UNIT 6

After silencing my mind and focusing my full attention on the four quadrants of the integral map, I began a personal mental inventory of the four aspects of my life. I realized there was a lot of work to do. I think this assessment is a tool of motivation for me and others to realize our current level of development lapses. It really makes you think about what you can improve in your life when you 'see 'the big picture of yourself. For me I will always need to improve the psychospiritual area. This
would probably be my main area of development that needs attention causing the balance to be uneven. Praying more often is a way I can develop this area more. Reading the Bible and meditating on it, and thanksgiving and compassion is another practice I can increase.
My second area needing more attention is the biological aspect of nutrition. I know what I need to do, but doing it is the hard part. Eating raw more often than not is the key for me. I can start adding a spinach salad a couple days a week and add raw spinach to the home-made quiche I make. I can seek spinach recipes on the web as well to motivate myself. Adding raw broccoli and carrots on the days I don't spinach is another option I can start to practice.


The "UNIVERSAL LOVING-KINDNESS",(p.93), in my opinion, unlike the authors', does not apply to intimate romantic relationships other than the one I am in with my own husband. I do not agree with this author-of-the-book, Integral Health, or his ideas about sharing my physical intimacy and even my emotional intimacy with all my relationships, strangers, and even my enemy's. This to me is not normal, it is not moral and it has no integrity whatsoever associated or connected with this kind of behavior.
Saying a 4-sentence chant over and over for 10 minutes, wishing no more suffering, health, happiness and wholeness on all people is a nice thot, but, does not really expand my mind or heart. I already have a big heart and expanded mind. This 4-sentence chant just reminds me of doing kind deeds for others who may be suffering, to help them be happier.