Index

Abraham, 55

abuse, 103–106, 236–237

action, 256

al-Dîn, Nûr, 23

al-Dîn, Yusuf Salâh (Saladin), 23–28, 31–32

allies, 53

And There Was Light (Lusseyran), 178–179

anger (war), 47. See also choosing war; heart at war

apologies, 62–63, 93

assassinations, 186

axioms/lessons, 221–227

behavior, and way of being, 235–238

being in the box, 224–229, 243

being in the world with others, 81–83

betrayal, self-, 93–94, 96, 108–109, 132

better-than box, 109–112, 120–121, 174–180, 185–186, 199, 250

bigotry, 53, 57, 87–88, 97, 100

blame, 151–152, 169

boxes, 91, 100, 124. See also better-than box; getting out of the box; I-deserve box; need-to-be-seen-as box; out-of-the-box places; staying out of the box; worse-than box

being blinded by, 217

being in the box, 224–229, 243

Carry-Box Diagram, 248–251

categories of, 139, 248

features of, 189

getting back in, 200

going into the box, 239–242

inviting change or war from, 209

justification, 131

as metaphors, 174

pondering your, 140, 223

signs of, 201

staying power of, 192–193

Buber, Martin, 32–33, 81–82

building relationships, 217

Camp Moriah, 13–20, 55, 228–231

Carry-Box Diagram, 248–251

categories of boxes, 139, 248

change. See also Influence Pyramid correction and, 17–19, 211, 216, 218, 221–222, 224, 245

identifying need for, 18

Influence Pyramid, 15–16, 208, 210, 212, 213

inviting, 209

unsuccessful, 18–19

yourself, 210–211

Choice Diagram, 92, 99, 133, 199, 238–241

choosing war, 82, 107. See also heart at war

bigotry, 87–88

Choice Diagram, 92

self-betrayal, 93

story of war in Israel / Jordan, 84–93

clarity, inner, 176, 179

collusion, 45–50, 54

Collusion Diagram, 45, 48, 49, 53, 241–244

communication, problematic, 13, 17

compassion, 106

conflict

collusion in, 45–50, 53–55

demonizing others, 56–57

examples of patterns of, 40–45

lack of, 59–62

nature of, 202

right and wrong parties in, 56, 58–59

contempt, 98–99

correction, 17–19, 211, 216, 218, 221–222, 224, 245. See also change

Crusades / Crusaders, 21–26

demonizing others, 56–57

Descartes, René, 80–81

diagrams

Carry-Box Diagram, 248–251

Choice Diagram, 92, 99, 133, 199, 238–241

Collusion Diagram, 45, 48, 49, 53, 241–244

Getting-Out-of-the-Box Diagram, 252–253

Way-of-Being Diagram, 32, 33–34, 235–238

disagreements, 66

Dome of the Rock, 55

effectiveness, 215, 223–224, 246

effort(s), 112, 116, 212, 218, 221, 223–224, 246

emotional experiences, 112

enemies, 57, 154

executing / acting upon what we feel, 256, 257

failure, inviting, 39

Fatah (Palestinian National Liberation Movement), 182, 183, 185, 187

feelings

despair and surrender, 166–167

honoring or betraying, 135–137

in I-deserve mode, 113

justifying, 91–92, 110, 117

responsibility for, 127–130

finding out-of-the-box space, 254–255, 257

getting out of the box, 134–135, 149–150, 160, 168, 174–180, 192–194, 198, 200, 201–202, 209, 210–213, 215, 219–221, 253–257

Getting-Out-of-the-Box Diagram, 252–253

going into the box, 239–242

hardships, dwelling on, 100, 103

heart at peace, 28, 30, 32, 34, 99, 126–127, 130, 160, 202–203, 209–213, 218, 236, 239, 244, 256

heart at war, 32, 34, 40, 99, 107, 126–127, 199, 235, 236, 239

Heidegger, Martin, 80–81

helping others, 93

I-deserve box, 113–114, 121, 127, 199, 251

Influence Pyramid, 15–16, 208, 210, 212, 213, 215, 218, 244–247. See also lessons

inner clarity, recovering, 176, 179

Ishmael, 55–56

Islam/Muslims, 22–23, 31

I-Thou / I-It ways of being, 81–82

Jerusalem, 22–26, 32–33, 55, 84–85, 182–185

judgmentalism, 64

justification. See also better-than box; I-deserve box; need-to-be-seen-as box; worse-than box of feelings, 91, 94–98

need for self-, 119, 121–122

in softness, 117

styles of, 109–115, 131, 248

learning, 18, 108, 131, 180, 214–216, 219, 221–226, 247. See also Listen & Learn

lessons, 221–227

listening, 64, 97, 169, 193, 213

Listen & Learn, 213, 215, 218, 221, 244–245

Lusseyran, Jacques, 178–179

Mohammed, 55

Mount Moriah, 55–56

Muslims / Islam, 22–23, 31

need-to-be-seen-as box, 117–120, 138, 199, 251

negotiations / negotiators, 35–37

NOPE steps, 257

noticing red flags, 253–254, 257

objects, people as, 236–237

oppression, 189

out-of-the-box places, 190, 197–198, 230

peace. See also getting out of the box; heart at peace

finding our way to, 140

improving, 67

recovering, 176, 179, 201–202

philosophy / philosophers, 78–83

pondering the situation anew, 255–256, 257

pondering your box, 140, 223

problem solving, 222, 236

pyramids. See boxes; diagrams;

Influence Pyramid

questions

for getting out of the box, 190

pondering the situation anew, 255–256

thought, 237–238, 240–241, 243–244, 246–247

racism, 47, 96, 149, 189

rebellion, 54

recovering inner clarity and peace, 201

red flags, 257

relationships / relationship building, 18, 180, 198, 201, 213, 215–219, 222–226, 238, 244–246, 254

resentment, 99

resistance, 130–131, 224

responsibility for one’s own feelings/actions, 59–62, 127, 164

rightness, 58–59

Rozen, Avi, 4–5

Saladin (al-Dîn, Yusuf Salâh), 23–27, 31–32

secrets, 63–64

self-betrayal, 93–94, 96, 108–109, 132

self-exploration, 88–91

self-justification, 109–115, 119, 121–124, 138–139

sexual assault, 236–237

signs of the box, 201

Solomon, King, 55

staying out of the box, 201

staying power of the box, 192

success, secret to, 28–29

teaching, 48, 211–225, 244–245, 250. See also change; Influence Pyramid

thought questions, 237–238, 240–241, 243–244, 246–247

ultimatums, 74–75, 76–77

victimhood, 102

war

choosing, 82, 84–93, 107 (see also heart at war)

inviting, 209

wartime, 24, 78–79, 140

Way-of-Being Diagram, 32, 33–34, 235–238

ways of being, 32–33, 38–39, 81–82, 126, 223, 235–238

worse-than box, 122, 199, 250

wrongness, 58–59