RDP Workshop Workbook (full - 2013)
Activities, Wisdoms & Exercises that allow our "divine talk" to be divinely walked; empowering a transition from the dis-ease of self-centered surviving to the inner Peace of selfless thriving.
Activities, Wisdoms & Exercises that allow our "divine talk" to be divinely walked; empowering a transition from the dis-ease of self-centered surviving to the inner Peace of selfless thriving.
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Actualizing the 9 Noble Virtues<br />
Write the major life-challenges that keep you from more regularly practicing the “Noble 9” –<br />
What keeps you from unconditionally Accepting what IS?<br />
What keeps you from simply doing the good there is to be done (why do you “plan” &/or wait)?<br />
What keeps you from giving to others selflessly?<br />
What keeps you from being grateful for your life?<br />
What keeps you from being kind to strangers?<br />
What keeps you from being flagrantly honest (e.g. uttering “white lies”, sarcastic remarks, etc.)?<br />
What keeps you from being unconditionally accepting of others (e.g. gossip, “constructive criticism”, etc.)?<br />
What keeps you from being amazed everyday?<br />
What keeps you from believing that the Universe cares for You (e.g. savings accounts, self-defense, etc.)?<br />
Next, list a few creative ways that you can actualize those same Virtues –<br />
I can power<strong>full</strong>y actualize pure Acceptance by …<br />
I can power<strong>full</strong>y actualize pure Patience by …<br />
I can power<strong>full</strong>y actualize pure Generosity by …<br />
I can power<strong>full</strong>y actualize pure Gratitude by …<br />
I can power<strong>full</strong>y actualize pure Compassion by …<br />
I can power<strong>full</strong>y actualize pure Honesty by …<br />
I can power<strong>full</strong>y actualize pure Humility by …<br />
I can power<strong>full</strong>y actualize pure Wonderment by …<br />
I can power<strong>full</strong>y actualize pure Faith by …<br />
*Note that the traditional definitions of the 9 Virtues tend to negate each other …<br />
If acceptance means “giving in” to the unideal, then you can’t be patient with the same.<br />
If patience means waiting for “something better”, then you can’t be generous Here&Now.<br />
If generosity means giving only when comfortable, then you can’t be grateful for life’s challenges.<br />
If gratitude means being thankful only for your blessings, then you can’t have compassion for others’ pain.<br />
If compassion means thinking nice thoughts only for those like you, then you can’t be honest with those who are not.<br />
If honesty means speaking with certainty, then you can’t be open-minded and humble.<br />
If humility means humiliation or subservience, then you can’t feel wonderment over your conscious Soul.<br />
If wonderment means being amazed at only the miraculous, then you can’t have faith in life’s “normal” moments.<br />
And if faith means certain salvation in the future, then you can’t have acceptance for the Heaven that already IS!<br />
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