[FairfieldLife] Re: The "D" Word

2007-04-11 Thread TurquoiseB
Software release out the door, deadline over, and now I have more time to play, so I will... --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Duveyoung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You seem to be, well, very hair-triggered about certain > concepts. Is that true? You may say no, but then why > that tone? "That t

[FairfieldLife] Amma's sex scandal

2007-04-11 Thread shempmcgurk
No, Amma wasn't caught in flagrante delicto. But she did participate in what I can only describe as a "scandal" and one best employed with the adjective "sexy". But unlike this forum's allegations about MMY's extra-curriculars which are of the he-said-she-said category of rumors, Amma's scanda

[FairfieldLife] Re: Imus and da ho's

2007-04-11 Thread at_man_and_brahman
Despite his agreeing with me, I do not agree with him. Black culture it is not. Ghetto consciousness it is. Or more specifically, it is the overweeding of G.C., crowding out everything else, that is the problem. "And then you had to spoil it all, by saying something stupid like "nappy-headed h

[FairfieldLife] Kurt Vonnegut dies

2007-04-11 Thread bob_brigante
"Mr. Vonnegut was born in Indianapolis in 1922, the youngest of three children. His father, Kurt Sr., was an architect. His mother, Edith, came from a wealthy brewery family. Mr. Vonnegut's brother, Bernard, who died in 1997, was a physicist and an expert on thunderstorms. During the Depressio

[FairfieldLife] Re: Imus and da ho's

2007-04-11 Thread geezerfreak
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Richard J. Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > FFL has been awfully quiet in regards to Don Imus > > > and the nappy headed Ho's. I just saw where MSNBC > > > has dropped his show. Any comments? > > > Alex Stanley wrote: > > I believe I speak for everyone on

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Pandit Update from Raja Wynne

2007-04-11 Thread Sal Sunshine
On Apr 11, 2007, at 10:18 PM, pranamoocher wrote: - What a bunch of nappy headed hoes! I thought they looked more like rakes. Sal

[FairfieldLife] Re: The "D" Word

2007-04-11 Thread geezerfreak
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Richard J. Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sal Sunshine wrote: > > I was thinking the same thing, which seems to > > happen pretty regularly whenever Barry is > > crossed on no-matter how trivial a subject. > > The person doing the crossing then becomes > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Imus and da ho's

2007-04-11 Thread bob_brigante
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "at_man_and_brahman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm fond of the Imus show. He's often > labeled as conservative, but that's not > true. In 2004, for instance, he was one > of Kerry's biggest supporters. > > Regardless of what happens to him and > his show, the large

[FairfieldLife] Re: Pandit Update from Raja Wynne

2007-04-11 Thread pranamoocher
- What a bunch of nappy headed hoes! Subject: Vedic Pandit Update #4 > From: Raja Wynne > Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 > > [Global Country of World Peace] > Dear Supporters of Permanent Invincibility for America, > > We thought you would enjoy seeing these pictures of the newest group of > Vedic

[FairfieldLife] Re: Imus and da ho's

2007-04-11 Thread at_man_and_brahman
I'm fond of the Imus show. He's often labeled as conservative, but that's not true. In 2004, for instance, he was one of Kerry's biggest supporters. Regardless of what happens to him and his show, the larger set of questions arising from this affair boils down to the glamorization of G.C.--ghett

[FairfieldLife] Re: Imus and da ho's

2007-04-11 Thread Richard J. Williams
> > FFL has been awfully quiet in regards to Don Imus > > and the nappy headed Ho's. I just saw where MSNBC > > has dropped his show. Any comments? > Alex Stanley wrote: > I believe I speak for everyone on FFL in saying that > we've all been preoccupied with a far more important > story than

[FairfieldLife] Re: Imus and da ho's

2007-04-11 Thread Richard J. Williams
MDixon wrote: > FFL has been awfully quiet in regards to Don Imus > and the nappy headed Ho's. I just saw where MSNBC > has dropped his show. Any comments? > Well, I've never listened to Don Imus, but the thought occurs to me: why hasn't Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton complained about all thos

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi's House on Raam Navami

2007-04-11 Thread gullible fool
> Most cultures, including Indian, like lots of lights > during celebrations. > I'm sure it's not ordinarily lit that way. Have you noticed, though, that the more third world a country is, the greater the amount of celebratory hoopla and whirling trance-dance exists as a substitute for genuine pr

[FairfieldLife] Re: The "D" Word

2007-04-11 Thread Richard J. Williams
Sal Sunshine wrote: > I was thinking the same thing, which seems to > happen pretty regularly whenever Barry is > crossed on no-matter how trivial a subject. > The person doing the crossing then becomes > some faceless dude or dudette whose name > Barry suddenly can't remember. > So, it's al

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM-Free Blog: Alcohol, Drug, Sex, and Other Addictions in TM Org

2007-04-11 Thread Richard J. Williams
authfriend wrote: > It really must be a pain in the tail to have > someone always calling attention to your > falsehoods, Vaj. Who needs that kind of > negativity, indeed? > So, it's all about Vaj.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Imus and da ho's

2007-04-11 Thread Alex Stanley
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > FFL has been awfully quiet in regards to Don Imus and the nappy > headed Ho's. I just saw where MSNBC has dropped his show. Any > comments? I believe I speak for everyone on FFL in saying that we've all been preoccupied with a fa

[FairfieldLife] Pandit Update from Raja Wynne

2007-04-11 Thread george_deforest
Subject: Vedic Pandit Update #4 From: Raja Wynne Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 [Global Country of World Peace] Dear Supporters of Permanent Invincibility for America, We thought you would enjoy seeing these pictures of the newest group of Vedic Pandits from India. The Pandits arrived last Friday and

[FairfieldLife] Imus and da ho's

2007-04-11 Thread MDixon6569
FFL has been awfully quiet in regards to Don Imus and the nappy headed Ho's. I just saw where MSNBC has dropped his show. Any comments? ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

[FairfieldLife] Re: The "D" Word

2007-04-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine > wrote: > > > > I was thinking the same thing, which seems to happen pretty > > regularly whenever Barry is crossed on no-matter how trivial > > a subject. The per

[FairfieldLife] Re: The "D" Word

2007-04-11 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I was thinking the same thing, which seems to happen pretty > regularly whenever Barry is crossed on no-matter how trivial > a subject. The person doing the crossing then becomes some > faceless dude or dudette wh

Re: [FairfieldLife] Tarot shop & Greek Cafe

2007-04-11 Thread Sal Sunshine
On Apr 10, 2007, at 10:20 AM, Kagan Kagan wrote: Good afternoon, I was wondering if anyone remembers the Oracle tarot shop that used to be just off the square. Or the Greek Cafe that was on the square. There was a great guy who worked at both. His name is Dennis Dowell. Does anyone know what

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The "D" Word

2007-04-11 Thread Sal Sunshine
On Apr 11, 2007, at 3:54 PM, authfriend wrote: What tone, dude? I was dashing off a reply to you that I *really* didn't have time to write, because I should have been working. I took the time to write what I did because *you* took the time to write what you did. I felt *nothing* in reaction to *

[FairfieldLife] 3d Images

2007-04-11 Thread sparaig
Hey all, just logged into check out the photos of MMY and company and then saw this in my inbox, so I thought I'd share: 3D is getting pretty amazing: http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/showthread.php?t=43670 Enjoy the FFL argument clinic. Lawson

[FairfieldLife] Re: The "D" Word

2007-04-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung wrote: > > You seem to be, well, very hair-triggered about certain > > concepts. Is that true? You may say no, but then why > > that tone? > > What tone, dude? I w

[FairfieldLife] Re: The "D" Word

2007-04-11 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Turq, > > Is it my projection or did I go too far and smack you instead of > tickle you?.did I trigger a bit of a harrumph kinda mood? Not at all. I'm really busy right now, and 1) didn't have time to read everythi

[FairfieldLife] Re: The "D" Word

2007-04-11 Thread Duveyoung
Turq, Is it my projection or did I go too far and smack you instead of tickle you?.did I trigger a bit of a harrumph kinda mood? Sorry if I ruffled any feathers -- I do this often and am in denial usually, but I tried to warn that I was engaging in an exercise to see if I could take the "othe

[FairfieldLife] Re: The "D" Word

2007-04-11 Thread amarnath
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey Turq, > > Let me be playful here and see if this very fine work of yours below > can be doubted too. (Emphasis on the words playful and fine.) > >>> some more "word play" : this quote is attributed to Buddha: "B

Re: [FairfieldLife] Curtis Blues on Youtube.com

2007-04-11 Thread Bhairitu
curtisdeltablues wrote: > Someone just posted my first video on Youtube from a TV show > appearance. (high brow Wayne's World but TV nonetheless!) Any well > wishers who care to check it out, give me a star rating, and write > comments like "I want to have his babies" (women and effeminate > power-

[FairfieldLife] Re: The "D" Word

2007-04-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks, I'll trrryy. > > From Andrew above the your quoted post: > > "A reader addresses one central point of contention between Sam Harris > and me - by supporting my position from a more agnostic pe

[FairfieldLife] Re: The "D" Word

2007-04-11 Thread curtisdeltablues
Thanks, I'll trrryy. >From Andrew above the your quoted post: "A reader addresses one central point of contention between Sam Harris and me - by supporting my position from a more agnostic perspective:" My points stand. Andrew didn't write it, he is agreeing with it with one irrelevant qu

[FairfieldLife] Re: The "D" Word

2007-04-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > wrote: > > > > "The answer: because doubting the whole shebang is a > > 'certainty' that could be as mistaken as believing in > > any particular religion. T

[FairfieldLife] Re: The "D" Word

2007-04-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "The answer: because doubting the whole shebang is a > 'certainty' that could be as mistaken as believing in > any particular religion. The argument for believing > in a 'tolerant' religious framework is becaus

[FairfieldLife] Re: The "D" Word

2007-04-11 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey Turq, > > Let me be playful here and see if this very fine work of yours > below can be doubted too. (Emphasis on the words playful and fine.) I certainly hope it can. I'm not selling anything. As a former spiri

[FairfieldLife] Re: The "D" Word

2007-04-11 Thread curtisdeltablues
"The answer: because doubting the whole shebang is a 'certainty' that could be as mistaken as believing in any particular religion. The argument for believing in a 'tolerant' religious framework is because we do not, and cannot, know the truth of either atheism or of any theismOne can neither p

[FairfieldLife] Re: Codicil 371.3

2007-04-11 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rory Goff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: during my return to the Dome last summer, I noticed > repeatedly that MMY and I were utterly identical, and *on the basis > of this identity* I felt overwhelming waves of surrender and > devotion for Him, as I did for

[FairfieldLife] Re: The "D" Word

2007-04-11 Thread jim_flanegin
nice post. more comments below- --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It seems to me, based on my reading here and on a > number of other spiritual forums, that a lot can be > learned about spiritual movements and about the > spiritual seekers within them

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi's House on Raam Navami

2007-04-11 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of authfriend Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 10:52 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi's House on Raam Navami The building itself is relatively modest, only two stories and made of woo

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi's House on Raam Navami

2007-04-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Vaj > Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 9:54 AM > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi's House on

[FairfieldLife] Re: The "D" Word

2007-04-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I mean, if God is true, anything can be true, right? If we > don't know EVERYTHING, we can be wrong about anything, right? > But if we don't > allow God to have that freedom, to be that deeply dramatic > over the lifeti

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi's House on Raam Navami

2007-04-11 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Vaj Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 9:54 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi's House on Raam Navami On Apr 11, 2007, at 10:41 AM, curtisdeltablues wrote: > Long way fro

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi's House on Raam Navami

2007-04-11 Thread Vaj
On Apr 11, 2007, at 10:41 AM, curtisdeltablues wrote: > Long way from the basement ("cave") in Uttar Kashi, eh? > MMY's crib looks like it was built for Tammy Faye Baker! With the flags from all the various nations and the administrative or government office look of the building I couldn'

[FairfieldLife] Re: Curtis Blues on Youtube.com

2007-04-11 Thread curtisdeltablues
Thanks man. I appreciate your checking it out. I never perform with drummers but love to jam with them. A real drummer can lay down much more complex rhythms than I can with my bass and hi-hat. It challenges me, changes the music and teaches me a lot. I get a lot more out of that kind of crea

[FairfieldLife] Re: The "D" Word

2007-04-11 Thread Duveyoung
Hey Turq, Let me be playful here and see if this very fine work of yours below can be doubted too. (Emphasis on the words playful and fine.) Might give us some insight into Maharishi and others who have taken on that terrible burden: dhoti, divan, and divination. Just keep hearing me giggling i

Re: [FairfieldLife] The "D" Word

2007-04-11 Thread Lsoma
In a message dated 4/11/2007 10:27:40 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I’ve heard MMY go both ways on the doubt issue. In the earlier days, such as Poland Spring and Mallorca, he said to get up on the mike and express your doubts – not suppress them and assu

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi's House on Raam Navami

2007-04-11 Thread curtisdeltablues
> Long way from the basement ("cave") in Uttar Kashi, eh? > MMY's crib looks like it was built for Tammy Faye Baker! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "geezerfreak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" wrote: > > > > Some photos added at the

[FairfieldLife] Re: The "D" Word

2007-04-11 Thread curtisdeltablues
Wasn't the line "doubt the doubt"? I don't remember when MMY said it. It may have been a meditation instruction that got generalized. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It seems to me, based on my reading here and on a > number of other spiritual f

RE: [FairfieldLife] The "D" Word

2007-04-11 Thread Rick Archer
I've heard MMY go both ways on the doubt issue. In the earlier days, such as Poland Spring and Mallorca, he said to get up on the mike and express your doubts - not suppress them and assume they are resolved. Later on, he referred to doubt as a dry rot and said it was better to doubt the doubts. Th

RE: [FairfieldLife] Hog Lot Opposition Rally Today in Des Moines

2007-04-11 Thread Rick Archer
Bad day for a rally. A snowstorm is forecast and probably already underway in Des Moines.

[FairfieldLife] Re: "Thou art the tenth"...MMY

2007-04-11 Thread BillyG.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "BillyG." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante > wrote: Commentator said: Maharishi explained that 'the Tenth' refers to Purusha—the Totality > Natural Law which encompasses simultaneously all the eight aspects

[FairfieldLife] Re: Codicil 371.3

2007-04-11 Thread tomandcindytraynoratfairfieldlis
Barry writes snipped: If there is any "pinch" in my heart when I think of any of them, it's for the concept of "wasted potential," what they did with their lives as opposed to what they might have done with them. But then I look at my life, and I sigh, and I relax. They did what they did with thei

[FairfieldLife] Re: SURVEY - Who has good experiences from TM?

2007-04-11 Thread tomandcindytraynoratfairfieldlis
Tom T: >From Alistair Shearer version of Patanjali. Chapter 3 Expansion final verse #55: And when the translucent intellect is as pure as the Self, there is Enlightenment. Big Snip Robert Gimbel writes: For me it's a little different, as far as this description of Patanjali...A translucent intell

[FairfieldLife] Re: The "D" Word

2007-04-11 Thread dhamiltony2k5
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It seems to me, based on my reading here and on a > number of other spiritual forums, that a lot can be > learned about spiritual movements and about the > spiritual seekers within them by how they respond > to the "D"

[FairfieldLife] The "D" Word

2007-04-11 Thread TurquoiseB
It seems to me, based on my reading here and on a number of other spiritual forums, that a lot can be learned about spiritual movements and about the spiritual seekers within them by how they respond to the "D" word -- DOUBT. In some spiritual movements and traditions, doubt is looked upon as a *

[FairfieldLife] Re: Curtis Blues on Youtube.com

2007-04-11 Thread hugheshugo
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sorry, thanks for catching that. If you search for Curtis Blues I > come up. Otherwise you can go to > > http://youtube.com/watch?v=tbLehU3j_os > > > It's real good, stardom awaits. I would offer my se

[FairfieldLife] Hog Lot Opposition Rally Today in Des Moines

2007-04-11 Thread george_deforest
details via Maharishi Vedic City Mayor's Wife From: "Maureen M. Wynne" Subject: Rally Schedule Wednesday in Des Moines Here is the schedule for the rally: Iowa Farmers & Citizens Rally to Protect the Health of its Children, the Environment and the Family Farm Rally Day Schedule April 11, 2007 9