--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" wrote: > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Obituary: J Christopher Stevens. > > > > > > > > > > > > In a dark place he was one of us. > > > > > > An Arjuna, > > > > > > A Statesman, > > > > > > A Mediator, > > > > > > A Meditator. > > > > > > Om > > > > > > Shanti. > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19571272 > > > > > > > > > > Don't know why you call him a meditator, although he > > > > > may well have been one, having grown up in California > > > > > and been in the Peace Corps. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > A meditator? Well, this guy evidently was a world-class kind of person. > > > > What we know from science is that (TM) meditators exhibit high alpha > > > > wave coherence between the various parts of the brain. It turns out > > > > world-class people in their fields also exhibit high alpha wave > > > > coherence between the parts of their brains. Ergo, this guy is like us; > > > > a TM meditator by alpha wave coherence at least. > > > > He sounded like a very special person spiritually traveling in a > > > > darkened place of the world. > > > > Dr. Harung also found that top-level performers outscored the control > > groups in a test of moral development. Higher moral development implies an > > expanded awareness where the individual is able to satisfy the interests of > > other people and not just his or her own needs, according to Dr. Harung, > > who added that is remarkable that high levels of performance in a wide > > spectrum of activities are connected to high moral standards. > > > > > > > > I feel very sorry that a bunch of ignorant islamisists murdered him, > > > > took him out. We should collectively pause and mourn his passing. > > > > According to the science, people without high alpha wave coherence are > > > > not transcendental nor close to enlightenment. We have a lot more work > > > > to do in the world. > > > > -Buck in the Dome > > > > > > Yep, 'not transcendental and not close to enlightenment'. As I have > contended before here, the problem we collectively are fighting here is low > alpha-coherence non-meditation and all those others too who actively practice > non-transcending meditations in the name of some religion or spirituality. > > > > > > > Scientists have long known that top athletes, musicians, and executives > > > can enter "the zone" during optimal performance; now, new research > > > suggests they may be simultaneously experiencing higher states of > > > consciousness. In a study published by the Journal of Human Values, > > > Norwegian researcher Dr. Harald Harung found that world-class performers > > > displayed unique brain wave characteristics that were distinct from those > > > of the control group. He also found correlations between high performance > > > and the subjective experience of "higher states of consciousness," which > > > include inner calmness and happiness amidst dynamic activity; maximum > > > wakefulness, effortlessness, and ease of functioning; and a sense of > > > perfection. > > >
Yes, well according to the science if there's no alpha wave coherence between the parts of the brain then there's no transcendence. And yes, there's a lot of 'meditation' out there that is not only non-alpha coherent but also evident incoherence producing practice. Like, what are all those people doing 'five times a day' on their knees? The problem we all have is all that non-alpha incoherent 'non-meditation' and an evident drag of non-meditators out there. In a modern world we certainly want for a better public health policy for everyone having to do with healthy brain physiology that should uplift everyone out of the stone age. That is worth fighting for. -Buck > > > > > > > > > What strikes me about this whole sad business is that > > > > > it's all caused by religion. The Embassy was stormed, > > > > > presumably by fanatical Muslims, because they'd seen > > > > > or heard about a couple of clips on YouTube of an > > > > > anti-Islam film made by an Israeli Jew and promoted > > > > > by an Egyptian Christian. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
