The Non-Linear Nature of Emergent Teaching: A Multi-threaded Tale

Abstract

This essay offers a narrative that illustrates the non-linear nature of emergent teaching and how its outcomes are multifaceted and mutually causative. In other words, they lead us in many directions at once. This quality of non-linearity is central to the concept of emergence. Emergent teaching begins by recognizing that reality is fundamentally non-separate. By realizing we are not separate in our actions, words, and deeds we confirm a connectedness to one another and the world. This is essential to fully understand emergence. When perceived as a whole, every action in the universe is mutually dependent upon every other interaction. In this way, the universe is constantly creating itself. Emergent teaching moves us toward an awareness of the reality of cocreation. Non-separation creates the foundation of a dynamically interconnected and emergent universe.