Comments on: Lessons from EO Part 5 of 5: Gestalt

By: dr. lam

dr. lam — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 14:54:58 +0000

that’s cool. thanks conor. appreciate the feedback and reading my blog.
sam

By: Conor Neill

Conor Neill — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 14:19:56 +0000

I am a fellow EO member and was doing a bit of research on Gestalt and came up with your blog post. Thanks for sharing in a clear and understandable way the concept. It is so simple yet so far reaching in the changes that it has had on my life and how I try to engage with those around me (both inside and outside of EO). Best
Conor

By: Dr lam

Dr lam — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:57:49 +0000

Thanks so much Paul. I’m glad you’re getting so much from my blogs. Given your comments I think you’ll love my blogs next week.

By: Paul P

Paul P — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:37:06 +0000

Dr Lam: Focusing on a few items or areas does give a person an opportunity to excel in those areas. I’ve been thinking about this the last several weeks as I look at my life and the state of our nation and world. Seeing myself out of the work force and others in a similar position and then reading about those undergoing similar experiences around the world makes me realize how everything is interconnected.
Then it makes one wonder. Is everything connected just on an exterior level or is their some deeper level where things are connected in ways that we cannot or can just barely imagine? Perhaps a level of karma or spirituality operating beyond our present knowledge.
I’ve had the opportunity to catch up on my reading of western classical literature, looking for common themes. And while reviewing your recent blog postings, especially this one, it hit me that ultimately we, as people, as spiritual beings, are just trying to connect with one another.
That connection may make itself present as one-on-one face-to-face communication and evolve in multi-layered facial and verbal communication or it may present itself in the written word as in your, or others, blogs. But either way, the goal, the point, is to make that connection.
It’s almost as if group dynamics or humanity itself is a larger scale of the individual mind. Where within the mind, as represented by the brain, the individual neurons connect to form the consciousness of the individual, so too do the various communications between the individuals form the collect conscious.
And to what end? I’ll have to explore that another time. Again, thanks for your inspiration in reminding me that we are not just our jobs or what we were. Our focus can and should be on an interior examination of ourselves to see what other possibilities lie within and then for us to grasp those possibilities so that we may continue to grow in all the ways that are possible.

By: dr. lam

dr. lam — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 18:48:51 +0000

thanks for your reply. if you check out the forum section of this website, you will see under “tell me about your passions” a massive discussion of gestalt by our friend down in South America, MysteryAgain. just click on the “Ask Dr. Lam” tab.

By: Heather

Heather — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 18:37:05 +0000

I’m catching up on your blogs, Dr Lam! You always have these interesting philosophies. It amazes me how many subjects you are knowledgeable on. Thanks for sharing your insight.