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[FairfieldLife] Dawkins - The Problem with Religion

[yifux...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]]

4 min video by Richard Dawkins.  (an appropriate topic for 9-ll)
 

 SHALOM
 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBV3eqvQPJs 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBV3eqvQPJs

[FairfieldLife] Gospel Hymns

[yifux...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]]

Gospel music and its many hymns represent the inner core of Evangelical 
Christianity.  If you think, "Amazing Grace", for example, we cannot wonder why 
the Evangelical Movement became so popular. Hymns even helped fuel the Civil 
War since while not shooting each other, both Confederates and the Union 
soldiers could engage in singing hymns.
 The great age of Hymns (17-th - 18-centuries( are covered in the first 10 min 
of this video, along with audios of some of the more important ones, such as:
 "Amazing Grace" - John Henry Newton, 1725 - 1807,
 "Christ the Lord is Risen Today" - Charles Wesley
 "Joy to the World" - Isaac Watts
 "Rock of Ages" - Augustus Toplady
 
 Compare Gospel Hymns to Vedic Hymns.  Which are more likely to win the 
popularity contest in the US?
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVhYHa-Cjcg=9=PLT8IFvbAQaujmVknoahiRYDDoZszLYEzU
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVhYHa-Cjcg=9=PLT8IFvbAQaujmVknoahiRYDDoZszLYEzU
 

 SHALOM

[FairfieldLife] Re: Types of Pietism

[yifux...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]]

Start at 40 min into the video for the section starting with John Wesley and 
Whitefield.
 

 Jai Guru George Fox

[FairfieldLife] Types of Pietism

[yifux...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]]

May be categorized as to the early Age of Enlightenment (mainly German 
Lutherasns) (17-th century) and the later period (l18-th)  being influenced by 
the founders of Methodism: John Wesley and his friend George Whitefield.
 The early period had an important evolutionary trend in that:
 Quietism (a practice of the Quakers and others), became distinct form 
"Enthusiasm" which later evolved ;into "Being Born again in the Holy Spirit", 
popular especially in Methodism and then many other sects such as the 
Pentacostals.
 Thus, we have two trends: 1. Quietism leading to Transcendental Awareness, and
 ...2. Being "Born Again" as a purely 
emotional conversion
 Those are two important trends we have today, for the most part completely at 
odds.  The second group is of course a package deal accompanied by rigid 
literal interpretations of the Bible, group confessions, the singing of Hymns, 
and Evangelistic ferver leading to religious conversions of non-Believers.
 ...
 Quietist movements OTOH, do not emphasize emotional religious conversions 
since the Essence of what occurs in Quietism is something that can be "caught" 
but not "taught".
 As to a popularity contest, Quietism and it forms are today in the extreme 
'minority, mainly due to the growth of Evangelism through John Wesley and 
George Whitefield.
 Pietism and the growth of the early Evangelical Movement through Wesley and 
Whitefield is covered in detail in this excellent video by Pastor Tom Nelson of 
Denton, TX, a graduate of the Dallsas Theological Seminary:
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_PFqLE2mrg=PLT8IFvbAQaujmVknoahiRYDDoZszLYEzU=8
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_PFqLE2mrg=PLT8IFvbAQaujmVknoahiRYDDoZszLYEzU=8
 

 SHALOM

[FairfieldLife] Re: the Scientific Quest for Enlightenment

[yifux...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]]

Thx, I assume you are referring to Wallace's article in Scientific American, 
published in the early 70's entitled "The Physiology of Meditation"
 There were no control groups in that paper, nor are there any legitimate 
control groups in any of the recent research coming from MUM.  The obvious 
candidate would be experienced Mindfulness practitioners completely independent 
of the TM Org.
 

 SHALOM
 

 

[FairfieldLife] Re: Second-Generation Consolidation

[dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]]

 Older than the TM movement by a generation, Yogananda’s SRF shifts now to a 
‘second generation’ leadership, to organizational members whom have never met 
the founder. 
 



 The Self-Realization Fellowship Board of Directors is happy to share with you 
the news that Brother Chidananda has been elected president and spiritual 
leader of Self-Realization Fellowship/Yogoda Satsanga Society of India, 
succeeding Sri Mrinalini Mata, who served in this position from January 2011 
until her passing last month. His appointment was made by a unanimous vote by 
the SRF Board of Directors on Wednesday, August 30, 2017.
 


 

 
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,  wrote :

 Technically in Maharishi's founding and with Hagelin and others having worked 
directly alongside Maharishi they would be first generation of ™ and their 
working now (post-founder) to consolidate things towards a (demographic) 
turnover at some point to second generation meditators, who have never directly 
seen or met Maharishi.  Thus far the microphone has not been shared or handed 
to a second generation to hold nor is a second generation much present in upper 
level policy circles. 
 

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,  wrote :

 

 Of “second-generation” wisdom.. as Noyes frames it below, Will John Hagelin 
now of his own ‘first-generation’ wisdom turn out to be the consolidator to 
something that may last some decades more? ..   

 “At the time when Noyes was alive (19th Century) any marked deviation from the 
established churches of Christianity was likely to provoke a vigorous reaction. 
 Consequently initiators and leaders of sects had to be men of exceptionally 
strong character, especially if they were evangelically minded, for then they 
had to be capable of keeping the allegiance of their original members and of 
winning converts even in the midst of antagonism or actual physical 
persecution. 

 A fanatic might get this far, might indeed get further, as Ann Lee got to 
America from Lancashire and Joseph Smith got to Nauvoo; but other qualities 
were required in order to maintain the initial impetus.  As well as the 
absolute conviction that they and they alone had chosen the right path, and the 
ability to persuade others that this was so, leaders of this kind needed 
exceptional organizing ability and foresight, balanced judgment, and a quality 
that can best be described as “intuitive astuteness”. Joseph Meacham, who 
organized the Shakers into communities, and Brigham Young, who commanded the 
Mormon hegira, must have been endowed with these qualities; and no doubt other 
examples of “second-generation” wisdom of this kind could be cited.  It was a 
characteristic that was less common among initiators, 

 'second-generation' wisdom, ..simple vision, the strength of character and the 
evangelical fire of the fanatical initiator were blended with the balanced 
judgment and practical managerial capacity of the successful consolidator.  
This was an unusual combination of characteristics; and in view of (his) 
background , his absolute rejection of orthodoxy was also unusual. 

 ..He was extreme, but logical and realistic; revolutionary, but not violent. 
When religious fire, moral courage, and good judgment ..have all been given due 
credit, something remains unexplained--some ingredient of the personality--. I 
think that this unnamed quality can without sentimentality be called “love of 
life.”  ..I believe Noyes, unlike many sectarians, was a great yea-sayer, an 
enhancer of life,” 

 Excerpts from the 1966 Introduction by Mark Holloway  to the Dover edition, 
History Of American Socialisms, Noyes 1869
 

 

[FairfieldLife] Re: Respite from Climate wreckage: Come to Fairfield, Iowa

[dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]]

 Met a longtime meditator downtown in Fairfield, Iowa this weekend who had just 
arrived from Montana. Fire smoke and ash all around out there. 
 NPR: “It's an unusually bad wildfire season in the West, and for weeks people 
across the region have been breathing air thick with smoke.”
 
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/09/11/549165837/is-all-that-wildfire-smoke-damaging-my-lungs
 
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/09/11/549165837/is-all-that-wildfire-smoke-damaging-my-lungs
  
 


---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,  wrote :

 Floridians escaping Irma can get diagonal roads heading to Iowa going up 
through Nashville. 
 

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,  wrote :

 Californians fleeing fires and heat can get to Fairfield, Iowa on Interstate 
80.  A few days drive and you will be here.
 

 
 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,  wrote 
 

 Met a meditator in Fairfield, Ia yesterday who with fires burning within a 
half mile of their home left behind their home in California. Told of having 
smoke and ash at their home in California for weeks now. 
 


 
 Lodging and Housing 

 

 
http://www.fairfieldinfocenter.org/fairfield-tm-information-center/lodging-and-housing/
 
http://www.fairfieldinfocenter.org/fairfield-tm-information-center/lodging-and-housing/

 

 AirBnB
 https://www.airbnb.com/s/Fairfield--IA?s_tag=hbwJTdMO_override%5B%5D= 
https://www.airbnb.com/s/Fairfield--IA?s_tag=hbwJTdMO_override%5B%5D=

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,  wrote :

 Come meditate now with the meditating community in Fairfield, Iowa.
 

 There are rentals in Fairfield, Iowa
 on AirBnB.
 https://www.airbnb.com/s/Fairfield--IA?s_tag=hbwJTdMO_override%5B%5D= 
https://www.airbnb.com/s/Fairfield--IA?s_tag=hbwJTdMO_override%5B%5D=

 

 Respite:  a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or 
unpleasant.
 

 For meditators, meditate along with other meditators in Fairfield, Iowa. 
 There are several group meditations in Fairfield to attend. Also meetings 
 to attend with other meditators. 
 Fairfield, Iowa is a fabulous place for spiritual respite, renewal. 


 Also to learn to meditate.. 
http://www.tm.org/transcendental-meditation-fairfield 
http://www.tm.org/transcendental-meditation-fairfield


 #

 

 An Iowa retreat offers a place of peace to those fleeing extreme weather 
damage.
 





 

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,  wrote :

 Fleeing towards respite, 
 throw essential belongs you may have into a car and start driving. 
 

 Gulf States people can drive up on Interstate 35 through Kansas City or on 
I-55 through St. Louis to Fairfield, Iowa. 
 A couple of days driving and you will be there.  
 

 

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,  wrote :

 Sun Warmed overly hot oceans, Super-storms,  Global wierd Weather and Rising 
Sea-levels… 
 

 Om the hurricane bells toll for Florida this weekend!  
 

 

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,  wrote :

 Named Hurricane Jose is out there behind Irma waiting to bat clean-up. As 
pressure systems storm and churn Jose is as likely to make landfall north of 
Carolinas, 
 

 on NYC.
 

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,  wrote :

 While the Domes themselves are spiritually powerful activated places to 
meditate, in the Fairfield meditating community in town there are a number of 
nice meditations that people can sit with throughout the week. There are a 
number of meditator churches which are quite spiritual. There are quite a lot 
of spiritually powerful people living here to be with even if meditators could 
not directly qualify for a badge to meditate in the Domes.
 

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,  wrote :

 A Call from Florida, from old meditators who are driving north today under 
mandatory evac in front of Hurricane Irma.  
 Mass migration going on.
 

 A relative of mine flies for Spirit Airlines.  They are moving their whole 
airline base operation
 north away from Ft. Lauderdale immediately. 
 

 This relative who flies flies up and down both coasts there observes that 
since the last big category Hurricane  storms builders/investors have kept 
right on building high rise Condos and homes out in to the swamp low lands.  A 
whole lot more glass faced high rise (185 mph winds?) buildings on sand 
beaches, and homes on tidal land (storm surge).  
 

 Vero Beach is a small Florida city, with Atlantic-facing beaches on a barrier 
island across the Indian River Lagoon.

 

 

 srijau writes:

 when the Invincible America Assembly had high number hurricanes ceased to be a 
problem for the USA, even the TM org does not talk of an invincible america 
anymore. Unless you have not read Doug's often expressed concern here  there is 
not much ME to speak of in America for quite some time now.

 


 

[FairfieldLife] the Scientific Quest for Enlightenment

[dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]]

FW:
 

 Dear Friends,
 Here is the link to part 3 of my series of articles on the Scientific Quest 
for Enlightenment just published in Enjoy TM News. In this article I describe 
the reaction of the scientific community to Keith Wallace’s dissertation which 
showed that TM produces a unique fourth major state of consciousness, 
Transcendental Consciousness (TC), It describes how Maharishi guided the 
attention of researchers at Maharishi European Research University to key 
aspects of the emerging data that eventually led to a precise understanding of 
TC, and ultimately to the recognition, by the wider scientific community, that 
EEG coherence functionally organizes brain processes.
 

 https://enjoytmnews.org/ https://enjoytmnews.org/

  
 All the best,
 David