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Meditation and Leadership
Meditation and Leadership
Preamble
Nearly four months in Asia Pacific Leadership Program course that provided me the realization of how important of self in supporting sustainable development. Three lessons mainly value the self which has full potential to impact the whole compounding society. In Leadership Seminar, the core idea was centralizing on individual’s motivation. Started its class with silent lesson inspired me very much to explore my inner strength and ability. Culture and diversity also emphasized the existence of self to extend to surrounding people, environment and culture through the prospects of respecting, tolerance and compassion. Visioning the future and personal action plan (PAP) also inspired self-centered, self-innovated, self-projected, and self-oriented. In Professional Development Leadership Seminar, it encouraged individuals to improve self-resume and curriculum vitae through self-experiences, community services and orientations. Egonet and networking classified self as the most important component to create networking effectively. By self-effort, self-intelligence, self-awareness and self-responsibility should bear fruits to success in exposing with other people and tasks. When we can create ourselves as a stable pole or a big island, there will be many people trust and want to take a hold or parking their journey. In Regional Core Issues, it has the concept that economics, politics, environment, culture, social formation and information are circle and spinning around the word “I.” “I” is the essence of these core issues. Bad or good originated from “I”. So how can we decorate “I”, “Self” or “Individual” to be more proactive and becoming essential milestone of success?
Self and relationship with nature according to well-known scholars
Both Mechanical Universe of Isaac Newton and Quantum Mechanics of Albert Einstein have clarified that self or individual is very essential to respond to the whole society, world and universe under a certain natural law which called original interdependent or inner relativism. Buddha is the first researcher who found this theory and taught everybody about this inner relation and pointed out the way of middle path, self-savior and enlightenment.
Why meditation should be important to develop leadership?
When we discuss about self-savior or self-reliance; it must come from inner individual discovery through meditation practice. Good leader aims at those who can lead themselves, endure to serve others and initiate self-orientation. Richard Davidson, Neuroscientist of Wisconsin University has found that meditation is the important tool to develop happiness and other abilities especially leadership[i]. This factual statement inspires us to look inside and explore this tool together.
What is meditation?
Meditation is the method to explore self-strengths, peace, wisdom, compassion, motivation and innovation. Meditation doesn’t distinguish the practitioners by race, religions, language, traits or location. It is not the faith or belief but the discovery of self-enlightenment. It is not the spiritual rites, but it is the developing center of wisdom, compassion, dedication, commitment and leadership. There are two types of meditation: concentration meditation and insight meditation. Concentration meditation is the practice concerning the establishing of calmness, stillness and peace of the mind while Insight Meditation focuses on the cultivation of realization and knowledge.
ប្រជាជនខ្មែរគឺមានជំងឺបាក់ស្បាតផ្លូវចិត្តទាំងអស់ដូចគ្នា
ខ្ញុំគិតថាខ្លួនខ្ញុំព្រមទាំងមិត្តកសិករទាំងអស់ពិតជាមានជំងឺបាក់ស្បាតផ្លូវចិត្ត (Trauma) ហើយ។ ជំងឺនេះទាមទារពេលវេលានិងថវិការជាច្រើនដើម្បីព្យាបាល។ តើខ្ញុំមានសមត្ថភាពណាទៅគិត ដល់រោគសញ្ញានៃជំងឺនេះ បើរោគឃ្លាន ខ្លៅ ខ្លាច ស៊ីរូងផៃ្ទក្នុងនិងចាក់ស្អិតជាប់ក្នុងបេះដូងរួច ទៅហើយនោះ។
កាលពីថ្ងៃមុន ខ្មុំបានសរសេរពីទេពកោសល្យប្រជាភិថុតរបស់អ្នកនយោបាយជាភាសាអង់ គ្លេស ដែលទេពកោសល្យនេះមានភាពខុសគ្នារវាងអ្នកនយោបាយនិន្នាការប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ និងអ្នកនយោបាយនិន្នាការកុម្មុយនីស។ អ្នកវិទ្យាសាស្រ្តនយោបាយមានគំនិតតែមួយដូចគ្នា គឺអ្នកនយោបាយដែលឈរជួរមុខគេគឺជាអ្នកដែលពូកែខាងប្រើល្បិចកលប្រជាភិថុត(manipulations).
ខ្ញុំប្រាថ្នាចង់ឃើញអ្នកដឹកនាំខ្មែរអនុវត្តប្រសិទ្ធិភាពជាមេដឹកនាំដោយការយកតំរាប់តាមលោក ប្រធាធិបតីសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក George Washington។ បន្ទាប់ពីលោកមានអំណាចគ្រប់យ៉ាងក្នុង ដៃ រៀបចំប្រទេសប្រកបដោយនីតិរដ្ឋហើយ លោកបានកំណត់អណត្តិរបស់លោកតាមច្បាប់ ហើយគាំទ្ររៀបចំអោយមានការបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសរើសប្រធាធិបតីថ្មីដោយសុចរិតយុត្តិធម៌។
លោកបានក្លាយជាបីតាជាតិដ៏អស្ខារ្យម្នាក់ចាប់តាំងពីថ្ងៃទី៤ មីនា ១៧៩៧តរៀងមក។
ក្នុងឱកាសបុណ្យចូលឆ្នាំខ្មែរ ឆ្នាំម្សាញ់ បញ្ខស័ក ព.ស.២៥៥៧ នេះ អ្នកនយោបាយខ្មែរខិតខំ បញេ្ចញទេពកោសល្យរបស់ខ្លួនដើម្បីទាក់ទាញអ្នកគាំទ្រ។ អ្នកដែលមានលុយជួលប្រព័ន្ធផ្សព្វ ផ្សាយបានច្រើនឫអ្នកដែលប្រើអំណាចគ្រប់គ្រងផ្តាច់មុខនូវប្រព័ន្ធផ្សព្វផ្សាយតែម្នាក់ឯងរឹតតែ អាចបញ្ជ្រាបល្បិចកលប្រជាភិថុតរបស់ខ្លួនបានកាន់តែច្រើន។
ចំរៀងថ្មីរបស់ផលិតកម្មថោន ចំណងជើងថា សម្លក្តាម ច្រៀងដោយលោកពែកមីពិតជាទាញ ចំណាប់អារម្មណ៍របស់ខ្ញុំជាខ្លាំង។ ខ្ញុំមិនអាចដឹងពីគោលបំណងនៅពីក្រោយឆាកនៃបទចំរៀង នេះទេ តែអ្វីដែលខ្ញុំចាប់អារម្មណ៍គឺ៖
– ផលិតកម្មថោនបានឃោសនាស្រាបៀរកម្ពុជាទាំងស្បត ទាំងសេចរឿង និងដបគឺជាបន្ទាត់ព្រំ ដែនខ្មែរ
– អត្ថន័យចំរៀងគឺពិតជាចូលជ្រៅទៅក្នុងបេះដូងកសិករខ្មែរដែលមានដល់ទៅ៩០ភាគរយ នៃប្រជាពលរដ្ឋទាំងអស់
– ទំនុកត្រង់ថា ពីដើមមានស្រូវម៉ែឳភ្ជួរនឹងសត្វគោ សម័យតេជោភ្ជួរនឹងអាគោយន្ត ពិតជា បង្ហាញនូវទេពកោសល្យយ៉ាងពិតប្រាកដមែន
Political Leadership Message to Welcome Khmer New Year 2557
All Cambodians must be the catalyst of change!All Cambodians must be the agent of change!Change yourself – good luck!Change other – impossible!
I don’t think the strategy of “divide and conquer” would be applicable in our modern century. It possibly boomerangs!
Political leadership in Cambodia has been embedded by old style of communist manipulation, nepotism (no meritocracy), extremism and self or personal cult.
Abraham Kaplan said “politics is the redistribution of bandits.” Political scientist prof. Gergen said “a politician is a person who projects, motivates and rationalises the public for personal gain.” This manuscript is clearly illustrating the political game of “manipulations” but there is different between communist style of manipulation and democratic style of manipulation. While we are condemning KR of revolutionary communist, the arrival of Vietnamese’s regime is pure socialist communist. Both legacy and inheritance are still co-existing in Cambodian society nowadays.
For democratic-based manipulation, all games are educational and creating good heritage for younger generations. For communist-based manipulation, they can do whatsoever to defeat their contender(s) regardless of bad or unproductive outcomes. Within this prospect, Sam Rainsy who exercised his rights to protect Cambodia territory should not be criminalized. And the action should not be used to marginalize his political career. His absence is not good at all for Cambodia while this country is heading to develop democracy.