Art of Spiritual Dialogue

In the pretext of presenting a report and leaving it to the audience to seek the truth, the corrupt media engages in talk shows , entertainment gossips and even news which have people present conflicting opinions. Given the limited time they engage in self attacks, defensiveness and chaotic behavior of talking over another. The media is misleading you to believe a serious debate is going on with a common vision to seek truth among the news clip participants, but the fact of matter is you are viewing a group of tenacious people who are determined that their part of the opinion, idea or story is right, leaving you to wonder both sides make sense. However the liberal media would support its own ideology, so would be the conseratives.

Dialogue means "using logos" or using logic in conversations. Unlike the debates whose purpose starts with a motive to be on the winning side , dialogue tries to discover and seek truth. All debates are not worthless and all dialogues dont necessarily lead to truth as well, however the fruitfullness of a spiritual dialogue are determined by

1. primary motive in seeking
2. open mindedness in engagement
3. focussed vision
4. joy in participation and among particpants
5. using Logos

The primary motive needs to be established in a dialogue, no common solution can be arrived with differeing objectives to begin with. The purpose of the dialogue when well seated in motive, opens the doorway to the possibility of engagement.

Even with a common objective but if steadfast in specific patternal thinking, it doesnt open the door to learning but only to the art of defending or in stereotyped thinking. The purpose the dialogue when seated in open mindedness brings forth a creativity and disengages from what i see to what to see, revitalizing to start afresh.

With open minded conversations, the chances of digression cannot be ruled out as it manifests naturally, but whenever we slide, as long as we are consciously aware of the vision statement, the disipation of energy being wasted is minimal and ability to apply consctructive thought made plausible.

Dialogue does not put the person in focus but the context always and ultimately it is not about who is wrong or right but is the vision religiously being followed and is the whole process exhilarating and rejuvenating? This factor helps you to sustain and evolve in patience and persistance in finding the challenge.

The final instrument which enables a dialogue is by effective communication, articulation and mastery of the language and in the definitions, terms , concepts and principles used in the dialogue. The presentation through logic ensures the conversation stay beyond mere feelings and the ways of expression. It can be in ways of questions and answers, or analogies or by other means.

Art of spiritual dialogue whether be J krishnamurti or Socrates lays the foundation to bring forth methods of right learning, unlike today where learning is fostered mostly through competition alone. Eventhugh the later produces the outcome, there is a subtle wastage in the opposing forces of energy .