[FairfieldLife] Re: Driven by the Past -- A Sign of Deep Spirituality?

2006-05-24 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Is being driven by and apparently obsessed with the past a sign of > something good? Makes one wonder about the effectiveness > of all these techniques people have been practicing for years." George Sa

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fundamentalist or reconstructionist med

2006-05-24 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "markmeredith2002" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "Not digging in the dirt" is the rationale used by many sidhas here > when they move into a S-ved home as a way of solving their marital > communication problems, or do a yagya as a way to treat their > chr

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Fundamentalist or reconstructionist med

2006-05-24 Thread Rick Archer
on 5/24/06 10:15 AM, new_morning_blank_slate at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Thanks for your comments. My questions are  not "leading" ones. I > don't have a goal I am trying to lead readers to. I could answer many > of the questions from different angles with different answers. But I > find such

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fundamentalist or reconstructionist med

2006-05-24 Thread new_morning_blank_slate
Thanks for your comments. My questions are  not "leading" ones. I don't have a goal I am trying to lead readers to. I could answer many of the questions from different angles with different answers. But I find such questions useful in clarifying core assumptions. Even the most interesting -- tho

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fundamentalist or reconstructionist med

2006-05-24 Thread markmeredith2002
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "tomandcindytraynoratfairfieldlis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > TorguiseB writes snipped: >  Diggin' in the dirt looking for the cause of darkness is fine if > that's your predilection in life, but I've had remarkable success > with just turning on the lig

[FairfieldLife] Re: Driven by the Past -- A Sign of Deep Spirituality?

2006-05-24 Thread new_morning_blank_slate
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Since last night 11pm or so PST, there have been 25 posts. 15 of them > stem from Shemp deciding now was a good time to revisit his views of > what Judy posted in January. > > If that one post were kep

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Ooooh, I like this one: awareness of awareness!

2006-05-24 Thread Rick Archer
on 5/23/06 9:33 PM, curtisdeltablues at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >  I don't think my "ability to know" fluctuates at all to > any significant degree day to day.  Of course I don't mean this in any > spiritual way, it is just that I have lost all interest in monitoring > whatever quality I used

[FairfieldLife] Re: Driven by the Past -- A Sign of Deep Spirituality?

2006-05-24 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Since last night 11pm or so PST, there have been 25 posts. 15 of them > stem from Shemp deciding now was a good time to revisit his views of > what Judy posted in January. > > If that one post were k

[FairfieldLife] Re: Vedic Creation Science debunked

2006-05-24 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > > > > On May 23, 2006, at 5:06 PM, sparaig wrote: > > > > > Insomuch as humans show the same patterns of behavior in every  > > > society, the analogy > >

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Natural law at work?competion is better 4 us all,Wal_Marts good news

2006-05-24 Thread Rick Archer
on 5/22/06 2:23 PM, shempmcgurk at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> reduces the price making it available 4 more of us to buy & more of > it as >> well  that  whole milk & @ Wal-mart great news for many of us. now > if Wal- mart

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Fundamentalist or reconstructionist med

2006-05-24 Thread Rick Archer
on 5/24/06 12:29 AM, new_morning_blank_slate at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Is there already a silent presumption that Tolle is "realized" -- and > thus a parallel presumption that his words are valid and/or relevant? He says he is, and speaks as though he is. >  Do you find the words inspir

[FairfieldLife] Driven by the Past -- A Sign of Deep Spirituality?

2006-05-24 Thread new_morning_blank_slate
Since last night 11pm or so PST, there have been 25 posts. 15 of them stem from Shemp deciding now was a good time to revisit his views of what Judy posted in January. If that one post were kept at the poster's thought level, the ensuing low value (IMO) 14 posts would have not been posted. If

[FairfieldLife] Re: Vedic Creation Science debunked

2006-05-24 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On May 23, 2006, at 5:06 PM, sparaig wrote: > > > Insomuch as humans show the same patterns of behavior in every  > > society, the analogy > > with Christian Fundamentalism may be useful. However, since  > > Hinduism

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fundamentalist or reconstructionist med

2006-05-24 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- authfriend <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB > > wrote: > > > > > The Internet, whatever else it may be, is NOT a > > > suitable forum for satsang, or for any

[FairfieldLife] Re: Vedic Creation Science debunked

2006-05-24 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On May 23, 2006, at 5:03 PM, sparaig wrote: > > There's a guy who used to lecture at MUM/MIU who has a PhD in  > > Indian Studies (I believe) > > who did his PhD work pointing out the cultural origins of the TM  > > m

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Fundamentalist or reconstructionist med

2006-05-24 Thread Peter
--- authfriend <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The Internet, whatever else it may be, is NOT a > > suitable forum for satsang, or for any style of > > teaching that requires the student to perceive > > the over

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fundamentalist or reconstructionist med

2006-05-24 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The Internet, whatever else it may be, is NOT a > suitable forum for satsang, or for any style of > teaching that requires the student to perceive > the overall "vibe" of the teacher and respond to > it. The "vibe" j

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ooooh, I like this one: awareness of awareness!

2006-05-24 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "lurkernomore20002000" > wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > > > wrote: > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Natural law at work?competion is better 4 us all,Wal_Marts good news

2006-05-24 Thread Nelson
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Nelson" > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" > > wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Nelson" > > > wrote: > > > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fundamentalist or reconstructionist med

2006-05-24 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think the key here is simple authenticity regardless > if the experience is good or bad, pleasant or > unpleasant. Most "spiritual" movements like the TMO > generate an atmosphere of subtle (and at times not so > subtl

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Vedic Creation Science debunked

2006-05-24 Thread Vaj
On May 23, 2006, at 5:06 PM, sparaig wrote: > Insomuch as humans show the same patterns of behavior in every  > society, the analogy > with Christian Fundamentalism may be useful. However, since  > Hinduism is usually a far > more flexable and accomidating religion or set-of-religions than 

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Vedic Creation Science debunked

2006-05-24 Thread Vaj
On May 23, 2006, at 5:03 PM, sparaig wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > On May 22, 2006, at 2:47 PM, authfriend wrote: > > > > > The point is that she doesn't seem to have the > > > requisite credentials to trash Vedic science. > > > > She

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Vedic Creation Science debunked

2006-05-24 Thread Vaj
On May 24, 2006, at 3:17 AM, authfriend wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I once posted  a commentary that author and scientist > > > > > > > > (he's a > > > > > > > > Harvard grad) Michael Creighton had made on global > >

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Fundamentalist or reconstructionist med

2006-05-24 Thread Peter
I think the key here is simple authenticity regardless if the experience is good or bad, pleasant or unpleasant. Most "spiritual" movements like the TMO generate an atmosphere of subtle (and at times not so subtle) moodmaking that denies one's simple experience if it is not in accord with the mo

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ooooh, I like this one: awareness of awareness!

2006-05-24 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "lurkernomore20002000" > wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > > > wrote: > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ooooh, I like this one: awareness of awareness!

2006-05-24 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "lurkernomore20002000" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > > wrote: > > > > > > I didn't find your comment challenging.  Your condescending >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Natural law at work?competion is better 4 us all,Wal_...

2006-05-24 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" > wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, MDixon6569@ wrote: > > > > > > > > 

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fundamentalist or reconstructionist med

2006-05-24 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: p...] > Can one be falsely inspired and uplifted? Many proclamations, > initiatives and themes of the TMO  inspired many us in the past. At > least some now seem empty -- a false inspiration. Inspired by a >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ooooh, I like this one: awareness of awareness!

2006-05-24 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "lurkernomore20002000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > wrote: > > > > I didn't find your comment challenging.  Your condescending comment > > reveals your intentions.  Good luck with that agenda. >

[FairfieldLife] this time a celebrity has it right

2006-05-24 Thread shempmcgurk
This is classic Free-Market Economics: when a government gives its farmers subsidies it increases supply and thereby decreases price. The ones that are hurt most are the Third World farmers who are NOT getting subsidies and are getting LESS for their product.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ooooh, I like this one: awareness of awareness!

2006-05-24 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" > > wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > > > w

[FairfieldLife] Re: Vedic Creation Science debunked

2006-05-24 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > I once posted  a commentary that author and scientist > > > > > > > (he's a > > > > > > > Harvard grad) Michael Creighton had made on global > > > > > > > warming. > > > > > > > Putting aside what you

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ooooh, I like this one: awareness of awareness!

2006-05-24 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > > wrote: > > > > > > "Were you supposed to be "monitoring" it, or were you > > >

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