Guest guest Posted July 14, 2004 Report Share Posted July 14, 2004 like ramana saying, the sage meditating in silence is doing something for everyone. one interpretation: our mind fields are a shared event. so we influence others even by our thoughts. so one can think about unity and also be a benefit. om. steve , "Latha Nanda" <lathananda> wrote: > Ever think that what can just one person do ? Ever think that it is > going to take more than just you to make a difference ? > > True, one person may not be enough - but that one person could be a > pivotal factor in the larger scheme of things. When we start adding > our energies ... something happens. We see this in group prayer and > satsangha. > > I read this interesting article online and wanted to share it with > you ... My thanks to the unknown author. > > ======================================================== > > > The Japanese monkey, Macaca fuscata, has been observed in the filed > for a period of over 30 years. In 1952, on the island of Koshima > scientists were providing monkeys with sweet potatoes dropped in the > sand. The monkeys liked the taste of the raw sweet potatoes, but > they found the dirt unpleasant. > > An 18-month old female name Imo found she could solve the problem by > washing the potatoes in a nearby stream. She taught this trick to > her mother. Her playmates also learned this new way and they taught > their mothers, too. > > This cultural innovation was gradually picked up by various monkeys > before the eyes of the scientists. Between 1952 and 1958, all the > young monkeys learned to wash the sandy sweet potatoes to make them > more palatable. Only the adults who imitated their children learned > this social improvement. Other adults kept eating the dritysweet > potatoes. > > Then something startling took place. In the autumn of 1958, a > certain number of Koshima monkeys were washing sweet potatoes -- the > exact number is not known. Let us suppose that when the sun rose one > morning there were 99 monkeys on Koshima Island who had learned to > wash their sweet potatoes. Let's further suppose that later that > morning, the hundredth monkey learned to wash potatoes. THEN IT > HAPPENED! > > By that evening almost everyone in the tribe was washing sweet > potatoes before eating them. The added energy of this hundredth > monkey somehow created an ideological breakthrough! > > But notice. The most surprising thing observed by these scientists > was that the habit of washing sweet potatoes then spontaneously > jumped over the sea -- Colonies of monkeys on other islands and the > mainland troop of monkeys at Takasakiyama began washing their sweet > potatoes! (Lifetide, Watson, pp. 147-148, Bantam Books, 1980. This > book gives other fascinating details.) > > ======================================== Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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