For the founder of est, a fresh round of charges the winds of werner training course sparks u. Robert fuller attended oberlin college, and earned his ph. Freidrich bismarck, the films erhard lookalike, tosses off remarks like. If god had meant man to fly, he would he would have given. He taught at columbia university, where he coauthored the book mathematics of classical and quantum physics oberlin college president. Book about 60 minutes and werner erhard by jane self phd. 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. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the book of est. Can you please provided the full citation for this aphorisms thing. Or, up to your ass in aphorisms up to your ass in aphorisms. Comment art and literature 44 aphorisms 28 comments. The moral sayings of publius syrus by publilius syrus 6. Whether his journey from est to exile was an, outrageous betrayal is a matter of opinion, and clearly. Hanley, who founded lifespring, both were mind dynamics teachers.
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. This is a good little book of aphorisms and sayings from the 17th century by the founder of pennsylvania, the quaker william penn. They are often handed down by tradition from generation to generation. Werner erhard, a leading scholar in ontology and phenomenology, created the est training in 1971. David viscott, a virtual cottage industry, who reduces psychotherapy to a chorus of aphorisms. Transformation is crucial to living your dreams, you must rid yourself of mediocrity and step up your game to a whole new level. 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. Health is a function of participation featured article. 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. In may 1960, he bolted from his unhappy life and flew west, changing his name to werner erhard. Lee lozowick was an american author, poet, lyricist, playwright and singer. The mounting social unrest of the 1960s, and fullers commitment to educational reformwhich he had already demonstrated as a trinity.
Quoteland would like to thank quotations book for its extensive contribution to our database. The dark journey of werner erhard from est to exile. Today werner erhard and est erhard seminars training are truly an american phenomenon, a thriving success in the fertile garden of modern pop psychology. Here is a link to view all the quotes from the little brown book. 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. Werner erhard, martin heidegger, and a new possibility of being human, professor james r. That is, a collection of brief, disconnected, somewhat philosophical sentences. 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. Suit by market workers transformation of est founder werner erhard werner erhard sold out yesterdays crimes. We made a whole bunch of agreements and didnt keep them. Incorporating concepts from gurdjieff, oscar ichazo, along with werner erhard and a number of other consciousness teachers, they created a transformational body of work where the objective was one of selfrecognition.
Responsibility is not burden, fault, praise, blame, credit, shame or guilt. Im asserting when werner speaks, thats transformation. If god had meant for man to fly, he would have given him wings or. Thoughts about the est training forty years later choices. Youre all complete assholes or you wouldnt be here. If god had meant for man to fly, he would have given him. 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. Popular aphorisms books meet your next favorite book. 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. Students will be work on an aphorisms project today. Thoughts about est and the aphorism if you keep your agreements your. Man keeps looking for a truth that fits his reality.
I love this tape and love sharing it with my family and friends. Cult education institute group information archives. What is, is, and what isnt, isnt was one of the zenlike aphorisms of the est training. Werner erhard quotes quotations from and about werner erhard. Over 40 years later est continues to have an impact. Michael naumer, with his wife christina, created the mind of love, which later morphed into beyond the game. I can prove at any time that my education tried to make another person out of me than the one i became. I actually liked the short bio of penn more than the aphorisms themselves, but there are definitely some gems in here. 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. A few years ago, through the graces of an independent press, i put out a book of aphorisms. 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. Erhard hagiographies 60 minutes and the assassination of werner erhard, by jane self.
If god had meant man to fly, he would have given him wings. While studying philosophy ontology, he worked in various. May these quotes inspire you to transform yourself into the person you know deep down within yourself that you can be. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like. It is for the harm, therefore, that my educators could have done me in accordance with their intentions that i reproach them. The book of est kindle edition by rhinehart, luke, erhard, werner, vitale, joe. It was one of the maxims the people received at the end of the program in the little book of aphorisms. 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. Werner hans erhard was born jack rosenberg 40 years ago in philadelphia. 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. To cultivate the ability to simply be with what is and what isnt. Ultimately, it is a context from which one chooses to live. Werner erhard speaks transformation like a possibility. Biography of werner erhard, the source of executive coaching.
Ive assembled this catalog of werners quotes over the thirty some years ive known him. 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. Integrity is the process of cleaning up the mess you made. To complete the past and create the future as graduates. Publication date 1905 topics epigrams, aphorisms and apothegms publisher boston, j. While studying philosophy ontology, he worked in various sales jobs, and became very successful. Est, werner erhard, and the corporatization of selfhelp. He married his high school sweetheart and, in true storybook fashion, proceeded to raise a family of four children. Erhard, a former encyclopedia salesman and executive, began a typical sixtyhour workshop with a variation on the following observation. The transformation of a man, the founding of est is a biography of werner erhard by philosophy professor william warren bartley, iii. Graduates of the early est training course received a small browncovered book of aphorisms, which contained sayings to ponder.
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. The est graduate group is an opportunity for all graduates of the est training to communicate and participate in each others lives. Geary also brings this up in his book, noting that aphorisms are not bits of uplifting text meant for passive consumption. 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 quotes quoteland quotations by author. Health is a function of participation huffpost life. Lee was known as a founder of hohm spiritual community and. Werner erhard, who founded est and the forum, and john p. Werner erhard born john paul rosenberg on september 5, 1935 is the founder of erhard seminars training est and the forum. I remember this phrase from the est training in the 1970s. The concept is distinct from those of an adage, brocard, chiasmus, epigram, maxim legal or philosophical, principle. If god had meant for man to fly, he would have given him wings. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful. 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.
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. Werner erhard is one of the most important philosophical thinkers of the xxth. And please do not remove quotes that have full citations to them. Werner erhard, est life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes.
This book doesnt deal with werner erhards life, it deals with, as the title suggests an outrageous betrayal. 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. Responsibility begins with the willingness to be cause in the matter of ones life. Theres nothing wrong with narcissism that better narcissists cant fix. Im not talking about him giving instructions here, although in some situations there may be instructions.
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