Guest guest Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 Dear All, Found this on the web. My thanks to the unknown author. Jai Maa Nanda =========================================== In ancient Greece, scholar and intellectual, Dr. Socrates was reputed to hold knowledge in high esteem. One day an acquaintance met the great philosopher and said, "Do you know what I just heard about one of your friend?" "Hold on a minute," Dr. Socrates replied. "Before telling me anything I'd like you to pass a little test. It's called the Triple Filter Test." "Triple filter?" asked the man. "That's right," Dr. Socrates continued. "Before you talk to me about my friend, it might be a good idea to take a moment and filter what you're going to say. That's why I call it the triple filter test. The first filter is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?" "No," the man said, "actually I just heard about it and wanted to tell it to you" "All right," said Socrates. "So you don't really know if it's true or not. Now let's try the second filter, the filter of goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about my friend something good?" "No, on the contrary, it is bad " "So," Socrates continued, "you want to tell me something bad about him, but you're not certain it's true. You may still pass the test though, Because there's one filter left: the filter of usefulness. Is what you want to tell me about my friend going to be useful to me?" "No, not really." Replied the man. "Well," concluded Dr. Socrates, if what you want to tell me is neither true, nor good, and nor even useful to me, why tell it to me at all ." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 om namah shivaya. efficiency and respect, based on truth. , "Nanda" <chandimaakijai> wrote: > > > Dear All, > Found this on the web. My thanks to the unknown author. > Jai Maa > Nanda > =========================================== > In ancient Greece, scholar and intellectual, Dr. Socrates was > reputed to hold knowledge in high esteem. One day an acquaintance > met the great philosopher and said, > > "Do you know what I just heard about one of your friend?" > > "Hold on a minute," Dr. Socrates replied. "Before telling me > anything I'd like you to pass a little test. It's called the Triple > Filter Test." > > "Triple filter?" asked the man. > > "That's right," Dr. Socrates continued. > > "Before you talk to me about my friend, it might be a good idea to > take a moment and filter what you're going to say. That's why I call > it the triple filter test. The first filter is Truth. Have you made > absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?" > > "No," the man said, "actually I just heard about it and wanted to > tell it to you" > > "All right," said Socrates. "So you don't really know if it's true > or not. Now let's try the second filter, the filter of goodness. Is > what you are about to tell me about my friend something good?" > > "No, on the contrary, it is bad " > > "So," Socrates continued, "you want to tell me something bad about > him, but you're not certain it's true. You may still pass the test > though, Because there's one filter left: the filter of usefulness. > Is what you want to tell me about my friend going to be useful to > me?" > > "No, not really." Replied the man. > > "Well," concluded Dr. Socrates, if what you want to tell me is > neither true, nor good, and nor even useful to me, why tell it to me > at all ." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 Namaste Nanda, An abbreviated form that also applies to thought. 1. Is it true ? 2. Is it kind ? 3. Is it helpful ? Om Namah Sivaya Kanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 That’s a good one. on 2/9/05 9:42 PM, Nanda at chandimaakijai wrote: Dear All, Found this on the web. My thanks to the unknown author. Jai Maa Nanda =========================================== In ancient Greece, scholar and intellectual, Dr. Socrates was reputed to hold knowledge in high esteem. One day an acquaintance met the great philosopher and said, "Do you know what I just heard about one of your friend?" "Hold on a minute," Dr. Socrates replied. "Before telling me anything I'd like you to pass a little test. It's called the Triple Filter Test." "Triple filter?" asked the man. "That's right," Dr. Socrates continued. "Before you talk to me about my friend, it might be a good idea to take a moment and filter what you're going to say. That's why I call it the triple filter test. The first filter is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?" "No," the man said, "actually I just heard about it and wanted to tell it to you" "All right," said Socrates. "So you don't really know if it's true or not. Now let's try the second filter, the filter of goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about my friend something good?" "No, on the contrary, it is bad " "So," Socrates continued, "you want to tell me something bad about him, but you're not certain it's true. You may still pass the test though, Because there's one filter left: the filter of usefulness. Is what you want to tell me about my friend going to be useful to me?" "No, not really." Replied the man. "Well," concluded Dr. Socrates, if what you want to tell me is neither true, nor good, and nor even useful to me, why tell it to me at all ." Sponsor document.write(' <http://us.ard./SIG=129if0na6/M=298184.6018725.7038619.3001176/D=groups/S=1705075991:HM/EXP=1108100589/A=2532114/R=1/SIG=12kkm7uh7/*http://clk.atdmt.com/NFX/go/yhxxxnfx0020000014nfx/direct/01/&time=1108014189312032> '); <http://us.ard./SIG=129if0na6/M=298184.6018725.7038619.3001176/D=groups/S=1705075991:HM/EXP=1108100589/A=2532114/R=2/SIG=12kkm7uh7/*http://clk.atdmt.com/NFX/go/yhxxxnfx0020000014nfx/direct/01/&time=1108014189312032> / <?subject=Un> Terms of Service <> . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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