--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" <fintlewoodlewix@...> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ann" <awoelflebater@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" <fintlewoodlewix@> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson <mjackson74@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Now please tell us what was the deal on that? Why would they be afraid > > > > of an eclipse and how did TM or its hidden and denied Hindu roots have > > > > a hand in that? > > > > > > Jyotish. It's a weird iron age belief that the movement of planets > > > against a random backdrop of stars has some sort of effect on our > > > lives. I know, crazy huh? > > > > > > One of the things that was noticed is that sometimes the natural > > > order is upset, a comet appears during a war and forever on they > > > are seen as harbingers of doom when really they are just dirty > > > snowballs left over from the formation of the solar system. In > > > fact, there wouldn't be any water on Earth if it wasn't for comets. > > > This is why I prefer the new knowledge to the old. And was why I > > > didn't heed the TMOs advice and looked directly at comet Hale Bopp > > > when I was on a course in '97. One of the most beautiful things > > > I ever saw. > > > > > > But anyway, jyotishees warn us that solar eclipses are "bad" times > > > and to witness one is to open your life to all sorts of bad karma > > > and demons that inhabit the world during times of temporary darkness. > > > I was working at UK HQ when the last full solar eclipse hit England. > > > I was highly excited at the chance to see one of natures miracles and > > > probably the ultimate free light show. > > > > > > The head of TM europe (and a physics professor) warned us to stay > > > inside lest we reap the awful karmic dues you get from erm, standing > > > in a shadow (!) I was happy to point out the absurdity of being > > > scared, pointed out that the moon wasn't eating the sun and that even > > > if their was an astrological effect from witnessing an eclipse it > > > would be the same whether you were inside or out when it happened. > > > > > > But these people aren't interested in logic or reason no matter how > > > much they go on about science. So, come the day I was the *only one* > > > on the roof of our rather stately home. Everyone else was cowering > > > in their offices. It was pathetic, my rapidly dwindling respect for > > > the intellectual underpinning of TM took a major hit that day. > > > > > > And then I nearly blinded myself trying to take a photo of it > > > through a telephoto lens. Lucky there was no permanent damage, that would > > > have been IT. Wouldn't have lived that one down.... > > > > Ha,ha, great story, loved every word of it! You remind me of me sometimes. > > I remember during my art major at MIU we always had to stop working in the > > middle of the morning and sit and meditate for 10 minutes. I hated that. I > > was right in the middle of come creative process and Michael Caine would > > say, "Okay class, 10 minute meditation break." I remember standing there > > flatly refusing to sit down, having a small hissy fit and Michael, being > > the cool and very nice man he was, let me keep working while the rest of > > the class sat and closed their eyes. Sometimes, this kind of thing just > > drove me CRAZY. I mean, how many times do you have to sit and do nothing > > during the day? Anyway, my point of this silly story is that I would have > > been right up on the roof with you, enjoying that eclipse and probably > > would have come down and pretended to be smitten with some sort of crazy or > > moon madness just to jerk their chains. > > Damn, I didn't think of that. I was probably too busy trying not to > spill hot water on myself or crash the car for a few days just in > case I got a "told you so...." > > PS, No one objected to you working when they were meditating? > I probably would have done, I was fussy like that!
I stayed in another room trying to be quiet; luckily I wasn't sculpting any marble with a chisel or anything like that, everyone else was having their 10 minutes of eyes closed. Luckily the people in the art major were the most individualistic students on campus (Curtis might disagree), the most liberal. So, they were fine with it. > > PPS, We had the real Michael Caine filming a movie at that very > academy. The movie was called "Quills" and also starred Kate > Winslet, I got my best T-shirt on the day she was there I can tell > you. But she somehow failed to notice me. Aw, poor you, but good try. > > Found a clip of the old place: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrFu4owaED4 Gorgeous. Thanks for that. >
