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David Bohm and Peter Garrett on Dialogue: pt 2

David Bohm, Peter Garrett

Mickleton, 1990. David Bohm describes a dialogue in Israel where someone said "Zionism is getting in the way", and another's eyes popped out in response. What happens when people stay with such intensity instead of breaking apart?

This 1990 video transcript captures David Bohm explaining dialogue in practice. He describes the ideal setup: 20-40 people in a circle, no leader, no set agenda, meeting weekly for perhaps a year. A vivid example from Israel: someone said "Zionism is getting in the way" of Jewish-Arab relations; another responded with eyes popping out that without Zionism the country would collapse. Bohm explains what happens when people stay with such intense feeling rather than breaking into hatred: the energy transforms into "impersonal fellowship"; the Greek *koinonia*. The key is suspending all assumptions while listening, noticing your impulse to attack the other view. "Your differences even give intensity to it, because realising there is something beyond those differences creates the kind of friendship which goes deeper than mere agreement." Bohm also explores the connection between thoughts, feelings, and bodily states; fear produces adrenalin and tension; remembered fear does the same.

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