Seeing True™ is a moment of epiphany that is so pronounced that subsequent changes in direction or behavior are dramatically altered for the better. The Greeks called this “metanoia,” which means "change of mind," though it might translate better today as “a profound change of heart.” In the Seeing True framework, we focus on transformation as the desired result, and forgiveness and relationships as the spaces in which we practice.
Sometimes, common culture provides powerful reflections. When it come to love, once one takes the idea to heart, all we can see is all the ways we place conditions upon others, including ourselves, and even upon life itself.
Read More“Why can't the self improve upon itself?” A fine question worthy of discussion from my friend, Jay. In short, the self has only its own viewpoint as a reference. Everything self sees or does comes through that viewpoint.
Read MoreHow much of our life’s direction or choices are framed and influenced by our past? How will the rest of our lives play out? Aren’t these the existential questions with which many of us must deal?
Read MoreWe think life is happening through us, or around us, or to us, when in fact, life is us. We are not an object, nor is life static. We are an unfolding, that is emerging moment by moment, thought by thought, step by step.
Read MoreA recent meditation from Richard Rohr at the Center for Action and Contemplation catapulted me backward in time to a long-ago conversation with my spiritual mentor. I remember it because it shook me at a very profound level.
Read MoreI recently stumbled once again across Plato's Allegory of The Cave, and his captivating phrase, "shadows on the wall." In short, Plato proposes that until we humans awaken psychologically and spiritually, we are not seeing or experiencing reality, rather our projections and impressions of that reality.
Read MoreIn the vernacular of recovery, whenever we point a finger at someone, there are three pointing back at us. As you and I often discuss, we turn back to our own inner work to see what’s amiss with us.
Read MoreSeeing True is a framework and practice for living an engaged life through forgiveness.
Ronald CHAPMAN, CREATOR
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