With so many things going awry, why criticize this? Will the race bring about world peace? Probably not. Is it hurting anyone? Probably not. What's the point of adding more ugliness to the world by mocking people who aren't doing anything wrong? Your reporting on Israel/Gaza has been so spot on; stick to that. Show us the truth that othe…
With so many things going awry, why criticize this? Will the race bring about world peace? Probably not. Is it hurting anyone? Probably not. What's the point of adding more ugliness to the world by mocking people who aren't doing anything wrong? Your reporting on Israel/Gaza has been so spot on; stick to that. Show us the truth that other media outlets refuse to reveal. And, in the meantime, leave peaceful people to their peaceful endeavors. Sarcasm is ugliest when aimed at people who are essentially kind and open-hearted.
I was disappointed at the unrelenting nastiness of Suzy's tone.
But I could not help feeling that what these people are doing is a supreme self-indulgence. Collectively consuming 60,000 calories a day among 14 people, all so they can run around the block over and over and over? In a world where people are literally starving, that is the height of privilege.
Whoa. While I was reading this, I didn't feel that Suzy was being nasty. I felt like she was simply reporting on a human-interest story and, if anything, was leaning towards light-hearted and entertaining. I guess this shows how different minds perceive things differently. : )
Those of us who have been attacked for our beliefs on a regular basis are probably more sensitive to the mocking of beliefs, even when those beliefs are not our own.
The master of myth and metaphor (and cross country runner) Joseph Campbell observed that the actual teachings of Jesus of Nazareth (a Jew), were pure Buddhism. Both Jesus and John the Baptist (also a Jew), like many Native Americans, practiced fasting as a means of attaining clarity, vision and unity of spirit. John the Baptist lived in the wilderness, wore hides for clothing and robbed Bee hives for food. Want to push the limits? Spend an afternoon exploring reality in a sweat lodge with a Sundancer. The idea that we are surrounded by a deeper consciousness and denying or exhausting the human body might allow conscious participation in it is not new. Nor, the speculation that the human body is a cocoon where the Human Soul waits in anticipation of a new life. Knowledge that the miraculous is present in the mundane (run around the block 'till you drop) appears in almost all spiritual teachings.
Now the rant!!
The American Constitution is an entirely human/spiritual document which up front recognizes the existence of a universal "creator" from which all life emanates. Universal sovereignty resides within the individual and that fact completely supersedes the megalomaniac machinations of self-interested monarchs, political grifters and criminal financiers (money lenders).Political systems only exist by the consent of the individual and are legitimate only by their ability to serve and provide for the common interest and well being of all. By extension, it recognizes that the Universe itself resides within the individual and all human evolution, expansion of consciousness and progress are dependent upon individual freedom and responsibility. All tyranny is a war on and repression of consciousness. The fear of consciousness (reality) is the root cause of all human cataclysm. The personal responsibility of individual citizenship or its abdication is the difference between standing inside the wire at Auschwitz looking out or standing outside the wire looking in. Or, the difference between accepting the truth or allowing oneself to live inside a LIE. It is the same choice in every instance. But how extreme the circumstance necessary for its acceptance?
Jordan Peterson uses the analogy that looking back one would think oneself a hero fighting the Nazi's. Not oneself as the prison guard dropping Zyklon B into the gas chamber. (Considered a medical procedure no doubt.) Well, that is our minds. Not reality. But, we are fighting Fascism. And the Revolution of 1776 is still underway. Still evolving.
Consider: We often see without thinking (we do that a lot) of the purpose of the little light glowing around the heads of Saint's and martyr's in religious iconography. It isn't there because they were good little boys and girls. It is there to depict the price of CONSCIOUSNESS!!--------Got Constitution?
I’m not going to mess with the comparison of Christ with another world religion - however as someone who has fasted just because it helps with weight management and cravings as a 50 yo women/trained health coach fasting does indeed provide for much clearer thinking and awareness even when only for 24 hours. Your body uses so much energy to digest foods (and most foods Americans eat is total crap) that removing that constant process allows your body to basically get rest (in a nutshell). There are many non-allopathic practitioners who deem your gut as your second “brain”. It’s typically where brain fog comes from - your gut.
I thought it was curious also how people will spend all this time and money worshipping a dude as a guru ( never have understood that either it’s like worshipping your therapist)and say they live as vegetarians but eat crap?
It all seemed a bit disjointed but if they want to educate people on being peaceful and living with less go for it.
Americans by CHOICE have too much crap in their homes, and in their bodies. Maybe some need to spend a day walking and fasting and clearing out the garbage.
You have a point, but to the extent that their peace and harmony message persuades people to believe the impossible, it’s not helpful. Don’t we already have enough deluded college students?
Yes, we do have enough deluded college students. I am currently doing graduate work at Columbia and I'm shocked at how anti-intellectual and anti-liberal the place is. I was so proud of myself for getting accepted and now I'm embarrassed to say that I am a Columbia student. What I see there is far more dangerous than this goofy little hippie-dippy race.
A few years ago I went to a Columbia B school graduation. It was embarrassing. Parents came from all over the world to see their sons/daughters graduate. To speak at graduation, students had to submit a short video of themselves speaking on their topic of choice. The faculty chose a bitter black lesbian. Instead of being grateful and positive, she spent her time whining about how aggrieved she was as a black lesbian at CBS. Right. Later I learned she had a full scholarship as well as a full undergraduate scholarship to Columbia. She didn’t even graduate that high in her class. At least she didn’t carry a mattress onto the stage.
Did I mention the faculty chose her? They are idiots too.
With so many things going awry, why criticize this? Will the race bring about world peace? Probably not. Is it hurting anyone? Probably not. What's the point of adding more ugliness to the world by mocking people who aren't doing anything wrong? Your reporting on Israel/Gaza has been so spot on; stick to that. Show us the truth that other media outlets refuse to reveal. And, in the meantime, leave peaceful people to their peaceful endeavors. Sarcasm is ugliest when aimed at people who are essentially kind and open-hearted.
I was disappointed at the unrelenting nastiness of Suzy's tone.
But I could not help feeling that what these people are doing is a supreme self-indulgence. Collectively consuming 60,000 calories a day among 14 people, all so they can run around the block over and over and over? In a world where people are literally starving, that is the height of privilege.
Whoa. While I was reading this, I didn't feel that Suzy was being nasty. I felt like she was simply reporting on a human-interest story and, if anything, was leaning towards light-hearted and entertaining. I guess this shows how different minds perceive things differently. : )
Those of us who have been attacked for our beliefs on a regular basis are probably more sensitive to the mocking of beliefs, even when those beliefs are not our own.
That is reasonable, and one more challenge to being One.
Fair point.
The master of myth and metaphor (and cross country runner) Joseph Campbell observed that the actual teachings of Jesus of Nazareth (a Jew), were pure Buddhism. Both Jesus and John the Baptist (also a Jew), like many Native Americans, practiced fasting as a means of attaining clarity, vision and unity of spirit. John the Baptist lived in the wilderness, wore hides for clothing and robbed Bee hives for food. Want to push the limits? Spend an afternoon exploring reality in a sweat lodge with a Sundancer. The idea that we are surrounded by a deeper consciousness and denying or exhausting the human body might allow conscious participation in it is not new. Nor, the speculation that the human body is a cocoon where the Human Soul waits in anticipation of a new life. Knowledge that the miraculous is present in the mundane (run around the block 'till you drop) appears in almost all spiritual teachings.
Now the rant!!
The American Constitution is an entirely human/spiritual document which up front recognizes the existence of a universal "creator" from which all life emanates. Universal sovereignty resides within the individual and that fact completely supersedes the megalomaniac machinations of self-interested monarchs, political grifters and criminal financiers (money lenders).Political systems only exist by the consent of the individual and are legitimate only by their ability to serve and provide for the common interest and well being of all. By extension, it recognizes that the Universe itself resides within the individual and all human evolution, expansion of consciousness and progress are dependent upon individual freedom and responsibility. All tyranny is a war on and repression of consciousness. The fear of consciousness (reality) is the root cause of all human cataclysm. The personal responsibility of individual citizenship or its abdication is the difference between standing inside the wire at Auschwitz looking out or standing outside the wire looking in. Or, the difference between accepting the truth or allowing oneself to live inside a LIE. It is the same choice in every instance. But how extreme the circumstance necessary for its acceptance?
Jordan Peterson uses the analogy that looking back one would think oneself a hero fighting the Nazi's. Not oneself as the prison guard dropping Zyklon B into the gas chamber. (Considered a medical procedure no doubt.) Well, that is our minds. Not reality. But, we are fighting Fascism. And the Revolution of 1776 is still underway. Still evolving.
Consider: We often see without thinking (we do that a lot) of the purpose of the little light glowing around the heads of Saint's and martyr's in religious iconography. It isn't there because they were good little boys and girls. It is there to depict the price of CONSCIOUSNESS!!--------Got Constitution?
I’m not going to mess with the comparison of Christ with another world religion - however as someone who has fasted just because it helps with weight management and cravings as a 50 yo women/trained health coach fasting does indeed provide for much clearer thinking and awareness even when only for 24 hours. Your body uses so much energy to digest foods (and most foods Americans eat is total crap) that removing that constant process allows your body to basically get rest (in a nutshell). There are many non-allopathic practitioners who deem your gut as your second “brain”. It’s typically where brain fog comes from - your gut.
I thought it was curious also how people will spend all this time and money worshipping a dude as a guru ( never have understood that either it’s like worshipping your therapist)and say they live as vegetarians but eat crap?
It all seemed a bit disjointed but if they want to educate people on being peaceful and living with less go for it.
Americans by CHOICE have too much crap in their homes, and in their bodies. Maybe some need to spend a day walking and fasting and clearing out the garbage.
You have a point, but to the extent that their peace and harmony message persuades people to believe the impossible, it’s not helpful. Don’t we already have enough deluded college students?
Yes, we do have enough deluded college students. I am currently doing graduate work at Columbia and I'm shocked at how anti-intellectual and anti-liberal the place is. I was so proud of myself for getting accepted and now I'm embarrassed to say that I am a Columbia student. What I see there is far more dangerous than this goofy little hippie-dippy race.
A few years ago I went to a Columbia B school graduation. It was embarrassing. Parents came from all over the world to see their sons/daughters graduate. To speak at graduation, students had to submit a short video of themselves speaking on their topic of choice. The faculty chose a bitter black lesbian. Instead of being grateful and positive, she spent her time whining about how aggrieved she was as a black lesbian at CBS. Right. Later I learned she had a full scholarship as well as a full undergraduate scholarship to Columbia. She didn’t even graduate that high in her class. At least she didn’t carry a mattress onto the stage.
Did I mention the faculty chose her? They are idiots too.
Definitely not what I was getting at...
I completely agree with this.