--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Susan" <wayback71@...> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, khazana108 <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > This is one thing I like about Barry: that he tells this story. He is > > almost certainly being ridiculed for it, and he knows it, but he doesn't > > care. He really doesn't care. See how little guarded he is. In this case it > > is particularly clear, that he simply shares this, very personal moment, > > just the way he experienced it, and just shares his own reflections, as if > > he would be telling this to his best friend! There is no hidden agenda, no > > cynicism, or irony, he simply shares this moment of transcendence IN the > > world, the awe he experienced. > > > > And I think he does this here in general: this is Barry's MO. He has some > > kind of recognition, some truth he recognizes, and then he throws it at us, > > not really caring too much how people react, in take-it-or-leave-it style. > > He has this inner independence, and that's a great thing I think. He could > > be more sensitive, to not hurt people, sure. But he is almost completely > > innocent in this. Now take it or leave it. > > Well said. I agree with this 100%. And this is why I look forward to reading > Barry's posts. He puts his ideas out there - are some are terrific and > interesting. Some not so much to me, but so what?
"And in the bright excellence adorned, crested With every prodigal, familiar fire, And unfamiliar escapades: whirroos And scintillant sizzlings such as children like, Vested in the serious folds of majesty, Moving around and behind, a following, A source of trumpeting seraphs in the eye, A source of pleasant outbursts to the ear." > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long <sharelong60@> wrote: > > > > > > Today's koan: Maharishi explains there's 100% determinism, 100% free > > > will. I love these paradoxes! > > > > > > Gangaji said, and I'm paraphrasing: if you think you're the doer, then > > > it's better if you do what you think is right to do. > > > > > > B, what comes out of the jello first, sound or light? > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: Bhairitu <noozguru@> > > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > > Sent: Monday, October 22, 2012 3:06 PM > > > Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Coup de foudre > > > > > > > > >  > > > On 10/22/2012 07:59 AM, turquoiseb wrote: > > > > I had an interesting experience this morning, interesting primarily > > > > because I've only had such an experience a few times in my life, and > > > > it's been a long time since the last one. > > > > > > > > I was out walking in my neighborhood and saw a woman approaching on a > > > > bakfiets (a bicycle with a passenger compartment on the front, similar > > > > to the Babboe I posted about earlier). She had two small kids -- boys, I > > > > think -- in the compartment, but to tell the truth I'm not sure they > > > > were boys because I couldn't take my eyes off of her face. I found her > > > > incredibly beautiful. Not in a supermodel or actress sort of way, more a > > > > "Wow...this is a very real and interesting person" sort of way. And not > > > > in the least in a lustful sort of way. She just instantly captured my > > > > interest, so I smiled. She smiled back, and then pedaled past me and > > > > turned down a street parallel to mine. > > > > > > > > Unwilling to part with that delightful second of appreciation, I turned > > > > to watch her pedal away. She turned to look at me, too. We both smiled > > > > again, and then she pedaled on. > > > > > > > > That's all. You were maybe expecting her to have stopped and asked me to > > > > feel her ass? :-) > > > > > > > > That short interaction may not sound like much of a moment to others, > > > > but to me it's of interest because several times in my life such a > > > > moment of mutual recognition and appreciation has led to wonderful and > > > > memorable love affairs. > > > > > > > > One of those times, interestingly enough, occurred on an ATR course of > > > > at the old Cobb Mountain TM facility. It was the first day, and never > > > > having been there before I was walking around checking things out. She > > > > walked by me, I got that powerful "flash of recognition" feeling, and > > > > then she'd walked past. No smiles this time; there wasn't really time. > > > > But the flash was enough to stop me in my tracks and cause me to turn > > > > around and look at her walking away. But she wasn't walking away. She > > > > had stopped and turned around and was looking at me, too. We didn't hook > > > > up on that course, but we did later, and it was memorable indeed, at > > > > least from my side. Lovely woman. > > > > > > > > So I never ignore such moments. I may never see this woman in Leiden > > > > again, but if I don't it really doesn't matter. In my experience such > > > > moments are timeless, in the sense that they quite possibly cut across > > > > the boundaries of one incarnation and intrude with memories of another. > > > > If we run into one another again in this incarnation, I'll get to see > > > > what happens. If not, that's what future incarnations are for. :-) > > > > > > You hate jyotish but then I wouldn't be surprised if your horoscope > > > shows a "sanyasi yoga" or at least a weak 7th lord which means that your > > > life isn't set up for long term relationships such as marriage. And if > > > you attempted marriage it might well end in divorce. One of the most > > > common questions astrologers get is "will I ever be married?" And in > > > every case where that question came up I could see that the horoscope > > > didn't support it. Which is why they asked the question in the first > > > place. That doesn't mean that you shouldn't try but it is getting a > > > little late in the day. ;-) > > > > > > I was thinking about the free will and pre-destiny issue the other day > > > and thinking that one problem is that people think of the transcendent > > > like it is air. Try thinking of it as jello and we are being wiggled > > > around by its shaking. That's what we experience as "life." In that > > > context the next thought you have was predetermined at the inception of > > > the universe when the fundamental tone was struck. We are nothing but > > > part of the overtones. I had that thought years ago and learned a while > > > back that physicists labeled it "string theory" in it is like a string > > > being struck. Makes sense to me. But enjoy life anyway as if there is > > > free will. > > > > > >
