It takes a stand to stand on our own, A stand to make it through the overgrown, bushes that keep us from finding the truth, buried right in front of us…oh please give a holler and hoot. We navigate through waters uncharted, undefined. Definitions tracked in treads that unwind, As we pass through them, into a…
The Sinister Trap of "Fixing our Flaws"
Everybody is a genius. But, if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it’ll spend its whole life believing that it is stupid.” (attributed to Albert Einstein) Traditional wisdom is to keep our attention on fixing our flaws. The premise goes its important to continuously work through our shortcomings. It comes from the notion that…
Is it Judgment, or is it Love?
Whether communicating with friends, family, or co-workers, it’s hard to determine if our perspective is judgmental, or if it is loving. It’s not simply the tone. We might be harsh but loving…or soft but judging. It’s not simply about having the ‘right intent’ either — the road to hell is paved with good intentions, as the cliche goes. We simply don’t…
The Dangers of "Figuring Out" Someone
Being able to ‘figure out’ a person’s perspective is considered by some to be an essential skill in navigating business and personal relationships. However, after 20 years of psycho-spiritual exploration, I have to conclude it’s a broken practice…prone to so much misunderstanding, misgivings, and conflict. Some of the most atrocious examples of human behaviors I’ve witnessed are based on our figuring-out of…
From Empowerment to Entitlement: When Self-Love Goes Astray
Empowerment is the process of owning our own voice — standing behind our own power. It is a noble quality that is related to the central tenet of Perspective Mapper — to own our own perspective. What happens when it goes too far, however, is a power struggle ensues between our voice and the world…
Embracing Hypocrisy (audio)
At a certain point, it becomes apparent that we can never be free from having a hypocritical perspective — hypocrisy is built into the nature of being human. That said, as we learn to embrace the inability to escape from contradicting our own words and actions, we can express a fuller, richer message to each…
Thrown off by your own progress? Try a journal (audio)
A journal helps us keep our bearings on our life journey. It gives us an anchor to return back to center as needed, and clarify our next steps. It gives us the leverage to prevent getting caught in social redirection and expectations, consistently staying true to our path…while continuously broadening our understanding. I give a…
We can Never Capture what we REALLY want (audio)
We can map, clarify, vision out and chart out our intentions to painful detail, but what our soul actually wants will always be one step beyond what we can see…by design, built into the fabric of ever evolving Consciousness. If you’d like more information on clarifying misunderstandings of the “intention to manifestation” principle (i.e. The Law…
The Impending Crash of Scientific Materialism (audio)
Scientific Materialism is coming to an end. I predict it will be about 10 to 15 years before the premise that our consciousness is created by the brain (rather than the brain is a function of consciousness), and that we live in a physical world (rather than the physical world lives within us)…before this premise will collapse…
Being Ignored, Being Unseen (audio)
Contrary to popular notion, there is a value to both having our perspective ignored, or having our perspective unseen. Being ignored means we are triggering another party — and triggers are a catalyst for broader perspectives — so long as we maintain our center of gravity. Being unseen means we are able to do behind-the-scenes…
Shattering the Ideal Man (audio)
At a certain point, our ideals cease to broaden our perspective and instead contract our perspective. At a certain point, our ideals stop expressing our potential and instead limit our potential. At a certain point, our ideals don’t egg us forward but instead sabotage our growth. At a certain point, it’s important to shatter our…
New Experiences CAN Broaden our Perpsective (audio)
When we pursue new experiences, we might broaden our perspective. The key point, however, is to focus on the broadening over the judgment. Here is a 3 minute audio talk I did on this subject: new-xp Ranjeeth Thunga rkt@perspectivemapper.com
Google Helpouts Site
I wanted to announce that I have a Google Hangouts site created, that can enable an online session with me. Google Helpouts — Ranjeeth Thunga Ranjeeth Thunga rkt@perspectivemapper.com
Three Types of Perspective Research (audio)
There are three very different types of research to consider when cultivating our understanding of ourselves and the universe we live in — internal, external, and interpersonal research. Each of these modalities plays an essential role. I elaborate on these three types in this 4 minute talk: three types of research Ranjeeth Thunga rkt@perspectivemapper.com
Energy Level and Communications (audio)
It’s not just about the right words to communicate, but the right way to communicate CONSIDERING our energy level at the time. In this 5 minute talk I describe the differences in communication expectations, when we are at low, and when we are at high, energy levels: energy-and-comm Ranjeeth Thunga rkt@perspectivemapper.com
Negative vs. Positive Responses
In our interpersonal dealings, we tend to have a mixed bag of responses for us from the people in our life. In my life, most especially it’s been the case that it varies quite greatly. Some of the harshest insults by some were often followed up with the most lofty praise by others..almost immediately. Some…
Rigid vs. Porous Perspective (audio)
In this talk, I give a brief distinction between a rigid perspective, which doesn’t let light through, from a porous perspective, which does. rigid-vs.-porous-perspectives
Feedback (Part 1 – Prerequisites) (audio)
Before jumping into providing advice or guidance to another person, consider these three steps first. Listen to audio below: Feedback-1.0-pm Stay tuned for Part 2, which makes clear what the point of delivering and receiving feedback should really be, in my opinion.
Precise Definitions of Love
Love is talked about so much, but so little understood. After thousands of years of teachings, and billions of followers of the world’s religions, the majority of us as still seem to be caught up in bickering, judging, belittling, stomping, fearing, and ignoring each other…let alone attacking and slaughtering one another. It’s not like the…
Secluded meditation for internal research
I’ve spent well over a decade in deep meditation and contemplation, and though it has been extremely fruitful pursuit for me, a conclusion kept striking me over and over again that actual transcendence doesn’t occur in secluded meditation, but in the context of life itself. That said, what is the purpose in secluded meditation if not for transcendence? Research…