Managing the Spiritual Neighborhood
Index
Symbols
-ists & -isms. See also mathematical thinking; See also thought, clear
A
Abdulmutallab, Umar Farouk 263-271
Abundance Ecovillage 242
action
adding spin to 170
refinement of 199-200
responsible 143
right, spontaneous 323
al-Awlaki, Anwar 265-270
amorality 16, 22, 43, 135, 171, 177, 428
ananda (bliss) 234
anonymity 45, 57, 199, 321, 369
overcoming 160, 214, 250, 282-283, 437
anti-culture 130, 271, 411. See also culture
Atirudrabhishek yagya 322
attention x, 45, 53, 59, 165, 331, 339, 425
turning inward 97, 108, 133, 203, 273, 304
vs. intention 172
attention deficit 46, 50, 65, 104, 135, 179
auspiciousness 306, 322, 326, 490. See also fortune (& misfortune)
Austen, Jane 256
awareness ix, 15-17, 203, 296, 301
collective 5, 20, 46, 94-95, 216, 309
infinite, experience of 136-138
non-action 143
shared spirit 155-156
B
behavior
juvenile 35-36, 100-102, 106, 357. See also character : growth of
Berry, Wendell 154
Bhagavad Gita 138, 187, 253, 300, 334, 340, 401
big bang theory 132, 137, 158, 305, 332
big 'G' Government 230, 236-237, 344, 360-362, 368, 407. See also government: conventional
Blake, William 134
body language 35, 36, 124, 291
bottom-up government. See government: bottom-up
brahma 312
Bronte, Charlotte 340
buddy system 396
bullying 196-199, 213, 258-259
Bush, George W. xii
C
CAFO (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation) 261, 389, 431, 449, 450
Camp Springs 26-30, 129, 210, 249
courtesy 35
Capote, Truman 271
CCA (Community Conscience Advocate) 251, 258-260, 363, 398-399, 416
& community 446
Chesapeake Bay 116
chhandas 298
Christianity 168, 177-182, 255, 307
churches
Camp Springs 177-182
clear thinking. See thought, clear
clergy
action plan 467-469
Clinton, Bill 20
coercion. See force
cognition x, 149, 168, 256, 295, 360, 393, 460, 462, 491
vs. suggestion 306-309, 327, 346, 490
collective awareness. See awareness: collective; See also shared spirit
commerce clause (U.S. Constitution) 449
Communitarians 154
community x, 94, 174, 435, 447
livable 385
community patrol 46, 60, 70, 165-166, 172, 174, 423, 424
community service 167, 175-176, 179, 286, 375
community supported agriculture 220
conflict (& consensus) 127, 177, 406-408, 467-468
connected green space. See green space
consciousness 5, 142, 229, 254. See also awareness
transcendental 203
courtesy ix, 6, 21-23, 125, 174, 294, 361, 468
& clear thinking 16-17
physical 108, 144. See also body language
Prince George's County 115
Westchester Estates 27-28
culture 130-131, 173, 190, 410-411, 420, 435, 456, 457
vs. legality 245-246, 491, 494-495
D
Declaration of Independence 99
delinquency, juvenile 53-59, 106-107, 221, 357-358
deva 296-297
development 210, 356, 438, 442, 452, 454-457, 459, 462-464, 470
dharma 467
dialectic (of Plato) 18
discrimination 410, 427, 446, 447
Dostoevsky, Fyodor 153
E
ecology, community 280-283, 451, 453
economy 169, 223, 230, 252, 261, 344-348, 451, 470-471, 475-477
economic equilibrium 438-441
& awareness 19
decision making 204
fact based vs. non 93, 98, 235
public 189
Einstein, Albert 295
Emerson, Ralph Waldo 21, 62, 153
enlightenment 94, 308, 333, 347
Etzioni, Amitai 154
existence, levels of 19
experience ix, 111, 131-132, 134, 314
vs. intellect 98, 168-169, 255
F
Fairfield Arts and Convention Center 349, 470
Fairfield Economic Development Association 438
fortune (& misfortune) 232, 301, 312-313, 347. See also jyotish; See also karma
G
gandharva 323
gap, the 304
intelligent presence in 116, 424
transfer of qualities from 11, 94, 160
garden zone management xix, 119, 123, 131, 143-144, 187, 198, 207, 285, 360, 363, 419
as a profession 175-176, 179, 431
Gates, Robert 321
gay rights 491-493
Global Country of World Peace 232-236, 319-321, 348, 378, 386
globalization 243, 269, 290, 408, 472-473
GMO (genetically modified organism) 389, 431, 474
government
alternative xviii, 120-121, 335, 382
bottom-up iii, 21, 224, 238, 258, 363, 409, 440, 449, 468
conventional 236, 406, 479. See also big 'G' Government
disconnect of 121, 228, 241-242, 354
formalities 244-245, 286, 291, 348, 379-380
intimacy 163, 377-380, 394, 430
leadership gap, filling 118, 175-176, 246
moral xviii
punitive 229, 257, 267, 321, 368
self 235
spirituality in 254, 393. See also law: church-state separation
Greene, Brian 137
green space 281, 436-437, 451-452
H
Hagelin, John 142, 237, 298, 328, 336-338
Hasan, Nidal M. 263-271
absence of v, 75, 114, 249, 299
homelessness 70, 83, 87, 208, 253
hope 340-341. See also detachment
I
individualism 200
inner realm x, 97, 108, 135, 171, 298
intellect 4, 98, 131, 141, 420-421
limitations of 234, 256, 313, 338, 474
mistake of. See pragyaparadh
vs. experience 18, 168, 200, 297
intellectual property 398
intention 171-174, 231, 275, 302, 311-313, 317, 322, 404. See also spin
intentional community. See community: intentional
Invincible America Assembly 246, 274, 320, 342
isolation 120, 122, 153, 163, 228. See also anonymity
J
Jesus. See Christianity
JFAN (Jefferson County Farmers & Neighbors) 248, 261, 377, 389
judgmentalism 135, 323, 394, 407, 421, 447. See also amorality
justice 2, 254, 259-260, 272, 350, 368, 393, 396-400, 404-406, 412, 419
juvenile crime. See crime: juvenile
K
Kaku, Michio 140
Kogi 92
Krauss, Lawrence 140-141, 401, 474
L
Ladakh 462
land 424, 433. See also property
development 442-444, 451. See also green space
reform 448-451
landscape
neighborhood 62-71, 211-212, 452-454, 459
language 1-3, 98, 145. See also clear thinking
law 102, 119-121, 151, 244, 254-255, 259, 282, 336-338, 428, 479. See also community law
church-state separation 176, 495. See also culture: vs. legality; See also government: spirituality in
natural. See natural law
righteousness 96, 257, 272, 289, 368, 447
spirit of 449
law enforcement 59-61, 125-126, 237-240, 277, 321-322, 366, 369, 408
Lee, Harper 419
legalists 244, 265, 288, 354, 375, 400, 466
logic . See clear thinking
loitering, garden zone 213-216, 302
M
Mahalakshmi 298
Maharishi Effect 317-319, 346. See also super radiance
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi 138, 172, 203, 229, 232-236, 252, 278, 297, 299-300, 304, 311, 334-335, 340-341
Maharishi Sthapatya Ved (MSV). See sthapatya veda
mathematical thinking xvii, 145, 155
defining terms 1-3
outside-in vs. inside-out viii, 256, 269
McTaggart, Lynne 172
Meditation, Transcendental. See TM - Transcendental Meditation
Meissner effect 274
Merton, Thomas 98-99
metaphysics 6, 99, 115, 222, 331
Mill, John Stuart 152
mind 3, 18, 76, 98-99, 141, 230
& body x, 79, 109, 170, 183-184, 337, 426
established in awareness 138
minding your own business 60, 161, 246, 317. See also anonymity
morality ix, 93, 126, 141, 146, 151, 200, 313, 336, 420-421. See also amorality
Mullen, Mike 321
MUM (Maharishi University of Management) 229, 231, 262, 278-280, 313, 326, 328, 365, 438, 476
N
natural community. See community: natural
natural law 99, 151, 275, 305-306, 323, 334-338, 342, 346
Natural Law Party 241
negativity 30, 127-128, 164, 227, 339, 379. See also subjectivity
repelling 274
neighborhood watch 46, 50-51, 68-70, 164-166, 170, 214, 247, 424
Norberg-Hodge, Helena 462
Nosy Neighbor 165
O
Obama, Barack 256, 257, 264-265, 267, 288, 289, 494
objectivity 127, 131-132, 256, 394, 407
in science 141-142, 323-324, 337, 403
Operation ID 165
Oppenheimer, Robert xi, xiii, 401
P
pandit. See Vedic pandit, Maharishi
paradigm shift xxi, 126, 245, 292, 350, 380-381, 394, 396, 405, 428, 443, 454, 460, 464-466, 468, 472, 479, 481
passion 200
juvenile 195
patrol. See community patrol
Peck, M. Scott 153
police 51, 59, 125-127, 238, 359-360, 366, 369-370, 387, 466
as neighbors 59
as spiritual warriors 186-187
politics ii, 96, 127, 228, 241-245, 380-381, 406
positive reinforcement 169-171, 320
Powell, Colin 180
prevention ix, 67-68, 92-93, 197, 261, 400, 464. See also education
& crime 162-166, 219, 263, 269-273
& subjectivity 126-129
vs. reaction 12-15, 96, 115, 299-300
preventive mind-set 12-14, 95, 130, 224
Prince George's County 29, 68, 121, 210, 390
crime 115
social services 83-84
ownership 283, 436-437, 443-444, 446-449, 476-477
residential, desirable 434-435
Q
quality of life ix, 28, 91, 109, 129, 130, 157, 186, 286
core factors 7-14
in Fairfield 238, 240, 353, 386-391
quality of life committee 67, 210, 225, 250, 382, 428-429
quantum mechanics 132, 140, 331, 352
quietness 7, 210, 355-362, 387, 429, 432-433, 435
respect for the garden zone. See garden zone: respect for
R
radicalization 269
reaction 12, 37, 52, 96, 97, 159, 214, 264-265, 320, 322, 368, 387. See also prevention: vs. reaction; See also vengeance
reality 76, 131-132, 142, 230, 332, 405
structure of 19, 98, 111. See also universe: three-fold structure
religion xx, 99, 112, 176-177, 254
agreement among 181-185, 256, 468-469
renting 213, 285, 359, 425, 437, 446
responsibility x, 94, 130, 154, 156, 166, 246-248, 254-255, 263, 463-466
action, non-action & the quality of life 143
& clear thinking 15-16, 93, 229
revenge. See vengeance
richa (Vedic) 303, 306, 309, 315
ritual 174, 192, 204-205, 274-275, 322, 333-334. See also yagya
gardening as 218-219
S
samhita (of knower, knowing, known) x, 303, 339
schizophrenia 76-77
Schneider, Robert H. 335
self 2, 17, 76, 183, 234, 324, 407. See also atma
big 'S' vs. little 's' xiv
infinite nature of 136-138, 331
self development 20, 99. See also spiritual growth
self referral 133, 139, 235, 274, 339
self-sufficiency 122, 222-225, 270, 381, 449, 469-474
Shakespeare, William 134
shared spirit xviii, 146, 152-156, 158, 219, 309, 410. See awareness: collective; See also community: shared spirit
Shiva (& Vishnu) 297
silence & dynamism 111, 297-298, 317
social safety net 208
spiritual growth x, 99, 111-112, 131, 135, 169, 203
sthapatya veda 234, 326-330, 347, 476. See also vastu building design
subjectivity x, 76, 127-129, 133-137, 155-156, 166, 311-312, 323, 324, 352, 407. See also self referral
super radiance 325, 330, 342, 346. See also Maharishi Effect
support of nature 311-312, 347
T
Tao Te Ching 133, 134, 187, 204
reducing 438-440
Thoreau, Henry David 280
thought ii, 45, 110, 126, 133-134, 136-139, 149, 150, 199, 229-230, 302, 474
gap between 304-305
thought, clear i, xi-xv, 15-16, 229, 324, 333. See also mathematical thinking
-ists & -isms 256. See also mathematical thinking: outside-in vs. inside-out
timelessness. See infinite, the: experience of
TM - Transcendental Meditation vii, 138, 172, 203, 233, 237, 252, 300-302, 334
top-down government 208, 230, 406, 464. See also big 'G' Government
transcendence & the transcendent 139, 300-301, 303-306, 328
trust 162, 166, 205, 288, 321, 363, 463-464
truth (& fantasy) x-xi, 81, 99, 360, 405
U
universe 141-142, 229-230, 234, 331-332, 403
personal 98, 136-139, 156, 298
three-fold structure x, 303. See samhita (of knower, knowing, known)
Upanishads 168
urban development 221, 281, 387-388, 412, 444-445, 453-454, 455, 462, 470. See also industrialization
V
vastu building design 310, 326-330, 347, 348, 386, 460, 476, 497
Veda 138, 234, 303, 305, 310, 314-316, 334
Vedic astrology. See jyotish
Vedic pandit, Maharishi 274-275, 292-295, 300-303, 309, 322, 345, 365
verifying technique. See wishing/verifying
Veteran's Administration (VA) 494
Vishnu (& Shiva) 297-298
volunteering 180, 287, 293-294, 365
vrittis of atma 142-143
W
Wallace, R. Keith 332, 334, 339
Warm Nights 82
Westchester Estates 25-31, 37, 97, 115, 129, 210
Westchester Watch 46, 59, 70, 121, 249. See also neighborhood watch
Wikileaks 321
wishing technique. See wishing/verifying
wishing/verifying 311-313, 317, 319-320, 322-323, 329-330, 345, 379, 382, 432
Y
yagya 232, 293, 296, 298-299, 301-303, 315, 317, 333-334