According to Taimni, asaMprajñaata-samaadhi is the empty(?)
state between the different stages of samaadhi, namely
samaadhi with vitarka (sa-vitarka-samaadhi), vicaara (sa-vicaara-samaadhi),etc.
Has transcending in the TM sense perhaps something
to do with that 'asaMprajñaata', which
Oh, dear. She drank a large amount of hard alcohol, did she? Well, then. There
you go.
Of course, if she were a he, that wouldn't matter. Here on Dude Planet it's
widely understood that if a guy drinks, he's just drinking. He's not
broadcasting his desire or consent to be brutally raped and
Twice in recent days I have decided to pass along a
questionable story because of an underlying intent,
a deeper purpose if you will. I passed along a
story told by someone else over dinner about Alfred
Nobel and I passed along the Sarah Palin satire. For
the latter, I did check to see whether
Here's another over-dinner story for ya, one that
amuses me and might amuse you (or infuriate you,
depending on your confirmation bias). :-)
It turns out that in multiple experiments done with
multiple mammals -- ranging from rats to lions and
tigers and bears (oh my) to humans, there is a
Dear Gullible fool,
Is one of the things I do like about FFL as a place in the meditating
community,that every once in a while someone pops up with a voice of `someone
who was actually there'.
Dear Gullible whoever you are, I am sorry for you personally for your knowing
like this and
One of the reasons I continue to watch the TV
series Lie To Me is that the creators of the
series use it to explore shades of gray and
force the viewer out of their naive belief that
things can be seen as totally black and white.
The premise of the series is that the main char-
acters work for a
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote:
Ah, I see you've been busy! Some good finds here,
shall peruse at my leisure. It could be a good step
in the realism/quantum debate. The universe may be
stranger than we *can* suppose after all.
Quantum to Cosmos: Ideas for
One inspired by yesterday's Sarah Palin parody
discussion, as it turns out. :-)
Curious as to why some readers were seeing the
alleged Read More link and the fiction and
satire keywords and why others weren't, I
clicked on the See present Salon link at the
top of the page. Bingo! In the old
bill hicks wrote:
The dumber people think you are, the more
surprised they're going to be when you
kill them.
Authorities say recent raids have targeted La
Familia Michoacana's fast-growing operations in
California, Texas and other states...
'Probe of Mexican drug cartel leads to
They already have! Geese! Geese that lay golden eggs. Now Bhairitu, enjoy your
Christmas goose with cranberry sauce.
From: Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, October 26, 2009 5:09:21 PM
Subject: [FairfieldLife] The
http://www.chowk.com/articles/8503
The Porno Paradox
Rohit Gupta December 22, 2004
Tags: porn , culture , technology , sex
In an essay called The Billion People Effect: Lessons From China
(http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/001504.html) I’d hinted that India might
soon be struck by a
TurquoiseB wrote:
First, I don't agree that there is such
a thing as knowledge. :-)
.
That you know about. :-)
In the world of spirituality,
You don't believe in 'knowledge', but you
believe in 'spirits'? So, how do you 'know'
that there are spirits in the world? Have
you seen or talked to
And surrounding himself, from former reinarnates
of the: Third Reich!...
shukra wrote:
this is typical marijuana induced paranoia mistaking
ones delusion for having some kind of reality
Maybe it's time for Robert to put the pipe down for a
few days! He's obviously very paranoid. Why
Good article, Jason.
Somewhat related, and followed up on because no
one else here reacted to the news that the Vatican's
age of consent was 12, here's what I was able to find
out about it.
1. It's true. 12 has been the age of consent among
equals in the Vatican nation since 1929. At that time,
http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/11340
Doug wrote:
Spiritism v Spiritual
The scientific method takes as its basis
the empirical, repeatable observations of
the physical world. The scientific method
refers to a means of acquiring knowledge.
The pseudoscientific method takes as its
basis the supernatural, observations of
the
TurquoiseB wrote:
A musical salute to Sarah Palin's constituency
Bhairitu wrote:
Oh, an ad for luxury homes in the US!
Don't you just hate that Sarah Palin!
Take for instance, this wild irrational assumption that eveything
written down in the Bible or koran or the Vedas as absolutely accurate and
true, and then trying to fit empirical reality into that world-view even if it
has major contradictions with Science.
That IMO
If it's satire, it's great. Whatever it is, it trades
on the common perception of most Americans that Sarah
Palin is an ignorant, religiously bigoted piece of
trailer trash. And even if the article is fiction,
that isn't...
Barry and Rush don't care about the truth...
So, it's NOT true
TurquoiseB wrote:
My deeper purpose was to provide fodder for several
posters' confirmation bias against me and get them
to 1) demonstrate that they *are* stalking me...
So, it's still all about Judy. You need to get over it
Barry - she's way out of your league and RD is way over
your head.
Our tech wizard has gotten a bunch of things
wrong about the beta Salon site, so herewith
some corrections:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote:
snip
Curious as to why some readers were seeing the
alleged Read More link and the fiction and
satire keywords and
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ShempMcGurk shempmcg...@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Hugo richardhughes103@ wrote:
[snip]
Or perhaps the former TMers here have lost all faith
in TM being able to deliver on its claims?
[snip]
Seeing as TM and
Scientology centres convicted of fraud in France
Church fined over £500,000 after case brought by former members.
Two flagship branches of the Church of Scientology in France have been
sentenced to pay fines of over 600,000 (£550,000) after being convicted of
fraud in an organised gang today
This probably has been posted before. I did a quick search and couldn't see
anything in a couple of years, so here its is again. Nice shots of Uttar Kashi
and Purusha's Himalayan facilities.
Bill
http://www.pictures.globalgoodnews.com/archive/archive-2007/uttar-kashi/index.html
convicted of fraud in an
organised gang
Scientology centres convicted of fraud in France
Church fined over £500,000 after case brought by former members.
Two flagship branches of the Church of Scientology in France have been
sentenced to pay fines of over 600,000 (£550,000) after
rd wrote:
Reid's Opt-Out: The Devil is In the Details
According to Barack Obama, only about 5% of the
people would be signing up for a public option -
those that are now uninsured - an the public
option is just a small feature of the proposed
health care insurance reform plan.
Harry Reid
France is notoriously tough on anything it considers
non-mainstream religion or a cult. I'm surprised they
haven't gone after the TMO.
Back when the Da Vinci Code came out, I was still living
in Paris. Literally every major publication in France had
a cover story on it, literally every one of
A four-hour stop in New Orleans, on his way to
a $3 million fundraiser.
Snubbing the Dalai Lama.
Signing off on a secret deal with drug makers.
Freezing out a TV network...
Full story:
'What if Bush had done that?'
Josh Gerstein
Politco, October 27, 2009
http://tinyurl.com/yfbmdy5
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5 dhamiltony...@... wrote:
convicted of fraud in an
organised gang
Erm, yup that's the story.
Scientology centres convicted of fraud in France
Church fined over £500,000 after case brought by former members.
Two flagship
On Oct 27, 2009, at 11:36 AM, Hugo wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ShempMcGurk
shempmcg...@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Hugo richardhughes103@
wrote:
[snip]
Or perhaps the former TMers here have lost all faith
in TM being able to deliver
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Hugo richardhughes...@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ShempMcGurk shempmcgurk@ wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Hugo richardhughes103@ wrote:
[snip]
Or perhaps the former TMers here have lost all
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Hugo richardhughes...@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5 dhamiltony2k5@ wrote:
convicted of fraud in an
organised gang
Erm, yup that's the story.
OK, I know what you're both commenting on,
and you're right :-), but in
Turq wrote:
France is notoriously tough on anything it
considers non-mainstream religion or a cult...
Apparently there are millions of people living
in France that are in a state of denial! France
is full of hidden symbols and cults - what do you
think the term 'Notre Dame' means?
Just as
Repent, is used in English
translations of the Gospels for the Greek word
metanoia. But going back to the Greek, it turns
out that metanoia can also be understood to mean
transcend (beyond-mind).
Absolutely,
! Transcend ! you sinners. You who so
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ShempMcGurk shempmcg...@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Hugo richardhughes103@ wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ShempMcGurk shempmcgurk@ wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Hugo
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote:
On Oct 27, 2009, at 11:36 AM, Hugo wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ShempMcGurk
shempmcgurk@ wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Hugo richardhughes103@
wrote:
[snip]
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote:
Twice in recent days I have decided to pass along a
questionable story because of an underlying intent,
a deeper purpose if you will.
Translation: Twice in recent days Barry's come
badly a cropper, so he desperately needs to
All praise be to the name of the prifit his betrother was but 6 Yrs at her
time of betrothal later 11-12 at the time of her consumation marriage. vergion
Mary was but 12 yrs so.
-Original Message-
From: TurquoiseB no_re...@yahoogroups.com
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent:
All praise be to the name of the prifit his betrother was but 6 Yrs at her
time of betrothal later 11-12 at the time of her consumation marriage. vergion
Mary was but 12 yrs so.
-Original Message-
From: TurquoiseB no_re...@yahoogroups.com
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent:
so why not call them the successful be proud to know or become one with
there consciousness etc.
-Original Message-
From: Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, Oct 26, 2009 8:09 pm
Subject: [FairfieldLife] The Rich May Evolve Into a Separate
Did Guru Dev authorise Maharishi to teach?
Certainly it appears that both the ashram's sannyasi's and the brahmachari's
were involved in checking people's japa dhyana by the time Guru Dev was in
Lucknow in 1952, as reported in Guru Dev's Hindi biography (Maharishi was of
course a brahmachari
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Hugo richardhughes...@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@ wrote:
On Oct 27, 2009, at 11:36 AM, Hugo wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ShempMcGurk
shempmcgurk@ wrote:
--- In
On Oct 27, 2009, at 1:14 PM, Hugo wrote:
Rick posted links to video of one couple, with more to come, as
part
of a vodcast called Awakenings. Didn't you get to watch it yet?
Watching it now, sounds interesting. Maybe I should get a check
and get back on the prog. Waddya think?
You
From The Journal of Neuroscience
Meditation training can enhance the stability of our attention
through reducing cortical noise
Several groups collaborate to show that meditation training can can
significantly affect attention and brain function.
The capacity to stabilize the content of
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Hugo richardhughes...@... wrote:
Watching it now, sounds interesting. Maybe I should get a check
and get back on the prog. Waddya think?
Heck, if I could get a check *I* would get
back on the TM program.
Make it out to me for a million bucks and
I'm
I think that gay marriage is something that should be between a man and a
woman...
~Arnold Schwarzenegger
'The 'Fourteenth Reincarnation?'
The Dalai Lama claims to be the 14Th reincarnation, of the 'Dalai Lama'...
Why is this important?
Because to really get the passport, to the next life...
You need to remember, where you left off, in the last life...
Many times, in countries, where the belief in
MMY's plan won't work. Even given a much lower price for TM, it doesn't open
the 3-rd eye chakra. When people say transcending, that's only an initial
stage unless clarified to mean Unity.
Since MMY, Bevan, Hagelin, and the Rajas have not delivered the goods, i.e. a
recipe for a genuine Age
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Robert babajii...@... wrote:
I think that gay marriage is something that should be between a man and a
woman...
~Arnold Schwarzenegger
I'm a Christian. And so, although I try not to have my religious beliefs
dominate or determine my political
Sent: Tue, October 27, 2009 1:32:36 PM
Subject: 'Stunning Photos by Autistic German Artist'...
Subject: Autistic German photographer - stunning photographs
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:18:13 -0500
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote:
You might want to hold off for now. We haven't seen their
Enlightenment Report Cards yet. They might claim that the deep rest
of TM was responsible, but last I heard, TM was only about 1 or 2%
different from napping, if
Are You A Love Genius?
by Shannon Peck
Many people arrive on earth as a prodigy. They may have an uncanny
ability for math, art, music or another subject at a very early age.
Michael Moore had President Kennedy’s inaugural speech memorized by
the time he was six years old. Beethoven and many of
Dear Gullible fool,
Is one of the things I do like about FFL as a place in the meditating
community,that every once in a while someone pops up with a voice of `someone
who was actually there'.
Dear Gullible whoever you are, I am sorry for you personally for your
knowing like
(snip)
Have you been suckered by the TMO's *assump-
tion* that he was authorized to teach by his
own teacher? He would never have been by the
Shankaracharya lineage of which Guru Dev was
a part, because he was the wrong caste.
Maybe Paul Mason can clear this up for us...
Was Mozart
Doug Hamilton wrote:
Bring back Jerry Jarvis?
Rick Archer wrote:
He's back. He'll be giving a lecture at the
Santa Monica library sometime soon.
Last Sunday Jerry spoke in Lancaster,
Massachusetts, with John Hagelin.
* Archives http://www.maharishichannel.in/archives/archive.html
* Podcasts http://www.maharishichannel.in/archives/podcasts.html
* Global Family Chats 2009
http://www.maharishichannel.in/archives/gfc-archive.html * Global
Family Chats 2008
Nah, I am not John Hagelin. :) John Hagelin was a big part of the Cambridge TM
center and had this great energy about him during the sidhis program and I
still have a lot of admiration for him., but I am not John. Rick can confirm
that, having seen me at several Amma darshans in Marlboro, MA
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Robert babajii...@... wrote:
Was Mozart 'Authorized to Compose Music?'
Was Einstein 'Authorized to E=MC squared?'
Was Ben Franklin 'Authorized to fly a Kite?'
You folks are too hung up on 'Authority'...
I'm not!
R.J.G.
Buddhism is a stagnated
It appears Yahweh is against cats.
http://www.dbhome.dk/carlo/cat.htm
Following is an account of Jim's last days from someone in Uttar Kashi.
Jim's Last Days
About 1 PM on Wednesday 21 October, right after lunch, Jim told his buddy
that he was going to walk to the upper Bugyal (mountain meadow).
His buddy asked him not to go alone, but Jim went ahead. The upper
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/31006
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Robert babajii...@... wrote:
Sent: Tue, October 27, 2009 1:32:36 PM
Subject: 'Stunning Photos by Autistic German Artist'...
Subject: Autistic German photographer - stunning photographs
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:18:13 -0500
I tried searches on
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, yifuxero yifux...@... wrote:
It appears Yahweh is against cats.
http://www.dbhome.dk/carlo/cat.htm
The cats strike back - my browser tells me that page
has been infected with malware!
Here's a simple yoga excercise that is touted to have dramatic result on one's
brain. 15 minutes once a day is all you need. Its simple and free. The results
discussed in the video are quite impressive.
Bill
http://pranichealing.com/video/superbrain-yoga-workout-improve-brain
With some analysts raising the prospect of Democrats losing control of
the Congress next year, Democracy Corps
http://www.democracycorps.com/strategy/2009/10/2010-congressional-battl\
eground-stable-and-within-normal-historical-range/?section=Analysis
looked at the top battleground races to
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, yifuxero yifux...@... wrote:
It appears Yahweh is against cats.
http://www.dbhome.dk/carlo/cat.htm
LOLCats on the Bible:
http://www.lolcatbible.com/
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Alex Stanley
j_alexander_stan...@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, yifuxero yifuxero@ wrote:
It appears Yahweh is against cats.
http://www.dbhome.dk/carlo/cat.htm
LOLCats on the Bible:
http://www.lolcatbible.com/
Ceiling
I clicked on yifuxero link using Firefox and got this:
http://safebrowsing.clients.google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?client=Firefoxhl=en-USsite=http://www.dbhome.dk/carlo/cat.htm
So I decided to try the yifuxero link on internet explorer and it loaded just
fine. What's going on?
--- In
Because I would not want to lower my consciousness to their level.
Apparently you must think that because someone has made a lot of money
they are enlightened? In most cases they are very self-centered,
egotistical and unscrupulous. IOW, at a lower level of evolution than
most anyone on
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog raunchy...@... wrote:
I clicked on yifuxero link using Firefox and got this:
http://safebrowsing.clients.google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?client=Firefoxhl=en-USsite=http://www.dbhome.dk/carlo/cat.htm
So I decided to try the yifuxero link
On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 5:16 PM, raunchydog raunchy...@yahoo.com wrote:
I clicked on yifuxero link using Firefox and got this:
http://safebrowsing.clients.google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?client=Firefoxhl=en-USsite=http://www.dbhome.dk/carlo/cat.htm
So I decided to try the yifuxero link on
I lOoOoOoOove this post
I think it is worth doing
and intelligent
There does not have to be suffering in the world
Sidebar-unfortunately,some who are recipients of this love
mistakenly interpret it
as
erotic/romantic love
instead of receiving it as noutrishing and natural and edifying
and be
CNN Poll: 6 in 10 back 'cap and trade'
The poll also suggests a partisan divide,
with three in four Democrats backing the proposal
and nearly six in 10 independents on board as well,
but only four in 10 Republicans supporting cap and trade.
From CNN Deputy Political Director Paul Steinhauser
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2009_10/020648.php
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog raunchy...@...
wrote:
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2009_10/020648.php
FLASHBACK: Lieberman pledged support for health reform by Jed Lewison
http://jed-lewison.dailykos.com/Tue Oct 27, 2009 at 01:16:09 PM
PDT
Liar:
[Ark]
http://www.chick.com/catalog/comics/0107.asp
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, do.rflex do.rf...@... wrote:
[Ark]
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Thanks for posting this. Brings some closure in my mind to an old friend.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer r...@... wrote:
Following is an account of Jim's last days from someone in Uttar Kashi.
Jim's Last Days
About 1 PM on Wednesday 21 October, right after lunch, Jim
On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 7:05 PM, yifuxero yifux...@yahoo.com wrote:
http://www.chick.com/catalog/comics/0107.asp
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, do.rflex do.rf...@... wrote:
[Ark]
Since we're waxing biblical here, one of my favorits stores was told
by Garrison Keeler. An aid came to
http://www.ncane.com/klnv
Are you Rapture ready? What to do if Left Behind.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, It's just a ride
bill.hicks.all.a.r...@... wrote:
On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 7:05 PM, yifuxero yifux...@... wrote:
http://www.chick.com/catalog/comics/0107.asp
--- In
from a Rapture website:
So NO Catholics will be raptured because they are NOT born again believers. If
the rapture has already occurred, then perhaps you are confused because MOST of
the professed Christians are still alive.
At the rapture, all of the following religions will NOT be
On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 7:36 PM, yifuxero yifux...@yahoo.com wrote:
http://www.ncane.com/klnv
Are you Rapture ready? What to do if Left Behind.
Not yet. I haven't finished all the Rapture books yet.
http://tinyurl.com/yhe7one
--
The dumber people think you are, the more surprised they're
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, WillyTex willy...@... wrote:
A four-hour stop in New Orleans, on his way to
a $3 million fundraiser.
Snubbing the Dalai Lama.
Signing off on a secret deal with drug makers.
Freezing out a TV network...
Full story:
'What if Bush had done
Here's an even BETTER comic strip:
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dg6n6657_292dkwsm3d8
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, yifuxero yifux...@... wrote:
http://www.chick.com/catalog/comics/0107.asp
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, do.rflex do.rflex@ wrote:
[Ark]
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ShempMcGurk shempmcg...@... wrote:
Here's an even BETTER comic strip:
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dg6n6657_292dkwsm3d8
...with blessed thanks to Jesus and the crew at:
http://www.chick.com/catalog/comics/0104.asp
--- In
Neat!...I love it. Looks like Chick had some consultation on these...he
couldn't have known about the details. Those Dome people may have to choose
between butt bouncing and the Kingdom:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Paradiso_Canto_31.jpg
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ShempMcGurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ShempMcGurk shempmcg...@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ShempMcGurk shempmcgurk@ wrote:
Here's an even BETTER comic strip:
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dg6n6657_292dkwsm3d8
...with blessed thanks to Jesus and the crew at:
No doubts about this!: the TMO True Believers are all destined to MALEBOLGE:
http://www.ncane.com/v0
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ShempMcGurk shempmcg...@... wrote:
Here's an even BETTER comic strip:
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dg6n6657_292dkwsm3d8
--- In
http://www.tinyurl.com/yg2yhdz
(With a brogue)
Priest: Maggie, I'm so sorry to hear about your husband's passing.
Maggie: Oh, thank you Father.
Priest: Tell me, Maggie, did your husband have any last words?
Maggie: Yes, he did, Father. Maggie, please. Put down the gun.
--
The dumber people think you are, the more
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/14jul_dustdevils.htm
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/10/janitor_killing_chatham_priest.html
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, It's just a ride
bill.hicks.all.a.r...@... wrote:
(With a brogue)
Priest: Maggie, I'm so sorry to hear about your husband's passing.
Maggie: Oh, thank you Father.
Buddhism is a stagnated religion obsessed with authority just like all
the other major religions.
Cough, cough, umm, pause, and wait for Nabby to realize what he's just written
( whilst trying not to burst out laughing).
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