Arthur Cordell summarized it very well: > Selma seems to be saying that Buddhism can be a force to deal with a variety > of health issues including stress. Chris is saying that capitalist bosses > would like nothing more than that workers would deal with stress through > meditation ... > I think Chris was going further. Not that meditation would lead to > increased productivity but that meditation would divert workers from the > requisite rage that would demand reform. > > Remove the revolutionary potential and all that....
If a bear is after Selma, she'll meditate to cope with the stress. No doubt, it will make the bear go away. Bears would peddle meditation courses in the NYT if they could. Chris ______________________________________________________ "The most powerful weapon in the hand of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed." --Stephen Biko _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
