HEJ DUDE This title construction noise...you should ask Jemima Pitman for help- but she was a little busy wasn't she [:D] here some photos: Mallorca, Spain 1972 January - March an island in the Mediterranean off the east coast of Spain
Hotel Bahia del Este, Calla Millor, east side of the island Fiuggi, Italy 1972 March - May a medieval hilltown long known for its healing waters in the mountains of the Latium Province about 50 southeast of Rome Fiuggi Fonte (fountain) Fiuggi Castle Casamari Abbey -- in the Fiuggi countryside Mallorca, Spain 1972 January - March an island in the Mediterranean off the east coast of Spain bye bye romantic memories --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater no_reply@ wrote: > > > > Hey Barry, what year was that TTC? I think my sister and brother > > in law were on that course. > > 1972. The first half of what has become known as the > Mallorca-Fiuggi course was there in La Antilla. Inter- > estingly enough, I never found the dynamite to be that > big a distraction, but many people did. > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajradhatu@> wrote: > > > > > > > > On Feb 15, 2012, at 9:00 AM, turquoiseb wrote: > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Xenophaneros Anartaxius" > > > > > <anartaxius@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajradhatu@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > No attachment to thoughts as they arise, persist and then > > > > > > > disappear is what eventually dissipates the samskaras. > > > > > > > Retreating into silence just causes addiction to the state > > > > > > > of calm, and addiction to meditation techniques. > > > > > > > > > > > > This is a good point Vaj. I was not suggesting that one > > > > > > retreat into silence. A lot of meditators get addicted to > > > > > > this, not that meditating a lot is bad, but as an excuse > > > > > > to avoid experiencing 'bad' things. The silence I was > > > > > > mentioning should still be there even if you are being > > > > > > crushed under the wheels of a dump truck. > > > > > > > > > > Although we are big on asking for objective proof > > > > > of subjective claims here on FFL, I for one wish > > > > > to say that I hope neither of your spiritual paths > > > > > requires you to take the dump truck silence test > > > > > anytime soon. :-) > > > > > > > > Of course the ultimate "silence test" has to be the one they > > > > tested Buddhist yogis with: a blast of very loud sound at the > > > > upper threshold of human tolerance. > > > > > > You mean like the dynamite going off every few > > > minutes next door to my hotel on TTC in Mallorca? :-) > > > > > > > > > > http://www.shambhalasun.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=1611 > > > > > >
