--- 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, "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 > > > > >
"The experience of the transcendent is not unique to TM practitioners or peak performers; it's unique to human beings. It's what we experience when the activity of feeling and thinking and perception settle down and the mind experiences its most expanded state of awareness. It's the experience of pure unbounded consciousness and it's available to anyone." > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
