[FairfieldLife] Re: Fundies on the wane

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What is great about this news is that it is so mundane, and run of > the mill obvious, for a long time since, that it took a great deal of > energy for me to even comment in this irrelevant and pussingrate wa

[FairfieldLife] Re: Invincible Donovan University

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://news.scotsman.com/entertainment.cfm?id=1711292007 > Oh F&@# ! ! ! OffWorld (too far gone for most)

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'Preventing Nuclear War; (was Dick Cheney Meditating)

> > I was astonished to learn that in a way somewhat similar to what you've > described, this resembles how Stalin was killed, for he was planning the > next world war, initiated by Soviet Beast and involving nuclear attack upon > 'the West' when he was ruthlessly canceled as a life form and m

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fundies on the wane

What is great about this news is that it is so mundane, and run of the mill obvious, for a long time since, that it took a great deal of energy for me to even comment in this irrelevant and pussingrate way that I am doing. Thanks ! OffWorld (growing old waitin' fer y'all) --- In Fairfiel

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'Preventing Nuclear War; (was Dick Cheney Meditating)

> I was astonished to learn that in a way somewhat similar to what you've > described, this resembles how Stalin was killed, for he was planning the > next world war, initiated by Soviet Beast and involving nuclear attack upon > 'the West' when he was ruthlessly canceled as a life form and mena

[FairfieldLife] For Turq/ Re: Proud to be a Whiner!

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "brontebaxter8" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Turq wrote: > Bronte, I have challenged you in the past here to do one simple > thing -- something that should be a breeze for someone who considers > herself as smart as you obviously consider yourself -- writ

[FairfieldLife] Re: Invincible Donovan University

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" wrote: > > > > From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Behalf Of bob_brigante > > Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 4:18 PM > > To: F

Re: [FairfieldLife] 'Preventing Nuclear War; (was Dick Cheney Meditating)

I was astonished to learn that in a way somewhat similar to what you've described, this resembles how Stalin was killed, for he was planning the next world war, initiated by Soviet Beast and involving nuclear attack upon 'the West' when he was ruthlessly canceled as a life form and menace to humani

[FairfieldLife] Re: Various myths dispelled about Bubba

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "lurkernomore20002000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Suddenly the woman became a little uncomfortable and blushed. "I'm > > sorry," she said, "I shouldn't really be discussing all of this with > > you. I don't even know your name." "Tonto," the man said

[FairfieldLife] Re: Various myths dispelled about Bubba

Suddenly the woman became a little uncomfortable and blushed. "I'm > sorry," she said, "I shouldn't really be discussing all of this with > you. I don't even know your name." "Tonto," the man said, "Tonto > Goldstein, but my friends call me Bubba." Another little cocktail party factoid. Tont

[FairfieldLife] Various myths dispelled about Bubba

A man boarded an airplane and took his seat. As he settled in, he glanced up and saw the most beautiful woman boarding the plane. He soon realized she was heading straight towards his seat. As fate would have it, she took the seat right beside his. Eager to strike up a conversation he bl

[FairfieldLife] A parampara reply about Prabhupada's quote: On Genitals and Heavenly Nectar

Thinking about the original Prabhupada quote, I didn't feel qualified to answer the post. So I talked with AlankarDas, a friend of mine who was among the first disciples of Prabhupad. Originally a student of Swami Satchitananda, he met Prabhupada when Prabhupad began teaching in New York City an

[FairfieldLife] Astral Weeks: The Buddha's Lost Weekend

If I ventured in the slipstream Between the viaducts of your dream Where immobile steel rims crack And the ditch in the back roads stop Could you find me? Would you kiss-a my eyes? To lay me down In silence easy To be born again To be born again Tonight I wandered into Paddy's Bar, and was talk

[FairfieldLife] Re: Invincible Donovan University

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of bob_brigante > Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 4:18 PM > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Invincible Donovan Un

[FairfieldLife] Invincible Shemp University

I'm taking applications now. Write in 50 words or less on the back of a $100 bill why you'd like to attend. Send it to: Shemp Mcgurk Quick Getaway Motel Nogales, Mexico

[FairfieldLife] 'Preventing Nuclear War; (was Dick Cheney Meditating)

I heard a reading one time, by Ron Scalastico, where it was said, that, although the 'Higher Beings, Angels, etc.', where usually not allowed to interfere with human free will... That under certain conditions, they would be allowed to prevent a nuclear war, in that 'they' could withdraw someone

[FairfieldLife] Re: Human Species to Split by 3000

Read 'Brave New World', by Aldous Huxley...

[FairfieldLife] Eco-Video from a FF Fellow

Dear Rick, 2-3 months ago my son the filmmaker Evan Hall created a 30 second Eco-spot for a contest being sponsored by Al Gore’s new television station, Current TV. There were thousands of submissions to this contest and a panel of judges has chosen the top 20. Evan’s spot has been chosen!!!

RE: [FairfieldLife] Invincible Donovan University

From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of bob_brigante Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 4:18 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Invincible Donovan University HYPERLINK "http://news.scotsman.com/entertainment.cfm?id=1711292007"http://news

[FairfieldLife] Fundies on the wane

http://www.slate.com/id/2176782/ Best Political Coverage The New York Times Magazine takes a look at how the evangelical voting bloc is beginning to unravel. Once the most cohesive group in America—credited with Bush's re-election—evangelical leadership is now "split along generational and theo

[FairfieldLife] Holland acts to make its invincibility permanent

Holland acts to make its invincibility permanent by Global Good News staff writer Global Good NewsTranslate This Article 25 October 2007 Dr Willem Meijles, Raja (Administrator) of Holland for the Global Country of World Peace, delineated the flurry of activities underway in his country—the

[FairfieldLife] Invincible Donovan University

http://news.scotsman.com/entertainment.cfm?id=1711292007

[FairfieldLife] Lynch: A Man, His Movies and, Sometimes, His Monkey

http://movies.nytimes.com/2007/10/26/movies/26lync.html "A one-legged lovely, a woman who might indeed be Eurasian and a small shrieking monkey all show up in Mr. Lynch's most recent feature, the feverishly brilliant and nightmarish "Inland Empire." In many respects "Lynch," an expressionisti

[FairfieldLife] For Turq/ Re: Proud to be a Whiner!

Turq wrote: Bronte, I have challenged you in the past here to do one simple thing -- something that should be a breeze for someone who considers herself as smart as you obviously consider yourself -- write something positive. One post. One in which there is zero negation or putdown of something

[FairfieldLife] Re: Regarding Edg's Comments on "American kids dumber than dirt"

Keep telling it like it is, Edg. Your voice is appreciated. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "brontebaxter8" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Edg, I loved this. This is you at your best. And you make a very good > point. Elitism is crap, wherever it rears its ugly head. It's also > t

[FairfieldLife] Re: Pandits' winter clothing

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > When MMY dies, all the slaves will evaporate except those with real > connections and power, you know, the ones who got the money from the > suckers. Dick, prepare yourself for obsolescence, or stand up for > righteou

Re: [FairfieldLife] Human Species to Split by 3000

I UNDERSTAND ITS THE DEEMS DONKIES & PERHAPS REPS NOT THE LIBERTARIANS & WORKERS REPUBLICANS. THE SUCCESSFUL USUALLY PAY TAXES & TRY TO AVOID THEM WHILE THE UNDER CALLS IS AS WE SEE IT NON OWNERS & NON TAX PAYERS NOR CAPTIANS OF SUCCESSFUL PROFITABLE VENTURES *

[FairfieldLife] Regarding Edge's Remarks on Proud to be a Whiner!

I think we ARE shell-shocked. We are in denial. When someone moves past confusion that into a radical understanding or solution, they are hooted down as crazy or anti-American. David Icke, for example. Here's a guy who has connected all the dots in a brilliant way that deserves real considerat

[FairfieldLife] Human Species to Split by 3000

"The human race will one day split into two separate species, an attractive, intelligent ruling elite and an underclass of dim-witted, ugly goblin-like creatures, according to a top scientist." http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/technology/technology.html?in_article_id=489653 I thin

Re: [FairfieldLife] Dick Cheney Meditating

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 10/26/07 11:35:23 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Nah, he's sleeping. Vampires usually sleep during the day. But there > is one place that Bush is more terrified to travel to than Iraq and > that's California. :) >

RE: [FairfieldLife] Regarding Edg's Comments on "American kids dumber than dirt"

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[FairfieldLife] Regarding Edg's Comments on "American kids dumber than dirt"

Edg, I loved this. This is you at your best. And you make a very good point. Elitism is crap, wherever it rears its ugly head. It's also true that our kids are dumbed down, taught by teachers who "teach to the test" because they'll be fired if their students don't perform on the standardized

Re: [FairfieldLife] Morford: American kids dumber than dirt

"Use it or lose it" is apparently true not just of muscles, but of the mind, and it's true not just for individuals, but for whole cultures. things can change incredibly fast, as you've noticed. A whole language can change in the space of twenty years so as to be unrecognizable. And the myste

[FairfieldLife] Re: Pandits' winter clothing

Here's what I felt when I read the below: the same feeling I get when I read that "we're in Iraq now, so we just can't abandon our efforts to bless the Iraqis with democracy." The movement is rich -- billions taken from charitable hearts, but they're begging for what should have been part of th

Re: [FairfieldLife] Morford: American kids dumber than dirt

When I taught private music lessons in the early 1970s I could give a lesson where I would explain things and then give the student an assignment for the next lesson. They would come back, having understood the lesson, prepared and able to perform the assignment. However in the 1980's when I

Re: [FairfieldLife] Dick Cheney Meditating

In a message dated 10/26/07 11:35:23 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Nah, he's sleeping. Vampires usually sleep during the day. But there is one place that Bush is more terrified to travel to than Iraq and that's California. :) Vampires hang upside down when they

[FairfieldLife] Re: Proud to be a Whiner!

It takes a thorn to remove a thorn. I'm going to re-post below my early essay about true evil in the world. This essay got exactly zero thread comments, yet in it I wave a flag of desperation for today's downtrodden. I think it is an example of important whining that has conceptual clout and des

[FairfieldLife] Pandits' winter clothing

This is forwarded from a very dear and highly respected friend. Our beloved Meditating community ~~ Maharishi has just approved getting the Pandits warm winter coats, etc! A $25,000 matching donation has already been given for this purpose. Could we, together with our network of friends, com

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM in Breakfast of Champions

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Vonnegut was a meditator and I think one of his daughters may have been > a TM teacher. Some of the "early" folks here may recall more clearly than I. > Kurt V didn't meditate, his wife and daughter did and went on a

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Morford: American kids dumber than dirt

You make a very good point, but I have not been speaking about the specific informational content of education (which is a quantitative feature), but I have been speaking about it's quality. I agree completely, too, that practical education for most people is about getting and keeping good jobs,

RE: [FairfieldLife] TM in Breakfast of Champions

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RE: [FairfieldLife] TM in Breakfast of Champions

>From LB Shriver, post #5441: Joe and my own initiator, Charlie Donohue, were buddies from the East Coast. At the time I was initiated, Charlie was the Midwest Coordinator for SIMS, and Joe was the East Coast Coordinator. Coincidentally, Joe had an old girl friend in Iowa City at the time I was t

Re: [FairfieldLife] TM in Breakfast of Champions

Vonnegut was a meditator and I think one of his daughters may have been a TM teacher. Some of the "early" folks here may recall more clearly than I. BTW, about "Daisies", was the Chuck part originally written for Zoey Deschanel? Stu wrote: > I have been slowly rereading Kurt Vonnegut who I read

Re: [FairfieldLife] Dick Cheney Meditating

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 10/25/07 11:57:13 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Cheney falls asleep during Cabinet meeting on wildfires. > > During a cabinet meeting yesterday, Vice President Cheney fell asleep on > camera while President Bush w

[FairfieldLife] Re: Morford: American kids dumber than dirt

About 50 years ago Issac Asimov wrote an essay entitled something like: "Forget It." In it, he listed the kinds of information that a hundred years early was considered "vital" knowledge, and I was aghast at what kids were expected to memorize, back then, and feeling like I had dodged a bullet by

[FairfieldLife] Re: Morford: American kids dumber than dirt

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander > And here's an eighth grade English version of what I said about my grandfather. He was educated by a river clear as glass. Not by a school. a My grandfather was educated by Rocky Mountain snow feed mountain streams. And a product based on

[FairfieldLife] Re: What is the purpose of the puja?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "biosoundbill" > wrote: > > > > I often wonder why a mental puja is not used. > > The TM Puja is 99% mental. I a number of TM teachers who were 99% mental.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Morford: American kids dumber than dirt

Well, the man did say that folks can no longer read English. And my spellchecker works just fine. If I "misspell" a word, then chances are I've got my reasons. But none of that is to the point. The discussion is about whether or not the man is right in saying that American kids are dummer tha

[FairfieldLife] Re: Morford: American kids dumber than dirt

I don't know what Jesus has got to do with it, and I can't make much sense of this post. I have no idea what the following sentence is supposed to mean: "Where did I say that a clear river, for example, the river clear as glass that educated my grandfather wasn't the best schooling a man can have?"

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE Amma Silance is golden & of the highest order

Oh Boy! --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Why not if one cannot say anything nice remain > silent & Be praised for the > silence. Silance is best & highest > > > > ** See what's > new at http://www.aol.com > ___

[FairfieldLife] Re: Shearer's translation?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, billy jim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Alistair Shearer's version: > > I.18 > > After the repeated experience of the settling and ceasing of mental activity comes another samadhi. In this only the latent impressions of past experience remain. >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Two Krishnas??

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > According to Capeller(sp?), the nominative dual form > from kRSNa (kRSNau: two Krishnas) refers to Krishna > and Arjuna. Thats interesting and funny at the same time: According to Achinthya Bedabeda of Chaitanya (

[FairfieldLife] RE Amma Silance is golden & of the highest order

Why not if one cannot say anything nice remain silent & Be praised for the silence. Silance is best & highest ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

Re: [FairfieldLife] Shearer's translation?

Alistair Shearer's version: I.18 After the repeated experience of the settling and ceasing of mental activity comes another samadhi. In this only the latent impressions of past experience remain. cardemaister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Anyone's got Alistair Shearer's tr

[FairfieldLife] Re: Proud to be a Whiner!

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "brontebaxter8" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >...result has not only defined and > sharpened my perspective on the subject but has inspired a > book which I now have started writing. The title: "Blowing > the Whistle on Enlightenment: Allegations of a New A

[FairfieldLife] Fwd: [examma] Re: Facts & Evidence (MORE LINKS)

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "feste37" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I doubt whether anyone on this list will react much to this. If it had > been a report connected with any Maharishi operation, the posts would > have gone on for days about how corrupt and evil the TM movement is. > But

[FairfieldLife] Two Krishnas??

According to Capeller(sp?), the nominative dual form from kRSNa (kRSNau: two Krishnas) refers to Krishna and Arjuna. Capeller's Sanskrit-English Dictionary: 1 kRSNa a. black, dark. --m. (ñ{pakSa}) the dark half month, the black antelope (mostly {kR3SNa}); N. of an ancient hero and teacher, late