Fine, The meditating movement must become one with the meditator community so that they may see it as their own movement. Such a movement will be invincible. -Buck
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long <sharelong60@...> wrote: > > Let's avert the danger, shall we Buck, rather than crushing anyone! > > > ________________________________ > From: Buck > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 10:13 AM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Important change in the Invincible America > Assembly > > > Every meditator must be helped to understand that as long as we rely on the > meditating movement, believe firmly in the inexhaustible creative power of > the meditating community and hence trust and identify ourselves with them, > then we can surmount any difficulty, and no enemy can crush us while we can > crush any enemy. > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <LEnglish5@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > "Enemy?" > > > > > > I think you've misunderstood the purpose of the "Invincible America" > > > course. > > > > > > "Invincibility" means to inspire everyone to want to be a genuine friend, > > > so that one has no enemies. > > > > > > L > > > > Yes, I am addressing my comments here to the post-Maharishi leadership of > > our movement and our meditating community. This is proven advice that I > > freely bring to their tables. As Winston Churchill once advised his people > > at the end of his life, "Stick with the Americans". > > With Great Respect, > > -Buck > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > As we go forward as a meditating movement we must make a distinction > > > > between the anti-meditation enemy and ourselves, and we must not adopt > > > > an antagonistic stands towards our own comrade meditators and treat > > > > them as we would the enemy. In speaking up, one must have an ardent > > > > desire to protect the cause of the meditating community and raise the > > > > spiritual consciousness, and there must be no ridiculing or attacking > > > > in one's administrative or leadership approach. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > A proper measure of democracy should be put into effect in the > > > > > meditating movement, chiefly by abolishing the feudal practice of > > > > > bullying and beating we have now and by having administrators and > > > > > meditators share weal and woe. Once this is done, unity will be > > > > > achieved between administrators and meditators and the teaching > > > > > effectiveness of the meditating movement will be greatly increased, > > > > > and there will be no doubt of our ability to sustain the long-going > > > > > and sustained spiritual work of the Unified Field in the world. > > > > > > > > > > > > Our meditating movement must of necessity use the democratic method > > > > > > of persuasion and education when working among meditators and the > > > > > > non-meditators and must on no account resort to commandism or > > > > > > coercion. Our administrators, teachers and meditator comrades must > > > > > > understand that spiritual remoulding involves long-term, patient > > > > > > and painstaking work, and they must not attempt to change people's > > > > > > ideology, by giving a few lectures or by holding a few meetings. > > > > > > Persuasion, not compulsion, is the only way to convince them. > > > > > > Compulsion will never result in convincing them. [The old guard's > > > > > > anti-saint policy and administrative guideline held over meditators > > > > > > and teachers?] To try to convince them by force simply won't work. > > > > > > This kind of method is permissible in dealing with the enemy, but > > > > > > absolutely impermissible in dealing with meditators and friends. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > As a community together our three major principles for the > > > > > > > movement's spiritual work are, first, unity between > > > > > > > administrators and meditators; second, unity between the movement > > > > > > > and the meditators; and third, the disintegration of the enemy > > > > > > > anti-meditation forces, the counter-revolutionary > > > > > > > meditation-haters. > > > > > > > To apply these principles effectively, we must start with this > > > > > > > basic attitude of respect for the field teacher and the > > > > > > > meditator, and of respect and compassion for the human dignity of > > > > > > > the meditation-haters once they have laid down their opposition. > > > > > > > Those who take all this as a technical matter and not one of > > > > > > > basic attitude are indeed wrong, and they should correct their > > > > > > > view. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Many people think that it is wrong methods of policies and > > > > > > > > guidelines that make for strained relations between > > > > > > > > administrators and meditators and the meditating community, but > > > > > > > > I always tell them that it is a question of basic attitude or > > > > > > > > principle, of having respect for the meditators and the > > > > > > > > meditating community. It is from this attitude that the > > > > > > > > various policies, methods and forms ensue. If we depart from > > > > > > > > this attitude of respect for meditators, then the policies, > > > > > > > > methods and forms will certainly be wrong, and the relations > > > > > > > > between administrators and meditators and between the movement > > > > > > > > and the meditators are bound to be unsatisfactory. > > > > > > > > -Buck > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ideological education of Knowledge and experience is the key > > > > > > > > > link to be grasped in uniting the whole Movement once again > > > > > > > > > for great spiritual struggles. Unless this is done, the > > > > > > > > > Movement cannot accomplish any of its spiritual tasks. It is > > > > > > > > > time for meditators to join together, come to meditation and > > > > > > > > > attend refresher courses. > > > > > > > > > -Buck in the Dome > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <rick@> > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- On Mon, 5/20/13, Dr. Bevan Morris <development@ > > > > > > > > > > <mailto:development@> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: Dr. Bevan Morris <development@ <mailto:development@> > > > > > > > > > > > Subject: Important change in the Invincible America Assembly > > > > > > > > > > Date: Monday, May 20, 2013, 1:01 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dear Friend of Maharishi University of Management, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The Settle Foundation is facing financial challenges due to > > > > > > > > > > difficulties that have arisen in the past five months in > > > > > > > > > > the business that underlies the foundation's giving. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Word of this has reached the Invincible America Assembly > > > > > > > > > > grant recipients, so Raja John Hagelin asked me to explain > > > > > > > > > > the situation to everyone on the Assembly, which I did on > > > > > > > > > > Thursday. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I explained that the Settle grants would be coming to an > > > > > > > > > > end over the next months. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I said everyone should quickly make plans to be > > > > > > > > > > self-sufficient through "cashing in" in the afternoon > > > > > > > > > > (i.e., working at a job in the afternoon) as Maharishi > > > > > > > > > > described it, or any other approach, including, at least > > > > > > > > > > for some, personal funds. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I also said Raja John Hagelin, Raja Wynne and Maureen, Raja > > > > > > > > > > Bob Lopinto, Raja Harris and myself are trying to come up > > > > > > > > > > with a plan for new sources of income that will allow the > > > > > > > > > > program to continue as much as possible, and we are talking > > > > > > > > > > to our Indian leaders about this. Of course, supporting the > > > > > > > > > > 600 Vedic Pandits we have here now is extremely important, > > > > > > > > > > and if we are successful in raising new funds, bringing the > > > > > > > > > > 400 Maharishi Vedic Pandits who are in India waiting to > > > > > > > > > > come, to create a much higher level of national coherence. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I emphasized that in the future the grant, when available, > > > > > > > > > > would probably be for a smaller number of Yogic Flyers, > > > > > > > > > > especially the most active flyers, who do really long > > > > > > > > > > flying and make a long-term commitment to the Invincible > > > > > > > > > > America Assembly program. Maharishi said this from the > > > > > > > > > > beginning and Dr. Doug and Dr. Linda Birx have been working > > > > > > > > > > on this throughout. This will reduce the numbers, but we > > > > > > > > > > will have a more powerful group. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I pointed out the present situation means that we have been > > > > > > > > > > depending on the generosity of Howard and Alice too much. > > > > > > > > > > We need to take responsibility afresh to engage all the > > > > > > > > > > Sidhas of America in national invincibility. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The response was extremely beautiful. Speaker after speaker > > > > > > > > > > sent their infinite love and gratitude to the Settles, > > > > > > > > > > saying they understand how they must be feeling, and want > > > > > > > > > > them only to feel the depth of their gratitude and love. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The common feeling was that the Invincible America Assembly > > > > > > > > > > will continue even without the grant. The Assembly > > > > > > > > > > Maharishi created even before there was a grant, and it > > > > > > > > > > will continue even now that the grant is not possible for > > > > > > > > > > some time. Some also said they would apply to become > > > > > > > > > > Maharishi University of Management students so they could > > > > > > > > > > use financial aid to continue. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > They suggested we fly at the same time as the 8,000 Yogic > > > > > > > > > > Flyers in Oaxaca, Mexico, that we adjust lift-off for > > > > > > > > > > flying time to accommodate people with jobs in Fairfield, > > > > > > > > > > and other positive ideas. They reminded us that Maharishi > > > > > > > > > > said, "I am��"India and America for a bright > > > > > > > > > > future for the world" and we have to fulfill Maharishi's > > > > > > > > > > direction, all of us together. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It was a very moving and even blissful occasion. We will > > > > > > > > > > continue in the Invincible America Assembly experience > > > > > > > > > > session with more thinking from everyone. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > A new campaign is also starting for all Sidhas in > > > > > > > > > > Fairfield, Maharishi Vedic City, and nationally to > > > > > > > > > > participate in the Invincible America Assembly to create a > > > > > > > > > > better fortune for the nation. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We are all so grateful to Howard and Alice for giving > > > > > > > > > > nearly $100 million over the past seven > > > > > > > > > > years��"it is really just phenomenal and > > > > > > > > > > historic��"and we know that they will continue to > > > > > > > > > > do everything to support national invincibility. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > With Best Wishes, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jai Guru Dev > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Bevan > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
