[FairfieldLife] Re: Bevan's salary: you get what you pay for...
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig sparaig@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante no_reply@ wrote: http://tinyurl.com/u932s Probably a typo, or based on 1970 figures. *** Nah, he took at least one pay cut from his high of ~$15K/year, despite his pioneering work in introducing the FS major at MUM: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/26/fashion/26fat.html Bah. Bevan is an amateur as far as Fat Studies go. http://web.mac.com/lawsonenglish/iWeb/Site/I%27m%20fat.html Would it kill you to eat a piece of fruit, bubbaleh?
[FairfieldLife] Trifala - Ayurvedic shield for nuclear radiation
Be it a cancer attack or the deadly assault of nuclear radiation, the age-old Ayurvedic formulation 'Trifala' holds the power of shielding mankind from all these onslaughts, Mr K P Mishra, top Radiation Biologist formerly associated with the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai claimed here. Also the President of the Indian Society for Radiation Biology and Indian Biophysical Society Dr Mishra said that the peerless power of 'Trifala' -- a trinity of three herbs, Amalaki, Haritaki and Bibhitaki -- held the promise of protecting the body from the attack of dreadful disease like cancer and the onslaught of nuclear radiation. Dr Mishra, the former head of Radiation Biology and Health Sciences Division at BARC and presently a visiting professor to the Hiroshima University (Japan) is here to attend the 5th International Conference of 'Low Dose Radiation Effects on Human Health and Environment' underway at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU). ''Trifala is not only the best laxative and colon tonic, but also offers perfect treatment to allergies, cold, flu and obesity. The age-old basic Ayurvedic formulation also tones up the immune system of the body -- essential to foil any attack be it cancer or nuclear radiation,'' Dr Mishra maintained. The basic Ayurvedic formulation can be of an immense protective value against diseases like cancer and radio-activity especially arising out of nuclear radiation in this era of growing dependence of nuclear power both for advancement and war. ''Trifala tones up the immune system, by differentiating between diseased human cells and the healthy or normal cells. Once the diseased cells have been identified, the power of Trifala kills these cells, making way for the development of new healthy cells, consequently toning up the immune system. Intake of this staple Ayurvedic formulation will thus help people beat all onslaughts on their body,'' he added. In case of nuclear radiation also a fully toned up immune system courtsey the intake of Trifala could help people neutralise the harmful effects of radio-activity, Dr Mishra said. Dr Mishra, who was heading the ongoing project at the BARC to develop a drug that would help the soldiers neutralise the harmfull effects of nuclear radiation in case of an atomic attack said the power of Trifala was discovered by a team member Dr Sandhya during the work on the project. ''The search is on for finding more such formulations like Trifala, which can make the body immune to deadly radiations,' ' Dr Mishra maintained. ''Research during the course of project has proved that Trifala consumers working in occupations replete with radio-activity like X-ray centres were immune to harmful radiations,' ' he added. Enlisting the other projects underway at the BARC, Dr Mishra said a series of efforts were being made to apply radioisotope technology -- technology based on naturally occurring or synthetic radioactive form of an element -- to benefit the country's population. The slew of radioisotope based iniatiatives included application to eliminate the destruction of crop by insects, tracing untapped ground water resources, besides checking the organ wise functioning of human body, he added. ''The technology is in the process of being applied to sterilise the insect population which destroy crops, thus saving a huge amount our crops which are decayed,'' he added. The most significant area of radioisotope, a seminal branch of nuclear medicine is the work on applying it to devise missile technology based medicine system, which will ensure targeted delivery of drugs especially in cases of cancer and diabetes. ''A missile hits a specific enemy target. Similarly efforts are underway at the BARC to devise a system of radioisotope based nuclear medicine, especially in cases of cancer, where the anti-cancer drug acts only on the diseased cells and not the healthy parts of the body,'' Dr Mishra. When the system is put in place, maximum result can be obtained through minimum input of drugs, thus replacing the side-effects of radio-therapy on patients and eliminating the need for surgical intervention to a large extent, he claimed. The Lyposome or Cell Membrane based targeted drug delivery system is being packaged in such a manner that even low dosage of the medication acts meticulously on the cancer cells and not on healthy cells, Dr Mishra maintained. The success of targeted drug delivery system will serve a breakthrough in the cancer treatment scene in the country http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/nov222006/update11522020061122.asp - Access over 1 million songs - Yahoo! Music Unlimited.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Bevan's salary: you get what you pay for...
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig sparaig@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig sparaig@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante no_reply@ wrote: http://tinyurl.com/u932s Probably a typo, or based on 1970 figures. *** Nah, he took at least one pay cut from his high of ~$15K/year, despite his pioneering work in introducing the FS major at MUM: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/26/fashion/26fat.html Bah. Bevan is an amateur as far as Fat Studies go. http://web.mac.com/lawsonenglish/iWeb/Site/I%27m%20fat.html Would it kill you to eat a piece of fruit, bubbaleh? Would it kill you to stop making assumptions about other people?
[FairfieldLife] Re: Debbie Henning
(snip) Doug died a few years ago of liver cancer. Debbie donated all of Doug's millions to the TM Movement. She then joined the TM Mother Divine Program. Mother Divine is a convent-like program, but the women meditate about six hours per day. They become very soft spoken and spacey. Today, I was told that Debbie's family had her admitted to a mental institution a few years ago. deep sigh. She was once so full of life. Could it be, that she just never got over Doug's death; that sometimes happens you know; Especially when people are particularly sensitive, and prone to fantasy to some extent; And to go from being where she was- she obviously did not know how to re-create her life, after his death? Whether or not that had to do with TM or donation of money, or whatever- seems irrelevant, to me anyway... Sometimes sensitive people just have mental breakdowns. Does anyone know if Michael Richards, has cut back on his 'Sidhi Program'? R.G. R.G.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Bob Roth's spin on the alteration of WP article
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To my mind, the big error wasn't the editing per se, but the fact that they didn't say anything about the fact that changes had been made, or indicate the changes by enclosing them in square brackets, which really is de rigeur.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Bob Roth's spin on the alteration of WP article
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To my mind, the big error wasn't the editing per se, but the fact that they didn't say anything about the fact that changes had been made, or indicate the changes by enclosing them in square brackets, which really is de rigeur.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Art of Living vs. TM technique
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusos108 nablusos108@ wrote: This little thing, changing a word here and there in a silly article, and all the TM-haters goes bananas. They seem to become more and more desperate as the success from the Invincible America course grows stronger. There is a great purification going on worldwide, and the TM- haters are just in the middle of it. ** It is because I am not a TM-hater that I object to the pointless rewriting of an article in order to give TMers a distorted view of what is going on in the press. This sort of suppression of actual facts is typical of weak regimes, like North Korea and other Communist or 3rd world dictatorships. The WP article was read by lots of people (their print Sunday edition goes to one million, plus however many read their free web edition). The invincibleamerica.org site is read by a handful of TMers. So editing out material that the TM PR guys found objectionable has no effect on the public, but is intended merely to make TMers feel good about what a great job they are doing spreading good news about TM. This false and self-congratulatory attitude does the TMO no good, and sooner or later, when these Scientology-like gimmicks become well- known in the media world, TM PR efforts will be derided, just as Stalin's airbrushing of photos to eliminate enemies. Logical and adult people would have written a letter to the editor of the WP explaining what TM is (certainly not a breath-control technique as described in the article) and ignored mentions of homeopathic remedies,etc. What the TMO gets instead of logical and adult is Bob Roth's pathetic lying... Agreed. My point is only that it is not much of a big deal. This fellow makes a small mistake in his eagerness and them he apologies. Why all this agitation over a small thing ?
Re: [FairfieldLife] Trifala - Ayurvedic shield for nuclear radiation
I'm sorry, this is pure bullsh*t. Will someone please explain to me how an herb will prevent the massive cell death from radiation and the exact mechanics? What utter nonsense. Kind of like saying vitamin C will prevent car crashes. --- rama krishna [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Be it a cancer attack or the deadly assault of nuclear radiation, the age-old Ayurvedic formulation 'Trifala' holds the power of shielding mankind from all these onslaughts, Mr K P Mishra, top Radiation Biologist formerly associated with the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai claimed here. Also the President of the Indian Society for Radiation Biology and Indian Biophysical Society Dr Mishra said that the peerless power of 'Trifala' -- a trinity of three herbs, Amalaki, Haritaki and Bibhitaki -- held the promise of protecting the body from the attack of dreadful disease like cancer and the onslaught of nuclear radiation. Dr Mishra, the former head of Radiation Biology and Health Sciences Division at BARC and presently a visiting professor to the Hiroshima University (Japan) is here to attend the 5th International Conference of 'Low Dose Radiation Effects on Human Health and Environment' underway at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU). ''Trifala is not only the best laxative and colon tonic, but also offers perfect treatment to allergies, cold, flu and obesity. The age-old basic Ayurvedic formulation also tones up the immune system of the body -- essential to foil any attack be it cancer or nuclear radiation,'' Dr Mishra maintained. The basic Ayurvedic formulation can be of an immense protective value against diseases like cancer and radio-activity especially arising out of nuclear radiation in this era of growing dependence of nuclear power both for advancement and war. ''Trifala tones up the immune system, by differentiating between diseased human cells and the healthy or normal cells. Once the diseased cells have been identified, the power of Trifala kills these cells, making way for the development of new healthy cells, consequently toning up the immune system. Intake of this staple Ayurvedic formulation will thus help people beat all onslaughts on their body,'' he added. In case of nuclear radiation also a fully toned up immune system courtsey the intake of Trifala could help people neutralise the harmful effects of radio-activity, Dr Mishra said. Dr Mishra, who was heading the ongoing project at the BARC to develop a drug that would help the soldiers neutralise the harmfull effects of nuclear radiation in case of an atomic attack said the power of Trifala was discovered by a team member Dr Sandhya during the work on the project. ''The search is on for finding more such formulations like Trifala, which can make the body immune to deadly radiations,' ' Dr Mishra maintained. ''Research during the course of project has proved that Trifala consumers working in occupations replete with radio-activity like X-ray centres were immune to harmful radiations,' ' he added. Enlisting the other projects underway at the BARC, Dr Mishra said a series of efforts were being made to apply radioisotope technology -- technology based on naturally occurring or synthetic radioactive form of an element -- to benefit the country's population. The slew of radioisotope based iniatiatives included application to eliminate the destruction of crop by insects, tracing untapped ground water resources, besides checking the organ wise functioning of human body, he added. ''The technology is in the process of being applied to sterilise the insect population which destroy crops, thus saving a huge amount our crops which are decayed,'' he added. The most significant area of radioisotope, a seminal branch of nuclear medicine is the work on applying it to devise missile technology based medicine system, which will ensure targeted delivery of drugs especially in cases of cancer and diabetes. ''A missile hits a specific enemy target. Similarly efforts are underway at the BARC to devise a system of radioisotope based nuclear medicine, especially in cases of cancer, where the anti-cancer drug acts only on the diseased cells and not the healthy parts of the body,'' Dr Mishra. When the system is put in place, maximum result can be obtained through minimum input of drugs, thus replacing the side-effects of radio-therapy on patients and eliminating the need for surgical intervention to a large extent, he claimed. The Lyposome or Cell Membrane based targeted drug delivery system is being packaged in such a manner that even low dosage of the medication acts meticulously on the cancer cells and not on healthy cells, Dr Mishra maintained. The success of targeted drug delivery system will serve a breakthrough in the cancer treatment scene in the country
Re: [FairfieldLife] Transcendental Meditation is a natural and effective cure for mental illness.
Yes, anixiety disorders, depressive disorders, but absolutely not psychosis, it only makes it worse, much worse. --- suziezuzie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Transcendental Meditation is a natural and effective cure for mental illness. A large body of research has demonstrated that Transcendental Meditation produces comprehensive improvements in mental health, enhancing positive features and reducing various forms of psychological distress. A systematic review of 144 studies found that Transcendental Meditation was markedly more effective in reducing anxiety than other techniques (including progressive muscular relaxation, methods claimed to induce a 'relaxation response', and other forms of meditation) The superiority of Transcendental Meditation remained highly significant when only the strongest and most rigorous studies were included in the analysis. Transcendental Meditation has also consistently been found to reduce depression, hostility, and emotional instability, indicating the growth of a more stable, balanced, and resilient personality In another statistical review of 42 independent research results, Transcendental Meditation was found to be three times as effective as other meditation and relaxation procedures in increasing self- actualization-an overall measure of positive mental health and personal development. Further analysis revealed that the technique is exceptionally effective in developing three independent components of this dimension: emotional maturity, a resilient sense of self, and a positive, integrated perspective on ourselves and the world An exhaustive survey conducted by the Swedish National Health Board found evidence that psychiatric hospital admissions may be much less common among people practicing Transcendental Meditation than in the general population The following excerpt is from Maharishi's book The Science of Being and Art of living Mental health depends upon the normal functioning of the nervous system, so that the full mind is brought to bear upon the external world. The normal functioning of the nervous system results in physical good health so that the body is able to carry out the dictates of the mind, fulfill its desires, and fulfill the purpose of existence. As long as the coordination of the mind with the nervous system is intact, mental health is maintained. When this coordination breaks down, either because of some failure on the part of the mind or of the nervous system, ill health is the result. Such failure of the mind is brought about by a continued inability to fulfill its desires. The main reason for this is weakness in the clarity and power of thought, which thus fails to stimulate the nervous system to the extent that it can successfully carry out the activity needed for fulfillment of the desire. For the most thorough coordination and the most perfect functioning, a profound power of thought on the part of the mind, together with a corresponding efficient executive ability in the nervous system, is required. The integrity of the organic nature of the nervous system is certainly as essential as the power of the mind. As far as their functioning is concerned, they are interdependent. It has been found that while the nervous system remains unchanged, an improvement of the state of the mind results in an improved state of thinking and better coordination between the mind and the world around it. When the full mind is brought out to express itself in the external world, the subject comes into a more perfect and rewarding relationship with the needs of the mind. A mind that is happy and contented produces health. It has also been found that, if the physical state of the nervous system is improved by means of medicine, while the state of mind remains the same, the thinking becomes more profound and the mind functions more energetically and more efficiently. Thus, we find that the mind and the nervous system are interdependent, but since the mind is obviously of a more subtle nature than its organ, the nervous system, it seems wiser to assume that the mind is primary. Any number of factors might interfere with the growth of a tree, but weakness in the seed itself would overshadow them all in importance. In the same way, any number of factors might prevent the fulfillment of a need, but weakness of the power of thought must certainly overshadow the rest. A strong seed will produce a tree even in a desert, while no amount of nurturing will help a weak seed. If the basic power of thought is strong, it will find its way to fulfillment. If, because of the failure to satisfy the needs and desires of the mind, discontent begins to produce tension within it, then the way to remove these tensions will be to strengthen the mind by
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Debbie Henning
--- sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The last thing a person needs is transcending when they are decompensating and the ego is overwhelmed with primary process impulses. But unfortunately the TMO will not listen to any mental health professionals, even meditating ones, in regard to people who are struggling with their program and their life. For the vast majority of people, including people with mental ilness, TM is useful. Even people that have problems with TM usually find that lying down for a few minutes after practice and/or reducing practice time, is all that is requierd to get rid of most side-effects. As I just posted, TM is great for anxiety and depressive disorders, but some disorders, especially psychosis, TM or any internal, unstructured activity is the absolutely worst thing that could be done. Transcending is not good for very weak minds. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com
[FairfieldLife] Sanitizing the FF story
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: To my mind, the big error wasn't the editing per se, but the fact that they didn't say anything about the fact that changes had been made, or indicate the changes by enclosing them in square brackets, which really is de rigeur. Yes, it is extremely bad about them. It is about integrity. If this was in either an academic, public sector or business institution with a more real normal ethics code, there would be reprimand or removal. Instead they get access and place inside and front row seats. Pretty warped with self-importance on the inside for the inside,with the culture of cult. Who would want to be much involved with people like these. No wonder that old TM community have only marginally responded to the call and they are having to hire in people to claw their way to the numbers they need? Last week in the town newspaper, The Fairfield Ledger (Nov 16), Craig Pearson as exec VP of the MUM president's office had a piece published discussing the pundits and the course going on. .. the purpose of bringing the pundits was to boost the numbers to the target of 1730 people on the course. (Hirlings because Americans would not come?) Carefully, no mention made in Craig's writing of the pundit chanting or doing pujas etc., but only their purpose in coming being their practice of meditation and tm-sidhi program in group to get the target number. Other than staking the claim to being the `epicenter of peace' the article is a run at explaining the what is going on with the pundits. Even today on the campus radio John Hagelin from Vlodrop gave an elaborate plea, trying to pull all strings, for people to join the group. All the stops pulled out, that it is about the numbers. But then the integrity of what people see as it has gone along, the evident lack of transparency of things generally with the .org, and then people and rajas like Bobby Roth standing next to him. It all takes people to pause. It must be extremely frustrating to JohnH when essentially what must be done to remedy the situation can't be talked about or moved on to resolve. It is about integrity and trust. Yet, these have been gone from the TMorg for some while these some things like the evident self-serving is stunning and demoralizing in character. Is about integrity. The legacy? With hopeful regards from FF, -Doug
Re: [FairfieldLife] Trifala - Ayurvedic shield for nuclear radiation
On Nov 27, 2006, at 7:34 AM, Peter wrote: I'm sorry, this is pure bullsh*t. Will someone please explain to me how an herb will prevent the massive cell death from radiation and the exact mechanics? What utter nonsense. Kind of like saying vitamin C will prevent car crashes. Amla, one of the three ingredients in triphala, is a powerful free radical scavenger. Radiation induced free radicals are neutralized by the scavenging effect of the amla, thus reducing oxidation and the free radical effects of ionizing radiation. This would most likely apply to low LET radiation, that is, radiation that does not transfer a lot of energy to surrounding tisues as it passes through.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Transcendental Meditation is a natural and effective cure for mental illness.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, anixiety disorders, depressive disorders, but absolutely not psychosis, it only makes it worse, much worse. Are we talking specifically about Debbie here? And if so, are we sure she had become psychotic? --- suziezuzie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Transcendental Meditation is a natural and effective cure for mental illness.
[FairfieldLife] Why the dollar is falling so fast
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4772049.stm Why the dollar is falling so fast Analysis By Steve Schifferes Economics reporter, BBC News The US dollar is plunging in world currency markets - and bringing down share prices in its wake. But why is the dollar under pressure - and what would be the consequences for the US economy if it continues to fall? Behind the problems of the dollar lies the huge and growing US trade deficit, and the large Federal budget deficit. A fall in the greenback could hit Asian countries whose governments hold huge foreign currency reserves in dollars A disorderly unwinding of global imbalances would be very damaging Rodrigo Rato, IMF Managing Director For many years financial markets have worried about the growing size of the US trade deficit - the difference between the amount the US imports from the rest of the world, and the amount it can sell to the rest of the world. That deficit is now heading above $800bn for 2006, or 7% of the US economy, and shows no signs of diminishing. At the same time, tax cuts and the war in Iraq have led to a US budget deficit of several hundred billion dollars despite the booming economy. Asian giants Much of the trade gap relates to US commerce with East Asian countries such as China, Japan, and Korea, who sell much more to America than they buy. Together, the East Asian countries have accumulated foreign currency surpluses of nearly $1 trillion, much of it held in US Treasury bonds denominated in dollars. Thus they are funding both the budget gap and the trade gap. These huge global imbalances are threatening to derail the world economy, the IMF and other international organisations have warned. The classic economic view of how to correct such changes is to adjust the exchange rate in order to make US goods cheaper and Asian goods more expensive. But many Asian currencies - especially the Chinese yuan - do not float freely on international currency markets, and the US has long been pressuring China to revalue its currency. Now the markets are beginning to take matters into their own hands, by forcing the US dollar down. In the long run, the fall in the dollar could lead to a cut in the trade deficit and a boost to US exports. But this process often takes a long time, and in the meantime, it is fraught with dangers. The fall in the dollar is worrying the IMF, the international organisation charged with surveillance of the world economy. A disorderly unwinding of global imbalances would be very damaging, IMF managing director Rodrigo Rato warned at its spring meeting in April. Run on the dollar In the first place, a rapid fall in the dollar, if it accelerates, could cause short-term problems for the US economy. The higher price of imported goods could lead to a hike in domestic inflation, and it could take several years before consumers switch back to buying more US goods. High inflation, combined with the stronger-than-expected growth of the US economy, could force the US central bank, the Federal Reserve, to keep raising interest rates. They have already been raised 15 times, and now stand at 5%, partly on fears of a growing housing boom. But the fears of inflation are also likely to affect the interest rates on long-term bonds, which determine mortgage rates. The rising mortgage rates, while they may eventually dampen the housing boom, will also give a further boost to inflationary pressures. International exporters hit Meanwhile, foreign companies who have derived an increasing proportion of their sales and profits from the US market could also be hit by falling demand for their exports. The sharp falls in non-US stock markets, especially in Asia, are a response to this fear, with electronics and car companies like Toyota and Sony especially vulnerable. And that in turn could affect the growth rate of countries like China, who derive much of the growth in their economies from exports. But the Asian exporters also have another reason to feel vulnerable. As the value of the dollar falls, their reserves of the currency also reduce in value, as do the yields on the US Treasury bonds held by many of their central banks. In buying such bonds these governments are, in effect, underwriting the large US Federal budget deficit as well. This deficit is set to increase as the baby boomer generation faces retirement. The Asian governments and investors may be tempted to sell many of their dollar holdings in order to protect themselves - but this would have the effect of weakening the dollar further. And it would force the Fed to raise interest rates even more to protect the dollar. Countries like China are reluctant to massively revalue their currency - because it would make investing in China much more expensive and could deter valuable foreign investment. Managed float This problem with the dollar has happened before,
Re: [FairfieldLife] Transcendental Meditation is a natural and effective cure for mental illness.
On Nov 27, 2006, at 7:36 AM, Peter wrote: Yes, anixiety disorders, depressive disorders, but absolutely not psychosis, it only makes it worse, much worse. Well, and it can be contraindicated in anxiety disorders, borderlines and depression, esp since it can increase anxiety and increase depression. See: Astin J, Shapiro SL, Schwartz GER. Meditation. In: Novey DW, editor. Clinician's complete reference to complementary and alternative medicine. St Louis: Mosby, 2000; 73-85. Potential adverse effects of meditation include psychological symptoms such as tension, anxiety, depression, and confusion. A syndrome termed meditation sickness has been recognised. Meditation is contraindicated in patients with psychotic or borderline personality disorders.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Debbie Henning
On Nov 27, 2006, at 6:38 AM, Peter wrote: As I just posted, TM is great for anxiety and depressive disorders, Dr. Pete, I thought it was supposed to be an effortless technique for the reduction of stress in general--that's what I remember. I don't recall hearing anything about anxiety or depression. Did I miss something? Sal
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Debbie Henning
If Debbie Henning went nuts I'm very sorry to hear it. She was a great person. Still is, I'm sure. - Original Message - From: bob_brigante [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 9:58 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Debbie Henning --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jason, you're actually wrong here. If a person is decompensating and their ego structures are breaking down and they are identified with those structures, they are becoming psychotic. They need much less or no meditation and plenty of activity to engage the mind, senses and language. People have different nervous systems. Some can have no problem with long hours of meditastion, such as yourself, others flip out. *** I think the advice from TM teachers was that one with a physical ailment could meditate as long as they were comfortable with long practice, and Jason had malaria, not a psychological complaint. All that energy from long practice went into healing the physical complaint, and was not fodder for decompensation. --- Jason Spock [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There is Nothing wrong with practicing TM for long periods. I used to practice TM for 8 or 9 hours a day.!! I was sufering from Chronic Malaria for two years, a sub-lethal attack. I took a long time for the Doctors to diagnoise it. During that period I practice TM for very extended periods. I don't practice that long off late. But, TM is a Scientific technique practiced for thousands of years by Vedic Seers. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2006 16:17:21 EST Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Debbie Henning Wow. Could this be true about Debbie? To the person who posted this about someone's personal life where are you getting this kind of information from? Debbie deserves our prayers if this information is true. MMY has gotten in trouble in the past with the TMX organization back in 1985 with TM and TM Sidhi practitioners who meditated too much and came down with side effects that are not positive. Why MMY keeps pushing the nervous systems of some people is beyond me. This could effect MMY spiritual growth when he passes over. His status in the fifth dimension could be lowered. If the information is true my heart goes out to her and her family. Just a word of advise to everyone out their that can be passed on. If you're having problems in your programs slow down. You might want to meditate only once a day. If your doing the Sidhi's and your screaming or throwing things against the wall stop your program and just meditate and take it from their. If you move to fast on the spiritual path you can have an emotional or physiological fallout. Don't listen to TM teachers who say your just unstressing and continue. They have no brains in their heads when they talk like this. It iscommon sense. And believe it or not MMY lacks in common sense at times even though everyone thinks he's enlightened. Love and Light. Lou Valentino - Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. __ __ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links
[FairfieldLife] Re: Transcendental Meditation is a natural and effective cure for mental illness.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Nov 27, 2006, at 7:36 AM, Peter wrote: Yes, anixiety disorders, depressive disorders, but absolutely not psychosis, it only makes it worse, much worse. Well, and it can be contraindicated in anxiety disorders, borderlines and depression, esp since it can increase anxiety and increase depression. See: Astin J, Shapiro SL, Schwartz GER. Meditation. In: Novey DW, editor. Clinician's complete reference to complementary and alternative medicine. St Louis: Mosby, 2000; 73-85. Potential adverse effects of meditation include psychological symptoms such as tension, anxiety, depression, and confusion. A syndrome termed meditation sickness has been recognised. Meditation is contraindicated in patients with psychotic or borderline personality disorders. Which meditation techniques were involved here?
[FairfieldLife] Re: Why the dollar is falling so fast
Tell me about it. In 2002, one US dollar could buy 1.13 Euros. Now it takes $1.30 to buy 1 Euro. Check out the performance of the dollar against only one currency (the Euro) during W's reign: http://www.x-rates.com/d/USD/EUR/hist2000.html http://www.x-rates.com/d/USD/EUR/hist2001.html http://www.x-rates.com/d/USD/EUR/hist2002.html http://www.x-rates.com/d/USD/EUR/hist2003.html http://www.x-rates.com/d/USD/EUR/hist2004.html http://www.x-rates.com/d/USD/EUR/hist2005.html http://www.x-rates.com/d/USD/EUR/hist2006.html I keep no money in dollars; to do so would be folly. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, claudiouk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4772049.stm Why the dollar is falling so fast Analysis By Steve Schifferes Economics reporter, BBC News The US dollar is plunging in world currency markets - and bringing down share prices in its wake. But why is the dollar under pressure - and what would be the consequences for the US economy if it continues to fall? Behind the problems of the dollar lies the huge and growing US trade deficit, and the large Federal budget deficit. A fall in the greenback could hit Asian countries whose governments hold huge foreign currency reserves in dollars A disorderly unwinding of global imbalances would be very damaging Rodrigo Rato, IMF Managing Director For many years financial markets have worried about the growing size of the US trade deficit - the difference between the amount the US imports from the rest of the world, and the amount it can sell to the rest of the world. That deficit is now heading above $800bn for 2006, or 7% of the US economy, and shows no signs of diminishing. At the same time, tax cuts and the war in Iraq have led to a US budget deficit of several hundred billion dollars despite the booming economy. Asian giants Much of the trade gap relates to US commerce with East Asian countries such as China, Japan, and Korea, who sell much more to America than they buy. Together, the East Asian countries have accumulated foreign currency surpluses of nearly $1 trillion, much of it held in US Treasury bonds denominated in dollars. Thus they are funding both the budget gap and the trade gap. These huge global imbalances are threatening to derail the world economy, the IMF and other international organisations have warned. The classic economic view of how to correct such changes is to adjust the exchange rate in order to make US goods cheaper and Asian goods more expensive. But many Asian currencies - especially the Chinese yuan - do not float freely on international currency markets, and the US has long been pressuring China to revalue its currency. Now the markets are beginning to take matters into their own hands, by forcing the US dollar down. In the long run, the fall in the dollar could lead to a cut in the trade deficit and a boost to US exports. But this process often takes a long time, and in the meantime, it is fraught with dangers. The fall in the dollar is worrying the IMF, the international organisation charged with surveillance of the world economy. A disorderly unwinding of global imbalances would be very damaging, IMF managing director Rodrigo Rato warned at its spring meeting in April. Run on the dollar In the first place, a rapid fall in the dollar, if it accelerates, could cause short-term problems for the US economy. The higher price of imported goods could lead to a hike in domestic inflation, and it could take several years before consumers switch back to buying more US goods. High inflation, combined with the stronger-than-expected growth of the US economy, could force the US central bank, the Federal Reserve, to keep raising interest rates. They have already been raised 15 times, and now stand at 5%, partly on fears of a growing housing boom. But the fears of inflation are also likely to affect the interest rates on long-term bonds, which determine mortgage rates. The rising mortgage rates, while they may eventually dampen the housing boom, will also give a further boost to inflationary pressures. International exporters hit Meanwhile, foreign companies who have derived an increasing proportion of their sales and profits from the US market could also be hit by falling demand for their exports. The sharp falls in non-US stock markets, especially in Asia, are a response to this fear, with electronics and car companies like Toyota and Sony especially vulnerable. And that in turn could affect the growth rate of countries like China, who derive much of the growth in their economies from exports. But the Asian exporters also have another reason to feel vulnerable. As the value of the dollar falls, their reserves of the currency also reduce in value, as do the yields on the US Treasury bonds
[FairfieldLife] Re: Trifala - Ayurvedic shield for nuclear radiation
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, rama krishna [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Be it a cancer attack or the deadly assault of nuclear radiation, the age-old Ayurvedic formulation 'Trifala' holds the power of shielding mankind from all these onslaughts, Mr K P Mishra, top Radiation Biologist formerly associated with the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai claimed here. This reminds me of that marvellous TV series, Minder. http://www.minder.org/. The oily Arthur Daley came across a supply of bullet proof vests which may have fallen off the back of a lorry. He asked the long suffering Terry to busy himself selling them. Terry came back with a swarthy individual who expressed an interest in seeing the product tested. Arthur presumed that the buyer was keen to see if they fitted well, and so, put one on. The swarthy gent then reached into his inside jacket pocket for what seemed to be a heavy object.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Debbie Henning
Sometimes sensitive people just have mental breakdowns. Does anyone know if Michael Richards, has cut back on his 'Sidhi Program'? R.G. R.G. I had what I have decided is a nervous breakdown at one job where I walked out. I'm a tough guy. Shit happens. Best if people allow others to get over such things and not judge. (Read between the lines - it can happen to you too). That's why weight is restricted on the camel.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Sanitizing the FF story
Yet, these have been gone from the TMorg for some while these some things like the evident self-serving is stunning and demoralizing in character. Is about integrity. The legacy? With hopeful regards from FF, -Doug Fuck TMO - Obviously dead at about the time of the Verril's passing. I don't see why anyone really cares beyond the few products and services. Too many people were lost in the cracks. I guess like any religion or institution it really has no soul or conscience. Criticizing is pointless since there won't probably be a next generation of the Movement. How long do people think Rajas will hold to their selfimages once the Maharishi dies?
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Debbie Henning
--- Sal Sunshine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Nov 27, 2006, at 6:38 AM, Peter wrote: As I just posted, TM is great for anxiety and depressive disorders, Dr. Pete, I thought it was supposed to be an effortless technique for the reduction of stress in general--that's what I remember. I don't recall hearing anything about anxiety or depression. Did I miss something? Sal Reduction of stress improves depressive symptoms and anxiety. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-index
[FairfieldLife] Re: Art of Living vs. TM technique
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusos108 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusos108 nablusos108@ wrote: This little thing, changing a word here and there in a silly article, and all the TM-haters goes bananas. They seem to become more and more desperate as the success from the Invincible America course grows stronger. There is a great purification going on worldwide, and the TM- haters are just in the middle of it. ** It is because I am not a TM-hater that I object to the pointless rewriting of an article in order to give TMers a distorted view of what is going on in the press. This sort of suppression of actual facts is typical of weak regimes, like North Korea and other Communist or 3rd world dictatorships. The WP article was read by lots of people (their print Sunday edition goes to one million, plus however many read their free web edition). The invincibleamerica.org site is read by a handful of TMers. So editing out material that the TM PR guys found objectionable has no effect on the public, but is intended merely to make TMers feel good about what a great job they are doing spreading good news about TM. This false and self-congratulatory attitude does the TMO no good, and sooner or later, when these Scientology-like gimmicks become well- known in the media world, TM PR efforts will be derided, just as Stalin's airbrushing of photos to eliminate enemies. Logical and adult people would have written a letter to the editor of the WP explaining what TM is (certainly not a breath-control technique as described in the article) and ignored mentions of homeopathic remedies,etc. What the TMO gets instead of logical and adult is Bob Roth's pathetic lying... Agreed. My point is only that it is not much of a big deal. This fellow makes a small mistake in his eagerness and them he apologies. Why all this agitation over a small thing ? Is the 'corrected' version still posted? Or has the original been put up?
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Transcendental Meditation is a natural and effective cure for mental illness.
--- authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, anixiety disorders, depressive disorders, but absolutely not psychosis, it only makes it worse, much worse. Are we talking specifically about Debbie here? And if so, are we sure she had become psychotic? I don't know what happened with Debbie, but psychotics in general do not benefit from unstructered experience. --- suziezuzie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Transcendental Meditation is a natural and effective cure for mental illness. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Art of Living vs. TM technique
--- nablusos108 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusos108 nablusos108@ wrote: This little thing, changing a word here and there in a silly article, and all the TM-haters goes bananas. They seem to become more and more desperate as the success from the Invincible America course grows stronger. There is a great purification going on worldwide, and the TM- haters are just in the middle of it. ** It is because I am not a TM-hater that I object to the pointless rewriting of an article in order to give TMers a distorted view of what is going on in the press. This sort of suppression of actual facts is typical of weak regimes, like North Korea and other Communist or 3rd world dictatorships. The WP article was read by lots of people (their print Sunday edition goes to one million, plus however many read their free web edition). The invincibleamerica.org site is read by a handful of TMers. So editing out material that the TM PR guys found objectionable has no effect on the public, but is intended merely to make TMers feel good about what a great job they are doing spreading good news about TM. This false and self-congratulatory attitude does the TMO no good, and sooner or later, when these Scientology-like gimmicks become well- known in the media world, TM PR efforts will be derided, just as Stalin's airbrushing of photos to eliminate enemies. Logical and adult people would have written a letter to the editor of the WP explaining what TM is (certainly not a breath-control technique as described in the article) and ignored mentions of homeopathic remedies,etc. What the TMO gets instead of logical and adult is Bob Roth's pathetic lying... Agreed. My point is only that it is not much of a big deal. This fellow makes a small mistake in his eagerness and them he apologies. Why all this agitation over a small thing ? Journalistic ethics. You can't change writing, in this context, without indicating that a change has been made and noting your change from the original work. Its so the reader knows who wrote what. In this case the TMO did not like something about the original piece and changed it without noting they had changed it. If you make a change in someone elses writing and then present the writing as if the change has not been made, that is manipulation. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com
Re: [FairfieldLife] Trifala - Ayurvedic shield for nuclear radiation
--- Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Nov 27, 2006, at 7:34 AM, Peter wrote: I'm sorry, this is pure bullsh*t. Will someone please explain to me how an herb will prevent the massive cell death from radiation and the exact mechanics? What utter nonsense. Kind of like saying vitamin C will prevent car crashes. Amla, one of the three ingredients in triphala, is a powerful free radical scavenger. Radiation induced free radicals are neutralized by the scavenging effect of the amla, thus reducing oxidation and the free radical effects of ionizing radiation. This would most likely apply to low LET radiation, that is, radiation that does not transfer a lot of energy to surrounding tisues as it passes through. Some general cell repair from minor damage, but I wonder how it would work if I sprayed my sushi with polonium? H? Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com
[FairfieldLife] JAMA Caper
What is this JAMA caper? The JAMA Caper refers to the Andrew Skolnick's comments on the Letter From New Delhi which was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA, 265, 2633-2637, 1991) authored by Hari M. Sharma, M.D., Brispati Dev Triguna, Deepak Chopra, M.D. I read this report when the magazine was first published. My mint-condition copy of the magazine is in my archives in Santa Roaa, Ca. About five years ago I got into a dialog with Andrew Skolnick on Usenet in which he was very critical of this report. During this debate I began to suspect that none of the respondents, except maybe Skolnick himself, had even read the report - apparently it's not available on the Internet - so, I asked several of the TMer respondents to provide a link to the article and none were able or willing to do so. Recently I viewed a microfiche copy of the article in the local library, printed it out as a PDF and then used OCR to recover the article in it's entirety. I spent as near two hours on this project and posted it to Usenet and Yahoo! Groups, but so far I have recieved no comment. For a limited time only you can read the report on my website archives: http://www.rwilliams.us/archives/ The relevant conversation if you can call it that, is here: However, according to Maharishi, ...over 600 scientific studies at more than 200 independent research institutions in 35 countries during the past 40 years confirm that the technique works-and brings remarkable benefits to people around the world. Research on the Transcendental Meditation program has been published in more than 100 leading scientific journals, including Scientific American, Business and Health, Science, and the Journal of the American Medical Association. Source: 'The Transcendental Meditation Program' http://www.tm.org/ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, Mar 17 2006 9:50 pm Groups: alt.meditation.transcendental Subject: Insider TMer Report http://tinyurl.com/y933ae The Chopra deal presented a fork in the road for the most TMers, since to public appearances, Chopra was the new Maharishi. Accepting Tony Nader as King of the World was harder to take than accepting a medical doctor with magic pills. Then along came the Sri Sri and the Prakash and now the Kali Ma. Not to worry - if disappointing the TMer base seemed like a good idea to Mahesh, he was probably correct in saying to Girish Varma Who needs them? From: Judy Stein Date: Tues, Apr 4 2006 9:21 am Groups: alt.meditation.transcendental, alt.meditation, alt.yoga, sci.skeptic Subject: To Lawson http://tinyurl.com/y23dz3 As I've already noted, I've read it *many* times. But of course it wasn't the single most important report by any means. It wasn't even a study; it was an informal review article. The *only* reason it's important is that its publication led JAMA to publish a highly misleading hit piece on Chopra and the TMO that was extremely damaging. From: Judy Stein Date: Tues, Nov 5 1996 2:00 am Groups: alt.meditation.transcendental Subject: Which Skolnick do you believe? http://tinyurl.com/yyd58c Well, I was checking in my archives in connection with another post, and I noticed some extremely interesting discrepancies in Andrew's posts concerning the Hagelin letter. You might even call them yet another brace of smoking guns.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Transcendental Meditation is a natural and effective cure for mental illness.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter drpetersutphen@ wrote: Yes, anixiety disorders, depressive disorders, but absolutely not psychosis, it only makes it worse, much worse. Are we talking specifically about Debbie here? And if so, are we sure she had become psychotic? I don't know what happened with Debbie, but psychotics in general do not benefit from unstructered experience. Yes, I understand that, but it sounded as though you were speaking specifically about Debbie. If not, never mind.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Transcendental Meditation is a natural and effective cure for mental illness.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Nov 27, 2006, at 7:36 AM, Peter wrote: Yes, anixiety disorders, depressive disorders, but absolutely not psychosis, it only makes it worse, much worse. Well, and it can be contraindicated in anxiety disorders, borderlines and depression, esp since it can increase anxiety and increase depression. See: Astin J, Shapiro SL, Schwartz GER. Meditation. In: Novey DW, editor. Clinician's complete reference to complementary and alternative medicine. St Louis: Mosby, 2000; 73-85. Potential adverse effects of meditation include psychological symptoms such as tension, anxiety, depression, and confusion. A syndrome termed meditation sickness has been recognised. Meditation is contraindicated in patients with psychotic or borderline personality disorders. OF course, aside from relaxation, diffrent meditation techniques have different effects on people, and one kind of meditation might be couner-indicated in one abnormal person, while another form might be neutral or even beneficial. BTW, even relaxation is not a given with various meditation techniques. Tai Chi and the like aside, there are meditation techniques shown to increase metabolism dramatically, so a one-size-fits-all warning obviously doesn't apply.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Transcendental Meditation is a natural and effective cure for mental illness.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, anixiety disorders, depressive disorders, but absolutely not psychosis, it only makes it worse, much worse. That is debateable also. Some people with anxiety disorders get worse doing relaxation techniques while others show no change and some get better. I would expect the same to hold true of psychosis as well.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Debbie Henning
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter drpetersutphen@ wrote: The last thing a person needs is transcending when they are decompensating and the ego is overwhelmed with primary process impulses. But unfortunately the TMO will not listen to any mental health professionals, even meditating ones, in regard to people who are struggling with their program and their life. For the vast majority of people, including people with mental ilness, TM is useful. Even people that have problems with TM usually find that lying down for a few minutes after practice and/or reducing practice time, is all that is requierd to get rid of most side-effects. As I just posted, TM is great for anxiety and depressive disorders, but some disorders, especially psychosis, TM or any internal, unstructured activity is the absolutely worst thing that could be done. Transcending is not good for very weak minds. I doubt that you have done any research on this...
[FairfieldLife] Re: Debbie Henning
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Nov 27, 2006, at 6:38 AM, Peter wrote: As I just posted, TM is great for anxiety and depressive disorders, Dr. Pete, I thought it was supposed to be an effortless technique for the reduction of stress in general--that's what I remember. I don't recall hearing anything about anxiety or depression. Did I miss something? Sal A few people with anxiety disorders become more anxious as they start to relax. It fits the unstressing/normalization model of TM quite well, but these are extreme cases and people with ths problem may need to reduce their TM or even abstain in extreme cases. The psychosis thing sounds like it applies more to kundalini techniques than TM, but you never know.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Trifala - Ayurvedic shield for nuclear radiation
In a message dated 11/27/06 6:36:34 A.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm sorry, this is pure bullsh*t. Will someone please explain to me how an herb will prevent the massive cell death from radiation and the exact mechanics? What utter nonsense. Kind of like saying vitamin C will prevent car crashes. Yeah, if they would have only treated that former Russian KGB guy in London with it.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Transcendental Meditation is a natural and effective cure for mental illness.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajranatha@ wrote: On Nov 27, 2006, at 7:36 AM, Peter wrote: Yes, anixiety disorders, depressive disorders, but absolutely not psychosis, it only makes it worse, much worse. Well, and it can be contraindicated in anxiety disorders, borderlines and depression, esp since it can increase anxiety and increase depression. See: Astin J, Shapiro SL, Schwartz GER. Meditation. In: Novey DW, editor. Clinician's complete reference to complementary and alternative medicine. St Louis: Mosby, 2000; 73-85. Potential adverse effects of meditation include psychological symptoms such as tension, anxiety, depression, and confusion. A syndrome termed meditation sickness has been recognised. Meditation is contraindicated in patients with psychotic or borderline personality disorders. Which meditation techniques were involved here? Who knows? My recollecion is that they discuss nothing but case studies and most/all were not published prior to thebook. There isn't much in the literature on the topic: http://tinyurl.com/ve7d7 or http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi? cmd=Searchdb=PubMedterm=psychosis+meditation
[FairfieldLife] Re: Art of Living vs. TM technique
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- nablusos108 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Agreed. My point is only that it is not much of a big deal. This fellow makes a small mistake in his eagerness and them he apologies. Why all this agitation over a small thing ? Journalistic ethics. You can't change writing, in this context, without indicating that a change has been made and noting your change from the original work. Its so the reader knows who wrote what. In this case the TMO did not like something about the original piece and changed it without noting they had changed it. If you make a change in someone elses writing and then present the writing as if the change has not been made, that is manipulation. I'm not sure manipulation is the correct term, but the rest is spot-on, and not just for journalists. It's in the same general category of ethical lapses as plagiarism. On the other hand, nablusos is correct that the changes were cosmetic, not substantive, so it's really just the principle of the thing in this particular case. But if that principle wasn't observed here, you can't have confidence that it would be observed with regard to changes that *were* substantive in other pieces, past or future. So it's most definitely Not a Good Thing. And from what Roth has been quoted as saying, it appears he hasn't grasped what the problem is.
[FairfieldLife] Re: JAMA Caper
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard J. Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What is this JAMA caper? The JAMA Caper refers to the Andrew Skolnick's comments on the Letter From New Delhi which was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA, 265, 2633-2637, 1991) authored by Hari M. Sharma, M.D., Brispati Dev Triguna, Deepak Chopra, M.D. I read this report when the magazine was first published. My mint-condition copy of the magazine is in my archives in Santa Roaa, Ca. About five years ago I got into a dialog with Andrew Skolnick on Usenet in which he was very critical of this report. During this debate I began to suspect that none of the respondents, except maybe Skolnick himself, had even read the report - apparently it's not available on the Internet - so, I asked several of the TMer respondents to provide a link to the article and none were able or willing to do so. However, as you know, the Web is not the only source for published material, so lack of availability on the Internet says exactly nothing about whether folks participating in the discussion had read it. I happen to have had a photocopy of the printed report and quoted from it in my posts in this discussion.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Trifala - Ayurvedic shield for nuclear radiation
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 11/27/06 6:36:34 A.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm sorry, this is pure bullsh*t. Will someone please explain to me how an herb will prevent the massive cell death from radiation and the exact mechanics? What utter nonsense. Kind of like saying vitamin C will prevent car crashes. Yeah, if they would have only treated that former Russian KGB guy in London with it. Assuming he could assimilate it (keep it down), I'm willing to bet that he would have lived significantly longer had he been given MAK
[FairfieldLife] Re: Transcendental Meditation is a natural and effective cure for mental illness.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter drpetersutphen@ wrote: Yes, anixiety disorders, depressive disorders, but absolutely not psychosis, it only makes it worse, much worse. That is debateable also. Some people with anxiety disorders get worse doing relaxation techniques while others show no change and some get better. I would expect the same to hold true of psychosis as well. In fact, a check on pubmed with mindfulness psychosis suggests that mindfulness, at least, is of value to people with pyschosis. Given the 'unstructuredness of the example technique below, I would expect TM to show similar beneficial results for most people:: http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=onlineaid=318019 Paul Chadwick a1c1, Katherine Newman Taylor a2 and Nicola Abba a2 a1 University of Southampton Royal South Hants Hospital, Southampton, UK a2 Royal South Hants Hospital, Southampton, UK chadwick p taylor kn abba n Abstract The study's objective was to assess the impact on clinical functioning of group based mindfulness training alongside standard psychiatric care for people with current, subjectively distressing psychosis. Data are presented from the first 10 people to complete one of four Mindfulness Groups, each lasting six sessions. People were taught mindfulness of the breath, and encouraged to let unpleasant experiences come into awareness, to observe and note them, and let them go without judgment, clinging or struggle. There was a significant pre-post drop in scores on the CORE (z=[minus sign]2.655, p=.008). Secondary data indicated improvement in mindfulness skills, and the subjective importance of mindfulness to the group process (N=11). The results are encouraging and warrant further controlled outcome and process research.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Art of Living vs. TM technique
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter drpetersutphen@ wrote: --- nablusos108 nablusos108@ wrote: snip Agreed. My point is only that it is not much of a big deal. This fellow makes a small mistake in his eagerness and them he apologies. Why all this agitation over a small thing ? Journalistic ethics. You can't change writing, in this context, without indicating that a change has been made and noting your change from the original work. Its so the reader knows who wrote what. In this case the TMO did not like something about the original piece and changed it without noting they had changed it. If you make a change in someone elses writing and then present the writing as if the change has not been made, that is manipulation. I'm not sure manipulation is the correct term, but the rest is spot-on, and not just for journalists. It's in the same general category of ethical lapses as plagiarism. On the other hand, nablusos is correct that the changes were cosmetic, not substantive, so it's really just the principle of the thing in this particular case. But if that principle wasn't observed here, you can't have confidence that it would be observed with regard to changes that *were* substantive in other pieces, past or future. So it's most definitely Not a Good Thing. And from what Roth has been quoted as saying, it appears he hasn't grasped what the problem is. INSULAR group of people. The same thing happend with JAMA and Chopra. It wouldn't have killed them to properly fill out the form, and they actually were NOT trying to hide anything, as far as I can tell, since their original cover letter specifically said that they were consulting for MAPI. When I pointed out to someone (might have been ROth, might have been someone else) that they should have been EXTREMELY careful in filling out their forms because of the hostile environment they were publishing in, the response was that had they known how hostile it really was, they simply wouldn't have tried to publish in the first place.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Debbie Henning
On Nov 27, 2006, at 8:58 AM, Peter wrote: --- Sal Sunshine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Nov 27, 2006, at 6:38 AM, Peter wrote: As I just posted, TM is great for anxiety and depressive disorders, Dr. Pete, I thought it was supposed to be an effortless technique for the reduction of stress in general--that's what I remember. I don't recall hearing anything about anxiety or depression. Did I miss something? Sal Reduction of stress improves depressive symptoms and anxiety. That's the theory, I realize, but in practice it didn't do a whole lot for mine, and I meditated regularly for years. I didn't start for that reason, either, so I wasn't disappointed. What I did notice was a reduction in some low-level stress, and that's all to the good. But as far as improving symptoms of depression and anxiety, not much. In fact, considering some of the actions of a few of the people I and some others encountered on various courses, (a very few, it might be noted--most were great) a couple of whom seemed to act without much conscience or concern for others, it might have worsened them. Sal
Re: [FairfieldLife] Trifala - Ayurvedic shield for nuclear radiation
On Nov 27, 2006, at 11:11 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 11/27/06 6:36:34 A.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm sorry, this is pure bullsh*t. Will someone please explain to me how an herb will prevent the massive cell death from radiation and the exact mechanics? What utter nonsense. Kind of like saying vitamin C will prevent car crashes. Yeah, if they would have only treated that former Russian KGB guy in London with it. Methylene blue is the drug of choice in that regard--esp. for dirty bombs.
[FairfieldLife] Using morphological hints in interpretation of suutras, part 1: introduction
(Version 0.1) The suutra defining /samaadhi/ goes like this: tadevaartha-maatra-nirbhaasaM sva-ruupa-shuunyamiva samaadhiH (Without sandhi: tat; eva; artha-maatra-nirbhaasam; sva-ruupa- shuunyam; iva; samaadhiH) Swamij's cool explanatory translation (cool, because uses shine forth for nir-bhaasam...): 3.3 When only the essence of that object, place, or point shines forth in the mind, as if devoid even of its own form, that state of deep absorption is called deep concentration or samadhi, which is the eighth rung.
[FairfieldLife] Real Live Roadrunning
I remember that when the subject came up earlier there were a few folks here who enjoyed last year's Emmylou Harris / Mark Knopfler pairing on All The Roadrunning. Well, the phenomenon didn't end with the release of the studio album. They also took their Roadrunning act on the road. And recorded it. The Real Live Roadrunning DVD/CD set provides some very intimate looks at this historic pairing. If you're a player yourself, you will just drop your plotz at your ability to see Knopfler's hands, as if he were playing two feet away from you, you standing there with your jaw on the floor. And let's face it...Emmylou would have the jaws of most of the guys on this list on the floor just standing there, much less when she's singing in that slumming angel voice. The intimacy of the group is astounding. These people just *love* the music they're playing, *love* that life has turned out so miraculously for them that they actually get paid to play it, and *love* each other as well. I can't think of a better Christmas present for your music-loving friends than this set. Unc
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Art of Living vs. TM technique
--- sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter drpetersutphen@ wrote: --- nablusos108 nablusos108@ wrote: snip Agreed. My point is only that it is not much of a big deal. This fellow makes a small mistake in his eagerness and them he apologies. Why all this agitation over a small thing ? Journalistic ethics. You can't change writing, in this context, without indicating that a change has been made and noting your change from the original work. Its so the reader knows who wrote what. In this case the TMO did not like something about the original piece and changed it without noting they had changed it. If you make a change in someone elses writing and then present the writing as if the change has not been made, that is manipulation. I'm not sure manipulation is the correct term, but the rest is spot-on, and not just for journalists. It's in the same general category of ethical lapses as plagiarism. On the other hand, nablusos is correct that the changes were cosmetic, not substantive, so it's really just the principle of the thing in this particular case. But if that principle wasn't observed here, you can't have confidence that it would be observed with regard to changes that *were* substantive in other pieces, past or future. So it's most definitely Not a Good Thing. And from what Roth has been quoted as saying, it appears he hasn't grasped what the problem is. INSULAR group of people. The same thing happend with JAMA and Chopra. It wouldn't have killed them to properly fill out the form, and they actually were NOT trying to hide anything, as far as I can tell, since their original cover letter specifically said that they were consulting for MAPI. When I pointed out to someone (might have been ROth, might have been someone else) that they should have been EXTREMELY careful in filling out their forms because of the hostile environment they were publishing in, the response was that had they known how hostile it really was, they simply wouldn't have tried to publish in the first place. No Sparaig, you appear to be the insular one here. Professionals are very, very careful regarding who wrote what and when they wrote it. As Judy and Nabolous point out the change by Roth was trivial, but it is the principle of the act. If you contacted the writer of the original story she/he would be furious that his/her story was changed without such changes being noted. By the way, what is the Chopra thing you're talking about? It wasn't clear to me. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Cheap talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. http://voice.yahoo.com
Re: [FairfieldLife] Trifala - Ayurvedic shield for nuclear radiation
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 11/27/06 6:36:34 A.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm sorry, this is pure bullsh*t. Will someone please explain to me how an herb will prevent the massive cell death from radiation and the exact mechanics? What utter nonsense. Kind of like saying vitamin C will prevent car crashes. Yeah, if they would have only treated that former Russian KGB guy in London with it. Yeah, he would have been flying in no time! Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com
[FairfieldLife] Re: JAMA Caper
jstein wrote: so, I asked several of the TMer respondents to provide a link to the article and none were able or willing to do so. However, as you know, the Web is not the only source for published material, so lack of availability on the Internet says exactly nothing about whether folks participating in the discussion had read it. So, I was correct - hardly anyone on the Internet or on Usenet actually ever read the report, including all those on this forum. I happen to have had a photocopy of the printed report and quoted from it in my posts in this discussion. So, why didn't you send me a copy?
[FairfieldLife] You can't believe everything the media shoves at you
HOLMES' DAD SLAMS MARRIAGE DISAPPROVAL RUMOURS KATIE HOLMES' dad MARTIN blasted rumours he disapproves of his daughter's marriage to TOM CRUISE by giving the couple a moving toast at their rehearsal dinner. The lawyer praised Cruise's emotional openness and said he was pleased to be entrusting his little girl to the right guy during his speech at the 17th century Villa Aurelia, near Rome, Italy. He gushed, Tom expressed his love in many different ways - obviously he wanted the whole world to know how much he loved Katie. I like that. I respect men who are not afraid to show their true feelings. I respect Tom for the commitment he had made to provide happiness and love to Katie. 27/11/2006 17:16
[FairfieldLife] Re: You can't believe everything the media shoves at you
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Jeff Fischer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: HOLMES' DAD SLAMS MARRIAGE DISAPPROVAL RUMOURS KATIE HOLMES' dad MARTIN blasted rumours he disapproves of his daughter's marriage to TOM CRUISE by giving the couple a moving toast at their rehearsal dinner. The lawyer praised Cruise's emotional openness and said he was pleased to be entrusting his little girl to the right guy during his speech at the 17th century Villa Aurelia, near Rome, Italy. He gushed, Tom expressed his love in many different ways - obviously he wanted the whole world to know how much he loved Katie. I like that. I respect men who are not afraid to show their true feelings. I respect Tom for the commitment he had made to provide happiness and love to Katie. 27/11/2006 17:16 Well, there you have it. We should all stop criticizing Scientology now.
[FairfieldLife] Re: JAMA Caper
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard J. Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: jstein wrote: About five years ago I got into a dialog with Andrew Skolnick on Usenet in which he was very critical of this report. During this debate I began to suspect that none of the respondents, except maybe Skolnick himself, had even read the report - apparently it's not available on the Internet - so, I asked several of the TMer respondents to provide a link to the article and none were able or willing to do so. However, as you know, the Web is not the only source for published material, so lack of availability on the Internet says exactly nothing about whether folks participating in the discussion had read it. So, I was correct - hardly anyone on the Internet or on Usenet actually ever read the report, including all those on this forum. No, you were incorrect in your suspicions (actually you knew they were incorrect), and also in your claim that your suspicions were justified because nobody would give you a (nonexistent) link to the article. Moreover, you misrepresent the debate with Skolnick, which began well before you joined alt.m.t, continued on and off for several years, with many participants, and in which you were only minimally involved, if at all.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Art of Living vs. TM technique
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: snip So it's most definitely Not a Good Thing. And from what Roth has been quoted as saying, it appears he hasn't grasped what the problem is. INSULAR group of people. The same thing happend with JAMA and Chopra. Jeez, the Roth incident and the Chopra JAMA flap are *completely* different situations. How you can associate them is beyond me.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Transcendental Meditation is a natural and effective cure for mental illness.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, anixiety disorders, depressive disorders, but absolutely not psychosis, it only makes it worse, much worse. What evidence do you personally have here, numbers please? And again, are we specifically talking about TM and TMers who were previously psychotic? What direct experience have you had with this? I'm looking for general outcomes and not limited examples that we've heard about, ie., MUM cases. Mark
[FairfieldLife] You are the world
Hello all, Here is an approach to inquiry into our daily living, which - in case of interest - I would share: Text/teaching: www.jkrishnamurti.org As Videos - online: http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=J.Krishnamurti As Dialogs - an enquiry group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/J-Krishnamurti_andLife/ I would be interested to hear your view on it. Regards, Jb
Re: [FairfieldLife] Transcendental Meditation is a natural and effective cure for mental illness.
In my tradition we don't teach anyone with a mental disorder. Instead we have external healing techniques that can help. I can recall a few psychotics I checked that really shouldn't have been doing TM. I couldn't tell them that of course. Peter wrote: Yes, anixiety disorders, depressive disorders, but absolutely not psychosis, it only makes it worse, much worse. --- suziezuzie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Transcendental Meditation is a natural and effective cure for mental illness. A large body of research has demonstrated that Transcendental Meditation produces comprehensive improvements in mental health, enhancing positive features and reducing various forms of psychological distress. A systematic review of 144 studies found that Transcendental Meditation was markedly more effective in reducing anxiety than other techniques (including progressive muscular relaxation, methods claimed to induce a 'relaxation response', and other forms of meditation) The superiority of Transcendental Meditation remained highly significant when only the strongest and most rigorous studies were included in the analysis. Transcendental Meditation has also consistently been found to reduce depression, hostility, and emotional instability, indicating the growth of a more stable, balanced, and resilient personality In another statistical review of 42 independent research results, Transcendental Meditation was found to be three times as effective as other meditation and relaxation procedures in increasing self- actualization-an overall measure of positive mental health and personal development. Further analysis revealed that the technique is exceptionally effective in developing three independent components of this dimension: emotional maturity, a resilient sense of self, and a positive, integrated perspective on ourselves and the world An exhaustive survey conducted by the Swedish National Health Board found evidence that psychiatric hospital admissions may be much less common among people practicing Transcendental Meditation than in the general population The following excerpt is from Maharishi's book The Science of Being and Art of living Mental health depends upon the normal functioning of the nervous system, so that the full mind is brought to bear upon the external world. The normal functioning of the nervous system results in physical good health so that the body is able to carry out the dictates of the mind, fulfill its desires, and fulfill the purpose of existence. As long as the coordination of the mind with the nervous system is intact, mental health is maintained. When this coordination breaks down, either because of some failure on the part of the mind or of the nervous system, ill health is the result. Such failure of the mind is brought about by a continued inability to fulfill its desires. The main reason for this is weakness in the clarity and power of thought, which thus fails to stimulate the nervous system to the extent that it can successfully carry out the activity needed for fulfillment of the desire. For the most thorough coordination and the most perfect functioning, a profound power of thought on the part of the mind, together with a corresponding efficient executive ability in the nervous system, is required. The integrity of the organic nature of the nervous system is certainly as essential as the power of the mind. As far as their functioning is concerned, they are interdependent. It has been found that while the nervous system remains unchanged, an improvement of the state of the mind results in an improved state of thinking and better coordination between the mind and the world around it. When the full mind is brought out to express itself in the external world, the subject comes into a more perfect and rewarding relationship with the needs of the mind. A mind that is happy and contented produces health. It has also been found that, if the physical state of the nervous system is improved by means of medicine, while the state of mind remains the same, the thinking becomes more profound and the mind functions more energetically and more efficiently. Thus, we find that the mind and the nervous system are interdependent, but since the mind is obviously of a more subtle nature than its organ, the nervous system, it seems wiser to assume that the mind is primary. Any number of factors might interfere with the growth of a tree, but weakness in the seed itself would overshadow them all in importance. In the same way, any number of factors might prevent the fulfillment of a need, but weakness of the power of thought must certainly overshadow the rest. A strong seed will produce a tree even in a desert, while no amount of nurturing will help a weak seed. If the basic power of thought
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Why the dollar is falling so fast
The market is down today. The rumor is Cheney and crew are in the Middle East trying to save the dollar. More and more countries are switching to the Euro as the currency standard. The US could be in for an Argentina style economic crisis where the middle class was wiped out and many had to sell the furniture in their home just to make their house payments. Of course the pundits are going to save the US from this. :) TurquoiseB wrote: Tell me about it. In 2002, one US dollar could buy 1.13 Euros. Now it takes $1.30 to buy 1 Euro. Check out the performance of the dollar against only one currency (the Euro) during W's reign: http://www.x-rates.com/d/USD/EUR/hist2000.html http://www.x-rates.com/d/USD/EUR/hist2001.html http://www.x-rates.com/d/USD/EUR/hist2002.html http://www.x-rates.com/d/USD/EUR/hist2003.html http://www.x-rates.com/d/USD/EUR/hist2004.html http://www.x-rates.com/d/USD/EUR/hist2005.html http://www.x-rates.com/d/USD/EUR/hist2006.html I keep no money in dollars; to do so would be folly. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, claudiouk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4772049.stm Why the dollar is falling so fast Analysis By Steve Schifferes Economics reporter, BBC News The US dollar is plunging in world currency markets - and bringing down share prices in its wake. But why is the dollar under pressure - and what would be the consequences for the US economy if it continues to fall? Behind the problems of the dollar lies the huge and growing US trade deficit, and the large Federal budget deficit. A fall in the greenback could hit Asian countries whose governments hold huge foreign currency reserves in dollars A disorderly unwinding of global imbalances would be very damaging Rodrigo Rato, IMF Managing Director For many years financial markets have worried about the growing size of the US trade deficit - the difference between the amount the US imports from the rest of the world, and the amount it can sell to the rest of the world. That deficit is now heading above $800bn for 2006, or 7% of the US economy, and shows no signs of diminishing. At the same time, tax cuts and the war in Iraq have led to a US budget deficit of several hundred billion dollars despite the booming economy. Asian giants Much of the trade gap relates to US commerce with East Asian countries such as China, Japan, and Korea, who sell much more to America than they buy. Together, the East Asian countries have accumulated foreign currency surpluses of nearly $1 trillion, much of it held in US Treasury bonds denominated in dollars. Thus they are funding both the budget gap and the trade gap. These huge global imbalances are threatening to derail the world economy, the IMF and other international organisations have warned. The classic economic view of how to correct such changes is to adjust the exchange rate in order to make US goods cheaper and Asian goods more expensive. But many Asian currencies - especially the Chinese yuan - do not float freely on international currency markets, and the US has long been pressuring China to revalue its currency. Now the markets are beginning to take matters into their own hands, by forcing the US dollar down. In the long run, the fall in the dollar could lead to a cut in the trade deficit and a boost to US exports. But this process often takes a long time, and in the meantime, it is fraught with dangers. The fall in the dollar is worrying the IMF, the international organisation charged with surveillance of the world economy. A disorderly unwinding of global imbalances would be very damaging, IMF managing director Rodrigo Rato warned at its spring meeting in April. Run on the dollar In the first place, a rapid fall in the dollar, if it accelerates, could cause short-term problems for the US economy. The higher price of imported goods could lead to a hike in domestic inflation, and it could take several years before consumers switch back to buying more US goods. High inflation, combined with the stronger-than-expected growth of the US economy, could force the US central bank, the Federal Reserve, to keep raising interest rates. They have already been raised 15 times, and now stand at 5%, partly on fears of a growing housing boom. But the fears of inflation are also likely to affect the interest rates on long-term bonds, which determine mortgage rates. The rising mortgage rates, while they may eventually dampen the housing boom, will also give a further boost to inflationary pressures. International exporters hit Meanwhile, foreign companies who have derived an increasing proportion of their sales and profits from the US market could also be hit by falling demand for their exports. The sharp falls in non-US stock markets, especially in Asia, are a response to
[FairfieldLife] Re: Real Live Roadrunning
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Have you also seen Emmy Lou's Spyboy DVD? Showing more of her range Spyboy is a fusion jazz group she put together to do some of her tunes. I have the Spyboy CD, but haven't seen the DVD. I'll keep it in mind. Thanks.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Why the dollar is falling so fast
Of course the pundits are going to save the US from this. :) Well that was the underlying question - after all the talk of invincible America and hocus pocus effects on American economic performance.. kind of goes against expectations... as was US growth lowest for 3 years: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6091576.stm --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The market is down today. The rumor is Cheney and crew are in the Middle East trying to save the dollar. More and more countries are switching to the Euro as the currency standard. The US could be in for an Argentina style economic crisis where the middle class was wiped out and many had to sell the furniture in their home just to make their house payments. Of course the pundits are going to save the US from this. :) TurquoiseB wrote: Tell me about it. In 2002, one US dollar could buy 1.13 Euros. Now it takes $1.30 to buy 1 Euro. Check out the performance of the dollar against only one currency (the Euro) during W's reign: http://www.x-rates.com/d/USD/EUR/hist2000.html http://www.x-rates.com/d/USD/EUR/hist2001.html http://www.x-rates.com/d/USD/EUR/hist2002.html http://www.x-rates.com/d/USD/EUR/hist2003.html http://www.x-rates.com/d/USD/EUR/hist2004.html http://www.x-rates.com/d/USD/EUR/hist2005.html http://www.x-rates.com/d/USD/EUR/hist2006.html I keep no money in dollars; to do so would be folly. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, claudiouk claudiouk@ wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4772049.stm Why the dollar is falling so fast Analysis By Steve Schifferes Economics reporter, BBC News The US dollar is plunging in world currency markets - and bringing down share prices in its wake. But why is the dollar under pressure - and what would be the consequences for the US economy if it continues to fall? Behind the problems of the dollar lies the huge and growing US trade deficit, and the large Federal budget deficit. A fall in the greenback could hit Asian countries whose governments hold huge foreign currency reserves in dollars A disorderly unwinding of global imbalances would be very damaging Rodrigo Rato, IMF Managing Director For many years financial markets have worried about the growing size of the US trade deficit - the difference between the amount the US imports from the rest of the world, and the amount it can sell to the rest of the world. That deficit is now heading above $800bn for 2006, or 7% of the US economy, and shows no signs of diminishing. At the same time, tax cuts and the war in Iraq have led to a US budget deficit of several hundred billion dollars despite the booming economy. Asian giants Much of the trade gap relates to US commerce with East Asian countries such as China, Japan, and Korea, who sell much more to America than they buy. Together, the East Asian countries have accumulated foreign currency surpluses of nearly $1 trillion, much of it held in US Treasury bonds denominated in dollars. Thus they are funding both the budget gap and the trade gap. These huge global imbalances are threatening to derail the world economy, the IMF and other international organisations have warned. The classic economic view of how to correct such changes is to adjust the exchange rate in order to make US goods cheaper and Asian goods more expensive. But many Asian currencies - especially the Chinese yuan - do not float freely on international currency markets, and the US has long been pressuring China to revalue its currency. Now the markets are beginning to take matters into their own hands, by forcing the US dollar down. In the long run, the fall in the dollar could lead to a cut in the trade deficit and a boost to US exports. But this process often takes a long time, and in the meantime, it is fraught with dangers. The fall in the dollar is worrying the IMF, the international organisation charged with surveillance of the world economy. A disorderly unwinding of global imbalances would be very damaging, IMF managing director Rodrigo Rato warned at its spring meeting in April. Run on the dollar In the first place, a rapid fall in the dollar, if it accelerates, could cause short-term problems for the US economy. The higher price of imported goods could lead to a hike in domestic inflation, and it could take several years before consumers switch back to buying more US goods. High inflation, combined with the stronger-than-expected growth of the US economy, could force the US central bank, the Federal Reserve, to keep raising interest rates. They have already been raised 15 times, and now stand at 5%, partly on fears of a growing housing boom. But the fears of
[FairfieldLife] Leaves me speechless...
Woman Faces Fines For Wreath Peace Sign By ROBERT WELLER, Associated Press Writer Sun Nov 26, 11:13 PM ET DENVER - A homeowners association in southwestern Colorado has threatened to fine a resident $25 a day until she removes a Christmas wreath with a peace sign that some say is an anti-Iraq war protest or a symbol of Satan. Some residents who have complained have children serving in Iraq, said Bob Kearns, president of the Loma Linda Homeowners Association in Pagosa Springs. He said some residents have also believed it was a symbol of Satan. Three or four residents complained, he said. Somebody could put up signs that say drop bombs on Iraq. If you let one go up you have to let them all go up, he said in a telephone interview Sunday. Lisa Jensen said she wasn't thinking of the war when she hung the wreath. She said, Peace is way bigger than not being at war. This is a spiritual thing. Jensen, a past association president, calculates the fines will cost her about $1,000, and doubts they will be able to make her pay. But she said she's not going to take it down until after Christmas. Now that it has come to this I feel I can't get bullied, she said. What if they don't like my Santa Claus. The association in this 200-home subdivision 270 miles southwest of Denver has sent a letter to her saying that residents were offended by the sign and the board will not allow signs, flags etc. that can be considered divisive. The subdivision's rules say no signs, billboards or advertising are permitted without the consent of the architectural control committee. Kearns ordered the committee to require Jensen to remove the wreath, but members refused after concluding that it was merely a seasonal symbol that didn't say anything. Kearns fired all five committee members.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Leaves me speechless...
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Woman Faces Fines For Wreath Peace Sign By ROBERT WELLER, Associated Press Writer Sun Nov 26, 11:13 PM ET DENVER - A homeowners association in southwestern Colorado has threatened to fine a resident $25 a day until she removes a Christmas wreath with a peace sign that some say is an anti- Iraq war protest or a symbol of Satan. As one French News pundit put it after announcing the news that George W. Bush had been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize: Le monde est fou, fou, fou. As for Satanic, do you all know about the origin of the peace sign? It was designed and created in 1958 by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament in Great Britain. The symbol combines the two semaphore symbols for ND, Nuclear Disarmament. It was divisive when it was first created, and nearly 50 years later it obviously still is. I would say that another sign of that basic divide in humanity is that nearly 50 years later, no matter how many of these symbols appeared on the landscape, we still haven't seen Nuclear Disarmament.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Leaves me speechless...
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Woman Faces Fines For Wreath Peace Sign By ROBERT WELLER, Associated Press Writer Sun Nov 26, 11:13 PM ET DENVER - A homeowners association in southwestern Colorado has threatened to fine a resident $25 a day until she removes a Christmas wreath with a peace sign that some say is an anti- Iraq war protest or a symbol of Satan. I wish them luck trying to collect. Sal
[FairfieldLife] Buddha on the Brain
Intro to an interview on Salon.com with B. Alan Wallace: Buddha on the brain Ex-monk B. Alan Wallace explains what Buddhism can teach Western scientists, why reincarnation should be taken seriously and what it's like to study meditation with the Dalai Lama. By Steve Paulson Nov. 27, 2006 | The debate between science and religion typically gets stuck on the thorny question of God's existence. How do you reconcile an all-powerful God with the mechanistic slog of evolution? Can a rationalist do anything but sneer at the Bible's miracles? But what if another religion -- a nontheistic one -- offered a way out of this impasse? That's the promise that some people hold out for in Buddhism. The Dalai Lama himself is deeply invested in reconciling science and spirituality. He meets regularly with Western scientists, looking for links between Buddhism and the latest research in physics and neuroscience. In his book The Universe in a Single Atom, he wrote, If scientific analysis were conclusively to demonstrate certain claims in Buddhism to be false, then we must accept the findings of science and abandon those claims. B. Alan Wallace may be the American Buddhist most committed to finding connections between Buddhism and science. An ex-Buddhist monk who went on to get a doctorate in religious studies at Stanford, he once studied under the Dalai Lama, and has acted as one of the Tibetan leader's translators. Wallace, now president of the Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies, has written and edited many books, often challenging the conventions of modern science. The sacred object of its reverence, awe and devotion is not God or spiritual enlightenment but the material universe, he writes. He accuses prominent scientists like E.O. Wilson and Richard Dawkins of practicing a modern kind of nature religion. In his new book, Contemplative Science: Where Buddhism and Neuroscience Converge, Wallace takes on the loaded subject of consciousness. He argues that the long tradition of Buddhist meditation, with its rigorous investigation of the mind, has in effect pioneered a science of consciousness, and that it has much to teach Western scientists. Subjectivity is the central taboo of scientific materialism, he writes. He considers the Buddhist examination of interior mental states far preferable to what he calls the Western idolatry of the brain. And he says the modern obsession with brain chemistry has created a false sense of well-being: It is natural then to view psychopharmaceutical and psychotropic drugs as primary sources of happiness and relief from suffering. Wallace also chastises cognitive psychologists and neuroscientists for assuming the mind is merely the product of the physical mechanics of the brain. And he talks openly about ideas that most scientists would consider laughable, including reincarnation and a transcendent consciousness. Read it all at (you'll have to watch a brief ad first): http://www.salon.com/books/int/2006/11/27/wallace/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Art of Living vs. TM technique
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter drpetersutphen@ wrote: --- nablusos108 nablusos108@ wrote: snip Agreed. My point is only that it is not much of a big deal. This fellow makes a small mistake in his eagerness and them he apologies. Why all this agitation over a small thing ? Journalistic ethics. You can't change writing, in this context, without indicating that a change has been made and noting your change from the original work. Its so the reader knows who wrote what. In this case the TMO did not like something about the original piece and changed it without noting they had changed it. If you make a change in someone elses writing and then present the writing as if the change has not been made, that is manipulation. I'm not sure manipulation is the correct term, but the rest is spot-on, and not just for journalists. It's in the same general category of ethical lapses as plagiarism. On the other hand, nablusos is correct that the changes were cosmetic, not substantive, so it's really just the principle of the thing in this particular case. But if that principle wasn't observed here, you can't have confidence that it would be observed with regard to changes that *were* substantive in other pieces, past or future. So it's most definitely Not a Good Thing. And from what Roth has been quoted as saying, it appears he hasn't grasped what the problem is. INSULAR group of people. The same thing happend with JAMA and Chopra. It wouldn't have killed them to properly fill out the form, and they actually were NOT trying to hide anything, as far as I can tell, since their original cover letter specifically said that they were consulting for MAPI. When I pointed out to someone (might have been ROth, might have been someone else) that they should have been EXTREMELY careful in filling out their forms because of the hostile environment they were publishing in, the response was that had they known how hostile it really was, they simply wouldn't have tried to publish in the first place. No Sparaig, you appear to be the insular one here. Professionals are very, very careful regarding who wrote what and when they wrote it. As Judy and Nabolous point out the change by Roth was trivial, but it is the principle of the act. If you contacted the writer of the original story she/he would be furious that his/her story was changed without such changes being noted. By the way, what is the Chopra thing you're talking about? It wasn't clear to me. You missed my point. The MUM people are very insular and manage to convince themselves that nothing bad will ever happen to them when they ignore the accepted way of doing things. And the Chopra thing was the JAMA Caper when CHopra, Sharma and Triguna submitted a paper on Maharishi Ayurveda to JAMA without filling out their author- affiliation form, and JAMA suddenly discovered that they were affiliated with the organization they were writing about even though the original cover letter had explicitly stated that they were affiliated: http://www.aaskolnick.com/junkyarddog/mavletter.jpg http://www.aaskolnick.com/junkyarddog/mavletter2.jpg JAMA then published a 6 page expose detailing how awful the TM folk were, in response to the 3 page paper JAMA had inadvertently published. JAMA's expose has been available for years on the web, but the original that prompted the expose has not been. Willytex has made it available at least for a while, on his website, however. http://www.rwilliams.us/archives/jama.htm JAMA's response, curtesy of Andrew Skolnick: http://web.archive.org/web/2308180136/nasw.org/users/ASkolnick/mav.html Andrew Skolnick's Judy Stein Worship site: http://www.aaskolnick.com/junkyarddog/ with an occassional guest appearance by moi: http://www.aaskolnick.com/junkyarddog/enlightenedHitler.htm http://www.aaskolnick.com/junkyarddog/mantra.htm
[FairfieldLife] Re: Leaves me speechless...
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin jflanegi@ wrote: Woman Faces Fines For Wreath Peace Sign By ROBERT WELLER, Associated Press Writer Sun Nov 26, 11:13 PM ET DENVER - A homeowners association in southwestern Colorado has threatened to fine a resident $25 a day until she removes a Christmas wreath with a peace sign that some say is an anti- Iraq war protest or a symbol of Satan. I wish them luck trying to collect. Sal The whole thing gives me the creeps...
[FairfieldLife] Re: Leaves me speechless...
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin jflanegi@ wrote: Woman Faces Fines For Wreath Peace Sign By ROBERT WELLER, Associated Press Writer Sun Nov 26, 11:13 PM ET DENVER - A homeowners association in southwestern Colorado has threatened to fine a resident $25 a day until she removes a Christmas wreath with a peace sign that some say is an anti- Iraq war protest or a symbol of Satan. As one French News pundit put it after announcing the news that George W. Bush had been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize: Le monde est fou, fou, fou. Being limited to about ten words in my French vocabulary, I had The Google translate this for me (fou = insane). Absolutely accurate! I hadn't even heard that W had been nominated- sorta like those folks that wanted to carve Reagan's bust into Mt. Rushmore (although 'blockhead' was not a bad description for him...).
[FairfieldLife] Re: Using morphological hints in interpretation of suutras, part 1: introduction
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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The suutra defining /samaadhi/ goes like this:
tadevaartha-maatra-nirbhaasaM sva-ruupa-shuunyamiva samaadhiH
(Without sandhi: tat; eva;
Here are the meanings of eva according to Monier-Williams:
eva 1 (in the Sam2hita1 also %{evA4}) ind. (%{i} Un2. i , 152 ; fr.
pronom. base %{e} BRD. , probably connected with 2. %{e4va}) , so ,
just so , exactly so (in the sense of the later %{evam}) RV. AV. ;
indeed , truly , really (often at the beginning of a verse in
conjunction with other particles , as %{id} , %{hi}) RV. ; (in its
most frequent use of strengthening the idea expressed by any word ,
%{eva} must be variously rendered by such adverbs as) just , exactly ,
very , same , only , even , alone , merely , immediately on , still ,
already , c. (e.g. [EMAIL PROTECTED]@[EMAIL PROTECTED]@'[EMAIL PROTECTED] ,
thou
alone art a charioteer , no other is on earth , i. e. thou art the
best charioteer MBh. iii , 2825 ; [EMAIL PROTECTED]@rAtrim} , just so long
as a night ; %{evam} %{eva} or %{tathai9va} , exactly so , in this
manner only ; in the same manner as above ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ,
with the same Mantra as above ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] , by merely
touching water ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] , these very persons ; [EMAIL
PROTECTED]@eva} ,
in no long time at all ; %{japyenai9va} , by sole repetition ;
%{abhuktvai9va} , even without having eaten ; [EMAIL PROTECTED]@eva} , at
the very moment of saying so ; [EMAIL PROTECTED]@eva} , he while still
living , c.) RV. c. MBh. c. ; (sometimes , esp. in connection with
other adverbs , %{eva} is a mere expletive without any exact meaning
and not translatable e.g. [EMAIL PROTECTED] , %{cai9va} , [EMAIL PROTECTED] ,
c. ;
according to native authorities %{eva} implies emphasis , affirmation
, detraction , diminution , command , restrainment) ; [cf. Zd. {aeva}
; Goth. {aiv} ; Old Germ. {eo} , {io} ; Mod. Germ. {je}.]
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It seems to us many translators prefer the meaning same.
Thus tadeva (tat + eva) could be translated to that same,
or stuff; tat obviously refers to dhyaanam in the previous
suutra.
The core, or whatever, of the suutra is most probably
tat; eva...samaadhiH (perhaps: that same, scil. dhyaanam, is
samaadhi, when...)
When is: artha-maatra-nirbhaasam sva-ruupa-shuunyam iva.
Now, that is, from morpho-syntacto-semantic POV, way interesting.
We just realized that artha-maatra-nirbhaasam can be thought
of as a compound other than /bahu-vriihi/, or, [duh], /bahu-vriihi/.
In the latter case both artha-maatra-nirbhaasam and sva-ruupa-
shuunyam might be thought of as adjective attributes defining
implied dhyaanam. This would mean that when dhyaanam is
artha-maatra-nirbhaasam (the object [of dhaaraNaa] merely
shining??) and sva-ruupa-shuunyam iva (as if own-form-empty), it's
samaadhi!
I wonder if that makes any sense :D
artha-maatra-nirbhaasam; sva-ruupa-
shuunyam; iva; samaadhiH)
Swamij's cool explanatory translation (cool, because uses shine
forth for nir-bhaasam...):
3.3 When only the essence of that object, place, or point shines forth
in the mind, as if devoid even of its own form, that state of deep
absorption is called deep concentration or samadhi, which is the
eighth rung.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Leaves me speechless...
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin jflanegi@ wrote: Woman Faces Fines For Wreath Peace Sign By ROBERT WELLER, Associated Press Writer Sun Nov 26, 11:13 PM ET DENVER - A homeowners association in southwestern Colorado has threatened to fine a resident $25 a day until she removes a Christmas wreath with a peace sign that some say is an anti- Iraq war protest or a symbol of Satan. As one French News pundit put it after announcing the news that George W. Bush had been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize: Le monde est fou, fou, fou. Being limited to about ten words in my French vocabulary, I had The Google translate this for me (fou = insane). Absolutely accurate! You should have seen the gentleman's delivery. He sat there, the most popular newscaster in France, reading the copy he had been given, as the last story of the evening. Then he removed his glasses, looked into the camera, and said (translated), The world is mad, mad, mad. Fade to commercial.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Leaves me speechless...
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin jflanegi@ wrote: Woman Faces Fines For Wreath Peace Sign By ROBERT WELLER, Associated Press Writer Sun Nov 26, 11:13 PM ET DENVER - A homeowners association in southwestern Colorado has threatened to fine a resident $25 a day until she removes a Christmas wreath with a peace sign that some say is an anti- Iraq war protest or a symbol of Satan. As one French News pundit put it after announcing the news that George W. Bush had been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize: Le monde est fou, fou, fou. Being limited to about ten words in my French vocabulary, I had The Google translate this for me (fou = insane). Absolutely accurate! I hadn't even heard that W had been nominated- sorta like those folks that wanted to carve Reagan's bust into Mt. Rushmore (although 'blockhead' was not a bad description for him...). Anyone can be nominated. There are literally hundreds of people asked to submit nominations every year and I believe there is a large category of people who can submit nominations without invitation.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Art of Living vs. TM technique
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig sparaig@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: snip So it's most definitely Not a Good Thing. And from what Roth has been quoted as saying, it appears he hasn't grasped what the problem is. INSULAR group of people. The same thing happend with JAMA and Chopra. Jeez, the Roth incident and the Chopra JAMA flap are *completely* different situations. How you can associate them is beyond me. They were lax in applying standards. In Bobby Roth's case, he didn't make note of changes to the text even though it is standard to do so. In Chopra, Sharma and Triguna's case, they didn't fill out the financial disclosure form because they thought they didn't need to. In both cases, slopiness in dotting i's and crossing t's came back to haunt them. When you are dealing with potentially hosite situation, you gotta be twice as careful as usual. Of course, Bobby Roth had no idea that he was dealing with potentially hostile people, but should have observed theforms just because.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Buddha on the Brain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip to B. Alan Wallace may be the American Buddhist most committed to finding connections between Buddhism and science. An ex-Buddhist monk who went on to get a doctorate in religious studies at Stanford, he once studied under the Dalai Lama, and has acted as one of the Tibetan leader's translators. Thanks for passing this recommendation along. I will have to order the book. BTW, forget studying at Stanford as a pedigree. Have you ever seen the Dalai Lama or other Tibetan teachers, and seen how translation works in that environment? It's not like the UN version, where the teacher speaks one sentence or at most two and then pauses so that the translator can translate. It's more like the teacher really gettin' into it and talking for five minutes, while the translator sits there beside him, taking no notes. Then the Dalai Lama pauses and the translator does the whole five-minute talk, in another language. Perfectly. It's one of the highest artforms I've ever been fortunate enough to witness. If this guy had that function with the Dalai Lama, that alone is pedigree enough for me.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Art of Living vs. TM technique
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusos108 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusos108 nablusos108@ wrote: This little thing, changing a word here and there in a silly article, and all the TM-haters goes bananas. They seem to become more and more desperate as the success from the Invincible America course grows stronger. There is a great purification going on worldwide, and the TM- haters are just in the middle of it. ** It is because I am not a TM-hater that I object to the pointless rewriting of an article in order to give TMers a distorted view of what is going on in the press. This sort of suppression of actual facts is typical of weak regimes, like North Korea and other Communist or 3rd world dictatorships. The WP article was read by lots of people (their print Sunday edition goes to one million, plus however many read their free web edition). The invincibleamerica.org site is read by a handful of TMers. So editing out material that the TM PR guys found objectionable has no effect on the public, but is intended merely to make TMers feel good about what a great job they are doing spreading good news about TM. This false and self-congratulatory attitude does the TMO no good, and sooner or later, when these Scientology-like gimmicks become well- known in the media world, TM PR efforts will be derided, just as Stalin's airbrushing of photos to eliminate enemies. Logical and adult people would have written a letter to the editor of the WP explaining what TM is (certainly not a breath-control technique as described in the article) and ignored mentions of homeopathic remedies,etc. What the TMO gets instead of logical and adult is Bob Roth's pathetic lying... Agreed. My point is only that it is not much of a big deal. This fellow makes a small mistake in his eagerness and them he apologies. Why all this agitation over a small thing ? Well, obviously, you like TM, as do I, so it's important to share this Vedic technology with the world. Bob Roth did not make a mistake here -- it's part and parcel of the defective and inadequate personalities that run the TMO, deliberate policy that they pursue over and over regardless of the fact that it does not produce results (useful results, although all sorts of negative publicity is generated). Also, Roth did not make any real apology -- the altered WP story is still on the invincibleamerica.org web site, and clearly he is not telling the truth about the way this thing played out. I would not describe myself as agitated over this issue, but it certainly is annoying to see birdbrains managing the movement. But that's life in the Kaliyuga, which cannot see its trends reversed instantaneously, or there would be fear and havoc: http://geocities.com/bbrigante/retards.html#light
[FairfieldLife] Re: Buddha on the Brain
A few excerpts from the interview: Science is as much about method as anything. The scientific method posits hypotheses and theories that can be tested. Is that something Buddhism does as well? Not in the same way. I wouldn't want to overplay the case that Buddhism has always been a science, with clear hypotheses and complete skepticism. It's too much of a religion, and so there's a lot of vested interest in the Buddhist community not to challenge the statements made by the Buddha and other great patriarchs in the Buddhist tradition. So there are some fundamental differences. At the same time, science is not just science. This very notion that the mind must simply be an emergent property of the brain -- consisting only of physical phenomena and nothing more -- is not a testable hypothesis. Science is based upon a very profound metaphysical foundation. Can you test the statement that there is nothing else going on apart from physical phenomena and their emergent properties? The answer is no. In science, you have a hypothesis that's tested, and it can be disproved. Does that happen in Buddhism? On its home turf, frequently not. But I'm also waiting for a neuroscientist to tell me how the hypothesis that mental states are nothing more than neural states will be repudiated. I don't see that as a testable hypothesis. So there's a fair amount of dogma, not in science per se but in the minds of scientists. Likewise, there's plenty of dogma in the minds of Buddhists. But Buddhism at its best -- and we go right back to the teachings of the Buddha himself -- encourages a spirit of skepticism. He said, Do not take my statements to be true simply out of reverence for me. But rather, put them to the test. Well, if you do that, you should be able to repudiate them as well as confirm them. [From the scientific perspective,] your consciousness is a product of the brain. Damage the brain and your consciousness evaporates into nothing. Now what's the experiment by which you repudiate that hypothesis? Well, all the mental states you're studying are by way of the brain, so the answer is nada. So it's not scientific and it's not testable, at least not yet. Is Buddhism a religion or is it something else? Because there are some people in the West who say we should strip Buddhism of any vestiges of the religious or the transcendental. For instance, Stephen Batchelor, in his book Buddhism Without Beliefs, writes, The Buddha was not a mystic. His awakening was not a shattering insight into a transcendental truth that revealed to him the mysteries of God. He did not claim to have had an experience that granted him privileged, esoteric knowledge of how the universe ticks. Is Stephen Batchelor right? [Laughs] I've known Stephen Batchelor for almost 35 years. We were monks together for years, both in India and in Switzerland. To come up with this picture of the Buddha, you have to bring out a carving knife and chop off great sections of the most authentic accounts we have of the Buddha's own teachings. You simply have to ignore and pretend he never said an enormous number of things he did say. I think Stephen, my dear friend, has recast the Buddha in his own image as an English skeptic who was raised in an agnostic background, who really doesn't believe in anything nonphysical. Read it all at (you'll have to watch a brief ad first): http://www.salon.com/books/int/2006/11/27/wallace/
[FairfieldLife] Jenna Bush UNICEF work in Paraguay???
Out of curiosity I've just visited the UNICEF homepage and the UNICEF page for Paraguay and there is no mention at all of the Jenna Bush visit. Other well known people are mentioned by UNICEF on the website and their press releases seem up to date, so I am at a loss why when the daughter of the current Prez visits, ostensibly to work for UNICEF, there is no mention at all.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Jenna Bush UNICEF work in Paraguay???
In a message dated 11/27/06 6:24:23 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Out of curiosity I've just visited the UNICEF homepage and the UNICEF page for Paraguay and there is no mention at all of the Jenna Bush visit. Other well known people are mentioned by UNICEF on the website and their press releases seem up to date, so I am at a loss why when the daughter of the current Prez visits, ostensibly to work for UNICEF, there is no mention at all. Security
[FairfieldLife] Re: Jenna Bush UNICEF work in Paraguay???
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 11/27/06 6:24:23 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Out of curiosity I've just visited the UNICEF homepage and the UNICEF page for Paraguay and there is no mention at all of the Jenna Bush visit. Other well known people are mentioned by UNICEF on the website and their press releases seem up to date, so I am at a loss why when the daughter of the current Prez visits, ostensibly to work for UNICEF, there is no mention at all. Security The State Department has apparently issued a request for the twins to leave because they were attracting so much publicity (much of it negative). One reporter said he had gone to their hotel and found them lounging around in the hotel's public area with no Secret Service in sight. One of them (Barbara, I think) had her purse stolen in a restaurant right under the noses of the Secret Service agents. The twins have declined to leave.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Debbie Henning
O, Sagacious one. Have I made a mistake.?? Please feel free to point out if I have done so. By the way, I used to read, 'Amar Chitra Katha', indian mythology comics a lot. You do seem to have some psychc abilities. but, Spiderman is my favorite. Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2006 20:40:42 -0500 Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Debbie Henning LOL. Have you been readin' them thar Vedic comic books again Jase? On Nov 26, 2006, at 5:16 PM, Jason Spock wrote: But, TM is a Scientific technique practiced for thousands of years by Vedic Seers. - Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Debbie Henning
Yes Dr. Pete, I understand that Notion. No two individuals are alike. Every individual comes from an unique background with a unique psyche. You have to approach your patient as a 'Totality', ie body, mind and spirit. ' Horses for Courses', is the best approach. For the conditions you have mentioned, 'Tai Chi', basic Pranayama and Sudharshan Kriya can do wonders. I had a long chat with my Sudharshan Kriya tutor. He gave me numerous examples of how people with hysterical conditions have been made far better. What does the terminology 'decompensation' mean.? Do you use Thomas Harris's, 'Transactional analysis' in your therapy.?? Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2006 19:31:26 -0800 (PST) Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Debbie Henning Jason, you're actually wrong here. If a person is decompensating and their ego structures are breaking down and they are identified with those structures, they are becoming psychotic. They need much less or no meditation and plenty of activity to engage the mind, senses and language. People have different nervous systems. Some can have no problem with long hours of meditastion, such as yourself, others flip out. --- Jason Spock [EMAIL PROTECTED] com wrote: There is Nothing wrong with practicing TM for long periods. I used to practice TM for 8 or 9 hours a day.!! I was sufering from Chronic Malaria for two years, a sub-lethal attack. It took a long time for the Doctors to diagnoise it. During that period I practiced TM for very extended periods. I don't practice that long off late. But, TM is a Scientific technique practiced for thousands of years by Vedic Seers. - Cheap Talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Transcendental Meditation is a natural and effective cure for mental illness.
At what level of psychosis would you suggest that someone shouldn't meditate? And how do you define psychosis, what symptoms are manifesting in those you checked? For example do they exhibit paranoia or compulsive obsessive behaviors? Are they schizophrenic? I know someone who always looks to their right when they eat as if someone is watching them. They also talk to themselves quite habitually as if another person is in the room. Would you initiate someone like this? How do you judge at what level someone's psychosis becomes a hazard to the practice and that TM would make it worse? On another note, what do you think psychosis is? Why and how does this behavior manifest itself? Do you think it's purely an organic defect that has some expression in the personality such as paranoia? Why does TM make it worse? Mark --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In my tradition we don't teach anyone with a mental disorder. Instead we have external healing techniques that can help. I can recall a few psychotics I checked that really shouldn't have been doing TM. I couldn't tell them that of course. Peter wrote: Yes, anixiety disorders, depressive disorders, but absolutely not psychosis, it only makes it worse, much worse. --- suziezuzie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Transcendental Meditation is a natural and effective cure for mental illness. A large body of research has demonstrated that Transcendental Meditation produces comprehensive improvements in mental health, enhancing positive features and reducing various forms of psychological distress. A systematic review of 144 studies found that Transcendental Meditation was markedly more effective in reducing anxiety than other techniques (including progressive muscular relaxation, methods claimed to induce a 'relaxation response', and other forms of meditation) The superiority of Transcendental Meditation remained highly significant when only the strongest and most rigorous studies were included in the analysis. Transcendental Meditation has also consistently been found to reduce depression, hostility, and emotional instability, indicating the growth of a more stable, balanced, and resilient personality In another statistical review of 42 independent research results, Transcendental Meditation was found to be three times as effective as other meditation and relaxation procedures in increasing self- actualization-an overall measure of positive mental health and personal development. Further analysis revealed that the technique is exceptionally effective in developing three independent components of this dimension: emotional maturity, a resilient sense of self, and a positive, integrated perspective on ourselves and the world An exhaustive survey conducted by the Swedish National Health Board found evidence that psychiatric hospital admissions may be much less common among people practicing Transcendental Meditation than in the general population The following excerpt is from Maharishi's book The Science of Being and Art of living Mental health depends upon the normal functioning of the nervous system, so that the full mind is brought to bear upon the external world. The normal functioning of the nervous system results in physical good health so that the body is able to carry out the dictates of the mind, fulfill its desires, and fulfill the purpose of existence. As long as the coordination of the mind with the nervous system is intact, mental health is maintained. When this coordination breaks down, either because of some failure on the part of the mind or of the nervous system, ill health is the result. Such failure of the mind is brought about by a continued inability to fulfill its desires. The main reason for this is weakness in the clarity and power of thought, which thus fails to stimulate the nervous system to the extent that it can successfully carry out the activity needed for fulfillment of the desire. For the most thorough coordination and the most perfect functioning, a profound power of thought on the part of the mind, together with a corresponding efficient executive ability in the nervous system, is required. The integrity of the organic nature of the nervous system is certainly as essential as the power of the mind. As far as their functioning is concerned, they are interdependent. It has been found that while the nervous system remains unchanged, an improvement of the state of the mind results in an improved state of thinking and better coordination between the mind and the world around it. When the full mind is brought out to express itself in the external world, the subject comes into a more
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Jenna Bush UNICEF work in Paraguay???
authfriend wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 11/27/06 6:24:23 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Out of curiosity I've just visited the UNICEF homepage and the UNICEF page for Paraguay and there is no mention at all of the Jenna Bush visit. Other well known people are mentioned by UNICEF on the website and their press releases seem up to date, so I am at a loss why when the daughter of the current Prez visits, ostensibly to work for UNICEF, there is no mention at all. Security The State Department has apparently issued a request for the twins to leave because they were attracting so much publicity (much of it negative). One reporter said he had gone to their hotel and found them lounging around in the hotel's public area with no Secret Service in sight. One of them (Barbara, I think) had her purse stolen in a restaurant right under the noses of the Secret Service agents. The twins have declined to leave. I can see the video ads now: Presidential Twins Gone Wild! :)
[FairfieldLife] Who is the Stringer.??
Toni - Posted: 03-26-2005 09:04 AM Post subject: From private messages twixt former TM groupies So, a circus story for you follows ... devout celibate bramacharya (monk) that you were: There was a 'stringer' (she put together the spiritual necklaces) at Crest Jewel who tried to bed as many 108/bramacharyas/ purusha boys as she could. She had a special strand of linked rudraksha beads, one bead per celibate she'd bedded. Back in 1980, she had over 50 beads on her special strand, before she was 30 years old herself. The beads linked in silver, wrapped around her wrist - her badge of sexual superiority over Mahesh's celibate control. Bevan was her goal. I don't know if she ever made it. Someone else used to have phone sex with Bevan Morris (for the lurkers, he's one of the devoted monk-like leaders at top). Bevan used to call her from all over the world. Martin - Posted: 03-26-2005 01:08 PM Post subject: of snakes and oil and salesmen and punters Love the story about the stringer. I wonder if Mahesh kept track of the women he bedded. I noticed when I was in Seelisberg that he stopped wearing the string of coral on gold wire with the medallion of Guru Dev (I think Shiva was on the other side ... Mahesh means Shiva). Was he too ashamed? Doubtful. The bedding had gone on since the early 60's. Probably someone nicked it. He played a wire recording of Guru Dev one evening and later we heard somone had nicked the wire recordings. At least one of them is not available on the Internet. Bevan and phone sex sounds about right. Who'd have him really? Well, I suppose we both know the blissninnies who would. For lurkers: bliss ninny is a tm term from the early days and indicated the idiotic types who assumed they were blissful and highly evolved. They were sort of faries, after a fashion, tm enlightenment faries. They were disgusting, pretentious and really gave the movement a bad name. They were, in Mahesh's own words, moodmakers. Later he discovered that actually selling moodmaking brought in heaps of cash. There were also quite sensible, good people around him. They were great to be around and could actually be trusted if you had a problem. Since Mahesh didn't like problems, you had to be sure he didn't find out you had a problem. It kept everyone in line on the surface, superficial level and contributed to a tm underground of sorts. I spent quite a few evenings with Mahesh Bashers in Seelisberg. Since we all had evil stories to tell, we knew we could trust one another because we couln't grass on one another. So I picked up quite a bit. But even we, then, at that time, there, didn't know about Mahesh screwing the faithful women -- we didn't know and yet, night after night, there were always a few women who paraded out of the lecture hall and followed him to his room. Must have been highly confidential Organization business. At least that's what we rationalized. Even the worst of the Mahesh Bashers never brought it up. Delusional thinking plays a big role in cult maintenance. At some point the bubble breaks for someone. So, like Abraham Lincoln said: you can fool some of the people some of the time and some of the people all of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time. M Toni - Posted: 07-17-2005 02:24 PM Post subject: A Tale of Two Gurus Petrick contrasts Amma's down-to-earth mission of helping the poor with Maharishi's promises of world peace and supernatural powers like levitation. There's no pie in the sky with her, he said. The upper ranks of the TM movement are filled with excellencies and highnesses. For $1 million, you can take a course that entitles you to become a raja, or king, in the Global Country of World Peace. And every so often, you can see white stretch limousines driving around Fairfield with the Global Country's golden flag fluttering in the breeze. It should surprise no one that such airs of royalty don't go over well in America -- which, after all, fought a revolution to get rid of its monarchy. But they also contrast sharply with the tales of humility told by Amma's admirers, who say she's been known to carry bricks on her head and jump into sewers to work alongside her followers. She teaches by example, I think, that we're all created equal and that you don't have the big important people and the little peons, said Archer. Amma's humanitarian efforts -- building homes for the poor, funding hospitals, coordinating tsunami relief -- contrast just as sharply with the TM movement's fundraising campaigns, which promise world peace but never seem to make a concrete impact. The latest TM campaign is an effort to build 3,000 peace palaces around the world, with a price tag of $3 million each. The total is a staggering $9 billion -- which could build a lot of hospitals. Faced with a choice between an organization that builds
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Art of Living vs. TM technique
--- sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter drpetersutphen@ wrote: --- nablusos108 nablusos108@ wrote: snip Agreed. My point is only that it is not much of a big deal. This fellow makes a small mistake in his eagerness and them he apologies. Why all this agitation over a small thing ? Journalistic ethics. You can't change writing, in this context, without indicating that a change has been made and noting your change from the original work. Its so the reader knows who wrote what. In this case the TMO did not like something about the original piece and changed it without noting they had changed it. If you make a change in someone elses writing and then present the writing as if the change has not been made, that is manipulation. I'm not sure manipulation is the correct term, but the rest is spot-on, and not just for journalists. It's in the same general category of ethical lapses as plagiarism. On the other hand, nablusos is correct that the changes were cosmetic, not substantive, so it's really just the principle of the thing in this particular case. But if that principle wasn't observed here, you can't have confidence that it would be observed with regard to changes that *were* substantive in other pieces, past or future. So it's most definitely Not a Good Thing. And from what Roth has been quoted as saying, it appears he hasn't grasped what the problem is. INSULAR group of people. The same thing happend with JAMA and Chopra. It wouldn't have killed them to properly fill out the form, and they actually were NOT trying to hide anything, as far as I can tell, since their original cover letter specifically said that they were consulting for MAPI. When I pointed out to someone (might have been ROth, might have been someone else) that they should have been EXTREMELY careful in filling out their forms because of the hostile environment they were publishing in, the response was that had they known how hostile it really was, they simply wouldn't have tried to publish in the first place. No Sparaig, you appear to be the insular one here. Professionals are very, very careful regarding who wrote what and when they wrote it. As Judy and Nabolous point out the change by Roth was trivial, but it is the principle of the act. If you contacted the writer of the original story she/he would be furious that his/her story was changed without such changes being noted. By the way, what is the Chopra thing you're talking about? It wasn't clear to me. You missed my point. The MUM people are very insular and manage to convince themselves that nothing bad will ever happen to them when they ignore the accepted way of doing things. And the Chopra thing was the JAMA Caper when CHopra, Sharma and Triguna submitted a paper on Maharishi Ayurveda to JAMA without filling out their author- affiliation form, and JAMA suddenly discovered that they were affiliated with the organization they were writing about even though the original cover letter had explicitly stated that they were affiliated: Sorry man! I get your point now. http://www.aaskolnick.com/junkyarddog/mavletter.jpg http://www.aaskolnick.com/junkyarddog/mavletter2.jpg JAMA then published a 6 page expose detailing how awful the TM folk were, in response to the 3 page paper JAMA had inadvertently published. JAMA's expose has been available for years on the web, but the original that prompted the expose has not been. Willytex has made it available at least for a while, on his website, however. http://www.rwilliams.us/archives/jama.htm JAMA's response, curtesy of Andrew Skolnick: http://web.archive.org/web/2308180136/nasw.org/users/ASkolnick/mav.html Andrew Skolnick's Judy Stein Worship site: http://www.aaskolnick.com/junkyarddog/ with an occassional guest appearance by moi: http://www.aaskolnick.com/junkyarddog/enlightenedHitler.htm http://www.aaskolnick.com/junkyarddog/mantra.htm To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-index
[FairfieldLife] Re: JAMA Caper
jstein wrote: No, you were incorrect in your suspicions (actually you knew they were incorrect), and also in your claim that your suspicions were justified because nobody would give you a (nonexistent) link to the article. I'm still suspicious - after re-reading the relevant threads, it would appear that not a single one of the respondents had actually read the report published in JAMA, much less the Hoodwinked JAMA Caper written by Skolnick. Moreover, you misrepresent the debate with Skolnick, which began well before you joined alt.m.t, continued on and off for several years, with many participants, and in which you were only minimally involved, if at all. So, when are you going to read it? You are supposed to read the report BEFORE you make your comments. From: Kurt Arbuckle Date: Thurs, Dec 29 1994 1:44 pm Groups: alt.meditation.transcendental, sci.skeptic, sci.med, alt.journalism Subject: JAMA editor and Ayurveda http://tinyurl.com/y3g3b6 This post is about the current thread(s) concerning the JAMA article about Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's version of Ayurveda. The story is that some proponents of MA (Maharishi's Ayurveda) were permitted to publish an article on the subject in JAMA (the Journal of the American Medical Association).
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Jenna Bush UNICEF work in Paraguay???
Bhairitu wrote: authfriend wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 11/27/06 6:24:23 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Out of curiosity I've just visited the UNICEF homepage and the UNICEF page for Paraguay and there is no mention at all of the Jenna Bush visit. Other well known people are mentioned by UNICEF on the website and their press releases seem up to date, so I am at a loss why when the daughter of the current Prez visits, ostensibly to work for UNICEF, there is no mention at all. Security The State Department has apparently issued a request for the twins to leave because they were attracting so much publicity (much of it negative). One reporter said he had gone to their hotel and found them lounging around in the hotel's public area with no Secret Service in sight. One of them (Barbara, I think) had her purse stolen in a restaurant right under the noses of the Secret Service agents. The twins have declined to leave. I can see the video ads now: Presidential Twins Gone Wild! :) http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/11/first_daughter_.html
Re: [FairfieldLife] Who is the Stringer.??
I wish the stringer was around when i was on purusha! --- Jason Spock [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Toni - Posted: 03-26-2005 09:04 AM Post subject: From private messages twixt former TM groupies So, a circus story for you follows ... devout celibate bramacharya (monk) that you were: There was a 'stringer' (she put together the spiritual necklaces) at Crest Jewel who tried to bed as many 108/bramacharyas/ purusha boys as she could. She had a special strand of linked rudraksha beads, one bead per celibate she'd bedded. Back in 1980, she had over 50 beads on her special strand, before she was 30 years old herself. The beads linked in silver, wrapped around her wrist - her badge of sexual superiority over Mahesh's celibate control. Bevan was her goal. I don't know if she ever made it. Someone else used to have phone sex with Bevan Morris (for the lurkers, he's one of the devoted monk-like leaders at top). Bevan used to call her from all over the world. Martin - Posted: 03-26-2005 01:08 PM Post subject: of snakes and oil and salesmen and punters Love the story about the stringer. I wonder if Mahesh kept track of the women he bedded. I noticed when I was in Seelisberg that he stopped wearing the string of coral on gold wire with the medallion of Guru Dev (I think Shiva was on the other side ... Mahesh means Shiva). Was he too ashamed? Doubtful. The bedding had gone on since the early 60's. Probably someone nicked it. He played a wire recording of Guru Dev one evening and later we heard somone had nicked the wire recordings. At least one of them is not available on the Internet. Bevan and phone sex sounds about right. Who'd have him really? Well, I suppose we both know the blissninnies who would. For lurkers: bliss ninny is a tm term from the early days and indicated the idiotic types who assumed they were blissful and highly evolved. They were sort of faries, after a fashion, tm enlightenment faries. They were disgusting, pretentious and really gave the movement a bad name. They were, in Mahesh's own words, moodmakers. Later he discovered that actually selling moodmaking brought in heaps of cash. There were also quite sensible, good people around him. They were great to be around and could actually be trusted if you had a problem. Since Mahesh didn't like problems, you had to be sure he didn't find out you had a problem. It kept everyone in line on the surface, superficial level and contributed to a tm underground of sorts. I spent quite a few evenings with Mahesh Bashers in Seelisberg. Since we all had evil stories to tell, we knew we could trust one another because we couln't grass on one another. So I picked up quite a bit. But even we, then, at that time, there, didn't know about Mahesh screwing the faithful women -- we didn't know and yet, night after night, there were always a few women who paraded out of the lecture hall and followed him to his room. Must have been highly confidential Organization business. At least that's what we rationalized. Even the worst of the Mahesh Bashers never brought it up. Delusional thinking plays a big role in cult maintenance. At some point the bubble breaks for someone. So, like Abraham Lincoln said: you can fool some of the people some of the time and some of the people all of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time. M Toni - Posted: 07-17-2005 02:24 PM Post subject: A Tale of Two Gurus Petrick contrasts Amma's down-to-earth mission of helping the poor with Maharishi's promises of world peace and supernatural powers like levitation. There's no pie in the sky with her, he said. The upper ranks of the TM movement are filled with excellencies and highnesses. For $1 million, you can take a course that entitles you to become a raja, or king, in the Global Country of World Peace. And every so often, you can see white stretch limousines driving around Fairfield with the Global Country's golden flag fluttering in the breeze. It should surprise no one that such airs of royalty don't go over well in America -- which, after all, fought a revolution to get rid of its monarchy. But they also contrast sharply with the tales of humility told by Amma's admirers, who say she's been known to carry bricks on her head and jump into sewers to work alongside her followers. She teaches by example, I think, that we're all created equal and that you don't have the big important people and the little peons, said Archer. Amma's humanitarian efforts -- building homes for the poor, funding hospitals, coordinating tsunami relief -- contrast just as sharply with the TM movement's fundraising campaigns, which promise world peace but never seem to make a concrete impact. The latest TM campaign is an effort to build 3,000 peace palaces around the world,
[FairfieldLife] Re: JAMA Caper
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard J. Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: jstein wrote: No, you were incorrect in your suspicions (actually you knew they were incorrect), and also in your claim that your suspicions were justified because nobody would give you a (nonexistent) link to the article. I'm still suspicious - after re-reading the relevant threads, it would appear that not a single one of the respondents had actually read the report published in JAMA, much less the Hoodwinked JAMA Caper written by Skolnick. I've already corrected you on this point (which you knew wasn't accurate to start with). And you've got the name of Skolnick's article wrong.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Bevan's salary: you get what you pay for...
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig sparaig@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig sparaig@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig sparaig@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante no_reply@ wrote: http://tinyurl.com/u932s Probably a typo, or based on 1970 figures. *** Nah, he took at least one pay cut from his high of ~$15K/year, despite his pioneering work in introducing the FS major at MUM: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/26/fashion/26fat.html Bah. Bevan is an amateur as far as Fat Studies go. http://web.mac.com/lawsonenglish/iWeb/Site/I%27m%20fat.html Would it kill you to eat a piece of fruit, bubbaleh? Would it kill you to stop making assumptions about other people? What assumption? You post a photo on your site labeled fat and displaying yourself. Yea, Sparaig looks real fat in that photo. He should eat some fruit. OffWorld
Re: [FairfieldLife] Trifala - Ayurvedic shield for nuclear radiation
For anyone here who takes trifala, I found a way around the awful taste. Chew fresh fennel seeds for a bit before taking the trifala. --- Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm sorry, this is pure bullsh*t. Will someone please explain to me how an herb will prevent the massive cell death from radiation and the exact mechanics? What utter nonsense. Kind of like saying vitamin C will prevent car crashes. --- rama krishna [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Be it a cancer attack or the deadly assault of nuclear radiation, the age-old Ayurvedic formulation 'Trifala' holds the power of shielding mankind from all these onslaughts, Mr K P Mishra, top Radiation Biologist formerly associated with the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai claimed here. Also the President of the Indian Society for Radiation Biology and Indian Biophysical Society Dr Mishra said that the peerless power of 'Trifala' -- a trinity of three herbs, Amalaki, Haritaki and Bibhitaki -- held the promise of protecting the body from the attack of dreadful disease like cancer and the onslaught of nuclear radiation. Dr Mishra, the former head of Radiation Biology and Health Sciences Division at BARC and presently a visiting professor to the Hiroshima University (Japan) is here to attend the 5th International Conference of 'Low Dose Radiation Effects on Human Health and Environment' underway at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU). ''Trifala is not only the best laxative and colon tonic, but also offers perfect treatment to allergies, cold, flu and obesity. The age-old basic Ayurvedic formulation also tones up the immune system of the body -- essential to foil any attack be it cancer or nuclear radiation,'' Dr Mishra maintained. The basic Ayurvedic formulation can be of an immense protective value against diseases like cancer and radio-activity especially arising out of nuclear radiation in this era of growing dependence of nuclear power both for advancement and war. ''Trifala tones up the immune system, by differentiating between diseased human cells and the healthy or normal cells. Once the diseased cells have been identified, the power of Trifala kills these cells, making way for the development of new healthy cells, consequently toning up the immune system. Intake of this staple Ayurvedic formulation will thus help people beat all onslaughts on their body,'' he added. In case of nuclear radiation also a fully toned up immune system courtsey the intake of Trifala could help people neutralise the harmful effects of radio-activity, Dr Mishra said. Dr Mishra, who was heading the ongoing project at the BARC to develop a drug that would help the soldiers neutralise the harmfull effects of nuclear radiation in case of an atomic attack said the power of Trifala was discovered by a team member Dr Sandhya during the work on the project. ''The search is on for finding more such formulations like Trifala, which can make the body immune to deadly radiations,' ' Dr Mishra maintained. ''Research during the course of project has proved that Trifala consumers working in occupations replete with radio-activity like X-ray centres were immune to harmful radiations,' ' he added. Enlisting the other projects underway at the BARC, Dr Mishra said a series of efforts were being made to apply radioisotope technology -- technology based on naturally occurring or synthetic radioactive form of an element -- to benefit the country's population. The slew of radioisotope based iniatiatives included application to eliminate the destruction of crop by insects, tracing untapped ground water resources, besides checking the organ wise functioning of human body, he added. ''The technology is in the process of being applied to sterilise the insect population which destroy crops, thus saving a huge amount our crops which are decayed,'' he added. The most significant area of radioisotope, a seminal branch of nuclear medicine is the work on applying it to devise missile technology based medicine system, which will ensure targeted delivery of drugs especially in cases of cancer and diabetes. ''A missile hits a specific enemy target. Similarly efforts are underway at the BARC to devise a system of radioisotope based nuclear medicine, especially in cases of cancer, where the anti-cancer drug acts only on the diseased cells and not the healthy parts of the body,'' Dr Mishra. When the system is put in place, maximum result can be obtained through minimum input of drugs, thus replacing the side-effects of radio-therapy on patients and eliminating the need for surgical intervention to a large extent, he claimed. The Lyposome or Cell Membrane based targeted drug
[FairfieldLife] Yogic flying video
Where's that yogic flying video I saw where they showed an accomplished gymnast trying it by effort alone, and saying that there was something to it, because he found it so hard? Anyone know where that is? Is it on YouTube? OffWorld
Re: [FairfieldLife] Transcendental Meditation is a natural and effective cure for mental illness.
If only I had a nickel for every self-actualized sidha I've met. I could buy a popsicle. --- suziezuzie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Transcendental Meditation is a natural and effective cure for mental illness. A large body of research has demonstrated that Transcendental Meditation produces comprehensive improvements in mental health, enhancing positive features and reducing various forms of psychological distress. A systematic review of 144 studies found that Transcendental Meditation was markedly more effective in reducing anxiety than other techniques (including progressive muscular relaxation, methods claimed to induce a 'relaxation response', and other forms of meditation) The superiority of Transcendental Meditation remained highly significant when only the strongest and most rigorous studies were included in the analysis. Transcendental Meditation has also consistently been found to reduce depression, hostility, and emotional instability, indicating the growth of a more stable, balanced, and resilient personality In another statistical review of 42 independent research results, Transcendental Meditation was found to be three times as effective as other meditation and relaxation procedures in increasing self- actualization-an overall measure of positive mental health and personal development. Further analysis revealed that the technique is exceptionally effective in developing three independent components of this dimension: emotional maturity, a resilient sense of self, and a positive, integrated perspective on ourselves and the world An exhaustive survey conducted by the Swedish National Health Board found evidence that psychiatric hospital admissions may be much less common among people practicing Transcendental Meditation than in the general population The following excerpt is from Maharishi's book The Science of Being and Art of living Mental health depends upon the normal functioning of the nervous system, so that the full mind is brought to bear upon the external world. The normal functioning of the nervous system results in physical good health so that the body is able to carry out the dictates of the mind, fulfill its desires, and fulfill the purpose of existence. As long as the coordination of the mind with the nervous system is intact, mental health is maintained. When this coordination breaks down, either because of some failure on the part of the mind or of the nervous system, ill health is the result. Such failure of the mind is brought about by a continued inability to fulfill its desires. The main reason for this is weakness in the clarity and power of thought, which thus fails to stimulate the nervous system to the extent that it can successfully carry out the activity needed for fulfillment of the desire. For the most thorough coordination and the most perfect functioning, a profound power of thought on the part of the mind, together with a corresponding efficient executive ability in the nervous system, is required. The integrity of the organic nature of the nervous system is certainly as essential as the power of the mind. As far as their functioning is concerned, they are interdependent. It has been found that while the nervous system remains unchanged, an improvement of the state of the mind results in an improved state of thinking and better coordination between the mind and the world around it. When the full mind is brought out to express itself in the external world, the subject comes into a more perfect and rewarding relationship with the needs of the mind. A mind that is happy and contented produces health. It has also been found that, if the physical state of the nervous system is improved by means of medicine, while the state of mind remains the same, the thinking becomes more profound and the mind functions more energetically and more efficiently. Thus, we find that the mind and the nervous system are interdependent, but since the mind is obviously of a more subtle nature than its organ, the nervous system, it seems wiser to assume that the mind is primary. Any number of factors might interfere with the growth of a tree, but weakness in the seed itself would overshadow them all in importance. In the same way, any number of factors might prevent the fulfillment of a need, but weakness of the power of thought must certainly overshadow the rest. A strong seed will produce a tree even in a desert, while no amount of nurturing will help a weak seed. If the basic power of thought is strong, it will find its way to fulfillment. If, because of the failure to satisfy the needs and desires of the mind, discontent begins to produce tension within it, then the way to remove these tensions will be to strengthen the mind by increasing its power to
[FairfieldLife] Re: Yogic flying video
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Where's that yogic flying video I saw where they showed an accomplished gymnast trying it by effort alone, and saying that there was something to it, because he found it so hard? Anyone know where that is? Is it on YouTube? OffWorld I think that's quite old, pre-WWW. But it does bring up a point I'd like to see: have the TMO sponsor research at the Univ of Wherever as long as its not MUM, with trained gymnasts trying to duplicate yogic flying, which leaves even the most fit gymnasts exhausted after 5 minutes, let alone 20 or more minutes that YFers do. It'd be nice to have a little more levity in the levitation, but barring that, proof that gymnasts cannot duplicate yogic flying for extended periods would be nice.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Yogic flying video
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings no_reply@ wrote: Where's that yogic flying video I saw where they showed an accomplished gymnast trying it by effort alone, and saying that there was something to it, because he found it so hard? Anyone know where that is? Is it on YouTube? OffWorld http://youtube.com/watch?v=KOW2wIFhioo Looks to me as though the poor gymnasts are trying to hop on a mat, not on foam. The mat's nice and thick, but it isn't resilient. Not only can't they get any lift, but they're having to use some of their energy to keep from landing too hard, so they can't get up any momentum from hop to hop. I'd love to see them try it on our foam, and I'd also love to see the yogic flyers try it on the gymnasts' mat. I'm guessing there'd still be a difference, but it wouldn't be nearly so stark.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Yogic flying video
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig sparaig@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings no_reply@ wrote: Where's that yogic flying video I saw where they showed an accomplished gymnast trying it by effort alone, and saying that there was something to it, because he found it so hard? Anyone know where that is? Is it on YouTube? OffWorld http://youtube.com/watch?v=KOW2wIFhioo Looks to me as though the poor gymnasts are trying to hop on a mat, not on foam. The mat's nice and thick, but it isn't resilient. Not only can't they get any lift, but they're having to use some of their energy to keep from landing too hard, so they can't get up any momentum from hop to hop. I'd love to see them try it on our foam, and I'd also love to see the yogic flyers try it on the gymnasts' mat. I'm guessing there'd still be a difference, but it wouldn't be nearly so stark. Thicker foam would provide far less support for the initial push-off. And no-one woulkd want to fall from two feet up onto a regular wrestling mat.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Transcendental Meditation is a natural and effective cure for mental illness.
Peter wrote: Yes, anixiety disorders, depressive disorders, but absolutely not psychosis, it only makes it worse, much worse. --- suziezuzie msilver1951@ wrote: Transcendental Meditation is a natural and effective cure for mental illness. A large body of research has demonstrated that Transcendental Meditation produces comprehensive improvements in mental health, enhancing positive features and reducing various forms of psychological distress. A systematic review of 144 studies found that Transcendental Meditation was markedly more effective in reducing anxiety than other techniques (including progressive muscular relaxation, methods claimed to induce a 'relaxation response', and other forms of meditation) The superiority of Transcendental Meditation remained highly significant when only the strongest and most rigorous studies were included in the analysis. Transcendental Meditation has also consistently been found to reduce depression, hostility, and emotional instability, indicating the growth of a more stable, balanced, and resilient personality In another statistical review of 42 independent research results, Transcendental Meditation was found to be three times as effective as other meditation and relaxation procedures in increasing self- actualization-an overall measure of positive mental health and personal development. Further analysis revealed that the technique is exceptionally effective in developing three independent components of this dimension: emotional maturity, a resilient sense of self, and a positive, integrated perspective on ourselves and the world An exhaustive survey conducted by the Swedish National Health Board found evidence that psychiatric hospital admissions may be much less common among people practicing Transcendental Meditation than in the general population The following excerpt is from Maharishi's book The Science of Being and Art of living Mental health depends upon the normal functioning of the nervous system, so that the full mind is brought to bear upon the external world. The normal functioning of the nervous system results in physical good health so that the body is able to carry out the dictates of the mind, fulfill its desires, and fulfill the purpose of existence. As long as the coordination of the mind with the nervous system is intact, mental health is maintained. When this coordination breaks down, either because of some failure on the part of the mind or of the nervous system, ill health is the result. Such failure of the mind is brought about by a continued inability to fulfill its desires. The main reason for this is weakness in the clarity and power of thought, which thus fails to stimulate the nervous system to the extent that it can successfully carry out the activity needed for fulfillment of the desire. For the most thorough coordination and the most perfect functioning, a profound power of thought on the part of the mind, together with a corresponding efficient executive ability in the nervous system, is required. The integrity of the organic nature of the nervous system is certainly as essential as the power of the mind. As far as their functioning is concerned, they are interdependent. It has been found that while the nervous system remains unchanged, an improvement of the state of the mind results in an improved state of thinking and better coordination between the mind and the world around it. When the full mind is brought out to express itself in the external world, the subject comes into a more perfect and rewarding relationship with the needs of the mind. A mind that is happy and contented produces health. It has also been found that, if the physical state of the nervous system is improved by means of medicine, while the state of mind remains the same, the thinking becomes more profound and the mind functions more energetically and more efficiently. Thus, we find that the mind and the nervous system are interdependent, but since the mind is obviously of a more subtle nature than its organ, the nervous system, it seems wiser to assume that the mind is primary. Any number of factors might interfere with the growth of a tree, but weakness in the seed itself would overshadow them all in importance. In the same way, any number of factors might prevent the fulfillment of a need, but weakness of the power of thought must certainly overshadow the rest. A strong seed will produce a tree even in a desert, while no amount of
[FairfieldLife] Re: Yogic flying video
This brings up something I've been pondering about yogic flying which of course isn't flying at all. Although I've had the sutras for many many years, I would like to hear some explanation of exactly what bouncing around, or shaking, or whatever else people are doing has anything to do with levitation. I've always had the feeling that if tomorrow MMY said, okay, all this hopping around isn't really necessary, then all of a sudden people would stop hopping around. What's the point? Not only can't they get any lift, but they're having to use some of their energy to keep from landing too hard, so they can't get up any momentum from hop to hop. I'd love to see them try it on our foam, and I'd also love to see the yogic flyers try it on the gymnasts' mat. I'm guessing there'd still be a difference, but it wouldn't be nearly so stark. Thicker foam would provide far less support for the initial push- off. And no-one woulkd want to fall from two feet up onto a regular wrestling mat.
