MAANDAG 18 JULIE 2016
Nog ’n voorbeeld hoe my eie gedagtes gewortel is in denkskole en bewegings waarvan ek geen direkte kennis gehad het nie:
“The Human Potential Movement (HPM) arose out of the counterculture milieu of the 1960s and formed around the concept of cultivating extraordinary potential that its advocates believe to lie largely untapped in all people. The movement took as its premise the belief that through the development of ‘human potential’, humans can experience an exceptional quality of life filled with happiness, creativity, and fulfilment. As a corollary, those who begin to unleash this assumed potential often find themselves directing their actions within society towards assisting others to release their potential. Adherents believe that the net effect of individuals cultivating their potential will bring about positive social change at large.”
Die sosioloog, Elizabeth Puttick, het soos volg geskryf oor die Human Potential Movement:
“The human potential movement (HPM) originated in the 1960s as a counter-cultural rebellion against mainstream psychology and organised religion. It is not in itself a religion, new or otherwise, but a psychological philosophy and framework, including a set of values that have made it one of the most significant and influential forces in modern Western society.”
’n Lys van mense wat die beweging beïnvloed het, en ook mense wat beïnvloed is deur die idees gepopulariseer deur die beweging, sluit in die sielkundige Abraham Maslow van hiërargie van behoeftes-faam, Aldous Huxley, skrywer van Brave New World, en die selfhelp-ghoeroe, Anthony Robbins.
Lees meer op Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Potential_Movement
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