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Questions for reflection

While the experience of reading this book was truly illuminating, there also were some questions which
we would like to leave the readers with. Considering T-Group is not therapy - Is the discovery and
awareness of the process as seen in T-Groups enough to sustain changes we see in the T-Group ?
● Is unconditional acceptance and positive regard possible - what are the challenges?
● Journey of becoming -what are the obstacles encountered? ---does this journey end at all?
● Does not the human potential movement, by giving far more weightage to individual
responsibility, dilute the fight against unequal power relations and unjust structures ?
● What are the implications of power in the hands of the therapist/ facilitator in practice?
● Does it resonate with the Indian tradition of acquiring knowledge through self-enquiry and
experience? Is it not a case of dominance of western thought over Indian tradition of self-enquiry?
To sum up

Before I manage my emotions, I have to accept my emotions

Before acceptance, I have to identify my emotions
Before identifying, I have to acknowledge my emotions

Before acknowledgement, I have to be honest with myself

AND THAT TAKES WORK

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Note: This write up is prepared from the
presentation made as part of ISABS Books
and Concepts Review Learning Circle on 2
February 2022.

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