Word: alerted
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Much of the thought is borrowed from Zen Buddhism: the need to "stop thinking and let go" (the "slaying of the mind" in Buddhism), the invitation to live a life of pure experience and alert passivity. But in est "you get what you get," and Erhard stirs an activist message into his intellectual pudding for those who want it. The urging to "be the cause, not the effect of your life" seems to work well with est trainees who are blamers or professional victims. In est it is very important to change the world or very important to give...
...dining hall early in the morning. Many of us moan and groan because it is early morning. But each time we do, we remind ourselves--audibly--how lousy we feel. By acting depressed, especially early in the morning, it's easy to keep feeling depressed. In contrast, by acting alert and awake, it becomes easier to feel alert and awake. Why be upset about that...
...Most Rev. Helder Câmara, LL.D., Archbishop of Recife, Brazil. Luis W. Alvarez, S.D. Always alert for innovative applications of nuclear physics, he used neutrinos from outer space to search for undiscovered tombs in the Egyptian pyramids...
...economic boom. Time was when the word connoted something unqualifiedly positive, as in "booming industry" and "boom times." But because a boom all too often leads to inflation and then to bust, Data Resources Inc., an economic consulting firm in Massachusetts, has set up a "DRI Boom Monitor" to alert subscribers when a healthy recovery shows signs of turning into an unsustainable boom...
...broad daylight, buses blown up by mines. Army helicopters hunt guerrillas in scrubland and forested hill country along the frontier, and patrols in brown and green camouflage probe cautiously through the brush, automatic weapons at the ready. To protect themselves, white farmers have installed pushbutton alarm systems that alert police posts in case of attack. Fierce Rhodesian ridgeback dogs roam the grounds, and thick steel mesh covers many windows. Some have even dug sandbagged slit trenches in their yards to provide quick cover. Almost nobody drives after sunset, and evening social life has evaporated. 'This is costing...