I have several of his books which I read a long while back. The main thing is to develop an interior life from which love and grace can spring. This contrasts to a very external-based worldliness. A very strange ending to his life.
On Nov 19, 7:03 am, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't think that isolating like the Amish (who lead their > ethnocentric group with control measures) or focusing on the ills of > government, law enforcement or narrow economic pictures give a clear > picture of what globalization means to humanity. Ultimately, what is > seen in separation, separates us. I feel toward humanity as Thomas > Merton: > > "There is in all things an inexhaustible sweetness and purity, a > silence that is a fountain of action and joy. It rises up in wordless > gentleness and flows out of me from unseen roots of all created > beings." > > The unseen roots unite us, and globalization is spirit in action in > the "rising up." How this manifests in our view is largely dependent > on our own given focus. If it is dismal we need to feel, we will see > the dismal every time. It doesn't change the fact that heaven on > earth is ours for the taking. More spirit in action. > > "It doesn't matter which you heard, the holy or the broken > Hallelujah." Both holy and broken co-exist. Both are holy in the > unification. > > On Nov 19, 6:49 am, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > From my perspective this reborn metaphor is misleading, it leads you to the > > next level of happy self betrayal. The Amish community is a wonderful > > example of what it looks like when an evolving society allows a small group > > to conserve themselves in their own bubble and protects them from natural > > updating processes. I believe there is better ways to not forget the values > > of America's European history. > > > 2012/11/19 andrew vecsey <[email protected]> > > > > In my opinion opting out of their game is more like being reborn than of > > > going to your own funeral. The less defendant we are on others or on > > > things, the more free we are. We have grown to be so defendant on the > > > system that we are afraid that we can not survive without it. The Amish > > > community is an example that clearly demonstrates that we can survive and > > > even thrive without the system that I refer to as globalization. It is > > > dangerous to put all your eggs in one basket. > > > > On Monday, November 19, 2012 11:39:27 AM UTC+1, gabbydott wrote: > > > >> It really is that simple. It is like going to your own funeral. > > > >> 2012/11/19 andrew vecsey <[email protected]> > > > >> With drugs and mass media they control our desires and with drugs and > > >>> schools they control our thinking. The only simple solution I can think > > >>> of > > >>> is not to play their game. Just refuse to buy what they offer to sell. > > >>> . > > > >>> On Sunday, November 18, 2012 9:47:11 PM UTC+1, Allan Heretic wrote: > > > >>>> globalization can be very beneficial and granted there are many self > > >>>> centered individuals and corporations that have that have little > > >>>> concern for others or our world.. but one thing that is coming out of > > >>>> it they can not control what people thing and desire their world to > > >>>> be.. Little by little I see people reclaiming the dreams of a better > > >>>> world. > > >>>> Oh well what can you expect from an old hippie > > >>>> Allan > > > >>>> On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 7:43 PM, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>> > Andrew is obviously right when one considers where our wealth is > > >>>> > ending-up. This group is broadly parochial, white and barely > > >>>> > understands what it excludes and how. We are reliant on centralised > > >>>> > technology that is soon to force us to a format we don't want. > > >>>> > Rigsy's question is about right. Previous globalisation was > > >>>> > colonising and I suspect most of what we are witnessing now is in > > >>>> that > > >>>> > model. It would be good to make the move in emphasis Molly suggests, > > >>>> > but the signs in the underlying business model indicate the opposite > > >>>> > to me - currently remaining in advertising and making a killing in > > >>>> > market share. There is another (dated) form of globalisation in the > > >>>> > phrase 'workers of the world unite' and it must be clear this has > > >>>> been > > >>>> > resisted by the powerful other than in their own 'guilds'. My list > > >>>> on > > >>>> > what globalisation is would be long and rather vague - including > > >>>> > teaching foreign students with bare English textbook answers I kn ow > > >>>> > to be rot. James Bond has globalised but not decent water, food and > > >>>> > housing for all - let alone freedom from the kind of idiots on all > > >>>> > sides who keep such stuff as the Arab-Israeli conflict going. > > > >>>> > We need realistic optimism - but this means embracing really bad news > > >>>> > on climate (worse than we think) and history (much worse than we > > >>>> > think) in order to see how we get some decent stuff done amongst the > > >>>> > enemies of open society. Globalisation is getting very real in the > > >>>> > sense of telepresence (I could be operated on in Bolton by a surgeon > > >>>> > in Madras) and other varieties of the embodiment of knowledge that > > >>>> > will allow remote and even home manufacturing. > > > >>>> > Postmodernism (which I regard as the move to modernism we have never > > >>>> > had) is bringing about a legitimation crisis. I am broadly (but not > > >>>> > completely) free of the religious dross taught in youth and chronic > > >>>> > copy-teachers who told me Julius Caesar invaded Britain in 53AD and > > >>>> > that humans have 24 pairs of chromosomes like other apes. To > > >>>> discover > > >>>> > the extent of ideological dross in my education I travelled. The > > >>>> > Internet's supposedly global reach does not even compare. How could > > >>>> > anything be more parochial that Faceflop and Twatter? What would be > > >>>> > want to globalise - does anyone ever ask us? How about freedom from > > >>>> > work as means of income? > > > >>>> > On 18 Nov, 14:11, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>> >> I disagree, Andrew, and take a view more like Alan's. Globalization > > >>>> >> occurs when more folks operate from a world-centric life view (not > > >>>> ego- > > >>>> >> centric or ethno-centric), more countries are trading goods and > > >>>> >> services, and more folks have access to goods and services from > > >>>> other > > >>>> >> countries. This group is comprised of folks from many different > > >>>> parts > > >>>> >> of the world. A good example. > > > >>>> >> On Nov 18, 4:09 am, andrew vecsey <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >>>> >> > Globalization is reverting to the ownership and control of > > >>>> everything world > > >>>> >> > wide by the few. That is the danger of it all. > > > >>>> >> > On Saturday, November 17, 2012 7:41:31 PM UTC+1, Allan Heretic > > >>>> wrote: > > > >>>> >> > > I think realistically globalization is revering to the access to > > >>>> >> > > everything world wide > > >>>> >> > > Allan > > > >>>> >> > > On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 3:19 PM, rigsy03 > > >>>> >> > > <[email protected]<javascript:>> > > >>>> >> > > wrote: > > >>>> >> > > > But what does the term "globalization" mean? It is an abstract > > >>>> term. > > >>>> >> > > > (Sort of like Alexander's "empire" at his death- to be defined > > >>>> by the > > >>>> >> > > > strongest?) > > > >>>> >> > > > On Nov 17, 4:18 am, Allan H <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>> >> > > >> I agree with you Saris are very beautiful and believe me that > > >>>> can get > > >>>> >> > > >> into the pricey range. Her wedding saris was well over 30,000 > > >>>> Euro and > > >>>> >> > > >> her mothers was just as bad.. was never told the exact > > >>>> price.. but > > >>>> >> > > >> it was out of the finest silk.. > > > >>>> >> > > >> There are benefits to globalization ,, unfortunately those > > >>>> benefits > > >>>> >> > > >> are easily destroyed by those people and companies that are > > >>>> extremely > > >>>> >> > > >> selfish and uncaring... Greedy is to soft a word for their > > >>>> >> > > >> activities.. > > >>>> >> > > >> Allan > > > >>>> >> > > >> On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 2:16 AM, rigsy03 <[email protected]> > > >>>> wrote: > > >>>> >> > > >> > A great question- what is it? Maybe it is what the major > > >>>> powers/ > > >>>> >> > > >> > economies tell us it is. Facts betray the huge inequities > > >>>> among the > > >>>> >> > > >> > nations/humanity. I would hope we don't lose some of our > > >>>> differences > > >>>> >> > > >> > and adopt one style and language. Saris are my favorite to > > >>>> watch and > > >>>> >> > > >> > think Indian and Asian women beat out Americans- the men > > >>>> aren't bad > > >>>> >> > > >> > either. Remember when we were all so separated and the > > >>>> "other" seemed > > >>>> >> > > >> > to look the same- a kind of blindness, I guess. > > > >>>> >> > > >> > On Nov 15, 8:47 pm, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>> >> > > >> >> The big question is what is globalising. In part this is > > >>>> stuff we > > >>>> >> > > >> >> don't want. We are still haunted by superstition, sexism > > >>>> and > > >>>> >> > > >> >> imperialism. I'd like to see more of our economies about > > >>>> building > > >>>> >> > > >> >> safe communities and see foreign policies and our limited > > >>>> vision of > > >>>> >> > > >> >> 'efficiency' as the major bars to this. Disease is likely > > >>>> >> > > >> >> globalising, the ability to make WMDs and take part in > > >>>> manufacturing > > >>>> >> > > >> >> for war. > > > >>>> >> > > >> >> On 15 Nov, 23:34, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >>>> >> > > >> >> > I would substitute ignorance for indifference. > > > >>>> >> > > >> >> > On Nov 15, 10:00 am, Vam <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >>>> >> > > >> >> > > Untill nationalisn has distinctive meaning, political > > >>>> and > > >>>> >> > > cultural, and > > >>>> >> > > >> >> > > economic, free movement of people can only be a pipe > > >>>> dream. > > > >>>> >> > > >> >> > > And the "meaning," it must be remembered, is an > > >>>> emotional - > > >>>> >> > > mental thing... > > >>>> >> > > >> >> > > not merely intellectual. That's how phenomenal > > >>>> dimensions of any > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --
