Dear All,
My wife Rhoda has edited a volume of Maharishi's talks on literature and language, which are the first transcripts available of talks of this kind. The volume is called The Flow of Consciousness and is available from <http://www.mumpress.com> www.mumpress.com. Now she has made three 14 minute videos, speaking about a few of Maharishi's main points on consciousness and literature illustrated with some beautiful poetry. These talks are introductory in nature but will appeal to advanced meditators as well. They are now on YouTube under her name "Rhoda Orme-Johnson" and the links are given below. I think you will enjoy watching them, and, when she reads quotations by Maharishi, she has some wonderful pictures of him speaking, and one of them is a painting that I did. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h_ImyuClhU> Literature and Consciousness, Part I: The Creative Process (Rhoda Orme-Johnson, Ph.D.) "What is a poem? Some say it is writing that doesn't reach to the end of the page. Not so funny, actually because those empty spaces, those silences on the page, affect the consciousness of the reader." Dr. Rhoda Orme-Johnson discusses the process of creating poetry from deep within our own inner silence. She quotes from several poets -- including A R Ammons and William Wordsworth -- and from Maharishi's talks on literature and the creative process, which she has transcribed into the book The Flow of Consciousness. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwYdFAhLkW4> Literature and Consciousness, Part II: Seven States of Consciousness (Rhoda Orme-Johnson, Ph.D.) "What if our enjoyment, appreciation, and understanding of literature could be heightened?" Dr. Rhoda Orme-Johnson discusses the seven states of consciousness, as described by poets and explained by Maharishi. She quotes from several authors -- including William Wordsworth, Henry David Thoreau, Mary Oliver, Juan Ramon Jimenez, and Kenneth Rexroth -- and from Maharishi's talks on literature and the creative process, which she has transcribed into the book The Flow of Consciousness. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C38EwzjXsKU> Literature and Consciousness, Part III: Swings of Awareness (Rhoda Orme-Johnson, Ph.D.) "What is literature, actually? How do we define it?" Dr. Rhoda Orme-Johnson discusses the effect that great writing has on our awareness, on our consciousness. She quotes from several poets -- including Kabir, James Wright, and Emily Dickinson -- and from Maharishi's talks on literature and the creative process, which she has transcribed into the book The Flow of Consciousness. There is also a blog post on the book: <http://theuncarvedblog.com/2010/11/03/the-flow-of-consciousness-maharishi-m ahesh-yogi-on-literature-and-language/?preview=true&preview_id=6072&preview_ nonce=9cd3840be0> The Flow of Consciousness: Maharishi Mahesh Yogi on Literature and Language. All the best, David David W. Orme-Johnson, PhD --------------------------------- >From October to April 191 Dalton Dr., Santa Rosa Beach, Florida 32459 >From May to September 1100 University Manor Dr., # 15B, Fairfield, Iowa, 52556 (850) 231-2866 (Home) (850) 830-5847 (Mobile) Skype: davidoj108 <mailto:davi...@earthlink.net> davi...@earthlink.net <http://www.truthabouttm.com/> www.TruthAboutTM.com <http://www.orme-johnsonpaintings.com/> www.Orme-JohnsonPaintings.com
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