Mind Your Elephant

llustrations: PETTERI LAAKKONEN Text:TOMI ASTIKAINEN Mind your elephant How to get rid of your ego, connect with others and save the world

Mind your elephant

Mind your elephant “A person with ubuntu is open and  Dysfunctional people available to others, affirming of  Ego-driven individuals others, does not feel threatened  Dysfunctional relationships that others are able and good.” Desmond Tutu  Artificial separateness  Dysfunctional society  Systemic crisis

You are not your elephant

You are not your elephant “I am that by which I  Elephant is your ego know I am”  “a mental image of who you Nisargadatta Maharaj are, based on your personal and cultural conditioning.”  You are not your ego  your name, age, body, title or profession is not you  You are the consciousness behind your elephant

Suffering is elephant food

Suffering is elephant food “Why are you unhappy? Because  The obsessive compulsives 99.9 per cent of everything you  possessiveness, pleasure, think, and of everything you do, is fear, keeping busy, thinking for yourself. And there isn't one.” Wei wu Wei  Trying to be happy causes suffering  concentrate on peace, love and joy within  Acceptance is the key  accept that everything is unsatisfactory, impermanent and has no self

The elephant has taken over

The elephant has taken over “For some our dialogue of  Elephant speech brain chatter runs so fast that  “I need, I want, I desire” we can barely keep up with  “I should, I could, I would” what we are thinking..” Jill Bolte Taylor  Silence the brain chatter  elephant is in the past and in the future; be in the now  Replace fear with love  accept the fact that your elephant is afraid  take everything as a gift

The crocodile dentist

The crocodile dentist “We live in a time of chaos, as rich in  The Golden Rule 2.0 the potential for disaster as for new  “I am because you are” possibilities. How will we navigate  mindset affects behavior these times? The answer is, together.” Margaret Wheatley  behavior changes thoughts  The Nokia Generation  focus on the whole, parts and interconnections  Give for the sake of giving  scrap “what’s in it for me”

Elephant in crocodile’s mouth

Elephant in crocodile’s mouth “Only actions that do not cause  Spot the elephant in both opposing reactions are those that  accept instead of judging are aimed at the good of all.” Eckhart Tolle  Appreciate assertiveness  defend everyone’s rights  focus on what works  Law of Garbage Truck  don’t take things personally

Relationships without elephant

Relationships without elephant “When people talk, listen  Aim for egoless synergy completely. Most people  empathy: “walk a mile in never listen.” another person’s shoes” Ernest Hemingway  Practice compersion  enjoy others’ delight  Be radically honest  minimize your “assholiness”  Communicate everything  we cannot read minds... yet

The culture of letting go

The culture of letting go “When I let go of what I am, I  Acknowledge the facts become what I might be.”  let go of safe and familiar Lao Tzu  Do less, be more  free time to do nothing  Get rid of needless stuff  learn to minimize craving, delusion and attachment  It can feel like dying  when the ego dies, you can be reborn and grow up

Society of ants

Society of ants “As a thinker and planner, the ant is  We don’t need control the equal of any savage race of men; as a self-educated specialist in several  we can be self-organized arts, she is the superior of any savage  50% of ants do nothing race of men; and in one or two high  be the change you seek! mental qualities she is above the reach of any man, savage or civilized!”  Competition is not enough Mark Twain  co-create for common good  We are already connected  how do we work as a system?

Monetary system is unhealthy  System-created values  greed, self-interest, elitism  Who creates money?  1-3 % is coins and bills  money is debt  who pays the interest?  Nature and we suffer  are you free or in debt?  what are the alternatives?

Towards a new society What kind of world would you like to see?

Towards a new society “Our customs, behaviors, and  Equal opportunity to values are by-products of our culture. If the environment is abundance is the key unaltered, similar problems and  I am because you are behaviors will reoccur.” because we are Peter Joseph  New culture is needed  meaningful co-creation and agile development  bestowal and abundance  authenticity, awareness and dialogue

Be the awakening

Be the awakening “Everything in your life is  off-the-creed there as a vehicle for your transformation. Use it!”  knowing and doing the right Ram Dass thing  off-the-greed  from monetarism to free co-creation  off-the-grid  small self-reliant and interlinked communities

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Mind Your Elephant

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