Silence

I've been thinking of silent retreats as a way to encounter one's internal chatter.

Here are some links and some quotes:

A Silent Retreat (one man's experience of the electricity shutting off and being without the Net for a bit):

When we listen to the noise and allow ourselves to become conscious of

it, we can free ourselves of it. When we listen to it, we have a choice.

When we can't hear it, we don't even notice the noise. We think it's

reality.

People sometimes go on a silent retreat to "shut out the noise" and

quiet the mind. Like beginners at meditation, what we first notice is just

how much noise there is.

Los Alamos Interfaith Retreat This was scheduled to be in late May. What with all the fires, I wonder if it happened?

From May 22 through May 26, 2000, there will be a silent prayer and meditation retreat at the Los

Alamos National Laboratory, the nucleus of the U.S. nuclear weapons enterprise.

This retreat has several purposes: First and foremost, we expect that our religious life will be deepened and enriched by our quiet

meditation and prayer in this place of institutionalized violence.

Silent Walking Retreat in Death Valley, CA

More on this [Google]

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Er.... on a completely different note: I was given some virtual crack. Send some to your friends.

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Reports from the Seattle Frontier/Scripting gathering are starting to trickle in. Mira of Surprise was there, as was David Brown of Zopefish

Okay, so when are we gonna do one in L.A.?

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Breakups and Makeups What is it about Wednesdays in June? Last Wednesday, the Microsoft breakup decision was announced. Today, one week later, North and South Korea have agreed to make up.

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Panamá Revisited I just updated my hand-constructed site index to include all the links to Panamá on my site. So far I've given the trip short shrift here, for these reasons:

• it's easier to document a trip online when you have day to day access to the web. At least it was for A Lake George Diary ...but not Panamá.

• It's easier to process a day's worth of photos that very day. And I went whole hog and all out! Talk about overload! It'd take another two weeks just to go through and catalog and retouch 'em and stuff (some were individual quasi-panorama shots to be knitted together)....

• ...and I had stuff to do when I got back.

• But mostly, I, um, got in a royal funk after the trip. The only thing I'll say about that is, well, I was in the *constant* presence of my parents for two weeks. Need I say more?

But I went through and read my trip writings recently, and I think that there are more things that can be added to the site on a bit-by-bit basis. As soon as I figure out the best way to do so, I'll letcha know.

Comments

[Donald W. Larson]

Institutionalized violence?

Beyond developing a couple weapons used to force Japan to surrender to the Americans in 1945, I don't see how the Los Alamos National Laboratory represents institutionalized violence. Where have these other weapons been used to cause violence?

I think America's stockpile of offensive and defensive weapons help protect our freedom from being taken away by other countries that have such technology at their disposal.

I site the use of atomic weapons on Japan in August 1945 as the surest way to turn a horrific enemy into the most docile of countries. It's better than wasting American lives on a far away battlefield during such conflicts.

On the other hand, I am against the use of American forces as the NATO police force of the world . Apparantly the lessons of Korea and Vietnam have not been learned by we Americans yet. Unless we are directly threatened here in our own country, I think we should mind our own business and let the chips fall where they may. As President Teddy Roosevelt said, "Speak softly and carry a big stick."

I believe the vast majority of our population feels much as I do although they usually won't speak out about it hence they have no need to protest or vocally affirm the status quo.

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