[FairfieldLife] The Inflection Is Near?

2009-03-09 Thread Robert
The Inflection Is Near? Sometimes the satirical newspaper The Onion is so right on, I can’t resist quoting from it. Consider this faux article from June 2005 about America’s addiction to Chinese exports: if (acm.rc) acm.rc.write(); FENGHUA, China — Chen Hsien,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hi, TurquoiseB

2009-03-09 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, yateendrajee mcint...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: ...I'm just curious as to what drew you here, and what you have done with the aftermath of the questions of leadership that affected your ashram.

[FairfieldLife] Share your ideas...what the heck!

2009-03-09 Thread Robert
Share your enlightened ideas with your friendly D.C. Bureaucrats... Real change requires enlightened thought, flipped to policy and action.   http://www.ustreas.gov/offices/public-affairs/fed-sites.shtml

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Slide show of Brahmasthan of India

2009-03-09 Thread Vaj
On Mar 8, 2009, at 11:20 PM, I am the eternal wrote: On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 10:13 PM, Rick Archer r...@searchsummit.com wrote: Chris is also a very cool guy, having brought some great rock bands to town and having stood up to Bevan when the latter tried to get him to fire an employee

Re: [FairfieldLife] Chanceless - Biggest Loser

2009-03-09 Thread Vaj
Is it possible for you to stop posting your advertisements without all the attachments?

[FairfieldLife] Re: Share your ideas...what the heck!

2009-03-09 Thread raunchydog
The Treasury Secretary is open to suggestions Call 1-800 IDEAS? http://tinyurl.com/clslxx --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Robert babajii...@... wrote: Share your enlightened ideas with your friendly D.C. Bureaucrats... Real change requires enlightened thought, flipped to policy and

[FairfieldLife] Re: Slide show of Brahmasthan of India

2009-03-09 Thread Alex Stanley
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine salsunsh...@... wrote: What I found a bit disconcerting the one day I drove around there with a friend from out-of-town was that there nobody outside, anywhere, despite the fact that it was a beautiful, sunny day. Can't remember if it was

[FairfieldLife] Re: Slide show of Brahmasthan of India

2009-03-09 Thread boo_lives
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, I am the eternal l.shad...@... wrote: On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 10:13 PM, Rick Archer r...@... wrote: Chris is also a very cool guy, having brought some great rock bands to town and having stood up to Bevan when the latter tried to get him to fire an

[FairfieldLife] International Women's Day

2009-03-09 Thread raunchydog
On the occasion of International Women's Day 2009, I am proud to honor women around the world who are blazing trails and surmounting obstacles in pursuit of equality and opportunity. Although you may not know their names or recognize their faces, these women advocates are hard at work in every

Re: [FairfieldLife] The good that they do is oft interred with their bones...

2009-03-09 Thread Kirk
Turq, not sure where you are at but TM Movement is not dying even though new young people cannot afford 2,000 dollars US so they often turn to free vipassanna retreats thus Buddhists are gathering more instant converts. But if you hang out at young oriented forums like

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Elvis-shakti

2009-03-09 Thread Kirk
Duve, Buddhist void is same as Advaitic Absolute. Advaita being a latecomer to India, probably first proposed by the shunyatists or derived from them. Buddhist tantrics over the ages mixed and hid in India all over subtly influencing local rhythms and knowledge. There never was an

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Slide show of Brahmasthan of India

2009-03-09 Thread Kirk
Maybe one of greatest movies of all time. Though I have to admit that the two Hunter Thompson inspired flicks also really cracked me up totally. Yeah, Fear and Loathing, and Where the Buffalo Roam. In order to understand the greatness of these flicks you have to see them as essentially counter

[FairfieldLife] Re: Elvis-shakti

2009-03-09 Thread Duveyoung
Kirk, You amaze me with how you can roll out the scholarship. I find that the teachers of Advaita today are not getting over the bar that Ramana and Nisargadatta set. That's not a completely unfounded bias on my part since I've studied quite hard and have read a lot of the neo-Advaitans'

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Slide show of Brahmasthan of India

2009-03-09 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Vaj Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 6:42 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Slide show of Brahmasthan of India Amazing he was able to stand up to an Amma devotee and both of

[FairfieldLife] Hunter S. Thompson, Was: Slide show of Brahmasthan of India

2009-03-09 Thread Rick Archer
Maybe one of greatest movies of all time. Though I have to admit that the two Hunter Thompson inspired flicks also really cracked me up totally. Yeah, Fear and Loathing, and Where the Buffalo Roam. In order to understand the greatness of these flicks you have to see them as essentially counter

[FairfieldLife] The Big Ditherer

2009-03-09 Thread raunchydog
Last month, in his big speech to Congress, President Obama argued for bold steps to fix America's dysfunctional banks. While the cost of action will be great, he declared, I can assure you that the cost of inaction will be far greater, for it could result in an economy that sputters along for

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hunter S. Thompson, Was: Slide show of Brahmasthan of India

2009-03-09 Thread Duveyoung
I read Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and I found it shocking at the time -- maybe even now I would be shocked. Why? Cuz, satire or not, the book delights in the misery of others who are merely innocent bystanders. In one scenario, Hunter is stoned on several drugs and a cleaning lady

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Hunter S. Thompson, Was: Slide show of Brahmasthan of India

2009-03-09 Thread Rick Archer
I'm not saying I found anything very admirable about the guy, but it amazed me that a person could consume so many drugs and yet be productive. The human body is tremendously resilient.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hunter S. Thompson, Was: Slide show of Brahmasthan of India

2009-03-09 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung no_re...@... wrote: I read Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and I found it shocking at the time -- maybe even now I would be shocked. . . . In one scenario, Hunter is stoned on several drugs and a cleaning lady enters his motel room, and he

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hunter S. Thompson, Was: Slide show of Brahmasthan of India

2009-03-09 Thread Duveyoung
Touche' Thanks for that. I bow. Edg --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung no_reply@ wrote: I read Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and I found it shocking at the time -- maybe even now I would be shocked.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hunter S. Thompson, Was: Slide show of Brahmasthan of India

2009-03-09 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung no_reply@ wrote: I read Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and I found it shocking at the time -- maybe even now I would be shocked. . . . In one scenario, Hunter is

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Slide show of Brahmasthan of India

2009-03-09 Thread Vaj
On Mar 9, 2009, at 11:10 AM, Rick Archer wrote: From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Vaj Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 6:42 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Slide show of Brahmasthan of India Amazing he

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hunter S. Thompson, Was: Slide show of Brahmasthan of India

2009-03-09 Thread curtisdeltablues
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung no_re...@... wrote: I read Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and I found it shocking at the time -- maybe even now I would be shocked. Why? Cuz, satire or not, the book delights in the misery of others who are merely innocent bystanders. In

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hunter S. Thompson, Was: Slide show of Brahmasthan of India

2009-03-09 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung no_re...@... wrote: Touche' Thanks for that. I bow. Thanks for reacting like that. Writers get carried away sometimes. Hunter certainly did. He's just lucky that he didn't choose to name the cleaning woman Judy or someone we know would have

[FairfieldLife] Rick Archer or anyone: do you have Asher Ferguson's email address?

2009-03-09 Thread shempmcgurk
Rick, anyone: Saw the linked-to youtube video. For my business, I am very interested in knowing how to do such a slide show. Do you have Asher Ferguson's email address? I'd really love to email him and ask him some particulars... Thanks, The Shemp-meister --- In

[FairfieldLife] Best chain letter ever

2009-03-09 Thread TurquoiseB
[ I rarely forward these. But this one, from comedian/actor Billy Connolly, meets his own criteria below of being funny. Besides, I didn't want to take the chance of having my genitals gnawed off by carnivorous underwear. ] Hello, my name is Billy and I suffer from guilt for not forwarding 50

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Slide show of Brahmasthan of India

2009-03-09 Thread I am the eternal
On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 7:41 AM, Alex Stanley j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine salsunsh...@... wrote: Can't remember if it was a weekday or not, so people could have theoretically been working...but, even so, *nobody* outside?  Is enjoying

RE: [FairfieldLife] Rick Archer or anyone: do you have Asher Ferguson's email address?

2009-03-09 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of shempmcgurk Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 11:34 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Rick Archer or anyone: do you have Asher Ferguson's email address? Rick, anyone: Saw the

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Macbook Love

2009-03-09 Thread Bhairitu
film_man_pdx wrote: I've had an Avel LinkPlyer2 for about 3 years or so, too. I just loved the device even with all its clunkiness. I had about 4 computers streaming to it. Coupled with a good bit torrent client, I have had not much need for premium cable or a dvr. Just download an xvid

Re: [FairfieldLife] This is why you're fat

2009-03-09 Thread Bhairitu
Talk about being pig headed. :-D bob_brigante wrote: http://thisiswhyyourefat.com/post/81700285/pork-brains-in-milk-gravy http://thisiswhyyourefat.com/post/81700285/pork-brains-in-milk-gravy

[FairfieldLife] Jesus in your sandwich?

2009-03-09 Thread do.rflex
Because I'm sure you want to know more about apparitions of Jesus and the Virgin Mary, watch this: TV News: Finally Tonight, Jesus... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvjGIkl2yDY

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hunter S. Thompson, Was: Slide show of Brahmasthan of India

2009-03-09 Thread authfriend
In the most general sense, Thompson had redeeming value, IMHO, because he he pushed the envelope in so many ways at a time it desperately needed to be pushed. He may well have pushed it farther than it needed to go, but he opened up the space for others to explore and set more reasonable limits.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hunter S. Thompson, Was: Slide show of Brahmasthan of India

2009-03-09 Thread Duveyoung
Judy, Thanks for the support, but I do think that Turq correctly nailed me on being a hypocrite in kind even if my degree of using negative imagery is arguably less than the intensity of Hunter's fictions. We all laugh at the guy slipping on the banana peel, and I, indeed, laughed while

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hunter S. Thompson, Was: Slide show of Brahmasthan of India

2009-03-09 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung no_re...@... wrote: Judy, Thanks for the support, but I do think that Turq correctly nailed me on being a hypocrite in kind even if my degree of using negative imagery is arguably less than the intensity of Hunter's fictions. It's not the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ottumwa Courier on TM for Peace

2009-03-09 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, hin...@... wrote: Dear Friends, If anyone out there has any connections to the higher ups in the movement, PLEASE try to convince them that now is the time to offer TM free of charge, or at least, at a very small nominal fee. We have opened up

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hunter S. Thompson, Was: Slide show of Brahmasthan of India

2009-03-09 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltabl...@... wrote: I am open to someone showing me something redeeming about the guy. Well...sorta open... I liked the gonzo journalism. By writing himself into the stories, as an integral part of the action (with Nixon or

[FairfieldLife] Boy is it cold outside!

2009-03-09 Thread Bhairitu
Okay, I live in the San Francisco Bay Area but we have this stupid thing in the US called Daylight Saving Time. And in their infinite wisdom the wonks of the Bush era decided to move it up about a month. So my usual morning walk is going to be delayed until it warms up enough or maybe just

[FairfieldLife] Americans losing their religion?

2009-03-09 Thread Bhairitu
Or waking up finally! Article from the Washington Post: *http://tinyurl.com/cy835l The percentage of Americans who call themselves Christians has dropped dramatically over the past two decades, and those who do are increasingly identifying themselves without traditional denomination labels,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ottumwa Courier on TM for Peace

2009-03-09 Thread boo_lives
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, hinda9@ wrote: Dear Friends, If anyone out there has any connections to the higher ups in the movement, PLEASE try to convince them that now is the time to offer TM

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hunter S. Thompson, Was: Slide show of Brahmasthan of India

2009-03-09 Thread curtisdeltablues
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: This was a brilliant response, thanks. In the most general sense, Thompson had redeeming value, IMHO, because he he pushed the envelope in so many ways at a time it desperately needed to be pushed. I know he got the credit

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Hunter S. Thompson, Was: Slide show of Brahmasthan of India

2009-03-09 Thread I am the eternal
On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 12:06 PM, authfriend jst...@panix.com wrote: In the most general sense, Thompson had redeeming value, IMHO, because he he pushed the envelope in so many ways at a time it desperately needed to be pushed. Here's an obit that takes a very positive view of Thompson:

[FairfieldLife] Timeline of Palestine/Israel On and on......

2009-03-09 Thread Arhata Osho
Although slanted to one side, this is an outline of the very confusing Israeli-Palestine timeline: Maps of Israel and Palestine Historic Palestine UN Partition of Palestine 1948 Israel, West Bank, and Gaza Strip Refugees and Depopulated Villages 1967 and Occupation

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hunter S. Thompson, Was: Slide show of Brahmasthan of India

2009-03-09 Thread curtisdeltablues
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@ wrote: I am open to someone showing me something redeeming about the guy. Well...sorta open... I liked the gonzo journalism. By writing

[FairfieldLife] Narcissism? Or? (Hunter S. Thompson, Was: Slide show of Brahmasthan of India)

2009-03-09 Thread Duveyoung
As a narcissist, I have to protest that the definition and use of the word is being fuzzified by the below kind of thinking. For instance, a narcissist is not necessarily conceited and have a hyped sense of self confidence and have a ton of esteem. I have had to battle low self esteem all my

[FairfieldLife] TONIGHT-Cell Phone Tower at City Council Meeting

2009-03-09 Thread Dick Mays
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 11:37:34 -0500 Subject: TONIGHT-Cell Phone Tower at City Council Meeting From: Diane Rosenberg drosenb...@lisco.com Hi All, I just read in the KMCD E-news that the cell phone tower is on the agenda at the City Council meeting tonight. Although I haven't received anything

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hunter S. Thompson, Was: Slide show of Brahmasthan of India

2009-03-09 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltabl...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@ wrote: I am open to someone showing me something redeeming

Re: [FairfieldLife] Boy is it cold outside!

2009-03-09 Thread Sal Sunshine
On Mar 9, 2009, at 12:25 PM, Bhairitu wrote: Okay, I live in the San Francisco Bay Area but we have this stupid thing in the US called Daylight Saving Time. And in their infinite wisdom the wonks of the Bush era decided to move it up about a month. So my usual morning walk is going to

[FairfieldLife] Beyond Stem Cells: Obama Overturns Bush War On Science

2009-03-09 Thread do.rflex
WASHINGTON — Reversing Bush policy, President Barack Obama on Monday cleared the way for a significant increase in federal dollars for embryonic stem cell research and promised no scientific data will be distorted or concealed to serve a political agenda. Obama signed the executive order on

Re: [FairfieldLife] Boy is it cold outside!

2009-03-09 Thread Arhata Osho
Earlier is ok! I start my 4 mile trek above the Olympics at 4:30am (which is really 3:30 now) and 32 degrees this am (fell on my butt this morning coming down stairs from the walk - no bruises.  Breath in that fresh air and try it anyway! Arhata On Mar 9, 2009, at

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hunter S. Thompson, Was: Slide show of Brahmasthan of India

2009-03-09 Thread geezerfreak
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltabl...@... wrote: I am open to someone showing me something redeeming about the guy. Well...sorta open... Curtis, he requested that his remains be shot out of a cannon when he died.which they were. C'mon, you have to

[FairfieldLife] Signs of Kali Yuga

2009-03-09 Thread John
To All: A recent article shows that we are undergoing the effects of Kali Yuga. It is said that eventually the entire world population will be occupied mostly by mlecchas, the lowest type of human beings ever. At that time, Kalki will incarnate to wreak havoc among the population of the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hunter S. Thompson, Was: Slide show of Brahmasthan of India

2009-03-09 Thread curtisdeltablues
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, geezerfreak geezerfr...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@ wrote: I am open to someone showing me something redeeming about the guy. Well...sorta open... Curtis, he requested that his remains be

Re: [FairfieldLife] Signs of Kali Yuga

2009-03-09 Thread Bhairitu
John, religion is a joke. It is a artifact that belongs in a museum. Don't know you know there is a difference between spirituality and religious dogma? Everything that is in the Bible could be distilled down to a pamphlet. Wake up with the rest of us who walked away or never bothered with

Re: [FairfieldLife] Boy is it cold outside!

2009-03-09 Thread Bhairitu
Sal Sunshine wrote: On Mar 9, 2009, at 12:25 PM, Bhairitu wrote: Okay, I live in the San Francisco Bay Area but we have this stupid thing in the US called Daylight Saving Time. And in their infinite wisdom the wonks of the Bush era decided to move it up about a month. So my usual morning

[FairfieldLife] Re: Boy is it cold outside!

2009-03-09 Thread John
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Arhata Osho arhatafreespe...@... wrote: Earlier is ok! I start my 4 mile trek above the Olympics at 4:30am (which is really 3:30 now) and 32 degrees this am (fell on my butt this morning coming down stairs from the walk - no bruises.  Breath in that

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hunter S. Thompson, Was: Slide show of Brahmasthan of India

2009-03-09 Thread curtisdeltablues
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: snip With all due respect, Tom Wolfe lied in the Hells Angels story in Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, too. He gave the girl who gang-banged the whole gang a new name or left her nameless (I forget which). But it was really

[FairfieldLife] Re: Narcissism? Or? (Hunter S. Thompson, Was: Slide show of Brahmasthan of India)

2009-03-09 Thread curtisdeltablues
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung no_re...@... wrote: As a narcissist, I have to protest that the definition and use of the word is being fuzzified by the below kind of thinking. A narcissist is much more than being self-absorbed. I think it does require the inflated sense of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hunter S. Thompson, Was: Slide show of Brahmasthan of India

2009-03-09 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltabl...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: Also, it was pretty common knowledge around Eugene and Springfield that the chapter about Kesey in Mexico wasn't written by Wolfe. It

[FairfieldLife] 9 yr old raped-pregnant with twins and...

2009-03-09 Thread Arhata Osho
The Catholic church says News results for nine year old girl raped by stepfatherBrazil Church Excommunicates Mom, Doctors After Raped 9-Year-Old ... - Mar 5, 2009 RIO DE JANEIRO — A Roman Catholic archbishop says the abortion of twins carried by a 9-year-old girl who allegedly was raped by her

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hunter S. Thompson, Was: Slide show of Brahmasthan of India

2009-03-09 Thread TurquoiseB
By the way, Gus Van Sant is shooting a movie of Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, to be released this year. Could be good. Same writer he used for Milk. There are no details about it on the IMDB yet, so I am very curious as to who he's going to cast in the various roles. Who gets to play Kesey?

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hunter S. Thompson, Was: Slide show of Brahmasthan of India

2009-03-09 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: By the way, Gus Van Sant is shooting a movie of Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, to be released this year. Could be good. Same writer he used for Milk. There are no details about it on the IMDB yet, so I am very curious as

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hunter S. Thompson, Was: Slide show of Brahmasthan of India

2009-03-09 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: By the way, Gus Van Sant is shooting a movie of Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, to be released this year. Could be good. Same writer he used for

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hunter S. Thompson, Was: Slide show of Brahmasthan of India

2009-03-09 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ In your sick world I'm, sure he is very much alive. I want to womit. Alternatively;

[FairfieldLife] Real Spiritual Drug-use Pollicy

2009-03-09 Thread dhamiltony2k5
Om …authorities say they have broken up four big drug smuggling operations and arrested 35 suspected drug dealers. Security seized more than 1,760kg of cannabis resin inquiries showed that one of the groups had been involved in financial transactions worth more than $100m Drug smuggling

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ottumwa Courier on TM for Peace

2009-03-09 Thread jyouells2000
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, hinda9@ wrote: Dear Friends, If anyone out there has any connections to the higher ups in the movement, PLEASE try to convince them that now is the time to offer TM free

[FairfieldLife] TM Needs Your Help

2009-03-09 Thread Rick Archer
PLEASE FORWARD TO YOUR FRIENDS We need your help, and it will only take two minutes... JUST CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW AND VOTE!! Dear Friend, As you know we are on the verge of an historical concert with Paul McCartney on April 4th to raise funds for millions of children to have

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM Needs Your Help

2009-03-09 Thread shempmcgurk
Actually, Rick, the worst thing that one can do if they are a TM supporter is to visit the link. Why? This is a diary entry on dailykos. Thousands of members of dailykos submit entries daily. ONLY THE ONES THAT HAVE THE MOST HITS/ADDED COMMENTS GET PRIORITY/EXPOSURE ON THE DAILYKOS HOME PAGE.

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM Needs Your Help

2009-03-09 Thread TurquoiseB
Boy, Keith sure got the title of his viral email right. Just not the way he envisioned. :-) This is John's reply to this, from TM-Free: Urgent TMer Viral Email Organizes against DailyKos Diary Posted by John M. Knapp, LMSW at 3/08/2009 04:07:00 PM Just got a copy of a viral email being spread

[FairfieldLife] 10 facts you should know about TM

2009-03-09 Thread bob_brigante
http://www.tm.org/10-facts

[FairfieldLife] Re: Beyond Stem Cells: Obama Overturns Bush War On Science

2009-03-09 Thread ruthsimplicity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, do.rflex do.rf...@... wrote: snip Promoting science isn't just about providing resources, it is also about protecting free and open inquiry, Obama said. It is about letting scientists like those here today do their jobs, free from manipulation or

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM Needs Your Help

2009-03-09 Thread authfriend
Knapp's at it again. BTW, you can vote in the poll, but you can't leave a comment unless you're registered at DailyKos. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer r...@... wrote: snip * Mr. Knapps accusations are nonsense Not all of them, but quite a few, especially his suggestion that

[FairfieldLife] Forget about food miles. What about poop miles?

2009-03-09 Thread bob_brigante
http://snipurl.com/dh3jq [www_motherjones_com]

[FairfieldLife] 10 facts you should know about TM

2009-03-09 Thread nablusoss1008
[The Transcendental Meditation program] http://www.tm.org/ * Contact Us • Where to learn http://www.tm.org/contact-us Search * Home http://www.tm.org/home * The Technique http://www.tm.org/the-technique * 8 Reasons http://www.tm.org/8-reasons * 10 Facts

[FairfieldLife] Re: Signs of Kali Yuga

2009-03-09 Thread cardemaister
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_...@... wrote: To All: A recent article shows that we are undergoing the effects of Kali Yuga. It is said that eventually the entire world population will be occupied mostly by mlecchas, the lowest type of human beings ever. At that time, Kalki

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM Needs Your Help

2009-03-09 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcg...@... wrote: Actually, Rick, the worst thing that one can do if they are a TM supporter is to visit the link. Why? This is a diary entry on dailykos. Thousands of members of dailykos submit entries daily. ONLY THE ONES THAT

[FairfieldLife] Re: 10 facts you should know about TM

2009-03-09 Thread yifuxero
-- Learn:http://www.thequietpath.org/ - In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 no_re...@... wrote: [The Transcendental Meditation program] http://www.tm.org/ * Contact Us • Where to learn http://www.tm.org/contact-us Search * Home http://www.tm.org/home * The

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM Needs Your Help

2009-03-09 Thread Vaj
On Mar 9, 2009, at 5:14 PM, TurquoiseB wrote: I'm not sure the emailer realizes that DailyKos diaries scroll off the new list within an hour and typically aren't read after that. Yeah but Daily KOS isn't the place to be looking for support. It's a new ager blog! They should have put it

Re: [FairfieldLife] 10 facts you should know about TM

2009-03-09 Thread Vaj
I love that bubble diagram logo Nabby! Is that official or did someone make that up? Very cool. On Mar 9, 2009, at 5:26 PM, nablusoss1008 wrote: 1. Simple: The Transcendental Meditation technique is a simple, effortless mental process practiced for 15–20 minutes twice a day, sitting

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM Needs Your Help

2009-03-09 Thread ruthsimplicity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer r...@... wrote: -- Keith DeBoer 719-439-9128 Mobile and Voice Mail 641-469-6028 Office (no voice mail) Who is this guy? I really tire of the demonizing and belittling of Knapp.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Signs of Kali Yuga

2009-03-09 Thread Richard J. Williams
Bhairitu wrote: Don't know you know there is a difference between spirituality and religious dogma? So, you believe in communicating with the spirits of the dead but you don't accept the religious dogma.

[FairfieldLife] Amherst, 1971

2009-03-09 Thread Richard J. Williams
Buckminster Fuller and Maharishi Mahesh Yogi http://rwilliams.us/soft/

Re: [FairfieldLife] TM Needs Your Help

2009-03-09 Thread Sal Sunshine
On Mar 9, 2009, at 4:01 PM, Rick Archer wrote: Unfortunately one misguided man, Mr. John Knapp, has mounted a campaign against this laudible goal. He is making waves on the internet with senseless allegations. We need to protect our reputation and the reputation of Sir Paul McCartney and

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM Needs Your Help

2009-03-09 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ruthsimplicity no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer rick@ wrote: -- Keith DeBoer 719-439-9128 Mobile and Voice Mail 641-469-6028 Office (no voice mail) Who is this guy? I really tire of the demonizing and

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM Needs Your Help

2009-03-09 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ruthsimplicity no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer rick@ wrote: -- Keith DeBoer 719-439-9128 Mobile and Voice Mail 641-469-6028 Office (no

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM Needs Your Help

2009-03-09 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ruthsimplicity no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer rick@ wrote: --

[FairfieldLife] Re: Narcissism? Or? (Hunter S. Thompson, Was: Slide show of Brahmasthan of India)

2009-03-09 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltabl...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung no_reply@ wrote: As a narcissist, I have to protest that the definition and use of the word is being fuzzified by the below kind of thinking. A

[FairfieldLife] TTC notes on initiating children

2009-03-09 Thread Vaj
I was thinking about this whole business of teaching school kids to meditate and have two observations: 1) On my TTC, I was taught that a child could learn to meditate only if at least one of the parents meditated...this was so that the parent(s) had more of an understanding of what the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hunter S. Thompson, Was: Slide show of Brahmasthan of India

2009-03-09 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltabl...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: This was a brilliant response, thanks. Hopefully more brilliant than disturbed. ;-) In the most general sense, Thompson had redeeming

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM Needs Your Help

2009-03-09 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: On Mar 9, 2009, at 5:14 PM, TurquoiseB wrote: I'm not sure the emailer realizes that DailyKos diaries scroll off the new list within an hour and typically aren't read after that. Yeah but Daily KOS isn't the place to be

[FairfieldLife] Re: TTC notes on initiating children

2009-03-09 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: I was thinking about this whole business of teaching school kids to meditate and have two observations: 1) On my TTC, I was taught that a child could learn to meditate only if at least one of the parents meditated...this was

[FairfieldLife] Re: Real Spiritual Drug-use Pollicy

2009-03-09 Thread Robert
(snip) Drug smuggling carries the death penalty in Saudi Arabia, and those convicted are usually executed in public. (snip) That must be a drug unto itself... Public execution, reminds me of the French days... Chop, chop... Do they broadcast that on TV, I wonder? Anyway, I thought they

[FairfieldLife] Re: Signs of Kali Yuga

2009-03-09 Thread Robert
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard J. Williams willy...@... wrote: Bhairitu wrote: Don't know you know there is a difference between spirituality and religious dogma? So, you believe in communicating with the spirits of the dead but you don't accept the religious dogma.

[FairfieldLife] For the Fillion Fans on FFL

2009-03-09 Thread Bhairitu
Castle tonight at 10 PM ET and PT on ABC. I know Turq will be downloading.

[FairfieldLife] Post Count

2009-03-09 Thread FFL PostCount
Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): Sat Mar 07 00:00:00 2009 End Date (UTC): Sat Mar 14 00:00:00 2009 324 messages as of (UTC) Tue Mar 10 00:10:46 2009 34 authfriend jst...@panix.com 29 TurquoiseB no_re...@yahoogroups.com 22 Vaj vajradh...@earthlink.net 22

[FairfieldLife] Re: A Close Shave....

2009-03-09 Thread Joe Smith
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: But now I'm tempted beyond endurance, so I'll mention just one: Dustin Hoffman asked me for a date when he was in a weird play called Harry, Noon, and Night at the American Place Theater in NYC, where I was doing wardrobe.

[FairfieldLife] Obama is exhaused

2009-03-09 Thread I am the eternal
A Jyotish friend of mine cast Obama's chart and tells me he's in grave danger. Details in a few days. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/4953523/Barack-Obama-too-tired-to-give-proper-welcome-to-Gordon-Brown.html http://tinyurl.com/adh8jv Barack Obama 'too

[FairfieldLife] Re: A Close Shave....

2009-03-09 Thread Joe Smith
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: ?? Not when I was there. I was part of the theater crowd anyway, and we were very laid-back. Have you heard of an opera performer-voice teacher living in Greeley, Colorado by the name of Melissa Malde? She attended Oberlin

[FairfieldLife] Re: Obama is exhaused

2009-03-09 Thread curtisdeltablues
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, I am the eternal l.shad...@... wrote: A Jyotish friend of mine cast Obama's chart and tells me he's in grave danger. Details in a few days. He must have carefully calculated through Jyotish, that Obama is the President of the United States. The US

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fairfield Meditating Ashramic Law

2009-03-09 Thread dhamiltony2k5
'twas 'bout Having enough time and resource. Setting life up and making time. A practicality in living here in Fairfield for so many meditators has been so much about about making time for spiritual practice on their own terms. Is simply a communal way as it has worked out. People work it

[FairfieldLife] Re: A Close Shave....

2009-03-09 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Joe Smith msilver1...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: ?? Not when I was there. I was part of the theater crowd anyway, and we were very laid-back. Have you heard of an opera performer-voice teacher

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