Forwarded from: Einar Olsen <fountains...@gmail.com> Dear Yogic Fliers,
Tonight approximately 80 more of us came to Group Program than would have been expected, based on attendance on Saturday nights the past weeks, and on the usual proportion of Saturday attendance to the other previous days of the week). This is very inspiring and heartening and shows both the value of Raja Hagelin's most timely message yesterday that must have inspired the overnight increase, and our groundswell community alertness and compassion. This size response from one email is unprecedented in my experience, but a) our numbers could stand to go even higher, and b) tonight's increase could stand to be sustainable (Please note Raja Hagelin's wording below if you haven't yet). Congress is now considering informally, and formally beginning the week of Sept. 9, whether to authorize a strike against Syria. Regardless of global politics, I hope you will consider taking Raja Hagelin's appeal Syria-sly. I can't resist that but I hope you can come and have fun in Group Program together. Inner experiences have been feeling very fresh and there is a lot more liveliness and flying. Perhaps you could consider even rounding a little (when was the last time?). These problems are probably coming up primarily because our Super Radiance attendance has been lower (based on a multitude of comments Maharishi made), but it also appears that the combination of our Super Radiance, along with all the other powerful things our Movement is doing, all the good things that so many others are doing, and the rise of Natural Law, have created four significant positives said to be unusual and even unprecedented: a) The U.K. Prime Minister's not deciding on his own to go in with the U.S., expected on the basis of past actions, b) his decision to give the matter to his parliament, c) their decision to not go in, and d) Obama's decision to refer to the American Congress. Although the motives behind all these can be discussed (endlessly), their bottom line appears to me (and some respected commentators) to be unexpected, importantly positive, and even new. It is certain that a many Sidhas in our Community feel it is important to help this trend continue. I respectfully ask for your consideration to forward this or your own email to as many people as you can, and to come as often as you can to the Domes or other halls (although Headley Hall has closed due to M.U.M. growth, Maharishi Vedic City's Peace Palace has expanded to make up for it). Town Hall: I have only heard really great things, only enthusiasm, from every person who has gone to our new Town Hall program in the Orpheum Theater Building (the former Co-Ed Theater), entered from the north side (the doors close a little later than the Domes). It is now a piece of cake to find an open seat in both Domes. Men's Dome: 48 seats in our large south Guest Section, 10 more seats in our now-24-seat north Guest Section on the other side of the Dome, and currently about 50 open seats (many with IA backrests available for your use) outside the Guest Section, mostly on the south side (please look for the yellow "Space Available" signs). IE: About 120 Open Easy Seats in Patanjali Golden Dome. Ladies Dome: A greatly enlarged and comfy, highly successful 40-seat Open Seating section. Please Come. Jai Guru Dev, Einar and Mary Cathryn ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Raja John Hagelin <developm...@mum.edu> Date: Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 8:20 PM Subject: How serious is the global situation? To: "Einar and Mary Cathryn," <fountains...@gmail.com> How Serious is the Global Situation? August 30, 2013 Dear Einar and Mary Cathryn, The severe turmoil we are witnessing around the world—and the extreme partisan gridlock here at home—is totally in line with predictions from our Maharishi Jyotish Council. Mangal is debilitated through October 5th, which brings turbulence and conflict to the world. At the same time, Rahu and Shani are both transiting Tula for the next 18 months, which enhances the upheaval and danger of conflict. We can all see how this might play out. Both Syria and Egypt are flash points now. Either of them could spark a conflagration in the Middle East that draws in the United States, Russia, and other players. Our Maharishi Jyotishis are stressing that creating national coherence through our Super-Radiance community is absolutely crucial at this moment. So I want to appeal to you as a cherished member of our Sidha community to do everything you can to come to group program over the next five weeks—through October 5th. It is only five weeks, but if we don't pull out all the stops, I fear that they may turn into a very long and difficult five weeks. As amazing as it seems, we all know that we hold the only real solution to this terrible quagmire—right here in our amazing and beautiful community... the N-squared power of our collective coherence. Please come! And turn September into the most powerfully, positively transformational month in our history. We can do it. Warm wishes, Jai Guru Dev John Hagelin Raja of Invincible America © 2013 Maharishi Foundation USA, a non-profit educational organization. All rights reserved. Transcendental Meditation® and TM® are protected trademarks and are used in the U.S. under license or with permission. -- Dr. Einar Olsen Fairfield, IA 52556 641-469-5659 >
