Are you thinking, or are you farting?

"Taiichi Ohno is known to have said that "having no problems is the biggest problem of all." He viewed problems not as a negative but as a "Kaizen opportunity in disguise." Whenever problems arose, he encouraged his staff to investigate the problem at the source and to as "ask ‘why’ five times about every matter"

http://www.shmula.com/382/ask-why-five-times-about-every-mat...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_Whys

Re: Are you thinking, or are you farting?

#7

Post by blackdog » Wed, Jun 10, 2009, 1:24 PM UTC

observation without judgment seems very similar to the idea of mindfulness explored in vipassana meditation.

Re: Are you thinking, or are you farting?

#8

Post by ahoyhere » Wed, Jun 10, 2009, 1:27 PM UTC

blackdog wrote: post #7

observation without judgment seems very similar to the idea of mindfulness explored in vipassana meditation.

Yes, vipassana meditation changed my life.

But I want to follow Terry Pratchett's lead and teach unobtrusively. He's really good at it. So, as a step 1, I didn't ever use the words Buddhism or meditation.

Re: Are you thinking, or are you farting?

#9

Post by KazamaSmokers » Wed, Jun 10, 2009, 1:32 PM UTC

Are we human, or are we dancer?

Re: Are you thinking, or are you farting?

#10

Post by blackdog » Wed, Jun 10, 2009, 1:35 PM UTC

ahoyhere wrote: post #8

blackdog wrote: post #7

observation without judgment seems very similar to the idea of mindfulness explored in vipassana meditation.

Yes, vipassana meditation changed my life. But I want to follow Terry Pratchett's lead and teach unobtrusively. He's really good at it. So, as a step 1, I didn't ever use the words Buddhism or meditation.

enlightenment on the down-low! Sneaky.