[FairfieldLife] Terrorism industry: harmful to your health
Those charming folks in Homeland Security, spenders of $40 billion/yr, are more dangerous than the actual terror threat: * http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/15/science/15tier.html "Which is more of a threat to your health: Al Qaeda or the Department of Homeland Security? Although it's impossible to calculate the pain that terrorist attacks inflict on victims and society, when statisticians look at cold numbers, they have variously estimated the chances of the average person dying in America at the hands of international terrorists to be comparable to the risk of dying from eating peanuts, being struck by an asteroid or drowning in a toilet. ... "But continual fear of terrorism is a strain on the social fabric, too. People become reluctant to even get together when public spaces are turned into fortified zones. Civil liberties erode and mistrust increases when the authorities keep warning of lurking terrorists and urging people to report "suspicious" activity, as in the ubiquitous advertisements in the New York subways exhorting people to call in tips to a counterterrorism hot line. The sponsors of the New York campaign were so pleased with the results that they papered the subways with congratulations to the riders: "Last year, 1,944 New Yorkers saw something and said something." But as William Neuman reported in The Times, the ads neglected to mention the number of terrorists arrested as a result of the tips: zero. Meanwhile, how many subway riders were given diagnoses of new heart problems after riding to work every morning looking at ads reminding them that they might be blown to bits any second? Not zero, if you believe the new study. Even before this study, some doctors were arguing that terrorism wasn't nearly as dangerous as the related "epidemic of fear," as Marc Siegel called it in a 2005 book, "False Alarm." Dr. Siegel, of the New York University School of Medicine, pointed to studies linking fear of terrorism with increased risk of heart arrhythmias and elevated levels of an enzyme that correlates with heart disease.
[FairfieldLife] Re: The Same Grandfathers of Physics Speak Out.......was/The Grandfathers of Phy
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> How could anyone but the most stupid being to ever live think that
> somehow the observation of a human is more important than that of
say
> an elephant or chimpanzee, and those are somehow more relevant
than a
> mouse or a beetle, and those are more relevant than a microbe or
even
> a particle that registers (observes) an energy or effect.
Cool!
\EN{M1.96a/} bhuutaanaaM ***praaNinaH shreshhThaaH*** praaNinaaM
buddhijiivinaH |
\EN{M1.96c/} ### buddhimatsu *naraaH* shreshhThaa ### nareshhu
braahmaNaaH smR^itaaH || \BC\.\SC||
\EN{M1.97a/} braahmaNeshhu cha vidvaa.nso vidvatsu kR^itabuddhayaH |
\EN{M1.97c/} kR^itabuddhishhu kartaaraH kartR^ishhu brahmavedinaH ||
\BC\.\SC||
\EN{M1.98a/} utpattireva viprasya muurtirdharmasya shaashvatii |
\EN{M1.98c/} sa hi dharmaarthamutpanno ***brahmabhuuyaaya kalpate***
|| \BC
-- MDhSh, I 96-98 (emph. add. by Maister)
[FairfieldLife] Never tainted by sins??
104. A Brahmana who studies these Institutes (and) faithfully fulfils the duties (prescribed therein), is never tainted by sins, arising from thoughts, words, or deeds. idaM shaastramadhiiyaano braahmaNaH sha.nsitavrataH | manovaakdehajairnityaM karmadoshhairna lipyate || Attempt at S-V: idam; shaastram adhiiyaanaH; braahmanaH shaMsita-vrataH | manaH+vaak-dehajaiH; nityam; karma-doSaiH; na lipyate ||
Re: [FairfieldLife] Partial transcripts from Jan 12th Celebration
On one hand a lovely conversation of devotion and love and on the other hand such a strange, stilted formal exchange. Like two Victorian actors playing these stylized roles with grand sweeping gestures. Go figure. --- Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Forwarded from a friend of a friend of a friend: > > Here are transcripts of three short parts of the > Jan. 12 celebration. > These are my own effort, not official. Numbers > refer to the hours > and minutes into the celebration these appeared > (beginning from the > initial Vedic chanting). Prime Minister Bevan > Morris's narration > appears without quotes, and is not always exact. > Jai Guru Dev > > #1 - 2:34 > > When he heard this announcement, and the warm > reception of all to the > foundation of this organization, the Brahmananda > Saraswati Trust, > Maharishi said, > > "I am grateful for this warm sendoff of > Invincibility to the whole > world, for all times. It was my pleasure, at the > feet of Guru Dev, > to take the light of Guru Dev, and pass it on to my > environment. > Now, today, I am closing my designated duty to Guru > Dev. I can only > say, 'Live long the world--in peace, happiness, > prosperity, and > freedom from suffering.' > > "Today, this farewell marks the establishment of > Invincibility for > all mankind under the capable, silent rulership of > Maharaja Raja > Raam, and under the capable guidance of all the > Ministers, and all > the glorified minds in terms of all dignity of the > light in > Invincibility for every country. And it is my > satisfaction that I > offer this to the lotus feet of Shri Guru Dev. Jai > Guru Dev. And > offer my everything to the blessings of Guru Dev. > And continue with > the world in peace, prosperity and happiness. > > "This formation the Brahmananda Saraswati Trust is > going to be a > glory for the administration for future life on > earth, on the > individual and national level. All glory to Guru > Dev. Jai Guru Dev. > Express my delight for all the millennia to come, > that the world is > going to be a happy world. The Brahmananda > Saraswati Trust is going > to take the lighted lamp every morning and night, > every night to > come. The future of the world is bright, and that > is my delight." > > #2 - 2:42 > > Here is His Majesty Maharaja Nader Raam's message, > expressed today to > His Holiness to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi: > > "Your gift of infinite silence, eternal peace, with > none other than > You in it, I embraced, my Lord, with joy. And it > filled me with > bliss. In it, you breathe life into Veda. Your > thoughts are Pure > Knowledge. In it, you leave nothing to be desired. > There is no > need, no want. You are the soul of all that there > is--Atma, Brahm, > eternal freedom, totality, unboundedness. > > "Tender, softly permeating everything, all > encompassing, binding the > loose ends of creation, unifying all opposites, > resolving all > conflicts, you are and give meaning and all the > glory to > Silence--that gift of Guru Dev--that which you > taught us to be Guru > Dev. > > "With your grace, my Lord, my silence has been full. > Please today do > not wish us to experience its emptiness. I shall > remain in it. But > please do not take away from me the hope to be > always able to open my > eyes and say, 'Jai Guru Dev.' For other than to > you, and under your > guidance, to whom shall I speak? > > "Yes, of course, you say--and I know--you will be > with me forever. > And my task will be easy, keeping you company in > silence. But why > suddenly, today, I feel the need to speak, and the > need to tell you > again and again, and never lose the chance to be > able to tell you > again, how much I adore you. > > "Yes, I know that we will all be together, unified > and strong, with > you--for there is nothing in us, other than you. > And I see the day > when I will be fulfilled again--that day which I > cannot wait for too > long, that day when everyone alive on this planet > Earth will with > every breath, in his heart and mind, uphold your > Silence, your Guru > Dev--our Guru Dev. > > "Only on that day--maybe--I will stop missing you. > Jai Guru Dev." > > > #3 - 2:49:30 > > Yesterday, when Maharishi was reflecting on all the > praise that was > expressed to him by all the Rajas and Ministers, > Maharishi said, in > thinking about all that was said, the Invincible > Raja of America came > to his mind. So he said, "Invincible Raja of > America, when I am > saying this, I am reminded of you." > > Maharishi was speaking about the discovery of the > Unified Field, and > the spontaneous operation of all life on earth from > that level of the > Unified Field. So he said, > > "Invincible Raja of America, when I am saying this, > I am reminded of > you, in you I have seen that Invincibility that > cannot be isolated > anywhere. You will be able to design the human race
[FairfieldLife] Re: January 12'th celebrations
Angela Mailander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: You know, I've often wondered what it is with Movement language. I'd be in the dome, and there'd be this poster with this long message (parade of adjectives) which said how precious and how beautiful and how joyful and how etc. something was. And it was really, really bad writing. Who writes this crap? And why doesn't someone say, Hey, this is really bad? Movement art strikes me the same way. Check out the movement site where they describe the Raja Training course, and the part where they go into the domains for men, women, and couples. Just so silly and saacharin. Not to mention the course fee (contribution) of $1,000,000. which can be paid in two installments.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: January 12'th celebrations
"This is the most sublimely perfect and sweetly auspicious phase of precious thought and most glorious action where we can spontaneously and profoundly experience our dear heaven on earth." Or something like that. You gotta have "dear" and "precious." . Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
[FairfieldLife] Re: January 12'th celebrations
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "This is the most sublimely perfect and sweetly auspicious phase of precious thought and most glorious action where we can > > spontaneously and profoundly experience our dear heaven on earth." Or > > something like that. > > You gotta have "dear" and "precious." > > Sweet!
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: January 12'th celebrations
Thanks for the vote of confidence, but it can be improved further: We are so very fortun-ate to be supremely blessed with this, the most sublimely perfect and sweetly auspicious phase of precious thought and most glorious action where we can spontaneously and profoundly experience our dear heaven on earth." Or something like that. Maybe they should hire me to write this drivel. I seem to be good at it. Messages in this topic (35) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages |Files |Photos |Links |Database |Polls |Members |Calendar To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' MARKETPLACE Earn your degree in as few as 2 years - Advance your career with an AS, BS, MS degree - College-Finder.net. Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe Recent Activity 11 New Members 1 New Photos 1 New Links Visit Your Group Need traffic? Drive customers With search ads on Yahoo! Dog Zone on Yahoo! Groups Join a Group all about dogs. Women of Curves on Yahoo! Groups A positive group to discuss Curves. . Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
[FairfieldLife] Re: Off_world's early Vermont Spring
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "mainstream20016" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Off_world on Dec. 26: > > > Outta here, see ya'll. > > > Its been a laugh watching the fundies squirm under the harsh light of > > > truth. Research published in respected peer-reviewed scientific > > > journals. > > > > > > The sun is out, the solstice is over, and the skiing is great, so I > > > am bowing out until the Spring. Maybe by then some more of you will > > > have entered the modern age and will accept research published in > > > respected peer-reviewed scientific journals :-) > > > > > > OffWorld > > on Dec. 26, Mainstream wrote: > "His self-imposed hiatus until Spring must mean that even in Vermont, Spring will > be early. I don't look forward to it, but will see him back by Jan. 5th." > > It was rather quiet without you, Off. Apparently you were missed. Welcome back.>> Its not me, its the other guy. OffWorld
[FairfieldLife] Re: Partial transcripts from Jan 12th Celebration
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On one hand a lovely conversation of devotion and love > and on the other hand such a strange, stilted formal > exchange. Like two Victorian actors playing these > stylized roles with grand sweeping gestures. Go > figure. > This totally nails what made me feel weird reading it Pete! Like the moment when your Iranian rug salesman uses the phrase "because you are my friend I give you special deal" one too many times. Like overhearing a couple of old queens at a bar after their night at the "theaaater" try to get the male lead from the play to join them for a nightcap. Like working years for MMY anonymously only to find your time in the sun with him personally filled up, not with your next level of knowledge, but with him endlessly repeating another intro lecture as if you are perhaps a feeble child who hadn't been giving them yourself for years, when you are asked "how was your meeting with MMY?" And you say. "Oh it was sublime, the most intense expansion of consciousness possible for a point to feel the totality of consciousness and the depth of silence..." Excuse me for a moment, I have to throw up in my mouth a little. The words don't hide the lack of real intimacy, they reveal it. > --- Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Forwarded from a friend of a friend of a friend: > > > > Here are transcripts of three short parts of the > > Jan. 12 celebration. > > These are my own effort, not official. Numbers > > refer to the hours > > and minutes into the celebration these appeared > > (beginning from the > > initial Vedic chanting). Prime Minister Bevan > > Morris's narration > > appears without quotes, and is not always exact. > > Jai Guru Dev > > > > #1 - 2:34 > > > > When he heard this announcement, and the warm > > reception of all to the > > foundation of this organization, the Brahmananda > > Saraswati Trust, > > Maharishi said, > > > > "I am grateful for this warm sendoff of > > Invincibility to the whole > > world, for all times. It was my pleasure, at the > > feet of Guru Dev, > > to take the light of Guru Dev, and pass it on to my > > environment. > > Now, today, I am closing my designated duty to Guru > > Dev. I can only > > say, 'Live long the world--in peace, happiness, > > prosperity, and > > freedom from suffering.' > > > > "Today, this farewell marks the establishment of > > Invincibility for > > all mankind under the capable, silent rulership of > > Maharaja Raja > > Raam, and under the capable guidance of all the > > Ministers, and all > > the glorified minds in terms of all dignity of the > > light in > > Invincibility for every country. And it is my > > satisfaction that I > > offer this to the lotus feet of Shri Guru Dev. Jai > > Guru Dev. And > > offer my everything to the blessings of Guru Dev. > > And continue with > > the world in peace, prosperity and happiness. > > > > "This formation the Brahmananda Saraswati Trust is > > going to be a > > glory for the administration for future life on > > earth, on the > > individual and national level. All glory to Guru > > Dev. Jai Guru Dev. > > Express my delight for all the millennia to come, > > that the world is > > going to be a happy world. The Brahmananda > > Saraswati Trust is going > > to take the lighted lamp every morning and night, > > every night to > > come. The future of the world is bright, and that > > is my delight." > > > > #2 - 2:42 > > > > Here is His Majesty Maharaja Nader Raam's message, > > expressed today to > > His Holiness to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi: > > > > "Your gift of infinite silence, eternal peace, with > > none other than > > You in it, I embraced, my Lord, with joy. And it > > filled me with > > bliss. In it, you breathe life into Veda. Your > > thoughts are Pure > > Knowledge. In it, you leave nothing to be desired. > > There is no > > need, no want. You are the soul of all that there > > is--Atma, Brahm, > > eternal freedom, totality, unboundedness. > > > > "Tender, softly permeating everything, all > > encompassing, binding the > > loose ends of creation, unifying all opposites, > > resolving all > > conflicts, you are and give meaning and all the > > glory to > > Silence--that gift of Guru Dev--that which you > > taught us to be Guru > > Dev. > > > > "With your grace, my Lord, my silence has been full. > > Please today do > > not wish us to experience its emptiness. I shall > > remain in it. But > > please do not take away from me the hope to be > > always able to open my > > eyes and say, 'Jai Guru Dev.' For other than to > > you, and under your > > guidance, to whom shall I speak? > > > > "Yes, of course, you say--and I know--you will be > > with me forever. > > And my task will be easy, keeping you company in > > silence. But why > > suddenly, today, I feel the need to speak, and the > > need to tell you > > again and a
[FairfieldLife] Re: Talk by Maharishi
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jan 14, 2008, at 10:16 PM, Rick Archer wrote: > > > A friend said: This transcript comes from a very strong Governor > > friend, > > Does he eat a lot of spinach or something? > > > who has a friend in Vlodrop prepared this. > > With or without ghee? :) > > Sal Sounds like a baloney sandwich to me.
[FairfieldLife] Re: The Same Grandfathers of Physics Speak Out.......was/The Grandfathers of Phy
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings
> wrote:
> >
> > How could anyone but the most stupid being to ever live think
that
> > somehow the observation of a human is more important than that of
> say
> > an elephant or chimpanzee, and those are somehow more relevant
> than a
> > mouse or a beetle, and those are more relevant than a microbe or
> even
> > a particle that registers (observes) an energy or effect.
>
> Cool!
>
> \EN{M1.96a/} bhuutaanaaM ***praaNinaH shreshhThaaH*** praaNinaaM
> buddhijiivinaH |
> \EN{M1.96c/} ### buddhimatsu *naraaH* shreshhThaa ### nareshhu
> braahmaNaaH smR^itaaH || \BC\.\SC||
> \EN{M1.97a/} braahmaNeshhu cha vidvaa.nso vidvatsu kR^itabuddhayaH |
> \EN{M1.97c/} kR^itabuddhishhu kartaaraH kartR^ishhu brahmavedinaH
||
> \BC\.\SC||
> \EN{M1.98a/} utpattireva viprasya muurtirdharmasya shaashvatii |
> \EN{M1.98c/} sa hi dharmaarthamutpanno ***brahmabhuuyaaya
kalpate***
> || \BC
>
> -- MDhSh, I 96-98 (emph. add. by Maister)
>
translation please.
OFfWorld
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: January 12'th celebrations
On Jan 15, 2008, at 7:52 AM, Angela Mailander wrote: "This is the most sublimely perfect and sweetly auspicious phase of precious thought and most glorious action where we can spontaneously and profoundly experience our dear heaven on earth." Or something like that. You gotta have "dear" and "precious." He did. Sal
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: January 12'th celebrations
On Jan 15, 2008, at 1:00 AM, mainstream20016 wrote: Oh, the buy low and sell high experience is okay, but the best experience is this: inspire a local community to fund a purchase of a building for use as a community center; allow the locals to use the building for a few years so they will be none the wiser; then sell the building, transfer all proceeds overseas, and rationalize to the locals that they have contributed to a better world through the process. In a few years, go back to the locals, and repeat Ahem. You mean Quantum Accounting. Quantum Accounting has to be good for you because it's Vedic. It utilizes the draining aspect of the Unified Field of all the Laws of Nature. Remember, even if your savings are drained and your credit cards maxxed out, that relative emptiness still contains infinite dynamism! Didn't you ever hear of overtime? Don't mess with the Unified Field, it doesn't like that. Open your checking account to the field of all possibilities!
[FairfieldLife] Re: Partial transcripts from Jan 12th Celebration
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The words don't hide the lack of real intimacy, they reveal it. That Curtis sure has a way with words. Well said.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Talk by Maharishi
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "do.rflex" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine > wrote: > > > > On Jan 14, 2008, at 10:16 PM, Rick Archer wrote: > > > > > A friend said: This transcript comes from a very strong > > > Governor friend, > > > > Does he eat a lot of spinach or something? > > > > > who has a friend in Vlodrop prepared this. > > > > With or without ghee? :) > > > > Sal > > > Sounds like a baloney sandwich to me. Boy, this one got to me. The other transcripts didn't, but there's something different about this one.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Partial transcripts from Jan 12th Celebration
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter wrote: > > > > On one hand a lovely conversation of devotion and love > > and on the other hand such a strange, stilted formal > > exchange. Like two Victorian actors playing these > > stylized roles with grand sweeping gestures. Go > > figure. > > This totally nails what made me feel weird reading it Pete! > > Like the moment when your Iranian rug salesman uses the phrase > "because you are my friend I give you special deal" one too many > times. > > Like overhearing a couple of old queens at a bar after their night > at the "theaaater" try to get the male lead from the play to join > them for a nightcap. > > Like working years for MMY anonymously only to find your time in the > sun with him personally filled up, not with your next level of > knowledge, but with him endlessly repeating another intro lecture as > if you are perhaps a feeble child who hadn't been giving them > yourself for years, when you are asked "how was your meeting with > MMY?" And you say. "Oh it was sublime, the most intense expansion > of consciousness possible for a point to feel the totality of > consciousness and the depth of silence..." > > Excuse me for a moment, I have to throw up in my mouth a little. > > The words don't hide the lack of real intimacy, they reveal it. I'm mystified by this comment, and by Peter's. What "conversation"? What "exchange"? "Lack of real intimacy" between who and who? I don't see an exchange here. I see an excerpt from MMY's address to everyone, a tribute to MMY from King Tony, and another excerpt from MMY's address to everyone, all read by Bevan. And even if it were an exchange, why would you expect "real intimacy" during a formal celebration? MMY always talks like this on such occasions, at least from what I've read of them.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Talk by Maharishi
On Jan 15, 2008, at 8:30 AM, do.rflex wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Jan 14, 2008, at 10:16 PM, Rick Archer wrote: A friend said: This transcript comes from a very strong Governor friend, Does he eat a lot of spinach or something? who has a friend in Vlodrop prepared this. With or without ghee? :) Sal Sounds like a baloney sandwich to me. What a bunch of turkeys! Sal
[FairfieldLife] Re: Partial transcripts from Jan 12th Celebration
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "feste37" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That's one way of looking at it, I suppose, but it reminded me more of > the way Rumi writes of his master Shams. > > It's interesting how these things work on this board. Someone who is > very enthusiastic about what is happening sends a transcript to Rick > Archer, presumably because he or she considers him a friend. Mr. > Archer cynically posts it here, knowing full well what the response > will be. It is an open invitation to ridicule, and of course that is > exactly what happens. People try outdo each other in pouring scorn on > it. All very predictable and silly. Wow,your scorn outdid mine! Excellent! > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter wrote: > > > > > > On one hand a lovely conversation of devotion and love > > > and on the other hand such a strange, stilted formal > > > exchange. Like two Victorian actors playing these > > > stylized roles with grand sweeping gestures. Go > > > figure. > > > > > > > This totally nails what made me feel weird reading it Pete! > > > > Like the moment when your Iranian rug salesman uses the phrase > > "because you are my friend I give you special deal" one too many times. > > > > Like overhearing a couple of old queens at a bar after their night at > > the "theaaater" try to get the male lead from the play to join them > > for a nightcap. > > > > Like working years for MMY anonymously only to find your time in the > > sun with him personally filled up, not with your next level of > > knowledge, but with him endlessly repeating another intro lecture as > > if you are perhaps a feeble child who hadn't been giving them yourself > > for years, when you are asked "how was your meeting with MMY?" And > > you say. "Oh it was sublime, the most intense expansion of > > consciousness possible for a point to feel the totality of > > consciousness and the depth of silence..." > > > > Excuse me for a moment, I have to throw up in my mouth a little. > > > > > > The words don't hide the lack of real intimacy, they reveal it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Rick Archer wrote: > > > > > > > Forwarded from a friend of a friend of a friend: > > > > > > > > Here are transcripts of three short parts of the > > > > Jan. 12 celebration. > > > > These are my own effort, not official. Numbers > > > > refer to the hours > > > > and minutes into the celebration these appeared > > > > (beginning from the > > > > initial Vedic chanting). Prime Minister Bevan > > > > Morris's narration > > > > appears without quotes, and is not always exact. > > > > Jai Guru Dev > > > > > > > > #1 - 2:34 > > > > > > > > When he heard this announcement, and the warm > > > > reception of all to the > > > > foundation of this organization, the Brahmananda > > > > Saraswati Trust, > > > > Maharishi said, > > > > > > > > "I am grateful for this warm sendoff of > > > > Invincibility to the whole > > > > world, for all times. It was my pleasure, at the > > > > feet of Guru Dev, > > > > to take the light of Guru Dev, and pass it on to my > > > > environment. > > > > Now, today, I am closing my designated duty to Guru > > > > Dev. I can only > > > > say, 'Live long the world--in peace, happiness, > > > > prosperity, and > > > > freedom from suffering.' > > > > > > > > "Today, this farewell marks the establishment of > > > > Invincibility for > > > > all mankind under the capable, silent rulership of > > > > Maharaja Raja > > > > Raam, and under the capable guidance of all the > > > > Ministers, and all > > > > the glorified minds in terms of all dignity of the > > > > light in > > > > Invincibility for every country. And it is my > > > > satisfaction that I > > > > offer this to the lotus feet of Shri Guru Dev. Jai > > > > Guru Dev. And > > > > offer my everything to the blessings of Guru Dev. > > > > And continue with > > > > the world in peace, prosperity and happiness. > > > > > > > > "This formation the Brahmananda Saraswati Trust is > > > > going to be a > > > > glory for the administration for future life on > > > > earth, on the > > > > individual and national level. All glory to Guru > > > > Dev. Jai Guru Dev. > > > > Express my delight for all the millennia to come, > > > > that the world is > > > > going to be a happy world. The Brahmananda > > > > Saraswati Trust is going > > > > to take the lighted lamp every morning and night, > > > > every night to > > > > come. The future of the world is bright, and that > > > > is my delight." > > > > > > > > #2 - 2:42 > > > > > > > > Here is His Majesty Maharaja Nader Raam's message, > > > > expressed today to > > > > His Holiness to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi: > > > > > > > > "Your gift of infinite silence, eternal peace, with > > > > none other than > > > > You in it, I embraced, my Lord, with joy. And it > > > > filled me with >
RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Partial transcripts from Jan 12th Celebration
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of feste37 Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 10:12 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Partial transcripts from Jan 12th Celebration That's one way of looking at it, I suppose, but it reminded me more of the way Rumi writes of his master Shams. It's interesting how these things work on this board. Someone who is very enthusiastic about what is happening sends a transcript to Rick Archer, presumably because he or she considers him a friend. Mr. Archer cynically posts it here, knowing full well what the response will be. It is an open invitation to ridicule, and of course that is exactly what happens. People try outdo each other in pouring scorn on it. All very predictable and silly. It wasn’t sent to me personally. It was sent to a bunch of people. I have routinely posted official and unofficial TMO news here since the beginning of FFL, because I feel that all things TMO, the good, the bad, and the ugly, are part of Fairfield Life. If I posted something and it elicited a tread full of praise for the TMO, I would have no problems with that and it wouldn’t dissuade me from continuing to post such things. No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.2/1224 - Release Date: 1/14/2008 5:39 PM
[FairfieldLife] msnbc.com: Dozens in Texas town report seeing UFO
This is on the MSN website this morning. Something to distract us from politics! Dozens in Texas town report seeing UFO In this farming community where nightfall usually brings clear, starry skies, residents are abuzz over reported sightings of what many believe is a UFO. HYPERLINK "http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22656172/from/ET/"http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/2 2656172/from/ET/ No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.2/1224 - Release Date: 1/14/2008 5:39 PM
[FairfieldLife] Partial transcripts from Jan 12th Celebration& this cite
I am glad U do so for us Rick. Politics is NOT why so many of us originally joined the cite but 4 info on TM positive & negative & news of Fairfield & Vedic city & Maharishi. NOT the rest & certainly NOT to snipe at one another. Those posts could well be done off line, & to each other directly. In a message dated 1/15/2008 11:20:56 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of feste37 Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 10:12 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Partial transcripts from Jan 12th Celebration That's one way of looking at it, I suppose, but it reminded me more of the way Rumi writes of his master Shams. It's interesting how these things work on this board. Someone who is very enthusiastic about what is happening sends a transcript to Rick Archer, presumably because he or she considers him a friend. Mr. Archer cynically posts it here, knowing full well what the response will be. It is an open invitation to ridicule, and of course that is exactly what happens. People try outdo each other in pouring scorn on it. All very predictable and silly. It wasn’t sent to me personally. It was sent to a bunch of people. I have routinely posted official and unofficial TMO news here since the beginning of FFL, because I feel that all things TMO, the good, the bad, and the ugly, are part of Fairfield Life. If I posted something and it elicited a tread full of praise for the TMO, I would have no problems with that and it wouldn’t dissuade me from continuing to post such things. No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.2/1224 - Release Date: 1/14/2008 5:39 PM **Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp0030002489
[FairfieldLife] Re: Partial transcripts from Jan 12th Celebration
Me: > > The words don't hide the lack of real intimacy, they reveal it. > Judy: > I'm mystified by this comment, and by Peter's. > > What "conversation"? What "exchange"? "Lack > of real intimacy" between who and who? > > I don't see an exchange here. I see an excerpt > from MMY's address to everyone, a tribute to MMY > from King Tony, and another excerpt from MMY's > address to everyone, all read by Bevan. > > And even if it were an exchange, why would you > expect "real intimacy" during a formal > celebration? MMY always talks like this on such > occasions, at least from what I've read of them. That was what felt weird to me. It was a "show" of personal intimacy. Read Tony's words. Not the words of tribute to be shared with a group. But the show of how personally close he is to MMY. King Tony speaking to his "lord": > "With your grace, my Lord, my silence has been full. > Please today do > not wish us to experience its emptiness. I shall > remain in it. But > please do not take away from me the hope to be > always able to open my > eyes and say, 'Jai Guru Dev.' For other than to > you, and under your > guidance, to whom shall I speak? > > "Yes, of course, you say--and I know--you will be > with me forever. > And my task will be easy, keeping you company in > silence. But why > suddenly, today, I feel the need to speak, and the > need to tell you > again and again, and never lose the chance to be > able to tell you > again, how much I adore you. > This was not the language of formal celebrations which is equally flowery and baroque. It was pseudo-personal for effect. If it had been said by his bedside it would be, as Peter pointed out, oddly formal. In the context of being read to the group, it was oddly personal. Now I am more than happy to admit that I am bringing more than a bit of my own "stuff" to this table, so I am not suggesting that my take is "the take" on this complex interaction. I am a "fan" of sorts of MMY, but I throughly despise Tony, from afar. MMY always seems oddly elusive and intimate at the same time. I always hoped that in some context with him personally he would stop doing the schtick, let down his persona and get real. At a certain point I realized that this was not an option for him, at least with any group I was with when I was with him. The little crumbs of personal interaction that my Purusha friends would hang on seemed so pathetic. So at the end of his life I see his closest people, acting out the same faux-personal interaction for the show of his passing. It feels weird. I guess that is the best way to describe how I feel about it, weird. Like eavesdropping on people with a bad case of dissociative disorder attempting to express feelings. So what is your take on Tony, Judy? Do you have any feeling for the guy? I am open (yeah right!), I can appear open (if not pressed too hard) to another POV on the guy. But so far, when I read what he says, I just want to throw the rug back on the rack and run out of the store holding my wallet in my back pocket like I just got a butt full of buckshot and need to high tail it outta there. > "With your grace, my Lord, my silence has been full. > Please today do > not wish us to experience its emptiness. I shall > remain in it. But > please do not take away from me the hope to be > always able to open my > eyes and say, 'Jai Guru Dev.' For other than to > you, and under your > guidance, to whom shall I speak? > > "Yes, of course, you say--and I know--you will be > with me forever. > And my task will be easy, keeping you company in > silence. But why > suddenly, today, I feel the need to speak, and the > need to tell you > again and again, and never lose the chance to be > able to tell you > again, how much I adore you. >
[FairfieldLife] Quantum Accounting, was: January 12'th celebrations
Ahem. You mean Quantum Accounting. Quantum Accounting has to be good for you because it's Vedic. It utilizes the draining aspect of the Unified Field of all the Laws of Nature. Remember, even if your savings are drained and your credit cards maxxed out, that relative emptiness still contains infinite dynamism! Didn't you ever hear of overtime? Don't mess with the Unified Field, it doesn't like that. Open your checking account to the field of all possibilities! That reminds me of something that happened on the eve of the presidential elections, the first time Hagelin ran. He was nowhere in the polls. Didn’t stand a chance. But many meditators believed that the nation would wake up November 5th to discover that by some miracle, he had won. At this point, there was a great hue and cry to donate to the Natural Law Party. Maharishi actually urged people to put donations on their credit cards if that’s the only way they could donate. Another funny thing about that campaign was that at a rally in Doug Greenfield’s yard, there was a big backdrop with the names and photos of the candidates, (Hagelin and I think Thompson) but Bevan’s name and photo were above and more prominent than theirs, as “Party Chairman.” He, of course, is Australian and couldn’t run for president here. No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.2/1224 - Release Date: 1/14/2008 5:39 PM
[FairfieldLife] Re: Partial transcripts from Jan 12th Celebration
That's one way of looking at it, I suppose, but it reminded me more of the way Rumi writes of his master Shams. It's interesting how these things work on this board. Someone who is very enthusiastic about what is happening sends a transcript to Rick Archer, presumably because he or she considers him a friend. Mr. Archer cynically posts it here, knowing full well what the response will be. It is an open invitation to ridicule, and of course that is exactly what happens. People try outdo each other in pouring scorn on it. All very predictable and silly. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter wrote: > > > > On one hand a lovely conversation of devotion and love > > and on the other hand such a strange, stilted formal > > exchange. Like two Victorian actors playing these > > stylized roles with grand sweeping gestures. Go > > figure. > > > > This totally nails what made me feel weird reading it Pete! > > Like the moment when your Iranian rug salesman uses the phrase > "because you are my friend I give you special deal" one too many times. > > Like overhearing a couple of old queens at a bar after their night at > the "theaaater" try to get the male lead from the play to join them > for a nightcap. > > Like working years for MMY anonymously only to find your time in the > sun with him personally filled up, not with your next level of > knowledge, but with him endlessly repeating another intro lecture as > if you are perhaps a feeble child who hadn't been giving them yourself > for years, when you are asked "how was your meeting with MMY?" And > you say. "Oh it was sublime, the most intense expansion of > consciousness possible for a point to feel the totality of > consciousness and the depth of silence..." > > Excuse me for a moment, I have to throw up in my mouth a little. > > > The words don't hide the lack of real intimacy, they reveal it. > > > > > > > --- Rick Archer wrote: > > > > > Forwarded from a friend of a friend of a friend: > > > > > > Here are transcripts of three short parts of the > > > Jan. 12 celebration. > > > These are my own effort, not official. Numbers > > > refer to the hours > > > and minutes into the celebration these appeared > > > (beginning from the > > > initial Vedic chanting). Prime Minister Bevan > > > Morris's narration > > > appears without quotes, and is not always exact. > > > Jai Guru Dev > > > > > > #1 - 2:34 > > > > > > When he heard this announcement, and the warm > > > reception of all to the > > > foundation of this organization, the Brahmananda > > > Saraswati Trust, > > > Maharishi said, > > > > > > "I am grateful for this warm sendoff of > > > Invincibility to the whole > > > world, for all times. It was my pleasure, at the > > > feet of Guru Dev, > > > to take the light of Guru Dev, and pass it on to my > > > environment. > > > Now, today, I am closing my designated duty to Guru > > > Dev. I can only > > > say, 'Live long the world--in peace, happiness, > > > prosperity, and > > > freedom from suffering.' > > > > > > "Today, this farewell marks the establishment of > > > Invincibility for > > > all mankind under the capable, silent rulership of > > > Maharaja Raja > > > Raam, and under the capable guidance of all the > > > Ministers, and all > > > the glorified minds in terms of all dignity of the > > > light in > > > Invincibility for every country. And it is my > > > satisfaction that I > > > offer this to the lotus feet of Shri Guru Dev. Jai > > > Guru Dev. And > > > offer my everything to the blessings of Guru Dev. > > > And continue with > > > the world in peace, prosperity and happiness. > > > > > > "This formation the Brahmananda Saraswati Trust is > > > going to be a > > > glory for the administration for future life on > > > earth, on the > > > individual and national level. All glory to Guru > > > Dev. Jai Guru Dev. > > > Express my delight for all the millennia to come, > > > that the world is > > > going to be a happy world. The Brahmananda > > > Saraswati Trust is going > > > to take the lighted lamp every morning and night, > > > every night to > > > come. The future of the world is bright, and that > > > is my delight." > > > > > > #2 - 2:42 > > > > > > Here is His Majesty Maharaja Nader Raam's message, > > > expressed today to > > > His Holiness to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi: > > > > > > "Your gift of infinite silence, eternal peace, with > > > none other than > > > You in it, I embraced, my Lord, with joy. And it > > > filled me with > > > bliss. In it, you breathe life into Veda. Your > > > thoughts are Pure > > > Knowledge. In it, you leave nothing to be desired. > > > There is no > > > need, no want. You are the soul of all that there > > > is--Atma, Brahm, > > > eternal freedom, totality, unboundedness. > > > > > > "Tender, softly permeating everything, all > > > encom
[FairfieldLife] Re: msnbc.com: Dozens in Texas town report seeing UFO
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is on the MSN website this morning. Something to distract > us from politics! > > Dozens in Texas town report seeing UFO > In this farming community where nightfall usually brings clear, > starry skies, residents are abuzz over reported sightings of what > many believe is a UFO. Er, it *was* a UFO. No "belief" involved. What does the reporter think "UFO" stands for? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22656172/from/ET/"http://www.msnbc.msn.com /id/22656172/from/ET/ This part struck me funny: Sorrells said he has seen the object several times. He said he watched it through his rifle's telescopic lens and described it as very large and without seams, nuts or bolts. Maj. Karl Lewis, a spokesman for the 301st Fighter Wing at the Joint Reserve Base Naval Air Station in Fort Worth, said no F-16s or other aircraft from his base were in the area the night of Jan. 8, when most people reported the sighting. Lewis said the object may have been an illusion caused by two commercial airplanes. Lights from the aircraft would seem unusually bright and may appear orange from the setting sun. "I'm 90 percent sure this was an airliner," Lewis said. "With the sun's angle, it can play tricks on you." The witness cited above, Sorrells, didn't say anything about bright lights. He saw a *structure* with a completely smooth surface. Would-be debunkers tend to completely ignore the specifics of the actual eyewitness reports of UFOs and propose "illusions" that don't come anywhere near matching what folks describe having seen.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Quantum Accounting, was: January 12'th celebrations
On Jan 15, 2008, at 11:04 AM, Rick Archer wrote: Ahem. You mean Quantum Accounting. Quantum Accounting has to be good for you because it's Vedic. It utilizes the draining aspect of the Unified Field of all the Laws of Nature. Remember, even if your savings are drained and your credit cards maxxed out, that relative emptiness still contains infinite dynamism! Didn't you ever hear of overtime? Don't mess with the Unified Field, it doesn't like that. Open your checking account to the field of all possibilities! That reminds me of something that happened on the eve of the presidential elections, the first time Hagelin ran. He was nowhere in the polls. Didn’t stand a chance. But many meditators believed that the nation would wake up November 5th to discover that by some miracle, he had won. At this point, there was a great hue and cry to donate to the Natural Law Party. Maharishi actually urged people to put donations on their credit cards if that’s the only way they could donate. Another funny thing about that campaign was that at a rally in Doug Greenfield’s yard, there was a big backdrop with the names and photos of the candidates, (Hagelin and I think Thompson) but Bevan’s name and photo were above and more prominent than theirs, as “Party Chairman.” He, of course, is Australian and couldn’t run for president here. LOL. Pretty funny how these guys all fall over one another to get the brightest spotlight.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Partial transcripts from Jan 12th Celebration
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Me: > > > The words don't hide the lack of real intimacy, they reveal it. > > > > Judy: > > I'm mystified by this comment, and by Peter's. > > > > What "conversation"? What "exchange"? "Lack > > of real intimacy" between who and who? > > > > I don't see an exchange here. I see an excerpt > > from MMY's address to everyone, a tribute to MMY > > from King Tony, and another excerpt from MMY's > > address to everyone, all read by Bevan. > > > > And even if it were an exchange, why would you > > expect "real intimacy" during a formal > > celebration? MMY always talks like this on such > > occasions, at least from what I've read of them. > > That was what felt weird to me. It was a "show" of personal > intimacy. Read Tony's words. Not the words of tribute to be > shared with a group. But the show of how personally close he > is to MMY. OK. What I wasn't getting was the "exchange" notion, but I guess that's not what you're saying; you're focusing solely on Tony's tribute, right? I have no personal experience with devotion to a master, so I don't have a real sense of what kinds of feelings are involved. But I would *guess* that such a relationship feels intimate to the devotee even if it doesn't involve "live" personal closeness but is actually at something of a distance. Then again, I have no idea how close Tony and MMY are "live." In any case, it doesn't surprise me that the tribute doesn't express "real intimacy" of the type I'm familiar with; but it doesn't surprise me either that it would express what strikes me as genuinely deep feeling and a sense of MMY's presence, which he appears to expect to continue to experience after MMY's death. Seems to me expressions of devotion to a master, especially "farewell" expressions, aren't likely to match our models of more everyday kinds of tributes. I'd also guess that if you have really profound feelings for someone that you want to express publicly, it can't be easy to strike the right tone, and I wouldn't be surprised if he struggled over the tribute, trying to find the proper balance between his personal feelings and the appropriate formality. Bottom line, the way the tribute was expressed didn't have a familiar ring in terms of my own experience, but it didn't strike me as peculiar either--just different. > So what is your take on Tony, Judy? Do you have any feeling for > the guy? Almost none, either way. I can't recall ever seeing him speak on videotape. I did read something he wrote awhile back about devas as aspects of our own consciousness that I liked a lot, but other than that he's an unknown quantity. Why do you despise him?
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[FairfieldLife] Re: He has left the body !.....Jan. 12
> You sucked as a TM teacher! > Ruth wrote: > Judging for the numbers they taught, it doesn't sound > like they were failures. Maybe the failure is from > somewhere else. > Lurk wrote: > Maybe it's more in the tint of Richard's glasses > Maybe, but most of the TM teachers I've met sucked as teachers. They totally missed the most important aspect of the teaching. One TM teacher has been teaching that the TM bija mantras are the secret nicknames of the Hindu demi-Gods - he thought that the practice of TM was a religion; another totally missed out on the aspect of effortless transcending. Another teacher apparently got kicked out of the Golden Dome for practicing a deviant form of Bhakti Yoga. Most, if not all, of the TM teachers on this group have been kicked off the MUM campus. Obviously they failed to keep the teaching of Guru Dev pure. One TM teacher I know used to recruit female students for the Marshy and he even failed at that! One TM teacher once even lost the Marshy's passport. Can you believe that? In most cases, the TM teachers didn't even keep a list of those they taught - so the teachers can't even refund their money or offer an apology for conning them out of money. They don't even know what happened to all the money. So, I can't really fault the Marshy for the lack of success in the movement - it's his minions that failed. The Marshy himself, in my opinion, has been a success story. But you can do only so much with people like Lon P. Stacks working for you.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Partial transcripts from Jan 12th Celebration
I appreciate being able to process my feelings about the whole thing Judy. And as I said my comments are very much colored by all my feelings about MMY, and how I feel about him passing. After reading your post I went back and read just MMY's response. I tried on a few filters, an old worn out one from my past to see if I could conjure up the old profound vibe a bit. To take him seriously, to hear him as I used to where his words conveyed more meaning. I can see where people who think of him more kindly could be inspired by what he said. But again with the monuments...I have trouble with this fixation as you already know. "Despise" is such a strong word for how I feel about Tony. But he does represent the worst part of MMY for me. When the "World Government" was announced to us by Jerry Jarvis in the field house of MIU, (76?), I felt a shift towards pageantry that I had trouble with even back then. By the time I got to Seelisberg and saw the Liberace direction the whole thing had taken, I felt kind of betrayed. It seemed like the exact opposite of what I could relate to, as if the Pope himself had taken over the soul of MMY. With this self-important pageantry came a whole court of political intrigue. A viciousness arose that I got a face full of in my interactions with National when I was at the DC center. Very political, very un-genuine, very un-me. I dealt with the politics OK, and I am not complaining because they hurt me personally. It was being forced to engage in them at all that I resented. I wanted us to be more like the hippie ideal and instead I got the Donald Trump in drag. With a little Nicholas Chauchescu thrown in with guys like Neil Patterson. Now more mature (but no wiser!) I understand that it was just a bunch of people I had no real affinity with putting on their own show. Even cat show people go kinda nuts with their insulated weird world. But wasn't the MMY message one of hope of people not being such assholes? So Tony is just the focus of my own feelings about people who sit on thrones with golden hats and pretend to be a "special person". I resent people who act that way because I sincerely believe they are full of it. And the fact that he carries out his little exhibition of pure "front'n" in a world that I no longer live in doesn't make me feel any better about him. Same with the Pope BTW. I raise my cup of hater-aid to a number of people who seem to revel in their "specialness", and seem oblivious to the intense silliness they are perpetuating. So Tony's swarmy speech just hits me the wrong way. But I enjoy the entertainment value of even knowing about such a tiny tribe of humans. This is a fascinating glimpse of human nature isn't it? And may this glimpse assist me in slaying any part of "King Tonyness" that sprouts up in my own life and tries to put on one of those wretched golden crowns! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > wrote: > > > > > > > > Me: > > > > The words don't hide the lack of real intimacy, they reveal it. > > > > > > > Judy: > > > I'm mystified by this comment, and by Peter's. > > > > > > What "conversation"? What "exchange"? "Lack > > > of real intimacy" between who and who? > > > > > > I don't see an exchange here. I see an excerpt > > > from MMY's address to everyone, a tribute to MMY > > > from King Tony, and another excerpt from MMY's > > > address to everyone, all read by Bevan. > > > > > > And even if it were an exchange, why would you > > > expect "real intimacy" during a formal > > > celebration? MMY always talks like this on such > > > occasions, at least from what I've read of them. > > > > That was what felt weird to me. It was a "show" of personal > > intimacy. Read Tony's words. Not the words of tribute to be > > shared with a group. But the show of how personally close he > > is to MMY. > > OK. What I wasn't getting was the "exchange" notion, > but I guess that's not what you're saying; you're > focusing solely on Tony's tribute, right? > > I have no personal experience with devotion to a > master, so I don't have a real sense of what kinds > of feelings are involved. But I would *guess* that > such a relationship feels intimate to the devotee > even if it doesn't involve "live" personal closeness > but is actually at something of a distance. Then > again, I have no idea how close Tony and MMY are > "live." > > In any case, it doesn't surprise me that the tribute > doesn't express "real intimacy" of the type I'm > familiar with; but it doesn't surprise me either > that it would express what strikes me as > genuinely deep feeling and a sense of MMY's > presence, which he appears to expect to continue > to experience after MMY's death. > > Seems to me expressions of devotion to a master, > especially "farewell" expressions, aren't likely > to match our models of more everyday kinds of > tribut
[FairfieldLife] Re: The rise of the neocons
Bob wrote: > Sound familiar? > "I felt that it was appropriate under the circumstances, which really went back to 1998 under the Clinton administration's conclusion that the regime had to change, that the President [Bush] had authority to pursue that goal." - Hillary Clinton "And they will be all the more lethal if we allow them to build arsenals of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and the missiles to deliver them. We simply cannot allow that to happen." - Hillary Clinton "People can quarrel with whether we should have more troops in Afghanistan or internationalize Iraq or whatever, but it is incontestable that on the day I left office, there were unaccounted for stocks of biological and chemical weapons." - Bill Clinton "We've all reached a judgment the United States has to protect its interests. [Saddam] may even slide these weapons off to terrorist groups, it's the miscalculation that poses the greatest threat." - John F. Kerry
[FairfieldLife] Re: He has left the body !.....Jan. 12
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Richard J. Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "Maybe, but most of the TM teachers I've met sucked as > teachers. They totally missed the most important > aspect of the teaching. --and--- > > So, I can't really fault the Marshy for the lack of success > in the movement - it's his minions that failed. The Marshy > himself, in my opinion, has been a success story. But you > can do only so much with people like Lon P. Stacks working > for you." > If most all your minions fail, doesn't that say something about you? My teacher was a really good guy and faithful to the teachings; he "didn't suck," but he did commit suicide.
[FairfieldLife] Could someone kindly translate Joytish speak into English
I'm wondering if someone would kindly translate why this month's yagna starts tonight (tomorrow in India) for Surya. The reason I've been given is that Surya Pratyantar dashais going to start from 21st . In the natal chart surya being the lagna lord placed in 07th house in its opposing sign. I'm well on my way to becoming awake and I'm just watching these words appear on the screen, yet I have no interest in learning Joytish. I'm sure a lot of people here don't want to study and gain the experience to practice my or another person's profession. Some times we just have a simple desire to understand one thing. Thank you all ahead of time for reading this. I am so grateful to have chosen "The Secret" and "(e)L Shaddai" because these and I are one and all.
[FairfieldLife] Re: He has left the body !.....Jan. 12
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "ruthsimplicity" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Richard J. Williams" > wrote: > > > > > "Maybe, but most of the TM teachers I've met sucked as > > teachers. They totally missed the most important > > aspect of the teaching. > > --and--- > > > > So, I can't really fault the Marshy for the lack of success > > in the movement - it's his minions that failed. The Marshy > > himself, in my opinion, has been a success story. But you > > can do only so much with people like Lon P. Stacks working > > for you." Who is that, RA's cover ?
[FairfieldLife] Re: Partial transcripts from Jan 12th Celebration
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OK. What I wasn't getting was the "exchange" notion, > but I guess that's not what you're saying; you're > focusing solely on Tony's tribute, right? > > I have no personal experience with devotion to a > master, so I don't have a real sense of what kinds > of feelings are involved. But I would *guess* that > such a relationship feels intimate to the devotee > even if it doesn't involve "live" personal closeness > but is actually at something of a distance. Then > again, I have no idea how close Tony and MMY are > "live." > > In any case, it doesn't surprise me that the tribute > doesn't express "real intimacy" of the type I'm > familiar with; but it doesn't surprise me either > that it would express what strikes me as > genuinely deep feeling and a sense of MMY's > presence, which he appears to expect to continue > to experience after MMY's death. > > Seems to me expressions of devotion to a master, > especially "farewell" expressions, aren't likely > to match our models of more everyday kinds of > tributes. > > I'd also guess that if you have really profound > feelings for someone that you want to express > publicly, it can't be easy to strike the right > tone, and I wouldn't be surprised if he > struggled over the tribute, trying to find the > proper balance between his personal feelings and > the appropriate formality. > > Bottom line, the way the tribute was expressed > didn't have a familiar ring in terms of my own > experience, but it didn't strike me as peculiar > either--just different. > > he's an unknown quantity. Why do you despise him? > Tony and Bevan are not americans. I must say that the past few days have given me much needed (re)respect for americans. The speeches, not only by the american Rajas but of other americans over the phone were very, very good. Simple, to the point and elegant. Composed, dignified and down to earth, even humourous, crown or not. Rubin comes to mind as do Konhaus and particularily that great donor for MUM, his name; Setle (?) Very good speeches indeed. It certainly gives confindence about the future of that country, for the whole world. Then let the sarcasms flow amongs representatives, here on this little FFL, of levels that are on the way out of circulation as we enjoy the new and incoming brilliant energies for this world. Jai Guru Dev
[FairfieldLife] Re: Partial transcripts from Jan 12th Celebration
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > OK. What I wasn't getting was the "exchange" notion, > > but I guess that's not what you're saying; you're > > focusing solely on Tony's tribute, right? > > > > I have no personal experience with devotion to a > > master, so I don't have a real sense of what kinds > > of feelings are involved. But I would *guess* that > > such a relationship feels intimate to the devotee > > even if it doesn't involve "live" personal closeness > > but is actually at something of a distance. Then > > again, I have no idea how close Tony and MMY are > > "live." > > > > In any case, it doesn't surprise me that the tribute > > doesn't express "real intimacy" of the type I'm > > familiar with; but it doesn't surprise me either > > that it would express what strikes me as > > genuinely deep feeling and a sense of MMY's > > presence, which he appears to expect to continue > > to experience after MMY's death. > > > > Seems to me expressions of devotion to a master, > > especially "farewell" expressions, aren't likely > > to match our models of more everyday kinds of > > tributes. > > > > I'd also guess that if you have really profound > > feelings for someone that you want to express > > publicly, it can't be easy to strike the right > > tone, and I wouldn't be surprised if he > > struggled over the tribute, trying to find the > > proper balance between his personal feelings and > > the appropriate formality. > > > > Bottom line, the way the tribute was expressed > > didn't have a familiar ring in terms of my own > > experience, but it didn't strike me as peculiar > > either--just different. > > > > he's an unknown quantity. Why do you despise him? > > Tony and Bevan are not americans. I must say that the past few days > have given me much needed (re)respect for americans. The speeches, > not only by the american Rajas but of other americans over the phone > were very, very good. Simple, to the point and elegant. Composed, > dignified and down to earth, even humourous, crown or not. Rubin > comes to mind as do Konhaus and particularily that great donor for > MUM, his name; Setle (?) Very good speeches indeed. It certainly > gives confindence about the future of that country, for the whole > world. > > Then let the sarcasms flow amongs representatives, here on this > little FFL, of levels that are on the way out of circulation as we > enjoy the new and incoming brilliant energies for this world. > > Jai Guru Dev I, for one, have to cast my vote for nablus1008 as one the most important resources many of us on FFL have available to us. I'm serious. Nabby reflects a mindset that I have been away from so long (30+ years) that I have difficulty even imagining it. I can't really get my mind to backtrack to the ways in which I thought during my halcyon TM days. And yet sometimes when Nabby writes, there it is. Nabby writes about the way he sees the world, and what he thinks of those who dwell in that world who don't see it the way that he does. Where some of us see in the press releases and the pronouncements of the TMO only "meat" for roasting on the fires of derision, Nabby sees inspiration. And I used to, too. I was the guy that Jerry J. sent to an early anti-TM rally in a church in Pacific Palisades. I listened to all the things that they were saying, not believing a one of them, and then I stood up and spouted the Party Line. And I felt *good* about spouting the Party Line. Nabby tends to see those of us who no longer spout the Party Line as "fallen," as having lost our way and wandered far from the "highest path." Some of us picking our own Way through the world rather than relying on Someone Else's Map prefer to think of it as having stumbled onto the higest path, for us.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Could someone kindly translate Joytish speak into English
Surya is the Sanskrit name for the Sun. A pratyantar dasha is the third level of dasha or a sub-sub-dasha. Dashas are planetary periods. So a Surya Pratyantar dasha is just a short planetary period. The first level of dasha (maha) is 120 years and each planet getting its own share of that time. The Sun gets 6 years. The second level of dasha or antar dasha scales the proportion of time each planet gets to the time length of the maha dasha. So if the Sun gets 6 years in a maha dasha then 6/120 = 5 % of 6 years for the antar dasha. A pratayantar dasha of the antar dasha of the Sun would get 5% of that length of time and so on (astrologers may use up to five levels of dashas). A "lagna" is the same as "ascendant." They are using that position and the sub sub planetary period do determine the appropriate time to start the yagna (ritual). BTW, just because the partyantar dasha is for the Sun doesn't mean the that maha and antar dashas are for the Sun. I would have to look into this further to see what is true for that. The Secret wrote: > I'm wondering if someone would kindly translate why this month's yagna > starts tonight (tomorrow in India) for Surya. The reason I've been > given is that > > Surya Pratyantar dashais going to start from 21st . In the natal chart > surya being the lagna lord placed in 07th house in its opposing sign. > > I'm well on my way to becoming awake and I'm just watching these words > appear on the screen, yet I have no interest in learning Joytish. I'm > sure a lot of people here don't want to study and gain the experience > to practice my or another person's profession. Some times we just > have a simple desire to understand one thing. > > Thank you all ahead of time for reading this. > > I am so grateful to have chosen "The Secret" and "(e)L Shaddai" > because these and I are one and all. > > >
[FairfieldLife] Quck, before it's taken off the Net for being suppressive
T'would seem that there is this video of Tom Cruise cruising the Net, and getting immedi- ately taken down by Scientology lawyers shortly thereafter. http://gawker.com/5002269/the-cruise-indoctrination-video-scientology-tried-to-suppress or http://tinyurl.com/yre7c6 So here's the lastest location for it. I haven't been able to get it to play without skipping (probably because so many people are hitting on it), but it seems potentially interesting. The video was the third article down on the page when I saw it. Don't overlook the comments that follow the video -- you think FFL is snarky...ha!
[FairfieldLife] Re: January 12'th celebrations
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Angela Mailander > wrote: > > > > "This is the most sublimely perfect and sweetly auspicious phase >of > precious thought and most glorious action where we can > > > > spontaneously and profoundly experience our dear heaven on > > earth." Or > > > > something like that. > > > > You gotta have "dear" and "precious." > > > > > > Sweet! > Yes, Sweet. Sweet in community is mas better though than say a: Raja Hinkeldruebber type "let it end when each one of us lies choking in his own blood on the ground... in a (TM)war for the soul of mankind." Fortunately our TMpeople are mostly soft pastels. As Feste37 keeps arguing in her way here, many these people are somewhat morally excusable because they are simply simple good simple people. Yes, they may be manipulated, culpable only as innocent enablers, but mostly still good people in earnest utopia. Out on the streets of FF I've been swung at only a few times for writings on FFL. Fortunately most those guys capable of extra- TMmovement cult-like nuttiness like taking a swing at you or making death-threats against saints or holy people visiting FF have mostly moved on to TMmovement projects elsewhere, moved out or been squeezed out by the administration otherwise or moving on they have died themselves already. Except for the general ongoing absconding by fundraising of money, fortunately most our meditators have been pretty harmless otherwise if not well-meaning. Jai Guru Dev, -Doug in FF 160957
Re: [FairfieldLife] Quck, before it's taken off the Net for being suppressive
In a message dated 1/15/08 2:48:46 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: T'would seem that there is this video of Tom Cruise cruising the Net, and getting immedi- ately taken down by Scientology lawyers shortly thereafter. _http://gawker.http://gawkehttp://gawkhttp://gawker.http://gawker.http://gaw khttp://g_ (http://gawker.com/5002269/the-cruise-indoctrination-video-scientology-tried-to-suppress) Yeah, but we have Dr. John Hagelen! **Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp0030002489
[FairfieldLife] Re: Quck, before it's taken off the Net for being suppressive
A quick glossary, for those who have never gotten into Scientology as entertainment: KSW Keeping Scientology Working. A series of HCOPLs, Hubbard Communication Office Policy Letters, designed to ensure Scientology lasts for hundreds of years, and also that Hubbard's fondest wish, that his name be smashed violently into the history books, becomes a reality. (Didn't Manson have a similar desire?) Keeping Scientology Working (KSW) This Policy Letter [KSW] exists in all but introductory Scientology courses. It is there to inculcate reverence to Hubbard as the "Source" of Scientology, and to show the crucial role of the Scientologist's mission on Earth.» Jon Atack, in "A Piece of Blue Sky" (1990) When somebody enrolls, consider he or she has joined up for the duration of the universenever permit an "open-minded" approach.» L. Ron Hubbard, "Keeping Scientology Working Series 1", Feb. 1965. Jon Atack (1990): "A Piece of Blue Sky - Chapter 3: Fair Game, Ethics and the Scriptures" Inside Scientology there are a number of broadly known and often quoted Policy Letters. The most important is "Keeping Scientology Working," where the Scientologist is sternly admonished to police the use of Scientology and ensure that there are no departures from Hubbard's teachings. A list of ten points is given for the protection of "Standard Tech," among them "hammering out of existence incorrect technology." This Policy Letter exists in all but introductory Scientology courses. It is there to inculcate reverence to Hubbard as the "Source" of Scientology , and to show the crucial role of the Scientologist's mission on Earth. Rev. Murray Luther (2004): "The Forbidden Side of Scientology - Indoctrinated Tyranny" Every course begins with the same Hubbard Policy Letter, Keeping Scientology Working, which establishes the infallibility of Hubbard's so-called "technology." In that PL, Hubbard boldly states, "What I say in these pages has always been true, it holds true today, it will still hold true in the year 2000 and it will continue to hold true from there on out." [...] In Scientology, you cannot challenge the word of Hubbard and expect to remain a member in good standing for long. There's nothing whatsoever in Hubbard's writings and recorded lectures that a Scientologist can maintain even the most minor dispute. The Church considers that all disagreements with Hubbard doctrine come from some lack in understanding of the inviolable truths contained in the material. The only option a student has to reconcile a contrary view is to keep restudying the particular area in dispute until the misunderstanding is "cleared up." In this way the rigid dogma of Scientology is preserved, and all thoughts or opinions contrary to Hubbard's view are subdued. L. Ron Hubbard (1965): "Keeping Scientology Working Series 1": And I don't see that popular measures, self-abnegation and democracy have done anything for man but push him further into the mud. Currently, popularity endorses degraded novels, self-abnegation has filled the Southeast Asian jungles with stone idols and corpses, and democracy has given us inflation and income tax. L. Ron Hubbard (1965): "Keeping Scientology Working Series 4": Scientology is the only workable system man has. It has already taken people toward higher IQ, better lives and all that. No other system has. So realize that it has no competitor. Wikipedia: Scientology Justice: A set of wild card charges often used to set-up a church member for punishment, are violations of any ten points of the 1965 policy letter "Keeping Scientology Working" written by founder, L. Ron Hubbard. Jeff Jacobsen (2002): "The Writings of L. Ron Hubbard - What Are They?": Scientologists at almost every turn in their training must read "Keeping Scientology Working" which includes "Having the correct technology" and "Hammering out of existence incorrect technology." ["Keeping Scientology Working" HCOPL of 7 February 1965]. In fact, Hubbard states in this policy letter that he alone came up with Scientology and "group efforts, one can safely assume, will not add to it or successfully alter it in the future." In Hubbard's own words in probably his most widely and most often read policy letter, he clearly states that his works should be unaltered. The Watchman Expositor (1997): "Scientology: A History of Terror and Abuse" by Craig Branch: Destructive mind-control groups vary in the scope and intensity of their attempts to control. Scientology is totalistic and goes "all out." In every bound Scientology technical bulletin volume is found printed the order "Keeping Scientology Working." It exhorts the Scientologist to be totally sold out to the cause, to "win or die in the attempt. only the tigers survive . It's a tough universe .We'd rather have you dead than incapable." The Wittenburg Door (July 2002): "Scientology: Are we Clear on This?": Scientology is built on denial. It isn't like you go into denial then. It's built on denial fr
Re: [FairfieldLife] Quck, before it's taken off the Net for being suppressive
In a message dated 1/15/08 3:01:19 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In a message dated 1/15/08 2:48:46 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] a message T'would seem that there is this video of Tom Cruise cruising the Net, and getting immedi- ately taken down by Scientology lawyers shortly thereafter. _http://gawker.http://gawkehttp://gawkhttp://gawker.http://gawker.http://gaw khttp://g_ (http://gawker.com/5002269/the-cruise-indoctrination-video-scientology-tried-to-suppress) Yeah, but we have Dr. John Hagelen Maybe Hagelin could sing Old Time Rock n Roll in his underwear, socks and crown on the Maharishi channel. **Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp0030002489
[FairfieldLife] What's Up?
Couldn't decide whether to attend MacWorld in San Francisco yesterday or the Detroit Auto Show. Just couldn't decide. So, I stayed home and went to a Spurs game at the AT&T Center. I had a good time and after the show I went to a bar and had a drink with a friend. Then I walked my dog along the San Antonio River. When I got back home I sat in my garden for awhile smiling at the moon. Then I went to bed around ten and slept well. SAN ANTONIO Manu Ginobili scored 14 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter to lead the San Antonio Spurs to an 89-82 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night. Read more: 'Ginobili Has 20 Points in Spurs' Win' Associated Press, January 15, 2008 http://tinyurl.com/246g25 "Steve Jobs took the stage to kick off the annual Macworld Expo today. As usual, he brought with him a crushing amount of buzz and a pile of new product announcements. Here's what we'll be seeing from Apple, starting today!" Read more: 'Apple Launches 13-Inch Ultralight MacBook Air' Mac World, Tue Jan 15, 2008 http://tinyurl.com/28d2oz "For the second consecutive year, a car from General Motors Corp. has taken top honors in the North American Car and Truck of the Year awards, announced Monday at the opening of the North American International Auto Show." Read more: 'Chevy Malibu takes top honors at Detroit auto show' Nashville Business Journal, Monday, January 14, 2008 http://tinyurl.com/yqu9je
[FairfieldLife] MMY on beginning and fulfilling his mission
GGN-Daily quote <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I reviewed these two years' experience in Indianorth, south, east, and westand said that this Transcendental Meditation is such a simple thing, and it is found to be producing effects in all parts of India. In each province, the living values are completely different. So when in this small area of the world where the cultures are different it has produced these effects, why can't we spiritually regenerate the whole world through this technique? --Maharishi Seminar of Spiritual Luminaries Madras, Inda 31st December 1957 in Thirty Years around the WorldDawn of the Age of Enlightenment Vol. 1, 19571964 Published 1986, 598 pages, pages 199200. © Maharishi Vedic University Press 'I feel just now my work is done. My work is done. . . . we would like to create a memorial for the invincible world'. --Maharishi First International Rajas Congress MERU, Holland 9 January 2008
[FairfieldLife] Hey Kids, USA is beginning to look a bit like China in the surveillance dept.
US drafting plan to allow government access to any email or Web search Raw Story, 1/14/2008: http://tinyurl.com/25xor9 National Intelligence Director Mike McConnell is drawing up plans for cyberspace spying that would make the current debate on warrantless wiretaps look like a "walk in the park," according to an interview published in the New Yorker's print edition today. Debate on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act "will be a walk in the park compared to this," McConnell said. "this is going to be a goat rope on the Hill. My prediction is that we're going to screw around with this until something horrendous happens." The article, which profiles the 65-year-old former admiral appointed by President George W. Bush in January 2007 to oversee all of America's intelligence agencies, was not published on the New Yorker's Web site. McConnell is developing a Cyber-Security Policy, still in the draft stage, which will closely police Internet activity. "Ed Giorgio, who is working with McConnell on the plan, said that would mean giving the government the authority to examine the content of any e-mail, file transfer or Web search," author Lawrence Wright pens. "Google has records that could help in a cyber-investigation, he said," Wright adds. "Giorgio warned me, 'We have a saying in this business: 'Privacy and security are a zero-sum game.'" A zero-sum game is one in which gains by one side come at the expense of the other. In other words -- McConnell's aide believes greater security can only come at privacy's expense. McConnell has been an advocate for computer-network defense, which has previously not been the province of any intelligence agency. According to a 2007 conversation in the Oval Office, McConnell told President Bush, "If the 9/11 perpetrators had focused on a single US bank through cyber-attack and it had been successful, it would have an order of magnitude greater impact on the US economy." Bush turned to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, asking him if it was true; Paulson said that it was. Bush then asked to McConnell to come up with a network security strategy. "One proposal of McConnell's Cyber-Security Policy, which is still in the draft stage, is to reduce the access points between government computers and the Internet from two thousand to fifty," Wright notes. "He claimed that cyber-theft account for as much as a hundred billion dollars in annual losses to the American economy. 'The real problem is the perpetrator who doesn't care about stealing--he just wants to destroy.'" The infrastructure to tap into Americans' email and web search history may already be in place. In November, a former technician at AT&T alleged that the telecom forwarded virtually all of its Internet traffic into a "secret room" to facilitate government spying. Whistleblower Mark Klein said that a copy of all Internet traffic passing over AT&T lines was copied into a locked room at the company's San Francisco office -- to which only employees with National Security Agency clearance had access -- via a cable splitting device. "My job was to connect circuits into the splitter device which was hard-wired to the secret room," Klein. said "And effectively, the splitter copied the entire data stream of those Internet cables into the secret room -- and we're talking about phone conversations, email web browsing, everything that goes across the Internet." "As a technician, I had the engineering wiring documents, which told me how the splitter was wired to the secret room," Klein continued. "And so I know that whatever went across those cables was copied and the entire data stream was copied." According to Klein, that information included Internet activity about Americans. "We're talking about domestic traffic as well as international traffic," Klein said. Previous Bush administration claims that only international communications were being intercepted aren't accurate, he added. "I know the physical equipment, and I know that statement is not true," he added. "It involves millions of communications, a lot of it domestic communications that they're copying wholesale.
[FairfieldLife] Pope not welcome at Eye-Tye college
"The pope had been scheduled to address a gathering of faculty members and students this Thursday at ceremonies marking the opening of the university's academic year. But over the weekend, a group of more than 60 La Sapienza faculty members wrote to the university's rector objecting to Benedict's presence, citing words from a 1990 lecture in which he seemed to justify the Vatican's condemnation of the astronomer Galileo Galilei in the 17th century. "In the name of the secularity of science, we hope that this incongruous event can still be canceled," the professors wrote. http://chronicle.com/news/index.php?id=3756&utm_source=pm&utm_medium=en
[FairfieldLife] Donovan at Maharishichannel
http://maharishichannel.org/ channel 3, right now
[FairfieldLife] Re: Quck, before it's taken off the Net for being suppressive
Turq, Wow! That topped the Raja nonsense as the best thing I have seen all week! Tom is the most important person in the whole wide world. "Man you're either in or you're out". "I want to move the spectators out of the arena". This is priceless stuff, very MMY secretary. When Tom drives by an accident he knows he is the only one who can help! Step aside emergency personnel. Thanks a million for posting this! 4 words in response TOM: Free Katie, free Suri! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > T'would seem that there is this video of Tom > Cruise cruising the Net, and getting immedi- > ately taken down by Scientology lawyers shortly > thereafter. > > http://gawker.com/5002269/the-cruise-indoctrination-video-scientology-tried-to-suppress > > or > > http://tinyurl.com/yre7c6 > > So here's the lastest location for it. I haven't > been able to get it to play without skipping > (probably because so many people are hitting on > it), but it seems potentially interesting. > > The video was the third article down on the page > when I saw it. Don't overlook the comments that > follow the video -- you think FFL is snarky...ha! >
Re: [FairfieldLife] Hey Kids, USA is beginning to look a bit like China in the surveillance dept.
You'd think the US was just teaming with terrorists ready to blow up everything. Oh, I forgot, they think that anyone who doesn't like Bush is a terrorist. Well at 66% by the current poll that's a lot of terrorists. do.rflex wrote: > US drafting plan to allow government access to any email or Web search > > Raw Story, 1/14/2008: http://tinyurl.com/25xor9 > > > National Intelligence Director Mike McConnell is drawing up plans for > cyberspace spying that would make the current debate on warrantless > wiretaps look like a "walk in the park," according to an interview > published in the New Yorker's print edition today. > > Debate on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act "will be a walk in > the park compared to this," McConnell said. "this is going to be a > goat rope on the Hill. My prediction is that we're going to screw > around with this until something horrendous happens." > > The article, which profiles the 65-year-old former admiral appointed > by President George W. Bush in January 2007 to oversee all of > America's intelligence agencies, was not published on the New Yorker's > Web site. > > McConnell is developing a Cyber-Security Policy, still in the draft > stage, which will closely police Internet activity. > > "Ed Giorgio, who is working with McConnell on the plan, said that > would mean giving the government the authority to examine the content > of any e-mail, file transfer or Web search," author Lawrence Wright > pens. > > "Google has records that could help in a cyber-investigation, he > said," Wright adds. "Giorgio warned me, 'We have a saying in this > business: 'Privacy and security are a zero-sum game.'" > > A zero-sum game is one in which gains by one side come at the expense > of the other. In other words -- McConnell's aide believes greater > security can only come at privacy's expense. > > McConnell has been an advocate for computer-network defense, which has > previously not been the province of any intelligence agency. > > According to a 2007 conversation in the Oval Office, McConnell told > President Bush, "If the 9/11 perpetrators had focused on a single US > bank through cyber-attack and it had been successful, it would have an > order of magnitude greater impact on the US economy." > > Bush turned to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, asking him if it was > true; Paulson said that it was. Bush then asked to McConnell to come > up with a network security strategy. > > "One proposal of McConnell's Cyber-Security Policy, which is still in > the draft stage, is to reduce the access points between government > computers and the Internet from two thousand to fifty," Wright notes. > "He claimed that cyber-theft account for as much as a hundred billion > dollars in annual losses to the American economy. 'The real problem is > the perpetrator who doesn't care about stealing--he just wants to > destroy.'" > > The infrastructure to tap into Americans' email and web search history > may already be in place. > > In November, a former technician at AT&T alleged that the telecom > forwarded virtually all of its Internet traffic into a "secret room" > to facilitate government spying. > > Whistleblower Mark Klein said that a copy of all Internet traffic > passing over AT&T lines was copied into a locked room at the company's > San Francisco office -- to which only employees with National Security > Agency clearance had access -- via a cable splitting device. > > "My job was to connect circuits into the splitter device which was > hard-wired to the secret room," Klein. said "And effectively, the > splitter copied the entire data stream of those Internet cables into > the secret room -- and we're talking about phone conversations, email > web browsing, everything that goes across the Internet." > > "As a technician, I had the engineering wiring documents, which told > me how the splitter was wired to the secret room," Klein continued. > "And so I know that whatever went across those cables was copied and > the entire data stream was copied." > > According to Klein, that information included Internet activity about > Americans. > > "We're talking about domestic traffic as well as international > traffic," Klein said. Previous Bush administration claims that only > international communications were being intercepted aren't accurate, > he added. > > "I know the physical equipment, and I know that statement is not > true," he added. "It involves millions of communications, a lot of it > domestic communications that they're copying wholesale. > > > > > > >
[FairfieldLife] Re: Partial transcripts from Jan 12th Celebration
> > I, for one, have to cast my vote for nablus1008 > as one the most important resources many of us > on FFL have available to us. Absolutely. His input doubles my enjoyment here. I believe my snark is matched by his sincere belief that I am a lower creature. But once you put that aside, I dig the guy and read every thing he contributes. > > I'm serious. Nabby reflects a mindset that I have > been away from so long (30+ years) that I have > difficulty even imagining it. I can't really get > my mind to backtrack to the ways in which I thought > during my halcyon TM days. > > And yet sometimes when Nabby writes, there it is. > > Nabby writes about the way he sees the world, and > what he thinks of those who dwell in that world who > don't see it the way that he does. Where some of us > see in the press releases and the pronouncements of > the TMO only "meat" for roasting on the fires of > derision, Nabby sees inspiration. > > And I used to, too. I was the guy that Jerry J. > sent to an early anti-TM rally in a church in > Pacific Palisades. I listened to all the things > that they were saying, not believing a one of them, > and then I stood up and spouted the Party Line. And > I felt *good* about spouting the Party Line. > > Nabby tends to see those of us who no longer spout > the Party Line as "fallen," as having lost our way > and wandered far from the "highest path." Some of > us picking our own Way through the world rather > than relying on Someone Else's Map prefer to think > of it as having stumbled onto the higest path, for > us. > Excellent post!
[FairfieldLife] Re: He has left the body !.....Jan. 12
> > So, I can't really fault the Marshy for the lack of > > success in the movement - it's his minions that failed. > > The Marshy himself, in my opinion, has been a success > > story. But you can do only so much with people like > > Lon P. Stacks working for you. > > Ruth wrote: > If most all your minions fail, doesn't that say something > about you? > It says that even the Marshy couldn't do anything with the likes of Lon P. Stacks and many others like him. Forum: alt.meditation.transcendental Author: Lon P. Stacks Subject: Various names used by TMites for Lon. Date: 11/29/2000 A problem I have had with Spam is a name used by TMites for me was placed on a domain name I own but have not appeared on amt. This has resulted in hundreds of unsolicited mail, 489 in one day. They are all, or most, originated from companies in Texas.
[FairfieldLife] Vandals at the Gate!
SAN ANTONIO - The Mission Drive-In was supposed to reopen for Spring Break, but vandalism forced owners to keep it closed. The theater has been open for nearly 50 years, and it is the last outdoor theater in San Antonio. Full story: 'San Antonio's Last Drive-In Shut Down for Good?' Posted By: Walker Robinson WOAI, March 20, 2007 http://tinyurl.com/33cgr7 LOS ANGELES The nation's second-largest city is experiencing a killing spree fueled by gang violence that threatens to make it the nation's homicide capital. Full story: 'Gang Wars Push L.A. Murder Rate' By REENA K. SINGH ABC News, Nov. 22, 2002 http://tinyurl.com/2f4pmx WASHINGTON - House Democrats are increasingly confident they have the votes to pass legislation designed to force an end to the war in Iraq next year. Read more: 'House Dems more confident on Iraq vote' By Anne Flaherty Associated Press, March 23, 2007 http://tinyurl.com/2ud3b9
[FairfieldLife] The backofthebus in Israel
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[FairfieldLife] Mosksha is Transcendental
"In higher Hindu philosophy, it is seen as a transcendence of phenomenal being." Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moksha
[FairfieldLife] donovan
hello dear friends, today i was very lucky to hear donovan life in vlodrop. he presented his new song >>>donovan invincible university, waves of bliss, and others at least he song his old hit hurdy gurdy man, and told us a secret who the hurdy gurdy man is >>> it is the maharishi donovan has a really pleasanr voice, he is a transcendental troubador. see his website www.donovan.ie enjoy michael - Ihr erstes Fernweh? Wo gibt es den schönsten Strand.
[FairfieldLife] A reason why Israel has such influence on US policy
Shocking [to me] list of US/Isreal dual citizenship US Government officials directly influencing US Policy, both foreign and domestic, and representing the *hard right* views of Israel's hardliners === NOTE: Actual Percentage of Jewish people in the USA: 2.2% http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/US-Israel/usjewpop.html ANOTHER IMPORTANT NOTE: As a group, American Jews continue to be *STAUNCHLY LIBERAL* . A new poll shows that 77 percent of American Jews now think that the Iraq war was a mistake, compared with 52 percent of all Americans. (Jewish support for the war has collapsed: A poll taken a month before the war showed that 56 percent of Jews supported it, somewhat below the national average at that time.) Eighty-seven percent of Jews voted Democratic in 2006. (emphasis added) http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2007/03/20/aipac/ === ...The U.S., in its special relationship with Israel, has become very sympathetic to allowing Israeli-Americans to retain two nationalities and allowing U.S. citizens not only to hold public office in Israel, but to hold US government positions as well! No other country holds this special exception to our laws of citizenship. So, you might ask, are there any other dual Israel-American citizens who hold US government positions that could compromise American security? Yes. Consider the following list... Michael Mukasey Recently appointed as US Attorney General. Mukasey also was the judge in the litigation between developer Larry Silverstein and several insurance companies arising from the destruction of the World Trade Center. Michael Chertoff Former Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, at the Justice Department; now head of Homeland Security. Richard Perle One of Bush's foreign policy advisors, he is the chairman of the Pentagon's Defense Policy Board. A very likely Israeli government agent, Perle was expelled from Senator Henry Jackson's office in the 1970's after the National Security Agency (NSA) caught him passing Highly-Classified (National Security) documents to the Israeli Embassy. He later worked for the Israeli weapons firm, Soltam. Perle came from one the above mentioned pro-Israel thinktanks, the AEI. Perle is one of the leading pro-Israeli fanatics leading this Iraq war mongering within the administration and now in the media. Paul Wolfowitz Former Deputy Defense Secretary, and member of Perle's Defense Policy Board, in the Pentagon. Wolfowitz is a close associate of Perle, and reportedly has close ties to the Israeli military. His sister lives in Israel. Wolfowitz came from the above mentioned Jewish thinktank, JINSA. Wolfowitz was the number two leader within the administration behind this Iraq war mongering. He later was appointed head of the World Bank but resigned under pressure from World Bank members over a scandal involving his misuse of power. Douglas Feith Under Secretary of Defense and Policy Advisor at the Pentagon. He is a close associate of Perle and served as his Special Counsel. Like Perle and the others, Feith is a pro-Israel extremist, who has advocated anti-Arab policies in the past. He is closely associated with the extremist group, the Zionist Organization of America, which even attacks Jews that don't agree with its extremist views. Feith frequently speaks at ZOA conferences. Feith runs a small law firm, Feith and Zell, which only has one International office, in Israel. The majority of their legal work is representing Israeli interests. His firm's own website stated, prior to his appointment, that Feith "represents Israeli Armaments Manufacturer." Feith basically represents the Israeli War Machine. Feith also came from the Jewish thinktank JINSA. Feith, like Perle and Wolfowitz, are campaigning hard for this Israeli proxy war against Iraq. Lawrence (Larry) Franklin The former Defense Intelligence Agency analyst with expertise in Iranian policy issues who worked in the office of Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Douglas Feith and reported directly to Feith's deputy, William Luti, was sentenced January 20, 2006, "to more than 12 years in prison for giving classified information to an Israeli diplomat" and members of the pro-Israel lobbying group American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). Franklin will "remain free while the government continues with the wider case" and his "prison time could be sharply reduced in return for his help in prosecuting" former AIPAC members Steven J. Rosen and Keith Weissman, [who] are scheduled to go on trial in April [2006]. Franklin admitted that he met periodically with Rosen and Weissman between 2002 and 2004 and discussed classified information, including information about potential attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq. Rosen and Weissman would later share what they learned with reporters and Israeli officials." (source: sourcewatch.com). Edward Luttwak Member of the National Security Study Group of the Department of Defence at the Pentagon. Luttwak is reportedly
[FairfieldLife] Maharaja Nader Raam
I must confess that I have pretty much been out of touch with the TMO since the 80's - I have avoided ayerveda, jotysh, vostoo, etc. and couldn't give a 25 cent description of them. (Spelled them wrong on purpose, though I don't know how to spell them correctly.) and I am wondering about this fellow Maharaja Nader Raam, the heir to the throne. Who is he, where did he come from, anyone heard him speak or spent time with him? More importantly, does he have a firm grip on Being?
[FairfieldLife] The Bucket List - Jack Nicholson & Morgan Freeman
Two great actors I fully enjoy... I sure plan on seeing this movie. ~Corporate billionaire Edward Cole [Jack Nicholson] and working class mechanic Carter Chambers [Morgan Freeman] are worlds apart. At a crossroads in their lives, they share a hospital room and discover they have two things in common: a desire to spend the time they have left doing everything they ever wanted to do before they "kick the bucket." and an unrealized need to come to terms with who they are.~ Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OltHNarHA9A
RE: [FairfieldLife] Maharaja Nader Raam
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Larry Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 5:37 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Maharaja Nader Raam I must confess that I have pretty much been out of touch with the TMO since the 80's - I have avoided ayerveda, jotysh, vostoo, etc. and couldn't give a 25 cent description of them. (Spelled them wrong on purpose, though I don't know how to spell them correctly.) and I am wondering about this fellow Maharaja Nader Raam, the heir to the throne. Who is he, where did he come from, anyone heard him speak or spent time with him? More importantly, does he have a firm grip on Being? His name is Tony Abou-Nader and he’s from Lebanon. He has an M.D. and a Ph.D. – real ones – and used to do neurophysiology research at Harvard or someplace. Maharishi asked him to drop the Abou and get a nose job so he would look less Lebanese, then made him his successor, symbolically anyway. I doubt he’ll control the purse strings. No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.2/1224 - Release Date: 1/14/2008 5:39 PM
RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Partial transcripts from Jan 12th Celebration
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of curtisdeltablues Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 4:31 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Partial transcripts from Jan 12th Celebration > > I, for one, have to cast my vote for nablus1008 > as one the most important resources many of us > on FFL have available to us. Absolutely. His input doubles my enjoyment here. I believe my snark is matched by his sincere belief that I am a lower creature. But once you put that aside, I dig the guy and read every thing he contributes. I agree. My only concern is that if he continues to fixate on me as he has been doing, he may need to marry me in his next life, and I’m sure we would both rather let that cup pass. So lighten up, will ya Nabby? No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.2/1224 - Release Date: 1/14/2008 5:39 PM
Re: [FairfieldLife] Maharaja Nader Raam
On Jan 15, 2008, at 6:22 PM, Rick Archer wrote: His name is Tony Abou-Nader and he’s from Lebanon. He has an M.D. and a Ph.D. – real ones – Ha ha--are you implying the ones from MUM aren't, um, *real,* Rick? :) Tsk, tsk. and used to do neurophysiology research at Harvard or someplace. Maharishi asked him to drop the Abou and get a nose job so he would look less Lebanese, That's even funnier. then made him his successor, symbolically anyway. I doubt he’ll control the purse strings. Sal
[FairfieldLife] Re: OMG !.....He has left the body !.....Jan. 12
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > OMG ! > I have it on good authority that he has left the body today, of all > days, on January the 12th...how wierd is that !??? > It is uncanny ! > What now?!! > > OffWorld > < FW: i am trying to get my mind around Maharishi dying. i realize that i think of him as an immortal value. i know that i do not have the same respect for the words of any other source. i more than believe in his status, i have experienced it. he has perplexed me, but i have no question that the technique that he taught me has worked, and i have a level of gratitude for his tradition that i do not have for anything else. as far as i'm concerned, there is no one to replace him. i don't know what it means to be without one's teacher. i am suspecting that it will feel very different. i am assuming that i will feel that there is no ultimate arbitrator, and that will make me feel adrift. that the world has returned to argument only. that the transcendent has lost its best articulator. i don't think that i will feel that Nature speaks english anymore. i will be concerned about losing my way. <
[FairfieldLife] Boring Real Estate discussion over for now! Sitar player very good!
7:35 EST Chick playing sitar helps me forget what went before. Worth a listen.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Quantum Accounting, was: January 12'th celebrations
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >snip at a rally in Doug Greenfield's yard, there was a big backdrop with the > names and photos of the candidates, (Hagelin and I think Thompson) snip Where is Michael Thomkins these days? I mean that guy seemed to have it together. No big aura of mood making.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Boring Real Estate discussion over for now! Sitar player very good!
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 7:35 EST Chick playing sitar helps me forget what went before. Worth > a listen. > Forgot the link: http://maharishichannel.org/ channel 3, right now
[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharaja Nader Raam
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Larry > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 5:37 PM > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Maharaja Nader Raam > > > > I must confess that I have pretty much been out of touch with the TMO > since the 80's - I have avoided ayerveda, jotysh, vostoo, etc. and > couldn't give a 25 cent description of them. (Spelled them wrong on > purpose, though I don't know how to spell them correctly.) > > and I am wondering about this fellow Maharaja Nader Raam, the heir to > the throne. > > Who is he, where did he come from, anyone heard him speak or spent > time with him? More importantly, does he have a firm grip on Being? > > His name is Tony Abou-Nader and he's from Lebanon. He has an M.D. and a > Ph.D. real ones and used to do neurophysiology research at Harvard or > someplace. Maharishi asked him to drop the Abou and get a nose job so he > would look less Lebanese, then made him his successor, symbolically anyway. > I doubt he'll control the purse strings. I'm not clear on this at all but I understood from what has been posted in all these announcements [please correct me if I'm wrong] that the 'Brahmananda Saraswati Trust' was set up to, among other things, financially support the Rajas. If that's really the case it might be very illuminating to see who exactly actually directly controls the money in that trust.
[FairfieldLife] 'Maharishi Says: Work is Finished'
Dear Fellow Governors, Sidhas and Meditators of America, As many of you have certainly heard, our beloved Maharishi has announced that he is retiring from activity. Our great Maharishi, Jagadguru to the world, whose tireless efforts for more than 50 years have transformed the destiny of the human race, is, of necessity, retiring from his constant exertion on our behalf and on behalf of the entire world. One week ago, on the evening of January 8, in reviewing the progress of his global Movement and surveying the growing signs of peace in the world, Maharishi declared, Invincibility is irreversibly established in the world. My work is done. My designated duty to Guru Dev is fulfilled. He resolved to use all his remaining time to complete his commentary on the Veda. We must all join together in rejoicing with Maharishi in his supreme accomplishment of the agesthe complete transformation of the world from the depths of ignorance and suffering of Kali Yuga to the perpetual sunshine of Sat Yugathe rule of Natural Law, the Will of God, on Earth. Of course, the very thought of Maharishi retiring from constantly showering us with his precious knowledge and exquisite spiritual and practical guidance is overwhelming. There are no words to describe the deep sense of loss that we all naturally feel. Fortunately, and of great solace, Maharishi has given us everything we need to achieve perfection in lifeto realize the Supremeand to ensure his legacy of a world completely beyond the reach of sufferingHeaven on Earth. Maharishi has made our task simpleto use what he has given us to achieve the permanent transformation of life on Earth. Precious Moment in Our Lives This is a very precious and delicate time of transformation for ourselves, our Movement, and the entire human race. Now is the time to reflect deeply on what is truly important. Until now, we have all had the feeling, to some extent, that Maharishi would take care of everything, that Maharishi was organizing everythingwhich he truly was. Maharishi would, with or without our help, achieve his precious goals for humankind. Now, with Maharishis declaration, that time has ended. Maharishi has bestowed upon us the leadership of his Movement. We must, all of us, take ownership of it. He has handed to us the reins of destiny for the human race. We must take hold of those reins. Each and every one of us has a vital role to play. For those who live in Fairfield and Maharishi Vedic City, your primary role is creating coherence in the Domes. This is crucial for the safety and security of our nationand indeed for the success of our every Movement initiative. For those who are not yet Yogic Flyers, it means becoming a Sidha and doing the longest program possible. This is the time for the MUM community to pull together and rededicate itself to the permanence of the historic community we have builtthe community which is the cornerstone of Maharishis legacy for America and, to a large extent, for the entire world. For all our other dear Governors and Sidhas throughout the country, your contribution will be to create coherence locally and to play a vital role in supporting and promoting Maharishis precious knowledge and programs in your area (see below). For our Meditators, I urge you to learn the most advanced and powerful techniques Maharishi has given us, especially Yogic Flying, so that you can accelerate your own growth to enlightenment and contribute most powerfully to the peace and invincibility of our nation. New Leadership for America Prior to Maharishis retirement, he put into place a very powerful leadership structure for our nation and the world. At the global level, this leadership begins with Maharaja Nader Raam, who most perfectly embodies Maharishis infinite silence, and whose awareness is so profoundly anchored to Being that he will be a pure and steady guide for our administration of the world. Our Global Prime Minister, Dr. Bevan Morris, is unparalleled in this world for his profound dedication and command of Maharishis knowledge, and for his extraordinary leadership and organizing ability. And the 12 Global Ministers and the 27 Rajas, whom Maharishi has carefully trained, collectively provide an invincible global leadership for Maharishis worldwide Movement. At the national level, I was recently blessed by Maharishi with the privilege of serving as the Raja of Invincible America. I have thereby committed my life and my energy to the fulfillment of Maharishis supreme vision for our nation. Fortunately, I am supported by the most brilliant and dynamic team of national directors the U.S. Movement has ever seen. I am excited about this new leadership, and will be introducing this team to you all very shortly. Gratitude to the US Rajas For the past several years, America has been blessed by the enlightened leadership of 12 highl
[FairfieldLife] Re: Boring Real Estate discussion over for now! Sitar player very good!
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > wrote: > > > > 7:35 EST Chick playing sitar helps me forget what went before. Worth > > a listen. > > > Forgot the link: > http://maharishichannel.org/ channel 3, right now > 7:50 EST She is totally kicking ass with her sitar, I hope others are catching this!
Re: [FairfieldLife] Maharaja Nader Raam
On Jan 15, 2008, at 6:37 PM, Larry wrote: I must confess that I have pretty much been out of touch with the TMO since the 80's - I have avoided ayerveda, jotysh, vostoo, etc. and couldn't give a 25 cent description of them. (Spelled them wrong on purpose, though I don't know how to spell them correctly.) and I am wondering about this fellow Maharaja Nader Raam, the heir to the throne. Who is he, where did he come from, anyone heard him speak or spent time with him? More importantly, does he have a firm grip on Being? He does have an interesting past, what hasn't been scoured from the web (some older articles have been removed from the web for years now). But he is a physician (M.D.) and a Ph.D. in the Brain and Cognitive Science. Most interestingly (to me anyways) he did some rather controversial early researches on neuron regeneration and the use of mercuric-sulfide alchemical rasayanas. The research was so diametrically opposed to the medical-pharmaceutical industrial complex that if this research had been widely heralded and integrated, it would've cut to the very core of modern allopathy. I'm not exactly sure what kind of backlash there was, but I do get the impression from rumor that there may have been some allopathic and perhaps government intevention. Mercuric-sulfide is adamantly considered a poison in standard, modern allopathy and pharmacy. Really, in a sense this research already has rocked the boat, just by it's mainstream suppression. It was hard to even find a mention on the web of this research several years ago when I last looked. This no doubt endeared him greatly to the Maharishi, who'd already been similarly (although not necessarily devoid of reasons) been hassled by authorities in numerous countries, and is now living in exile in Holland. I would suspect, if any of us got to sit down and know the guy, we'd be rather impressed. But then again, he could be another "raja" Hagelin who sold his reputation, his credibility and his integrity for mere access and proximity. .02 USD
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Boring Real Estate discussion over for now! Sitar player very good!
Thanks, Curtis. She was definitely worth a listen. Lovely as well. - Original Message From: curtisdeltablues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 6:38:00 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Boring Real Estate discussion over for now! Sitar player very good! --- In FairfieldLife@ yahoogroups. com, "curtisdeltablues" wrote: > > 7:35 EST Chick playing sitar helps me forget what went before. Worth > a listen. > Forgot the link: http://maharishicha nnel.org/ channel 3, right now Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
[FairfieldLife] Re: Boring Real Estate discussion over for now! Sitar player very good!
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks, Curtis. She was definitely worth a listen. Lovely as well I'm glad you caught it Angela. I forgot how much I love how you can bend the notes with a sitar. That is what I love about slide guitar in blues, all the in between sounds that are so expressive of feeling. I missed Ravi Shankar's daughter when she came through DC last. I think her dad was playing with her too so it was too bad. I will try not to make that mistake twice with this inspiration! . > > - Original Message > From: curtisdeltablues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 6:38:00 PM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Boring Real Estate discussion over for now! Sitar player very good! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@ yahoogroups. com, "curtisdeltablues" > > wrote: > > > > > > 7:35 EST Chick playing sitar helps me forget what went before. Worth > > > a listen. > > > > > Forgot the link: > > http://maharishicha nnel.org/ channel 3, right now > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com >
[FairfieldLife] Re: 'Maharishi Says: Work is Finished'
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Robert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear Fellow Governors, Sidhas and Meditators of America, > As many of you have certainly heard, our beloved Maharishi has announced that he is retiring from activity. Our great Maharishi, Jagadguru to the world, whose tireless efforts for more than 50 years have transformed the destiny of the human race, is, of necessity, retiring from his constant exertion on our behalf and on behalf of the entire world. I'm struck by the phrase "of necessity." Seems to me it was put in to confirm what most of us suspect, that MMY has become too frail, and almost certainly too ill, to do much of anything but rest. It's not MMY's choice, in other words. Unless I've missed something, this is the only official assertion to this effect that we've seen so far. One can only hope he's relatively comfortable and not in pain.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Partial transcripts from Jan 12th Celebration
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "feste37" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's interesting how these things work on this board. Someone who is > very enthusiastic about what is happening sends a transcript to Rick > Archer, presumably because he or she considers him a friend. And the person doesn't know that Rick moderates FFL, and is l ikely to post it. I don't think so. Mr. Archer cynically posts it here, knowing full well what the response >will be. Feste, hate to break the new to ya. But this is sort of the meat and potatoes of FFL. Sharing knowledge, gossip, info, experiences of/about TMO, FF, and MUM. BTW, responses have been varied. It is an open invitation to ridicule, and of course that is exactly what happens. People try outdo each other in pouring scorn on it. All very predictable and silly. Feste, express your opinion like anyone else. I don't hear people heaping on scorn. People are expressing an opinion that might be somewhat jaded by their experience with whole deal, but this is something we all have a stake in, one way or the other. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > curtisdeltablues@ wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter wrote: > > > > > > On one hand a lovely conversation of devotion and love > > > and on the other hand such a strange, stilted formal > > > exchange. Like two Victorian actors playing these > > > stylized roles with grand sweeping gestures. Go > > > figure. > > > > > > > This totally nails what made me feel weird reading it Pete! > > > > Like the moment when your Iranian rug salesman uses the phrase > > "because you are my friend I give you special deal" one too many times. > > > > Like overhearing a couple of old queens at a bar after their night at > > the "theaaater" try to get the male lead from the play to join them > > for a nightcap. > > > > Like working years for MMY anonymously only to find your time in the > > sun with him personally filled up, not with your next level of > > knowledge, but with him endlessly repeating another intro lecture as > > if you are perhaps a feeble child who hadn't been giving them yourself > > for years, when you are asked "how was your meeting with MMY?" And > > you say. "Oh it was sublime, the most intense expansion of > > consciousness possible for a point to feel the totality of > > consciousness and the depth of silence..." > > > > Excuse me for a moment, I have to throw up in my mouth a little. > > > > > > The words don't hide the lack of real intimacy, they reveal it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Rick Archer wrote: > > > > > > > Forwarded from a friend of a friend of a friend: > > > > > > > > Here are transcripts of three short parts of the > > > > Jan. 12 celebration. > > > > These are my own effort, not official. Numbers > > > > refer to the hours > > > > and minutes into the celebration these appeared > > > > (beginning from the > > > > initial Vedic chanting). Prime Minister Bevan > > > > Morris's narration > > > > appears without quotes, and is not always exact. > > > > Jai Guru Dev > > > > > > > > #1 - 2:34 > > > > > > > > When he heard this announcement, and the warm > > > > reception of all to the > > > > foundation of this organization, the Brahmananda > > > > Saraswati Trust, > > > > Maharishi said, > > > > > > > > "I am grateful for this warm sendoff of > > > > Invincibility to the whole > > > > world, for all times. It was my pleasure, at the > > > > feet of Guru Dev, > > > > to take the light of Guru Dev, and pass it on to my > > > > environment. > > > > Now, today, I am closing my designated duty to Guru > > > > Dev. I can only > > > > say, 'Live long the world--in peace, happiness, > > > > prosperity, and > > > > freedom from suffering.' > > > > > > > > "Today, this farewell marks the establishment of > > > > Invincibility for > > > > all mankind under the capable, silent rulership of > > > > Maharaja Raja > > > > Raam, and under the capable guidance of all the > > > > Ministers, and all > > > > the glorified minds in terms of all dignity of the > > > > light in > > > > Invincibility for every country. And it is my > > > > satisfaction that I > > > > offer this to the lotus feet of Shri Guru Dev. Jai > > > > Guru Dev. And > > > > offer my everything to the blessings of Guru Dev. > > > > And continue with > > > > the world in peace, prosperity and happiness. > > > > > > > > "This formation the Brahmananda Saraswati Trust is > > > > going to be a > > > > glory for the administration for future life on > > > > earth, on the > > > > individual and national level. All glory to Guru > > > > Dev. Jai Guru Dev. > > > > Express my delight for all the millennia to come, > > > > that the world is > > > > going to be a happy world. The Brahmananda > > > > Saraswati Trust is going > > > > to take the lighted lamp every morning and night, > > > > every night to > > > > come. The future of the world is bright, and that > > > > is my delight." > > > > >
[FairfieldLife] Re: 'Maharishi Says: Work is Finished'
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Robert wrote: > > > > Dear Fellow Governors, Sidhas and Meditators of America, > > As many of you have certainly heard, our beloved Maharishi has > announced that he is retiring from activity. Our great Maharishi, > Jagadguru to the world, whose tireless efforts for more than 50 years > have transformed the destiny of the human race, is, of necessity, > retiring from his constant exertion on our behalf and on behalf of > the entire world. > > I'm struck by the phrase "of necessity." Seems to > me it was put in to confirm what most of us suspect, > that MMY has become too frail, and almost certainly > too ill, to do much of anything but rest. It's not > MMY's choice, in other words. Unless I've missed > something, this is the only official assertion to > this effect that we've seen so far. > One can only hope he's relatively comfortable and > not in pain. Of course he's not in pain, come on Judy, he's just a whisker away from MahaSamadhi(even though MMY has NEVER (to my knowledge) admitted what state of consciousness he was in, if he were in constant communion with the divine he would have said so!) No, no, all of this is strictly voluntary, he really accomplished all he set out to, and more...brother!!
[FairfieldLife] Re: A reason why Israel has such influence on US policy
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "do.rflex" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Shocking [to me] list of US/Isreal dual citizenship US Government > officials directly influencing US Policy, both foreign and domestic, > and representing the *hard right* views of Israel's hardliners > This is complete crap. Just because the U.S. citizens listed below are Jewish does not mean that they are dual citizens of Israel and the U.S. -- it's not impossible that one or two of the people listed do have Israeli citizenship, and I'm certainly not going to do the legwork to repudiate this claim, but I'm quite sure that all or nearly all of the people listed only hold citizenship in the U.S., even if they have interests in Israel. The hairball that posted the web site ( http://www.viewzone.com/dualcitizen.html ) does not cite where he got his info that there are many people holding dual U.S.-Israeli citizenship and says only that he derived this information from some space case on the web: "Consider the following list that I obtained on the web:", without citing his sources. It's undoubtedly complete bullshit from some Jew-hater. Dual citizenship is common. Our own beloved Bevan is a duallie of Aussie and America, and I know lots of dual Mexico/U.S. folks. There are no exceptions in U.S. law or policy for people holding U.S. and Israeli citizenship (as compared with any other dual nationality of a U.S. citizen). > === > NOTE: > Actual Percentage of Jewish people in the USA: 2.2% > http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/US-Israel/usjewpop.html > > ANOTHER IMPORTANT NOTE: > As a group, American Jews continue to be *STAUNCHLY LIBERAL* . A new > poll shows that 77 percent of American Jews now think that the Iraq > war was a mistake, compared with 52 percent of all Americans. (Jewish > support for the war has collapsed: A poll taken a month before the war > showed that 56 percent of Jews supported it, somewhat below the > national average at that time.) Eighty-seven percent of Jews voted > Democratic in 2006. (emphasis added) > http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2007/03/20/aipac/ > === > > ...The U.S., in its special relationship with Israel, has become very > sympathetic to allowing Israeli-Americans to retain two nationalities > and allowing U.S. citizens not only to hold public office in Israel, > but to hold US government positions as well! No other country holds > this special exception to our laws of citizenship. > > So, you might ask, are there any other dual Israel-American citizens > who hold US government positions that could compromise American > security? Yes. Consider the following list... > > > Michael Mukasey > Recently appointed as US Attorney General. Mukasey also was the judge > in the litigation between developer Larry Silverstein and several > insurance companies arising from the destruction of the World Trade > Center. > > Michael Chertoff > Former Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, at the > Justice Department; now head of Homeland Security. > > Richard Perle > One of Bush's foreign policy advisors, he is the chairman of the > Pentagon's Defense Policy Board. A very likely Israeli government > agent, Perle was expelled from Senator Henry Jackson's office in the > 1970's after the National Security Agency (NSA) caught him passing > Highly-Classified (National Security) documents to the Israeli > Embassy. He later worked for the Israeli weapons firm, Soltam. Perle > came from one the above mentioned pro-Israel thinktanks, the AEI. > Perle is one of the leading pro-Israeli fanatics leading this Iraq war > mongering within the administration and now in the media. > > Paul Wolfowitz > Former Deputy Defense Secretary, and member of Perle's Defense Policy > Board, in the Pentagon. Wolfowitz is a close associate of Perle, and > reportedly has close ties to the Israeli military. His sister lives in > Israel. Wolfowitz came from the above mentioned Jewish thinktank, > JINSA. Wolfowitz was the number two leader within the administration > behind this Iraq war mongering. He later was appointed head of the > World Bank but resigned under pressure from World Bank members over a > scandal involving his misuse of power. > > Douglas Feith > Under Secretary of Defense and Policy Advisor at the Pentagon. He is a > close associate of Perle and served as his Special Counsel. Like Perle > and the others, Feith is a pro-Israel extremist, who has advocated > anti-Arab policies in the past. He is closely associated with the > extremist group, the Zionist Organization of America, which even > attacks Jews that don't agree with its extremist views. Feith > frequently speaks at ZOA conferences. Feith runs a small law firm, > Feith and Zell, which only has one International office, in Israel. > The majority of their legal work is representing Israeli interests. > His firm's own website stated, prior to his appointment, that Feith > "repr
[FairfieldLife] "Now, today, I am closing my designated duty to Guru Dev." MMY
Really, you mean he was calling Bush Hitler and damning democracy all in the name of Guru Dev? "I don't think MMY would last long on this NG." Oh well..
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Boring Real Estate discussion over for now! Sitar player very good!
Yeah, bending notes is what I love about blues and sitar also. My first love (when I was five) was a guy who lived in our coal cellar. He was a "swing kid," a guy from Hamburg, about sixteen years old. Swing kids were young people in Germany who loved American music (primarily swing), resisted Hitler, and suffered the consequences. Like us, he'd walked across Germany in 45, carrying only his lute and his guitar, and living, as we did, like stray dogs. We gave him our coal cellar. Not an ideal place, but better than the street, and we were already housing thirteen other refugees in a three room flat. Anyway, the guy loved life and music, and so I had a resident music teacher early on. And he played blues. My grandfather and I both fell in love with that sound. See if you can find the movie "The Man without a Past." I think you'll love it and you'll also love the sound track. Whoever put that movie together is a real artist. Visually beautiful as well. Great acting. A guy comes to town, to look for a job, and is attacked within a millimeter of his life. Miraculously, he survives, but has amnesia. So the first scene, when he gets attacked is very brutal, but after that it's pure beauty and heart. - Original Message From: curtisdeltablues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 7:07:40 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Boring Real Estate discussion over for now! Sitar player very good! --- In FairfieldLife@ yahoogroups. com, Angela Mailander wrote: > > Thanks, Curtis. She was definitely worth a listen. Lovely as well I'm glad you caught it Angela. I forgot how much I love how you can bend the notes with a sitar. That is what I love about slide guitar in blues, all the in between sounds that are so expressive of feeling. I missed Ravi Shankar's daughter when she came through DC last. I think her dad was playing with her too so it was too bad. I will try not to make that mistake twice with this inspiration! . > > - Original Message > From: curtisdeltablues > To: FairfieldLife@ yahoogroups. com > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 6:38:00 PM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Boring Real Estate discussion over for now! Sitar player very good! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@ yahoogroups. com, "curtisdeltablues" > > wrote: > > > > > > 7:35 EST Chick playing sitar helps me forget what went before. Worth > > > a listen. > > > > > Forgot the link: > > http://maharishicha nnel.org/ channel 3, right now > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger .yahoo.com > Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
[FairfieldLife] Spiritually hot in FF 2008
> > Touring of the saints, > > > > > > Mother Meera in FF > > > > > > > > > http://www.mothermeera-fairfield.com/default.jsp > > > > > > Karunamayi > > in Fairfield, > June 30th-July 3rd. > > http://www.karunamayi.org/tour/2008Fairfield.shtml > Ammachi in Iowa, She'll be here July 2nd and 3rd (the 3rd being the all- nighter that runs into the 4th).
[FairfieldLife] Re: 'Maharishi Says: Work is Finished'
Apparently Maharishi is Guru to the world, just not with individuals --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Robert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Dear Fellow Governors, Sidhas and Meditators of America, > As many of you have certainly heard, our beloved Maharishi has announced that he is retiring from activity. Our great Maharishi, Jagadguru to the world, whose tireless efforts for more than 50 years have transformed the destiny of the human race, is, of necessity, retiring from his constant exertion on our behalf and on behalf of the entire world. > One week ago, on the evening of January 8, in reviewing the progress of his global Movement and surveying the growing signs of peace in the world, Maharishi declared, "Invincibility is irreversibly established in the world. My work is done. My designated duty to Guru Dev is fulfilled." He resolved to use all his remaining time to complete his commentary on the Veda. > We must all join together in rejoicing with Maharishi in his supreme accomplishment of the agesthe complete transformation of the world from the depths of ignorance and suffering of Kali Yuga to the perpetual sunshine of Sat Yugathe rule of Natural Law, the Will of God, on Earth. > Of course, the very thought of Maharishi retiring from constantly showering us with his precious knowledge and exquisite spiritual and practical guidance is overwhelming. There are no words to describe the deep sense of loss that we all naturally feel. > Fortunately, and of great solace, Maharishi has given us everything we need to achieve perfection in lifeto realize the Supremeand to ensure his legacy of a world completely beyond the reach of sufferingHeaven on Earth. Maharishi has made our task simpleto use what he has given us to achieve the permanent transformation of life on Earth. > Precious Moment in Our Lives > This is a very precious and delicate time of transformation for ourselves, our Movement, and the entire human race. Now is the time to reflect deeply on what is truly important. > Until now, we have all had the feeling, to some extent, that Maharishi would take care of everything, that Maharishi was organizing everythingwhich he truly was. Maharishi would, with or without our help, achieve his precious goals for humankind. > Now, with Maharishi's declaration, that time has ended. > Maharishi has bestowed upon us the leadership of his Movement. We must, all of us, take ownership of it. He has handed to us the reins of destiny for the human race. We must take hold of those reins. > Each and every one of us has a vital role to play. > For those who live in Fairfield and Maharishi Vedic City, your primary role is creating coherence in the Domes. This is crucial for the safety and security of our nationand indeed for the success of our every Movement initiative. For those who are not yet Yogic Flyers, it means becoming a Sidha and doing the longest program possible. > This is the time for the MUM community to pull together and rededicate itself to the permanence of the historic community we have builtthe community which is the cornerstone of Maharishi's legacy for America and, to a large extent, for the entire world. > For all our other dear Governors and Sidhas throughout the country, your contribution will be to create coherence locally and to play a vital role in supporting and promoting Maharishi's precious knowledge and programs in your area (see below). For our Meditators, I urge you to learn the most advanced and powerful techniques Maharishi has given us, especially Yogic Flying, so that you can accelerate your own growth to enlightenment and contribute most powerfully to the peace and invincibility of our nation. > New Leadership for America > Prior to Maharishi's retirement, he put into place a very powerful leadership structure for our nation and the world. > At the global level, this leadership begins with Maharaja Nader Raam, who most perfectly embodies Maharishi's infinite silence, and whose awareness is so profoundly anchored to Being that he will be a pure and steady guide for our administration of the world. Our Global Prime Minister, Dr. Bevan Morris, is unparalleled in this world for his profound dedication and command of Maharishi's knowledge, and for his extraordinary leadership and organizing ability. And the 12 Global Ministers and the 27 Rajas, whom Maharishi has carefully trained, collectively provide an invincible global leadership for Maharishi's worldwide Movement. > At the national level, I was recently blessed by Maharishi with the privilege of serving as the Raja of Invincible America. I have thereby committed my life and my energy to the fulfillment of Maharishi's supreme vision for our nation. > Fortunately, I am supported by the most brilliant and dynamic team of national directors the U.S. Movement has ever seen. I am excited about this n
[FairfieldLife] Re: 'Maharishi Says: Work is Finished'
---No - he's only accomplished 2% of what Guru Dev wanted for the world. In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "BillyG." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Robert wrote: > > > > > > Dear Fellow Governors, Sidhas and Meditators of America, > > > As many of you have certainly heard, our beloved Maharishi has > > announced that he is retiring from activity. Our great Maharishi, > > Jagadguru to the world, whose tireless efforts for more than 50 years > > have transformed the destiny of the human race, is, of necessity, > > retiring from his constant exertion on our behalf and on behalf of > > the entire world. > > > > I'm struck by the phrase "of necessity." Seems to > > me it was put in to confirm what most of us suspect, > > that MMY has become too frail, and almost certainly > > too ill, to do much of anything but rest. It's not > > MMY's choice, in other words. Unless I've missed > > something, this is the only official assertion to > > this effect that we've seen so far. > > > > One can only hope he's relatively comfortable and > > not in pain. > > Of course he's not in pain, come on Judy, he's just a whisker away > from MahaSamadhi(even though MMY has NEVER (to my knowledge) > admitted what state of consciousness he was in, if he were in constant > communion with the divine he would have said so!) > > No, no, all of this is strictly voluntary, he really accomplished all > he set out to, and more...brother!! >
[FairfieldLife] Re: OMG !.....He has left the body !.....Jan. 12
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "dhamiltony2k5" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings > wrote: > > > > OMG ! > > I have it on good authority that he has left the body today, of all > > days, on January the 12th...how wierd is that !??? > > It is uncanny ! > > What now?!! > > > > OffWorld > > > > < I was talking about my next door neighbor's cat. He was a funky little fellar. I'll miss him. Regarding your thoughts over MMY passing. First he does not pass. He/it is not IN your heart, he IS your heart. Secondly, attachment to exterior entities, even though powerful, is a crutch. Thirdly, it will make you stronger. Fourthly, you will feel more bliss after his passing, not less. Fifthly, your evolution will continue exponentially because it has been set in motion, and you will be free, and in that freedom you will be a Maharishi and you will spend the rest of your days not caring about the material, but passing on knowledge in some way or another, and enjoying every moment of it. What higher life is there than that? OffWorld > FW: > i am trying to get my mind around Maharishi dying. i realize that i > think of him as an immortal value. i know that i do not have the > same respect for the words of any other source. i more than believe > in his status, i have experienced it. he has perplexed me, but i > have no question that the technique that he taught me has worked, and > i have a level of gratitude for his tradition that i do not have for > anything else. as far as i'm concerned, there is no one to replace > him. i don't know what it means to be without one's teacher. i am > suspecting that it will feel very different. i am assuming that i > will feel that there is no ultimate arbitrator, and that will make me > feel adrift. that the world has returned to argument only. that the > transcendent has lost its best articulator. i don't think that i > will feel that Nature speaks english anymore. i will be concerned > about losing my way. < >
[FairfieldLife] Re: 'Maharishi Says: Work is Finished'
"Work is Finished", kind of reminded me of one of the versions of Christ's last words on the cross, "It is finished". --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sgrayatlarge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Apparently Maharishi is Guru to the world, just not with individuals > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Robert wrote: > > > > > > > > Dear Fellow Governors, Sidhas and Meditators of > America, > > As many of you have certainly heard, our beloved Maharishi has > announced that he is retiring from activity. Our great Maharishi, > Jagadguru to the world, whose tireless efforts for more than 50 > years have transformed the destiny of the human race, is, of > necessity, retiring from his constant exertion on our behalf and on > behalf of the entire world. > > One week ago, on the evening of January 8, in reviewing the > progress of his global Movement and surveying the growing signs of > peace in the world, Maharishi declared, "Invincibility is > irreversibly established in the world. My work is done. My > designated duty to Guru Dev is fulfilled." He resolved to use all > his remaining time to complete his commentary on the Veda. > > We must all join together in rejoicing with Maharishi in his > supreme accomplishment of the agesthe complete transformation of > the world from the depths of ignorance and suffering of Kali Yuga to > the perpetual sunshine of Sat Yugathe rule of Natural Law, the Will > of God, on Earth. > > Of course, the very thought of Maharishi retiring from > constantly showering us with his precious knowledge and exquisite > spiritual and practical guidance is overwhelming. There are no words > to describe the deep sense of loss that we all naturally feel. > > Fortunately, and of great solace, Maharishi has given us > everything we need to achieve perfection in lifeto realize the > Supremeand to ensure his legacy of a world completely beyond the > reach of sufferingHeaven on Earth. Maharishi has made our task > simpleto use what he has given us to achieve the permanent > transformation of life on Earth. > > Precious Moment in Our Lives > > This is a very precious and delicate time of transformation for > ourselves, our Movement, and the entire human race. Now is the time > to reflect deeply on what is truly important. > > Until now, we have all had the feeling, to some extent, that > Maharishi would take care of everything, that Maharishi was > organizing everythingwhich he truly was. Maharishi would, with or > without our help, achieve his precious goals for humankind. > > Now, with Maharishi's declaration, that time has ended. > > Maharishi has bestowed upon us the leadership of his Movement. > We must, all of us, take ownership of it. He has handed to us the > reins of destiny for the human race. We must take hold of those > reins. > > Each and every one of us has a vital role to play. > > For those who live in Fairfield and Maharishi Vedic City, your > primary role is creating coherence in the Domes. This is crucial for > the safety and security of our nationand indeed for the success of > our every Movement initiative. For those who are not yet Yogic > Flyers, it means becoming a Sidha and doing the longest program > possible. > > This is the time for the MUM community to pull together and > rededicate itself to the permanence of the historic community we > have builtthe community which is the cornerstone of Maharishi's > legacy for America and, to a large extent, for the entire world. > > For all our other dear Governors and Sidhas throughout the > country, your contribution will be to create coherence locally and > to play a vital role in supporting and promoting Maharishi's > precious knowledge and programs in your area (see below). For our > Meditators, I urge you to learn the most advanced and powerful > techniques Maharishi has given us, especially Yogic Flying, so that > you can accelerate your own growth to enlightenment and contribute > most powerfully to the peace and invincibility of our nation. > > New Leadership for America > > Prior to Maharishi's retirement, he put into place a very > powerful leadership structure for our nation and the world. > > At the global level, this leadership begins with Maharaja Nader > Raam, who most perfectly embodies Maharishi's infinite silence, and > whose awareness is so profoundly anchored to Being that he will be a > pure and steady guide for our administration of the world. Our > Global Prime Minister, Dr. Bevan Morris, is unparalleled in this > world for his profound dedication and command of Maharishi's > knowledge, and for his extraordinary leadership and organizing > ability. And the 12 Global Ministers and the 27 Rajas, whom > Maharishi has carefully trained, collectively provide an invincible > global leadership for Maharishi's worldwide Movement. > > At the national level, I was recently bl
[FairfieldLife] Once
Curtis, You would probably dig "Once." Lots of guitar and singing. I'd compare it to Topsey Turvey in terms of how intimate the audience is with the musicians. Not a documentary, but very much so by design, and that draws one into this reality too. Nice. Slow moving, and there's a problem I won't describe -- it would be spoiler -- but it is a but scant detraction from the enjoying of the film. Edg
[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharaja Nader Raam
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Larry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I must confess that I have pretty much been out of touch with the TMO > since the 80's - I have avoided ayerveda, jotysh, vostoo, etc. and > couldn't give a 25 cent description of them. (Spelled them wrong on > purpose, though I don't know how to spell them correctly.) > > and I am wondering about this fellow Maharaja Nader Raam, the heir to > the throne. > > Who is he, where did he come from, anyone heard him speak or spent > time with him? More importantly, does he have a firm grip on Being? Tony Nader is a Governor from Lebanon who holds a Ph.D I believe in physics. He is one of those fellows that has been less in the foreground the last few years, much like Bramachary Nandkishore. A softspoken, bright and sincere fellow with a friendly and harmonious personality and balanced aura. He is one of many "new bright sun's" that has risen in the Movement during the last 15-20 years or so. Very promising to have these people now firmly in the Movement.
[FairfieldLife] Enter the Shotokan Dragon - Machida
Enter the Dragon - Machida Submits Sokoudjou - By Thomas Gerbasi ""Thierry Sokoudjou brought to the Octagon that brought out the best in light heavyweight contender Lyoto `The Dragon' Machida, but whatever it was, that's what fans at the Mandalay Bay Events Center got tonight, as the Brazilian scored the biggest and most impressive win of his UFC career by submitting the highly touted Cameroon native in the second round of their UFC 79 undercard bout. "I'm ready for the belt," said Machida, 12-0. "I've beat the Alaskan Assassin (Sam Hoger), the African Assassin (Sokoudjou); what other assassin is there?" Sokoudjou (4-2) who had scored knockout wins over Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and Ricardo Arona earlier this year in PRIDE - started the fight fast, getting Machida's attention immediately with a hard punch to the face followed by a takedown... Machida opened up the second with solid kicks downstairs and up, but Sokoudjou took the blows well and kept moving forward. What he didn't respond to well was a counter left to the jaw by Machida that dropped him to the canvas."" - http://tinyurl.com/yqd5f7 What he didn't respond to well was a counter left to the jaw by Machida that dropped him to the canvas. What he didn't respond to well was a counter left to the jaw by Machida that dropped him to the canvas. What he didn't respond to well was a counter left to the jaw by Machida that dropped him to the canvas. What he didn't respond to well was a counter left to the jaw by Machida that dropped him to the canvas. What he didn't respond to well was a counter left to the jaw by Machida that dropped him to the canvas. That says it all. OffWorld
[FairfieldLife] Re: Once
Thanks for the heads up Edg. I checked it out on the Web and I can't wait to see it. It is at the top of my Netflix list. Excellent! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Curtis, > > You would probably dig "Once." Lots of guitar and singing. I'd > compare it to Topsey Turvey in terms of how intimate the audience is > with the musicians. Not a documentary, but very much so by design, > and that draws one into this reality too. Nice. Slow moving, and > there's a problem I won't describe -- it would be spoiler -- but it is > a but scant detraction from the enjoying of the film. > > Edg >
[FairfieldLife] Re: Quck, before it's taken off the Net for being suppressive
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Turq, > > Wow! That topped the Raja nonsense as the best thing I have seen all > week! Tom is the most important person in the whole wide world. "Man > you're either in or you're out". "I want to move the spectators out > of the arena". This is priceless stuff, very MMY secretary. When Tom > drives by an accident he knows he is the only one who can help! Step > aside emergency personnel. Thanks a million for posting this! > > 4 words in response TOM: > > Free Katie, free Suri! I have no strong feelings about Tom Cruise one way or another. Sometimes he's a good actor; other times, not so much. But in these clips (to be used for Scientology classes, as I understand) he does come across as pretty much the ultimate TB. And it's interesting to see the extent to which buzzwords can become The New English in the mind of a TB. Not to mention the oft-denied but obviously still-present 'tude on the part of Scientologist TBs to "SPs," "suppressive persons." That's more than a little scary. Consider it just information about what a well- meaning spiritual trip can become, if the people who are involved in it don't stand up to spir- itual tyranny. > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > > T'would seem that there is this video of Tom > > Cruise cruising the Net, and getting immedi- > > ately taken down by Scientology lawyers shortly > > thereafter. > > > > > http://gawker.com/5002269/the-cruise-indoctrination-video-scientology-tried-to-suppress > > > > or > > > > http://tinyurl.com/yre7c6 > > > > So here's the lastest location for it. I haven't > > been able to get it to play without skipping > > (probably because so many people are hitting on > > it), but it seems potentially interesting. > > > > The video was the third article down on the page > > when I saw it. Don't overlook the comments that > > follow the video -- you think FFL is snarky...ha! > > >
[FairfieldLife] Re: Enter the Shotokan Dragon - Machida
What he didn't respond to well was a counter left to the jaw by > Machida that dropped him to the canvas. > > That says it all. > Yes, the light striking techniques of Shotokan set up the finishing holds of Jiu-jitsu very nicely. Not so good for ending the fight as we have seen from his record. But excellent as a distraction so you can get the job done with the techniques from a real martial art. He he. At least that is what I read in my peer reviewed journals of mixed martial arts. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Enter the Dragon - Machida Submits Sokoudjou > - By Thomas Gerbasi > > ""Thierry Sokoudjou brought to the Octagon that brought out the best > in light heavyweight contender Lyoto `The Dragon' Machida, but > whatever it was, that's what fans at the Mandalay Bay Events Center > got tonight, as the Brazilian scored the biggest and most impressive > win of his UFC career by submitting the highly touted Cameroon native > in the second round of their UFC 79 undercard bout. > > "I'm ready for the belt," said Machida, 12-0. "I've beat the Alaskan > Assassin (Sam Hoger), the African Assassin (Sokoudjou); what other > assassin is there?" > > Sokoudjou (4-2) who had scored knockout wins over Antonio Rogerio > Nogueira and Ricardo Arona earlier this year in PRIDE - started the > fight fast, getting Machida's attention immediately with a hard punch > to the face followed by a takedown... > > Machida opened up the second with solid kicks downstairs and up, but > Sokoudjou took the blows well and kept moving forward. > What he didn't respond to well was a counter left to the jaw by > Machida that dropped him to the canvas."" - http://tinyurl.com/yqd5f7 > > What he didn't respond to well was a counter left to the jaw by > Machida that dropped him to the canvas. > What he didn't respond to well was a counter left to the jaw by > Machida that dropped him to the canvas. > What he didn't respond to well was a counter left to the jaw by > Machida that dropped him to the canvas. > What he didn't respond to well was a counter left to the jaw by > Machida that dropped him to the canvas. > What he didn't respond to well was a counter left to the jaw by > Machida that dropped him to the canvas. > > That says it all. > > OffWorld >
[FairfieldLife] Buddhist jukebox
Plays five Tibetan Buddhist chants; runs on 2 AAA batteries; $4 http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.5169 Two user reviews: Pros: Good Chants. Easy to use. Runs a long time on batteries. Earphone out plug. Cons: Sound is tinny, but ok through earphones. Other Thoughts: I gave one of these to a Tibetan monk friend of mine. The Monk who chants is his childhood friend! Needless to say he was overjoyed. Anyway, the chants are authentic and sound really nice. Bottomline: If you want a some instant blessing in a small package, this is a good item. Pros: + just about everything Cons: - Battery door is a bit tricky Other Thoughts: Great soundquality even with tiny little speaker. Only a really slight distortion even with really audible soundlevel. Recordigns are awesome and sound even better with good set of earphones. Repetitive chants are just something with first start to annoy you, nut after a while they really tart to saound starnge and great Bottomline: Is so cheap that you shoud really test it! I just love mine. I really have to buy one more with even more songs.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Enter the Shotokan Dragon - Machida
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What he didn't respond to well was a counter left to the jaw by > > Machida that dropped him to the canvas. > > > > That says it all. > > > > Yes, the light striking techniques of Shotokan set up the finishing > holds of Jiu-jitsu very nicely. Not so good for ending the fight >> Ending the fight with a Shotokan kick at full force would kill a man, or at best cause him brain damage. No-one would try it. So, he ends it with a different technique altogether - ju jitsu...pretty effective for UFCno good in real life. OffWorld
[FairfieldLife] Re: OMG !.....He has left the body !.....Jan. 12
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "dhamiltony2k5" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > FW: > i am trying to get my mind around Maharishi dying. i realize that i > think of him as an immortal value. i know that i do not have the > same respect for the words of any other source. i more than believe > in his status, i have experienced it. he has perplexed me, but i > have no question that the technique that he taught me has worked, and > i have a level of gratitude for his tradition that i do not have for > anything else. as far as i'm concerned, there is no one to replace > him. i don't know what it means to be without one's teacher. i am > suspecting that it will feel very different. i am assuming that i > will feel that there is no ultimate arbitrator, and that will make me > feel adrift. that the world has returned to argument only. that the > transcendent has lost its best articulator. i don't think that i > will feel that Nature speaks english anymore. i will be concerned > about losing my way. < I think that such posts are valuable in that they point out something that many of us who have distanced ourselves from MMY and the TMO sometimes forget -- the level of dependence on him and his "guidance" that some TBs still feel. It's a really big deal for such people when the teacher who's basically told them what to do and what to think for 30 years is about to quit the scene. I've seen it before, with the Rama trip. I walked away from that trip a couple of years before Rama walked away from living, but boy! it was rough watching some of those who hung in till the end go through dealing with his death. It took many of them ten years to be able to live life on their own, *without* being told what to do. Some never even tried, and dived straight from the Rama trip into the "guiding hands" of another guru. A few took what they'd learned and developed lives of their own. All I can say is that as drama goes, watching a spiritual movement when its leader dies is right up there with Shakespeare. Some of it is tragedy, some comedy, but it's all extreme, and these impassioned posts we're seeing for- warded here are just the beginning.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Enter the Shotokan Dragon - Machida
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > wrote: > > > > What he didn't respond to well was a counter left to the jaw by > > > Machida that dropped him to the canvas. > > > > > > That says it all. > > > > > > > Yes, the light striking techniques of Shotokan set up the finishing > > holds of Jiu-jitsu very nicely. Not so good for ending the fight >> > > Ending the fight with a Shotokan kick at full force would kill a man, Name even one time this happened outside your mind. One time, one man, one documented event, one peer reviewed study. One example of this claim actually happening. Just one. > or at best cause him brain damage. No-one would try it. So, he ends it > with a different technique altogether - ju jitsu...pretty effective for > UFCno good in real life. > > OffWorld >
[FairfieldLife] Re: Buddhist jukebox
The Tibetans have always been into "spiritual tech." This is just the modern extension of the basic idea behind the prayer wheel. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Plays five Tibetan Buddhist chants; runs on 2 AAA batteries; $4 > > http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.5169 > > Two user reviews: > > > Pros: Good Chants. Easy to use. Runs a long time on batteries. > Earphone out plug. > > Cons: Sound is tinny, but ok through earphones. > > Other Thoughts: I gave one of these to a Tibetan monk friend of mine. > The Monk who chants is his childhood friend! Needless to say he was > overjoyed. Anyway, the chants are authentic and sound really nice. > > Bottomline: If you want a some instant blessing in a small package, > this is a good item. > > > Pros: + just about everything > > Cons: - Battery door is a bit tricky > > Other Thoughts: Great soundquality even with tiny little speaker. > Only a really slight distortion even with really audible soundlevel. > Recordigns are awesome and sound even better with good set of > earphones. > > Repetitive chants are just something with first start to annoy you, > nut after a while they really tart to saound starnge and great > > Bottomline: Is so cheap that you shoud really test it! I just love > mine. I really have to buy one more with even more songs. >
RE: [FairfieldLife] Maharaja Nader Raam
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Archer Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 6:23 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [FairfieldLife] Maharaja Nader Raam >His name is Tony Abou-Nader and he’s from Lebanon. He has an M.D. and a Ph.D. – real ones – and used to do neurophysiology research at Harvard or someplace. Maharishi asked him to >drop the Abou and get a nose job so he would look less Lebanese, then made him his successor, symbolically anyway. I doubt he’ll control the purse strings. I wonder if he is related to Ralph Nader, who is also Lebanese. No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.4/1226 - Release Date: 1/15/2008 6:19 PM
