Comments on: The Map Is Not The Territory http://www.adaringadventure.com/life-coaching/the-map-is-not-the-territory/ Life Coaching with Tim Brownson Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:43:23 +0000 hourly 1 By: fanny http://www.adaringadventure.com/life-coaching/the-map-is-not-the-territory/#comment-7001 fanny Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:25:27 +0000 http://www.adaringadventure.com/?p=2071#comment-7001 Thank you Evan, its always good to have people with more knowledge to help me. fanny Thank you Evan, its always good to have people with more knowledge to help me.
fanny

]]> By: Evan http://www.adaringadventure.com/life-coaching/the-map-is-not-the-territory/#comment-7000 Evan Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:18:24 +0000 http://www.adaringadventure.com/?p=2071#comment-7000 Actually it was Samuel Johnson's response to Bishop Berkley's assertion that everything was mind-stuff and the material was an illusion. Actually it was Samuel Johnson’s response to Bishop Berkley’s assertion that everything was mind-stuff and the material was an illusion.

]]> By: fanny http://www.adaringadventure.com/life-coaching/the-map-is-not-the-territory/#comment-6998 fanny Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:30:18 +0000 http://www.adaringadventure.com/?p=2071#comment-6998 Tim, you may be meaning the platonic shadow in the cave thingy. That is we percieve reality as does a man in a cave watching the shadows on the wall. Plato suggests earth or human understanding is an imperfect recollection of pure truth. Different of course from Aristotle, who thinks we are born a blank slate and all knowledge is gained through experience and observation. I see psychological theory at the root of all NLP writing I have thus seen. For example The map is not the Trerritory is based in CBT, and even George Kelly's Schema theory. cheers fanny Tim, you may be meaning the platonic shadow in the cave thingy. That is we percieve reality as does a man in a cave watching the shadows on the wall. Plato suggests earth or human understanding is an imperfect recollection of pure truth.
Different of course from Aristotle, who thinks we are born a blank slate and all knowledge is gained through experience and observation.
I see psychological theory at the root of all NLP writing I have thus seen. For example The map is not the Trerritory is based in CBT, and even George Kelly’s Schema theory.
cheers fanny

]]> By: Tim Brownson http://www.adaringadventure.com/life-coaching/the-map-is-not-the-territory/#comment-6997 Tim Brownson Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:58:45 +0000 http://www.adaringadventure.com/?p=2071#comment-6997 @ Fanny - Sorry that wasn't what I meant. I meant that any universal truth cannot be explained because by explaining it we are putting our spin on it and therefore it no longer is the truth. That is MY understanding of the Buddhist belief, but I could be wrong. @ Fanny – Sorry that wasn’t what I meant. I meant that any universal truth cannot be explained because by explaining it we are putting our spin on it and therefore it no longer is the truth. That is MY understanding of the Buddhist belief, but I could be wrong.

]]> By: fanny http://www.adaringadventure.com/life-coaching/the-map-is-not-the-territory/#comment-6994 fanny Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:30:40 +0000 http://www.adaringadventure.com/?p=2071#comment-6994 So, according to this page and to Buddhism there is no universal truth, but only individual perceptions. Descartes grappled with that notion and of course realised "I think, therefore I am" is a universal truth. Maybe the only one, but one is not none. Post modernism comes up against the same conundrum. It postulates that there is no truth, but in so doing negates its own assertion. I think a philosopher of the religious inclination, Bishop someone, suggested that those folk who don't believe in a truth go out and, barefoot, kick a rock. Respectfully fanny So, according to this page and to Buddhism there is no universal truth, but only individual perceptions.
Descartes grappled with that notion and of course realised “I think, therefore I am” is a universal truth. Maybe the only one, but one is not none.
Post modernism comes up against the same conundrum. It postulates that there is no truth, but in so doing negates its own assertion.
I think a philosopher of the religious inclination, Bishop someone, suggested that those folk who don’t believe in a truth go out and, barefoot, kick a rock.
Respectfully
fanny

]]> By: Johnny Truant http://www.adaringadventure.com/life-coaching/the-map-is-not-the-territory/#comment-6087 Johnny Truant Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:03:13 +0000 http://www.adaringadventure.com/?p=2071#comment-6087 BTW, good point about positive intent. This was a bit of an epiphany for me once I got it... you're always trying to get to something better, at least from the perspective of your mind. I think a whole lot of people miss that. Remember when Tony Robbins used to talk about NLP? I've got these ancient cassette tapes that won't even play anymore where he's all about it. Johnny Truants last blog post..<a href="http://www.theeconomyisnthappening.com/blog/personal-musings/pants/" rel="nofollow">Unfortunately, pants</a> BTW, good point about positive intent. This was a bit of an epiphany for me once I got it… you’re always trying to get to something better, at least from the perspective of your mind. I think a whole lot of people miss that.

Remember when Tony Robbins used to talk about NLP? I’ve got these ancient cassette tapes that won’t even play anymore where he’s all about it.

Johnny Truants last blog post..Unfortunately, pants

]]> By: Tim Brownson http://www.adaringadventure.com/life-coaching/the-map-is-not-the-territory/#comment-6072 Tim Brownson Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:53:14 +0000 http://www.adaringadventure.com/?p=2071#comment-6072 @ Laurie - Yes, yes and thrice yes! @ Laurie – Yes, yes and thrice yes!

]]> By: Laurie http://www.adaringadventure.com/life-coaching/the-map-is-not-the-territory/#comment-6070 Laurie Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:40:07 +0000 http://www.adaringadventure.com/?p=2071#comment-6070 While no one likes to fail (except for really creepy people) how could we ever accept challenges that will stretch us if we never chance failing? We could play it safe and stay in a bubble the rest of our lives but, other than bouncing which would make me sick, living in a bubble would get dull. Like my favorite science teacher Mrs. Frizzle says, "Take chances! Make mistakes!" It's the only way to see what all we are capable of. While no one likes to fail (except for really creepy people) how could we ever accept challenges that will stretch us if we never chance failing? We could play it safe and stay in a bubble the rest of our lives but, other than bouncing which would make me sick, living in a bubble would get dull. Like my favorite science teacher Mrs. Frizzle says, “Take chances! Make mistakes!” It’s the only way to see what all we are capable of.

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