[FairfieldLife] Der Führer und gutes Karma?

2009-09-27 Thread cardemaister
It seems to me the only explanation for Hitler's years of huge success is that his prArabdha-karma during those years was predominantly very good... If that's really the case, it's a nice example of how devastating good karma can be for the future of an individual, or stuff. prArabdha mfn.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Der Führer und gutes Karma?

2009-09-27 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister no_re...@... wrote: It seems to me the only explanation for Hitler's years of huge success is that his prArabdha-karma during those years was predominantly very good... It seems to me that the only explanation for still believing that there

[FairfieldLife] Comparing American and British pronunciation

2009-09-27 Thread cardemaister
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Prevailingly Just noticed that it's possible to compare British and US pronunciation above. US pronunciation is, IMO 1. sexier 2. more relaxed 3. lower pitched(?) Furthermore, British short i-sound feels to me a more pure, Italian type vowel than the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Comparing American and British pronunciation

2009-09-27 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister no_re...@... wrote: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Prevailingly Just noticed that it's possible to compare British and US pronunciation above. US pronunciation is, IMO 1. sexier 2. more relaxed 3. lower pitched(?) Furthermore,

[FairfieldLife] of Negative Energy

2009-09-27 Thread dhamiltony2k5
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/230575 Rakshasas are imaginary. Get over it. Om no, no, Turq; That what thee don't know may not hurt thee or else explains a lot otherwise. Spiritually aware people seem to

[FairfieldLife] Baby Dance

2009-09-27 Thread raunchydog
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikTxfIDYx6Q

[FairfieldLife] Re: of Negative Energy

2009-09-27 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5 dhamiltony...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/230575 Rakshasas are imaginary. Get over it. Om no, no, Turq; That what thee don't know may

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mckenna Advaita and Transcendental FF

2009-09-27 Thread WillyTex
Vaj wrote: Vedantins don't go to heaven. All realized Siddhas do to Siddhaloka. Thanks. You are welcome.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Tricycle Interview with Adyashanti

2009-09-27 Thread WillyTex
yifuxero wrote: MMY is definitely not a Neo-Advaitin... Well, first you'd have to define traditional Advaita and then explain 'Neo-Advaita'. Traditional Advaita, as taught by the Adi Shankaracharya, has sadhana requirements. Not everyone will be accepted into the Saraswati Order. Most people

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Mckenna Advaita and Transcendental FF

2009-09-27 Thread Vaj
On Sep 27, 2009, at 8:49 AM, WillyTex wrote:Vaj wrote: Vedantins don't go to heaven.All realized Siddhas do to Siddhaloka. Thanks.You are welcome.Siddha-loka is not svarga, heaven. People from the siddha path might decide to go to siddha-loka, but not Vedantins. You sound really confused.Mahesh

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mckenna Advaita and Transcendental FF

2009-09-27 Thread WillyTex
Vaj wrote: People from the siddha path might decide to go to siddha-loka, but not Vedantins. All the Saraswati Advaitins are Siddhas and they worship the Tripurasundari. They are Tantric Siddhas. They go to Siddhaloka, not because they are Vedantins, but because they follow the Siddha

[FairfieldLife] Re: Post Count

2009-09-27 Thread WillyTex
Steve wrote: Said he was sorry that he over posted. Why don't you give him some spiritual help - you're a spiritual teacher, right? At least you said you were - trained by the Maharishi.

[FairfieldLife] Re: The FFL Posting Limit Get Out Of Jail Free Card (Was: Post Count)

2009-09-27 Thread WillyTex
TurquoiseB wrote: I am tempted to suggest a special exemption to the FFL Posting Limits. This sounds like a typical TMO rule. I guess once a TMO, always a TMO. Why is the TMO so full of rules and regulations? I thought Turq said he was out of the TMO and out of teaching. The TMO is always

[FairfieldLife] Re: Guru Dev quoted in Maharishi meditation leaflet

2009-09-27 Thread WillyTex
Premanand wrote: 'By treatments of the outer physical existence, the peacelessness in the sukshma sharir (subtle body) will not go away. For the purpose of removing ashanti (peacelessness) the healing of the subtle body is required... So, I guess it has been pretty well established

[FairfieldLife] Re: The FFL Posting Limit Get Out Of Jail Free Card (Was: Post Count)

2009-09-27 Thread WillyTex
Bhairitu wrote: Just say the free week expires with the six-month period. No rollover... Screw you and your silly TMO rules. I can go to Usenet and post anything I want to as many times as I want to. You regulators already drove off the only interesting respondent over here - Lawson. You

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Mckenna Advaita and Transcendental FF

2009-09-27 Thread Vaj
On Sep 27, 2009, at 10:00 AM, WillyTex wrote: Vaj wrote: People from the siddha path might decide to go to siddha-loka, but not Vedantins. All the Saraswati Advaitins are Siddhas and they worship the Tripurasundari. They are Tantric Siddhas. They go to Siddhaloka, not because they are

[FairfieldLife] Pittsburgh: occupied ghost town

2009-09-27 Thread Vaj
Sign the petition to protest: http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1170/t/3716/petition.jsp?petition_KEY=2115 G20 in Pittsburgh: Police State Ghost Town Saturday, 26 September 2009 07:36 By Rob Kall This is a slightly edited version of an article originally posted on OpEd news.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Mckenna Advaita and Transcendental FF

2009-09-27 Thread Sal Sunshine
On Sep 27, 2009, at 9:49 AM, Vaj wrote: On Sep 27, 2009, at 10:00 AM, WillyTex wrote: Vaj wrote: People from the siddha path might decide to go to siddha-loka, but not Vedantins. All the Saraswati Advaitins are Siddhas and they worship the Tripurasundari. They are Tantric Siddhas. They go

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mckenna Advaita and Transcendental FF

2009-09-27 Thread WillyTex
All the Saraswati Advaitins are Siddhas and they worship the Tripurasundari. They are Tantric Siddhas. They go to Siddhaloka, not because they are Vedantins, but because they follow the Siddha Tradition of the Sri Vidya. Vaj wrote: Marshy wasn't a Saraswati Advaitin Willy, he was

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mckenna Advaita and Transcendental FF

2009-09-27 Thread WillyTex
Marshy wasn't a Saraswati Advaitin... Sal Sunshine wrote: Why do I think of s'mores every time I see MMY's name written like this? Is it just me? Maybe it's because you don't read Sanskrit and don't know how to use ITRANS for your transliterations. Who knows, maybe it's because you're

[FairfieldLife] Re: Pittsburgh: occupied ghost town

2009-09-27 Thread WillyTex
Vaj wrote: Pittsburgh: occupied ghost town... Don't you just hate those rock-throwing anarchists marching against Obama's economic recovery program! They should be rounded up and sent down to Cuba.

[FairfieldLife] Re: of Negative Energy

2009-09-27 Thread dhamiltony2k5
I didn't bother to read it. I refer you instead to this writeup from Wikipedia, which I think better describes the phenomenon Oh no, Turq. Sorry you missed it. Yours is more descriptive while the other Is more practical. The other is more the FF take on negativity. The transcendental Look.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Mckenna Advaita and Transcendental FF

2009-09-27 Thread Vaj
On Sep 27, 2009, at 11:27 AM, WillyTex wrote: All the Saraswati Advaitins are Siddhas and they worship the Tripurasundari. They are Tantric Siddhas. They go to Siddhaloka, not because they are Vedantins, but because they follow the Siddha Tradition of the Sri Vidya. Vaj wrote:

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Mckenna Advaita and Transcendental FF

2009-09-27 Thread Vaj
On Sep 27, 2009, at 11:12 AM, Sal Sunshine wrote: Marshy wasn't a Saraswati Advaitin Willy, he was a secretary to one! Why do I think of s'mores every time I see MMY's name written like this? Is it just me? I keep getting a cute swamp.

[FairfieldLife] Re: The FFL Posting Limit Get Out Of Jail Free Card (Was: Post Count)

2009-09-27 Thread Alex Stanley
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, WillyTex willy...@... wrote: We've got Ministers, Governors, and Teachers here that won't even tell me what happened to all the money. Even the Raja's brother won't tell us the truth, and you want more rules for a discussion group? I don't know what

[FairfieldLife] Re: of Negative Energy

2009-09-27 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5 dhamiltony...@... wrote: I didn't bother to read it. I refer you instead to this writeup from Wikipedia, which I think better describes the phenomenon Oh no, Turq. Sorry you missed it. Yours is more descriptive while the other Is

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mckenna Advaita and Transcendental FF

2009-09-27 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: On Sep 27, 2009, at 11:12 AM, Sal Sunshine wrote: Marshy wasn't a Saraswati Advaitin Willy, he was a secretary to one! Why do I think of s'mores every time I see MMY's name written like this? Is it just me? I keep

[FairfieldLife] Re: of Negative Energy

2009-09-27 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5 dhamiltony2k5@ wrote: I didn't bother to read it. I refer you instead to this writeup from Wikipedia, which I think better describes the phenomenon Oh no,

[FairfieldLife] Re: TV Review: Dollhouse Episode 1 Season 2

2009-09-27 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: Well I would say that Whedon finally got this series right. Let's hope they can keep up the quality. There is much more character development and scene development this season. I disagree. It just seems that way because

[FairfieldLife] TM-induced psychosis

2009-09-27 Thread Rick Archer
From: joerg dao [mailto:joerg...@hotmail.com] Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2009 6:06 PM To: r...@searchsummit.com Subject: Re: TM-induced psychosis Re: TM-induced psychosis People liked it. I couldn't hear anything from our house, even though I can hear school marching bands practicing over

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TV Review: Dollhouse Episode 1 Season 2

2009-09-27 Thread Bhairitu
TurquoiseB wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: Well I would say that Whedon finally got this series right. Let's hope they can keep up the quality. There is much more character development and scene development this season. I disagree. It

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The FFL Posting Limit Get Out Of Jail Free Card (Was: Post Count)

2009-09-27 Thread Bhairitu
WillyTex wrote: Bhairitu wrote: Just say the free week expires with the six-month period. No rollover... Screw you and your silly TMO rules. I can go to Usenet and post anything I want to as many times as I want to. You regulators already drove off the only interesting

[FairfieldLife] Re: TV Review: Dollhouse Episode 1 Season 2

2009-09-27 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: TurquoiseB wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@ wrote: Well I would say that Whedon finally got this series right. Let's hope they can keep up the quality. There is much more character

[FairfieldLife] Why electrical sockets are like they are

2009-09-27 Thread authfriend
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10Eo9xnRXbA

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TV Review: Dollhouse Episode 1 Season 2

2009-09-27 Thread Bhairitu
TurquoiseB wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: TurquoiseB wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@ wrote: Well I would say that Whedon finally got this series right. Let's hope they can keep up the quality.

[FairfieldLife] Can a movie be a good film or even a great film and not be Art?

2009-09-27 Thread TurquoiseB
I had been thinking about this before the subject arose with Dollhouse, so I'll rap about it a bit more. Call me elitist, but I think that there is a difference between good movies (or even great movies) and those films I would call Art. Yes, this is pure opinion on my part, and as such purely

[FairfieldLife] Re: Can a movie be a good film or even a great film and not be Art?

2009-09-27 Thread TurquoiseB
Rudely following up on my own rap :-), I've thought of a great example of my premise, although not one from the world of movies. I'm thinkin' William Shakespeare. Shakespeare wrote for the television of his time. The Globe wasn't filled with nobles, except during command performances; it was

[FairfieldLife] Clinton: There Won't Be A Repeat Of '94 Elections, Right Wing Is Weak

2009-09-27 Thread do.rflex
Will media report how low in the polls Republicans have sunk? ~ ~ The overall approval ratings of Congressional Republicans is 17% as a party! ~ ~ We constantly are seeing polling down from the major news services that follow President Obama's approval ratings and it is an important stat to

[FairfieldLife] Re: TV Review: Dollhouse Episode 1 Season 2

2009-09-27 Thread Alex Stanley
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: Enjoy while you can: Dollhouse death watch: Ratings worse than ever I've watched every episode, and I won't be the least bit upset if it's canceled. It's an ok, mildly entertaining series.

[FairfieldLife] CBO: Public Option Saves Even More Money Than We Thought

2009-09-27 Thread do.rflex
According to Congress Daily http://www.nationaljournal.com/congressdaily/cda_20090925_6347.php , the CBO says attaching the public plan to Medicare rates will save even more money than originally thought: In a bid to wrangle concessions from the Blue Dog Coalition on healthcare reform, House

[FairfieldLife] 65% Want Public Health Option

2009-09-27 Thread do.rflex
Poll: Public Option Favored By 65% Of Americans A New York Times/CBS poll found that 65% of respondents want a public health care option, while only 26% opposed such a plan. However, respondents said that President Obama had not been clear on health care reform. Fifty-five percent said he

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TV Review: Dollhouse Episode 1 Season 2

2009-09-27 Thread Bhairitu
Alex Stanley wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: Enjoy while you can: Dollhouse death watch: Ratings worse than ever I've watched every episode, and I won't be the least bit upset if it's canceled. It's an ok, mildly entertaining series.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Can a movie be a good film or even a great film and not be Art?

2009-09-27 Thread Bhairitu
Some of the great composers took their melodies from bar songs of the day. Some so bawdy they wouldn't publish them for us to read in college music history. ;-) TurquoiseB wrote: Rudely following up on my own rap :-), I've thought of a great example of my premise, although not one from the

[FairfieldLife] FlashForward

2009-09-27 Thread TurquoiseB
No one's mentioned this new TV show, so I will. My brother told me about it with a great one-liner: I've been trying NOT to find any new series that are any good, because I don't want to wind up having to watch another one every week. But damnit I think I've found one. Based on that, I've been

Re: [FairfieldLife] Comparing American and British pronunciation

2009-09-27 Thread Bhairitu
My tantra guru has quite an accent which makes it difficult for westerners who aren't used to Indian speakers to understand him. In the west we pronounce each vowel but he pronounces words often dropping the vowels which sounds like a bunch of consonants strung together. This is common in

[FairfieldLife] Ramesh S. Balsekar May 25, 1917 - September 27, 2009

2009-09-27 Thread Rick Archer
Dear Friends, It is with the heaviest of hearts I write to tell you of the passing of our beloved Ramesh this morning at 9AM in his home in Bombay. His death was quick and peaceful. Ramesh was truly an extraordinary being. His life as a successful banker, author and spiritual teacher directly

[FairfieldLife] Is Israel being taken over by religious extremists?

2009-09-27 Thread do.rflex
A hostile takeover of Zionism [An armed ultra-orthodox Jewish settler walks in the mountains overlooking the Palestinian village of Burin in the West Bank.] An armed ultra-orthodox Jewish settler walks in the mountains overlooking the Palestinian village of Burin in the West Bank. AFP Israel

Re: [FairfieldLife] TM-induced psychosis

2009-09-27 Thread Vaj
On Sep 27, 2009, at 1:59 PM, Rick Archer wrote: NOT to work on the emotional level, but ONLY medications So it's difficult to tell what exactly you're advocating Joerg. It sounds like you may be suggesting work on the so-called emotional body. This was once a big trend in TMers and

[FairfieldLife] Re: Can a movie be a good film or even a great film and not be Art?

2009-09-27 Thread ShempMcGurk
Martin Scorcese took a lot of flack when he made Casino because it was, virtually, a template of Goodfellas, even duplicating the Joe Pesci character essentially. Well, that's true. But if the formula is a good one and the director is so damn good at making the formula, I say he should make

[FairfieldLife] FlashForward: the series

2009-09-27 Thread emptybill
I would like to second Turq's recommendation to watch the series. The first episode was an interesting stake-out of the possibilities for seeing and/or changing the future. It is on ABC. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: LOTs of good plot material here, if

[FairfieldLife] Re: The FFL Posting Limit Get Out Of Jail Free Card (Was: Post Count)

2009-09-27 Thread mainstream20016
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, WillyTex willy...@... wrote: Bhairitu wrote: Just say the free week expires with the six-month period. No rollover... Screw you and your silly TMO rules. I can go to Usenet and post anything I want to as many times as I want to. snip Please,

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev [photo]- The physical body and the subtle body

2009-09-27 Thread do.rflex
- Guru Dev - Shankaracharya Swami Brahmananda Saraswati The senses and the body work only in accordance with man's mind. For this reason it is a necessity to take care of the mind. In man's life the sthula sharir (gross body) is not the most important, the sukshma sharir (subtle

[FairfieldLife] Re: Can a movie be a good film or even a great film and not be Art?

2009-09-27 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: Some of the great composers took their melodies from bar songs of the day. Some so bawdy they wouldn't publish them for us to read in college music history. ;-) Early Renaissance composers took the melody of a bawdy song

Re: [FairfieldLife] FlashForward: the series

2009-09-27 Thread Bhairitu
Actually I mentioned the series back on the 22nd in my post about the Heroes season premiere and pointed to the abc.com web site where the first 17 minutes of the show could be previewed. They certainly put on a show for 17 minutes but I got concerned about it sounding like just another video

[FairfieldLife] Post Count

2009-09-27 Thread FFL PostCount
Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): Sat Sep 26 00:00:00 2009 End Date (UTC): Sat Oct 03 00:00:00 2009 100 messages as of (UTC) Mon Sep 28 00:11:40 2009 18 TurquoiseB no_re...@yahoogroups.com 13 Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net 11 do.rflex do.rf...@yahoo.com 10

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ramesh S. Balsekar May 25, 1917 - September 27, 2009

2009-09-27 Thread emptybill
Balsekar made statements most Westerners cannot accept, such as everything that happens is the the will of Ishvara. If you accept the declaration that the three gunas interact among themselves and that there is no doer then we must accept the logic of his assertion. If you declare that

[FairfieldLife] Interesting Polanski debate....

2009-09-27 Thread ShempMcGurk
...going on at HuffingtonPost. There's actually three different articles/commentaries with accompanying comments but here's one: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-farr/leniency-for-polanski_b_301269.html As you may have heard, the Swiss arrested Roman Polanski on a warrant to be extradicted

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ramesh S. Balsekar May 25, 1917 - September 27, 2009

2009-09-27 Thread nelson
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, emptybill emptyb...@... wrote: Balsekar made statements most Westerners cannot accept, such as everything that happens is the the will of Ishvara. If you accept the declaration that the three gunas interact among themselves and that there is no doer

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ramesh S. Balsekar May 25, 1917 - September 27, 2009

2009-09-27 Thread yifuxero
-Right, having elements in common with other Neo-Advaitins, many of his statements are circular tautologies and contain no meaningful information other than such nonsensical platitudes as What will be, will be. He was another of the techniqueless Gurus. His teacher was Nisargadatta Maharaj, a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi speaks on Karma (1962)

2009-09-27 Thread bob_brigante
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anatol_zinc anatol_z...@... wrote: excellent talk by Maharishi given in 1962, but here is my comment 2009: it is hard to follow Maharishi's advice( last few paragraphs ) during these extremely difficult times ; and it seems it was hard for Maharishi to