I completely disagree about TM not saving the world...
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/out-the-darkness/201212/can-meditation-change-the-world http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/out-the-darkness/201212/can-meditation-change-the-world Meditation is path to peace, Mozambique leader says http://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/sep/22/jamesastill http://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/sep/22/jamesastill Meditation is path to peace, Mozambique leader says http://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/sep/22/jamesastill Former Marxist guerrilla turned president spreads the word of the Beatles' guru to his ministers and the military. View on www.theguar... http://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/sep/22/jamesastill Preview by Yahoo Just because TM works a little slower than MMY thought it would, doesn't mean it's not having a substantial impact. L ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> wrote : Nice to see Peter Russell again. I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for him - on this forum I mean! His book got me into TM. I liked it's down to Earth no nonsense explanations, except for the dubious whimsy of the "sidhis" chapter he added later obviously... Seems a shame that he hasn't moved on anywhere really. He comes across like yet another new age guru still confused about quantum physics and consciousness. But I admire the optimism, if only we could actually gain understanding about something just by looking at it, but that's never happened. Science progresses by conjecture and criticism, people meditating isn't going to give us any special knowledge about anything, least of all consciousness. In fact, I can't think of a worse way to try and understand the mysteries of the mind than by introspection, it doesn't matter that mystics the world over report the same experience if all they are doing is mistaking a change in perception for some sort of external truth - that the universe is made of consciousness. I wish it were true, but meditation isn't going to save the world. None of its revelations have given us any useful information about ourselves, it'll be dull old testing and conjecture science what explains it. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <rick@...> wrote : New Interview on Buddha at the Gas Pump - 06/30/2014 blog updates from Buddha at the Gas Pump If you are not doing so already, please consider donating a minimum of $1 or $2 per month to help offset basic monthly expenses associated with hosting, MailChimp, etc. Of course, larger donations for other expenses are very much appreciated and needed. Donate button on http://batgap.com http://batgap.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=62b7e50ba8598f35e2edf91d5&id=310c9367ea&e=16e07f16fe. published 06/30/2014 238. Peter Russell http://batgap.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=62b7e50ba8598f35e2edf91d5&id=c0d6cde885&e=16e07f16fe Jun 29, 2014 10:34 pm | Rick Peter holds degrees in theoretical physics, experimental psychology, and computer science from the University of Cambridge, England, where he was a student of Stephen Hawking. Following university he went to India, to study meditation and Eastern philosophy. In the 1970s, … Continue reading → http://batgap.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=62b7e50ba8598f35e2edf91d5&id=84a9d434ac&e=16e07f16fe The post 238. Peter Russell http://batgap.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=62b7e50ba8598f35e2edf91d5&id=a40f278f9a&e=16e07f16fe appeared first on Buddha at the Gas Pump http://batgap.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=62b7e50ba8598f35e2edf91d5&id=02581ff118&e=16e07f16fe. comments http://batgap.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=62b7e50ba8598f35e2edf91d5&id=1821207882&e=16e07f16fe | read more http://batgap.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=62b7e50ba8598f35e2edf91d5&id=65cc56023e&e=16e07f16fe http://batgap.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=62b7e50ba8598f35e2edf91d5&id=963d5d6297&e=16e07f16fe http://batgap.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=62b7e50ba8598f35e2edf91d5&id=a1a51a22e7&e=16e07f16fe http://batgap.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=62b7e50ba8598f35e2edf91d5&id=997d0596eb&e=16e07f16fe Elsewhere · Visit My Blog http://batgap.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=62b7e50ba8598f35e2edf91d5&id=015d680830&e=16e07f16fe · Share This with a friend http://us2.forward-to-friend1.com/forward?u=62b7e50ba8598f35e2edf91d5&id=65f309207d&e=16e07f16fe · Follow me on Twitter http://batgap.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=62b7e50ba8598f35e2edf91d5&id=2fcc5e9952&e=16e07f16fe · RSS feed http://batgap.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=62b7e50ba8598f35e2edf91d5&id=5c4ae6b5a9&e=16e07f16fe Regular announcement of new interviews posted at http://batgap.com http://batgap.com. Buddha at the Gas Pump 1108 South B Street Fairfield, Iowa 52556 Add us to your address book http://batgap.us2.list-manage.com/vcard?u=62b7e50ba8598f35e2edf91d5&id=b0e5d0d53a Copyright (C) 2014 Buddha at the Gas Pump All rights reserved. http://www.mailchimp.com/monkey-rewards/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=monkey_rewards&aid=62b7e50ba8598f35e2edf91d5&afl=1
