News: Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Today’s Quote:

“Man is a transitional animal. He is not the climax of creation.”

— Dr. Carl Sagan

Today’s Most Important Stories, Information & Links:

• Concerning Andrew Cohen: “Ungagged: Ex-Student Breaks Five Year Enforced Silence”
• Integral NHNE’s Coverage Of “Ex-Followers On Andrew Cohen”
• July 25, 2099: Genpo Roshi: Free Online Teleseminar: The Future of Buddhism
• The Big Mind Process On YouTube
• After 20 Years Research Genetic Engineering Has Failed To Increase Crops (Union of Concerned Scientists)
• No Impact Man’s Top Ten Eco-Lifestyle Changes
• Backup Twitter, Email, Blogs, Photos: http://backupmy.net and Lifestream Backup
• The Violence We Ignore: Men Who Are Victimized By Wives & Girlfriends (Baltimore Sun)
• IONS’s website: “Living Deeply: The Art and Science of Transformation in Everyday Life”
• What Inspired A Scientist To Open A Meditation Center At UCLA? (Huffington Post)
• EckhartTolleTV.com Begins Selling Subscriptions To Online TV Show

Today’s Recommended Book:

• The Future Of The Body: Explorations Into The Further Evolution Of Human Nature by Michael Murphy

New Additions To This Website:

• IONS Community Groups
• Evolutionary Life

Today’s Video: Apollo 14 Astronaut Edgar Mitchell Describes His Epiphany In Space

In this one minute video, Apollo astronaut Capt. Edgar Mitchell shares the extraordinary story of his mystical experience in space while returning from the moon, an experience that led him to shift his whole vision of reality. Yogis call such an experience “samadhi,” and it led Edgar to create the Institute of Noetic Sciences to explore the meeting of science and spirituality, as well as the creation of a new worldview.