[FairfieldLife] What happens in meat . . . (Re: Maharishi and life after death)

2009-01-28 Thread sparaig
I don't feel silent when I meditate... If silende happens, I onluy notice it after-the-fact. L. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung no_re...@... wrote: curtisdeltablues wrote: For me I can't get past the assumption that the silence we feel in meditation is more than what it

Re: [FairfieldLife] Monkeys vs Meat (Re: Mantras, Religion and finally a statement . . .)

2009-01-28 Thread I am the eternal
On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 3:48 PM, ruthsimplicity no_re...@yahoogroups.comwrote: Funny recap! I am afraid my last question might have been lost in the snark. I really am interested in what specific results you experienced from the siddhis. I have over the years heard too many vague

Re: [FairfieldLife] What happens in meat . . . (Re: Maharishi and life after death)

2009-01-28 Thread I am the eternal
On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 5:37 PM, sparaig lengli...@cox.net wrote: I don't feel silent when I meditate... If silende happens, I onluy notice it after-the-fact. I checked this one lady once who swore that her answer to the question did you have any thoughts really was no. Grrr.

[FairfieldLife] Re: More definitions of enlightenment

2009-01-28 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltabl...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 no_reply@ wrote: your definitions all sound so monkey-like. here's a banana, my little chiquita. enlightenment is that state of consciousness

[FairfieldLife] Monkeys vs Meat (Re: Mantras, Religion and finally a statement . . .)

2009-01-28 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung no_re...@... wrote: enlightened_dawn11 wrote: to use another anology, let's imagine a group of full time pilots sitting around, discussing how best to fly a plane. and let's imagine another group, of ex-pilots, and occasional pilots, and

[FairfieldLife] Re: Obama's pick for Sec. Education disappoints progressives Bill Ayers

2009-01-28 Thread sparaig
The best public high school in the USA is a charter school here in Tucson, AZ. Charter schools aren't privately funded, and must maintain certain standards with the state school board. L.

[FairfieldLife] Re: More definitions of enlightenment

2009-01-28 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter drpetersutp...@... wrote: Me, EnlightenDawn and Raunch sit around, smoking grasshopper weed and engage in mental tantric practices between the domes. Oh, by the way, many years ago I walked between the domes when everybody was flying. Oh my God! I

[FairfieldLife] Re: Friendship vs Love

2009-01-28 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Arhata Osho arhatafreespe...@... wrote: Friendship vs Love... � Huh. Guess I'm not friends with anyone then. Lawson

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Ramayana

2009-01-28 Thread John
enlightened_dawn should pay attention to this. According to John, this million-year-old book portrays monkeys as willing partners in genocide. They fought alongside Rama for eighteen months, until every member of the clan they decided had to be wiped from the face of the planet was dead.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Call for Lucid Dreaming stories

2009-01-28 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog raunchydog@ wrote: Jumping in. I've never had any instruction on how to control lucid dreams, have no intention intention to do so, but find that I can if I want

[FairfieldLife] Re: More definitions of enlightenment

2009-01-28 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, yifuxero yifuxero@ wrote: --In other words, mind is a secondary witness to Witnessing; a fact even the Neo-Advaitins can't deny. (some mind-entity - illusory or not - is making

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Ramayana

2009-01-28 Thread John
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, guyfawkes91 guyfawke...@... wrote: Or, from the level of symbolism, do these monkies actually represent certain humans who have not learned to develop their consciousness, or those who have not reached the true human potential? JR It's a

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Ramayana

2009-01-28 Thread John
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, do.rflex do.rf...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@ wrote: To All: In this book, we find a story of a race of monkeys who helped Rama defeat Ravana and his ilk. Since this story is supposedly millions of years

[FairfieldLife] Re: Obama's pick for Sec. Education disappoints progressives Bill Ayers

2009-01-28 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig lengli...@... wrote: The best public high school in the USA is a charter school here in Tucson, AZ. Charter schools aren't privately funded, and must maintain certain standards with the state school board. L. What exactly is the

[FairfieldLife] Post Count

2009-01-28 Thread FFL PostCount
Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): Sat Jan 24 00:00:00 2009 End Date (UTC): Sat Jan 31 00:00:00 2009 768 messages as of (UTC) Thu Jan 29 00:12:00 2009 50 enlightened_dawn11 no_re...@yahoogroups.com 49 authfriend jst...@panix.com 46 sparaig lengli...@cox.net

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: More definitions of enlightenment

2009-01-28 Thread Peter
Let's face it, the TMO would be a lot healthier if people had sex (and chicken sandwiches) on a more regular basis. --- On Wed, 1/28/09, raunchydog raunchy...@yahoo.com wrote: From: raunchydog raunchy...@yahoo.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: More definitions of enlightenment To:

[FairfieldLife] Re: Obama's pick for Sec. Education disappoints progressives Bill Ayers

2009-01-28 Thread boo_lives
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine salsunsh...@... wrote: On Jan 27, 2009, at 10:55 AM, raunchydog wrote: Sal, If you have information that contradicts the information in the articles, let's see it. If you're going to dispute the validity of factual information, make your

[FairfieldLife] James Inhofe, man of integrity

2009-01-28 Thread shempmcgurk
Inhofe Calls Gore's Climate Message 'Desperate' @ 4:16 pm by Hill Staff Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate's Environment Public Works Committee, had sharp criticism for former Vice President Al Gore's testimony Wednesday before the Foreign Relations Committee. Gore,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: More definitions of enlightenment

2009-01-28 Thread Vaj
On Jan 28, 2009, at 6:57 PM, sparaig wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, yifuxero yifuxero@ wrote: --In other words, mind is a secondary witness to Witnessing; a fact even the Neo-Advaitins can't deny. (some

[FairfieldLife] Re: More definitions of enlightenment

2009-01-28 Thread boo_lives
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, I am the eternal l.shad...@... wrote: On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 4:02 PM, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: Thanks for taking the time to openly respond to this question. Your openness *is* appreciated. On Jan 28, 2009, at 3:12 PM, I am the eternal wrote:

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: More definitions of enlightenment

2009-01-28 Thread I am the eternal
On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 7:00 PM, boo_lives boo_li...@yahoo.com wrote: The experience has to fit in with Maharishi's teachings and not be conjecture. I had a number of sentences struck out because, according to Doug B, the experiences could not be verified. snip What nonsense. The only

[FairfieldLife] Re: Paul Mc Cartney, the TMO (P. Mason)

2009-01-28 Thread amritasyaputra
Like the cancer cell that kills the cell that has fed it, you wish all bad to the TM movement. Why don't you start a grass root organisation for yourself and the like and let this TM Movement in peace? It would save you from all the hatred you are spreading in your brain and around yourself.

[FairfieldLife] Religious- TM-TB- Triumphalists

2009-01-28 Thread dhamiltony2k5
As in, Transcendental Meditation-Tru-believing-Triumphalism Triumphalist. Is good observation Curtis. Yeah, is some truth in the analysis is some useful analysis to parse with too. Seems is descriptive of some of what is in the middle of TM now. Of course there is nothing monolitic about

[FairfieldLife] will Feb. be better than January?

2009-01-28 Thread yifuxero
Don't know, January is OK. http://www.imdb.com/media/rm790989312/nm0005064

[FairfieldLife] Consciousness Never Lost Consciouness of its Own Consciousness

2009-01-28 Thread grate . swan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter drpetersutp...@... wrote: In waking state there is an experience of an individuality; a private psychological self. In waking state there is a mistaken notion that this individuality will get enlightened; that it will have some sort of enlightened

[FairfieldLife] Re: unpopular names crime: (cause and effect?

2009-01-28 Thread Marek Reavis
Pal, that (below) is a racist statement, plain and simple. It's reprehensible and you are entirely wrong in the sentiment you express. ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, I am the eternal l.shad...@... wrote: **snip And I'm sure it's no coincidence that black guys and black women in

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: unpopular names crime: (cause and effect?

2009-01-28 Thread I am the eternal
On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 8:41 PM, Marek Reavis reavisma...@sbcglobal.netwrote: Pal, that (below) is a racist statement, plain and simple. It's reprehensible and you are entirely wrong in the sentiment you express. Don't be a fool. Racist? You want racism, go to the ghetto. There people

[FairfieldLife] Re: unpopular names crime: (cause and effect?

2009-01-28 Thread Marek Reavis
You're correct, I shouldn't call you pal. It appears to me that you have gained nothing from your very limited life experiences other than a deepening of your prejudices. Your reply only confirms your racism. Good luck with your volunteerism. ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, I am

[FairfieldLife] Re: Obama's pick for Sec. Education disappoints progressives Bill Ayers

2009-01-28 Thread raunchydog
Boo, I get it. It's O.K. for Duncan to implement a military approach to education as long as the schools are urban, black, poor and failing. Would you want your kids educated in a school like this? Here's the measure: If it's not good enough for your kids, it's not good enough for anyone. If we

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: unpopular names crime: (cause and effect?

2009-01-28 Thread I am the eternal
On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 9:06 PM, Marek Reavis reavisma...@sbcglobal.netwrote: You're correct, I shouldn't call you pal. It appears to me that you have gained nothing from your very limited life experiences other than a deepening of your prejudices. Your reply only confirms your racism.

[FairfieldLife] Re: unpopular names crime: (cause and effect?

2009-01-28 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, I am the eternal l.shad...@... wrote: On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 9:06 PM, Marek Reavis reavisma...@...wrote: You're correct, I shouldn't call you pal. It appears to me that you have gained nothing from your very limited life experiences other than a

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: unpopular names crime: (cause and effect?

2009-01-28 Thread I am the eternal
On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 9:23 PM, authfriend jst...@panix.com wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, I am the eternal Well, I was going to ask if the shelter you volunteer for knows you're a racist. But if you're already walking away with your tail between your legs, never mind,

[FairfieldLife] Re: More definitions of enlightenment

2009-01-28 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter drpetersutp...@... wrote: Let's face it, the TMO would be a lot healthier if people had sex (and chicken sandwiches) on a more regular basis. Grasshopper gives Peter one leg up for chicken sandwich idea and two legs up for sex.

[FairfieldLife] Can't we all just get along? ( Rodney King)

2009-01-28 Thread grate . swan
Labels -- particularly name calling -- never seems very productive -- even if momentarily satisfying. Racism is a form of name calling, and labeling. Name calling, and labeling are, well, name calling, and labeling. By the transitive property ... Name calling, and labeling are polarizing.

[FairfieldLife] Re: unpopular names crime: (cause and effect?

2009-01-28 Thread grate . swan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, I am the eternal l.shad...@... wrote: On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 2:33 PM, yifuxero yifux...@... wrote: from Yahoo news: Boys With Unpopular Names More Likely to Break Law Buzz Up Send livescience.com – 2 hrs 25 mins agoBoys in the United

[FairfieldLife] Re: More definitions of enlightenment

2009-01-28 Thread BillyG.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig lengli...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, yifuxero yifuxero@ wrote: --In other words, mind is a secondary witness to Witnessing; a fact even the

Re: [FairfieldLife] Can't we all just get along? ( Rodney King)

2009-01-28 Thread Sal Sunshine
On Jan 28, 2009, at 9:41 PM, grate.swan wrote: Labels -- particularly name calling -- never seems very productive -- even if momentarily satisfying. Racism is a form of name calling, and labeling. Name calling, and labeling are, well, name calling, and labeling. By the transitive property

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: unpopular names crime: (cause and effect?

2009-01-28 Thread I am the eternal
On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 10:00 PM, grate. swan no_re...@yahoogroups.comwrote: Should Michelle have given more consideration of how she would will rear Sasha and Malia than the time she spent coming up with a unique name for her children? Is Michelle a weak and inconsiderate mother? Drop

Re: [FairfieldLife] Can't we all just get along? ( Rodney King)

2009-01-28 Thread I am the eternal
On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 10:10 PM, Sal Sunshine salsunsh...@lisco.comwrote: On Jan 28, 2009, at 9:41 PM, grate.swan wrote: And in response(s), why the need for the put down? Why do you feel the needm inside of you, to put people down? Can't we all get along? Can't you take your

[FairfieldLife] Nobody gives a damn about global warming

2009-01-28 Thread bob_brigante
http://snipurl.com/ax9hv [www_thestandard_com]

[FairfieldLife] Re: Nobody gives a damn about global warming

2009-01-28 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante no_re...@... wrote: http://snipurl.com/ax9hv [www_thestandard_com] Great news! People aren't stupid.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Paul Mc Cartney, the TMO (P. Mason)

2009-01-28 Thread jyouells2000
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, amritasyaputra amritasyapu...@... wrote: Like the cancer cell that kills the cell that has fed it, you wish all bad to the TM movement. Why don't you start a grass root organisation for yourself and the like and let this TM Movement in peace? It would

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