[FairfieldLife] Re: Story from Ben Collins
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, lurkernomore [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: there was this look on his face that was like Mahesh Yogi can get these westerners to do 40 years of meditation and how hard that is to accomplish here in India. Whatis the caloric intake of the average Indian? Apparently the caloric intake is enough to, among other things, to sustain, a) a tremendous interest in Astrology and provide a living for a host of practitioners of this subject, b) a vast motion picture industry, and c) shamefully I have to say, a massive predeliction on the part of married Indian men towards visiting houses of prostitution.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Story from Ben Collins
About two BILLION people on Earth live on ONE dollar a day. If we could get those folks to TWO dollars a day, death of children dramatically subsides. Do any of us here think we can enter the mindset of living in such poverty? I can't throw a stone at any of them for almost any of their sins -- as un-human as some of the third world practices are -- hell, on a day when I've gotten a paper cut I can be over stressed and find myself growling and grumping and snarky. Imagine the daily horrors of their lives and the effects on personality. Everyone here is a vastly rich potentate comparatively. All the gripes about each other that are bandied here are, to a third worlder, like kings pissing and moaning about losing a sequin on their gold embroidered gowns. We simply have no stance upon which to judge these folks. Edg --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, gandalfaragorn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, lurkernomore steve.sundur@ wrote: there was this look on his face that was like Mahesh Yogi can get these westerners to do 40 years of meditation and how hard that is to accomplish here in India. Whatis the caloric intake of the average Indian? Apparently the caloric intake is enough to, among other things, to sustain, a) a tremendous interest in Astrology and provide a living for a host of practitioners of this subject, b) a vast motion picture industry, and c) shamefully I have to say, a massive predeliction on the part of married Indian men towards visiting houses of prostitution.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Story from Ben Collins
is this thread based on our interpretation of one fella's interpretation of another fella's look? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: About two BILLION people on Earth live on ONE dollar a day. If we could get those folks to TWO dollars a day, death of children dramatically subsides. Do any of us here think we can enter the mindset of living in such poverty? I can't throw a stone at any of them for almost any of their sins -- as un-human as some of the third world practices are -- hell, on a day when I've gotten a paper cut I can be over stressed and find myself growling and grumping and snarky. Imagine the daily horrors of their lives and the effects on personality. Everyone here is a vastly rich potentate comparatively. All the gripes about each other that are bandied here are, to a third worlder, like kings pissing and moaning about losing a sequin on their gold embroidered gowns. We simply have no stance upon which to judge these folks. Edg --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, gandalfaragorn no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, lurkernomore steve.sundur@ wrote: there was this look on his face that was like Mahesh Yogi can get these westerners to do 40 years of meditation and how hard that is to accomplish here in India. Whatis the caloric intake of the average Indian? Apparently the caloric intake is enough to, among other things, to sustain, a) a tremendous interest in Astrology and provide a living for a host of practitioners of this subject, b) a vast motion picture industry, and c) shamefully I have to say, a massive predeliction on the part of married Indian men towards visiting houses of prostitution.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Story from Ben Collins
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: About two BILLION people on Earth live on ONE dollar a day. If we could get those folks to TWO dollars a day, death of children dramatically subsides. Do any of us here think we can enter the mindset of living in such poverty? You are on to something very important here Egd, my friend. 30.000 children are dying every day unnecessary because we are not willing to share. How can we be a part of this, and call ourself men ? http://www.shareintl.org
[FairfieldLife] Re: Story from Ben Collins
Many Indians are spending their time these days being more productive and raising the quality of their lives, perhaps a more pressing need. -- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm in Kanchipuram for an 11 day Maha Rudra yagya (what else!). So it is genuinely a great time to be here. Here's an interesting tidbit. My chief priest here spent many years working for the Shankaracharyas...first the really old one who passed away a number of years ago (Chandrashekarendra) and then the current one (Jayendra). So he took me to see Jayendra Saraswati, the current Shankaracharya and his successor and I got to spend about a half hour with him, talking intermittently as he did his usual work. At one point he was lookign at me and asked me if I practiced meditation and I said yes. He asked how many times a day and I said always one and sometimes two. He asked how many years, and I said almost 40 years. He looked at me and shook his head in sort of mild amazement. Then he said Mahesh Yogi? and I said yes. He smiled a big smile. Then he asked me if I went to the funeral and I said no. Then there was this look on his face that was like Mahesh Yogi can get these westerners to do 40 years of meditation and how hard that is to accomplish here in India. It was a nice affirmation of Maharishi's work and that our own individual efforts are genuine. Just thought I'd pass that along, Best regards, and thanks again for the birthday wishes. Ben Collins No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.21.3/1306 - Release Date: 3/1/2008 5:41 PM
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Story from Ben Collins
Many Indians, if religious, just do a puja in the morning (often brief) or rely on going to a temple every so once in a while. Some learn meditation but meditate irregularly. Some get remedial mantras from their guru or an astrologer and practice those for a limited time. And you are also right a lot of modern Indians are moving away from what they feel is superstition and unfounded practices. But they are also ga-ga over their new found prosperity running up debt like crazy Americans and I think India (and China) will soon feel an economic crunch. The beautiful thing about India was that many Indians only worked 10 hour weeks. Boy could we use that here. :-) sgrayatlarge wrote: Many Indians are spending their time these days being more productive and raising the quality of their lives, perhaps a more pressing need.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Story from Ben Collins
there was this look on his face that was like Mahesh Yogi can get these westerners to do 40 years of meditation and how hard that is to accomplish here in India. Whatis the caloric intake of the average Indian?
