[FairfieldLife] Emma-hopping?

2007-05-22 Thread cardemaister
Never got a chance to shoot an Emma, but my fellow soldiers told me they liked its sound and rhythm quite a lot. http://www.jaegerplatoon.net/LMG1.htm (Fourth pic downwards...) This morning was stoopid enough to do aakaasha-gamanam second morning in a row, for at least about ten minutes,

[FairfieldLife] Re: American Culture vs. Vedic Culture

2007-05-22 Thread John
Jim, I didn't see any negatives in what you wrote about our culture... Nor do I see a connection between a tolerant, merciful Supreme Being and a strong economy. Perhaps what it does indicate is that we as Americans are exceedingly resourceful at making money, and are generally good

[FairfieldLife] Re: American Culture vs. Vedic Culture

2007-05-22 Thread John
Edg, Your points ring clear as you mentioned in the last sentence. Is Donald happy? It's hard to say. According to his standard, perhaps he may think he is happy since he is supposed to be making a lot of money and has gained notoriety as a real estate tycoon and moderator of the

[FairfieldLife] Re: American Culture vs. Vedic Culture

2007-05-22 Thread John
Boo, But it sounds like you would agree with jerry falwell that occasionally the Supreme Being sends terrorists to the US to punish us for our same sex unions, etc. I'm not trying to sound like Jerry Falwell. I'm thinking out loud how lucky we are that the US has attained the benefits that

[FairfieldLife] The Donald (was Re: American Culture vs. Vedic Culture)

2007-05-22 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is Donald happy? It's hard to say. According to his standard, perhaps he may think he is happy since he is supposed to be making a lot of money and has gained notoriety as a real estate tycoon and moderator of the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Next

2007-05-22 Thread george_deforest
TurquoiseB wrote: As it turns out (I didn't know this when I wrote the first mini-review), the good ideas in the flick came from...again...Philip K. Dick, whose story it was based upon. That said, it wasn't a very good render- ing of Philip's ideas, but what, other than (perhaps) Blade

[FairfieldLife] Re: American Culture vs. Vedic Culture

2007-05-22 Thread John
Richard, Most historians agree, John, that the Vedic Aryan speakers all ate meat, drank barley beer and consumed large portions of the psycedelic decoction Soma mentioned in Rig Veda X. The Vedics met and mixed freely with the opposite sex and worked and raised cattle for money and

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM-Free Blog: Former MIU Faculty Joins Us

2007-05-22 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, taskcentered [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No problem, I won't analyze your language. I have to say, though that it's hard to think of the Maharishi as egoless when he has named everything from food supplements to universities after himself. To me it seems

[FairfieldLife] Re: My response to a friend's suggestion that we engage in a discussion about the movement

2007-05-22 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: He said: If you sincerely want to know the truth, I'll help you come to terms with Maharishi and the Movement. But Ricky, if your heart is already set and I would be wasting my time, then, you can go on with the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Next

2007-05-22 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, george_deforest [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: TurquoiseB wrote: As it turns out (I didn't know this when I wrote the first mini-review), the good ideas in the flick came from...again...Philip K. Dick, whose story it was based upon. That said, it

[FairfieldLife] Re: Swindle out on DVD in 2-3 weeks

2007-05-22 Thread Jason Spock
DuveYoung, I know Global-Warming is real because I have seen it's effects myself with my own eyes. What i have seen, happening to the climate, rivers and glaciers over the past 25 years is clear proof that it's a threat. Right now the Temperature in India is 107' F.

[FairfieldLife] Advice Sought

2007-05-22 Thread John Davis
Hi, I'm new to this list, so I hope the following post is appropriate. It is also somewhat lengthy, for which I apologise - conciseness was never my strong point. But I am in search of a spot of advice, and wondered if anyone here could help... I learned TM about nine months or so (I know, a

[FairfieldLife] Re: My response to a friend's suggestion that we engage in a discussion about the movement

2007-05-22 Thread TurquoiseB
well said, Rick. As it turns out, I had a similar conversation with a former Rama student recently. Like your friend, this gal was trying to save me from my backsliding ways and help me return to a proper and correct understanding of who and what Rama (Frederick Lenz) was. I tolerated it for a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

2007-05-22 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hmm. I'm not sure there is a question in the above, so much as a seeking of thoughts and opinion. Hi, John. I'll offer some thoughts and opinons, which should be regarded as nothing more. I speak as a former TM

[FairfieldLife] Re: My response to a friend's suggestion that we engage in a discussion about the movement

2007-05-22 Thread off_world_beings
Lol, the guy is right Rick. You are already set in your conclusions, and have fundamentalist beliefs based on heresay and gossip. Your letter to him shows a complete stagnancy of thinking on the topic. That does not mean the other side is not the same. It could be. But your problem is this

[FairfieldLife] Re: My response to a friend's suggestion that we engage in a discussion about the movement

2007-05-22 Thread off_world_beings
You were quite right to refuse the conversion Turquoiose, since one should ONLY practice a technique that has hundreds of studies published in peer-reviewed scientific journals decade after deacade. Everything else is like untested base jumping. OffWorld --- In

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

2007-05-22 Thread off_world_beings
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I'm new to this list, so I hope the following post is appropriate. It is also somewhat lengthy, for which I apologise - conciseness was never my strong point. But I am in search of a spot of advice, and

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: My response to a friend's suggestion that we engage in a discussion about the movement

2007-05-22 Thread Rick Archer
My friend's response: The thing is, all these oppositions you have, we could take each one, one at a time, and examine them, like the Zimbabwe dictator, Maharishi and Mia Farrow and the rest, the tallest building, Rajas, etc. etc. etc., but the individual issues like these will be endless --

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: My response to a friend's suggestion that we engage in a discussion about the movement

2007-05-22 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of off_world_beings Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 7:46 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: My response to a friend's suggestion that we engage in a discussion about the movement Lol, the guy is

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: My response to a friend's suggestion that we engage in a discussion about the movement

2007-05-22 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of off_world_beings Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 7:49 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: My response to a friend's suggestion that we engage in a discussion about the movement You were quite

Re: [FairfieldLife] Advice Sought

2007-05-22 Thread Vaj
On May 22, 2007, at 6:41 AM, John Davis wrote: Hi, I'm new to this list, so I hope the following post is appropriate. It is also somewhat lengthy, for which I apologise - conciseness was never my strong point. But I am in search of a spot of advice, and wondered if anyone here could

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

2007-05-22 Thread John Davis
Hi, Many thanks for your thoughts. And yes, effortless is a far better term than aimless for meditation like TM, and the one for which I was blindly groping for! I suppose I term something religious as opposed to philosophical if what it says is couched in phraseology which implies the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

2007-05-22 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On May 22, 2007, at 6:41 AM, John Davis wrote: Hi, I'm new to this list, so I hope the following post is appropriate. It is also somewhat lengthy, for which I apologise - conciseness was never my strong

[FairfieldLife] a friend's suggestion that we engage in a discussion about the movement

2007-05-22 Thread dhamiltony2k5
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: He said: If you sincerely want to know the truth, I'll help you come to terms with Maharishi and the Movement. But Ricky, if your heart is already set and I would be wasting my time, then, you can go on with the

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM-Free Blog: Former MIU Faculty Joins Us

2007-05-22 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, taskcentered [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin jflanegi@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, taskcentered no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote:

[FairfieldLife] Re: My response to a friend's suggestion that we engage in a discussion about the movement

2007-05-22 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of off_world_beings Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 7:49 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: My response to a friend's

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

2007-05-22 Thread uns_tressor
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But since then I have suffered increasingly from insomnia. Not to a dreadful degree, but I'm lucky if I get three hours sleep a night... Get your teacher (or someone else) to teach you the asanas. Do a couple of sets

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

2007-05-22 Thread John Davis
Hi OffWorld, Moreover, when meditating I am in effect praying to a god not of my culture, and of whom I have no knowledge, which leaves me deeply uncomfortable. Why are you afraid of Gods? You are human for chrise sakes ! Grow-up man. Afraid? No, that was not my meaning at all. But rather,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Advice Sought

2007-05-22 Thread Vaj
Settling the Mind in Its Natural State There is something contrived about the above state of non- conceptuality, for during the training that leads to it, the mind has been artificially withdrawn from appearances and ideation has been suppressed. The consciousness of which one perceives the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

2007-05-22 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, uns_tressor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John Davis mcxg46@ wrote: But since then I have suffered increasingly from insomnia. Not to a dreadful degree, but I'm lucky if I get three hours sleep a night... Get

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

2007-05-22 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajranatha@ wrote: On May 22, 2007, at 6:41 AM, John Davis wrote: Hi, I'm new to this list, so I hope the following post is appropriate. It is also

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

2007-05-22 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi OffWorld, Moreover, when meditating I am in effect praying to a god not of my culture, and of whom I have no knowledge, which leaves me deeply uncomfortable. Why are you afraid of Gods? You are human for

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

2007-05-22 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, uns_tressor uns_tressor@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John Davis mcxg46@ wrote: But since then I have suffered increasingly from insomnia. Not to a

[FairfieldLife] Re: My response to a friend's suggestion that we engage in a discussion about th

2007-05-22 Thread curtisdeltablues
This discussion is fascinating to me. Both Rick's and Turq's experiences. What makes it more riveting for me is that both of you have maintained a spiritual perspective, but not one that conforms to a specific version or dogma. I can easily see that a Purusha guy would dismiss my position that

RE: [FairfieldLife] a friend's suggestion that we engage in a discussion about the movement

2007-05-22 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of dhamiltony2k5 Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 8:28 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] a friend's suggestion that we engage in a discussion about the movement I think this is a wonderful attempt

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

2007-05-22 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Davis Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 8:02 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought Hi OffWorld, Moreover, when meditating I am in effect praying to a god not of my culture,

[FairfieldLife] Re: My response to a friend's suggestion that we engage in a discussion about th

2007-05-22 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It takes so little personal maturity to accept that everyone does not agree with everything you value. That is not too much to ask is it? No comment. I just thought these lines were worth repeating, is all.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

2007-05-22 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try thinking of gods not as they are depicted in Hindu mythology, but as higher, more fundamental or more comprehensive impulses of organizing intelligence. For instance, just as a liver cell might think of the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

2007-05-22 Thread uns_tressor
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, uns_tressor uns_tressor@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John Davis mcxg46@ wrote: But since then I have suffered increasingly from insomnia. Not to a dreadful

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

2007-05-22 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, uns_tressor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcgurk@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, uns_tressor uns_tressor@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John Davis mcxg46@ wrote:

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

2007-05-22 Thread uns_tressor
Doing any asana other than inverted postures will increase the possibility of insomnia. It works. That's all. Is your view based on your experience, Shemp, or some exotic scripture possibly mistranslated? Uns. Instructions from my certified Iyengar yoga teacher. Ah! That

[FairfieldLife] Re: My response to a friend's suggestion that we engage in a discussion about th

2007-05-22 Thread boo_lives
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of off_world_beings Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 7:46 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: My response to a friend's

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

2007-05-22 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, uns_tressor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Doing any asana other than inverted postures will increase the possibility of insomnia. It works. That's all. Is your view based on your experience, Shemp, or some exotic scripture possibly

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

2007-05-22 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Davis Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 8:02 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought Hi

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

2007-05-22 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... Go with your empirical experience regarding asanas, not some mumbo-jumbo written about them. (For example, if you do a headstand every day for one year your gray hair will disappear...yeah, right!) Dude, that was *get*

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: My response to a friend's suggestion that we engage in a discussion about the movement

2007-05-22 Thread Peter
What a fundie pompous asshole. Tell him to email mail me if he wants to have some fun. Arrogant fool. --- Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My friend's response: The thing is, all these oppositions you have, we could take each one, one at a time, and examine them, like the

[FairfieldLife] Re: My response to a friend's suggestion that we engage in a discussion about th

2007-05-22 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This discussion is fascinating to me. Both Rick's and Turq's experiences. What makes it more riveting for me is that both of you have maintained a spiritual perspective, but not one that conforms to a

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

2007-05-22 Thread Peter
--- uns_tressor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Doing any asana other than inverted postures will increase the possibility of insomnia. It works. That's all. Is your view based on your experience, Shemp, or some exotic scripture possibly mistranslated? Uns.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: My response to a friend's suggestion that we engage in a discussion about the movement

2007-05-22 Thread Vaj
On May 22, 2007, at 8:55 AM, Rick Archer wrote: You FEEL more comfortable reducing Maharishi to a relative personality, with flaws like all of us, who may know less about Vedic knowledge than some gay cowboy named Dana or Oscar or LeRoy who went to India and studied with the Hindu status

[FairfieldLife] Re: My response to a friend's suggestion that we engage in a discussion about the movement

2007-05-22 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For those who have previously doubted that some fools actually believe Mr. Varma is a rishi and he cognized the vedas for the modern world, please read the above. It's amazing what cult conditioning and cultured

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: My response to a friend's suggestion that we engage in a discussion about th

2007-05-22 Thread Vaj
On May 22, 2007, at 11:57 AM, boo_lives wrote: First of all scientific research doesn't prove anything about TM, with the possible exception that it's good for high blood pressure. Well, let's keep in mind, if you use a control who's doing a relaxation style technique for comparison,

[FairfieldLife] Re: My response to a friend's suggestion that we engage in a discussion about th

2007-05-22 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On May 22, 2007, at 11:57 AM, boo_lives wrote: First of all scientific research doesn't prove anything about TM, with the possible exception that it's good for high blood pressure. Well, let's keep in mind, if you use

Re: [FairfieldLife] American Culture vs. Vedic Culture

2007-05-22 Thread Bhairitu
John wrote: To All Members: By many counts, the US culture does not follow the ideal vedic culture. For example, we eat meat, drink liquor, mix freely with the opposite sex, have same sex unions, work for money and career, get married primarily to enjoy sex. In spite of these negatives,

[FairfieldLife] Re: My response to a friend's suggestion that we engage in a discussion about th

2007-05-22 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip It takes so little personal maturity to accept that everyone does not agree with everything you value. I suspect everyone accepts that this is the case, unless they've been so insulated from people who think

[FairfieldLife] guru maharaji

2007-05-22 Thread boo_lives
I was curious whatever happened to the boy guru of the 70s. He's still going with $$ millions coming in, a community in Australia, and lots of controversy too. The controversy can be found here, interesting: http://www.ex-premie.org/

Re: [FairfieldLife] guru maharaji

2007-05-22 Thread Peter
He's still going strong under a slightly different name. Youtube him for some very bizarre videos and comments by his idolizers. My brother-in-law has been practicing his meditation technique every morning since the 1970's. Geez, the guy sounds like a ru, uh? --- boo_lives [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: New Mother Meera site

2007-05-22 Thread Lsoma
In a message dated 5/19/2007 11:46:22 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I just got back form seeing Mother Meera for the first time in New York. I waited 10 years to see her and she was incredible as well as the way the whole operation of the Darshan. Finally, there

[FairfieldLife] Re: American Culture vs. Vedic Culture

2007-05-22 Thread John
Bhairitu, First off in terms of body chemistry people living in tropical zones near the equator might have their blood go too acid eating meat and drinking liquor which would bring on many health problems. Hence those who did not indulge in these things did better living there and

[FairfieldLife] Re: Home Loan Alternative - my $.02 - long

2007-05-22 Thread suziezuzie
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mainstream20016 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mark, First of all, congratulations, for living in Colorado. I hope you experience the inspirational beauty of the Rockies every day. I long ago vowed that I would live in Colorado when I got my life

[FairfieldLife] The Donald (was Re: American Culture vs. Vedic Culture)

2007-05-22 Thread John
Barry, This fellow said that The Donald was once a Pharoah in Egypt, and spent most of that life obsessing over the pyramid and other huge edifices he had built in his own honor. That obsession still holds today in his present life; The Donald is compelled to erect big buildings and *put

[FairfieldLife] TM-Free Blog: Bankruptcy -- a Primer

2007-05-22 Thread taskcentered
We launch our Steps to Recovery series with a discussion about bankruptcy. One of the most pressing problems facing current and former TMers I have counseled is financial wreckage -- remaining even long after leaving the Transcendental Meditation Movement. This article, at

[FairfieldLife] Re: Next

2007-05-22 Thread george_deforest
Turq, there are a few here i havent seen yet, but you got me interested! thanks for all the tips. btw, The Libertine, which opens with you will not like me was right, i did not like the character! also worth a mention: Dead Man, stars Depp and directed by Jarmusch; one of my all time favorites.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Next

2007-05-22 Thread Bhairitu
george_deforest wrote: TurquoiseB wrote: As it turns out (I didn't know this when I wrote the first mini-review), the good ideas in the flick came from...again...Philip K. Dick, whose story it was based upon. That said, it wasn't a very good render- ing of Philip's ideas, but what, other

[FairfieldLife] holland shows the way

2007-05-22 Thread claudiouk
Just listening to Global Family Chat report from Holland - very impressive developments since the establishment of a permanent group of 400 flyers in April 2006. On 52 statistical indicators the trends since then have moved unexpectedly (in a conventional sense)in more positive direction. For

[FairfieldLife] Re: Home Loan Alternative - my $.02 - long

2007-05-22 Thread suziezuzie
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, suziezuzie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mainstream20016 mainstream20016@ wrote: Mark, First of all, congratulations, for living in Colorado. I hope you experience the inspirational beauty of the

[FairfieldLife] Re: American Culture vs. Vedic Culture

2007-05-22 Thread Richard J. Williams
Bhairitu wrote: What should be taken from Vedic Society is the practice of meditation... Most historians agree that the Vedic Age was over after 1500 B.C. with the composition of the Vedas. After that came Brahmanism, then Buddhism, then Hinduism. There's no mention of meditation or any

[FairfieldLife] Re: American Culture vs. Vedic Culture

2007-05-22 Thread Richard J. Williams
Most historians agree, John, that the Vedic Aryan speakers all ate meat, drank barley beer and consumed large portions of the psycedelic decoction Soma mentioned in Rig Veda X. The Vedics met and mixed freely with the opposite sex and worked and raised cattle for money and career.

[FairfieldLife] Re: American Culture vs. Vedic Culture

2007-05-22 Thread cardemaister
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard J. Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bhairitu wrote: What should be taken from Vedic Society is the practice of meditation... Most historians agree that the Vedic Age was over after 1500 B.C. with the composition of the Vedas. After that

[FairfieldLife] Market gurus article

2007-05-22 Thread george_deforest
from Charleston, South Carolina - Latest Business News 5/21/07 Market gurus The stock market's continued strength in the face of multiple negatives — such as rising interest rates, rising gas prices, a slumping housing market — may be baffling to some investors. So we're happy to share the

[FairfieldLife] Re: My response to a friend's suggestion that we engage in a discussion about the movement

2007-05-22 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajranatha@ wrote: For those who have previously doubted that some fools actually believe Mr. Varma is a rishi and he cognized the vedas for the modern world,

[FairfieldLife] Free TM conference in DC, June 6

2007-05-22 Thread george_deforest
May 22, 2007 MEDITATORS INVITED TO SPECIAL EVENT - JUNE 6th You and your friends are cordially invited to be the guests of American University's Transcendental Meditation Association at a Luncheon Conference on Executive Health, Creativity Leadership FOR INFO AND

[FairfieldLife] The Donald (was Re: American Culture vs. Vedic Culture)

2007-05-22 Thread Robert Gimbel
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Barry, This fellow said that The Donald was once a Pharoah in Egypt, and spent most of that life obsessing over the pyramid and other huge edifices he had built in his own honor. That obsession still holds today in

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

2007-05-22 Thread uns_tressor
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, uns_tressor uns_tressor@ wrote: Doing any asana other than inverted postures will increase the possibility of insomnia. It works. That's all. Is your view based

[FairfieldLife] Re: This guy Girish, is a winning winner!

2007-05-22 Thread dhamiltony2k5
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcgurk@ wrote: Is this ... http://tinyurl.com/2pgkuf http://tinyurl.com/2pgkuf ... the same guy as this: http://tinyurl.com/2l72eu

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

2007-05-22 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip As to whether the mantra works any better as a vehicle of meditation in either case, I have to say that I have seen no evidence that there is any difference at all. I have known people who received a cavalier

[FairfieldLife] Re: guru maharaji

2007-05-22 Thread qntmpkt
---thx...I received The Knowledge from one of his initiators (a so- called Mahatma) in 1970. That was some powerful experience!; but I continued with TM. Later, a certain journalist insulted Guru Maharaji and the same Mahatma who initiated me (Fakiranand); stalked the journalist and hit him

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

2007-05-22 Thread bob_brigante
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, uns_tressor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John Davis mcxg46@ wrote: But since then I have suffered increasingly from insomnia. Not to a dreadful degree, but I'm lucky if I get three hours sleep a night... Get

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

2007-05-22 Thread bob_brigante
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I'm new to this list, so I hope the following post is appropriate. It is also somewhat lengthy, for which I apologise - conciseness was never my strong point. But I am in search of a spot of advice, and

[FairfieldLife] Re: Home Loan Alternative - my $.02 - long

2007-05-22 Thread mainstream20016
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, suziezuzie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mainstream20016 mainstream20016@ wrote: Mark, First of all, congratulations, for living in Colorado. I hope you experience the inspirational beauty of the Rockies

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Mother Meera site

2007-05-22 Thread lurkernomore20002000
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just got back form seeing Mother Meera for the first time in New York... Finally, there is a teacher that can have at least 400 people at a time sitting in silence for up to three hours. I have been told by St. Anthony that

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM-Free Blog: Bankruptcy -- a Primer

2007-05-22 Thread lurkernomore20002000
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, taskcentered [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [A] bad guru can be extremely good for a sincere devotee…. It's the main reason so many bad gurus do good business. They are merely idols upon which sincere devotees project their own divinity, with sometimes seemingly

[FairfieldLife] Re: Home Loan Alternative - my $.02 - long

2007-05-22 Thread mainstream20016
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, suziezuzie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, suziezuzie msilver1951@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mainstream20016 mainstream20016@ wrote: Mark, First of all, congratulations, for living

Re: [FairfieldLife] holland shows the way

2007-05-22 Thread Peter
On the surface it sounds goodbut so much depends upon the design of the study. Simply gathering a group of sidhas, having them do program and then measuring these data points across time does not make a valid study. What you indicate, in terms of legit research, is meaningless. The TMO

[FairfieldLife] Life is bliss, and the life is being lived as hell

2007-05-22 Thread george_deforest
selection from MMY press conference 5/9/07 www.globalgoodnews.com/education-news-a.html?art=1179172947245292 The words of totality The words of the totality, the totality of knowledge in the Sanskrit language are such beautiful words. They say: Nirgun nirakar, Sagun sakar [Nirguna nirakara

[FairfieldLife] Re: Home Loan Alternative - my $.02 - long

2007-05-22 Thread suziezuzie
Mark, Thank you for the compliment, re: great info. With no pre-payment penalties, you can pre-pay the principle each month routinely. To make the sacrifice more palatable, review the amortization schedule. Look for next month's entry. The principle amount that will be due

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

2007-05-22 Thread Vaj
On May 22, 2007, at 8:00 PM, bob_brigante wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, uns_tressor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John Davis mcxg46@ wrote: But since then I have suffered increasingly from insomnia. Not to a dreadful degree, but I'm

[FairfieldLife] Re: My response to a friend's suggestion that we engage in a discussion about the movement

2007-05-22 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Put another way, He kicks some serious ass! Jai Guru Dev. :-) I bow to your far more succinct guru-sutra, Jimji! Jai Guru Dev. :-)

[FairfieldLife] Re: holland shows the way

2007-05-22 Thread shukra69
yes and there are more examples coming soon , Trinidad and Tobago now, and likely more than one South American nation very soon. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, claudiouk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just listening to Global Family Chat report from Holland - very impressive developments

[FairfieldLife] Re: My response to a friend's suggestion that we engage in a discussion about the movement

2007-05-22 Thread off_world_beings
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of off_world_beings Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 7:49 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: My response to a friend's

[FairfieldLife] Re: My response to a friend's suggestion that we engage in a discussion about th

2007-05-22 Thread off_world_beings
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, boo_lives [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer rick@ wrote: From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of off_world_beings Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 7:46 AM To:

[FairfieldLife] Re: My response to a friend's suggestion that we engage in a discussion about the movement

2007-05-22 Thread off_world_beings
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of off_world_beings Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 7:46 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: My response to a friend's

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

2007-05-22 Thread off_world_beings
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi OffWorld, Moreover, when meditating I am in effect praying to a god not of my culture, and of whom I have no knowledge, which leaves me deeply uncomfortable. Why are you afraid of Gods? You are human for

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sanskrit versions of suutras?

2007-05-22 Thread shukra69
So 'cardemaister' do you think the google translator works even remotely well for that based on the Sanskrit you know? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcgurk@ wrote: --- In

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

2007-05-22 Thread tertonzeno
---On insomnia, start with various nutraceuticals which influence your neurotransmitters (of which there are 2 main types: inhibitory and excitory). You want the inhibitory neurotransmitters. Start with 1. GABA, 2. Melatonin 3. L-Theanine and a new high- potency form of the Ayurvedic herb

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: New Mother Meera site

2007-05-22 Thread Sal Sunshine
On May 22, 2007, at 7:08 PM, lurkernomore20002000 wrote: Bringing people together in silence. (oh yes. Silence, deep silence. Nothin betta) Doesn't anyone else get, you know, kind of bored with all the silence? Or am I just unevolved? Sal

Re: [FairfieldLife] Life is bliss, and the life is being lived as hell

2007-05-22 Thread Sal Sunshine
On May 22, 2007, at 7:45 PM, george_deforest wrote: Now here is total education, capable of being handled in one syllable, in one word, and within that word -- details, details, detail Is that anything like--location, location, and location?

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM-Free Blog: Bankruptcy -- a Primer

2007-05-22 Thread taskcentered
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, lurkernomore20002000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, taskcentered no_reply@ wrote: [A] bad guru can be extremely good for a sincere devotee…. It's the main reason so many bad gurus do good business. They are merely

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: American Culture vs. Vedic Culture

2007-05-22 Thread Bhairitu
John wrote: Bhairitu, First off in terms of body chemistry people living in tropical zones near the equator might have their blood go too acid eating meat and drinking liquor which would bring on many health problems. Hence those who did not indulge in these

[FairfieldLife] Re: My response to a friend's suggestion that we engage in a discussion about the movement

2007-05-22 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin jflanegi@ wrote: Put another way, He kicks some serious ass! Jai Guru Dev. :-) I bow to your far more succinct guru-sutra, Jimji! Jai Guru Dev. :-)

[FairfieldLife] Re: My response to a friend's suggestion that we engage in a discussion about the movement

2007-05-22 Thread lurkernomore20002000
In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin jflanegi@ wrote: Put another way, He kicks some serious ass! Jai Guru Dev. :-) Oh yea, he totally demolished Rick. I mean, really, I felt like I was listening to Adi Shankaracharya and that blazing

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