[FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of FairfieldLife

2008-11-24 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Nov 24, 2008, at 6:29 PM, do.rflex wrote: > > > A peculiar side note: Both Islam and Judaism hold their God > > to be the -same- God of Abraham. > > Depends on who you ask. > > Some consider the revelations of Mohammed

[FairfieldLife] Re: HDR: High Dynamic Range photography

2008-11-24 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Nov 24, 2008, at 4:16 PM, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > It's quite easy ? Well, why not post some of your results here using > > Photomatix, Photoshop or both, that are "natural" looking and not well > > above the top ?

[FairfieldLife] Women Kick Butt in India

2008-11-24 Thread raunchydog
They wear pink saris and go after corrupt officials and boorish men with sticks and axes. The several hundred vigilante women of India's northern Uttar Pradesh state's Banda area proudly call themselves the "gulabi gang" (pink gang), striking fear in the hearts of wrongdoers and earning the grudg

[FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of FairfieldLife

2008-11-24 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't care who's right or who's wrong. > > That's obvious. And as long as you don't, you'll > never be able to deal with this effectively. > > Your snip took me out of context. The point I was making is that > m

Re: [FairfieldLife] The Truth about Osama bin Laden and Iraq from Wesley Clark

2008-11-24 Thread Bhairitu
Rick Archer wrote: > from WesleyClark > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8aOiMmekGk So YouTube moves into the 21st century. They now show videos in widescreen aspect ratio 16:9. No more having to create a letterbox version of a video for YouTube but n

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: YouTube - Bruce Lee plays ping pong with nunchuck.flv

2008-11-24 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of sparaig Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 11:05 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: YouTube - Bruce Lee plays ping pong with nunchuck.flv --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com

[FairfieldLife] Re: New summary of the Maharishi Effect research with bibliography

2008-11-24 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Nov 24, 2008, at 6:41 PM, Peter wrote: > > > "...theoretical discussions of how it works..." > > > > It doesn't work. Nobody flys. There is no empirical phenomena to > > explain. How can you have a theoretical discuss

[FairfieldLife] Re: New summary of the Maharishi Effect research with bibliography

2008-11-24 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ruthsimplicity <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter wrote: > > > > "...theoretical discussions of how it works..." > > > > It doesn't work. Nobody flys. There is no empirical phenomena to > explain. How can you have a th

[FairfieldLife] Re: New summary of the Maharishi Effect research with bibliography

2008-11-24 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "...theoretical discussions of how it works..." > > It doesn't work. Nobody flys. There is no empirical phenomena to explain. How > can you have a theoretical discussion about nothing? Said the guy who practices meditat

[FairfieldLife] Re: YouTube - Bruce Lee plays ping pong with nunchuck.flv

2008-11-24 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Anyone know if this is for real? It was done in the days before computer > animation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QHslHpK4-Q > Look at the shadows. Also note that this has never surfaced before now and is in an

[FairfieldLife] Re: What is an enlightenmentaholic?

2008-11-24 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > sparaig wrote: > > > > AFter all this time, you stil think that the essence of TM is "don't strain > > on the mantra?" > > > > > > Sheesh. > > > > > > Lawson > And the connotations that involves. It is the "seed" basis

[FairfieldLife] The Truth about Osama bin Laden and Iraq from Wesley Clark

2008-11-24 Thread Rick Archer
from WesleyClark http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8aOiMmekGk

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: New summary of the Maharishi Effect research with bibliography

2008-11-24 Thread Sal Sunshine
On Nov 24, 2008, at 10:08 PM, Peter wrote: >>> You didn't get the memo, it isn't about flying >>> anymore. But it is >>> still about spooky action at a distance. Incredible >>> mellowing waves >>> effect your neighbors, who will either become mellow or >>> become >>> violent, whatever Nature want

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sex Challenge from a Texas Pastor

2008-11-24 Thread enlightened_dawn11
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" wrote: > > > > To All: > > > > It appears that this pastor is trying to grab the headlines for his > > church coffers. Also, the challenge may not be good for the > >

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: New summary of the Maharishi Effect research with bibliography

2008-11-24 Thread Peter
--- On Mon, 11/24/08, ruthsimplicity <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: ruthsimplicity <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: New summary of the Maharishi Effect research > with bibliography > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Date: Monday, November 24, 2008, 7:02 PM > --- In Fai

[FairfieldLife] Re: New summary of the Maharishi Effect research with bibliography

2008-11-24 Thread enlightened_dawn11
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "...theoretical discussions of how it works..." > > It doesn't work. Nobody flys. This guy does (with a jet pack): http://tinyurl.com/6l69po

[FairfieldLife] Re: New summary of the Maharishi Effect research with bibliography

2008-11-24 Thread pranamoocher
Correction, the title of Dr. Pearson's new novel has been renamed, "The Emperor's New Clothes". All persons nude or clad are welcome to purchase this limited release. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ruthsimplicity <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter dr

[FairfieldLife] Re: Vatican forgives John Lennon

2008-11-24 Thread amritasyaputra
There is a progress. To forgive Galileo Galilei, it took them 400 years! And millions of the tortured and burned alive in the past centuries, still waiting for rehabilitation. Shaas --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > No grass growing the Vatican's

[FairfieldLife] Re: New photos of Maharishi from long ago

2008-11-24 Thread amritasyaputra
Thank you, Rick. What a treasure! Shaas --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Life Magazine recently opened up all their archives to public access. > > There are 3 pages of photos of Maharishi at the following web link: > > > http://images.google.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of FairfieldLife

2008-11-24 Thread Vaj
On Nov 24, 2008, at 6:18 PM, do.rflex wrote: A peculiar side note: Both Islam and Judaism hold their God to be the -same- God of Abraham. And therein lies the crux of our disagreement: a claim. Please understand that to a practicing or observant Jew, that's all it really is, a claim made

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sex Challenge from a Texas Pastor

2008-11-24 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > To All: > > It appears that this pastor is trying to grab the headlines for his > church coffers. Also, the challenge may not be good for the > participants, considering the ayurvedic principle that losing the > body's

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of FairfieldLife

2008-11-24 Thread Vaj
On Nov 24, 2008, at 7:39 PM, do.rflex wrote: I don't what your sources are Vaj, but: Do, it's one thing to claim you're descendent of Abraham and it's quite another to make a post hoc claim of being such a descendant, let alone a latter day Avatar of IHVH. Most Jews I know would consider

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of FairfieldLife

2008-11-24 Thread gullible fool
As far as I can tell, this pointless crap between the two of them has been going on for over a decade going back into alt.meditation.transcendental - maybe even further.   Reminds me of these two characters, chasing after each other on their dead planet at the end of the episode:    "Lov

[FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of FairfieldLife

2008-11-24 Thread do.rflex
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Nov 24, 2008, at 5:25 PM, Rick Archer wrote: > > > > I don't care who's right or who's wrong. > > > > That's obvious. And as long as you don't, you'll > > never be able to deal with this effectively. > > > > Your snip t

[FairfieldLife] The Hugo Chavez Show - Tue, 11/25 at 9pm on PBS or Watch Online!

2008-11-24 Thread Samadhi Is Much Closer Than You Think -- Really! -- It's A No-Brainer. Who'd've Thunk It?
*The Hugo Chavez Show - Tue, 11/25 at 9pm on PBS* FRONTLINE http://www.pbs.org/frontline/ - This Week: "The Hugo Chavez Show" (90 minutes), November 25th at 9pm on PBS (Check local listings) Earlier this year, veteran FRONTLINE producer Ofra Bikel flew south in search of one of Latin America's m

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of FairfieldLife

2008-11-24 Thread Sal Sunshine
On Nov 24, 2008, at 6:39 PM, do.rflex wrote: I don't what your sources are Vaj, but: Abraham: The root of three religions http://www.hyperhistory.net/apwh/bios/b1abraham.htm Actually there's no legit evidence that Abraham, or any of the others existed until you get to Solomon. As baby Abrah

[FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of FairfieldLife

2008-11-24 Thread do.rflex
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Nov 24, 2008, at 6:29 PM, do.rflex wrote: > > > A peculiar side note: Both Islam and Judaism hold their God to be the > > -same- God of Abraham. > > Depends on who you ask. > > Some consider the revelations of Mohamme

[FairfieldLife] Post Count

2008-11-24 Thread FFL PostCount
Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): Sat Nov 22 00:00:00 2008 End Date (UTC): Sat Nov 29 00:00:00 2008 357 messages as of (UTC) Tue Nov 25 00:02:22 2008 50 authfriend <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 28 TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 27 enlightened_dawn11 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [FairfieldLife] New summary of the Maharishi Effect research with bibliography

2008-11-24 Thread Vaj
On Nov 24, 2008, at 6:41 PM, Peter wrote: "...theoretical discussions of how it works..." It doesn't work. Nobody flys. There is no empirical phenomena to explain. How can you have a theoretical discussion about nothing? It's not about discussion Pete, it is about virally inseminating the

[FairfieldLife] Re: New summary of the Maharishi Effect research with bibliography

2008-11-24 Thread ruthsimplicity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "...theoretical discussions of how it works..." > > It doesn't work. Nobody flys. There is no empirical phenomena to explain. How can you have a theoretical discussion about nothing? > You didn't get the memo, it isn't ab

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of FairfieldLife

2008-11-24 Thread Vaj
On Nov 24, 2008, at 6:29 PM, do.rflex wrote: > A peculiar side note: Both Islam and Judaism hold their God to be the > -same- God of Abraham. Depends on who you ask. Some consider the revelations of Mohammed to be those of a mad man. Others draw a distinction between IHVH/Jehovah and Allah as

Re: [FairfieldLife] New summary of the Maharishi Effect research with bibliography

2008-11-24 Thread Peter
"...theoretical discussions of how it works..." It doesn't work. Nobody flys. There is no empirical phenomena to explain. How can you have a theoretical discussion about nothing?   --- On Mon, 11/24/08, Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Fairf

[FairfieldLife] New summary of the Maharishi Effect research with bibliography

2008-11-24 Thread Rick Archer
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[FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of FairfieldLife

2008-11-24 Thread do.rflex
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Nov 24, 2008, at 5:25 PM, Rick Archer wrote: > > > > I don't care who's right or who's wrong. > > > > That's obvious. And as long as you don't, you'll > > never be able to deal with this effectively. > > > > Your snip t

[FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of FairfieldLife

2008-11-24 Thread enlightened_dawn11
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Nov 24, 2008, at 5:05 PM, do.rflex wrote: > > > As far as I can tell, this pointless crap between the two of them has > > been going on for over a decade going back into > > alt.meditation.transcendental - maybe even f

[FairfieldLife] Re: "O Partha, surrender not to unmanliness.." Gita 2vs3

2008-11-24 Thread do.rflex
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "BillyG." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "do.rflex" wrote: > > > Uh... didn't you recently claim that you've personally eliminated sex, > > BillyG? > > Yes, but at age 57 I am, Vedically speaking, in the Vanaprastha ashr

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of FairfieldLife

2008-11-24 Thread Vaj
On Nov 24, 2008, at 5:53 PM, Vaj wrote: > Israel is already starting to go green, Islamic countries are not. I shouldn't say that. Turkey is is very unusual exception--there may be others that I'm not aware of. About five years ago I carried on a long correspondence with a follower of the

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of FairfieldLife

2008-11-24 Thread Vaj
On Nov 24, 2008, at 5:25 PM, Rick Archer wrote: > I don't care who's right or who's wrong. That's obvious. And as long as you don't, you'll never be able to deal with this effectively. Your snip took me out of context. The point I was making is that many see it as “wrong” that either of you

[FairfieldLife] YouTube - Bruce Lee plays ping pong with nunchuck.flv

2008-11-24 Thread Rick Archer
Anyone know if this is for real? It was done in the days before computer animation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QHslHpK4-Q

[FairfieldLife] Re: "O Partha, surrender not to unmanliness.." Gita 2vs3

2008-11-24 Thread BillyG.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "do.rflex" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Uh... didn't you recently claim that you've personally eliminated sex, > BillyG? Yes, but at age 57 I am, Vedically speaking, in the Vanaprastha ashram (stage) of life where you live in society but are beyond the procre

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: HDR: High Dynamic Range photography

2008-11-24 Thread Vaj
On Nov 24, 2008, at 4:16 PM, nablusoss1008 wrote: > It's quite easy ? Well, why not post some of your results here using > Photomatix, Photoshop or both, that are "natural" looking and not well > above the top ? > > For better tutorials on hdr go to google video. I'd be glad to as I have some I

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of FairfieldLife

2008-11-24 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of authfriend Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 3:47 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of FairfieldLife > I don't care who's right or who's wrong. That's obvious. And as long as you

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of FairfieldLife

2008-11-24 Thread Vaj
On Nov 24, 2008, at 4:50 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > I often wonder why two sensible people would carry on like this unless > they've been at it. for lifetimes. :-D I already have Judy's chart, all I would need is Barry's. :-)

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of FairfieldLife

2008-11-24 Thread Vaj
On Nov 24, 2008, at 5:05 PM, do.rflex wrote: As far as I can tell, this pointless crap between the two of them has been going on for over a decade going back into alt.meditation.transcendental - maybe even further. I really doubt *anyone* actually pays any attention at all to the petty details

[FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of FairfieldLife

2008-11-24 Thread do.rflex
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of authfriend > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 3:06 PM > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of Fairf

[FairfieldLife] Iowa lung cancer mortality rate

2008-11-24 Thread bob_brigante
http://www.ottumwacourier.com/local/local_story_326231010.html

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of FairfieldLife

2008-11-24 Thread Bhairitu
Rick Archer wrote: > From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of authfriend > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 3:06 PM > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of FairfieldLife > > > > You're correct to direct your attempt at >

[FairfieldLife] Straw stars twinkle on Fairfield farm

2008-11-24 Thread bob_brigante
[photo] http://tinyurl.com/6pvvux

[FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of FairfieldLife

2008-11-24 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of authfriend > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 3:06 PM > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of Fair

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What is an enlightenmentaholic?

2008-11-24 Thread Vaj
On Nov 24, 2008, at 3:16 PM, sparaig wrote: And this is the danger of "canned" meditation checking procedures, they ignore the fact that everything changes. So the minute you set it into stone, it's already on the path to being obsolete. While canned or mechanical learning can often cover a maj

Re: [FairfieldLife] Clinton critics being purged from Obama administration

2008-11-24 Thread Sal Sunshine
On Nov 24, 2008, at 11:03 AM, Vaj wrote: The first victims of Mrs Clinton's anticipated appointment will be those who defended Mr Obama's flanks on the campaign trail. By mocking Mrs Clinton's claims to have landed under sniper fire in Bosnia or pouring scorn on her much-ballyhooed claim to

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What is an enlightenmentaholic?

2008-11-24 Thread Vaj
On Nov 24, 2008, at 3:31 PM, sparaig wrote: >> My tantric guru did not allow me to teach meditation until I had been >> with him for 5 years. Imagine if MMY had done that. And the >> basis for >> "checking" is pretty much the same throughout most techniques: don't >> strain on the mantra. B

[FairfieldLife] Re: "O Partha, surrender not to unmanliness.." Gita 2vs3

2008-11-24 Thread do.rflex
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "BillyG." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "do.rflex" wrote: > > > God doesn't love the householder unless he/she is celibate? God > > doesn't love people who have sex? God doesn't love the natural order > > of His/Her Crea

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of FairfieldLife

2008-11-24 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of authfriend Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 3:06 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of FairfieldLife You're correct to direct your attempt at Barry, who is by *far* the worst offe

[FairfieldLife] Re: HDR: High Dynamic Range photography

2008-11-24 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://stuckincustoms.com/2006/06/06/548/ > > An excellent tutorial on High Dynamic Range photography. I recently > purchased a digital camera as I wanted to be able to do HDR > photography easily and to be able to do HD

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma on MMY

2008-11-24 Thread enlightened_dawn11
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" wrote: > > > > From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Behalf Of sparaig > > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 2:14 PM > > To: FairfieldLi

[FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of FairfieldLife

2008-11-24 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of authfriend > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 8:45 AM > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of Fair

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What is an enlightenmentaholic?

2008-11-24 Thread Bhairitu
sparaig wrote: > > AFter all this time, you stil think that the essence of TM is "don't strain > on the mantra?" > > > Sheesh. > > > Lawson And the connotations that involves. It is the "seed" basis for "effortless" meditation. IOW, don't take the phrase literally but instead it's deeper signi

[FairfieldLife] Re: "O Partha, surrender not to unmanliness.." Gita 2vs3

2008-11-24 Thread BillyG.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "do.rflex" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > God doesn't love the householder unless he/she is celibate? God > doesn't love people who have sex? God doesn't love the natural order > of His/Her Creation, BillyG? Yer kidding, right? > > How do you suppose Arjuna had

[FairfieldLife] Re: "O Partha, surrender not to unmanliness.." Gita 2vs3

2008-11-24 Thread do.rflex
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "BillyG." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The essence of the Bhagavad Gita is the warfare between the little > ego, (a product of the mind, blinded by the senses), and the Soul, a > reflection of the almighty omnipresent God. > > The battle is waged between the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma on MMY

2008-11-24 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of sparaig > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 2:14 PM > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Amma on MMY > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: What is an enlightenmentaholic?

2008-11-24 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Vaj wrote: > > > > I recently was invited to attend a weekend basic training in > > meditation with a close, life-long friend in the Shambhala tradition. > > It was probably the most impressive basic meditation instruct

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Amma on MMY

2008-11-24 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of sparaig Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 2:14 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Amma on MMY Seroiusly though, do you think MMY's behavior was truly excremental, or merely less-than-perfect

[FairfieldLife] Re: Alan Ginsberg arguing(?) with Maharishi - LIFE: Maharishi Guru (Maharishi Ma

2008-11-24 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Nov 23, 2008, at 10:41 PM, Rick Archer wrote: > > > http://images.google.com/hosted/life/f?q=Maharishi+Mahesh+Yogi > > +source:life&imgurl=db8de2203c869aa4 > > > > Allen spent some time talking to Mahesh to see if he

[FairfieldLife] Re: What is an enlightenmentaholic?

2008-11-24 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] > But hands-on policies have their own disadvantages, > especially when you're doing mass-production in > which most meditators have not begun to practice > out of a deep commitment to a spiritual path but > are sim

[FairfieldLife] Re: What is an enlightenmentaholic?

2008-11-24 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Nov 24, 2008, at 8:40 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > >> > >> On Nov 23, 2008, at 3:12 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > >> > >>> Unfortunately the movement often pushed meditating wh

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma on MMY

2008-11-24 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > BTW, I understand that you asked Amma about MMY. Could you share, off the > record if necessary, what she said? > > > > Vaj asked me this in a private email. I can share on the record. I didn't > ask Amma about M

[FairfieldLife] Re: American college students and professors interviewed about Canada

2008-11-24 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > And one wonders why some people don't realize > how dumb Sarah Palin is: > > http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=n-M06kWJeto&feature=related > As one of the comments said: they rounded up the dumbest people they could find

[FairfieldLife] "O Partha, surrender not to unmanliness.." Gita 2vs3

2008-11-24 Thread BillyG.
The essence of the Bhagavad Gita is the warfare between the little ego, (a product of the mind, blinded by the senses), and the Soul, a reflection of the almighty omnipresent God. The battle is waged between the 5 Pandu warriors (the 5 chakras and their powers), and Duryodana, (the 100 'evil' sen

Re: [FairfieldLife] Sex Challenge from a Texas Pastor

2008-11-24 Thread gullible fool
Also, the challenge may not be good for the participants, considering the ayurvedic principle that losing the body's ojas may be detrimental to one's health. Yet they will probably, on average, live longer and healthier lives than the typical TM sidha who eats almost no protein, avoids activi

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What is an enlightenmentaholic?

2008-11-24 Thread Vaj
On Nov 24, 2008, at 12:58 PM, Bhairitu wrote: My tantric guru did not allow me to teach meditation until I had been with him for 5 years. Imagine if MMY had done that. And the basis for "checking" is pretty much the same throughout most techniques: don't strain on the mantra. But look at

[FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of FairfieldLife

2008-11-24 Thread enlightened_dawn11
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > enlightened_dawn11 wrote:- > > there are many of us here who already filter content here on the > > basis of common sense and preference. since we are all grown ups > > here, i vote we continue to do this. > I agree. A

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of FairfieldLife

2008-11-24 Thread Bhairitu
enlightened_dawn11 wrote:- > there are many of us here who already filter content here on the > basis of common sense and preference. since we are all grown ups > here, i vote we continue to do this. I agree. As I have done before the ones "so unhappy" with the content of FFL should set up thei

[FairfieldLife] Sex Challenge from a Texas Pastor

2008-11-24 Thread John
To All: It appears that this pastor is trying to grab the headlines for his church coffers. Also, the challenge may not be good for the participants, considering the ayurvedic principle that losing the body's ojas may be detrimental to one's health. ++ GRAPEVINE, Tex. — And on the se

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What is an enlightenmentaholic?

2008-11-24 Thread Bhairitu
Vaj wrote: > > I recently was invited to attend a weekend basic training in > meditation with a close, life-long friend in the Shambhala tradition. > It was probably the most impressive basic meditation instruction I've > ever witnessed as the teacher was a 30+ year veteran who spoke from > his

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of FairfieldLife

2008-11-24 Thread gullible fool
I think we’re not going to do it. it’s too heavy-handed.   It doesn't matter to me, because I block most of the trolls, anyway. Just trying to offer the group an option, which I think they should vote on as a whole. A far as it being heavy-handed, it's what all the other successful forums alwa

[FairfieldLife] HDR: High Dynamic Range photography

2008-11-24 Thread Vaj
http://stuckincustoms.com/2006/06/06/548/ An excellent tutorial on High Dynamic Range photography. I recently purchased a digital camera as I wanted to be able to do HDR photography easily and to be able to do HD movies as well. Thanks to tutorials like this it is quite easy to do. It is abs

[FairfieldLife] The High and the Mighty: JFK, MPM, LSD and the CIA

2008-11-24 Thread Rick Archer
http://www.serendipity.li/cia/cia_lsd.html

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of FairfieldLife

2008-11-24 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of gullible fool Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 11:23 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of FairfieldLife Would you want to take on this moderation duty, presuming we agreed o

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of FairfieldLife

2008-11-24 Thread gullible fool
Would you want to take on this moderation duty, presuming we agreed on it? It would mean reading all the posts, and making a subjective judgment as to their tone, intent, etc. I don’t have the time, the patience, nor the wisdom for it. But we're all used to you being the bad cop, Rick.   I

[FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of FairfieldLife

2008-11-24 Thread enlightened_dawn11
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of gullible fool > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 10:39 AM > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Subject: RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor

[FairfieldLife] Clinton critics being purged from Obama administration

2008-11-24 Thread Vaj
Independent, UK - Before Hillary Clinton has been formally offered the job as Secretary of State, a purge of Barack Obama's top foreign policy team has begun. The advisers who helped trash the former First Lady's foreign policy credentials on the campaign trail are being brutally shunted as

[FairfieldLife] Re: What is an enlightenmentaholic?

2008-11-24 Thread Richard J. Williams
> > It's also the reason there is an advantage to > > learning from an experienced meditation master or > > someone with a lot of experience: they don't need > > to give pat answers from a memorized list, they > > give answers based on the road they've already > > travelled. > > > Duh. *Of course

[FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of FairfieldLife

2008-11-24 Thread enlightened_dawn11
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: someone who long ago proved that she is pretty much > incapable of having an original thought tried to > turn it into a "bash Vaj" session, and tried to > suck in anyone stupid enough to join in. She > actually found one t

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of FairfieldLife

2008-11-24 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of gullible fool Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 10:39 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of FairfieldLife You see? There you go again. Sucked into the old Barry/Judy game. I?m

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Sutras of Carlsen 1

2008-11-24 Thread enlightened_dawn11
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > IOW, a major troll by Vaj which sucked in many people for > > many posts. > > Exactly. > > The thing I liked the most, doing my "skim the > replies for

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of FairfieldLife

2008-11-24 Thread gullible fool
You see? There you go again. Sucked into the old Barry/Judy game. I’m giving you a hard time about this because I think you have greater capacity to drop the game than she does, but theoretically, either of you could end it once and for all.   I suggest we have a one-month moratorium in honor

Re: [FairfieldLife] Alan Ginsberg arguing(?) with Maharishi - LIFE: Maharishi Guru (Maharishi Mahesh Yogi) - Hosted by Google

2008-11-24 Thread Vaj
On Nov 23, 2008, at 10:41 PM, Rick Archer wrote: http://images.google.com/hosted/life/f?q=Maharishi+Mahesh+Yogi +source:life&imgurl=db8de2203c869aa4 Allen spent some time talking to Mahesh to see if he was legit or not. This may be him interviewing Mahesh for his article "The Maharishi

[FairfieldLife] Re: What is an enlightenmentaholic?

2008-11-24 Thread Richard J. Williams
TurquoiseB wrote: > The same has been true in several Tibetan groups > I have encountered. > "These facts seem to go beyond the limits of even tantra or crazy wisdom and into the realm of pure exploitation and hypocrisy." Read more: 'The Double Mirror' A Skeptical Journey into Buddhist Tantra

[FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of FairfieldLife

2008-11-24 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Behalf Of TurquoiseB > > > > But do me a favor and keep a mental track > > of the number of posts she spends "trashing > > Barry" over the next few months. It won't > > ever be 100%, but it'll consistently be

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of FairfieldLife

2008-11-24 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of authfriend Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 8:45 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of FairfieldLife > You see? There you go again. Sucked into the old > Barry/Judy game. "Sucked

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of FairfieldLife

2008-11-24 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of TurquoiseB Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 8:28 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of FairfieldLife But do me a favor and keep a mental track of the number of posts she spends "

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of FairfieldLife

2008-11-24 Thread Vaj
On Nov 24, 2008, at 9:02 AM, Rick Archer wrote: From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of TurquoiseB Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 7:51 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of FairfieldLife Seriously, Rick, I get what

[FairfieldLife] Re: What is an enlightenmentaholic?

2008-11-24 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Nov 24, 2008, at 8:40 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > >> > >> On Nov 23, 2008, at 3:12 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > >> > >>> Unfortunately the movement often pushed meditating when

[FairfieldLife] Re: What is an enlightenmentaholic?

2008-11-24 Thread Richard J. Williams
Vaj wrote: > > Most interesting was seeing the unity > > experiences people began having right > > away, in that short weekend; young > > college students, college professors, > > old folks, a blind lady with her guide > > dog... > > TurquoiseB wrote: > In other words, the way things should b

[FairfieldLife] Re: Accidental autograph

2008-11-24 Thread Marek Reavis
Thanks, Turq, I'm sure I'll get back in the habit of posting sooner or later. For now (and for some time) other areas in my life have claimed my time. But the bird thing was just too cool not to share (or so I felt). Marek ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

[FairfieldLife] Re: What is an enlightenmentaholic?

2008-11-24 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I recently was invited to attend a weekend basic training in > meditation with a close, life-long friend in the Shambhala > tradition. It was probably the most impressive basic meditation > instruction I've ever witnessed

[FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of FairfieldLife

2008-11-24 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > > That's really the issue. Many of the people who > > talk -- or really, shout -- on this forum the most > > are shouting about the same old same old, over

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What is an enlightenmentaholic?

2008-11-24 Thread Richard Williams
Vaj wrote: > I recently was invited to attend a weekend > basic training in meditation with a close, > life-long friend in the Shambhala tradition... > "The notorious case involving Trungpa ... was given all sorts of high explanations by his followers, none of whom got the correct one: Trungp

[FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of FairfieldLife

2008-11-24 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of TurquoiseB > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 4:18 AM > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: The flavor of Fair

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