מגזין בלוגותרפיה מגזין לוגותרפיה ומשמעות בחיים, פילוסופיה וישום, מאמרים כתבות מחקרים ומידע מאמרים נוספים בתחום
ישנם שני סוגים של משמעות: משמעות אולטימטיבית, ומשמעות-הרגע
משמעות אולטימטיבית – כוללת, את הסיבות בעבר ואת האפשרויות העתידיות.
משמעות הרגע – עונה על השאלה: 'מה החיים מבקשים ממני לעשות? ואילו המשמעות האולטימטיבית מבהירה תחילה את המצב ואת המציאות.
מוזמנים לדיון חי בנושאים אלו ועוד בזום או בפייסבוק – ללא תשלום
בהנחיית: בתיה יניגר PsyD; LSW , לוגותרפיסטית
When: Thursday, August 5, from 7:00-8:00 PM Israel time. 12:00 PM EST, 9:00 PM PST
יום חמישי, 5 באוגוסט 2021 בשעה 19:00 UTC+03
מאמר רקע באנגלית
The Meaning Frame
In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Stephen Covey relates an incident where a man is on a bus with his children, who are being very rowdy. One of the passengers shouted at the father: “Can’t you control your kids!?” What the passenger didn’t know was that their mother had just recently died.
There are two kinds of meaning: ultimate meaning and meaning-of-the-moment. Ultimate meaning is all-encompassing, including past causes and future possibilities. The meaning-of-the-moment answers the question: ‘What is life asking me to do?’ while ultimate meaning first clarifies the reality of the situation. In the situation we’ve just described, the children’s history is unknown. Based on what the passenger does know, how could she have responded any differently?
From a higher (all-encompassing) perspective, more can be seen. The key to seeing from a higher perspective is self-transcendence – to step out of one’s present perception and transcend to a higher plane, the noetic dimension.
The meaning-of-the-moment is derived from ultimate meaning. This means for example that the capacity to give someone the benefit of the doubt is activated once you transcend your personal vantage point. Self-transcendence will not reveal to you everything. But you will know that you don’t know. And you will respond based on the understanding that you don’t know and can never know ultimate meaning.
In Logotherapy man is not at the center; meaning is in the center. Therefore, the meaning frame of Logotherapy is the view from above. Meaning is not a matter of personal preference. Logotherapy is an ‘education to responsibility’ precisely because it is a response to meaning. That is, the meaning in the moment is a response to ultimate meaning.
There is no such thing as complete lack of bias in the human perspective. But the more you think about how life looks from someone else’s point of view or visualize a better future or look for the good highlights that are hidden in a dark situation the closer you come to the viewpoint of ultimate meaning and the more compassionate and truthful you will be.
For a live discussion on this topic, join us in the Logo-community where we have a monthly discussion of topics relating to Logotherapy.
When: Thursday, August 5, from 7:00-8:00 PM Israel time. 12:00 PM EST, 9:00 PM PST
Zoom Link
Viktor Frankl Institute of Israel
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** הצגת המידע באתר זה נעשית ללא מטרת רווח וללא כל תמורה, והיא חלק מהעשייה הרחבה בארץ להנגשת המידע והרעיונות של ויקטור פראנקל והלוגותרפיה ותפיסת המשמעות בחיים, בקרב קהל הקוראים והמתענינים.
