Grounding the Orthodoxy: L1 & L2
L1: Realized Fundamentals
The foundation of any orthodoxy lies in the doctrine's fundamental realizations that lead people to become adherents.
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Dynamic Duality: Any orthodoxy rests on an affirmation of fundamentals that have been formulated within a written doctrine. On the one hand this is an intensely personal act of individual commitment. At the same time it is an affirmation by and for the school (i.e. the membership group).
So, in the Tree, this level becomes a single balanced Centre.
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Psychosocial Pressure :
Channels
As additional Centres are identified, possible linkages to and from
will be explored and explained.L2: Personalized Mentoring
The doctrine is spread and kept true to the orthodoxy through a willingness to educate others. Educative methods involve mentoring, supervision, and guidance for novices and junior members. The goal here is for wrong thinking, inadvertent distortions, and misunderstandings to be nipped in the bud.
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Dynamic Duality: While the process is a personal activity, it is performed on behalf of the school and so is simultaneously social. In the strictest schools, permission to mentor is controlled by guardians.
So, in the Tree, this level becomes a single balanced Centre.
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Psychosocial Pressure :
The awareness and affirmation of fundamentals confirms that a person is ready to perform as a mentor. Conversely, the process of mentoring allows the mentor to confirm and re-affirm doctrinal fundamentals.
So the Doctrinal Confirmation.
Channel is labeled:- Continue to Level 3 that spreads the orthodoxy.
Originally posted: 4-Dec-2022. Last updated: 10-Apr-2024.