Theos-Talk Archives (May 2008 Message tt00138)

Martin,

Interestingly enough, bell bottom pants and beads do make a comeback 
from time to time. But, having lived in the Haight/Ashbury during the 
"Summer of Love," I would have to say that it was way "too hot not to 
cool down." It was pure idealism, and we know that our material world 
does not gladly welcome that. Nevertheless, it is certainly possible 
that there are more people in the world who believe in Brotherhood 
today than ever before. It may be the golden edge of the dawn of a 
new age that we can sense impinging on the horizon, like the faint 
glow before the dawn of each new day. There is a lot to go through as 
the beast of the dying age of materialism and selfishness thrashes 
its way to oblivion, but the hippies prefigured something that will 
indeed arrive on earth, sooner or later. Imagine how thrilling to 
realize that each one of us can be a part of that promise fulfilled, 
just by being the best person we can be in our daily lives. 

Adelasie

On 4 May 2008 at 12:19, Martin wrote:

> It came to pass...and forgot to stay I would add!
> 
> The Illusion Pralaya KH spoke of in the ML is about to
> end soon and a golden age was forecasted...
> With the first line of this reply in mind, one could
> say this Illusion Pralaya to be followed by a real
> Pralaya is in the line of expectation, however a never
> before thing is about to happen. Something  can't
> describe since I can't picture it yet, however my
> gutfeeling is prety up to date telling me: ''...it's
> full of stars..''
> 
> 
> 
> --- adelasie <adelasie@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 
> > Certainly hippies were a part of some pretty deep
> > cultural changes 
> > that happened in the 1960's, but there are other
> > causes suggested 
> > too, perhaps not mutually exclusive at all but
> > interesting to 
> > consider. It is said that the great leaders of the
> > native peoples of 
> > the world, on the American Continent as well as from
> > Hawaii and 
> > Australia/New Zealand, all received the impulse at
> > the same time to 
> > tell the rest of the world about their visions and
> > secret knowledge, 
> > in an effort to avert the global catastrophe that
> > was impending as a 
> > result of humanity's continued inhumanity to all
> > nature and all life. 
> > They met and a prediction was made that young people
> > would adopt a 
> > new life style, based on love and brotherhood, wear
> > beads and fringe 
> > and bright colors, grow their hair and shun the
> > trappings of 
> > "civilized" appearance, and that they would be
> > called hippies. This 
> > prophesy was made in the 1950's and indeed, it came
> > to pass.
> > 
> > Adelasie
> > 
> > On 4 May 2008 at 17:34, Anand wrote:
> > 
> > > Krishnamurti always asked people to live in the
> > present
> > > without worrying about past and future.
> > Krishnamurti started teaching
> > > around 1928. By 1960 his ideas were known to large
> > number of people in
> > > America and other countries. I am getting a
> > feeling that hippie
> > > movement in America, which started in 1960s was
> > result of philosophy
> > > Krishnamurti preached. I think hippie movement has
> > root in
> > > Krishnamurtian way of thinking. What is your
> > opinion ? Below I am
> > > giving information about hippie movement. It is
> > taken from wikipedia. 
> > > 
> > > " Hippies rejected established institutions,
> > criticized middle class
> > > values, opposed nuclear weapons and the Vietnam
> > War, embraced aspects
> > > of Eastern philosophy,[5] championed sexual
> > liberation, were often
> > > vegetarian and eco-friendly, promoted the use of
> > psychedelic drugs to
> > > expand one's consciousness, and created
> > intentional communities or
> > > communes. They used alternative arts, street
> > theatre, folk music, and
> > > psychedelic rock as a part of their lifestyle and
> > as a way of
> > > expressing their feelings, their protests and
> > their vision of the
> > > world and life. Hippies opposed political and
> > social orthodoxy,
> > > choosing a gentle and nondoctrinaire ideology that
> > favored peace, love
> > > and personal freedom,[6][7] perhaps best
> > epitomized by The Beatles'
> > > song "All You Need is Love".[8] They perceived the
> > dominant culture as
> > > a corrupt, monolithic entity that exercised undue
> > power over their
> > > lives, calling this culture "The Establishment",
> > "Big Brother", or
> > > "The Man".[9][10][11] Noting that they were
> > "seekers of meaning and
> > > value", scholars like Timothy Miller describe
> > hippies as a new
> > > religious movement.[12]"
> > > 
> > > Best Regards.
> > > Anand Gholap
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> 
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