Gareth Martin

Joseph Campbell on ego Death

gareth — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 11:41:07 +0000

Joseph Campbell talking about ritual initiation and ego death, interesting as always.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGx4IlppSgU

This video is a brief excerpt from interviews filmed with Joseph Campbell shortly before his death in 1987, previously unreleased by the Joseph Campbell Foundation -- http://www.jcf.org

Gut Feeling

gareth — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 11:24:22 +0000

According to Heribet Watzke we have another brain in our body and it is in our guts. He tells us that it is about the size of a cats brain and has influence over our behaviour. This has helped me gain some insight into eating disorders and some mystical practices such as the ascetics where control over the body(often centered around hunger) becomes the goal.

Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi

gareth — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 21:20:30 +0000

Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi asks, “What makes a life worth living?” Noting that money cannot make us happy, he looks to those who find pleasure and lasting satisfaction in activities that bring about a state of “flow.”

Very timely considering the state of the economy at the moment. If you like this you might like Anthony deMello too.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXIeFJCqsPs

Alan Watts – fear of enlightenment

gareth — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:43:26 +0000

The wonderful Mr.Alan Watts -- fear of enlightenment

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUXodFgbDfQ

When in danger, animals will often fall into a trance-like state to avoid capture.

gareth — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:40:31 +0000

When in danger, animals will often fall into a trance-like state to avoid capture.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMZDieZoing

Noosphere and Transpersonal Interconnection

gareth — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:33:19 +0000

Philosopher, systemics researcher, pianist Ervin László on the noosphere according to Teilhard de Chardin and Vernadsky, and oneness at a transpersonal level which would be provided by a 5th physical field. From a talk with philosopher, Kabbalist, bio-cyberneticist Rav Michael Laitman, 12.2002.

The synthetelepa channel autoplaying playlist walks through underdocumented phenomena and effects of non-conventional information transfer to and from the mind, touching conceptual frameworks, research, technologies, techniques and applications.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsLYTOW86bw

The Empathic Civilisation

gareth — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:28:41 +0000

This video explains the concept of EMPATHY very well and why its important for us all. I find it very interesting as a Personcentred Counsellor and Empathy is one of the 3 core conditions that are held to be neccessary to be present for change to occur. This will help you understand this a bit more I hope.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7AWnfFRc7g

Stephen Pinker – The Blank Slate TED Talk

gareth — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:09:46 +0000