The Enlightenment Exercise
“The simple rules for this are - listen silently and speak without judging what the other has said.”
The Enlightenment Exercise is grounded in a set of orienting truths. Not to be memorised, but to be lived.
Truth as Alignment
The quiet integrity of thought, word, and deed moving as one. Coherence - not perfection.
Truth as Moral Ground
Speaking truth as a call toward justice, dignity, and meaning. To honour what matters.
Truth as Courage
As in the Greek tradition of parrhesia and Zen path of shinjitsu, facing what we would rather avoid.
Truth as Harmony
From Confucianism to Ubuntu, truth sustains the balance of relationship, community, and the wider order of things.
“Drawn from this deep inheritance, the practice does not seek to escape the modern condition but to meet it. Truthfully.”
The Technique
‘Who am I?”
Get a sense of yourself as you are right now.
Intend to experience yourself directly.
Be open to whatever occurs as a result.
Communicate that.
Repeat.