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Observing

To KNOW
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Overview
What You Will Learn
Why Observation Skills? What is Observation? a refind, refine, define Characteristics of Good Observations Hindrances to Good Observations How to enhance our Observation Skills?

What is Observation?
Redefining / Refining / Refinding

Two Questions: What do we use to observe? What do we observe?

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What is Observation?
Redefining / Refining / Refinding

What do we use to observe? the 6 Senses

Eye Ear Nose Tongue Skin Mind
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What is Observation?
Redefining / Refining / Refinding

Are there better words to use than observation?

Awareness, Consciousness, Mindfulness, Knowing
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What is Observation?

2 Important Questions:
What do we use to observe? What do we observe?
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What is Observation? What do we use to observe?

The 5 physical sense organs + 1 non-physical sense organ (the Mind)

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Is this statement true?

We can successfully learn a lot from observing our pupils.

True or False
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What is Observation?

Good observation starts from observing .. oneself

Good observation starts from within then without ..... , .

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What is Observation?

Good observation starts awareness with & concentration . Good observation needs .. of presence of mind
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What is Observation?
Question:

What do we observe/sense?
Sense Organs Eye Ear Skin Tongue Nose Mind Sense Objects Eye object (visual) Ear object (sound) Skin object (touch) Tongue object (taste) Nose object (smell) Mind objects (feelings, thoughts, perceptions, consciousnesses)

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What is Observation?
What do we observe/sense?
Sense Objects
Eye O (visual) Ear O (sound) Nose O (smell) Skin O (touch) Tongue O (taste)

Organs
Eye Ear Nose Skin Tongue

Consciousness
Eye C Ear C Nose C Skin C Tongue C

MIND

[ what other objects? Mind ]

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What is Observation?
Question:

What do we observe? The Mind (physical sense objects, feelings, thoughts, perceptions, consciousnesses)

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What is Observation?
To know ones mind using the mind.

What do we use to observe?

The Mind.
What do we observe?

The Mind.
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Another Perspective
What do we observe ?

Speech Body Mind

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What do we observe ?
Speech
anything audible from the mouth

Body
writing / test papers / exercises gestures facial expressions postures body language

Mind
feelings, perceptions, thoughts / mental constructions, consciousness
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1. Characteristics of Good Observations 2. Hindrances to Good Observations

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Characteristics of Good Observations

Presence of mind / Real time Knowing / Awareness / Mindfulness Focus / Concentration / Attentiveness Neutrality / Impartiality dis-I-dentification Truthfulness / Honesty - acceptance Sincerity Empathy compassionate Patience - tolerance
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Hindrances to Good Observations

Non-Presence of mind Not Knowing / unAware / unMindful Non Focus / no Concentration / Distracted Not Neutral / Partial / Biasness beyond like & dislike Ego-centeredness InSincerity / hidden agenda unTruthfulness / Deception ImPatience / Restlessness Non Empathy / Careless / Indifferent

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Hindrances to Good Observations

Hatred, anger dislike a rejective mind Greed, lust like a receptive mind > all are biases, > at both ends of a human mind-spectrum Cloudiness, sleepiness, lethargy, Restlessness, worry, fear, Doubt,

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How to enhance our Observation Skills?

Enhance your own Content / Processes/ Skills / Values WITHIN !

Then Look Without ! Then Within ! Then Without

Then Within ! Then Without
Then Within ! Then Without
Then Within ! Then Without
Then Within ! Then Without
Then Within ! Then Without
Then Within ! Then Without
Then Within ! Then Without Then Within ! Then Without

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