Comments on: The Spiral Path http://www.dragosroua.com/the-spiral-path/ The Personal Development Blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:07:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=443 By: Tara Dakini http://www.dragosroua.com/the-spiral-path/#comment-107264 Tara Dakini Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:12:03 +0000 http://www.dragosroua.com/?p=2505#comment-107264 Been enjoying reading your blog, thanks dragos. The spiral is certainly something I've experienced too! Meeting and re-meeting the same old situations and then sometimes meeting them again from a different perspective with more maturity or whatever. Thought you might be interested in the buddhist teachings about the wheel of life (the circle part!) and the spiral path, which deliniates different stages of the path up which can be useful and thought provoking sometimes. I particularly find when the newness starts to feel too big I just need to remind myself to become bigger - the buddhist analogy for these two stages are: an elephant jumps into a small pond (all the water splashes out) and then an elephant jumps into a large pond (the water accomodates the elephant with just a ripple). I read about both (when I used to be a Buddhist!) in "A guide to the Buddhist Path by Sangharakshita, and there's a free talk here: http://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/audio/details?num=LOC775 which I haven't listened too! But it's free...! Tara xx Been enjoying reading your blog, thanks dragos. The spiral is certainly something I’ve experienced too! Meeting and re-meeting the same old situations and then sometimes meeting them again from a different perspective with more maturity or whatever. Thought you might be interested in the buddhist teachings about the wheel of life (the circle part!) and the spiral path, which deliniates different stages of the path up which can be useful and thought provoking sometimes. I particularly find when the newness starts to feel too big I just need to remind myself to become bigger – the buddhist analogy for these two stages are: an elephant jumps into a small pond (all the water splashes out) and then an elephant jumps into a large pond (the water accomodates the elephant with just a ripple).
I read about both (when I used to be a Buddhist!) in “A guide to the Buddhist Path by Sangharakshita, and there’s a free talk here: http://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/audio/details?num=LOC775
which I haven’t listened too! But it’s free…!
Tara xx

]]> By: Evelyn Lim http://www.dragosroua.com/the-spiral-path/#comment-56094 Evelyn Lim Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:54:52 +0000 http://www.dragosroua.com/?p=2505#comment-56094 Love what you shared in this article. Most certainly, to spiral up, we need to step outside the circle first and see for ourselves that we have been stuck. You have powerfully inspired hope with just one statement "There’s really no end to what you can create in your life". Stumbled! [rq=3941,0,blog][/rq]<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/attractionmindmap/~3/wykJTOjpaJQ/" rel="nofollow">No Such Thing as Failure; Only Feedback</a> Love what you shared in this article. Most certainly, to spiral up, we need to step outside the circle first and see for ourselves that we have been stuck. You have powerfully inspired hope with just one statement “There’s really no end to what you can create in your life”. Stumbled!
[rq=3941,0,blog][/rq]No Such Thing as Failure; Only Feedback

]]> By: Robin Easton http://www.dragosroua.com/the-spiral-path/#comment-55656 Robin Easton Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:03:35 +0000 http://www.dragosroua.com/?p=2505#comment-55656 "...if you don’t know the answer now, you can move on, but somehow, sometimes, your path will bring you back again to that riddle until you find the answer." This is just wonderful. I wrote a lot about this when I came out of the jungle and putting it in my third book. I use different words but a similar concept. So I found this very exciting. At a young age I worked out that there were lessons in life that I needed to learn, things I wanted to know. Even, things that Life itself wanted me to know. Many of these lessons were simply Universal truths or laws of nature. I quickly worked out that if I avoided them or wasn't ready to face them that Life would circle the avoided lesson back around again and give me another chance to learn, understand and grow "through" these lessons. And (for me) I found that they just kept circling around again and again until I finally said okay this time I am going to learn this. This time I have the courage or insight and can now grow. When I saw all this I felt that Life was amazingly holistic, intrinsic and perfect. And although we humans sometimes curse that fact that we keep stumbling into the same hole, so to speak, I grew to see this infinite cycle as a most wondrous gift. One I cherish. I knew I dwelled in the arms of a highly intelligent Life Force. Thank you Dragos for sharing such a powerful insight, one that is often overlooked. Beautifully presented. <abbr><em>Robin Easton’s last blog post..<a href="http://nakedineden.com/nakedinedenblog/?p=1912" rel="nofollow">Are You Still in Survival Mode?</a></abbr></em> “…if you don’t know the answer now, you can move on, but somehow, sometimes, your path will bring you back again to that riddle until you find the answer.”

This is just wonderful. I wrote a lot about this when I came out of the jungle and putting it in my third book. I use different words but a similar concept. So I found this very exciting. At a young age I worked out that there were lessons in life that I needed to learn, things I wanted to know. Even, things that Life itself wanted me to know. Many of these lessons were simply Universal truths or laws of nature. I quickly worked out that if I avoided them or wasn’t ready to face them that Life would circle the avoided lesson back around again and give me another chance to learn, understand and grow “through” these lessons. And (for me) I found that they just kept circling around again and again until I finally said okay this time I am going to learn this. This time I have the courage or insight and can now grow.

When I saw all this I felt that Life was amazingly holistic, intrinsic and perfect. And although we humans sometimes curse that fact that we keep stumbling into the same hole, so to speak, I grew to see this infinite cycle as a most wondrous gift. One I cherish. I knew I dwelled in the arms of a highly intelligent Life Force.

Thank you Dragos for sharing such a powerful insight, one that is often overlooked. Beautifully presented.

Robin Easton’s last blog post..Are You Still in Survival Mode?

]]> By: dragos http://www.dragosroua.com/the-spiral-path/#comment-55423 dragos Sun, 07 Jun 2009 12:25:17 +0000 http://www.dragosroua.com/?p=2505#comment-55423 @Reasonable Robinson: wow, thanks for the heads up, I admit I never heard about Spiral Dynamics so far, but googling a little about the topic revealed a fantastic source of information. For the busy reader, here's a quick starting point: <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiral_Dynamics rel="nofollow">Spiral Dynamics at Wikipedia</a> This should get your started. Thank you for your contribution here :-) @Reasonable Robinson: wow, thanks for the heads up, I admit I never heard about Spiral Dynamics so far, but googling a little about the topic revealed a fantastic source of information. For the busy reader, here’s a quick starting point:

Spiral Dynamics at Wikipedia

This should get your started.

Thank you for your contribution here :-)

]]> By: dragos http://www.dragosroua.com/the-spiral-path/#comment-55421 dragos Sun, 07 Jun 2009 12:22:16 +0000 http://www.dragosroua.com/?p=2505#comment-55421 @Jonathan: totally with you in taking the setbacks as lessons, I've been there so many times that I have to think like this, otherwise the Universe will be just a giant setbacks producer. Which is false, of course, because it also creates beautiful living creatures and the powerful glue between them: love. @Jonathan: totally with you in taking the setbacks as lessons, I’ve been there so many times that I have to think like this, otherwise the Universe will be just a giant setbacks producer. Which is false, of course, because it also creates beautiful living creatures and the powerful glue between them: love.

]]> By: Assess, Decide, Do - A Life Management Framework http://www.dragosroua.com/the-spiral-path/#comment-55420 Assess, Decide, Do - A Life Management Framework Sun, 07 Jun 2009 12:20:22 +0000 http://www.dragosroua.com/?p=2505#comment-55420 [...] Whenever I finish doing some task or project, I go back to the Assessment realm, closing the circle. At this point, I finished an ADD cycle. In this cycle I included a lot of activities, from assessment, to decision making and to actually doing the specific project. Usually, whenever I finish an ADD cycle I have a very deep and powerful sense of well being. Every cycle I finish add to my self-respect in a way I never experienced before. Every ADD cycle is far more than a checked task on a list, is more like reaching the next level on a spiral path. [...] [...] Whenever I finish doing some task or project, I go back to the Assessment realm, closing the circle. At this point, I finished an ADD cycle. In this cycle I included a lot of activities, from assessment, to decision making and to actually doing the specific project. Usually, whenever I finish an ADD cycle I have a very deep and powerful sense of well being. Every cycle I finish add to my self-respect in a way I never experienced before. Every ADD cycle is far more than a checked task on a list, is more like reaching the next level on a spiral path. [...]

]]> By: Reasonable Robinson http://www.dragosroua.com/the-spiral-path/#comment-55403 Reasonable Robinson Sun, 07 Jun 2009 09:41:28 +0000 http://www.dragosroua.com/?p=2505#comment-55403 I would link these ideas to Beck and Cowan's Spiral Dynamics too <abbr><em>Reasonable Robinson’s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Gullibility/~3/at0hrc7gwck/difference-between-statesmanship-and.html" rel="nofollow">The Difference Between Statesmanship and 'Politicks'</a></abbr></em> I would link these ideas to Beck and Cowan’s Spiral Dynamics too

Reasonable Robinson’s last blog post..The Difference Between Statesmanship and ‘Politicks’

]]> By: Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills http://www.dragosroua.com/the-spiral-path/#comment-55267 Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills Sat, 06 Jun 2009 14:51:26 +0000 http://www.dragosroua.com/?p=2505#comment-55267 Hey Dragos, I just love listening to other peoples growing experiences. As we get older, and if we are really paying attention, the realization process opens up our awareness of whole new dimensions of understanding. To me this is one of the most rewarding aspects of life. It unfolds with deeper meaning and understanding if we embrace those apparent challenges, which are usually just valuable lessons waiting to be uncovered. I really enjoyed this article. <abbr><em>Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills’s last blog post..<a href="http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/who-is-really-in-control-around-here/" rel="nofollow">Who Is Really In Control Around Here?</a></abbr></em> Hey Dragos, I just love listening to other peoples growing experiences. As we get older, and if we are really paying attention, the realization process opens up our awareness of whole new dimensions of understanding. To me this is one of the most rewarding aspects of life. It unfolds with deeper meaning and understanding if we embrace those apparent challenges, which are usually just valuable lessons waiting to be uncovered. I really enjoyed this article.

Jonathan – Advanced Life Skills’s last blog post..Who Is Really In Control Around Here?

]]> By: dragos http://www.dragosroua.com/the-spiral-path/#comment-55215 dragos Sat, 06 Jun 2009 07:02:25 +0000 http://www.dragosroua.com/?p=2505#comment-55215 @Angela: thanks for the insight, you're right, I only now realize that this symbol is very common and it appears at all levels of perception. Going up is the key :-) @Angela: thanks for the insight, you’re right, I only now realize that this symbol is very common and it appears at all levels of perception. Going up is the key :-)

]]> By: Angela http://www.dragosroua.com/the-spiral-path/#comment-55209 Angela Sat, 06 Jun 2009 06:35:40 +0000 http://www.dragosroua.com/?p=2505#comment-55209 I also see our journey very much as a spiral - the yin-yang symbol is actually looking down on a spiral, it is found everywhere in nature, in fractals, in science, in physics...in consciousness...it is at the very core of our being both literally and figuratively - the key being, as you said, to continue that circle on upwards! Well said my friend, loved this. <abbr><em>Angela’s last blog post..<a href="http://surfingthetao.com/2009/05/18/zombies-food-security-and-little-shifts/" rel="nofollow">Zombies, Food Security and Little Shifts</a></abbr></em> I also see our journey very much as a spiral – the yin-yang symbol is actually looking down on a spiral, it is found everywhere in nature, in fractals, in science, in physics…in consciousness…it is at the very core of our being both literally and figuratively – the key being, as you said, to continue that circle on upwards! Well said my friend, loved this.

Angela’s last blog post..Zombies, Food Security and Little Shifts

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