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Netherlands had a football philosopher: Johan Cruijff, in my opinion, the world’s most innovative football player of all time with incredible technique. I grew up just a few hundred meters from Cruijff’s house. Sometimes, he said things that few people could follow, but in which others, including myself, heard deeper football wisdom. I have never been able to catch Cruijff saying something nonsensical. Some of his statements have become legendary, and everyone now uses them.<\/p>\n
A strong statement (about the Italian football system) from him is: “They cannot beat you, but you can lose to them.” This seemed like a nonsensical statement to many, but once understood, it becomes crystal clear. Because, as Cruijff sees it, it’s about the fact that as a team, in the heat of the battle, you abandon your own superior setup, tactics, and strategy of total football<\/em> by letting yourself be ‘tricked’ by the opponent, who plays purely (in tough defense) ‘catenaccio’<\/span><\/span>. Cruijff’s statement “they cannot beat you, but you can lose to them” now takes on a spiritual approach. We can ‘lose’ in situations we find ourselves in because we do not keep the agreements we made with ourselves, and because we are ‘tricked.’ And because we do not keep those agreements with ourselves, this can jeopardize the preservation of our integrity. Loss of integrity, and from here, loss of steadfastness and ‘inner power,’ means that we are effectively losing to ourselves in those situations and do not realize it, and so it seems like we are losing to the other, exactly as Cruijff meant in football.<\/p>\n In short, as a spiritually oriented person focused on truth and self-realization, you cannot be ‘overcome’ by people who do not engage in this process (who are not interested or even think you are not entirely sane). You may have already noticed that in some cases, people start to look at you a little dazed or even sideways when you talk about the process of self-realization that you have embarked on. They may even turn away from you.<\/p>\n For living in truth, it is important to uncover and leave behind every lie within yourself<\/span><\/em><\/span>, lovingly. A process of realizing yourself by never again not doing what you Know<\/em> and forever letting go of what holds you back<\/em> and to which you were sentenced by various conditionings. This arises from this new rule that we must keep in mind in our further life: “Think what you Know, say what you think, do what you say, and know what you do.”<\/p>\n This is the integrity line that keeps you true to yourself, integrity<\/span><\/span>, now, fearless, in whatever situation you find yourself in. You could say that in a way you are no longer ‘overcome,’ because you are no longer influenced by assumptions, projections, framing, and other psychological tools and tendencies that keep the human mind (psyche) unclear and divided. Tools that our ego itself uses, and that are used by others on you.<\/p>\n At every step in this integrity line, we can expect opposition because we live in a dual world full of competition.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, we often notice that this beautiful line safeguarding our integrity is not ‘sustainable.’ We want it to be, but it simply doesn’t ‘work’ most of the time. This is because we still frequently think contrary to the wisdom we have gained. We think ‘other’ things, usually out of habit, emotions, frustration (or vanity and pride), which wisdom tells us should no longer be our guiding thoughts. But yes… those thoughts just pop up again! Indeed, thoughts do this automatically because Manas<\/span><\/em><\/span> is lightning-fast at presenting thoughts. So, we speak from those thoughts, things that we later realize were not spoken wisely. It’s likely that the actions we took based on those thoughts were not very wise either, meaning we didn’t really know what we were doing. We lacked self-reflection because knowing what you are doing<\/em> can only happen in our self-reflective Now. In self-remembering<\/span><\/em><\/span>, to be precise. We fell back into ‘wakeful sleep’ and thus it ‘happened’ to us.<\/p>\n But beware: in such a situation, our ‘inner police officer’ can seize the opportunity: the ego-self that likes to correct us and takes the place of the Observer. In us, the tendency may arise to present ourselves as better than we are, making us deceitful. By pretending to be more awake in the world than we are, or by justifying ourselves, a new detrimental piece of ego is born: the spiritual ‘do-gooder’<\/span><\/span>. We’d better unmask that quickly and return to our integrity line, as challenging as it may be at times. And then, dismiss that ‘inner police officer’ because being self-reflectively awake is more than enough to keep us on the right track.<\/p>\n Because we weren’t truly awake, we couldn’t remain integral in line with the wisest life principles we have learned and embraced. We couldn’t access our highest discernment (Buddhi), our Gateway to inner wisdom, because Buddhi only works well in the awake self-reflective Now. We were not in that beautiful state of self-remembering, in which we simultaneously feel our own inner being and the situation we are in, and in which our internal and external perception integrate. We followed our habits in response to automatically arising reflexes and thoughts. That’s logical (as Cruijff would say) because our fledgling way of being wise in the world is not yet ‘engraved’ like a new ‘game system,’ and therefore, it is vulnerable to external triggers. You can compare it to young, vital plant sprouts that are still influenced by automatically arising impulses on the one hand, and on the other hand, are being attacked by harsh weather conditions or careless stepping. This is temporary because our plant will grow, become stronger, and eventually withstand any weather. People will even seek shelter under it. This simply takes some time and depends on how seriously we nurture our plant.<\/p>\n So, “The sleeping person cannot defeat you, but you can (repeatedly) lose” is my more spiritual interpretation of Johan Cruijff’s statement. This is followed by his other saying, “If you can’t win, make sure you don’t lose.” In situations we find ourselves in, we can easily ‘lose’ by no longer playing our intended system, essentially losing to ourselves without realizing it. When we lose ourselves in old mechanisms and forget the wisdom that keeps us morally and ethically invincible, we also lose in the ‘outside world.’ However, thinking what we Know, saying what we think, acting in line with our words, and knowing what we are doing make it impossible for others to ‘win’ against us, in the sense that nothing will truly harm us. We remember that the Self cannot be harmed. We remember that the world is fundamentally one <\/em>and always striving for harmony and symphony, no matter how much opposition we face. We swim with integrity and fearlessness over the waves of all existence turmoil. In a way, we learn to ‘walk on water,’ which is the true meaning of this biblical analogy.<\/p>\n “But eh… can’t someone still beat me up?” you might think. Indeed, they can… and you might possibly die (as that temporary human manifestation of the Self), but hopefully, you will do so in inner unity, fearlessness, and truth, and not in the fear and despair of an illusory separation from the Self. In one of the Upanishads it is stated that Death says: “Only those who believe in me, I kill over and over again.” Only in ignorance of all this do we repeatedly lose and die a thousand deaths.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Kader integriteit” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ background_color=”#faeede” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”|20px||20px” custom_padding=”3%|3%|3%|3%” border_width_all=”3px” border_color_all=”#dcb385″ use_border_color=”on” saved_tabs=”advanced,css” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Integrity is a difficult concept… many people today use it without any hesitation as a banner on advertisements and promotional messages, but just as easily disregard it when it is convenient. Like sustainability, democracy, and inclusion, the concept of integrity is subject to severe devaluation. Therefore, integrity as a concept must be defined. One thing is certain: every integral thought, statement, or action is preceded by the ‘integrity line’ described in the above article. This is known to almost no one.<\/p>\n Integrity is the executive body in our mind of our awareness, understanding, and responsibility regarding the following series of guiding principles (from coarse to fine): ‘mores, norms, values, morality, and ethics.’ This series becomes more important to an individual as they develop more inwardly. Most people recognize and still live by mores and norms. These are established in all situations where people come together: in the neighborhood, in the club, in the pub, or in the family. Values are less often established or recognized. They are often determined by what one sees as a higher authority, such as the church or a political movement. Few delve into concepts like morality and ethics, so the integrity line does not come to fruition.<\/p>\n However, norms, values, morality, and ethics differ per culture. Other cultures than ours may have a completely different substantive view of these four principles and cannot be judged from our own moral and ethical perspectives. What we define as ethical in our culture may be seen as unethical in another culture, and vice versa. For example, in the West, no one would commit harakiri as the highest act of integrity.<\/p>\n Just as what is understood by integrity differs per culture, it also differs per person. Everyone can be integral in their own way, as long as the integrity line is followed. If a person thinks according to their best Knowledge, then speaks accordingly, acts accordingly, and takes responsibility for it, that person is integral. Again, in Cruijff’s words: “If you couldn’t do better, you did excellently.” If a company strives for integrity, it will need to investigate, determine, and then establish\/ensure its perception and responsibilities in this regard in all its business units through policy lines. This determination will take some time, requiring much contemplation and discussion about what the company fundamentally stands for. Consensus will need to be reached within the company on this, so that individual views on what integrity should entail do not lead to conflicts. Training may also be necessary to achieve this.<\/p>\n If this is not achieved, the internal turmoil that we can now observe everywhere will arise\u2014in political parties, companies, broadcasters, media, etc.\u2014mainly because everyone within these institutions has a different idea of what corporate integrity should entail. Or more accurately: because they have no idea of what integrity truly entails. This results in great ignorance, leading to widespread disregard for integrity, and consequently, conflicts, divisions, and separations arise.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider show_divider=”off” admin_label=”DIVIDER 20D20T15M” _builder_version=”4.25.0″ height=”20px” height_tablet=”20px” height_phone=”15px” height_last_edited=”on|desktop” hide_on_mobile=”off” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Tekst met kader” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ background_color=”#faeede” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”|20px||20px” custom_padding=”3%|3%|3%|3%” hover_enabled=”0″ border_width_all=”3px” border_color_all=”#dcb385″ use_border_color=”on” saved_tabs=”advanced,css” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n “Many can say that someone is not playing with integrity, few can explain why they are not playing with integrity, and only a handful can suggest what needs to be done to continue playing with integrity.”<\/p>\n “People may show what they can do, but that also immediately reveals what they cannot do because they do not display it.”<\/p>\n “If you couldn’t have done it any better, you’ve done it excellently.”<\/p>\n “It’s better to go down in Wisdom than by someone else’s vision.”<\/p>\n “As a ‘player in a football match,’ you only have the ball for an average of three minutes, and what you do in those other eighty-seven minutes is what truly matters. 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Intimidation, for example through rough play, or quickly falling behind (resulting in team confusion), can lead to losing when it is entirely unnecessary if the pre-agreed tactical\/strategic and technical skills are adhered to.<\/p>\nThink what you Know, say what you think, do what you say, and know what you do<\/h3>\n
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Losing is Human<\/h3>\n
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In every person, integrity is therefore the most conscious and purest executive essence that takes responsibility for all their actions and conduct.<\/p>\nSocietal<\/h3>\n
<\/p>\nLoosely Inspired by Johan Cruijff:<\/h4>\n
<\/p>\n\u00a9 Michiel Koperdraat<\/h6>\n