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

Sat Jun 7 18:16:35 PDT 2025

Great Arthur!! I listened to it, very good, thank you...

On Sat, Jun 7, 2025 at 4:27 AM Arthur Blomme via Sundaycommunity <
sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:

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