[FairfieldLife] 60,000,000 geniuses (Re: Greedy Bastards Whine Over Obama's Pay Cap)

2009-02-07 Thread John
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 wrote: > > thanks John- i enjoyed reading this. it is clear you have done a lot > of thinking about how what the Maharishi said about ideal societies > is reflected for better or worse, in the real world. very grounded, > perceptive and

[FairfieldLife] Re: More virtual worlds...

2009-02-07 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, I am the eternal wrote: > > On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 9:45 PM, sparaig wrote: > > > > > > > Swish, over your head > > > > Not actually. I visited both URLs, I read both websites. > Boooiing. > Why on earth would you want to interoperate vi

[FairfieldLife] Re: Obama's Prisoner Dilemma: Reject Torture, Defend Torturers

2009-02-07 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, I am the eternal wrote: > > http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2009/02/analysis-dilemm.html > > By David Kravets February 04, 2009 | 7:28:16 PMCategories: Politics > President Barack Obama finds himself in a quandary of sorts over his > public position opposing

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ringing in the ears during meditation

2009-02-07 Thread enlightened_dawn11
is that what Barry calls it? good luck with that. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "geezerfreak" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 wrote: > > > > so what's your pay off for being Barry's groupie? > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "geezerfrea

[FairfieldLife] What is the nature of "attachment?" (Re: All of Patanjali's 8 limbs )

2009-02-07 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "metoostill" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" wrote: > > > > I think this yogic identification theory is totally bogus. It is a > > made-up problem. I am not identified with any object of perception. > > I can be passion

[FairfieldLife] Obama's Prisoner Dilemma: Reject Torture, Defend Torturers

2009-02-07 Thread I am the eternal
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2009/02/analysis-dilemm.html By David Kravets February 04, 2009 | 7:28:16 PMCategories: Politics President Barack Obama finds himself in a quandary of sorts over his public position opposing torture and secret detentions. The new U.S. president has renounced those

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ringing in the ears during meditation

2009-02-07 Thread geezerfreak
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 > wrote: > > > > so what's your pay off for being Barry's groupie? > > Just what I've been wondering. Apparently he's > worried that Barry can't take the flak and needs > for s

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ringing in the ears during meditation

2009-02-07 Thread geezerfreak
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 wrote: > > so what's your pay off for being Barry's groupie? > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "geezerfreak" > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 > wrote: > > > > > > lol- fifty bucks says B

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: More virtual worlds...

2009-02-07 Thread I am the eternal
On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 9:45 PM, sparaig wrote: > > > Swish, over your head > Not actually. I visited both URLs, I read both websites. Boooiing. Why on earth would you want to interoperate virtual words anyway?

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Thought-laced Chocolate

2009-02-07 Thread I am the eternal
On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 9:10 PM, raunchydog wrote: > > > > What's your recipe for Mexican hot chocolate? I saw several on the > internet. > > > (takes quite a while to make from scratch). > Raunch, much of Mexico has entered the 21st Century. My recipe for Mexican hot chocolate is aisle 4 of the

[FairfieldLife] Re: More virtual worlds...

2009-02-07 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, I am the eternal wrote: > > On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 6:38 PM, sparaig wrote: > > > Well, perhaps I can refrain from posting so much by more > > participation in this... > > > > > > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/mmox > > http://trac.tools.ietf.org/bof/

[FairfieldLife] The confusion caused by the bubble diagram.

2009-02-07 Thread BillyG.
Most TM'ers think they are actually transcending to Pure Consciousness (i.e. Brahman or unmanifest Being), in the daily 2X20 meditation they practice. Nothing could be further from the truth! The illustration of the thought bubble coming up from the source of thought is essentially correct, however

[FairfieldLife] 60,000,000 geniuses (Re: Greedy Bastards Whine Over Obama's Pay Cap)

2009-02-07 Thread enlightened_dawn11
thanks John- i enjoyed reading this. it is clear you have done a lot of thinking about how what the Maharishi said about ideal societies is reflected for better or worse, in the real world. very grounded, perceptive and well written. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" wrote: > > Aft

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ringing in the ears during meditation

2009-02-07 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 wrote: > > so what's your pay off for being Barry's groupie? Just what I've been wondering. Apparently he's worried that Barry can't take the flak and needs for somebody to step in and protect him. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ringing in the ears during meditation

2009-02-07 Thread enlightened_dawn11
so what's your pay off for being Barry's groupie? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "geezerfreak" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 wrote: > > > > lol- fifty bucks says Barry never makes the call. > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "yifuxero"

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ringing in the ears during meditation

2009-02-07 Thread geezerfreak
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 wrote: > > lol- fifty bucks says Barry never makes the call. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "yifuxero" > wrote: > > > > ---.To Turq. Received e mail from J.J. : > > " > > Sure I remember Barry Wright tell him to call anytime a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ringing in the ears during meditation

2009-02-07 Thread geezerfreak
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 > wrote: > > > > why do you persist in thinking i am a man, or blond, > > or all of the other things you insinuate about me? > > do i not have the right to privacy in your mind,

[FairfieldLife] What is the nature of "attachment?" (Re: All of Patanjali's 8 limbs )

2009-02-07 Thread curtisdeltablues
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "metoostill" wrote: > Curtis, your post resonated with me. A manufactured problem, yes. And that last paragraph > is in my estimation a gem. That really when given the chance to come here we all waved our > hands wildly saying "me, pick me". And will ag

[FairfieldLife] Re: Thought-laced Chocolate

2009-02-07 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, I am the eternal wrote: > > On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 4:11 PM, raunchydog wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, I am the eternal > > wrote: > > > > > > On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 3:53 PM, raunchydog wrote: > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogrou

[FairfieldLife] 60,000,000 geniuses (Re: Greedy Bastards Whine Over Obama's Pay Cap)

2009-02-07 Thread John
After the rain last night, the weather today in San Francisco, CA was sunny although a bit on the nippy side. As such, I decided to walk to the Golden Gate Park and walk a few laps around the Polo Field, which is about 3/4 of a mile. While doing so, I realized that Nature was providing me the

[FairfieldLife] What is the nature of "attachment?" (Re: All of Patanjali's 8 limbs )

2009-02-07 Thread metoostill
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" wrote: > > I think this yogic identification theory is totally bogus. It is a > made-up problem. I am not identified with any object of perception. > I can be passionate about some things, but trying to paint that as > some kind nonspir

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: California May Be Broke But...

2009-02-07 Thread Bhairitu
Joe Smith wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > >> California may be broke and you'd think that would be the top of the >> news in Bay Area papers, right? No.. it is the Barry Bonds >> > steroids > >> case. We can see where Californians priorities are

Re: [FairfieldLife] More virtual worlds...

2009-02-07 Thread I am the eternal
On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 6:38 PM, sparaig wrote: > Well, perhaps I can refrain from posting so much by more > participation in this... > > > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/mmox > http://trac.tools.ietf.org/bof/trac/wiki/MmoxCharter > > Mailing list and charter for new [proposed] > internet

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Ringing in the ears during meditation

2009-02-07 Thread Bhairitu
I am the eternal wrote: > On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 4:22 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > > >> Ayurveda isn't that "ooga booga" unless you haven't studied up on it. >> > > > Ayurveda is not an ooga booga thing if one has studied Ayurveda in great > enough detail to examine the sub-sub-sub-sub doshas and

[FairfieldLife] Bush & Cheney Are Wanted Men In The State Of Vermont

2009-02-07 Thread off_world_beings
Bush & Cheney Are Wanted Men In The State Of Vermont http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hXo66w4agQ&feature=subscription OffWorld

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ringing in the ears during meditation

2009-02-07 Thread enlightened_dawn11
lol- fifty bucks says Barry never makes the call. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "yifuxero" wrote: > > ---.To Turq. Received e mail from J.J. : > " > Sure I remember Barry Wright tell him to call anytime and say hello. > jerry" > > I'll send his phone # Monday. Don't have it right now

[FairfieldLife] What is the nature of "attachment?" (Re: All of Patanjali's 8 limbs )

2009-02-07 Thread enlightened_dawn11
oh stop that Judy! don't you know Vaj is far more comfortable preaching his great (unintegrated) knowledge to all of us humble supplicants? on your knees woman and be impressed! all hail the great Vaj! knower of the self -- (oops, forgot to capitalize that self word...) --- In FairfieldLife@ya

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ringing in the ears during meditation

2009-02-07 Thread yifuxero
---.To Turq. Received e mail from J.J. : " Sure I remember Barry Wright tell him to call anytime and say hello. jerry" I'll send his phone # Monday. Don't have it right now...I'm at a cybernet place. In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.co

[FairfieldLife] What is the nature of "attachment?" (Re: All of Patanjali's 8 limbs )

2009-02-07 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > Varela believed, and I'm sure many meditators of > different traditions might agree, that the neurological > accomplishment of lived human virtue (where it becomes > a part of who and what we are, hard-wired in), what he > called "ethical know

Re: [FairfieldLife] What is the nature of "attachment?" (Re: All of Patanjali's 8 limbs )

2009-02-07 Thread Vaj
On Feb 7, 2009, at 1:46 PM, Duveyoung wrote: > You guys have book-ended an issue. > > My favorite theory about meat-robot-programming is that 27 > repetitions are required to get something to "sink in." So here's > about the 20th time that I'm going to bounce this ball called > "Identifica

[FairfieldLife] Education based on Enlightenment

2009-02-07 Thread nablusoss1008
this link will keep the TM-haters like Vaj and the Turq busy trying to defy what is happening worldwide. let them waste their time: Links | Kontakt | Impressum

[FairfieldLife] More virtual worlds...

2009-02-07 Thread sparaig
Well, perhaps I can refrain from posting so much by more participation in this... https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/mmox http://trac.tools.ietf.org/bof/trac/wiki/MmoxCharter Mailing list and charter for new [proposed] internet working group for virtual worlds interoperation and related

[FairfieldLife] Re: Post Count

2009-02-07 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, FFL PostCount wrote: > > Fairfield Life Post Counter > === > Start Date (UTC): Sat Feb 07 00:00:00 2009 > End Date (UTC): Sat Feb 14 00:00:00 2009 > 128 messages as of (UTC) Sun Feb 08 00:10:11 2009 > > 16 sparaig > 13 TurquoiseB Ac

[FairfieldLife] Post Count

2009-02-07 Thread FFL PostCount
Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): Sat Feb 07 00:00:00 2009 End Date (UTC): Sat Feb 14 00:00:00 2009 128 messages as of (UTC) Sun Feb 08 00:10:11 2009 16 sparaig 13 TurquoiseB 12 authfriend 10 "BillyG." 8 yifuxero 8 Bhairitu 7 I am the eternal 5 en

[FairfieldLife] Re: All of Patanjali's 8 limbs or *means* must be practiced-MMY

2009-02-07 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "BillyG." wrote: > > > > If you read MMY's Bhagavad Gita Appendix on Yoga you will find this > > comment, quote: "With the continuous practice of all these limbs, or > > means, simultaneously, the

[FairfieldLife] 'Undo Reagan's Voodoo Economics!'

2009-02-07 Thread Robert
Rebuild our 'Shining City on a Hill!'..   No more money for 'Elitist Country Club(s) of the Swamp(s)'...   Robert Gimbel  Madison, WI

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ringing in the ears during meditation

2009-02-07 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter violates the FFL rules wrote: > > On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 2:34 PM, sparaig wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > I got a friend of mine who had tinnitus doing TM. It was a difficult > situation, as she was the vata imb

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ringing in the ears during meditation

2009-02-07 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 wrote: > > why do you persist in thinking i am a man, or blond, > or all of the other things you insinuate about me? > do i not have the right to privacy in your mind, or > is it simpy that i have called you on something, and > rather than

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Ringing in the ears during meditation

2009-02-07 Thread Arhata Osho
Tell me - what do most of you eat or drink here?  I'm stunned by the loquaciousness! But, jibber-jabber is everyone's right. Are ya all lonely? Arhata --- In FairfieldLife@ yahoogroups. com, "Patrick Gillam" wrote: > > The last few times I taught TM I > got a qu

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ringing in the ears during meditation

2009-02-07 Thread film_man_pdx
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Gillam" wrote: > > The last few times I taught TM I > got a question I had not prepared > for during teacher training. People > would ask, "What's that ringing in > my ears?" I figured the sound had > always been there, but the person > had neve

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ringing in the ears during meditation

2009-02-07 Thread enlightened_dawn11
why do you persist in thinking i am a man, or blond, or all of the other things you insinuate about me? do i not have the right to privacy in your mind, or is it simpy that i have called you on something, and rather than answer me honestly, you indulge in this infantile distraction? or are yo

[FairfieldLife] Re: All of Patanjali's 8 limbs or *means* must be practiced-MMY

2009-02-07 Thread cardemaister
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "BillyG." wrote: > > If you read MMY's Bhagavad Gita Appendix on Yoga you will find this > comment, quote: "With the continuous practice of all these limbs, or > means, simultaneously, the state of Yoga grows simultaneously in all > the eight spheres of life.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Ringing in the ears during meditation

2009-02-07 Thread I am the eternal
On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 4:22 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > > Ayurveda isn't that "ooga booga" unless you haven't studied up on it. Ayurveda is not an ooga booga thing if one has studied Ayurveda in great enough detail to examine the sub-sub-sub-sub doshas and can truly map these to the structure and phy

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ringing in the ears during meditation

2009-02-07 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, I am the eternal wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > > Actually, the fascinating thing in all of > > this is that Dr. Pete has never "outed" him > > during any of this by using his real name. > > Nor have I. One person

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Ringing in the ears during meditation

2009-02-07 Thread Bhairitu
Barry is a stupid cunt wrote: > On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 1:35 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > >> sparaig wrote: >> > > I've know people with tinnitus. I believe it is part of a > constellation involving migraine headaches. I don't like uga booga > diagnoses like "vata disturbance" but indeed tinnit

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Thought-laced Chocolate

2009-02-07 Thread I am the eternal
On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 4:11 PM, raunchydog wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, I am the eternal > wrote: > > > > On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 3:53 PM, raunchydog wrote: > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > Have you tried cocoa nibs? I grind 1/2 tsp with

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Ringing in the ears during meditation

2009-02-07 Thread Sal Sunshine
On Feb 7, 2009, at 2:10 PM, curtisdeltablues wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Barry is a stupid cunt > wrote: > > At the risk of becoming the target to the next offensive name... > > I don't dig this name or the one directed toward Peter. Must have missed that one. > The "C" word

[FairfieldLife] Re: Thought-laced Chocolate

2009-02-07 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, I am the eternal wrote: > > On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 3:53 PM, raunchydog wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Chocolate is my favorite vegetable. > > > I am heavily into life extension type supplemen

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Ringing in the ears during meditation

2009-02-07 Thread I am the eternal
On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 3:26 PM, I am the eternal wrote: > On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 3:15 PM, TurquoiseB wrote: > >> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: >> > >> >> Actually, the fascinating thing in all of >> this is that Dr. Pete has never "outed" him >> during any of this by usi

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Thought-laced Chocolate

2009-02-07 Thread I am the eternal
On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 3:53 PM, raunchydog wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > > > Chocolate is my favorite vegetable. I am heavily into life extension type supplements. Over the past year chocolate has become my favorite vegetable, literally. Let's om

[FairfieldLife] Re: California May Be Broke But...

2009-02-07 Thread Joe Smith
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > California may be broke and you'd think that would be the top of the > news in Bay Area papers, right? No.. it is the Barry Bonds steroids > case. We can see where Californians priorities are and why I will have > little sympathy f

[FairfieldLife] Re: Thought-laced Chocolate

2009-02-07 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Barry is a stupid cunt > wrote: > > > > On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 12:31 PM, authfriend wrote: > > > > Well, remember, according to A Hermit in the House > > and talks of Maharishi from those days,

[FairfieldLife] Re: All of Patanjali's 8 limbs or *means* must be practiced-MMY

2009-02-07 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "BillyG." wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "BillyG." wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogr

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ringing in the ears during meditation

2009-02-07 Thread enlightened_dawn11
interesting insight. both of the hobby buddhists on this site (not criticizing, both admit this openly) have asserted things lately to which they will not respond, except by being nasty, insulting and arrogant; Barry for failing miserably to explain his double standard regarding TMers and himse

[FairfieldLife] Re: All of Patanjali's 8 limbs or *means* must be practiced-MMY

2009-02-07 Thread Richard J. Williams
Vaj wrote: > Where does he get this stuff? > > "If the prerequisites [limbs] of samadhi > are not met..." - Shantideva. > You got all mixed up again, Shantideva was a Buddhist scholar, famous at Nalanda. Apparently Shantideva didn't have anything to say about Patanjali's 'samadhi', which

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Ringing in the ears during meditation

2009-02-07 Thread I am the eternal
On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 3:15 PM, TurquoiseB wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > > Actually, the fascinating thing in all of > this is that Dr. Pete has never "outed" him > during any of this by using his real name. > Nor have I. One person did, but it wasn't > D

[FairfieldLife] What is the nature of "attachment?" (Re: All of Patanjali's 8 limbs )

2009-02-07 Thread BillyG.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "BillyG." wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung wrote: > > > > A little lengthy but, it reminds me of MMY's analogy of the flower, we > > see the flower (or a bag o

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ringing in the ears during meditation

2009-02-07 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter violates the FFL rules > > wrote: > > > > > > Attempting to bring civil discourse, with respect for diverse > > > opi

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Ringing in the ears during meditation

2009-02-07 Thread Peter violates the FFL rules
On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 2:50 PM, TurquoiseB wrote: > > In other words, his inner crazy person decided to > come out and threaten to ¨play hardball¨ here. I > showed him what hardball was. He dropped the threats. > > Obviously his inner crazy person is acting up again... No reason to threaten when

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Ringing in the ears during meditation

2009-02-07 Thread Peter violates the FFL rules
On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 2:40 PM, curtisdeltablues wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter violates the FFL rules > wrote: > > >> Attempting to bring civil discourse, with respect for diverse opinions >> without name calling and shouting down others would be a noble goal >> here on FFL

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ringing in the ears during meditation

2009-02-07 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter violates the FFL rules > wrote: > > > > Attempting to bring civil discourse, with respect for diverse > > opinions without name calling and shouting down others would > > be a noble g

Re: [FairfieldLife] Jim Gasparini's scattered Pontifications

2009-02-07 Thread Bhairitu
yifuxero wrote: > http://www.well.com/user/jimg/index.html#pontifications > > > I used to work with Jim at a company so it is interesting to see what he is up to these days.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ringing in the ears during meditation

2009-02-07 Thread curtisdeltablues
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung wrote: WARNING: grownup words used below. > > Curtis, > > Personally I love the word cunt. Feels good saying it aloud. > > But, yeah, fairfield.lifer's a cunt for sure. Remember Lenny Bruce's routine about using "fuck you" as a curse? He s

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Ringing in the ears during meditation

2009-02-07 Thread Peter violates the FFL rules
On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 2:34 PM, sparaig wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: I got a friend of mine who had tinnitus doing TM. It was a difficult situation, as she was the vata imbalanced type (former ballet star who followed a macrobiotic diet for decades) who suffere

[FairfieldLife] Re: Significance of the Global Country of World Peace

2009-02-07 Thread enlightened_dawn11
in spite of you responding to me as a condescending asshole, a role which you apparently relish, i'll respond to the core of what my issue is with the rational part of what you have written: > > > They state fantastic things -- things that 99.9% of > > > the human beings on this planet would co

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ringing in the ears during meditation

2009-02-07 Thread curtisdeltablues
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter violates the FFL rules wrote: > Attempting to bring civil discourse, with respect for diverse opinions > without name calling and shouting down others would be a noble goal > here on FFL. Indeed it's part of the FFL rules. But does anyone care > to h

[FairfieldLife] What is the nature of "attachment?" (Re: All of Patanjali's 8 limbs )

2009-02-07 Thread curtisdeltablues
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "BillyG." wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung wrote: > > A little lengthy but, it reminds me of MMY's analogy of the flower, we > see the flower (or a bag of cookies, works better) and we become so > identified with it that we lose the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ringing in the ears during meditation

2009-02-07 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > sparaig wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: [...] > > Anyone who finds that noise or lack thereof somehow interferes with > > TM should get checked (and/or move to a less painfully noisy spot > > if possible

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ringing in the ears during meditation

2009-02-07 Thread Duveyoung
Curtis, Personally I love the word cunt. Feels good saying it aloud. But, yeah, fairfield.lifer's a cunt for sure. ("Cunt" meaning whatever fairfield.lifer meant by it, not what I mean by it. Let me admit I have used it as a synonym for "bitch" in my past -- I am not without sin here.) But

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Ringing in the ears during meditation

2009-02-07 Thread Peter violates the FFL rules
On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 2:10 PM, curtisdeltablues wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Barry is a stupid cunt > wrote: > > At the risk of becoming the target to the next offensive name... > Not likely. You've not denounced anyone here lately nor blatantly violated one of the rules on w

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ringing in the ears during meditation

2009-02-07 Thread curtisdeltablues
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Barry is a stupid cunt wrote: At the risk of becoming the target to the next offensive name... I don't dig this name or the one directed toward Peter. The "C" word is over the top for a name. I'm not a fan of censoring content, there anything goes. But ha

[FairfieldLife] Re: All of Patanjali's 8 limbs or *means* must be practiced-MMY

2009-02-07 Thread BillyG.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "BillyG." wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "BillyG." wrote: > > > > > > > So why didn't MMY recommend in

[FairfieldLife] What is the nature of "attachment?" (Re: All of Patanjali's 8 limbs )

2009-02-07 Thread BillyG.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung wrote: A little lengthy but, it reminds me of MMY's analogy of the flower, we see the flower (or a bag of cookies, works better) and we become so identified with it that we lose the awareness of the Silence or Self within, thru *identification*, we

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Ringing ears during meditationREAD N.Yorker Article

2009-02-07 Thread WLeed3
Re ringing see latest New Yorker several page article on the subject it may in fact Not B in ones ears at all. Univ. of Buffalo has the subject under study for many yrs . In a message dated 2/7/2009 12:28:50 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, shempmcg...@netscape.net writes: --- In FairfieldLi

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Ringing in the ears during meditation

2009-02-07 Thread Barry is a stupid cunt
On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 1:35 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > sparaig wrote: I've know people with tinnitus. I believe it is part of a constellation involving migraine headaches. I don't like uga booga diagnoses like "vata disturbance" but indeed tinnitus does seem to go hand in hand with being hyper and

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Ringing in the ears during meditation

2009-02-07 Thread Bhairitu
sparaig wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > >> nablusoss1008 wrote: >> >>> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Gillam" >>> wrote: >>> >>> The last few times I taught TM I got a question I had not prepared for during teach

[FairfieldLife] California May Be Broke But...

2009-02-07 Thread Bhairitu
California may be broke and you'd think that would be the top of the news in Bay Area papers, right? No.. it is the Barry Bonds steroids case. We can see where Californians priorities are and why I will have little sympathy for them as they wind up living in the streets.

[FairfieldLife] 'This Is The Happiest Day Of My Life,' Lies Man Holding Baby

2009-02-07 Thread I am the eternal
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/this_is_the_happiest_day_of_my PASADENA, CA—Looking out at a sea of expectant faces, new father Dan Rudloff commemorated the birth of his daughter, Elizabeth, by holding the small, vulnerable child in his arms and blurting out a series of lies and half-truths a

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Thought-laced Chocolate

2009-02-07 Thread Barry is a stupid cunt
On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 1:19 PM, authfriend wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Barry is a stupid cunt Then of course there's transubstantiation. "OK, everybody who wants to be in the picture get on this side of the table".

[FairfieldLife] Re: Thought-laced Chocolate

2009-02-07 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Barry is a stupid cunt wrote: > > On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 12:31 PM, authfriend wrote: > > Well, remember, according to A Hermit in the House > and talks of Maharishi from those days, the food > you eat is somehow transformed with the consciousness > of the p

[FairfieldLife] Son of God?

2009-02-07 Thread Arhata Osho
This morning when I wakened And saw the sun above, I softly said, "Good morning, Sun of God! Bless everyone I love." Don't forget to go outside and see me - too much 'internet' isn't love for the Sun of God! http://www.freedomofspeech.netfirms.com/

Re: [FairfieldLife] Thought-laced Chocolate

2009-02-07 Thread Barry is a stupid cunt
On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 12:31 PM, authfriend wrote: Well, remember, according to A Hermit in the House and talks of Maharishi from those days, the food you eat is somehow transformed with the consciousness of the person growing and cooking it.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ringing in the ears during meditation

2009-02-07 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > nablusoss1008 wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Gillam" > > wrote: > > > >> The last few times I taught TM I > >> got a question I had not prepared > >> for during teacher training. People > >> would ask, "Wh

[FairfieldLife] Re: All of Patanjali's 8 limbs or *means* must be practiced-MMY

2009-02-07 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "BillyG." wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > I think MMY made it clear that he felt that TM was the missing > element in > > EVERY culture. One already had exercise, spiritual/religious guidelines > > /worship, etc, but

[FairfieldLife] What is the nature of "attachment?" (Re: All of Patanjali's 8 limbs )

2009-02-07 Thread Duveyoung
BillyG wrote: If you read MMY's Bhagavad Gita Appendix on Yoga you will find this comment, quote: "With the continuous practice of all these limbs, or means, simultaneously, the state of Yoga grows simultaneously in all the eight spheres of life" MMY HB pg363snip. I think this proves

[FairfieldLife] Thought-laced Chocolate

2009-02-07 Thread authfriend
>From the mini-Annals of Improbable Research ("mini-AIR") Febuary 2009, Issue number 2009-02. ISSN 1076-500X. [The Annals of Improbable Research are the same folks who award the Ignobel Prizes.] --- A free newsletter of tidbits too tiny to fit in

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM is the essence of Religion.

2009-02-07 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "BillyG." wrote: > > TM doesn't *stand alone*, it's the practical aspect of the overall > "eternal Religion,.. represented by the Vedas". MMY The Vedas You > have six systems of Indian Philosophy, Yoga (TM) is the practical > aspect, Sankhya, Vedanta and the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Significance of the Global Country of World Peace

2009-02-07 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB > > wrote: > > > They state fantastic things -- things that 99.9% of > > > the human beings on this planet woul

[FairfieldLife] Re: All of Patanjali's 8 limbs or *means* must be practiced-MMY

2009-02-07 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "BillyG." wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "BillyG." wrote: > > > > > So why didn't MMY recommend in his formal teachings > > > that TM was meant to be practiced *in conjuncti

[FairfieldLife] Re: Significance of the Global Country of World Peace

2009-02-07 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > > And despite your elaborate lip service to the > > > notion that you aren't certain about anything, > > > in fact you're quite certain about many of the > > > things you preach to us here--more certain, even, > > > than some of us who

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Ringing in the ears during meditation

2009-02-07 Thread Bhairitu
shempmcgurk wrote: > > I developed tinnitus about a year or so ago. I am convinced -- but > have no objective proof -- that it resulted from a botched root > canal, which also caused balance issues. > > There's some great homeopathic products out there which can help. > I've had good luck with

Re: [FairfieldLife] TM is the essence of Religion.

2009-02-07 Thread Bhairitu
BillyG. wrote: > TM doesn't *stand alone*, it's the practical aspect of the overall > "eternal Religion,.. represented by the Vedas". MMY The Vedas You > have six systems of Indian Philosophy, Yoga (TM) is the practical > aspect, Sankhya, Vedanta and the others basically represent the > theoretic

[FairfieldLife] TM is the essence of Religion.

2009-02-07 Thread BillyG.
TM doesn't *stand alone*, it's the practical aspect of the overall "eternal Religion,.. represented by the Vedas". MMY The Vedas You have six systems of Indian Philosophy, Yoga (TM) is the practical aspect, Sankhya, Vedanta and the others basically represent the theoretical aspect. Religion mean

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Ringing in the ears during meditation

2009-02-07 Thread Peter is an ignorant cunt
On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 11:28 AM, shempmcgurk wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > Regarding the buzzing sound of bees: I believe this is an entirely > different experience. This is something I've occasionally > experienced only in meditation (and sometimes when you

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ringing in the ears during meditation

2009-02-07 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > nablusoss1008 wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Gillam" > > wrote: > > > >> The last few times I taught TM I > >> got a question I had not prepared > >> for during teacher training. People > >> would ask, "W

[FairfieldLife] Re: Afro Cuban tune

2009-02-07 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" wrote: > > What a fine way that would be to spend the afternoon, > dancing like that. Group program. For those who are not as graceful, fortunately there are instructional videos on YouTube for that, too. Who says white men can't dance? Evo

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Afro Cuban tune

2009-02-07 Thread Bhairitu
Salsa is great fun to play. I was in a salsa band back in the late 1970s. The lead singer was from Columbia and our conga player and leader the son of a Cuban immigrant. We had a lot of fun but I learned some interesting things. The band leader was involved in social services and booked som

[FairfieldLife] Re: Significance of the Global Country of World Peace

2009-02-07 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB > wrote: > > They state fantastic things -- things that 99.9% of > > the human beings on this planet would consider nut- > > baggery -- as if they were established fact. And > >

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Ringing in the ears during meditation

2009-02-07 Thread Bhairitu
nablusoss1008 wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Gillam" > wrote: > >> The last few times I taught TM I >> got a question I had not prepared >> for during teacher training. People >> would ask, "What's that ringing in >> my ears?" I figured the sound had >> always bee

[FairfieldLife] Re: All of Patanjali's 8 limbs or *means* must be practiced-MMY

2009-02-07 Thread BillyG.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "BillyG." wrote: > > > So why didn't MMY recommend in his formal teachings > > that TM was meant to be practiced *in conjunction* > > with your Religion? He didn't > > He *did*. Why do you think

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