--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <curtisdeltabl...@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, grate.swan <no_reply@> 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. -------------
There is a Perennial Philosophy. Too bad most adherents also belong to The Church of Absolute Truth. However, a David Lynch type grounded one could emerge to champion the below interpretation. Sort of a "wrapper function" -- who presents the TMO and its absolutism and ideologic ethos and MO (which is the inverse of OM) as part of the living out, acting out of the confidence that the ancients had in their world view. The TMO is part of the show. Bit actors reading their lines. Thus, the TMO is part of the performance art piece. The "wrapper function" MC explains this to the "audience" neutralizing the arrogance of the TMO. And if the MC is paying its own bills, and fund raising under is own momentum -- as David is doing -- the TMO will passively sit and --unable to do much, and enjoying the ride -- smile. > > > > > > > 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 .... > > >
