On 16 March 2020 the Swiss authorities declared a state of emergency. On the 22nd, I should have given a presentation in France on the subject of “reconciliation”. Instead of that I made 7 concise videos.
Past
“Reconciliation is personal. Always.” In fact, I think it affects everyone.
While the addressee of my talk was the Reiki Federation LFRU, it seemed important to me to avoid the idea that reconciliation can be dealt with on an abstract and institutional level. Moreover, I do not have a universal recipe – even though certain elements of the process are observable in any case.
Personal disputes are often settled on behalf of family, country or association memberships. In fact, it is probably never the “clan tradition” that is the cause when a family quarrel, but individual expectations and projections. What is advanced as “tradition” is rather the clinging to traditional convictions and ready-made opinions. It serves as an excuse for not allowing change.
Relationships, whether in a marriage or other association, are not only the product of the original commonality and visionary intention. Conflicts of interest, trench warfare of the egos and injuries also shape the structure.
Future
The purpose of reconciliation is to get rid of the burdens of the past. So that we can experience our lives more liberated today and at the same time keep future generations of inherited burdens intact.
The 7 videos – the playlist
Playlist is 35 minutes) or you can watch each video individually if you are particularly interested in a topic.
introduction (0:25 minutes)
History of origins in connection with corona .
presentation for LFRU (3:38 minutes)
With the help of a joke, I show that a once useful rule can become an obstacle in the course of development.
my personal journey (9:36 minutes)
Using my own life path as an example, I illustrate that reconciliation takes place on a personal level – but that it can make waves outside of one’s own influence. Also with far-reaching effects on organisations.
reflections and Buddhist temple intercession (2:06 minutes)
All our lives are hardly different from each other in a more fundamental way. Each has its own story, but our tears are salty. From my Buddhist monk friend Bhante Sukhacitto I learned a temple intercession which is presented here.
elements of reconciliation (9:10 minutes)
Forgiving has nothing to do with forgetting. On the contrary. Honest stocktaking, recognition of one’s own decision-making authority and implementation of the process – these are steps on the path to reconciliation.
inclusivity and challenges (5:50 minutes)
Demarcation and isolation may be temporarily necessary. Not only at times of Corona, but also in phases of a reconciliation process. In the long term they are not a goal-oriented strategy. What is true for the identity of an organization is also true for the individual.
Future (4:08 minutes)
The celebration in 2022 is addressed here. I also make a small gift, which I am happy to pass on to our German-speaking readers and viewers at this point. With the code “Lyon2020” you get a 20% discount for the video archive (valid until April 30th, all 66 videos have German subtitles).
The videos are illustrated at various points with recordings of the Dalai Lama or Nelson Mandela, underlined with quotations and translated into French and German. For this I would like to thank the team and especially Adriano Fattizzo very much.
