--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <curtisdeltabl...@...> wrote: >
> > But if these people are expressing true significant shifts of consciousness > that would benefit humanity then Rick's project is going way beyond the > movement in opening them for examination. I think either way Rick is really > on to something with this project. By now we should expect people living in > the states Maharishi described vaguely and promised repeatedly. Hearing from > them is a great resource for all of us interested in evaluating these claims. > Curtisdeltablue, well that is a large ascent in your POV. Nice. Yes, I think Rick is on to something also. & timely in its way. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Is quite cool, are a lot more posted to the site now. Rick Archer > > > > obviously has been quite busy interviewing. Is some great journalism > > > > And good commentary too about spirituality. Thanks for taking the time > > > > to do this Rick. > > > > > > > > http://batgap.com/ > > > > > > > > > > FF Buddhas at the gas pumps. > > > > > > Funny that Rick has scooped the TM movement on this. Interviewing and > > > publishing the 'awakened' this way. These various Fairfield neighbors > > > (buddhas at the gas pump) seems are all of old TM movement. > > > > > > > > > In the domes Bevan calls in every day to hear and commentate on the > > > meditating experiences. Has been doing that for months as his domain. > > > Those tapes available to publicly listen to? YouTube? Folks on the IA > > > course have to stay put and listen to that commentary there as part of > > > their program there. > > > > > > Rick's found buddhas out at the gas pumps of the larger meditating > > > community would all welcome, in the domes as old meditators? A large > > > irony of course is that they all seem to give credit to TM along the way > > > yet by 'guideline' of the TM movement they mostly would not be welcome in > > > the domes as most have visited with other holy people, saints or gurus. > > > > > > > I have only seen one BudPump, but seek to watch more. > > > > The contrast of unfettered description of change in ones inner life (kind > > of ironic huh) from the high-tea, silk couch, victorian approach of the > > TMO, to a more blue jeans approach of BudGas, (The greening of the TMO -- a > > reference to another 1970ish book that had a lot of impact "The Greening of > > America" by Reich) raises the question of what other different kinds of > > change may be manifesting in people's inner and outer lives. Stuff that may > > not be the darling spiritual catch phrase of the moment. Stuff that may > > not sound hot and sexy -- more mundane. > > > > And parallel to my adjacent post on social change, is the change > > accelerating? Is it manifesting in new and unexpected ways? Can there be > > opposite, multi-varied change that is far outside the spiritual-cafe norm". > > More spiritual or inner core "outliers". Can anyone define (and limit, by > > that definition) what inner change consists of? > > > > If change is accelerating, it may be unsettling. Like a rapid build > > construction site, if you just saw the demolition of the old site, and the > > deep excavation of the new, you might thing something bas was happening. > > Without seeing more of the totality, it may seem bleak. > > > > Are different parts of the change related -- and if so how? Are outer > > peoples change and pattern an pace of change related? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I just listened to the Andy Schulman interview. Honest and cogent. I > > > > also like the first three or so minutes in this Schulman-buddha > > > > interview as Rick describing how people might see or react to > > > > spiritual-ized people. Seems a good real categorization of what one > > > > hears around. Can see that kind of variation in the skepticism in > > > > anti-meditation/anti=spiritual response and TM-deniers on FFL too. > > > > > > > > http://batgap.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Transcendental Fairfield: > > > > > > > > > > > > "People everywhere are undergoing a shift to an Awakened state of > > > > > > consciousness which is transforming their understanding of > > > > > > themselves and the world. For some, this shift has been abrupt and > > > > > > dramatic. For others, it has been so gradual that they may not have > > > > > > realized it has occurred. Such shifts, or "awakenings," are not > > > > > > new: Christ spoke of the "Kingdom of Heaven within," Buddhists > > > > > > speak of Nirvana, Zen masters of Satori, Hindus of Moksha, but > > > > > > these traditions generally regard these states as rare and > > > > > > difficult to attain. > > > > > > > > > > > > Many people are therefore skeptical of claims of higher states of > > > > > > consciousness. They find it hard to believe that apparently > > > > > > ordinary friends and neighbors might be experiencing something > > > > > > extraordinary. Maybe they expect Enlightenment to look as > > > > > > remarkable on the outside as it is reputed to be on the inside." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > About, > > > > > > > > > > "This show will attempt to dispel skepticism and misconceptions by > > > > > week after week, allowing otherwise ordinary people to relate their > > > > > experience of spiritual awakening. The terminology is tricky, because > > > > > there are no universally agreed upon definitions to describe this > > > > > experience. Also, enlightenment is not something that an individual > > > > > person "gets". It's not even something that the mind can grasp. It's > > > > > an awakening to that which contains the mind and all other things. So > > > > > it's not surprising that language is inadequate to convey it." > > > > > > > > > > http://batgap.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
