of spontaneity, namely, acting in accordance with the actual situation, backed by all my expertise, but within the here and now. Therefore my actions are never rigid, not following any stiff dogmas established in the past; instead my actions rather grow afresh within the situation they they arose from. Therefore Wuwei does not represent an ideology, but the wise and not predetermined spontaneous action which is part of the great whole, adapted to the course of nature from where its decisions evolve. Or even better: spontaneous action depicts acting out the nature of things. The same goes for one's personal nature as well. Knowing about my nature, perceiving it and being able to understand my inner voice in a clear and lucid way means that decisions are no longer determined by results. What remains IS merely to flow side by side with our own naturalness. The only thing required is just to follow, following being the only thing that happens. Determinations do not have to be taken until a relationship with one's own nature no longer exists, namely, when the inner voice can be perceived. Then I do have to determine an action out of a certain argument. In this way, however, my intuition would most likely result in a random hit. Wuwei however turns it into an extremely reliable source.
Within a deep level of meditation 'non-acting' literally means the way of reaching the spiritual experience of emptiness.
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er the abstract truths propounded by many of our scientific colleagues or the disembodied spiritual certainties propounded by so many new age teachings - than we do to the much more ambiguous, difficult, and dangerous world that we experience face-to-face, here and now, in the flesh.
The animate earth around us is far lovelier than any heaven we can dream up. But if we wish to awaken to its richness, we'll need to give up our detached, spectator perspective, and the illusion of control that it gives us. That is a terrifying move for most over-civilized folks today - since to renounce control means noticing that we really are vulnerable: to loss, to disease, to death. Yet also steadily vulnerable to wonder, and unexpected joy.
For all its mind-shattering beauty, this earth is hardly safe; it is filled with uncertainties, and shadows - with beings that can eat us, and ultimately will. I suppose that's why contemporary civilization seems so terrified to drop the pretense of the view from outside, the God trick, the odd belief that we can master and manage the earth.
But we can't master it - never have, never will. What we can do is to participate more deeply, respectfully, and creatively in the manifold life of this breathing mystery we’re a part of.
David Abram during an interview with Derrick Jensen entitled ...Alliance for Wild Ethics || The Perceptual Implications of GAIA
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actions within one's local community. It is only then that the computers and
even books will really begin to nourish us in a way that is more benevolent than it is destructive.
Oral cultures are necessarily storytelling cultures, which are inevitably place-based cultures -
because the stories that thrive and live in this valley will be very different from the ones being told
on the other side of this mountain range. Rejuvenating the primacy of the sensuous world -
renewing our solidarity with the more-than-human locale - is only going to happen by
rejuvenating oral culture. Face to face storytelling, and all the things that go with it. Rituals,
community festivals, collective and good-hearted initiations of the young men by the older
men, and of the young women by the elder women, community celebrations honouring the
seasonal changes.
David Abram during an interview with Derrick Jensen entitled ... Alliance for Wild Ethics || The Perceptual Implications of GAIA
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t because it gave an unusually direct view of how the British were seen by others. An editorial in the London Times on July 14th 1942 suggested that it should become a best seller which - "ought to be aquired by British readers in quantities unequalled even by the many works of Edgar Wallace or Nat Gould " Perhaps slightly tongue in cheek, the writer compared the pamplet to the works of Irving, Emerson & Hawthorne, all writers who had tried to interpret Britain to an American audience, and commented that - "None of their august expositions has the spotlight directness of this revelation of plain common horse sense understanding of evident truths " -which no doubt rang in Ed Murrow's ears - as he flew on Allied bombing raids in Europe during the war, providing additional reports from the planes as they droned on over Europe - following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour.President Bush in his interview with the London Times - was reported to have said that: "I am under firm instructions from my wife to pick up a copy of the pamphlet"
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t to point
out that many deterministic systems display a “sensitive
dependence on initial conditions.” Poincaré described this
concept in the following way: “It may happen that small
differences in the initial conditions produce very great
ones in the final phenomena. A small error in the former
will produce an enormous error in the latter. Prediction
becomes impossible.” For example, Poincaré pointed out
that the apparent lack of order seen in many astronomical
systems was actually not random or chaotic. Instead,
astronomers were just not seeing the small changes in initial
conditions that were leading to humongous differences in
the final phenomena that were being observed.
Later, in the 1900s, Edward Lorenz officially coined the
term Chaos Theory. Lorenz studied Chaos Theory in the
context of weather systems. When making weather
predictions, he noticed that his calculations were
significantly impacted by the extent to which he rounded
his numbers. The end result of the calculation was
significantly different when he used a number rounded to
three digits as compared to a number rounded to six digits. His observations on Chaos Theory in weather systems led to
his famous talk, which he entitled, “Predictability: Does the
Flap of a Butterfly’s Wings in Brazil set off a Tornado in
Texas?" In reference to this talk, Chaos Theory has also
been described as the “butterfly effect.”
Application of Chaos Theory
Chaos Theory has a lot to teach people about decision
making in complex environments. The mathematical
concepts used to understand physical systems are now
being applied to social environments such as politics,
economics, business, and other social sciences.[ii]
Although applying Chaos Theory to business settings IS
still in its infancy, social scientists describe the following
applications as useful when making business decisions.[iii]
Originators: Henri Poincaré (1854-1912), Edward Lorenz (1917-2008)
Keywords: order, chaos, complex systems, determinism, butterfly effect,
sensitive dependence on initial conditions, nonlinear dynamics, chaos
dynamics
References
[i] Oestreicher, C. (2007). A history of chaos theory.
Dialogues in Clinical Neurosciene, 9(3), 279-289.
[ii] Richards, D. (1990). Is strategic decision making chaotic?
Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 35(3), 219-232.
[iii] Chaos theory and strategy: Theory, application, and managerial implications
Strategic Management Journal, 15, 167-178. Please cite this article as: esthermsmth, "Chaos Theory,"
in Learning Theories, September 23, 2017,
https://www.learning-theories.com/chaos-theory.html.
Chaos theory suggests that spending a lot of time trying to predict the future of complex, non-linear systems may be better spent elsewhere. Instead of trying to predict long-term future outcomes, businesses should consider and plan for multiple possible outcomes.
Chaos theory reminds business owners that small changes in business practice can lead to huge changes in future outcomes based on the concept of sensitive dependence on initial conditions. Some business managers underestimate the possibility for large unexpected changes, and should reconsider their mindset on this matter.
Chaos theory assumes that there is order behind seemingly random events. Even though businesses may not be helped by making long-term future predictions, they can make short-term forecasts to help with business decisions.
Because of the complexity and unpredictability inherent in complex systems, businesses need clear guidelines for employees to follow. However, since sudden and drastic changes are bound to occur, business owners should be ready to adapt these guidelines as necessary.
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