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"Many people have the idea that when they have had some experience or
discovery, they are enlightened; however, this discovery does not
mean they are enlightened. The state of enlightenment means you have
direct knowledge of what the state of rigpa is, and you are not just
learning through intellectual study. When you follow a teaching in an
intellectual way, you have many ideas at first--thinking, judging,
and making analysis. You can follow or reject these ideas; but when
you have many problems, you discover that perhaps this is not real
knowledge. It is like following something blindly because you haven't
had any direct experience. Direct introduction and discovering our
real nature mean we have direct experience through our senses, and
that through these experiences we discover our real nature.
For example, if I show you an object, you can look at it and know its
form and color. Now if I ask you to forget about it, you can't. If I
ask you to change your idea about that object, you can't. Why?
Because seeing that object is your direct experience. Discovering
your real nature is similar to that.
When you are studying in an intellectual way, you are following
another person's idea. For example, you can believe your teacher
today, but maybe what your teacher says will not be true for you
tomorrow. You can always change your ideas. You have this problem
because you have not discovered your state. This is the weak point of
intellectual study."
~ Chogyal Namkhai Norbu
--from "Dzogchen Teachings by Chogyal Namkhai Norbu" (Edited by Jim
Valby and Adriano Clemente)
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Saturday, June 10th, 2006
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"Man's greatest enemy is his ego which manifests itself in selfishness.
Even in his doing good, in his kind actions, selfishness is sometimes
at work. When he does good with the thought that one day it may return
to him and that he may share in the good, he sells his pearls for a
price. A kind action, a thought of sympathy, of generosity, is too
precious to trade with. One should give and, while giving, close the
eyes. Man should remember to do every little action, every little
kindness, every act of generosity with his whole heart, without the
desire of getting anything in return making a trade out of it. The
satisfaction must be in doing it and in nothing else.
Every step in evolution makes life more valuable. The more evolved you
are, the more priceless is every moment; it becomes an opportunity for
you to do good to others, to serve others, to give love to others, to
be gentle to others, to give your sympathy to souls who are longing and
hungering for it. Life is miserable when a person is absorbed in
himself; as soon as he forgets himself he is happy."
~ Hazrat Inayat Khan
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Tuesday, December 27th, 2005
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I went insane in a dream last night.
I witnessed the final bloody stray/straw in a 2 hour & 10 minute film.
It unmade the world & gave us a history lesson we dare not examine.
It’s to be the future of film….
An onslaught of graphics that breaks down reality piece after piece, placing the viewer amidst a series of nightmares, to the point of driving you mad. A collage in the history of violence so chilling
That each of us finds our place within the construct/play & forces that utter despair down our throats beyond reason.
Made to shock, horrify & permanently alter the psyche to its state.
Part existential ghost story where the viewer is unlocked & chased through a series of nightmares & metaphysical attacks - We are immersed 360 degrees inside the film & its reality bleeds & strips away clean & violently, scene after scene, into the next one. Like some twisted & melting Salvador Dali painting set to “Faces of Death.” The reality of the next generation computer generated images where each scene melts into the next, with a low humming boom into the next visual.
Have you seen that commercial where each person blends and becomes the next person – their attributes altering and melting into the next person. Expand that to the whole of the screen, all of reality bleeding into the next. Only what bends & bleeds are nightmares. An experimental horror mixed in with backwards imagery of rotted corpses coming back to life to become real people from our history who have committed the most violent crimes.
A modern cgi version of “faces of death,” and “Hellraiser” designed to work like the brainwashing sequence in “A Clockwork Orange,” blending real surroundings, a graphically chilling history of violence.
The sparse dialogue designed to suck you into an experiential nightmare and drive you crazy through a series of mysterious unlocking of tedious steps that led to the bleed in of horrors.
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Saturday, November 26th, 2005
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A human being is part of the whole called by us universe , a part limited in time and space. We experience ourselves, our thoughts and feelings as something separate from the rest. A kind of optical delusion of consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from the prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty .. We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive. (Albert Einstein)
Somebody who only reads newspapers and at best books of contemporary authors looks to me like an extremely near-sighted person who scorns eyeglasses. He is completely dependent on the prejudices and fashions of his times, since he never gets to see or hear anything else. And what a person thinks on his own without being stimulated by the thoughts and experiences of other people is even in the best case rather paltry and monotonous. There are only a few enlightened people with a lucid mind and style and with good taste within a century. What has been preserved of their work belongs among the most precious possessions of mankind. We owe it to a few writers of antiquity (Plato, Aristotle, etc.) that the people in the Middle Ages could slowly extricate themselves from the superstitions and ignorance that had darkened life for more than half a millennium. Nothing is more needed to overcome the modernist's snobbishness. (Albert Einstein, 1954)
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Wednesday, June 15th, 2005
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You are the future, the immense morning sky
turning red over the prairies of eternity.
You are the rooster-crow after the night of time,
the dew, the early devotions, and the Daughter,
the Guest, the Ancient Mother, and Death.
You are the shape that changes its own shape,
that climbs out of fate, towering,
that which is never shouted for, and never mourned for,
and no more explored than a savage wood.
You are the meaning deepest inside things,
that never reveals the secret of its owner.
And how you look depends on where we are:
from a boat you are shore, from the shore a boat.
Rainer Maria Rilke
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"How are we humans supposed to know the rights and wrongs of anything?
Our definitions of good and evil apply only to ourselves. Some Cosmic-
sized Being might consider it a good thing from Its point of view to
wipe all human beings out of existence and thus clear up a lot of
Inner irritation. We should scarcely think this is a good idea,
however much we might ruefully admit its possible justification. In
order to discover this knowledge of the difference between Right and
Wrong, or the correct Cosmic use of Will, is surely why we become
human. It is a major Life-motive which has cost us endless
incarnations to work out. An old esoteric tradition says that the
minimum number of incarnations for achieving ATTAINMENT are three. One
to discover what NOT to do, another to discover WHAT to do, and the
last to decide with Will, a Perfect Path between them."
William G. Gray "The Talking Tree"
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You can be Athiest and Buddhist. ala. the bestseller "Buddhism without Beliefs. " Buddhism is not a take it all 100% or leave it religion like Christianity. So what the Christians would call a "cherry picker," where a spiritual but not religious person can take the elements he likes about Buddhism and feel like it works for him. Thats why we have so many Western variances of non-traditonal Buddhism. Many athiests do not believe in reincarnation. Can you still call yourself a Buddhist if ALL you do is strive to experience more of each moment of each day? Can you call yourself a Buddhist if with each passing day, as you breathe each breath experiencing everything, you see more and more happy reminders of how everything is connected. You have the sense that the purpose of everything is to be as it is, and every tiny thing plays some needed role, and you sense that these connections come easier, and more natural, with each passing day. And you keep telling your friends that things relate to buddhism in some way....the movie you watched, cutting your lawn, driving your car, and even the conversation you are having with them. I ask you .... what more does one need to call themselves Buddhist? What does one need other than this (at all) ?
You dont need a magazine or any book to tell you there is truth in that. You dont have to image yourself a worm, or a tree to be Buddhist. Although.... sometimes when I watch a beautiful tree, I am that tree.
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We are sinful not merely because we have eaten of the Tree of Knowledge, but also because we have not eaten of the Tree of Life.
You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. Do not even listen, simply wait, be quiet still and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked, it has no choice, it will roll in ecstasy at your feet.
Anyone who cannot come to terms with his life while he is alive needs one hand to ward off a little his despair over his fate . . . but with his other hand he can note down what he sees among the ruins.
My fear . . . is my substance, and probably the best part of me.
Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of a new bureaucracy.
You can hold yourself back from the sufferings of the world, that is something you are free to do and it accords with your nature, but perhaps this very holding back is the one suffering you could avoid.
All human errors are impatience, a premature breaking off of methodical procedure, an apparent fencing-in of what is apparently at issue.
Life's splendor forever lies in wait about each one of us in all its fullness, but veiled from view, deep down, invisible, far off. It is there, though, not hostile, not reluctant, not deaf. If you summon it by the right word, by its right name, it will come.
There are two main human sins from which all the others derive: impatience and indolence. It was because of impatience that they were expelled from Paradise, it is because of indolence that they do not return. Yet perhaps there is only one major sin: impatience. Because of impatience they were expelled, because of impatience they do not return.
A belief is like a guillotine, just as heavy, just as light.
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Wednesday, April 6th, 2005
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As one can see when the eyes are open, so one can understand when the
heart is open.
-- Hazrat Inayat Khan
Commentary by Hazrat Samuel L. Lewis:
This opening of the heart is not physiological, but even in the
physical body the heart is affected. When "rigor mortis" sets in as
at death, the blood does not flow, the cells are not fed; in other
words, the heart is closed and does not show any love to the body.
Heart must love body that body live; heart must love mind that mind
live. When body and mind keep heart closed, it is body and mind that
suffer. Now this spiritual condition comes when the will is no longer
dominated by body and mind. Then the will-power, which is in reality
love-power, can properly express itself through the heart.
When it is in the heart it is at home, and when it is at home it is
most powerful and yet most natural. Sympathy and love expand the
heart, enable the blood to flow freely, enable the thought to
function actively and clearly, and by removing the conception of
self, there is nothing in the Universe which cannot be apprehended.
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But the adult is not the highest stage of development. The end of the cycle is that of the independent, clear-minded, all-seeing Child. That is the level known as wisdom. When the Tao te Ching and other wise books say things like, "Return to the beginning; become a child again" that's what they are referring to. Why do the enlightened seem filled with light and happiness like children? Why do they sometimes even look and talk like children? Because they are. The wise are Children Who Know. Their minds have been emptied of the countless minute somethings of small learning and filled with the great wisdom of the Great Nothing, the Way of the Universe.
Through working in harmony with life's circumstances, Taoist understanding changes what others may percieve as negative into something positive.
When you discard arrogance, complexity, and a few other things that get in the way, sooner or later you will discover that simple, childlike, and mysterious secret known to those of the Uncarved Block: Life is Fun.
The wise are not learned; the learned are not wise .
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Thursday, January 27th, 2005
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"All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think, we become." - Buddha
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Tuesday, December 14th, 2004
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You Are...My Bloody Valentine.
You tend to be a bit distant and reclusive. You are
a leader as opposed to being a follower. You
are a perfectionist and pay very close
attention to detail. You have the tendency to
be lazy, which sometimes get's in the way of
you achieving whatever it is you may be trying
to perfect. You don't really care about what's
typically looked upon as the norm. You really
don't care about what people think about you at
all, or at least so you try and make it seem.
You care most about just being yourself.
what Creation Records band are you? (complete with text and images)
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Friday, December 10th, 2004
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According to typological theory, each of us is born with a predisposition for
certain personality preferences. According to Jungian theory there are four pairs of
preference alternatives: extraverted (E), or introverted (I); sensing (S), or intuitive (N);
thinking (T), or feeling (F); and, judging (J), or perceiving (P). It is important to keep in
mind that these eight labels reflect preferences. A good analogy to keep in mind is leftversus
right-handedness. If you are right-handed, it does not mean that you never use
your left hand. It simply means that you prefer to use your right hand. Also, you may
prefer your right hand strongly, in which case you may make relatively little use of your
left hand, or you may prefer it only slightly more than your left, in which case you border
on being ambidextrous. The same holds true for the preferences listed above, according
to Jung’s theory. That is, you may prefer one characteristic a great deal and another only
slightly.
According to typological theory, each of us develops a preference early in life and
tends to stay with it. The more we practice those preferences—intentionally or
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unintentionally—the more we are inclined to rely on them. That does not mean that we
are incapable of using our non-preferences from time to time. Rather, the more we
mature, the more our non-preferences add richness and dimension to our lives. However,
according to the theory, they never take the place of our original preferences; which is to
say, that extraverts never become introverts, and vice versa. (Kroeger, et al. 2002)
Another way to look at it is to liken and individual’s type development to a house.
Your type is the foundation of the house. It does not experience many radical changes
through life. The rest of the house, especially that part that can be readily seen by others,
can be likened to your behavior, which is the outward appearance of your type. Over
time the house may experience many changes—an added room, a coat of paint,
landscaping, interior renovations, etc. The house after twenty years may have changed
significantly from what it was when it was first built, the foundation, however, remains
intact. Over the years we experience many changes and may appear to be considerably
different to a friend we have not seen in years; but like the house’s foundation our
personality has remained largely intact, and the changes, for the most part, are merely
behavioral.
This is not to rule out real change, growth, and development, or to imply that we
are all hopelessly rigid. But, rather, it means that change comes slowly to our more basic
selves, and to effect change and growth in the more malleable parts of our lives is a fulltime
job, day in and day out. (Kroeger, et al. 2002)
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Determining One’s Type
Certainly the most effective way to determine one’s type is to take the Myers-
Briggs Type Indicator. Short of that, though, we can begin to understand our type by
considering how well statements of various extraverted, introverted, sensing, intuitive,
thinking, feeling, judging, and perceiving behaviors describe our own behavior.
Following, therefore, are a series of statements about how we prefer to receive
stimulation and energy, gather data, make decisions, and orient our lives. While it is
unlikely that anyone will agree with all of the statements for a given preference, reading
and considering the statements should begin to give one a sense of their own preferences.
I would encourage the reader that as they read each description they should jot down the
letter that they feel best describes their own type, until they have their four letter type
description. First, we should consider how we prefer to receive stimulation and from
where we derive our energy: in the outer world, or from the inner world.
• As you observe and make decisions about your world, do you verbalize much of
what you are observing and deciding; that is do you prefer to do these things in
the outer world of other people? Do you tend to open your mouth then engage
your brain? Are you energized by people and action? Do you become drained if
you spend too much time by yourself? Would you rather speak than listen? Do
you tend to leave meetings saying, “Will I ever learn to keep my mouth shut?” If
so you are probably an Extravert, designated by the letter “E.” You are an
extravert if words like “lively” or “popular” are more to your liking than “calm”
and “private.” (Kroeger, et al. 2002)
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• Or, would you rather keep your observations and decisions inside? Are you
energized by thoughts and ideas but drained by intense discussions? Would you
rather listen than talk? Do you often leave a meeting thinking, “Why didn’t I
say…”? If so, you likely have a preference for introversion, designated by the
letter “I.” You are an introvert if you find it necessary to “recharge”—to be alone
with yourself and your thoughts—after spending a few hours with one or several
people. (Kroeger, et al. 2002)
Secondly, we can consider how we gather information about the world around us.
According to type theory, there are two basic ways that we take in information about our
environment: relying on our senses, or our intuition.
• As you observe the world and collect data about it, do you prefer to be quite
literal about it all? Do you prefer to be practical and realistic and enjoy the tactile
side of life? Are you more interested in the experience, in the hands-on, tangible,
here-and-now parts of a situation? If so, your information gathering preference is
toward Sensing, designated by the letter “S.” You are a sensor if you like things
presented to you in a specific manner and if you have come to rely primarily on
your five senses as a means of gathering information—you rely only on those
things you can see, hear, touch, taste, or smell. Sensors prefer to focus on the
facts and details of something and have less need to interpret what they mean.
About seventy percent of the U.S. population prefers to gather information about
the world this way. (Kroeger, et al. 2002)
• Instead of preferring the above ways of gathering information, it is possible that
you would rather be figurative about it all. As you gather information from your
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five senses, do you immediately translate it through your intuition, looking for
possibilities, meanings, and relationships between and among various things? Do
you prefer to look at the grand scheme, the holistic aspect of ting, and try to put
things into some theoretical framework? Are words like approximate and random
to your liking? If so, then you have come to rely on your intuition as a means of
information gathering. About 30 percent of the U.S. population prefers to gather
information this way. They are iNtuitives, designated by the letter “N.”
(Kroeger, et al. 2002)
Once you have taken in information, whether as a Sensor or as an iNtuitive, it
usually leads to some kind of decision or action. As with information gathering, we
make decisions in one of two ways: through thinking, or feeling.
• You may be among those who, in the decision-making process, prefer to be very
logical, detached, analytical, and driven by objective values as you come to your
conclusions. As a group, such individuals tend not to get personally involved in a
decision and would prefer that the consequences of the action be the driving
factor wherever possible. This group strives for justice and clarity; they are also
often called firm-minded. In typological terms these individuals have a
preference for Thinking decisions, designated by the letter “T.” (Kroeger, et al.
2002)
• For others the decision-making process is driven by an inter-personal involvement
that comes from subjective values. Words like harmony, mercy, and
tenderhearted come to mind with this group. The impact of the decision on
people is extremely important to this group’s final action. These people have a
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tendency to identify with and assume others’ emotional pain. In typological terms
such individuals prefer to make Feeling decisions, designated by the letter “F.”
(Kroeger, et al. 2002)
At this point, it is probably important to note that many feel that it is unfortunate
that Jung chose to use the terms “Thinking,” which usually refers to intellect, and
“Feeling,” which refers to emotion, to describe the decision-making process. These
terms can lead to misunderstandings about the meanings of these preferences. It is
important to remember that Thinkers feel and Feelers think. Both types can be equally
intellectual and emotional. What is being considered is the process one prefers in making
a decision.
Finally, we can consider the fourth letter of psychological type. At this point we
can consider how we choose to orient our lives. It deals with which function—
information gathering or decision making—one most naturally uses to relate to the outer
world, verbally and behaviorally. Once again there are two preferences: as a Judger, or a
Perceiver.
• If the environment you have created around you is structured, scheduled, ordered,
planned, and controlled, and if you are decisive, deliberate, and able to make
decisions with a minimum of stress, chances are you prefer to use the decisionmaking
function as you relate to life; you are a Judger, designated by the letter
“J.” Judgers plan their work and work their plan. Even playtime is organized.
For Js there is usually a “right way” and a “wrong way” to do anything. (Kroeger,
et al. 2002)
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• If, however, you have created an environment that allows you to be flexible,
spontaneous, adaptive, and responsive to a variety of situation, if making and
sticking to decisions causes you anxiety, if other people often have trouble
understanding where you stand on a particular issue, you are more likely to us the
information-gathering function as you relate to life. That would make you a
perceiver, designated by the letter “P.” Perceivers prefer to take a wait and see
attitude on most things—what work needs to be done, how to solve a particular
problem, what to do today. (Kroeger, et al. 2002)
Put another way, Perceivers have a tendency to perceive—to keep collecting new
information—rather than to draw conclusions (judgments) on any subject. Judgers, in
contrast, have a tendency to judge—to make decisions—rather than to respond. Many
feel that these two differences are at the root of most of the interpersonal conflict that
occurs in the work place.
What the Types Bring to the Organization
According to Jungian theory there are 16 different types, which can be
represented by four letters. Each of the letters stands for a different behavioral
preference. Each of the different types brings something different to the workplace.
Following are brief descriptions of what each type has to contribute.
ISTJ
This personality type has been called “life’s natural organizers.” This is the
quintessential dependable, responsible type, and, therefore, the quintessential manager.
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Very much like the work world itself this type is driven by accountability, productivity,
and the bottom line. This can make for a very natural and happy fit. The workplace
contribution for this type is that they establish order dutifully and steadily and work
within the system to manage and complete tasks on time and under budget. (Kroeger, et
al. 2002)
ISFJ
This type is best characterized by the phrase “committed to getting the job done.”
This type is bound by fierce commitment, intense responsibility, and deep loyalty. This
type is the embodiment of putting service above self in most aspects of their lives.
Within an organizational context they tend to work behind the scenes, allowing many
great things to happen and glory to be afforded to others. In the workplace this type tends
to offer quiet support, a sense of order, and attention to detail from behind the scenes.
(Kroeger, et al. 2002)
INFJ
This type can be both an inspiring leader and follower. Whenever scholarly
dependability is needed in the workplace, there is no better person to turn to than this
type. This type tends to be human-services-oriented, with most of their energies, at work
or at home, being directed towards improving some condition, especially the human one.
In the workplace this type tends to turn work into a cause, and with quiet, serious focus
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endeavors to inject inspiration and devotion throughout the organization. (Kroeger, et al.
2002)
INTJ
This type is probably best characterized by the phrase “life’s independent
thinkers.” Even though this type comprises less than one percent of the U.S. population,
there influence on corporate and academic life can be said to be astounding. Their
capacity for intellectual and conceptual clarity gives this type both vision and the will to
see it through to completion—leadership qualities that tend to be prized in our society. In
the workplace this type tends to provide the organization with objective clarity, vision,
and strategic thinking while driving toward change and improvement. (Kroeger, et al.
2002)
ISTP
This type is well characterized by the phrase “just do it.” Within an organizational
context this type tends to be frequently misunderstood and often underestimated. Though
very effective at most undertakings, his or her unorthodox methods, coupled with a
tendency to maintain a low profile can lead co-workers to view them as a “lone ranger.”
In the workplace this type tends to solve problems practically and immediately with a
calm, clear-thinking resolve. (Kroeger, et al. 2002)
ISFP
The phrase that best characterizes this type is “action speaks louder than words.”
Though a significant part of the workforce this type is rarely found in a leadership
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position; and this occurs not because this type tends to be incapable but, rather, because
this type tends to prefer service-related positions. Indeed, it is not uncommon for this
type to turn down a promotion offer because they prefer to “stay where the action is.” In
the workplace this type tends to support people and their efforts with a gently, almost
anonymous attention to detail and action in the moment. (Kroeger, et al. 2002)
INFP
This type can generally be found to be busy about the business of “making life
kinder and gentler.” Whether leading or following this type tends to work best and be
more productive when the effort reflects some ideal or service. This type is loath to
engage in anything that is perceived to be meaningless routine, and if required to do so
may become listless and perhaps even rebellious. In the workplace this type tends to hold
and protect the values within which are rooted individual, group, and organizational
identities—often serving as a kind of “moral ballast” for organizations and teams.
(Kroeger, et al. 2002)
INTP
Life’s conceptualizers, this type can come to be viewed as “free-spirited idea
mills” or “absentminded professors.” Their love of the abstract is sufficiently deep that it
can lead them in the course of the working day through a maze of inventive and
challenging programs, policies, products, and processes. In the workplace, this type
tends to use cleverness and independent thinking to problem-solve and reinvent, and in an
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easy-going, unassuming manner will tend to prod organizational change and
improvement. (Kroeger, et al. 2002)
ESTP
This type tends to enjoy making the most of the moment. This type tends to be
somewhat risk-taking, entrepreneurial, and a “give-it-a-go” type person. Possessed of a
basic built in restlessness, this type is the active “doer,” who like to keep their hands in a
variety of pots, churning as much as they can to keep everyone on their toes and to keep
life exciting. In the workplace, this type tends to go with the flow, adapts to the
unexpected, allows for variables, and delivers what needs to be delivered. (Kroeger, et
al. 2002)
ESFP
It has been said that this type loves a surprise and are a surprise. It takes little
imagination to appreciate some of the challenges and opportunities this type encounters
in the relatively rigid workplace. Effervescent and exciting, this type tends to be freespirited
and fun-loving, nervy and non-conforming, and can bring a breath of fresh air to
any situation. Unfortunately, their free spirit can also be a source of frustration to others
and even themselves. In the workplace, this type can provide high-spirited energy that
can keep a variety of people and actions moving in positive ways. (Kroeger, et al. 2002)
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ENFP
The phrase that probably best characterizes this type is “people are the product.”
Given this type’s characteristics—effervescence, enthusiasm, and spontaneity—it may be
difficult to imagine someone like this as a top corporate manager. In fact, however, this
type can do very well in an executive role. At their best they bring a refreshing
alternative style to top management and decision making. In the workplace, this type can
motivate and invigorate through inspiration, enthusiasm, and unyielding attention to
personal relationships. (Kroeger, et al. 2002)
ENTP
When there is one of these types on the job, one truly does not know what to
expect next. It may seem like every moment is up for grabs when this generally highenergy,
dynamic, creative, resilient, argumentative type is around. They tend to be the
embodiment of “If at first you don’t succeed, drop it or try something else.” This type
would much rather engage in intellectual banter than complete some mundane task or be
quiet by themselves. This type tends to regard the workplace as a system to be moved,
challenged, and reconfigured so that learning is constant and worthwhile tasks are
accomplished. (Kroeger, et al. 2002)
ESTJ
More so than most other types, this type is the proverbial jack-of-all-trades. This
type is the most common type in U.S. society. Given to accountability, responsibility,
productivity, and results, this type is remarkable at just about anything they do. This type
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can be found in leadership positions in a cross-section of professions ranging from law
and medicine to education and engineering. In the workplace, this type drives to take
charge, to see the practical facilitation of a task, and to complete tasks with dispatch and
skill. (Kroeger, et al. 2002)
ESFJ
Graciousness best describes the general lifestyle of this type, and it also sums up
their management style as well. From separating conflicted workers to overseeing the
company Christmas party, this type brings an appropriateness and graciousness to
whatever is demanded. This characteristic can be both an asset and a liability, however.
On the positive side this type finds it easy to motivate and encourage workers to
accomplish goals; on the negative side, however, this type may find that he or she is
being taken advantage of constantly. This type can contribute to the workplace by
building a harmonious environment that supports personal achievement and task
accomplishment. (Kroeger, et al. 2002)
ENFJ
If you need to sell the impossible to a reluctant buyer and make the buyer happy
that they bought it, then this is the type you need. These smooth-talking persuaders are
life’s salespeople, and once they become convinced you need the product in question,
they find it easy to put together the perfect combination of words and rapport to clinch
the deal. In the workplace these individuals personally inspire and motivate all to work
harmoniously for the common good. (Kroeger, et al. 2002)
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ENTJ
This type has been called life’s natural leader. This special combination of
preferences give this type the right mixture of basic leadership qualities: enthusiasm,
vision, objectivity, and accountability. So natural are these qualities that it is almost
difficult for this type not to step in and take charge. Moreover, they do it with such
finesse that others tend to appreciate it and begin to depend upon them in any variety of
situations. In the workplace, this type, through hard-charging arguments and action,
intellectually inspires and challenges everyone to experience a vision and to move
towards its fulfillment with dispatch. (Kroeger, et al. 2002)
Conclusion
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I'm either a ISTP or a INTP.
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Sunday, December 5th, 2004
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"What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we are not able to cross the abyss that separates us from ourselves." --
Thomas Merton
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Monday, November 29th, 2004
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Sunday, November 7th, 2004
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From the Second Elegy. Rainer Maria Rilke:
For as we feel
we evaporate
oh we
breathe ourselves out
and away
ember glow to ember glow
we give off a fainter smell.
It's trust that someone
may say to us
"You're in my blood
this room
the spring
is filling with you'...
What good is that?
he can't keep us
we vanish inside him
around him.
And the beautiful
oh who can hold them back?
It's endless:
appearance shines
from their faces
disappearing - like dew
rising from morning grass
we breathe away
what is ours
like steam from a hot dish.
Oh smile where are you going?
Oh lifted glance
new, warm
receding wave of the heart
woe is me?
it's all of us.
Does the outer space
into which we dissolve
taste of us at all?
Do the angels absorb
only what's theirs
what streamed away from them
or do they sometimes get
as if by mistake
a little of our being too?
Are we mixed into
their features
as slightly
as that vague look
in the faces
of pregnant women?
In their swirling
return to themselves
they don't notice it.
(How could they notice it?)
Lovers, if they knew how
might say strange things
in the night air.
For it seems
that all things try
to conceal us.
See, the trees are
and the houses we live in
still hold their own,
It's just we
who pass everything by
like air being traded
for air.
And all things agree
to keep quiet about us
maybe half to shame us
and half from a hope
they can't express.
Lovers, you who are
each other's satisfaction
I ask you about us.
You hold each other.
Does that settle it?
You see
it sometimes happens
that my hands
grow conscious
of each other
or that my used face
shelters itself
within them.
That gives me
a slight sensation.
But who'd claim from that
to exist?
You though
who grow
by each other's ecstasy
until drowning
you beg "no more!"
you who under
each other's hands
become more abundant
like the grapes
of great vintages
fading at times
but only because
the other completely
takes over-
I ask you about us.
I know
that touch
is a blessing for you
because the caress lasts
because what you cover
so tenderly
does not disappear
because you can sense
underneath the touch
some kind of pure
duration.
Somehow eternity
almost seems possible
as you embrace.
And yet
when you've got past
the fear in that first
exchange of glances
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Friday, November 5th, 2004
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Saturday, October 23rd, 2004
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got a sweet new laptop. so i'm heavy getting my wares in order. They dont make it easy. 24 hours without sleep propelled on the juices of new toys. The fools at Toshiba gave me a $3,200 credit limit!
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Monday, September 20th, 2004
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New Orleans, House of Blues, Sept. 12, Sunday:
Say Yes
Around The World
Seven Tears
Godzilla
Shooting Sun
Standing There
Miss The Girl
Dear Prudence
Christine
2nd Floor
Prettiest Thing
another planet
Killing Time
Take Mine
Happy House
Arabian Knights
But Not Them
Kiss Them For Me
Not Forgotten
Cities In Dust
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