[Sundaycommunity] A Contemplative Mind, the Antidote to Reciprocal Demonization"

Sat Jun 7 01:26:29 PDT 2025

This video lecture is such an excellent resource. It encapsulates the 
Lenten liturgical readings for this year, i.e. love our enemies, don't 
judge others etc.

This lecture gives a different perspective on the theme in which I have 
largely been misunderstood.  I have been encouraging others to try and 
see the positive in our adversaries. As Christians, we must be open to 
those who have a different perspective on reality.

Shriver in this lecture identifies our culture as a culture of 
contempt.  We live in a world polarized into camps that thrive on 
reciprocal demonization of the other camp. .

Check out “A Contemplative Mind: The Antidote to Reciprocal Demonization?”

This video is immediately available here https://vimeo.com/1086185206

I am also forwarding Tom Walsh's email on the topic, which includes the 
newsletter of the WCCM Christian meditation community and a link to the 
video lecture on the WCCM website.

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*From:*
Thomas Walsh via Mission <mission at lists.integralshift.ca>

*Sent:* May 25, 2025 5:01:21 PM PDT
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*Subject:*
[Mission] WCCM, A Contemplative Mind, the Antidote to Reciprocal 
Demonization" by Tim Shriver,

Hola Friends

I think this WCCM talk , "*A Contemplative Mind, the Antidote to 
Reciprocal Demonization*"  by Tim Shriver is useful as he explores 
contempt and dignity in our relationships.  His NGO has developed a 
"Dignity Index" which each one of us can apply to ourselves.   Tim 
Shriver is a nephew of JFK.

Lawrence Freeman, the WCCM director, who just had his bladder removed 
due to cancer also participates in the conference.

The WCCM in Ottawa folks felt that this conference and the work of 
Dignity was secular enough that it could be used with students and 
others who are losing hope but are wary of anything "religious".  
  Dignity appears to bridge the gap by having people examine ourselves 
for contemptuous behaviour and then by explaining that meditation with 
action can move us beyond our jagged perception of relationships and the 
hopelessness of being divided and hateful.

  A couple of gems that I heard in the conference were...

   *  "Love the sinner, hate the sin".
  * "The tag team from hell are nihilism and narcissism".
  * "The relationship between contempt and contemplation".
   *  "Contemplation puts the missing "t" into mediation".
  * "Keeping us divided and contemptuous is a 2 Trillion a year industry".

Lawrence and the WCCM are quite good at attracting distinguished 
scholars, diplomats, public leaders, business people etc offering them 
opportunities within the movement, something the rest of the Church can 
learn from as it sheds itself from the narrowness of clericalism.  Tim 
Shriver is a good example of this, as is Mark Carney.

Viewing the conference is free, simply scroll down to the section that 
says "*Resources*" and click on the yellow button "WATCH HERE"

Salem, Tom

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