우리 모두가 익숙해야 할 것
영어 이야기 1985
adept
[ əˈdept
숙달한, 능숙한
내가 미국에 이사왔을 때의 한국인들은
3 D 를 마다하지 않고 부지런히 일했다
Difficult, Dirty and Dangerous jobs.
어렵고, 더럽고 위험한 직업
그래서 그들은 3 D 세대라고 불리웠는데
요즈음의 3 D 세대 (특히 젊은)는 3 Dimesional Generation (3차원의 세대)이다.
이제 미국의 한인들은 더이상 3 D 에 매달리지 않고
그런 일들은 다른 민족에게 맡기고 비교적 편한 일을 하고 있다
불과 수십년 사이에 그렇게 변하게 된 것은
very good at doing something that was difficult
어려운 것을 잘 하는 과정을 거쳤기 떼문이다
그것을 한 낱말로 표현하면 adept 이다
우리의 평법한 삶은 물론 어느 경지에 이르기 위해서도
끈질긴 노력이 필요하다
He became an ADEPT pianist after endless practicing.
그는 끊임없는 연습 끝에 숙달된 피아노 연주자가 되었다
이런 얘기는 그냥 소문일 뿐이라고 생각하지만
"열심히 공부할 필요가 없어, 내 얼굴과 몸매만 잘 가꾸면
유명하고 돈 많은 사나이가 나를 데려갈 테니까.."라는 여성이 있다고 한다
No effort, no adepting at any
노력 없이 그 어떤 것에도 능란할 수 없다
adept 은 1600 년 중반의 Latin 어 adeptus (무엇인가를 획득한다) 가
그 뿌리인데 육체적 만족을 위한 '획득'의 뜻만은 아니다
그래서 며칠 전에 읽은 글이 생각난다.
“Attention and intention are the most powerful tools of the spiritual ADEPT.
주의 집중과 (건전한) 시도는 영적 (정신적) 통달자에게 가장 강력한 도구이다.
(Psychology Today, March 20, 2023)
adept 처럼 '창조적' 표현이 '못된 자들'에게는 부정적인 것이 되기도 한다
A lot of people are afraid the leader is also an ADEPT liar.
많은 사람들은 그 지도자가 능숙한 거짓말쟁이기도 하다는 것에 걱정을 하고 있다
'또 그런 지도자를 좇는 사람들은 ~
Opportunitis around him quickly became ADEPT at predicting his boss' moods.
그 주위에 있는 기회주의자들은 그들의 상사의 기분을
재빨리 헤아리는데 능숙하다
우리에게 필요한 사람은 이래야 하는데 말이다.
We want the one who is very adept at dealing with a social chaos.
우리는 사회적 혼란을 잘 다루는데 능숙한 사람을 원한다
우리 가까이 있는 adept ~
Young generations is ADEPT at computer.
but what are the aged ADEPT?
젊은 세대는 computer 도사들인데
노인들은 무엇에 익숙해 있을까..?!
Which generation we belong to,
we should be ADEPT at right and positive life
우리가 어느 세대에 속하건
바르고 긍정적인 삶에 익숙해야 한다
절박한 세대'와 '아쉬움 없는 세대'가 공존하고 있다.
그런데
adept at
I'm afraid she's also an adept liar.
very good at doing something that is not easy
he is not adept in the sport.
What are you ADEPT at?
He is adept at computer.
They'd become extremely adept at living with us.
He's adept at jumping into profitable niches.
She's very adept at dealing with the media.
He was highly adept at avoiding trouble.
I am an adept in pretending that I don't see, and I don't hear.
Jordan Fiorillo Scotti Ph.D.
Buddhist Psychology: East Meets West
COGNITIVE DISSONANCE
He was a world-class thinker, a right-brained adept.
You will never be an adept in political saltation, John!
1 Opportunitis quickly became adept at predicting his boss' moods.
The Power of Intention for Living Fully
Clarifying and living in alignment with our intentions helps us feel more alive.
Among his peers, only Jack Benny was more adept at milking a laugh than Groucho.
Posted March 20, 2023
Reviewed by Abigail Fagan
KEY POINTS
Intention is knowing who we want to be and where we want to go, as well as how we navigate getting there.
We can feel discomfort when we live out of alignment with our intentions.
Clarifying our intentions and recommitting ourselves to them regularly helps us feel confident and vibrant.
“Attention and intention are the most powerful tools of the spiritually adept.
They are the triggers for attracting both a certain kind of energy and a certain kind of information.” ―Deepak Chopra
How often is your behavior dictated by your habits and impulses, rather than your real intentions?
Maybe you make plans to go to the gym but end up at happy hour. Or find yourself impatient and irritable with your child, only to feel guilty afterward. "Right Intention," the second fold on the Noble Eightfold Path, involves bringing conscious intention to the forefront of our minds
so that we use our values and intelligence, rather than our fears or habits, to guide our behaviors.
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Living With Right Intention
Right Intention is more than a goal; it's a way of being in the present moment (the ever-changing present) that is based on understanding what matters most to us. It’s knowing the kinds of human beings we wish to be and the impact we want to have on the world. This doesn’t mean making painful sacrifices or trying to be perfect. In fact, living in line with our intentions is liberating, as it means fewer uncertainties and regrets. Living off of autopilot and with a reverence for the choices we make each day makes life vibrant and meaningful, even more precious.
To live this way, we must clarify our intentions. Clear intentions help us make big and small decisions. They also help us make sense of the discomfort when we have made the wrong decisions. For example, after speaking badly about someone, most of us experience physical, emotional, or cognitive unease. It may be subtle — a mild twinge in the gut or an intrusive memory of what was said. Why? Because most of us have an intention — consciously explored or not — to avoid causing harm to others.
In psychology, we sometimes refer to the disconnect between our values and our behaviors as cognitive dissonance. Cognitive dissonance impacts all of us, from animal lovers who don’t like thinking about where their meat comes from, to chronically spending rather than saving, to drinking and eating too much when we intend to care for our bodies well. We have sophisticated cognitive strategies, like rationalization and blaming, that help us reduce the discomfort of dissonance. Unfortunately, these strategies often serve to take us further from the root of the difficulty: knowing and living in alignment with our intentions.
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Intentions and Karma
Intentions are at the heart of the concept of karma: the intentions behind our actions create energy that shapes our futures. Wholesome, compassionate intentions create a very different karmic future than selfish or vengeful intentions. Every act, and its accompanying intention, creates a ripple we contend with sooner or later. Indeed, how we feel today is a product of our actions, and the intentions behind those actions, in the past.
Don’t believe in karma? Ask a neuroscientist. They’ll tell you that what we do repeatedly wires into our brains, changing our nervous systems to promote more of the same behavior. This is how we master skills like playing the piano; it’s also how we form bad habits and addictions. Similarly, each choice we make has an impact. It’s a seed planted, awaiting the right conditions to bloom. Buddhist scholar and psychologist Jack Kornfield quotes a Chinese Buddhist text that beautifully captures this idea in his book, The Wise Heart:
adept (adj.)
1690s, "completely skilled, well-versed," from Latin adeptus "having reached or attained," past participle of adipisci "to come up with, arrive at," figuratively "to attain to, acquire," from ad "to" (see ad-) + apisci "to grasp, attain" (related to aptus "fitted," from PIE root *ap- (1) "to take, reach," for which see apt). Related: Adeptly; adeptness.
adept (n.)
"an expert, one who has attained knowledge," especially "one who is skilled in the secrets of an occult science," 1660s, from Latin adeptus (adj.) "having attained" (see adept (adj.)). The Latin adjective was used as a noun in this sense in Medieval Latin among alchemists. It implies natural and acquired ability, whereas expert implies more of experience and practice.
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word-forming element expressing direction toward or in addition to, from Latin ad "to, toward" in space or time; "with regard to, in relation to," as a prefix, sometimes merely emphatic, from PIE root *ad- "to, near, at."
Simplified to a- before sc-, sp- and st-; modified to ac- before many consonants and then re-spelled af-, ag-, al-, etc., in conformity with the following consonant (as in affection, aggression). Also compare ap- (1).
In Old French, reduced to a- in all cases (an evolution already underway in Merovingian Latin), but French refashioned its written forms on the Latin model in 14c., and English did likewise 15c. in words it had picked up from Old French. In many cases pronunciation followed the shift.
Over-correction at the end of the Middle Ages in French and then English "restored" the -d- or a doubled consonant to some words that never had it (accursed, afford). The process went further in England than in France (where the vernacular sometimes resisted the pedantic), resulting in English adjourn, advance, address, advertisement (Modern French ajourner, avancer, adresser, avertissement). In modern word-formation sometimes ad- and ab- are regarded as opposites, but this was not in classical Latin.
mid-14c., "inclined, disposed;" late 14c., "suited, fitted, adapted, possessing the necessary qualities for the purpose," from Old French ate "fitting, suitable, appropriate" (13c., Modern French apte), or directly from Latin aptus "fit, suited, proper, appropriate," adjectival use of past participle of *apere "to attach, join, tie to." This is reconstructed to be from PIE root *ap- (1) "to grasp, take, reach" (source also of Sanskrit apnoti "he reaches," Latin apisci "to reach after, attain," Hittite epmi "I seize"). The elliptical sense of "becoming, appropriate" is from 1560s.
THE BASICS
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“From intention springs the deed,
from the deed springs the habits.
From the habits grow the character,
from character develops destiny.”
Clarifying Your Intentions
So how do we clarify our intentions so that we can live more fully? Here are some tips from Buddhist psychology:
Check your beliefs and motivations. Our intentions stem from our beliefs about the world (Right View.) Wrong beliefs lead to wrong intentions, which creates more confusion and problems. Kornfield states: “When our motivation is rooted in anger, unworthiness, grasping, self-judgment, fear, and depression, and we act from these intentions, we perpetuate these painful patterns.” When making a decision, pause and ask yourself from what beliefs and motivations you are acting. If you identify biased thinking or an urge to act out of fear, anger, or pain, stop and reconsider your mindset. Is there another perspective you can take? Is there a forgiveness practice you can undertake prior to acting? What action would you take if operating from your most wise, compassionate self? Don't be afraid to change your mind, accept that you've been wrong, adopt a new perspective, or act like the bigger person.
Clarify your intentions in writing. This might take some exploration. If you need help refining your intentions, spend some time gathering ideas on paper. You could do this slowly, over the course of a week, or in one dedicated chunk of time. Choose words, statements, quotes, or images that capture the feeling you want for yourself in the world or for the world. Find a theme or themes amongst the ideas you have gathered. See if you can distill it down to a few words or one sentence. Adopt this as your intention for the month. Write it down and put it somewhere you will see it. Consider making a collage or vision board to bring to life what these words mean to you. Let yourself update your intentions as often as needed — as you grow and change, so may your values, goals, and intentions.
Dedicate yourself every day. It’s very easy to pick sweeping, beautiful-sounding intentions. It is much harder to practice them every day. To act with Right Intention, we must commit and recommit consistently so that they remain at the forefront of our minds. To accomplish this, I recommend adopting a morning ritual to remind you of your intentions. For example, it could be a brief gratitude practice, a short reading, journaling, or prayer. With this ritual, we set the tone of the day with our deepest intentions in mind. Then, we practice regular check-ins during the day and especially when facing decisions. You can set an alarm on your watch to help remind you, or create a habit of revisiting your intentions over lunch or each time you use the bathroom. Finally, we check in at the end of the day to see how we fulfilled our intentions and where we fell short. We do this to learn, not to punish. We are not striving for perfection. We are simply checking our compass to make sure we are still on course. And making any course corrections necessary, welcoming all the learning lessons offered along the way.
Focus on the idea of karma. If you have trouble articulating clear and specific intentions, you can channel the idea of karma to help you navigate daily life with broader and more flexible intentions. Every day, each thought, each choice, and each action is an opportunity to generate positive or negative karma. You don't need to be a Buddhist scholar to recognize the kinds of thoughts, actions, and behaviors that lead to good karma: those that are helpful, compassionate, loving, and generous. When we show compassion, love, and generosity to ourselves and others, we create positive energy in the world that shapes our future circumstances for the better. If it serves you, think of your life as a series of karmic opportunities and use the idea of generating positive karma to help guide your choices. If you pay attention, this will probably lead you to gaining clarity on what intentions are values most personally meaningful in your life.
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I hope this brief dive into the second teaching of the eightfold path inspires you to practice living with intention. With consistent practice, you will find that you feel more confident, grounded, and inspired in your daily life.
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