%% #📓 #🟠 %% **Title:** Part 1: Peter Senge on contemplation and organizational wellbeing, Garrison Institute, July 2009 **Author:** Garrison Institute **Citation:** Garrison Institute. (2010, August 9). *Part : Peter Senge on contemplation and organizational wellbeing, Garrison Institute, July 2009* [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtSeK2MP228&ab_channel=GarrisonInstitute --- # Abstract ~ 3 Sentence Summary David Rome, Senior Fellow at the Garrison Institute, talks with Peter Senge to learn about his exploration of contemplation. Senge explains his contemplative practice, how it helps him in his life, and the role of contemplation in organizational life. # Structure The interview/conversation is broken into two videos on YouTube. # Notes & Important Ideas ## Part 1 ### Background in contemplative practice - First experience that Senge recollects is attending a Zen retreat at Tassajara in college [01:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtSeK2MP228&t=206s&ab_channel=GarrisonInstitute#t=67.23900695422363) - Found a teacher in China to study Buddhism and Taoism - Meditation is now the center of his life from which everything else radiates. [03:35](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtSeK2MP228&t=206s&ab_channel=GarrisonInstitute#t=215.2631528140335) - Started with classic zen breathing exercises [04:38](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtSeK2MP228&t=206s&ab_channel=GarrisonInstitute#t=278.23541605960463) - Simple quieting of mind was attractive for an academic - Skeleton meditation [05:44](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtSeK2MP228&t=206s&ab_channel=GarrisonInstitute#t=344.694749038147) - Once you've slowed down, observe and be aware - Core of contemplative cultivation traditions is slowing down so you can observe more [08:48](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtSeK2MP228&t=206s&ab_channel=GarrisonInstitute#t=528.9009222098083) ## Part 2 ### Impact of meditation - Easier to adjust to change during travel [00:24](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeUrLpf1n0I#t=24.963846026702882) - Helps reconnect and ground you ### What's the role of contemplation in organizational life? - Deeper reflective space is foundation for meaningful work [03:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeUrLpf1n0I#t=234.9003648970032) - Organizational health and well-being = ability to be present with one another, and to be present individually and collectively to reality [04:06](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeUrLpf1n0I#t=246.27760979782104) - Cultivation = process of becoming more able to live in harmony with everything around you [08:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeUrLpf1n0I#t=485.1238960038147) # Connections to Other Materials # Personal Reflection & Application --- # Other References TEL:: [Tassajara Zen Center](https://www.sfzc.org/locations/tassajara) TEL:: [Garrison Institute](https://www.garrisoninstitute.org/) TEL:: skeleton meditation ## Tags