--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, grate.swan <no_re...@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <curtisdeltablues@> > wrote:
What you wrote was totally brilliant and will NEVER happen because it contained the humility that the KNOWERS of reality will never assume. Modern people can smell arrogance a mile away and it never sells. They just can't give up their inflated self-perception that they know more than any other human about life because their master told them so. > > > > I watched the whole thing with fascination. The building project impresses > > me as an attempt to preserve a dying aspect of Indian culture and religion. > > I don't know the back story of the pundit boys, so I don't know if they > > are being saved from far shittier jobs or are being exploited into focusing > > on a skill which is basically unmarketable when they probably should be > > learning how to design circuit boards. But the concept of preserving the > > tradition of chanting in a world that couldn't care less mostly appeals to > > me. As wrong as I may think Maharishi is in his interpretation of what the > > whole Vedic chanting thing means, it is a beautiful tradition and I hope it > > doesn't die too soon. It is a link to part of our human past. > > I have similar thoughts. And I think the TMO is missing the boat in terms of > the way they could cast these projects. They could have quite wide appeal > amongst green, multi-cultural, diversity loving hip people -- the starbucks, > i-pod, world music generation. > > As, an example: The pitch (rambling first draft) > > The Interconnectivity and Sustainability Project > > The Project is about saving an endangered ancient cultural tradition that > deeply embraces diversity and expores the interconnectedness of all things. > > All ancient cultures should be preserved as part of our rich > global cultural heritage. The Project focuses on the ancient Vedic culture > of India -- its ceremonies, art, architecture, song and dance that become > living documents from the past, enlivening the richness, diversity and > interconnectedness of this particular intriguing ancient culture. The Project > seeks to establish a Williamsberg replication of this culture -- breathing > life into forgotten traditions. > > It is as if its a vast performance art pieces, that seek to fully engage and > include the audience as part of the performance. It explores in great detail > its vision of the commonality of all people and all things in a vast web of > Consciousness -- seen as the core source of thought, inspiration and > achievements -- as well as natural process and rhythms. The Project uses the > myriad of ancient methods and technologies that this culture utilized to > explore all realms of Consciousness -- and in doing so -- to live in dynamic > harmony with all peoples and nature. Its particular focus on sustainability > is quite relevant for the modern age. > > Touring the various project sites, you will see full life replicas ancient > architecture that seeks to connect its inhabitants with all of nature -- and > ancient ceremonies that promise world peace and individual prosperity. > Educational methods seeking to address the whole human person and spirit. And > even the political methods of that day, you will see "rajas" dressed in the > ancient garb, and attending to national and global affairs as prescribed by > this ancient culture -- and its emphasis on ruling from the domain of > Consciousness. > > The Project is open to the speculations and mystical insights of this > culture. It raises some utterly astounding hypotheses -- such as how global > peace and prosperity can be created even from chaos and suffering. While the > core of the Project is focused on preserving the culture, these ancient > speculations and insights are viewed respectfully and carefully. It is > possible they present seeds of wisdom that can enliven the world community, > its diversity and its inter-connectiveness. Thus the project has an > experimental component. These ancient cultural traditions are both preserved > and tested -- to explore their potential effectiveness in providing solutions > to our ever complex modern society. > > If yoo are interested in learning more about the Project, or seek to > contribute time or resources to its many goals, please contact .... >
