--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "markmeredith2002"
wrote:
> >
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote:
> >
> >
> > > > > Farokh is a jerk, as far as I can tell. As I said before, he
could
>
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "qntmpkt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>From NewScientist, May, 2006, p. 5 "A Messy Divorce, Our distant
ancestors' behaviour can teach us a thing or two".
"People who have trought accepting that we are descended from apes,
and even some who are fine with the concept,
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend"
> wrote:
> >
> > No, sorry, you meant the vets to start with,
> > and the above is a reactive backpedal:
> >
> > "The vast majority of them fought and died becaus
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> No, sorry, you meant the vets to start with,
> and the above is a reactive backpedal:
>
> "The vast majority of them fought and died because
> they were told to and had so little imagination
> that it never occur
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If you
> praise the soldiers who said YES to an
> insane war, and absolve them of any respon-
> sibility for that war because they were just
> being noble and doing what they were told by
> their "bad leaders," then
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend"
> wrote:
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB
wrote:
> > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu
wrote:
> > > > Somehow he (like many
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend"
> wrote:
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB
wrote:
> > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu
wrote:
> > > > Somehow he (like many p
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote:
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote:
> > > Somehow he (like many pro-Vietnam people did) has
> > > misconstrued our discussion as being
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "hyperbolicgeometry"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
"No words can describe it,
No example can point to it,
Samsara does not make it worse,
Nirvana does not make it better,
It has never been born,
It has never ceased,
It has never been liberated,
It has never been deluded
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote:
> > Somehow he (like many pro-Vietnam people did) has
> > misconstrued our discussion as being anti-vet.
> The whole myth of 'honor the fallen dead' from all
During the 70's a large Monastery existed in the Topanga/Malibu area;
which was unfortunately leveled by a fire (not surprising, since
fires are frequent in those hills).
In regard to the contributor a few posts back who remarked that
the "karmic" explanation for such events often serve no
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Saw the Da Vinci Code last night and actually enjoyed it.
> Wasn't going to see it so soon (I was waiting for the
> crowds to go down buy X-Men took care of that).
>
> What's the rumpus? I don't know why the
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Somehow he (like many pro-Vietnam people did) has
> misconstrued our discussion as being anti-vet. I
> happen to know quite a few vets who would agree
> with my original statement.
I don't know any who wouldn't
---
---Now I'm wondering if the Scientology "Dark Lord Xenu" was one of
these Mormon gods in another universe.
--- http://www.utlm.org/faqs/faqgeneral.htm
>
> Interesting set of questions and answers by Evangelical Christian
> (and great-great-granddaughter of LDS leader Brigham Young); San
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues"
> wrote:
> >
> > "Her point is that it isn't *science* that provided you
> > with this meaning; science can't tell you whether it's
> > all just random or
Her book The Spiral Staircase is excellent - autobiography of her life until about age 45.
She was in a convent, left, discovered she has a seizure disorder, got her PHD, and taught
- all while rethinkingand expanding her own religious beliefs. I like the clarity of her
thought - and the fe
In a message dated 5/30/06 6:09:42 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I'm not
sure that Memorial Day celebrates the Revolutionary War. More
likely the 4th of the July.Homeland Security would have thrown the
Revolutionaries in Gitmo nowadays.
Memorial Day memori
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> shempmcgurk wrote:
>
> >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote:
> > >
> > > Every Memorial Day we hear that myth about those who have fallen
> > > fighting for "our freedom." Believe me nobody ever die
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> "Her point is that it isn't *science* that provided you
> with this meaning; science can't tell you whether it's
> all just random or if there's something at work behind
> it."
>
> Good point. I have to th
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> sparaig wrote:
>
> >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote:
> >[...]
> > > BTW, I think you might enjoy listening to this funky philosopher who is
> > > a Scotsman now living in Canada. He's got quite
sparaig wrote:
>--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>[...]
> > BTW, I think you might enjoy listening to this funky philosopher who is
> > a Scotsman now living in Canada. He's got quite an interesting handle
> > on things. During the "Sweet Liberty" MP3
shempmcgurk wrote:
>--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > Every Memorial Day we hear that myth about those who have fallen
> > fighting for "our freedom." Believe me nobody ever died fighting
>for
> > "our freedom."
>
>
>
>
>What about the American R
"Her point is that it isn't *science* that provided you
with this meaning; science can't tell you whether it's
all just random or if there's something at work behind
it."
Good point. I have to think about this more. I use evolutionary
theory as a sort of big picture reframe for my life, but
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote:
> >
> > Every Memorial Day we hear that myth about those who have fallen
> > fighting for "our freedom." Believe me nobody ever died fighting
> for
> > "
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
[...]
> BTW, I think you might enjoy listening to this funky philosopher who is
> a Scotsman now living in Canada. He's got quite an interesting handle
> on things. During the "Sweet Liberty" MP3 last week (on the 24th
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Every Memorial Day we hear that myth about those who have fallen
> fighting for "our freedom." Believe me nobody ever died fighting
for
> "our freedom."
What about the American Revolutionary War?
Are you agai
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The sole point of the recert course was to establish a core group
> of TM teachers loyal to the organization. Judy thinks it was to
> break the final bounds for everyone else with the TMO, but I think
> that is the u
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> TurquoiseB wrote:
>
> >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote:
> > >
> > > What you're missing from not seeing the show broadcast
> > > is a commercial ABC runs in the last segment for the Hanso
> > > F
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "markmeredith2002" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote:
>
>
> > > > Farokh is a jerk, as far as I can tell. As I said before, he could
> > > have gotten sponsorship for
> > > > the cert course, and grants
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante wrote:
> >
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote:
> > >
> > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jyouells2000"
> > wrote:
> > > [...]
> >
In a message dated 5/30/06 3:04:39 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Saw the
Da Vinci Code last night and actually enjoyed it. Wasn't going to
see it so soon (I was waiting for the crowds to go down buy X-Men took
care of that).What's the rumpus? I don't know w
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> shempmcgurk wrote:
>
> >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote:
> > >
> > > May I suggest you read "War is a Racket" by General Smedley
Butler.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >I wouldn't trust anyone named
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> shempmcgurk wrote:
>
> >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB
> >wrote:
> > >
> > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu
wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Every Memorial Day we hear that myth about those
Saw the Da Vinci Code last night and actually enjoyed it. Wasn't
going to see it so soon (I was waiting for the crowds to go down buy X-
Men took care of that).
What's the rumpus? I don't know why there were so many negative
reports about the movie, which I try to avoid anyway, it was reall
In a message dated 5/30/06 1:47:46 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
'That
was a song from the sixties, if anyone's old enough to remember...War
is really very disfunctional behavior;Sure it's been part of this earth
reality for so long, we just take it for grant
By CHRISTOPH NOELTING, Associated Press Writer 15 minutes ago LANDSTUHL, Germany - A CBS News correspondent injured by a car bomb that killed two colleagues in Iraq was in critical but stable condition and "doing as well as can be expected," a doctor at a U.S. military hospital said
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'That was a song from the sixties, if anyone's old enough to
remember...
War is really very disfunctional behavior;
Sure it's been part of this earth reality for so long, we just take
it for granted, that it is a part of life, and have even made it into
a sort of institution(an institution of
markmeredith2002 wrote:
>From: http://www.talk2action.org/story/2006/5/29/195855/959
>
>Imagine: you are a foot soldier in a paramilitary group whose purpose
>is to remake America as a Christian theocracy, and establish its
>worldly vision of the dominion of Christ over all aspects of life. Yo
new_morning_blank_slate wrote:
>Per you kind words. "That's all maya my friend. Wake up"
>
>You are in Brahman consciousness and completley beyond the veil of
>maya? Well then All glory to you.
>
>
>
I don't know where I am in that schism and really don't care either.
All I know this is pr
shempmcgurk wrote:
>--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > May I suggest you read "War is a Racket" by General Smedley Butler.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>I wouldn't trust anyone named Smedley.
>
>It's too suspicious sounding...like Shemp...
>
>
>
>
Smedley was a t
TurquoiseB wrote:
>--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > So Turq,
> >
> > When did you file your CO (conscientious objector) papers?
> > Tell us about your plans to go to jail rather than perpetuate
> > war and to kill.
> >
> > Or are
shempmcgurk wrote:
>--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>wrote:
> >
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote:
> > >
> > > Every Memorial Day we hear that myth about those who
> > > have fallen fighting for "our freedom." Believe me
> > > nobody
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> Great article! I didn't finish her book on the History of God, but
> I learned a lot from what I read. I was interested to hear how her
> position on scripture changed after the TV frenzy died down. Sh
TurquoiseB wrote:
>--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > What you're missing from not seeing the show broadcast
> > is a commercial ABC runs in the last segment for the Hanso
> > Foundation: http://www.thehansofoundation.org/
>
>I've seen it online.
Great article! I didn't finish her book on the History of God, but I
learned a lot from what I read. I was interested to hear how her
position on scripture changed after the TV frenzy died down. She is
thinking about religion in an original, thought-provoking, way.
I disagreed with a few p
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Farokh is a jerk, as far as I can tell. As I said before, he could
> > have gotten sponsorship for
> > > the cert course, and grants from all over for the course fees, but
> > he wanted to keep his
> > > own lit
"shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
MDixon6569@ wrote:
> > In a message dated 5/27/06 3:11:09 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> > shempmcgurk@ writes:
> >
> > All I can say is about 30 years ago (during a period of both
long rounding and celibacy) I had the experience of a flower
openin
"shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
"surya" wrote:
> > Yoga is the most prestigious field of spiritualism. People think
> > about 6 wheels (Chakras) or lotus flowers present in the spinal
> > card, which are not seen by the eyes. They are imaginary
> Imaginary?
> All I can say is about
I liked the way Armstrong, with the help of the
interviewer, defined her terms right away.
Salon: What is religion?
Armstong: Religion is a search for transcendence. But transcendence isn't necessarily sited
in an external god, which can be a very unspiritual, unreligious concept. The sages
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>
> In a message dated 5/29/06 10:03:57 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> Every Memorial Day we hear that myth about those who have fallen
> fighting for "our freedom." Believe me nobody ever died
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "markmeredith2002" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote:
> >
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante wrote:
> > >
> > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > -
Excerpts from a fascinating interview with Karen Armstrong,
author of "A History of God," on Salon.com (if you don't
have a subscription to Salon, you'll have to watch a brief
advertisement to read the interview):
[Scientists] can explain a tremendous amount. But they can't talk
about meaning
Actually it's not quite a total failure at this point Mark, it has to have at least one person walk in and out before it can claim that distinction. :)
Sal
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "markmeredith2002" <
[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> Meanwhile the raja-run recert program has succee
Are you referring to the one in the Old Capitol Mall in Iowa City?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "markmeredith2002" <
[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> Meanwhile the raja-run recert program has succeeded in opening 1
> Enlightenment Mall Store which is a total failure.
>
To sub
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote:
> >
> > That's all maya my friend. Wake up.
>
> Worse, it's "sub-Maya," illusions created by and
> propagated by illusions to other illusions. It's
> not as if
In a message dated 5/29/06 10:03:57 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Every
Memorial Day we hear that myth about those who have fallen fighting for
"our freedom." Believe me nobody ever died fighting for "our
freedom." Instead they fought to keep the rich rich
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate
> wrote:
> >
> > So Turq,
> >
> > When did you file your CO (conscientious objector) papers?
> > Tell us about your plans to go to jail rather than pe
From: http://www.talk2action.org/story/2006/5/29/195855/959
Imagine: you are a foot soldier in a paramilitary group whose purpose
is to remake America as a Christian theocracy, and establish its
worldly vision of the dominion of Christ over all aspects of life. You
are issued high-tech militar
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante wrote:
> >
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote:
> > >
> > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jyouells2000"
> > wrote:
> > > [...]
> >
The Liberation of All Sentient Creatures I understand that although I pledge to save every being, I recognise what the Buddha declared, that there are no individual sentient beings to be saved. Thus I understand that I must develop a view of the essential unity of all things a
On May 30, 2006, at 12:11 AM, new_morning_blank_slate wrote:
> That many leaders on many sides through history have let down the
> troops they led into battle with national chauvinism and jingoistic
> bravado is indisputable.
Or the Domino theory.
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--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB
> wrote:
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote:
> > >
> > > Every Memorial Day we hear that myth about those who
> > > have fallen fighting fo
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate
> wrote:
> >
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote:
> > >
> > > Every Memorial Day we hear that myth about those who ha
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote:
> >
> > Every Memorial Day we hear that myth about those who
> > have fallen fighting for "our freedom." Believe me
> > nobody ever died fighting for "our fr
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> May I suggest you read "War is a Racket" by General Smedley Butler.
I wouldn't trust anyone named Smedley.
It's too suspicious sounding...like Shemp...
>
>
> new_morning_blank_slate wrote:
>
> >--- In F
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB
> wrote:
> >
> > Couldn't resist posting this:
> >
> > "Lost" star Michelle Rodriguez is back in jail
> > and when she gets out she might skip the country.
>
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> Couldn't resist posting this:
>
> "Lost" star Michelle Rodriguez is back in jail
> and when she gets out she might skip the country.
>
> Rodriguez is serving 60 days in jail for violating
> probation wit
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> So Turq,
>
> When did you file your CO (conscientious objector) papers?
> Tell us about your plans to go to jail rather than perpetuate
> war and to kill.
>
> Or are your words as hollow as your fr
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