Government, though it never depends on the consent of the governed, often depends on large numbers of the governed believing that it does. Werner erhard, martin heidegger, and a new possibility of being human, professor james r. Students will be work on an aphorisms project today. The dark journey of werner erhard from est to exile. I actually liked the short bio of penn more than the aphorisms themselves, but there are definitely some gems in here. Werner erhard, est life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Ultimately, it is a context from which one chooses to live. Or, up to your ass in aphorisms up to your ass in aphorisms. I remember this phrase from the est training in the 1970s. Werner erhard, who founded est and the forum, and john p. Hanley, who founded lifespring, both were mind dynamics teachers. The profound impact of werner erhards work on culture and society is a manifestation of an incredible insight, the experience of being, presented in this book through a comparative analysis of a.
Ive assembled this catalog of werners quotes over the thirty some years ive known him. Book about 60 minutes and werner erhard by jane self phd. To cultivate the ability to simply be with what is and what isnt. Im asserting when werner speaks, thats transformation. Recorded at a large live event given by werner erhard, it perfectly captures for me the spirit and power of this man as he assists people in grappling with.
This book doesnt deal with werner erhards life, it deals with, as the title suggests an outrageous betrayal. Connect with others who have done the est training on facebook the best place to find werner erhards ideas at work for personal and professional training and development is at landmark werner erhard discusses the est training with professor james doty at stanford university in november 2017. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. It was one of the maxims the people received at the end of the program in the little book of aphorisms. Cult education institute group information archives. The mounting social unrest of the 1960s, and fullers commitment to educational reformwhich he had already demonstrated as a trinity. Thereafter he peers intently at the movements more enterprising manifestations, analyzing the ingredients in all those nonnutritive sweeteners. For those of you who have never heard of est, maybe you have seen the movie semitough, a 70s burt reynolds film that contained a parody of werner erhard and the est training, the original, twoweekend crash course of the human potential movement. Theres nothing wrong with narcissism that better narcissists cant fix. He married his high school sweetheart and, in true storybook fashion, proceeded to raise a family of four children. I can prove at any time that my education tried to make another person out of me than the one i became. They are often handed down by tradition from generation to generation.
Est, werner erhard and the corporatization of selfhelp. Today werner erhard and est erhard seminars training are truly an american phenomenon, a thriving success in the fertile garden of modern pop psychology. Geary also brings this up in his book, noting that aphorisms are not bits of uplifting text meant for passive consumption. The page lists 16 spinoffs of lifespring founded by former lifespring trainers, including momentus, whose founder, daniel tocchini, was a lifespring trainer for about eight years. Robert fuller attended oberlin college, and earned his ph. Man keeps looking for a truth that fits his reality. Popular aphorisms books meet your next favorite book.
The concept is distinct from those of an adage, brocard, chiasmus, epigram, maxim legal or philosophical, principle. The est graduate group is an opportunity for all graduates of the est training to communicate and participate in each others lives. Werner hans erhard was born jack rosenberg 40 years ago in philadelphia. That is, a collection of brief, disconnected, somewhat philosophical sentences. This is a good little book of aphorisms and sayings from the 17th century by the founder of pennsylvania, the quaker william penn. Erhard hagiographies 60 minutes and the assassination of werner erhard, by jane self. Health is a function of participation featured article.
Health is a function of participation huffpost life. What is, is, and what isnt, isnt was one of the zenlike aphorisms of the est training. Werner erhard born john paul rosenberg on september 5, 1935 is the founder of erhard seminars training est and the forum. This booklet was filled with werner erhards insights on life and basically reinforced the idea that this is itlife is what it is and reality doesnt care what we think. While studying philosophy ontology, he worked in various. If god had meant for man to fly, he would have given him. In his introduction to the oxford book of aphorisms, editor john gross makes the astute claim that what separates the aphorism from your standard maxim is that the former seems uniquely subversive. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful. Thoughts about est and the aphorism if you keep your agreements your. If god had meant man to fly, he would he would have given. Werner erhard, martin heidegger, and a new possibility of being human is an unprecedented study of the ideas and methods developed by the thinker werner erhard. Werner erhard is one of the most important philosophical thinkers of the xxth. Integrity is the process of cleaning up the mess you made.
The transformation of a man, the founding of est is a biography of werner erhard by philosophy professor william warren bartley, iii. May these quotes inspire you to transform yourself into the person you know deep down within yourself that you can be. Here is a link to view all the quotes from the little brown book. Im not talking about him giving instructions here, although in some situations there may be instructions. Freidrich bismarck, the films erhard lookalike, tosses off remarks like. Aphorisms by theme art beauty behavior business career character childhood conscience creativity culture cynicism death democracy destiny different education egoism envy evil fashion feelings finance friendship future good happiness hatred. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the book of est. Werner erhard, a leading scholar in ontology and phenomenology, created the est training in 1971. Comment art and literature 44 aphorisms 28 comments. Whether his journey from est to exile was an, outrageous betrayal is a matter of opinion, and clearly. Werner erhard quotes quoteland quotations by author. In order to gain a deeper understanding of franklins writing, and cultural literacy into the short witty saying so many people throw around in response to adversity, students are provided with a list of benjamin franklins aphorisms, directions for looking at these sayings today, project directions, and a list of modern aphorisms to. For the founder of est, a fresh round of charges the winds of werner training course sparks u. Quoteland would like to thank quotations book for its extensive contribution to our database.
This is the only book i ever found so useful, inspiring, and compelling that, immediately upon completing it, i turned back to page one and read it again. Suit by market workers transformation of est founder werner erhard werner erhard sold out yesterdays crimes. In this book those ideas and methods are revealed by presenting in full an innovative program he developed in the 1980s called the forumavailable in this book as a. To complete the past and create the future as graduates. If god had meant for man to fly, he would have given him wings or. Graduates of the early est training course received a small browncovered book of aphorisms, which contained sayings to ponder.
Werner erhard is one of the most important philosophical thinkers of the xxth century, the creator of a new, transformative paradigm of possibility for mankind. I demand from their hands the person i now am, and since they cannot give him to me, i make of my reproach and laughter a drumbeat sounding in the world beyond. Responsibility is not burden, fault, praise, blame, credit, shame or guilt. It is for the harm, therefore, that my educators could have done me in accordance with their intentions that i reproach them. Can you please provided the full citation for this aphorisms thing. If god had meant for man to fly, he would have given him wings. Lee was known as a founder of hohm spiritual community and. I love this tape and love sharing it with my family and friends. Est, werner erhard, and the corporatization of selfhelp. If god had meant man to fly, he would have given him wings. Youre all complete assholes or you wouldnt be here. Stop wishing, start doing, and take command of your life, he writes, in the 1970s i participated in a twoweekend workshop known as erhard seminar training usually abbreviated in lowercase as est. Werner erhard speaks transformation like a possibility.
We made a whole bunch of agreements and didnt keep them. Werner erhard quotes quotations from and about werner erhard. The moral sayings of publius syrus by publilius syrus 6. Life, living, and winning the game excerpt from a presentation given by werner erhard in san francisco on may 23, 1973 cleaning up your mess the mastery of life includes integrity. And please do not remove quotes that have full citations to them. Erhard, a former encyclopedia salesman and executive, began a typical sixtyhour workshop with a variation on the following observation. Biography of werner erhard, the source of executive coaching.
In may 1960, he bolted from his unhappy life and flew west, changing his name to werner erhard. Thoughts about the est training forty years later choices. Transformation is crucial to living your dreams, you must rid yourself of mediocrity and step up your game to a whole new level. David viscott, a virtual cottage industry, who reduces psychotherapy to a chorus of aphorisms. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like. A few years ago, through the graces of an independent press, i put out a book of aphorisms. While studying philosophy ontology, he worked in various sales jobs, and became very successful. Michael naumer, with his wife christina, created the mind of love, which later morphed into beyond the game. Lee lozowick was an american author, poet, lyricist, playwright and singer. The book of est kindle edition by rhinehart, luke, erhard, werner, vitale, joe. He taught at columbia university, where he coauthored the book mathematics of classical and quantum physics oberlin college president. I added an image of erhard from the commons and two images relating to some of the mystically oriented statements on the page with the comment.
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