[FairfieldLife] forwarded comments about the pundits,also elements and states of consciousness

Dear Friends, Today's news reads: another 133 Indian Pandits will arrive next week in Maharishi Vedic City bringing the total number of Pandits in Iowa, USA, up to 505. We will at this point be close to the Maharishi Effect for the USA (1736 yogic fliers), because on the average, currently, there

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bhairitu's Reports and Retorts for March 24th

> > Sri Saraswati, the primal sound of Vac, from the Sanskrit root Vacuum, > > to be made empty. > > ROTFLMAO!

[FairfieldLife] Re: Heart-stopping

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: snip > > This speech comes from a place in me that has > always held fairness, honesty, and sincerity as > the highest values. I was raised with those > values; they were how my parents treated me, and > I was taught th

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Sunday Market at Anduze

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > snip > > So I guess I'm writing this to thank Rick for imple- > menting the policies that have led to the "New FFL." > Long may it wave. I have learned much of value from it, > and hope to learn more in the future. And

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Bhairitu's Reports and Retorts for March 24th

Richard J. Williams wrote: Why MMY diverged from the traditional techniques the Shankaracharya's gave the masses is the great mystery. >>> The traditional techniques the Shankaracharya's give >>> out are just like the techniques given out by MMY. >>> According to Sha

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bhairitu's Reports and Retorts for March 24th

> > > Why MMY diverged from the traditional techniques the > > > Shankaracharya's gave the masses is the great mystery. > > > > > The traditional techniques the Shankaracharya's give > > out are just like the techniques given out by MMY. > > According to Shankaracharya Swaroopanand Saraswati, >

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Sunday Market at Anduze

TurquoiseB wrote: > It's why I called my > book Road Trip Mind. > So, today you drove to a flea market.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Prediction: Hagelin not long for TMO

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Watched "The Secret" this week for the first time (on the advice of a > 40-year TMer) and I enjoyed it immensely. I found its message > positive and inspirational. I recommend it highly. > > Having said that,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Heart-stopping

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" > wrote: > > > > Rick, perhaps more than anyone here, you have unfailingly > > posted with forbearance, compassion, graciousness, and a > > natural sense of lightn

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: DOME ANNOUNCEMENTS - Call for more participants / next Governor Re-cert cour

The impurity thing was at that time I was 17 and had come from being a punk rocker, masturbating, cursing, previous drug addict, farting lout. I didn't realize at that time we are all the same ;) Okay, last post. Laterz That happened to me one time in the dome- someone said I was sitting in

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Heart-stopping

On Mar 25, 2007, at 4:42 PM, authfriend wrote: (BTW, it was commonplace on alt.m.t for TM critics, Vaj prominently among them, to suggest that TM supporters--not just me by any means--had been emotionally damaged by parental abuse in childhood. It seems Vaj has now decided to port the tactic to

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: DOME ANNOUNCEMENTS - Call for more participants / next Governor Re-cert cour

Oh don't get me wrong, I felt glorious at that time like I was part of something so very very important. I think more important than the specific practice or anything else was the bringing together of so many people all with the high intent of helping humanity. That alone was priceless. And the 'ca

[FairfieldLife] Re: Heart-stopping

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Mar 25, 2007, at 1:17 AM, Rick Archer wrote: > > It's wonderful to see her loving people unconditionally for > > hours on end, many of them crying as you cried when you > > watched the horse. (Just an additional comment

[FairfieldLife] Re: DOME ANNOUNCEMENTS - Call for more participants / next Governor Re-cert cour

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "llundrub" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yea, I was first year at MIU, my girlfriend was knocked up and we were > planning an abortion. We were both in love and completely miserable. It was > the best of times, the worst of times. I remember sitting with my

[FairfieldLife] Re: DOME ANNOUNCEMENTS - Call for more participants / next Governor Re-cert cour

I remember all kinds of fairly useless numbers and exact dates from way back, but sometimes, if I have to take a pill, two minutes later I cannot for the life of me remember whether I have taken it or not. Or I will put the butter back in the fridge without realizing that the toast isn't done

[FairfieldLife] Re: Heart-stopping

Comment below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" > wrote: > > > Maybe I'm guilty of damning with faint praise. > > Allow me to give you a quick rundown, Rick, of why > that was such an incre

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Heart-stopping

25 paragraphs to defend something no one but you gives the slightest shit about - your ego and other's perception of it. -Original Message- From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of authfriend Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 1:35 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogro

Re: [FairfieldLife] Heart-stopping

On Mar 25, 2007, at 1:17 AM, Rick Archer wrote: From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of authfriend Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 6:23 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Heart-stopping The WEG2006 Freestyle Dressage Final Performanc

Re: [FairfieldLife] Asheville, North Carolina to become lighthouse of peace

In a message dated 3/24/07 8:14:23 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Ideal land has been located in the City of Asheville in North Carolina. Asheville is a picturesque mountain town that has long been regarded as a rich cultural centre for the southern United States.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: A Speculation on the Genesis of TM

On Mar 25, 2007, at 5:48 AM, Robert Gimbel wrote: My experience with Maharishi, when I got to be around him, for hours at a time, during some video conferences in Fairfield, in 1975, and after... He seemed to be able to go into deep meditation at will; even in the middle of the Physics confer

[FairfieldLife] Re: Heart-stopping

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Maybe I'm guilty of damning with faint praise. Allow me to give you a quick rundown, Rick, of why that was such an incredibly offensive post, since you seem puzzled that I didn't receive it well. First, you appear

Re: [FairfieldLife] Nomen est omen?

No, I do not. --- cardemaister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > saMjaya mf(%{A4}) n. completely victorious , > triumphant RV. AV. > AitBr. > > Y'know what I mean? > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Heart-stopping

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Rick, perhaps more than anyone here, you have unfailingly > posted with forbearance, compassion, graciousness, and a > natural sense of lightness and humor; all of which has been > very much appreciated by me and

[FairfieldLife] Re: Heart-stopping

Comment below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: **snip** > > Maybe I'm guilty of damning with faint praise. The point I was trying to > make is that we all have a sweet, innocent little child within, often deeply > buried, but sometimes it emerges

[FairfieldLife] Re: DOME ANNOUNCEMENTS - Call for more participants / next Governor Re-cert cour

Feste, you remember the number 7,831 after all these years? You must have a head for numbers that way. Remind me not to play cards with you. I'll defer to your memory. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, gullible fool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Right, it was announced that we were arou

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Heart-stopping

From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of lurkernomore20002000 Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 11:53 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Heart-stopping --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com , "au

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev

30 Quotations attributed to Shankaracharya Swami Brahmanand Saraswati 'So long passion for attaining God is not firm you shall fly hither and thither, without knowing, like a kite.' 'Be a worldly man through body and wealth and contemplate Him (Paramatma) in your heart. Thus you shall shine

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Novell's "Get a Mac" Spoof

Vaj wrote: > What most people don't seem to realize is that even a low-end Mac is > typically a more middle market machine. For example a Mac Mini will > have multiple USB 2 ports, digital audio and digital video, a CD/DVD > writer built in and firewire with a dual core Intel proc, among other

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: A Speculation on the Genesis of TM

That was always my experience too, although I now believe that the ablity to radiate darshan, or spiritual energy, and unity consciousness, are not tightly correlated. In other words, one may be in UC, but not give off noticible shakti, or give off shakti, yet not be in UC. But whatever state he wa

[FairfieldLife] Re: Movie -- Death of a President

So, you get up, shower, meditate, and then drive 20 kilometers or so to a flea market in Anduze to buy some stuff, go to a cafe and drink some coffee, then you post your observations to Yahoo on a cheap laptop. Then you go back to your rented apartment and watch a bring down fictional movie on TV a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Heart-stopping

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" wrote: > > > > From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Behalf Of authfriend > > Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 6:23 PM > > To: Fair

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Bhairitu's Reports and Retorts for March 24th

Richard J. Williams wrote: > Bhairitu wrote: > >> Why MMY diverged from the traditional techniques the >> Shankaracharya's gave the masses is the great mystery. >> >> > The traditional techniques the Shankaracharya's give out are just like > the techniques given out by MMY. According to Sh

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Sunday Market at Anduze

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > > Sunday mornings I have kind of a routine. I know that > > it's very un-Castaneda-like to *have* a routine, but > > there you jolly well are, aren't

Re: [FairfieldLife] Movie -- Death of a President

TurquoiseB wrote: > I just came home from a pleasant morning spent at a > local cafe and found this film on one of my satellite > channels and watched it. Boy! Talk about a bringdown. > Nevertheless, I recommend it for those who are > interested in the state of the world they find > themselves

[FairfieldLife] Nomen est omen?

saMjaya mf(%{A4}) n. completely victorious , triumphant RV. AV. AitBr. Y'know what I mean?

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Novell's "Get a Mac" Spoof

What most people don't seem to realize is that even a low-end Mac is typically a more middle market machine. For example a Mac Mini will have multiple USB 2 ports, digital audio and digital video, a CD/DVD writer built in and firewire with a dual core Intel proc, among other higher end feat

[FairfieldLife] Re: Prediction: Hagelin not long for TMO

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Watched "The Secret" this week for the first time (on the advice of a > 40-year TMer) and I enjoyed it immensely. I found its message > positive and inspirational. I recommend it highly. Apparently, the Ken Wil

[FairfieldLife] Movie -- Death of a President

I just came home from a pleasant morning spent at a local cafe and found this film on one of my satellite channels and watched it. Boy! Talk about a bringdown. Nevertheless, I recommend it for those who are interested in the state of the world they find themselves in and commentaries on that

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Sunday Market at Anduze

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Sunday mornings I have kind of a routine. I know that > it's very un-Castaneda-like to *have* a routine, but > there you jolly well are, aren't you. I like it, so > it's become a routine for me, a weekly ritual th

Re: [FairfieldLife] Prediction: Hagelin not long for TMO

In a message dated 3/24/2007 7:48:28 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Watched "The Secret" this week for the first time (on the advice of a 40-year TMer) and I enjoyed it immensely. I found its message positive and inspirational. I recommend it highly. Having sa

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: DOME ANNOUNCEMENTS - Call for more participants / next Governor Re-cert cour

Right, it was announced that we were around 8,000 at one time, but certainly not 10,000. --- feste37 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If I recall correctly, the highest number of flyers > we had on that course was > 7,831. That would have been either very late > December, 1983, or early > January,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Asheville, North Carolina to become lighthouse of peace

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "george_deforest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Asheville, North Carolina to become lighthouse of peace > by Global Good News staff writer > > http://globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=11741677812084720 >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bhairitu's Reports and Retorts for March 24th

Bhairitu wrote: > Why MMY diverged from the traditional techniques the > Shankaracharya's gave the masses is the great mystery. > The traditional techniques the Shankaracharya's give out are just like the techniques given out by MMY. According to Shankaracharya Swaroopanand Saraswati, Guru Dev use

[FairfieldLife] The Trotaka Story (was Re: Press invitation, 1952)

Rick Archer wrote: > Ever wonder what MMY wanted to build the > world's tallest buildings? > Probably for the greater glory of Ram Raj. > Do you think he was unaware that the world > would recognize and remember that they > had been built in his name? > In that case, he would probably want to ca

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: DOME ANNOUNCEMENTS - Call for more participants / next Governor Re-cert cour

Yea, I was first year at MIU, my girlfriend was knocked up and we were planning an abortion. We were both in love and completely miserable. It was the best of times, the worst of times. I remember sitting with my girlfriend in the middle of the THP group to see MMY up close, and some Purusha guy sa

RE: [FairfieldLife] The Sunday Market at Anduze

Haha, Zaphod Beelbelbrox, I considered the profundity of the mantra "Fuck God" this morning and found it very profound. I suppose we might have both been thinking along similar lines. -Original Message- From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of TurquoiseB S

[FairfieldLife] Re: DOME ANNOUNCEMENTS - Call for more participants / next Governor Re-cert cour

If I recall correctly, the highest number of flyers we had on that course was 7,831. That would have been either very late December, 1983, or early January, 1984. That remains the highest figure ever recorded in the US, I believe. I don't think it has ever reached 10,000. --- In FairfieldLife@

RE: [FairfieldLife] Saturday quotas

Fuck this, I quit. Now I am categorized with Judy. Life fucking sucks! From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Archer Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 12:03 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Saturday quotas Judy and Kirk each

[FairfieldLife] The Sunday Market at Anduze

Sunday mornings I have kind of a routine. I know that it's very un-Castaneda-like to *have* a routine, but there you jolly well are, aren't you. I like it, so it's become a routine for me, a weekly ritual that I look forward to. I get up, shower, meditate, and then drive 20 kilometers or so t

[FairfieldLife] Re: Various

Judy "That some invented a story about a "magic box" as the source of Guru Dev's funds isn't MMY's or Guru Dev's fault unless they themselves were promoting it." Me: They were probably just the victim of a person making up stories about his miraculous abilities to make him look amazing...oh wait..

[FairfieldLife] Re: A Speculation on the Genesis of TM

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Richard J. Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Rick Archer wrote: > > Richard, with this post you have reached your > > quota for the day. See you tomorrow. > > > Good morning, Rick. My experience with Maharishi, when I got to be around him, for hours