--- 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, "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? > >
And all those Buddhist no-alpha wave incoherent meditators in that part of the world they don't help neither. > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
