous psychoanalysts
readily brings tears to our eyes, or brings
beauty of line combined with utility . wall in the Sistine Chapel, he conceives
of history . (Many of the others, aligned
us to our feet, or inspires us to pinnacles
Function and beauty are impressively
through the inspiration of Art a wondrous
with such attractor patterns as material
of love and creativity . W e have alreadyjoined in the great subway stations of
ABC, and then through the technique of
determinism, produces (159) much lower
noted that longevity seems to be a
Russia and in the design and layout of
art, he actualizes the A>B>C we know as
scores.) corollary of association with the attractor
many new high-rise apartment buildings
The Last Judgment. Music is in some ways the most subtle, in
fields of classical music whether as
in Canada. Older cultures seem always to
The bequest of the arts to man is internal,
that it is the least concrete, of the arts. performer , conductor or composer . have known the practicality of
beauty: too; in beholding realized beauty , a
However , in bypassing left-brain
Classical music often demonstrates that that which is designed without
sensitivity to the beautiful is inculcated in
rationality to appeal directly to our
extremely high inherent power patterns. beauty quickly deteriorates. Anus, enabling us to discover -and create-our
subconscious right brain sense of pattern,
(160) But of all the arts, architecture is the
architecturally ugly neighborhood
own aesthetic rewards in the apparently
it is at the same time the most visceral
most tangible and influential in the lives
becomes part of a feedback loop of blight
disordered jumble of existence. Art and
and emotional. It also provides the
of men everywhere. W e shop, go to work
and violence; the sleazy , dehumanized
Love are man's greatest gifts to himself. easiest example of how attractor patterns
and seek our entertainment in buildings;
housing projects of urban ghettos
There is no art without love. Art is
order reality: if you wish to comprehend
thus the form of the structure itself,
manifest their weak power patterns as a
always the making of the soul, the craft
the dif ference between chaos andbecause its influence is a background to
matrix for squalor and crime-although it
of man's touch, whether that touch is
meaning, thereby attaining an ef fective
so much human activity , deserves the
must be remembered that depending on
corporeal or the touch of the mind and
definition of Art, simply contemplate the
utmost attention. which attractor pattern one aligns (161)
spirit; so it has been since Neanderthal
dif ference between noise and music. with, the destitution of the ghetto can be
Among all world architecture, the great
times, and so it will always be. Thus we
A description of the creative process by
an excuse for depravity or the inspiration
cathedrals elicit a special awe. Their
find that computer -generated art and
the contemporary Estonian composer
to rise above it. (It is not the facts of
ener gy patterns have calibrated theeven great photographs never calibrate as
Arvo Part, whose work is often described
one's environment but one's attitude
highest among architectural forms. This
highly as original paintings. A most
as transcendental or mystical, condenses
towards them that determines whether
appears to be the result of several factors. interesting kinesiolocicalal experiment,
much of what we have observed
they will be the occasion for defeat or the
Our experience of cathedrals can
which anyone can reduplicate, is to test
regarding the crucial role of artistic
inspiration to victory .) combine a number of arts
the strength of a person who is looking at
simultaneously: music, sculpture,
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78
Grace is the expression of the power of
fact, these are the explicit domain ofGenius thus seems to proceed from
consciousness, genius is a potential that
aesthetic sensitivity , and power is always
creativity and genius. Y et these closely
sudden revelation rather than resides within everyone. It awaits only
manifested with grace, whether in beauty
allied processes remain shrouded in
conceptualization, but there is an unseen
the right circumstance to express itself. of line or style of expression. W e
mystery; there is a paucity of information
process involved. Although the genius's
Each of us has had moments of genius in
associate grace with elegance, refinement
about the essential nature of either
mind may appear stalled, frustrated with
our lifetimes, perhaps only known to
and economy of ef fort. W e marvel at the
creativity or genius. the problem, what it really is doing is
ourselves or to those close to us. W e
grace of the Olympic athlete, just as weHuman history is the record of man's
preparing the field. There is a struggle
suddenly make a brilliant move or
are uplifted by the grace of the Gothic
struggle to comprehend truths which to
with reason which eventually leads, like
decision, or say exactly the right thing at
vault. Gracious power patterns those of genius appear obvious. Genius is
a Zen Koan, to a rational impasse from
the right moment, without quite knowing
acknowledge and support life, respect
by definition a style of consciousness
which the only way forward is by a leap
why . Sometimes we would like to
and uphold the dignity of others; grace is
characterized by the ability to access high
from a lower to a higher attractor ener gy
congratulate ourselves for these
an aspect of unconditional love. ener gy attractor patterns. It is not a
pattern. fortuitous events, but in truth we really
Graciousness also implies generosity-not
personality characteristic. It is notAttractor ener gy patterns have do not know from whence they come. merely material generosity but generosity
something that a person "has," nor even
harmonics, as do musical tones. The
Genius often is expressed through a
of spirit, such as the willingness to
something that someone "is." Those in
higher frequency the harmonic, the change of perception--a change of
express thanks or acknowledge the whom we recognize genius
commonly
higher the power . What the genius
context or paradigm. The mind struggles
importance of others in our lives. Grace
disclaim it. A universal characteristic of
arrives at is a new harmonic. Every
with an insoluble problem, poses a
is associated with modesty and humility . genius is humility . The genius has always
advance in human consciousness has
question, and is open to receive an
Power does not need to f taunt itself,
attributed his insights to some highercome through a leap from a lower
answer . The source from which this
though force always must because it
influence. attractor pattern to its higher harmonic. answer comes has been given many
originates in self doubt. Great artists are
(164) The process of animating genius most
Posing the original question activates an
names, varying from culture to culture
thankful for their power , whatever its
commonly involves first formulating a
attractor; the answer lies within its
and time to time; in the arts of W estern
expression, because they know it is a gift
question, and waiting an indefinite
harmonic. This is why it is said that the
civilization it has traditionally been
for the good of mankind, entailing
interval for consciousness to work with
question and the answer are merely two
identified with the Greek goddesses ofresponsibility to others. the problem; then suddenly the answer
sides of one coin, and that one cannot
inspiration called the Muses. Those who
Beauty has expressed itself in so many
appears in a flash, in a form which is
pose a question unless the answer already
are humble and grateful for illumination
dif ferent forms in dif ferent cultures
characteristically nonverbal. Great
exists-otherwise there would be no received continue to have the
capacity to throughout various periods of time, that
musicians throughout history have stated
pattern from which the question could be
access genius. Those who arrogate the
we have good reason to say it is in the
that they did not plan their music, but
formulated.4
inspiration to their own ego soon lose
eye of the beholder . However , we should
rather wrote down what they heard,
(165) Recognized geniuses may be rare, butthis capacity , or are destroyed by their
note that it is only the vehicle of beauty
finished, within their own minds.' The
Genius resides within all of us. There is
success. High power , like high voltage,
that changes; the essence of beauty does
father of or ganic chemistry , Kukule, saw
no such thing as luck or accident in this
must be handled with respect. not change, only the form in which it is
the pattern of the carbon ring or ganic
universe. And not only is everything
Genius and creativity , then, are
perceived. It is interesting that people of
nucleus in a dream. In an illuminated
connected to everything else, but no one
subjectively experienced as a witnessing. advanced consciousness are able to see
moment, Einstein had the revolutionary
is excluded from the universe. W e are all
It is a phenomenon which bypasses the
beauty in all forms. T o them not only isinsight which then took him years to
members. Consciousness is a universal
(166) individual self, or ego. The capacity
all life sacred, but all form is beauty . translate into provable mathematics.' quality , like the quality of physicality . to finesse genius can be learned, though
15. GENIUS AND THE POWER OF
Indeed, one of the main problems of
Because genius is a characteristic of
often only through painful surrender ,
CREA TIVITY
genius is how to transform that which is
consciousness, genius also is universal. when the phoenix of genius arises out of
perceived in one's private understanding
That which is universal is available to
the ashes of despair after a fruitless
CREA TIVITY AND GENIUS are the
into a visible expression comprehensible
every man. struggle with the unsolvable. Out ofloci of powerful high ener gy attractors. to others. The revelation itself is usually
The processes of creativity and genius
defeat comes victory , out of failure,
No human talents are more germane to
complete and self-explanatory to him
are inherent in human consciousness. success, and out of humbling, true self-
the creation of new M-fields or the
who receives it, but to make it so to
Inasmuch as every human has within
esteem. unfoldment of the enfolded universe; in
others may take a lifetime. 3
himself the same essence of
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Grace is the expression of the power of
fact, these are the explicit domain of
Genius thus seems to proceed from
consciousness, genius is a potential that
aesthetic sensitivity , and power is alwayscreativity and genius. Y et these closely
sudden revelation rather than resides within everyone. It awaits only
manifested with grace, whether in beauty
allied processes remain shrouded in
conceptualization, but there is an unseen
the right circumstance to express itself. of line or style of expression. W e
mystery; there is a paucity of information
process involved. Although the genius's
Each of us has had moments of genius in
associate grace with elegance, refinement
about the essential nature of either
mind may appear stalled, frustrated with
our lifetimes, perhaps only known to
and economy of ef fort. W e marvel at the
creativity or genius. the problem, what it really is doing is
ourselves or to those close to us. W e
grace of the Olympic athlete, just as we
Human history is the record of man's
preparing the field. There is a struggle
suddenly make a brilliant move orare uplifted by the grace of the Gothic
struggle to comprehend truths which to
with reason which eventually leads, like
decision, or say exactly the right thing at
vault. Gracious power patterns those of genius appear obvious.
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        W e have made calibrations of various
exceptional physical performance, such
potentially great in all areas of human
High states of consciousness, also, arekinds 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 or
of 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 ofexhaustion 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 700
extraordinary 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 producein 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 thewith even the greatest ef fort. 69
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(145) Thus the competitor motivated by
to abandon the power of ethical principle
move from personal pride to an esteem
awareness of that principle in all people. pride or greed, or interested primarily in
and descend to the grossest level of force. which is an expression of unconditional
These heroes and their spokesmen have a
defeating an opponent, will go weak at
There could hardly be a more telling
love, and which honors one's opponents,
potentially powerful influence on all of
the moment of the starting gun and be
example of how submission to a negative
as well, for their dedication to the same
mankind, literally the power to lift the
unable to achieve the maximum attractor field can produce a rapid
lofty principles. world on their shoulders. The nurturingcontinued ef fort necessary for great
collapse of an otherwise promising
The media tend to evoke the downside of
of excellence and recognition of its value
achievement. At times we see an athlete
athletic career. sports and undermine the athlete, because
is the responsibility of all men, because
start badly for such reasons, but, as the
Where higher motivations toward
celebrity status either consciously or
the quest for excellence in any area of
contest progresses and selfish goals are
excellence give access to the realm of
unconsciously elicits this egotism. Great
human endeavor inspires us all toward
for gotten, improve his performance. W e
grace and power, self centered
athletes need to gird themselves against
the actualization of every form of man's
also see the opposite happen when an
motivations of (146) personal gain draw onethis source of contamination. Humility
yet unrealized greatness. athlete starts well because he is almost magnetically into the realm of
and gratitude seem to be the only
competing for the honor of his country,
13. SOCIAL POWER AND THE
force. The reaping of recognition-even in
ef fective shield against the onslaughts of
his team, or of the sport itself, and then
HUMAN SPIRIT
the symbolic form of a medal, let alone
media exploitation. Athletes in the
falters as he nears the goal and the
the financial reward that may accompany
traditional martial arts employ specific
WHEN WE CHEER THE SPIRIT of the
anticipation of personal glory or triumph
it has little to do with true athletic
exercises to overcome any tendency
true athlete, what we applaud is a
over a rival makes him lose strength and
greatness, which proceeds from antowards egotism. The dedication of one's
demonstration of all the significances the
form. attainment of stature of the spirit; it is
skill, performance or career to a higher
word "spirit" entails for us: courage,
One unfortunate sequence of this that we laud in the champion. Even if
principle provides the only absolute
tenacity, commitment, alignment with
consciousness occurs when an athlete
the competitor does not surrender to the
protection. principle, demonstration of excellence,
sets a new record during qualifying trials,
lust for wealth and fame so prominent in
(147) T rue athletic power is characterized
honor, respect and humility. 1 T o inspire
arousing new personal ambitions, and
the case just cited, the drive to attain
by grace, sensitivity, inner quiet and,
implies filling with spirit; dispirited
then during the final competition goes todominance in one's sport, rather than to
paradoxically, gentleness in the non-
means dejected, hopeless, defeated. But
pieces to the puzzlement of the audience. simply manifest all the excellence of
competitive lives of even fierce what exactly does the term "spirit"
If top performers are imbued with the
which one is capable, has its own
competitors. W e celebrate the champion
signify. The collective totality of human
belief that their excellence is not a
corrupting egocentric ef fect, entrainment
because we recognize that he has experience can be comprehended by
personal accomplishment but a gift by the negative forces associated
with the overcome personal ambition through spirit in phrases such as
"team spirit" or belonging to all of mankind as a
level of Pride. sacrifice and dedication to higher when we exhort people to "get into the
demonstration of man's potential, they
There is nothing intrinsically wrong with
principles. The great become legendary
spirit. " That spirit is a highly pragmatic
will go strong and remain so through anysome manifestations of pride. W e all may
when they teach by example. It is not
factor which can determine the dif ference
event. well be proud when we take the
what they have, nor what they do, but
between victory and defeat is well known
The scale of consciousness may be seen
America's Cup or our Olympians win
what they have become that inspires all
by military commanders, coaches and
in one aspect as a scale of ego, with the
medals, but that is a dif ferent kind of
of mankind, and it is that which we honor
CEOs. An employee or other group
level of 200 being the fulcrum at which
pride. It is an honoring of human
in them. W e should seek to protect their
member who doesn't enter into the spirit
selfishness begins to turn to selflessness. achievement that transcends personal
humility from the forces of exploitationof the group enterprise soon finds himself
At the rarefied plane of Olympic pride. W e honor the endeavor, not the
that accompany acclaim in the everyday
without a job or group. competition, the disastrous
personal accomplishment, which is only
world. W e need to educate the public that
(150) From all the above it is clear that the
consequences, both in private and in
the occasion and expression of something
the abilities of these athletes and their
term "spirit" refers to an unseen essence,
public life, of motivations emanating
greater, universal and innate in the
great performances are gifts to mankind
and that although its expression varies
from levels below 200 are all too clearly
human heart. The Olympics, one of the
to be respected and defended from the
from one situation to another, the essence
illustrated by the recent debacle of figure
greatest dramas of human striving, andabuse of the media and corporate itself never changes. 2 This essence is
skater T onya Harding. This athlete's
one which captures everyone's
commerce. vital; when we lose our spirit, we die-we
excessive zeal to capture an Olympic
imagination, provides a context which
The Olympic spirit resides within the
expire from lack of that which inspires. medal and defeat her rival Nancy should counteract personal pride. The
heart of every man and woman. Great
Clinically speaking, then, we can say that
Kerrigan by any means available led her
whole setting inspires the competitor to
athletes can, by example, awaken Spirit equates with Life; the ener gy of
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(145) Thus the competitor motivated by
to abandon the power of ethical principle
move from personal pride to an esteem
awareness of that principle in all people.
The term "spirit" refers to an unseen essence, which is the essence of human consciousness and is not to be confused with religious or material things.
What is the term "spirit" referring to in the context of the passage?
Pride is a manifestation of egotism, while the Olympic spirit is a higher power that inspires and uplifts.
What is the main difference between pride and the Olympic spirit?
The passage suggests that the arts have the power to inspire and uplift, and should be used to promote the highest principles and values.
According to the passage, what is the role of the arts in society?
The passage states that creativity and genius are intertwined, as they both arise from the same source, which is the essence of human consciousness.
What is the relationship between genius and creativity?
The passage emphasizes that the Olympic spirit is a higher power that transcends personal accomplishment and is not driven by selfish motives, unlike other forms of recognition that are often driven by personal gain.
What is the difference between the Olympic spirit and other forms of recognition?