[FairfieldLife] Re: Berggruen Institute

[dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]]

Mindfulness. Immanuel Kant was a philosopher who was transformational in his 
time. He was a great thinker. Is there an organization today that represents 
Kant's work in philosophy?   

 Maybe that org could be nominated for this prize money.  By contrast with 
spiritually awakened people like on BATGAP, say someone who is quite 
in-the-head philosophical whose non-spiritual intellectual position is deeply 
into mental forms, even in to great thinking about transcendentalism, could be 
nominated, such as the ‘philosophy’ of Kant for this prize. His thinking 
certainly was transformational in his time. His name could go in with the 
Berggruen list. 

 

 "..We can now offer an expanded definition of Transcendentalism: It derives 
from the “transcendental” philosophy of Immanuel Kant; its proponents 
emphasized the divine in nature, the value of the individual and of human 
intuition, and a spiritual reality that “transcends” sensory experience, while 
also providing a better guide for life than purely empirical or logical 
reasoning.  The term refers to a cluster of concepts set forth by a number of 
individuals rather than a formal philosophy."  -Nichols

 

 

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 Mindfulness 
 and the Berggruen Institute.. Yours is an extremely insightful critique of the 
modern ‘mindfulness’ movement.  
 

 There is a peppy advert that runs on public radio in Iowa for a holistic 
health clinic that combines all health modalities up in Iowa City also using 
mindfulness.  Is the kind of thing that TM could have capitalized on except 
that TM was so focused on establishing its own franchising of exclusive TM  
trademarks.
 

  The thinking through and the redo of the mental health policy within TM last 
year opened up the view and policy thinking about integrating ™ and all modern 
health modalities more. 
http://portals.mum.edu/Customized/uploads/guidelines-for-mental-health.html 
http://portals.mum.edu/Customized/uploads/guidelines-for-mental-health.html
 

 Also,
 The books, Transcendence: Healing and Transformation Through Transcendental 
Meditation  
 and   
 Super Mind: How to Boost Performance and Live a Richer and Happier Life 
Through Transcendental Meditation
 

 seem to be a competitive push-back against the modern cultural empire of all 
that is ‘mindfulness’ in the marketplace now.
 

 

 yifuxero writes:
 thxI've been thinking of contacting Berggruen and informing him of the 
same point you have made; but I doubt he'll listen.
 Even more depressing is that the Mindfulness Center at UCLA (a few blocks from 
Berggruen's Center) focuses "modern" psychiatry and apparently completely 
avoids the transcendentalist component of the original Mindfulness originating 
in Buddhism.  They've unfortunately appropriated the techniques and downgraded 
them into a set of mind/body exercises intended to operate on a superficial 
level.
 Here's another UCLA center - of East-West Medicine - that operates in 
association with the Mindfulness Center.  Looks like those UCLA people have 
capitalized on some trends that eventually could amount to something 
"transcendental" but probably not soon.
   It's somewhat ironic that the SIMS Movement started there, and down the 
street on Gayley Ave with various people associated with Jerry Jarvis.  First 
lecture I heard re: TM was at UCLA by the Wallace and Winthrop Brothers and 
then later by Jerry.  MMY came there in (1968?).
  Don['t have time to explore the reasons why UCLA was the original hotbed of 
the Student's Movement but didn't amount to anything permanent; while there's 
currently a burgeoning Mindfulness Movement.  An important factor is the 
restrictive nature of who can become a teacher.  Any psychiatrist at UCLA can 
put a feather in his cap by becoming a Mindfulness teacher, without any fuss 
from a corrupt organization. This will add to his/her prestige since knowledge 
of Mindfulness gives one the appearance of inside knowledge into the 
inscrutable and mysterious ways of Eastern traditions. Unfortunately, they 
leave out the transcendentalist part.
 I'll dig deeper into this by contacting some of the faculty. Should be 
interesting to hear what they say!
 http://cewm.med.ucla.edu/ http://cewm.med.ucla.edu/
 

 

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,  wrote :

 He didn't mention the Buddha.
 

 No, transcendentalists/ transcendentalism like is in the core of cultivated 
Buddhistic experience of nirvana is not a philosophy.
 

 Great spirituality in the heart of experience likely would get overlooked and 
not qualify for the 1 million dollar "Think tank" prize for an in-the-head 
philosophy system. 
 

 Of course great transcendentalists like an Emerson or a Yogananda or a 
Maharishi likewise are not listed.  
 -JaiGuruYou  
 

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,  wrote :

 Think tank established by billionaire Nicolas Berggruen, located on Santa 

[FairfieldLife] Re: Berggruen Institute

[dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]]

 Mindfulness 
 and the Berggruen Institute.. Yours is an extremely insightful critique of the 
modern ‘mindfulness’ movement.  
 

 There is a peppy advert that runs on public radio in Iowa for a holistic 
health clinic that combines all health modalities up in Iowa City also using 
mindfulness.  Is the kind of thing that TM could have capitalized on except 
that TM was so focused on establishing its own franchising of exclusive TM  
trademarks.
 

  The thinking through and the redo of the mental health policy within TM last 
year opened up the view and policy thinking about integrating ™ and all modern 
health modalities more. 
http://portals.mum.edu/Customized/uploads/guidelines-for-mental-health.html 
http://portals.mum.edu/Customized/uploads/guidelines-for-mental-health.html
 

 Also,
 The books, Transcendence: Healing and Transformation Through Transcendental 
Meditation  
 and   
 Super Mind: How to Boost Performance and Live a Richer and Happier Life 
Through Transcendental Meditation
 

 seem to be a competitive push-back against the modern cultural empire of all 
that is ‘mindfulness’ in the marketplace now.
 

 

 yifuxero writes:
 thxI've been thinking of contacting Berggruen and informing him of the 
same point you have made; but I doubt he'll listen.
 Even more depressing is that the Mindfulness Center at UCLA (a few blocks from 
Berggruen's Center) focuses "modern" psychiatry and apparently completely 
avoids the transcendentalist component of the original Mindfulness originating 
in Buddhism.  They've unfortunately appropriated the techniques and downgraded 
them into a set of mind/body exercises intended to operate on a superficial 
level.
 Here's another UCLA center - of East-West Medicine - that operates in 
association with the Mindfulness Center.  Looks like those UCLA people have 
capitalized on some trends that eventually could amount to something 
"transcendental" but probably not soon.
   It's somewhat ironic that the SIMS Movement started there, and down the 
street on Gayley Ave with various people associated with Jerry Jarvis.  First 
lecture I heard re: TM was at UCLA by the Wallace and Winthrop Brothers and 
then later by Jerry.  MMY came there in (1968?).
  Don['t have time to explore the reasons why UCLA was the original hotbed of 
the Student's Movement but didn't amount to anything permanent; while there's 
currently a burgeoning Mindfulness Movement.  An important factor is the 
restrictive nature of who can become a teacher.  Any psychiatrist at UCLA can 
put a feather in his cap by becoming a Mindfulness teacher, without any fuss 
from a corrupt organization. This will add to his/her prestige since knowledge 
of Mindfulness gives one the appearance of inside knowledge into the 
inscrutable and mysterious ways of Eastern traditions. Unfortunately, they 
leave out the transcendentalist part.
 I'll dig deeper into this by contacting some of the faculty. Should be 
interesting to hear what they say!
 http://cewm.med.ucla.edu/ http://cewm.med.ucla.edu/
 

 

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,  wrote :

 He didn't mention the Buddha.
 

 No, transcendentalists/ transcendentalism like is in the core of cultivated 
Buddhistic experience of nirvana is not a philosophy.
 

 Great spirituality in the heart of experience likely would get overlooked and 
not qualify for the 1 million dollar "Think tank" prize for an in-the-head 
philosophy system. 
 

 Of course great transcendentalists like an Emerson or a Yogananda or a 
Maharishi likewise are not listed.  
 -JaiGuruYou  
 

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,  wrote :

 Think tank established by billionaire Nicolas Berggruen, located on Santa 
Monica Blvd. in West L.A.
 Offers a 1M prize for the best philosophical ideas.
 Appeared on Fareed Zakaria's GPS program last Sunday  He mentioned the 
following people as brilliant examples of people whose ideas have dramatically 
shaped the world:  Socrates, Confucius, Jesus, and Marx.
 He didn't mention the Buddha.
 Berggruen http://berggruen.org/
 
 
 Berggruen http://berggruen.org/ Philosophy + Culture Center Advisor and Nobel 
Laureate Amartya Sen Berggruen Philosophy + Culture Center


 
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[FairfieldLife] Re: Berggruen Institute

[yifux...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]]

thxI've been thinking of contacting Berggruen and informing him of the same 
point you have made; but I doubt he'll listen.
 Even more depressing is that the Mindfulness Center at UCLA (a few blocks from 
Berggruen's Center) focuses "modern" psychiatry and apparently completely 
avoids the transcendentalist component of the original Mindfulness originating 
in Buddhism.  They've unfortunately appropriated the techniques and downgraded 
them into a set of mind/body exercises intended to operate on a superficial 
level.
 Here's another UCLA center - of East-West Medicine - that operates in 
association with the Mindfulness Center.  Looks like those UCLA people have 
capitalized on some trends that eventually could amount to something 
"transcendental" but probably not soon.
   It's somewhat ironic that the SIMS Movement started there, and down the 
street on Gayley Ave with various people associated with Jerry Jarvis.  First 
lecture I heard re: TM was at UCLA by the Wallace and Winthrop Brothers and 
then later by Jerry.  MMY came there in (1968?).
  Don['t have time to explore the reasons why UCLA was the original hotbed of 
the Student's Movement but didn't amount to anything permanent; while there's 
currently a burgeoning Mindfulness Movement.  An important factor is the 
restrictive nature of who can become a teacher.  Any psychiatrist at UCLA can 
put a feather in his cap by becoming a Mindfulness teacher, without any fuss 
from a corrupt organization. This will add to his/her prestige since knowledge 
of Mindfulness gives one the appearance of inside knowledge into the 
inscrutable and mysterious ways of Eastern traditions. Unfortunately, they 
leave out the transcendentalist part.
 I'll dig deeper into this by contacting some of the faculty. Should be 
interesting to hear what they say!
 http://cewm.med.ucla.edu/ http://cewm.med.ucla.edu/
 

 

   

[FairfieldLife] Re: Berggruen Institute

[dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]]

He didn't mention the Buddha.
 

 No, transcendentalists/ transcendentalism like is in the core of cultivated 
Buddhistic experience of nirvana is not a philosophy.
 

 Great spirituality in the heart of experience likely would get overlooked and 
not qualify for the 1 million dollar "Think tank" prize for an in-the-head 
philosophy system. 
 

 Of course great transcendentalists like an Emerson or a Yogananda or a 
Maharishi likewise are not listed.  
 -JaiGuruYou  
 

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,  wrote :

 Think tank established by billionaire Nicolas Berggruen, located on Santa 
Monica Blvd. in West L.A.
 Offers a 1M prize for the best philosophical ideas.
 Appeared on Fareed Zakaria's GPS program last Sunday  He mentioned the 
following people as brilliant examples of people whose ideas have dramatically 
shaped the world:  Socrates, Confucius, Jesus, and Marx.
 He didn't mention the Buddha.
 Berggruen http://berggruen.org/
 
 
 Berggruen http://berggruen.org/ Philosophy + Culture Center Advisor and Nobel 
Laureate Amartya Sen Berggruen Philosophy + Culture Center


 
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