Tantra is the art of sensuality and sexuality which sees sexual intimacy as a path to spiritual ecstasy. Here is a book, Tantra for Busy Couples by Diana Daffner, which brings these ancient teachings into the everyday life of everyday people.
David Michael Levin's book, The Opening of Vision, and particularly the Chapter "Crying For A Vision," is discussed as pointing to the importance of crying in allowing us to experience truth, to be touched and moved, to experience care and compassion, to "see" what must be seen and to act accordingly.
Comparing a Thinker and a Feeler on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), we see videos of Eugene Gendlin, creator of Focusing, describing theory in a felt-sensing yet Thinking way, compared to video of Kelly Corrigan, being "touched" and "moved" as she describes "Women and Strength. Why are tears associated with moments of transcendence, awe, love?
Crying can be seen as a skill, and one at which women excel! Tears of being touched and moved, of wonder/joy and other transformational experiences are looked at through gender, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, and existential philosophy.
Intuitive Focusing involves noticing that there is "something more than words" inside and making the decision to stop, pause, and spend some time "sitting with" this "intuitive feel" until it is allowed to open and "carry forward" into new actions steps, solutions and ideas. Here, a cat models this "sitting with."
Finding the "One Small Thing" that can motivate individuals to action is a key step in building any organization. An Intuitive Focusing exercise on "The One Small Thing" is given, as well as examples from corporations, non-profits, and volunteer organizations.
Photos of lotus flower unfolding (in Arkansas!) are metaphor for the gentle opening from potential to actualization that comes from Intuitive Focusing.
Creative Edge Organizations encourage creative, innovative problem solving from each individual's fresh, intuitive, right-brain thinking by teaching Intuitive Focusing and Focused Listening as basic skills of "emotional and social intelligence." The exchange of Focusing/Listening turns builds feelings of "buy in" and "community" while encouraging innovation, creativity, and diversity.
Winged Migration video and Beethoven's Missa Solemnis music both create transcendent, transformative spiritual experiences, moments of stepping out of the "every day" into the Sacred.
Easy way to vote for your top ten agendas to be delivered to Obama on inauguration day, especially the Empathy/Non-Violent Communication Initiative and the Department of Peace.