Entry for June 11, 2007: Technology

 

Entry for June 09, 2007: Taking responsiblity for your health

 

Entry for June 18, 2007: The Silence Between Thoughts

 

I wonder how many people in 2007 still read this book, ” The Science of Being and Art of Living”. This book was very popular in the late 1960s around the time that The Beatles went to India to spend time with the Maharishi. I remember two of the Beatles came back to America ahead of time because they thought that the Maharishi was a liar . I don’t know what they thought he lied about. The Beatles were very young, even though they thought they were so mature. They even had contests to see who could meditate the longest. I also heard that the Maharishi was accused of trying to have sex with Mia Farrow, who was also visiting India at the same time.

About ten or fifteen years ago, I decided to put all the differences aside that I heard about the Maharishi and I wanted to give his book a chance. I must say, I still think it is one of the most profound books I’ve ever read.

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi is one of the main founders of bringing Transcendental Meditation to the west. He uses mantra meditation. The mantra sound is picked by the meditation teacher for the student to repeat to himself when his mind starts getting busy with thoughts. The mantra is usually a two-syllable sound. The mantra is then repeated (usually mentally) until the mind is still again. It can then be faded as the person’s mind experiences silence. This process is usually repeated for about 20 minutes twice a day. This keeps the mind calm and still. The stillness is basically a deep state of relaxation. The idea is to try to keep this state permanantly. It’s very difficult to do, and for some people, can take many years.

This silence can also be referred to as Being, or pure consciousness. For those of you who are more scientific, research studies have shown that Transcendental Meditation eliminates stress and fatique. It absolutely improves health. It increases energy and well-being, and expands mental potential.

I think this book should be on the New York Times best seller list permanently because it is so well written and lovingly dedicated to spiritual advancement of every human being. I believe it is available in many languages.

There is also a university in Iowa that uses Transcendental Meditation as part of the curriculum for all students.

 

Monday June 18, 2007 – 02:32pm (EDT)

 

Entry for June 20, 2007: What Zizi Gave Honeyboy

 

Here is a book that I think you will enjoy. It was written by Gerald Celente, the founder of the Trends Research Institute. As the founder, he is well respected for his track record of picking business, consumer, political, and economic trends before they come to pass. It is his job to see the future and understand how the issues and events of today will determine the trends of tommorrow.

Basically, the book centers around Gerald’s visits with his aunt Zizi, his 83 year old Italian aunt who lives in Yonkers, New York. His conversations with her are combined with food, friendship, and motherly love that she gave him through the years.

They would talk about important issues of today: work; family; health care; politics; war; and aging in America. Zizi had a big influence on Gerald (her Honeyboy). For example, are we really better off today than we were yesterday ? Is the present generation really making a positive difference in the way we live today than the last generation ? The key question in my mind as I read this was, “Have we lost too many timeless old-world values in order too have the kind of progress we have today ? Is it really worth it?”

This is a delightful book, but at the same time, it gives you a disturbing ring of truth as you read it and think, “Are things really better today?” It provides insight into the quality of our lives today, and a look at the future, as we feel Zizi’s warmth and wisdom (and some really good recipes).

It also makes me wish I had that kind of relationship with an elder in my family, but they only spoke Yiddish !

 

Wednesday June 20, 2007 – 06:41pm (EDT)

 

Entry for June 23, 2007: David and Lisa

 

When we were growing up, my sister, Sans Souci, had many paperback books in our room. One of my favorite books that she had was, “Lisa and David” by Theodore Isaac Rubin.

In 1962, this book was made into a movie, “David and Lisa”. It was considered one of the most critically acclaimed early independent films to come out of the United States. It was directed by Frank Perry. It was shot in black and white.

David and Lisa tells the story of two young and deeply troubled patients living at a mental health clinic. David suffers from an extreme phobia that makes him go berserk anytime another person touches him. Lisa is suffering from schizophrenia and insists on speaking only in rhymes.

Somehow, these two mentally damaged individuals manage to overcome their personal instabilities and form a relationship. As the film unfolds, their relationship deepens and they finally help each other come to terms with their psychoses.

David’s role was played by Kier Dullea (2001: A Space Odyssey), and Lisa’s role was played by Janet Margolin (Woody Allen’s wife in “Take the Money and Run”).

A few years ago, Ophrah Winfrey made an attempt to produce her own remake of this deeply intense movie, but I think it was considered a failure. She was trying to show how love can even conquer mental illness, but as far as the public was concerned, her film was not able to come close to the original film’s intensity.

 

Saturday June 23, 2007 – 04:00pm (EDT) 

Entry for July 05, 2007: Donald Margulies and Company

 

 

Thursday July 5, 2007 – 08:15pm (EDT)

 

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delete reply rosiefielding2 wrote on Jul 12, ’09 very interesting blogs   hugs Rosie

delete reply pestep55 wrote on Jul 12, ’09 Good stuff /:-) Yahoo is out of their minds (and out of touch) if they think Profile remotely does what 360 did.

delete reply philsgal7759 wrote on Jul 12, ’09 Yeah I miss when 360 was good.

delete reply caffeinatedjo wrote on Jul 12, ’09 I agree with you about technology.  I guess any thing can be “dangerous” in excess?  Gosh, artistic ability must run in your family genes!  Too cool.  Never was on Yahoo 360.  This is my first blog site.  Did you make sure to save all your writings so you will not lose them?

edit delete reply lauritasita wrote on Jul 12, ’09 caffeinatedjo said Did you make sure to save all your writings so you will not lose them? Yes, they gave us an option of saving them to our Yahoo! profile which has a blog. This option was sent to us by email with a link that you could click on that did the copying over, but I will miss the site itself.

delete reply forgetmenot525 wrote on Jul 12, ’09 If these were your very first blogs you were obviously very good at it right from the start……….can see you started the way you intended to carry on .

edit delete reply lauritasita wrote on Jul 12, ’09 forgetmenot525 said If these were your very first blogs you were obviously very good at it right from the start……….can see you started the way you intended to carry on . Yes, these were my very first blogs. Surprisingly, though, I did not get many hits on my site. I didn’t make any friends until many months later. So glad I moved here.

delete reply forgetmenot525 wrote on Jul 12, ’09 lauritasita said I didn’t make any friends until many months later. So glad I moved here. I can relate to that……………I loved 360 because it was my introduction, but I never felt part of the community the way I do now. I think I found it much easier to make friends here than i ever did there.

edit delete reply lauritasita wrote on Jul 12, ’09 forgetmenot525 said I think I found it much easier to make friends here than i ever did there. Yes, me too. I find it much easier here and it’s much more relaxed.

delete reply starfishred wrote on Jul 12, ’09 we all have attachments to 360 one thing I am grateful for I met most of you there all my dear lovely friends

edit delete reply lauritasita wrote on Jul 12, ’09, edited on Jul 12, ’09 starfishred said we all have attachments to 360 one thing I am grateful for I met most of you there all my dear lovely friends I don’t remember if I met you over there, Heidi, but I’m sure glad you’re my friend now, LOL!

delete reply forgetmenot525 wrote on Jul 13, ’09 lauritasita said I don’t remember if I met you over there, Heidi, ditto……………most of my friends I met here with just a few that I had over there………..but like every one else I loved it cos it was my intro to this blogland…………..without it don’t think I would be here. And I am so glad every one is my friend here.

delete reply tinallee57 wrote on Jul 14, ’09 Yahoo was my introduction to the world of blogging, too. I made a few good friends there and was sad as each left to join other communities long before 360 closed.  My teenage daughter prevailed upon me to join facebook and it has been a fun tool for keeping in touch with close friends and family – but it has no blogging function, no poetry Wednesday, and nothing as inviting as this spacious background!

edit delete reply lauritasita wrote on Jul 15, ’09 tinallee57 said but it has no blogging function, no poetry Wednesday, and nothing as inviting as this spacious background! I agree. I don’t use Facebook very much.