More about the 3 lenses – the trans-personal lens
This one is the toughest to explain, because it has so much depth and so many layers. Fundamentally, the trans-personal lens has to do with those events or issues that transcend individuals and relationships. There is a required maturity in order to see life through this lens. To engage with the trans-personal requires me to let go of my ego or that which separates me from others, while at the same time investing myself fully in the moment … playing my full part of the whole.
The best example most people can relate to are those times in sexual encounters (I'm not talking about orgasm here, I'm talking about connection/intimacy) – when you are fully tuned in to yourself and to the other person, and vice versa. All senses are engaged. There is no plan, no objective, no past, no future … only now. There is such synergy between the two of you, that there seems to be no difference. That's when there is another energy present that holds the two as more than just one plus one. It is not just you and the other; there is you and the other and the OTHER, with Its Own Presence. Words are inadequate to describe the sense of being turned inside out into B E I N G. I have often thought that those moments are on offer to human beings to demonstrate the secular transcended into the sacred – not just sexual moments, but that possibility is inherent in every moment.
In parental terms, there were times when I took the longer view with Rebecca. Fairly early in her childhood, I realized that I had 18 years to be a conscious part of her unfolding – to play my full part (in concert with others) in her becoming a woman of integrity, knowing who she is and who she isn't, while being willing to hold her own. Fortunately, she was one of those 'easy' kids to raise, as she came into this world with a fundamental serenity that still amazes me (unless you put her on a court with a ball in her hands – different story). When she was 10, I took her with me to London, Paris and Edinburgh. I wanted her to experience different ways of being in the world, different transportation, language/accents, money, customs, etc. My intent was for her to think of herself as a global citizen, not to be bound by her birth place – to be open to other ways of doing things, open to possibility, to the bigger reality of what's on offer.
In corporate terms, each member of a team or board plays their part fully in the achievement of a goal or an idea(l) that none could achieve on their own. At its best, that process maximizes growth in each individual, creates esprit de corps, and ultimately adds something new into the world.
In political terms, each party would play their part fully to provide depth and breadth of wisdom and concerted effort to effect a vibrant, thriving country. In global terms, each country would contribute their unique part of the global whole that would constantly require partnership to address planetary issues. Who knows, maybe one day, we'll be required to address universal issues!
