Ongoing, we must have trust in our masses of practicing meditators and we must have trust in the meditating movement. These are two cardinal principles. If we doubt these principles, we shall accomplish nothing. -Buck
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "drpsutphen" <drpsutphen@...> wrote: > > Buck, you do realize that according to standard scientific research methods > that the ME does not exist? The studies have so many methodological flaws > that they can not be taken seriously. I wish there was a ME but there isn't. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" <dhamiltony2k5@> wrote: > > > > > > Armed with the scientific ME theory and our transcendentalist spiritual > > experience the meditating movement has brought a new style of thinking to > > life, a new style of living which essentially entails integrating > > scientific theory with spiritual practice, forging close links of the > > practicing meditator anywhere and groups coming together practicing > > meditation in groups everywhere. > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
