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Mindfully.org

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Telling the truth is now a crime in this country. And it may be that logical thinking has been banned as well. One can stroll through any of the finest campuses and pass by some of the greatest brains. But it's a very different task — incredibly more difficult — to find one person who is able to think critically on a broad range of issues. At all levels of education, our children are being taught nothing more than to prosper in a nonsensical world. A well-adjusted person is one who can block out the lies, injustices and cruelty while smiling all the way to the bank.

Krishnamurti and Psychotherapy: Beyond East and West by Ron Moffatt

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The difference, then, between Eastern and Western attachment to maya is that while the Western mind seriously attacks life as a problem to be solved, the Eastern mind choicelessly observes life as a mystery to be lived. [p.28]

Quoting Ram Dass:

When Jung starts to deal with his archetypes, collective unconscious and so on, he is starting to deal with what's called the fourth chakra, which is the same thing as Buddha's compassion. He is still on the astral planes and he himself is afraid to go on. That's quite clear. He goes just so far and then he stops, because he's afraid that if he goes the next step, he will no longer be able to do what he does as Carl Jung. That's a very tricky place, to be able to surrender your game which you have certain mastery in, in order to go for more. But I'm afraid everybody is driven to go for more until they can, in the depths of their inner being, say, 'This is enough'. And they can only say it when it is. So the press of evolution on man's consciousness is inevitable. There's nothing he can do about it. He really doesn't have much choice in the matter.

This is similar to something that I have experienced when seeking feedback for my ideas.  I contact those in academia because they are for the most part the source of the material that underlies my ideas.  However, they do not appear to have an interest in the changes that I suggest.  Could it be that like Carl Jung they would have to "surrender their game" of specialization.  Interestingly enough, those who have provided feedback are close to retirement or retired.  Coincidence?

Are there any institutions that balance the East and West?