{"id":239670,"date":"2020-12-24T11:42:41","date_gmt":"2020-12-24T10:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ashtanga-yoga-plus.de\/?p=239670"},"modified":"2021-01-25T16:07:57","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T15:07:57","slug":"the-triple-filters-of-socrates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ashtanga-yoga-plus.de\/en\/the-triple-filters-of-socrates\/","title":{"rendered":"The triple filters of Socrates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.7.2″ min_height=”1061px” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.5″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.5″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.4″ hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]

Already last month, I was writing about Socrates – the wisest man in Greece<\/a> (interestingly enough, the Oracle did not mention women).<\/span><\/p>\n

Socrates is also seen as the source for an approach to conversations – and to silence -, which is very useful if regularly applied (actually, I could do better in this respect). <\/span><\/p>\n

The story goes as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n

Plato, the <\/strong>student of Socrates, came running towards him, quite out of breath: <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMaster, I have to tell you what I heard about your wife.\u201c <\/span><\/p>\n

Socrates interrupted him immediately: \u201dDid you run it by the three filters?\u201c <\/span><\/p>\n

Plato looked quite stunned: \u201dWhat filters?\u201c <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201dWell, dear friend, the first filter <\/strong>is the question: \u2019Is what I want to tell this person true?\u2019. The second filter <\/strong>is the question: \u2019Is it coming from my heart?\u2018. And the third filter <\/strong>is the question: \u2018Is it really helpful to the person to whom I am talking?\u2018.<\/span><\/p>\n

Plato thought about it for a moment, seemingly filled with consternation, nodded, turned around and walked away without a further word.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.6.6″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.6.6″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/ashtanga-yoga-plus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Corona-Demo.jpg” title_text=”Corona Demo” _builder_version=”4.7.4″ _module_preset=”default”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-15px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ text_font_size=”13px” sticky_enabled=”0″]

Leonhard Lenz, Juli 2020,\u00a0https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Conspiracy_theorist_protest_Berlin_2020-07-31_14.jpg<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.7.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-91px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.6.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”59px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.6.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.4″ hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]

I am telling this story, because we are confronted every day with the question of how we are handling the things that we think, read, see.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Is it true?<\/span><\/p>\n

2. If I pass it on, does this action originate from my heart – or do I have another motive?<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Does it help the person with whom I am talking?<\/span><\/p>\n

These days, we are all flooded with all kind of fake news, right now of course specifically concerning the vaccination against the corona virus. If each one of us would spend some time with the question, whether what we intend to forward to somebody else is true, we could all save loads of time and emotions. <\/span><\/p>\n

Very often, we are unable to decide whether something is true. It may coincide with my opinion, but I still might feel that it may not be correct, not honest. Should I forward it anyway? <\/span><\/p>\n

Well, what would be the answer to question no. 2? What is it about deep down? Do I want to contribute to reduce fear – or am I adding to the feelings of fear, helplessness and being at the mercy of the situation? Or do I just want to feel part of a community of equal-minded people? We love those people who share our prejudices.<\/span><\/p>\n

The question \u201dIs it helpful for the person to whom I am talking?\u201c is often the most difficult one to answer. Let me refer to my blog on the subject \u201cThe will cannot go beyond what the space is prepared to carry.<\/a>\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course it is difficult to be certain. Still, each and everyone of us can contribute to peace and healing in these chaotic times by asking us again and again, if what we are sharing is <\/span><\/p>\n

true<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

from the heart<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

and helpful<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n

The saying \u201cSpeech is silver, silence is golden.\u201c is not from Socrates, but it is also quite fitting.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Already last month, I was writing about Socrates – the wisest man in Greece (interestingly enough, the Oracle did not mention women). Socrates is also seen as the source for an approach to conversations – and to silence -, which is very useful if regularly applied (actually, I could do better in this respect). The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":239660,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"[et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"4.7.2\" min_height=\"1061px\" custom_margin=\"||||false|false\" custom_padding=\"0px||0px||false|false\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"4.4.5\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"4.4.5\"][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.7.4\"]\n\nBereits letzten Monat ging es um Sokrates - den weisesten Mann Griechenlands<\/a> (\u00fcber die Frauen \u00e4u\u00dferte sich das Orakel interessanterweise nicht).\n\nSokrates wird auch eine Herangehensweise zum Gespr\u00e4ch - und zum Schweigen - zugeschrieben, die gerade heutzutage sehr n\u00fctzlich w\u00e4re, wenn sie regelm\u00e4\u00dfig angewendet w\u00fcrde (das gilt auch f\u00fcr mich).\n\nDazu diese Geschichte:\n\nPlato, der <\/strong>Sch\u00fcler von Sokrates, kam zu ihm gelaufen und sagte, ganz atemlos:\n\n\u201eMeister, ich muss Dir etwas erz\u00e4hlen, was ich \u00fcber Deine Frau geh\u00f6rt habe.\u201c\n\nDaraufhin unterbrach Sokrates ihn sofort: \u201eHast Du es auch durch die drei Filter laufen lassen?\u201c\n\nPlato schaute v\u00f6llig verdutzt: \u201eWelche Filter?\u201c\n\n\u201eNun, mein Freund, der erste Filter <\/strong>ist die Frage \u201aIst es wahr, was ich erz\u00e4hlen will?\u2018. Der zweite Filter <\/strong>ist die Frage: \u201aKommt es von Herzen?\u2018. Und der dritte Filter <\/strong>ist die Frage \u201aHilft es meinem Gespr\u00e4chspartner wirklich weiter?\u2018.\n\nPlato dachte kurz nach, wirkte betroffen, nickte, drehte sich um und ging wortlos von dannen.\n\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"4.6.6\" _module_preset=\"default\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"4.6.6\" _module_preset=\"default\"][et_pb_image src=\"https:\/\/ashtanga-yoga-plus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Corona-Demo.jpg\" title_text=\"Corona Demo\" _builder_version=\"4.7.4\" _module_preset=\"default\"][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.7.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" custom_margin=\"-15px||||false|false\"]\n\nLeonhard Lenz, Juli 2020, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Conspiracy_theorist_protest_Berlin_2020-07-31_14.jpg\n\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"4.7.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" custom_margin=\"-91px||||false|false\" custom_padding=\"0px||0px||false|false\" hover_enabled=\"0\" sticky_enabled=\"0\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"4.6.6\" _module_preset=\"default\" custom_margin=\"59px||||false|false\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"4.6.5\" _module_preset=\"default\"][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.7.4\" hover_enabled=\"0\" sticky_enabled=\"0\"]\n\nIch erz\u00e4hle diese Geschichte, weil wir tagt\u00e4glich damit konfrontiert sind, wie wir mit den Dingen, die wir denken, lesen, sehen, umgehen.\n

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  1. Ist es wahr?<\/li>\n \t
  2. Wenn ich es weitergebe, kommt diese Bewegung von Herzen - oder habe ich ein anderes Motiv?<\/li>\n \t
  3. Hilft es der Person, mit der ich spreche, weiter?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nGerade aktuell wirst Du vielleicht \u00fcberflutet von Fake News, aus gegebenem Anlass nat\u00fcrlich mit jeder Menge Quatsch \u00fcber die Corona Impfungen. Mir geht es leider so.\n\nWenn jede oder jeder von uns sich die Zeit nehmen w\u00fcrde, sich mit der Frage zu besch\u00e4ftigen, ob das, was sie oder er da weiterleiten, wahr ist, w\u00fcrden wir alle viel Zeit und viele Emotionen sparen.\n\nNat\u00fcrlich ist es h\u00e4ufig nicht entscheidbar, ob etwas stimmt oder nicht. Vielleicht deckt es sich sogar mit meinen Vorurteilen -  aber ich ahne eigentlich schon, dass es gar nicht stimmt. Wenn ich es dann dennoch weiterleite, na, was ist dann die Antwort zur Frage 2? Worum geht es in der Tiefe? Dazu beizutragen, dass die Angst vermindert wird - oder die Angst und die Gef\u00fchle von Hilflosigkeit und sich ausgeliefert F\u00fchlen noch zu verst\u00e4rken? Einfach darum, mich einer Gemeinschaft von Gleichdenkenden zugeh\u00f6rig f\u00fchlen? Nicht vergessen: Wir lieben die, die unsere Vorurteile teilen.\n\n\u201eHilft es der Person, mit der ich spreche, weiter?\u201c ist h\u00e4ufig die Frage, die am schwierigsten zu beantworten ist. Dazu verweise ich auf meinen Blog zum Thema \u201eDer Wille kann nicht \u00fcber das hinausgehen, was der Raum bereit ist zu tragen.<\/a>\u201c.\n\nNat\u00fcrlich ist es schwer, sich sicher zu sein. Dennoch - jede und jeder von uns kann in diesen chaotischen Zeiten einen Beitrag zu Frieden und Heilung leisten, wenn wir uns immer wieder fragen, ob das, was wir \u201emitteilen\u201c\n\nwahr<\/strong>\n\nvon Herzen<\/strong>\n\nund n\u00fctzlich<\/strong>\n\nist.\n\nDer Spruch \u201eReden ist Silber, Schweigen ist Gold.\u201c stammt zwar nicht von Sokrates, passt hier aber auch.\n\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[214,165,239,164],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-239670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-coaching-en","category-energy-work-en","category-english-blog-post-en","category-general-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashtanga-yoga-plus.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashtanga-yoga-plus.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashtanga-yoga-plus.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashtanga-yoga-plus.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashtanga-yoga-plus.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ashtanga-yoga-plus.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239670\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashtanga-yoga-plus.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/239660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashtanga-yoga-plus.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashtanga-yoga-plus.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=239670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashtanga-yoga-plus.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=239670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}