This was the topic of a presentation by Dr.Krishnamoorthi in the TMA meeting of 31st.March
What I could understand from the presentation is that a person begins writing his/her own life story (script) at a young age, as he/she tries to come to terms with the world and his place in it. The script is revised throughout life but the core story is decided upon by age 7. The 'drivers' for the script are the 'parent' figures as perceived by the child and the 'parent' 'child' responses which were found to be successful in coping with persons/situations. It passes out of awareness but his /her responses to self, others or situation continue to be governed by the Script. When such responses/reactions/behavior fails, conflict arises internally and externally.
The person ignores some aspects of reality in acting out the Script belief. This is called "discounting". Such discounting may not be observable but may have to be inferred. A discounting matrix as under is used to decide the exact area of discounting
LEVEL TYPE
Existence | T1 Stimulus | T2 Problem | T3 Options | ||
Significance | T2 Significance of Stimulus | T3 Significance of Problem | T4 Significance of Options | ||
Change Possibilities | T3 Changeability of Stimulus | T4 Solvability of Problem | T5 Viability of Options | ||
Personal Ability | T4 Personal ability to React differently | T5 Personal ability to Solve problems | T6 Personal ability to Act on problems | ||
A discount in any of the box entails discount in
all the boxes to the right
ail the boxes below it
all the boxes on the same diagonal
The person may have access to information but is blanking it out intentionally or unintentionally. The aim is to convince the person that he need not follow the Script strategy decided upon in infancy. Hopefully, the person will succeed in coming to terms with the changed circumstance.
This is my understanding of what Dr.Krishnamoorthi said. As indicated in the earlier blog posting, he ended his presentation with a quote about changing things that can be changed and accepting others. I had some doubts about the theory of hierarchical discounting. It did not touch upon the influence of the genetic makeup in the formulation of the Script. Do beings have unfettered choice in the formulation of the script? Granted that the script is developed through a trial and error method of selecting a response or behavior pattern that succeeds in furthering the person's interests still the genetic make up of the person plays a great part in it.
The 'trigunas' which Gita talks about the sattva, rajas and tamas and the parent-adult-child of transactional analysis may not be much different. What the child would perceive as good, mediocre and ugly behavior; the parents behavior has to be good as they can do no wrong.
karyate hy avasha karma
Sarvah prakrtijair gunaih (3.5)
(Everyone is made to act helplessly by the impulses born of nature)
Sadrsam cestate svasyah
prakrter jnanavan api
prakrtim yanti bhutani
nigrahah kim karisyati (3.33)
(Even the man of knowledge acts in accordance with his own nature. Beings follow their nature. What can repression accomplish?)
Sattvam rajas tama iti
gunah prakritisambhavah
nibadhnanti mahabaho
dehe dehinam avyayam (14.5)
(the three gunas, goodness passion and dullness born of nature bind down in the body the imperishable dweller)
Yad ahamkaram aseitya
na yotsya iti manyase
mithyai'sa vyavasayas te
prakris twam niyoksyati (18.59)
(if indulging in self conceit, thou thinkest 'I will not fight'; vain is this, thy resolve. Nature will compel thee)
Svabhavajena kaunteya
nibaddhah svena karmana
kartun ne'cchasi yan mohat
karisyasy avaso'api tat (18.60)
(That which, through delusion, thou wishest not to do, that thou shalt do even against thy will, fettered by thy own acts born of thy nature.)
Lord Krishna does not use a Discount Matrix but the counseling he does is unmatched. The ultimate is when he leaves the onus of making the decision to Arjuna
karmarjitham poorva bhave sat'adi
yat tasya pankthim samabhivyanakthi
That is what Varaha Mihiran says. The 'sat' 'asat' and 'sat-asat' deeds of the ancestors culminates in the unchangeble(dr'da), changeble (adr'da) and intermediate (dr'da- adr'da) yogas which a native is ordained to undergo. The core aspects cannot be changed. The Script or a large part of it appears to be in place even while the child is in the womb.
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