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Hundreds of trainning sessions and training resource material on growth and human values. This website has hundreds of individual and group training sessions that you can use to develop yourself , your family, youth group, the students you may be teaching, the employees you hire, or just at local community events. Thematic List of Topics in Chapters by Alphabetical Order. Aims and Goals in Life Walking aimlessly Where are you going - Alice and the cat Attachments Attachments enslave .us The Prisoner Attitudes to Life What do you want from life? Lunch break chatter The seeds. Hope for the world Positive and negative outlook. The pessimist and the optimist. Dark and white specs Self-centered and other centered attitude The Bee and the Spider Mosquitoes and Bees Lack of concern for others. The Samaritan-less Fish Reflective Knowledge. The Remembering and forgetting Authority and Power Authority and power are meant for service Who will be the new King Nature, purpose a nod dangers of authority in society. I am the Principal Awareness Become aware of your body Body Relaxation Exercises Awareness exercises four awareness exercises Be critical Use your judgment and common sense Can they not taste by themselves Our perceptions are limited, relative and complementary. The ‘Daylings’ and the ‘Nightlings’ Our perceptions condition our thinking and feelings. The blind men and the elephant In our quest for God personal experience is better than doctrine. Mr. Quest How much we know of God and of essential realities? Truth, Doctrine and Dogma. We know all about the Taj-Mahal All men and women are grouping for salvation. The holy man and the lost travelers Bible Quotes A Father to his children. A letter from God to his children God's image- a scripture portrait of God God's love, made man, in Jesus The incarnation In the Scriptures we see that God called different people to perform different tasks. Bible vocations Waiting for the Lord. On waiting Childlikeness Unless you become like little children... Never grow old Children Human rights Children have rights. Education children for responsible freedom Tied hands Children need discipline to grow. Autobiography of a kite Children need attention and to be taken seriously. The boy and the T.V. set Christian life To be a Christian is to be like Jesus How would Christ look and behave today A visit to the house of Nazareth If Jesus came to your house today Examining the practice of our Christian faith You are the salt and the light of the world Jesus calls us to be his desciples We are to be the light to others Saying yes to Jesus Obstacle Race to Follow Jesus Christian Celebrations Pagan Christian celebrations. Celebration for celebration’s sake. Tonight is Christmas The worship God wants Wasteful worship - The empty temple Christmas Themes - Only the pure of heart will see Jesus The little pig of Bethlehem Christmas without Christ. Tonight is Christmas· Where to find Jesus at Christmas Night.? Where to find Jesus Knowing Jesus with the heart The Donkey of the Holy Family Tolstoy’s Christmas story. The cobbler Searching for the new worn King. Artaban, the Fourth King Communication. Being sensitive to the feelings and needs of others Martha and Mary Dialogue v/s arguments "I" and "you" statements Honesty in communication The Shepherds and the Wall The way others communicate with us, reflects the way we communicate with them Echoes and reflections Common Mistakes Blocking Effective Communication Hints for Inter-personal Communication Feeling Computers? Do they exist? How to handle them? Don't rush to conclusions The spring flower Community building Prayer session The wheel Confession Confession with a difference. You can cure me How do you keep the 10 Commandments? Examination of conscience before confession Conscience Follow your conscience, not public opinion Sane or insane Freedom of conscience Vatican II Cooperation v/s Competition. The Tree and the Branches. We are the world Prayer session - The wheel Competition as a way of life in modern society At the dogs' races Unique role each one of us has to play in a group and in society The Human Machine Courtesy. 10 ways to loose an interview - mini role plays 15 items for being courteous Courtsey a questionnaire What is courtesy check the dictionary Courtesy a role play on nick naming and ragging Discerning God’s will The swallows Discipline Brings the best in us, tunes us The guitars ; Helps us to succeed in life. Autobiography of a kite Suffering helps us discover our worth. And keeps us fit. The Table and the Polisher Ecology Primitive man’s love for nature Children of the earth Loving the earth or lusting for her. Earth, a mother to be loved not an enemy to be conquered Exhausting the earth's resources – The myth of indefinite development? The spidery world Modern development is a murderous hoax The tree of progress a Frankenstein God the Creator – Man the “De-creator” De-creation of earth Nature as an old, loving and experienced teacher Ecological spirituality Education Human rights Children have rights. Education for responsible freedom Tied hands Degrees or pedigrees wanted Qualified staff wanted for a model school Education demands discipline Autobiography of a kite How much do you care for your children? Garden party Over-protective parents cripple their children’s growth Anil's crutches Education has a social function. It’s for the good of the entire social body. Pearls of educational wisdom Hints for teachers and parents Teachers' code and children's expectations Tips for modern parents Two styles of education The Foundry Worker and The Gardener Myth of integral education Jungle school Nature, purpose, and dangers of authority in education. I am the principal Education as brain washing, exploitation and indoctrination The sharks Over-protectiveness stuns the growth of children Please, tell them my name Effective Teaching Approach. Come down to the level of your trainees or pupils The Watermelon Hunter What Teachers really believe in A Teacher's Creed Examination of Conscience Know your spiritual and moral illnesses Be your own doctor. Spiritual and moral self-diagnosis How healthy is your Christian Life Examining the practice of our Christian faith Simple method for examination of conscience for daily use The "I" confess Examining the quality of your prayer life. Praying like Jesus ? Examining the soundness of my Christ experience. Is my Jesus Christ real or imaginary? My experience of the Risen Lord How genuine is our Faith. Examining the practice of our Christian faith Competition as a way of life in modern society At the dogs' races Experience is better than Bookish Knowledge. Personal experiential v/s theoretical knowledge Whom to follow In our quest for God personal experience is better than theory. Mr. Quest ` Family and Home. Mother's love Johnny's and mother's bill What a family should be The I believe of the family What a home is supposed to be, and what in reality often it happens to be Pitfalls on the way we bring up our children. How to spoil your child The doing and the undoing of a child Prayer in the family Shared prayer of experiences Children’s unexpressed longings A memo from our children How much care you take for your children The boy and the T.V. set , Values, in the home, are caught not taught When you thought I wasn't looking Today’s materialistic values break off our families. The squirrel family We sacrifice our children to materialistic family expectations Moloch’s in our technological age The ear of the Family Captions and slogans for the year of the family Educate your children for independence and to stand on their own Little badger Modern home What it is that I want it to be Our children are not ours. They are loaned to us to us by God The Rabbi’s Twins Human rights at home. Children have rights too Competition as a way of life in society and in the family. At the dogs' races The married couple's ten commandments * How a child learns. Teaching by example not only by words Family values are caught- not taught. The circus tickets Forgiveness Forgiving others Unforgiving servant An Enemy - not at all Friendship Friendship quiz A Symbolic Representation of Friendship. The Rope of Friendship Friendship is stronger that death Damon and Pitihyas Generosity How and how much to give Types of givers Giving oneself to others as Jesus did Jesus the Giving Tree Give to God your all The Begging King Self-giving bears fruits and joy The Seeds. Hope for the world Great generosity is wanted to do the will of God wherever He made us born. The Arabian Steed On the feeding of the 5000 Give God what you have, He will do the rest God’s knowledge - Our Knowledge of God is always partial and imperfect. Our perceptions are limited and complementary. The‘Daylings’ and the ‘Nightlings’ Our perceptions – limited as they are - condition our thinking and feelings The blind men and the elephant In our quest for God personal experience is better than theory. Mr. Quest How much we know about God – truth, doctrine and dogma. We know all about the Taj-Mahal All men and women are searching for the truth The holy man and the lost travelers God’s Image First part. Distorted images of God. And their consequences. God’s images In the religious market God’s image Shorter Version Second part. The Image of God given to us by Jesus. Jesus' God's image God’s image given us in the Bible. A sketch. God's image-a scripture portrait of god A Father to his children. Glimpses of God’s Image in the Bible. A letter from God to his children God’s Love. . The gist of the Gospel message, God is love. We need courage to accept God’s love God's unconditional love for us God’s love is a free gift . Prakash the man who wanted to merit God's love God never fails us Night flight In all his dealings with us, God is the first to take the initiative The boat, the bank and the rope The greatest love story God's eternal love story Jesus is God's love made man. The Incarnation 'God’s Will' done Surrendering to God's will is end-all and be-all of life. Noble bamboo The Rabbi’s twins Lord, that I may see Good luck bad luck who knows Obstacles we have to face to accept God’s will. Can't you hear me? Unconditional generosity is wanted to do the will of God wherever He made us be born. The Arabian Steed Docility to God’s promptings is the only way to change for is better. The Old Battered Violin Doing the will of God. The_two_sons Gospel Exercises Come to know yourself better by reflecting on the mistakes of others Writing Letters to Gospel People Better yourself by identifying yourself with Gospel people Your Gospel Models and their Opposites Gospel People Obstacle Race to follow Jesus " The Would-be followers of Jesus (Lk 9/59-62) Gospel Themes What Jesus tells us about Himself The "I" statements' of Jesus Jesus, the Healer. You can cure me Jesus's style of prayer, Jesus went to a lonely place to be by Himself to pray The beatitudes of Jesus Jesus' value system Gospel People Sorrow and guilt Peter v/s Judas Learning from the mistakes and sins of others Mistakes of people in the in Gospel narrative Being sensitive to the feelings and needs of others Martha and Mary To know the dangers of our inordinate attachments. Judas’ downfall. Things Money can't buy Gospel Miracles. On the feeding of the 5000. Give God what you have, He will do the rest. Give God your all Healing of the blind man Bartimaeus. We all are blind. Lord, that I may see Gospel Parables All growth in life is a process of building foundations. The Bungalow Forgiving seven times only? Unforgiving servant What Jesus wants us to be? You are the salt and the light of the world Accepting and respecting others The Publican and the Pharisee Some said YES others NO to Jesus' call. Why? Parable of the Sower: Hardened, Shallow, Entangled, and Fertile Hearts Gospel and Canon Law The spirit gives life, the letter kills Eureka Greed Greed ruins our happiness What's the trouble Mr. Toiler Greed for money kills all joy in life Where is your heart Greed imprisons us The Prisoner Greed for money destroys the world Money always looks the same Greed - possessions corrupt The Poor Sadhu The greed of modern man is a fiend devouring our world. The tree of Progress a Frankenstein Greed - The Great killer and destroyer A Fishy World Greed blinds us, bluffs us and spoils our life Greedy Timothy Greed's divisive power. What force and threats could not break, greed did Who broke the Union? Group Moderation Group Mixers 13 Assorted titles of group mixers Opening sessions for heterogeneous groups Group Moderation Group Entertainment Games 38 Titles of fellowship and entertainment games Group Moderation Group Dividers 13 Titles of group dividers Group Moderation Group Building 8 Full sessions 10 Shorter exercises 10 Whom would you choose from your group in case of…? Group Moderation Group Ice Breakers 18 titles of Ice Breakers Group Moderation Group Learning Each Others’ names 11 titles of learning each others’ names Group Moderation Group Opening Sessions 6 Opening sessions Group Moderation Group Warming-up Games 25 titles of warming up games Group Moderation Group Evaluation Techniques 7 Evaluation techniques Functional and dysfunctional groups Growth** All growth in life is a process of building foundations The Bungalow (the parable of the two builders) Happiness Where to find happiness King Ragunath The Sadhu and the tortoise The little fish ·Isaac Enjoy your present moment-the strawberry What are you doing here? Quizzes and questionnaires Happiness is in where you are and in what you are The Unhappy Stone Holiness Holiness is found in simplicity and sincerity of heart Pascal the Tumbler The l important thing to be holy is to do what God wants you to do in the best way On the stage of life Hope Value of hope Never dying tree Ignatian Retreat Themes Preparation before the Retreat Preparatory form before starting Focusing on the Retreat objectives Principle and Foundation Principle and foundation. Ignatius Text Principle and foundation. Sketchy presentation Principle and Foundation - Helpful quotes Ignatian Indifference - 1st part: Reflections Ignatian Indifference. 2nd part Quotes First Week Meditation on our sinful past. 1st grace: To know the Ugliness of sin. 2nd grace: To know the dangers of our inordinate attachments. 3rd grace: To know the world, its dangers ands its wiles. 2^nd Week The incarnation – Jesus' task and his Father's will Active contemplation on the mysteries of Christ's life The third degree of humility Election 3rd mode Reflections 3^rd Week Nil 4^th Week Nil Close of the Retreat “Ad Amorem” –an adaptation. Six prayer exercises to grow in the love of God and Neighbor. 1. Love we received from unknown people 2. Love we received from people we never met. 3. Love we received from faithful servants. 4. We are lucky heirs of love. 5. We have been loved by a loving Nature 6. We have been loved by God made man in Jesus. Ignatian Retreat Prayer methods Helpful quotes for meditation and prayer A method to pray on the Seven Sacraments A method to pray on the Ten Commandments Two methods to pray your vocal prayers Examination of conscience before confession The “Consciousness exam” Active contemplation of the mysteries of Christ's life Innovation Courage to jump into new unbeaten paths brings success The Unbeaten Road Traditions are good and helpful, but they should not paralyze us The Ship Wreckers and the Boat Jesus' Personality. Jesus grew physically, emotionally, and in grace before God and man. Jesus grew in Nazareth to manhood like any normal man. Short Right -up Jesus, the Greatest Man in history Jesus-the man. Jesus-The Man. A sketch Jesus' emotional life He felt in all things like one of us How do you visualize Jesus in your mind? My portrait of Jesus Christ Knowing Jesus Who are you, Jesus?- The “I am” statements of Jesus Who is the Jesus Christ I relate with at prayer today? My experience of the risen lord Christ the man of open hands The planet of clenched fists Jesus and God, His Farther. Jesus and religious worship. Jesus and sacred rites and rituals Jesus and his Father’s will - his vocation - He fulfilled his task It's accomplished Jesus’ way of prayer. Jesus went to a lonely place to be by Himself to pray Jesus' teachings on prayer The our father (Long version) ` Jesus and People. Jesus and Children Jesus and Sinners Jesus and the Scum Jesus and Women Jesus and the Realities of Life. Jesus and Authority Jesus and Money Jesus and Prejudice 1st part Jesus and Prejudice 2nd part Jesus and the '”World'” Jesus Values The beatitudes Jesus' value system The beatitudes of the world. The value system of the world Dr wisdom Prayer Exercises on Jesus. Jesus? Who? Prayer cum Bible study exercise Jesus' concern for us Plenty and want Human longings. Jesus can satisfy our longings Jesus our friend What a Friend we have in Jesus On knowing and following Jesus Come and see Jesus questions us. Who do you say I am Joy Quizzes and questionnaires Leadership Four tips on leadership for all The Boss and the Leader Tips on good listening Two leadership quizzes I Leadership and Change. Lack innovation stifles leadership The path of the calf Courage to jump into new unbeaten paths brings success The Unbeaten Road Traditions are good and helpful, but they should not paralyze us The Ship Wreckers and the Boat Liturgy Liturgy themes The Mass compared to a party celebration Liturgy Sunday Mass obligation Why I need go to church ? The worship God wants Not wasteful worship - The empty temple Liturgies Hints to prepare meaningful Eucharistic Celebrations for Specific Groups Walk with me, oh my Lord Social aspects of the Mass - take and eat Para liturgies Enthronization of the Bible The Agape - a Shared Meal Love Meaning of love Love. Poo! What is it? Love for others - love your enemies An enemy. Not at all True Love 1 Corinthians Chapter 13 The value of love Loving God Simple exercises to grow in the love of God Nine short prayer exercises to experience the love of God St, Ignatius’ contemplation - “*Ad amorem”* - to experience and grow in the love of God Six Prayer exercises to grow in the love of God 1. Love we received from unknown people 2. Love we received from people we never met. 3. Love we received from faithful servants. 4. We are lucky heirs of love. 5. We have been loved by a loving Nature 6. We have been loved by God made man in Jesus. Loving and serving God in others Jottings on the hymn whatsoever your do to the least of my brothers Artaban, the fourth king The cobbler Oh God, could it be possible Love for Neighbours. First be just, then charitable... Be charitable to the cows Artaban, the fourth king An enemy? Not at all! He is a Jew Mind your language We come to know people by the way the speak Make them speak Money, Wealth, and Possessions Things money cannot buy Whatever has value has no price Greed for money prevents us from enjoying happiness in life. What's the trouble Mr. Toiler Greed for money imprisons and enslaves our hearts. Where is your heart Greed imprisons us The prisoner Greed for money corrupts the world Money always looks the same Moral themes What’s sin? lst grace: To know the Ugliness of sin Abortion Diary of an unborn child Sorrow and guilt Peter v/s Judas Learning from the mistakes and sins of others From the mistakes some people in the in Gospel narratives did. Today’s thinking on what sin is and it is not. Shifts of emphasis in the understanding of sin. Freedom of conscience. What is it and what not? Vatican II Declaration on Religious Freedom. Capital sins - what are they Their nature, value and dangers Watch out - control your growing passions from the start The dwarfs Confession Examination of conscience before confession Motivation Do what you do with the right motivation to find meaning and joy in life What are you doing here? Searching for the treasure made them work hard. There is a treasure in the field Paradoxical Man Dishonesty or Blindness Paradoxes It's easy. It's difficult A compassless world Passions – Feelings. Greed for money destroys the world Money always looks the same Capital sins - what are they Their nature, value and dangers Watch out - control your growing passions from the start The Dwarfs Greed - possessions corrupt The Poor Sadhu Jesus' emotional life He felt in all things like one of us Patriotism Pseudo-patriotism leads to selfish and inhuman societal exploitation. Get us out from here " First, we are citizens of the World, next of our Motherland Institutionalized Injustice and oppression The written and the unwritten constitutions of the world democracies Perception Our perceptions are limited, relative and complementary. The may lead us to wrangles and even wars. The “Daylings” and the “Nightlings" Our perceptions condition our thinking, feelings and actions... The blind men and the elephant Prayer Exercises Be open to God, to self and to others. Ephaphta. Open up! Closing chapter of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. “Ad Amorem”” Six exercises to grow in the love of God, of others and of self. Being docile to God’s inspirations and promptings. The old battered violin The Our Father. (Short Form) Praying like Jesus Who is the Jesus Christ I relate with, at prayer today? My experience of the Risen lord Turn your crosses and sufferings into Crucifixes Cross v/s crucifix Jesus’ way of prayer. Jesus went to a lonely place to be by Himself to pray Praying with hands Hand prints vs. heart prints On the feeding of the 5000 Give it all to God My life at glance. Prayer of Reminiscences Being alone with God Three prayer exercises to be what God wants you to be Self-reflection Turning points in my life - my life at a glance Prayer Sessions Prayer methods v/s prayer Rabbi' s forest, fire and prayer Sharing on one's prayer life Spiritual Landscape. Humility and simplicity are necessary for prayer Brother let me teach you Prayers by rote v/s prayer The heart of prayer is to pray with the heart - Empty-shells Prayer of petition Daddy, "I" can't The heart of prayer is to pray with your heart Lord, that I may see Wrong attitudes and assumptions in our prayer life The "Our" Our father we pray God is ever present to us The watchman Christ our Companioning in life’s journey. Walking with the Lord An event of Thanksgiving Prayer to God The Seven Wonders of the World A Listening Group prayer Session. Whose Hands are they? They are Christ’s hands Prayer Modes Prayer of Petition. First Part: Introduction, Teachings and Hints Second Part: Exercises of Prayer of Petition Prayer of Intercession First Part: Introduction, Teachings and Hints Second Part: Exercises of Prayer Intercession Prayer of Thanksgiving First Part: Introduction, Teachings and Hints Second Part: 14 Sundry Exercises of Thanksgiving Prayer of Praise First Part: Introduction, Teachings and Hints Second Part: 17 Sundry Exercises of Praise Prayer of Adoration First Part: Introduction, Teachings and Hints Second Part: 6 Sundry Exercises of Adoration Prayers for Healing Finding God in our sins Healing of injuries-through the sufferings of Jesus Healing of memories Prayer Themes Preparation for Prayer. Body Relaxation Exercises Lose yourself in me. The Salt Doll Self evaluation of my Prayer Life. Prayer and I Christ dwelss in The Heart. Woe to the heart where christ does not dwell Prayer Exercises Prayer of union. Prayer of the Silent River Prayer Unitive Centering prayer - Prayer of quiet Self abandonment to god's will Self-abandonment-self-offering Contemplation - finding God in all things Speak to me of God Prayer Methods *Sundries* In times of trouble The power of the Holy Name Turning your sorrows and suffering into spiritual gains. Cross v/s Crucifix How do you use your faculties and powers? Prayer on the parts of your body St. Ignatius repetition method. Repetition prayer On hands. Hand prints v/s heart prints On waiting for the Lord. On waiting Praying without words. Non verbal prayer On the happenings of life. Praying with the events of daily life My life at glance. Prayer of reminiscences Turn your distractions into prayer. Praying your distractions Prayer in the family Shared prayer of experiences How to Pray our Vocal Prayers. Don’t just say them. The sign of the cross The Our Father The "I" confess Litanies to the Three Divine Persons. Father – Son and Hoy Spirit. Signing yourself with the Cross The Morning Offering Fantasy Methods Jesus calls you by name Love radiations Mantra Prayer Methods Your own mantra Gospel mantras Jesus prayer Nature Prayer Methods Thanking God for nature God revealing Himself through nature Hearing God in the sounds of nature Impersonating tender nature objects Taking dictation from nature Thanking God on behalf of nature Touching God in nature Ecological prayer Praying methods with the Scriptures Jesus' I statements. Scripture random meditation Gospel nuggets Scriptures active contemplation (St. Ignatius Method) Scriptures cursive meditative reading ‘Lectio Divina’ Review on one’s Prayer Life. Examination on one’s prayer life. Review of one's prayer habits Prayer Themes for Meditation and Teaching. Jesus' teachings on prayer The our father (Long version) The heart of prayer is Adoration –Self Surrender to God Lord that I may see. Noble bamboo Who is the Jesus Christ I relate to in my prayer today? My experience of the risen lord Waiting for the Lord. On waiting God's will be done The Rabbi’s twins Noble Bamboo Prayer Techniques Newspaper prayer Photo album prayer Poster prayer Group symbolic exercise Prayer writing Praying with your breathing Shared group prayer Praying with Sacred objects The baptismal font Praying with holy images and pictures Prejudices Birth, growth, transmission and evils of prejudices Glasses and lenses Racial prejudices He is a Jew Religious bigotry The Inquisitor and the Heretic Discovering our prejudices and values Spaceship survival We are blind in many areas of life - human blindness Bartimaeus the blind man Purity of intention What count before god is not what we do but the love with which we do it. Golden, silver and black ink Holiness is found in simplicity and sincerity of heart Pascal the tumbler The l important thing to be holy is to do what God wants you to do in the best way On the stage of life Relationships Grow and let grow The Freezing game Being sensitive to others' needs and feelings Martha and Mary "I" and "you" statements Dialogue v/s arguments Helping v/s rescuing operations A Monkey Business Honesty in communication The Shepherds and the Wall How to bring out the best in others The miracle of a gentle touch The way others relate to us, reflects the way we relate to them Echoes and reflections Assertiveness, submissiveness, aggressiveness -three stances The little kangaroo Accepting and respecting others The publican and the Pharisee Accept others as they are - agree to disagree Procrustes Mutual acceptance It's O.K. for me! Person oriented or task oriented. What are you? A Jigsaw Group Exercise Religion and the Religious Question. In our quest for God personal experience is better than theory. Mr. Quest How much we know about God - truth and doctrine We know all about the Taj-Mahal All men and women are searching for the truth The holy man and the lost travelers The golden rule of all religions Love others as you love yourself Belief v/s beliefs - do we truly believe Sunil and Kumar Religiosity and religious exploitation Babaji. Who is the better man? Actions and rayers under compulsion have to value. Reception that never was Religious Rites and rituals - their nature and dangers. The Sadhu and the cat The worship God does not want Wasteful worship - The Empty Temple Religious Life Virtues v/s Vows. Charismas and Constitutions The spirit gives life, the letter kills Eureka Community Life Let us love our community members Two styles of formation The foundry worker and the gardener Evangelical virtues or Religious vows Evangelical virtues vs Religious vows Seeking: Seek within, not outside – True treasures are within ·Isaac All men and women are searching for the truth The holy man and the lost travelers Self Themes Childlikeness - Unless you become like little children... Never grow old Society’s sophistication mummifies, us kills the best in us The Sadhu and the tortoise Self-reflection Turning points in my life - my life at a glance Learn from the Gospel people Know and improve yourself Self-image - Importance - Formation - Deformation - Revaluation Chandrakant and the Princess Ugly 1^st part. Meaning and importance of our self-image. 2^nd part. How our self image is formed, deformed and reinforced. 3^rd part. How to improve our self-image. Self-image - short version The unknown bank-account Self-devaluation and self -revaluation - discovering our inner riches Autobiography of a Coconut Self-esteem Look at you! But me! Self-confidence - believe in yourself The Mynah and the Elephant Self-confidence - Face your fears I sang a new song Self- discovery Discover who and what you are you are! Projective techniques What sort of heart you have? Check your heart! Be your own cardiologist! Discover your roots and the soil you are planted in. The tree, its roots and its soil Know your inner worth. Where are your treasures? The Musk Dear Self- improvement Come to know yourself better by reflecting on the mistakes of others Writing Letters to Gospel People. Better yourself by identifying yourself with Gospel people. Your Gospel Models and their Opposites Self- Rejection I hate this burden The portrait Self-contentment : Happiness is found were you are The little fish King Ragunath Enjoy your present moment-the strawberry Self – Games we play Self-defenses The armor Escape Mechanisms. The snails, Psychological ploys when under stress or attack - To save or not to save your skin Self -delusions - to yourself be true. The factory in man's heart Inferiority complexes – status symbols The stilts Self-righteousness The blaming game · Whose fault is it Self-pity - 'the poor-me' complex The bird in the well How we escape unpleasant realities? Flight and Fight Reactions Tom and Sam Self- actualization God expects us to yield our 100% with the talents given us. Parable of the talents Be what you are born to be. The eaglet Self - Be genuine, be real, be yourself. Artificial and unnatural contrivances kill our authenticity. Cuckoo, cuckoo Living amidst the big, rich and sophisticated world makes us phony. The Sash and thief tortoise Being alone with God in order to be you Three prayer exercisers to be what you are supposed to be Self-revelation. Self- disclosure and self-revelation Through writing about self Exercise 1. Epitaphs over your Tomb Exercise 2. Who are you…? Exercise 3. My Memoirs Exercise 4. Letter Writing Exercise 5. Essay Writing Self-revelation. Self- disclosure and self-revelation Through symbolic drawings Exercise 1. Lights and Shadows Exercise 2. Caricature Drawing Exercise 3. Symbolic Sketches Exercise 4 My Tree Self-revelation. self- disclosure and self-revelation · Through check-lists and graphs Exercise 1. Inventory List Exercise 2. Balance Sheet Exercise 3. Life Graphs Self-revelation. Self- disclosure and self-revelation Through fantasy methods Exercise 1 My Garden Exercise 2 Plant and See. Exercise 3 The River of My Life. Exercise 4 Autobiography of a thing. Exercise 5 Preaching my Own Eulogy Exercise 6 Being Introduced to a New Group. Self-revelation. Self- disclosure and self-revelation Through projective methods Exercise 1 Photo-Language Exercise 2 If I were…. Exercise3 God’s New Creation Exercise4 On God’s Judgment Seat Exercise5 Overhearing a Conversation. Senior citizens What do you nurses see? See what they have been, not what they look now Growing up vs growing old Growing up vs growing old Social themes Human rights Children have rights too Social function of education Pearls of educational wisdom Nature, purpose and dangers of authority in society. I am the Principal Competition as a way of life in modern society At the dogs' races Social problems and evils in our world Have you read the papers Withdrawal from social insolvent and responsibilities The wells Pseudo-patriotism an excuse for selfish and inhuman societal exploitation. Get us out from here Civilized or uncivilized - true or false development Meaning of culture Democracy - Its meaning and its worth Democracy's Parody in today' World The Socio-political situation in our world today Socio- political Analysis Part One Social Irresponsibility and Lack of Social Awareness. Who killed the Boxer, Pat Hudson? Society Analysed. Social political and economic analysis of society. Unity is the weapon of the powerless to fight for justice. Swimmy. Education as brain washing and indoctrination The sharks Selfish anti-social educational values upheld today. Pearls of educational wisdom Old social structures and lack of social innovation are obstacles to social progress. The path of the calf True and fake social activists and reformers. The would-be-liberators Ritual avoidance and escaping of our social obligations. Ritual vs. Reality in human society Birth, growth, transmission and evils of social prejudices Glasses and lenses Civilized or uncivilized - true or false development? Meaning of culture Social Injustice and Oppression Exploitation of the masses - how to free them The frozen masses Actual disparities and injustices in our word Wonderful village Our unjust social order God's judgment of our world Economical development at the cost of the masses - Cement, mortar, bricks Unjust educational disparities between the children of the haves and the have-nots But, you Mum, what would you call t? Institutionalized injustice and oppression The written and the unwritten constitutions of the world democracies Poor salaries and inhuman living conditions offered to the labor classes. Sir, yours, is not our problem Social Structures Our world's tottering structures The super-developed country Excess of structures and regulations forfeit their purpose. Why foxes do not play chess The birth of our capitalist oppressive structures and their critique. The story of a beautiful island Democratic regimes, ‘de facto’ are exploitative systems. The written and the unwritten Constitutions of the world democracies Social Problem- Solutions. To save our world, first we have to change man, then the structures. The jig-saw puzzle The social problem and its many solutions – a critique The Samaritan’s plight Social reform has to begin in a change of heart, not of structures Just a dream First, be just to all, then charitable to the needy. Be charitable to the cows Give just wages and treat our workers and employees as partners Sir, yours is not our problem Today’s Socio -Economical systems. Capitalism, communism. The birth of our unjust liberal capitalist and consumerist systems. The cows The genesis of our sociopolitical structures and their critique. The story of a beautiful island Social Promotion - Faith and Justice. The urgency of the promotion of justice by believers and unbelievers alike. The floating city of mercy Self-proclaimed Prophets and social Activists Pseudo-prophets and saviors The Moles True and fake social activists and reformers. The would-be-liberators Spiritual Freedom Excerpts from the Ignatian Retreat on spiritual freedom. Principle and Foundation - Helpful quotes Ignatian indifference - 1st part Jottings. Spiritual Knowledge Spiritual Knowledge is a matter of the heart. The donkey of the holy family Suffering Brings the best in us, The guitars Suffering helps us discover our worth. And keeps us fit... The Table and the Polisher. Suffering with Christ we become saviors The great tree of the Cross The value of suffering The Caravan Through suffering god makes us great The Great Sculptor Surrendering our sufferings to God's they turns to our advantage. . Good luck bad luck who knows Learn to turn your sufferings and crosses into crucifies. Cross v/s crucifix Temptations Passion, feelings and feelings what are they Their nature, value and dangers Watch out - control your growing passions from the start The dwarfs Traditions Traditions are good and helpful, but they should not paralyze us The ship wreckers and the boat We have to have the courage to try new ways The unbeaten road Values Culling the values of our world through our modern songs Song value analysis Imbibe The Holy Family Values. A visit to the house of Nazareth Find out your home lived values. If Jesus came to your house today Fickleness and emptiness of our world’s values. Alike or not alike. The beatitudes of Jesus Jesus' value system The beatitudes of the world The value system of the world - Dr wisdom Discovering your Values The value system of the world - In the event of fire. Ignatius retreat: 3^rd petition to God 3^rd grace: To know the world its dangers ands its wiles. Social function of education. Education is meant to improve society, not only individual. Pearls of educational wisdom Nature, purpose, and dangers of authority in society. I am the principal Competition as a way of life in modern society At the dogs' races Values, especially at the home, are caught not taught When you thought I wasn't looking Today’s materialistic values break off our families. The squirrel family We sacrifice our children to materialistic family expectations Moloch’s in our technological age Civilized or uncivilized - true or false development Meaning of culture Discover your values The Sinking ship Values are caught not taught The circus tickets Vocation In the Scriptures we see that God called different people to perform different tasks. Short Scripture Passages on Vocation A story of a lost vocation for lack of courage. Come, follow me God, often enough, calls the least, in the eyes of the world, to carry out his plans. Who will be the chosen vessel? Though God does not ‘need’ us, he ‘wants’ us to carry out his plans of salvation. God's painting kit Obstacles we have to face to hear God’s call. Can't you hear me? Some said YES others NO to Jesus' call Why? Parable of the Sower:Hardened, Shallow, Entangled, and Fertile Hearts All of us have are called to build the Church of God on earth. What are you doing here? The all important thing in life is that we play the role assigned to us by God in life. On the Stage of life Each one of us has to play his tune to his best in God’s wonderful symphony God's orchestra What’s your positioning in Christ’s football team? Playing for Christ A twinkling and bewitching star in the desert sky. Different responses to God’s call. The Camels Unconditional generosity is wanted to do the will of God wherever He made us born. The Arabian Steed Short biblical thoughts for seven short pep talks on vocation. Vocation: trust, growth, daring, reason, discernment By doing with the right motivation whatever you have to do, you will fulfill your vocation. What are you doing here? 4 Vocational Jottings: One:The dreaded word, vocation. Two:Your vocation may be or may not be. Three: Searching for your vocation. Four: Which vocation is best? Promotion Jottings for the notice board and Pep Talks There are any hurdles in our race to follow Jesus Obstacle Race to follow Jesus. Notes on General and Particular Christian Vocations. If you wish to be my Disciple. Work Working hard has its treasures. There is a treasure in the field Planting the best seed, Handwork, dedication, sacrifice - Loss or gain ? Why to work and how much to work? .The value of work The Farmer and the Stranger Jesus calls the desciples The call of the disciples APPENDIX HINTS OF HOW TO How to use parables and fables How to conduct sessions- part 1 Hints on How to conduct sessions - part 2 (Lists of Starters and Activities Hints on how to prepare meaningful Eucharistic celebrations for specific groups		Testimonials: Fr. Peter Ribes sj “ What’s in this website has helped us - a bunch of almost ghetto-style kids, teens, and young adults, grow up against all odds, into well-adjusted managers, doctors, lawyers, engineers, teachers, priests, sports stars, musicians, parents, grandparents…happy, successful, god-fearing human beings from all religions... Melroy Fernandes ” Melroy Fernandes is now a reputed Internet Professional” “ I was a drifting log of wood, untill I met Fr. Peter ribes and attended his crazy youth group and fun sessions. 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