The Solution Beyond Yourself

Motivate Others

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Key Assertions That Help To Summarize this Article:

Savikalpa samadhi is about the giving of help and nirvikalpa samadhi is about the attainment of profound and indescribable insight.

The goal of the Heartwood Path is to create the eco-centric life elders needed to give guidance to those who would work to help people become psychologically mature enough to work effortlessly and tireless to foster human happiness and protect the planet.

The world needs more enlightened or nearly-enlightened saints than it does un-saintly or uninvolved sages.

An enlightened one simply sees with new eyes, feels surrounded by peace always, and no longer identifies oneself by the boundaries of one’s individual body.

Enlightenment helps but it is not a requirement of saintliness.

Getting Others Motivated

For this activity, determine the best way to motivate yourself in your group. Ask others in your group to do the same and you will be able to see whether Theory X, Theory W, or Theory Z will, once applied, be most helpful to your group. Re-create a semblance of the following chart and fill out your re-created table in your journal or on handouts given to others in your group.

To Inspire…

HumaNatureConnect Activity

Getting Others Motivated

For this activity, determine the best way to motivate yourself in your group. Ask others in your group to do the same and you will be able to see whether Theory X, Theory W, or Theory Z will, once applied, be most helpful to your group. Re-create a semblance of the following chart and fill out your re-created table in your journal or on handouts given to others in your group.

After determining what is needed, use what motivates best. Use punishments such as less popular assignments, suspensions, or negative write-ups if need be; but know that incentives and rewards work best to bring more productivity to those who are already willing to work.

Nocturnal Pilgrimage

For best results, write down your impressions of each night’s dreams in your journal using the Heartwood Path Dreaming Time Protocols found in the Appendix. Afterwards, consider sharing your Dream Tending with others.

This activity requires that you go to bed early and to wake up early enough to allow ample time before your routine daily activities.