Third Quarter 2026, DSU Newsletter

DSU E-Newsletter

We have been very busy this quarter and summer has been in full swing for all.  We have survived (most) of the Summer and soon (but not soon enough!)  Fall activities will be upon us.  Our Summer Solstice event is scheduled for September19th which is just before the solstice on the 21st.  Check our DSU site for specific schedules and times.  Do plan on coming for a visit and enjoy a FUN, enlightening, and quiet country day.

This Quarter’s Newsletter is FULL of new things to learn about and many things to consider.  From the role of water in our health, to maintaining balance in a chaotic world, to cosmic energetic... there is much new to learn.  And our Ancient Wisdom study series has been looking at one, if not the oldest written religion in the world, Zoroastrianism.  

While we have not been investigating the religion of Zoroaster (Zarathushtra), we have been sharing his writings, The Gathas.  While its original language may be a “dead language” scholars have been able to bring us a suitable translation/interpretation to share.  Read about Good Mind, the history surrounding Zoroastrianism, and living by “good thoughts, good words, and good deeds” go make your life more promising.  You will learn something if you dig.

There are other articles as well.  We invite you to participate in our DSU weekly meetings on Wednesday at 5 PM. Here is the link:  DSU Weekly Meetings     

DSU Meeting, August 26, 2026

Divine Science University held a meeting August 27, 2026, gathering at 4:50 and opening at 5:00 PM with the invitation song Teach Your Children by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young.  Opening activities then followed with reviewing our mission statement, opening intention and a relaxing breathing exercise.

At 5:07 PM John presented a presentation on Negative Instincts. Discussion included the concepts that negative instincts are one of the 10 cognitive instincts that systematically distort how people perceive the world.  Human tendency is to give greater weight to negative events, news or information than to neutral or positive ones.  Evolutionarily, those who paid more attention to dangers survived better.  It  is what makes us over focus on the bad or undesired instincts.  The take away it to attempt to return to basic evolution to make negative instincts become, rather, a healthy fear.

At 5:29 PM Jackie presented “Rising Above Negativity” which can be found at this link.

Defraging Your Brain

 

DSU Meeting, August 19, 2026

Divine Science University held a meeting August 19, 2026, gathering at 4:50 and opening at 5:04 PM with the invitation song Teach Your Children by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young.  Opening activities then followed with reviewing our mission statement, opening intention and a relaxing breathing exercise.

At 5:10 PM Carol from ONE-TLC presented The Gut Brain Connection.  She reviewed how the gut can effect brain function citing examples.

At 5:28 PM David presented Defragging Your Brain, Part 2 and included an exercise for us to contemplate our four “bodies” – physical, emotional, mental and spiritual.  Under each of the “bodies” we contemplated  how to answer the questions “I AM”  and I seek.  We meditated upon Diana Ross’ song Do You Know

DSU Meeting, August 12, 2026

Divine Science University held a meeting August 12, 2026, gathering at 4:50 and opening at 5:00 PM with the invitation song Teach Your Children by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young.  Opening activities then followed with reviewing our mission statement, opening intention and a relaxing breathing exercise.

At 5:07 PM Chris from SOW Presented A Millennium of Wisdom – Gatha 1

His “take away” was Doing the right thing, at the right time, in the right place, with the right manner and means, leads to positive growth and to generally better outcomes in life.  

Choosing chaos, self-preservation, greed and the like, generally leads to a "poor outcome."  

Much as a gardener, provide as much light as you can to your crops and your crops will grow, water them with Spirit and they will be nurtured. It is ALL for learning, so above ALL – LEARN AND IMPROVE!    One of our chief objectives at DSU. 

A Millennium of Wisdom – Gatha 1

What I want to achieve in this presentation is to read all of Zarathushtra's Gatha 1, review some of the fine points derived from it and just go wherever discussion leads us.

But first I want to give you a bit of insight into the history of this time period and see how Akhenaten, Moses, and Zarathushtra fit together on a time line and provide a VERY high level overview of their theology, that you will find in the table above.

The clearest historically attested figure with strong “wisdom/religious teaching” associations active near 1300 BCE is Akhenaten. A near contemporary of his is the author Amenemope, who represents the written Egyptian wisdom tradition of the period. 

Moses appears in traditional and some scholarly reconstructions of the same broad era c. 1300 B.C. 

Zarathushtra is possible by early scholarly estimates.  All dates, except for Akhenaten, are debatable. 

DSU Meeting, August 5, 2026

Divine Science University held a meeting August 5, 2026, gathering at 4:50 and opening at 5:00 PM with the invitation song Teach Your Children by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young.  Opening activities then followed with reviewing our mission statement, opening intention and a relaxing breathing exercise.

At 5:04 PM Chris from SOW reviewed a Five Minutes of Wisdom segment by reading Zarathushtra’s verse 1.5.  The group then discussed our insights regarding this reading.

At 5:21 PM John opened a discussion on The Theory of Evolution. He noted that Darwin’s book was titled The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.  He reviewed portions of the theory for us and we discussed the topic.  His “take away” was “All life is one family.”   

DSU Meeting, July 29, 2026

Divine Science University held a meeting July 29, 2026 gathering at 4:50 and opening at 5:00 PM with the invitation song Teach Your Children by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young.  Opening activities then followed with reviewing our mission statement, opening intention and a relaxing breathing exercise.

At 5:07 PM Chris from SOW reviewed a Five Minutes of Wisdom segment by reading Zarathushtra’s verse 1.4.  The group then discussed our insights regarding this reading.

At 5:24 PM Jackie opened a discussion on Awareness.  Shared were concepts such as “Awareness is a state of being aware.”  “Aware is from ancient words meaning perceive, watch out for.”  “ Awareness is a state or condition of being perceptive, watchful, vigilant.”  

We discussed the following questions:

DSU Meeting, July 22, 2026

Divine Science University held a meeting July 15, 2026 gathering at 4:50 and opening at 5:00 PM with the invitation song Teach Your Children by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young.  Opening activities then followed with reviewing our mission statement, opening intention and a relaxing breathing exercise.

At 5:10 PM Chris from SOW reviewed a Five Minutes of Wisdom segment by reading Zarathushtra’s verse 1.3.  The group then discussed our insights regarding this reading.

At 5:25 PM John was to present The Theory of Evolution, but computer difficulties with a new computer left him unable to make his presentation.  He will present this presentation next week instead.  

The group then continued discussions regarding Zarathushra concept of Good Mind and the recently discovered fact that the Iroquois Confederacy holds the concept of Good Mind as a foundational philosophy, describing it as a daily discipline of aligning your thoughts, intentions, and actions to promote peace, love, and community. The concept is a core pillar of the Great Law of Peace, their system of governance, noting that In leadership and daily life, using a "good mind" requires making decisions based on reason, equality, and compassion while keeping the well-being of future generations in mind. 

Practicing the Good Mind means intentionally choosing thoughts that bring peace and unity.  It focuses upon core daily practices such as:

DSU Meeting, July 15, 2026

Divine Science University held a meeting July 15, 2026 gathering at 4:50 and opening at 5:00 PM with the invitation song Teach Your Children by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young.  Opening activities then followed with reviewing our mission statement, opening intention and a relaxing breathing exercise.

At 5:08 PM Chris from SOW reviewed a Five Minutes of Wisdom segment by reading Zarathushtra’s verse 1.2.  The group then discussed our insights regarding this reading.

At 5:28 PM Carol presented a program Hydrogenated Water which included the following video:  

DSU Meeting, July 8, 2026

Divine Science University held a meeting July 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM.  Following the invitation song Teach Your Children by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young we took a moment to breathe deeply together in preparation to read our mission statement and opening intention.

At 5:05 PM we reviewed insights and college news.  SOW reports that Zarathushtra’s Gathas have been prepared and will be published one per week until the end of October. Carmine Connection is creating a self-healing room on site, and Julie is moving onto the property to participate with us. Other Colleges reported on their progress.

DSU Meeting, July 1, 2026

Divine Science University held a meeting July 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM.  Following the invitation song Teach Your Children by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young we took a moment to breathe deeply together in preparation to read our mission statement and opening intention.

At 5:12 PM we reviewed insights and college news.  SOW reports that all 12 of Zarathushtra’s Gathas have been prepared and will be published one per week until the end of October.  Other Colleges reported on their progress.

An Introduction to Zarathustra and Zoroastrianism – a Doctrine of Good Thoughts, Words and Deeds

At the SOW blog I have posted three articles introducing Zoroastrianism, the beginning of Zoroaster's (Zarathushtra) mission and a brief history of Zoroastrianism after Zarathushtra died.  You will find these under the titles:

• ANCIENT WISDOM: Zarathustra, (Zoroaster) and Zoroastrianism (An Introduction)  

• ANCIENT WISDOM: Beginnings of Zarathustra's Mission 

• ANCIENT WISDOM: A Brief History of Zoroastrianism

DSU Meeting, June 24, 2026

Divine Science University held a meeting June 24, 2026 at 5:00 PM.  Following the invitation song Teach Your Children by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young we took a moment to breathe deeply together in preparation to read our mission statement and opening intention.

At 5:12 PM we reviewed insights and college news. David shared that SOW college is going to share a weekly 5 minute segment on the series Zoroastrianism by Chris.  All colleges reported on their recent activities.

DSU Meeting, June 17, 2026

Divine Science University held a meeting June 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM.  Following the invitation song Teach Your Children by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young we took a moment to breathe deeply together in preparation to read our mission statement and opening intention.

At 5:10 PM we reviewed insights and college news. SOW reported that many new posts have been added and that approximately weekly posts in the series on Zoroastrianism have been posted for publication each week between now and mid July. All colleges reported on their recent activities.

DSU Meeting, June 10, 2026

Divine Science University held a meeting June 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM.  Following the invitation song Teach Your Children by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young we took a moment to breathe deeply together in preparation to read our mission statement and opening intention.

At 5:10 PM we reviewed insights and college news. SOW reported that several new posts have been added and that a new series on Zoroastrianism will present overviews, present a history and ultimately a translation of Zarathushtra’s written works.  The oldest written religion  in the world. The Carmine Connections that new dishes. Have been acquired for the ORSH (One Room School House).  1st, 2nd, 3rd Contact reported that it was hosting a Disclosure Day Movie attendance in Bastrop on Thursday.  Other Colleges reported on their activities.

DSU Meeting, June 3, 2026

 

Divine Science University held a meeting May 27, 2026 at 5:00 PM.  Following the invitation song Teach Your Children by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young we took a moment to breathe deeply together in preparation to read our mission statement and opening intention.

At 5:10 PM we reviewed insights and college news. SOW reported that two new posts have been added and that a total of 234 articles have been published. Other colleges reported on their actions.

DSU Meeting, May 27, 2026

Divine Science University held a meeting May 27, 2026 at 5:00 PM.  

Following the invitation song Teach Your Children by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young we took a moment to breathe deeply together in preparation to read our mission statement and opening intention.

At 5:10 PM we reviewed insights and college news. SOW reported that two thought stimulating posts have been added: a poem about Wisdom and a Consideration of the symbolism surrounding the rose. Carmine Connection and ONE-TLC C.A.R.E.S reported on their changes. CSI Rewind reported that  A new article, Signs of Divinity, explores the pool of Bethesda and the meaning of the Biblical miracle that Jesus performed there.

At 5:15 PM we discussed the concept discover beliefs, beliefs are superior to natural law. Each college took about 5 minutes to address the concept.  We discussed the concept in the following order: ONE-TLC C.A.R.E.S: Jackie Self, ONE-TLC C.A.R.E.S: Carol Schaefe, Cartoon & Stories:  John Kruse,  SOW (Sharing of Wisdom): Chris Dalyrmple, GFLAA : David Allison.

The presentation concluded at about 6:00 PM and we shared comments and reminders.

The DSU meeting concluded with the song I Believe.

DSU Meeting May 20, 2026

Divine Science University held a meeting May 20, 2026 at 5:03 PM.  

Following the invitation song Teach Your Children by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young we took a moment to breathe deeply together in preparation to read our mission statement and opening intention.

At 5:13 PM we reviewed insights and college news.  SOW has posted new articles, as has CSI Rewind, Carmine Connection and ONCE-TLC C.A.R.E.S reports opening up new layers in these programs.  GFLAA reported that some changes and updates will come soon for GFLAA members.

At 5:17 David of the 1-2-3 ET Contact college shared 11:11 Universal and Spiritual Laws of the cosmos. The story behind these laws of the cosmos was shared.  These laws are summarized below.

DSU Meeting, May 13, 2026

Divine Science University held a meeting May 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM.  

Following the invitation song Teach Your Children by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young we took a moment to breathe deeply together in preparation to read our mission statement and opening intention.

At 5:13 PM we began our main program with each of 4 presenters answering the question How to Maintain Balance in a Chaotic World.