Seeing True™ is a moment of epiphany that is so pronounced that subsequent changes in direction or behavior are dramatically altered for the better. The Greeks called this “metanoia,” which means "change of mind," though it might translate better today as “a profound change of heart.” In the Seeing True framework, we focus on transformation as the desired result, and forgiveness and relationships as the spaces in which we practice.
The idea that we can live in acceptance is no small matter. Actually, it’s a very large matter, since from our birth it is utterly human to try to manage or control reality. It is only with time, and perhaps with some acquired wisdom, that we come to realize much of reality is not changeable by us.
Read MoreWhen I teach or talk about inherent innocence, invariably it agitates some folks so much that they get snarky, or even attack. Let’s be clear: Inherent innocence does not mean acts of commission or omission have not occurred. It doesn’t mean it is right, or even justified. It certainly does not mean we are not to take action.
Read MoreThere is not and cannot be an alternative present moment. It can only be right here and right now, exactly as it is, and exactly as it is not. So the only question worthy of our consideration is what to do with this moment that life has provided?
Read MoreIt’s pretty common to hear that fear is normal, even healthy. I’m not so sure. What if fear is like the pain a hot stove can produce? A call to pay attention, and to consider, and thus to act out of awareness?
Read MoreA central principle for me is to tell the truth about myself to myself. Sometimes I have to tell those truths to you so I can remember. Thirty years ago, a teacher gently began to show me that "the kingdom of heaven is within you." Through all this time, lesson after lesson, we have sought to explore and let go of the countless ways that my utterly human self gets in the way of that realization.
Read MoreOver the years of our lives, we regularly experience loss, disappointment, failure and the like. This is not to say that life does not include joy, success and other positive experiences, but it is those events and circumstances that hurt our heart which need our attention.
Read MoreDid you ever wonder why it is we act in ways that seem to be irrational? Are you curious why it is so many of us are so often unable to change our behavior? Why don’t we do better even when we know better? In this Seeing True mini-workshop, we look deeply to understand what drives our behavior.
Read MoreSeeing True is a framework and practice for living an engaged life through forgiveness.
Ronald CHAPMAN, CREATOR
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