Maharishi said something about these times back when he was doing his internet radio address in the earlier part of this century. He said wars and conflict and hardship and pain in the world will be more evident than ever, and to maintain our focus on our evolution vs getting caught up in the horrific noise. Not to shut it out either, but not to get lost in the ugliness of the mirage.
Technology gives us siddhis techniques, but it has occurred so gradually that no one quite realizes the exponating effect all of this has on us, and the innate responsibility we take for it - We even argue about the best near instant stream of consciousness we prefer delivered to us, in huge color and sound, so familiar has it all become. I sometimes have to call my cell phone, at home, to find it, indispensable little widget that it is now. Everything is so much closer, immediate, creating models of perception and communication and transportation that seemed like magic a few generations ago. A few months ago I began to notice two things. One, the amplified media frenzy over wars and politics and the sour economy was really becoming a total invasion and the message was clear: Everything Is Fucked Up! However the other side of my personal coin was that despite the incredible challenges all around me, my life is calm, reasonably happy, and almost orderly. So it appears the communication tech we surround ourselves with is constantly feeding us a picture of our world that is necessarily distorted, particularly the "news" outlets. It is not a bad thing, though pervasive. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Tom Pall <thomas.pall@...> wrote: > > On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 5:41 PM, sparaig <LEnglish5@...> wrote: > > > > > Lessee, took office during a time when many/most economoists were warning > > that we might be on the verge of a second Great Depression, and has had to > > deal with a Republican Party whose members will denounce the very bills that > > they originally proposed simply because he publicly supports them. > > > > Yeah. > > > > Its all his fault. > > > > L. > > > > > > > It's all his fault that he's not appearing as our leader. He's on vacation > now. How many millions are now on perpetual vacation. Let's go through > this again. When it comes to emotional range and the ability to move > people, to comfort them, he's hopeless. The appearance of leadership > would be helpful right now. FDR had fireside chats. I can't even stand > the sound of this guy's voice anymore he's such a wimp. WIMP. Ronald > looked us in the eye and told us that it was Morning in America once again. > The White House truly acts like it's under siege. If only his blessed wife > would grow a victory garden instead of a yuppie puppy garden. Perception > matters much, if not most. > > It's all our fault. We so much wanted to believe. Palin would come across > as a better leader and more sympathetic to us than Bama. >
