[FairfieldLife] Re: Silence

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "WillyTex" wrote: > > So, your guru is the Shankaracharya > of Kanchi - I thought so, Vajradhatu. Isn't it fascinating that the worst thing TBs who have done nothing on this forum for years but parrot stuff told to them by some guru and have shown the leas

[FairfieldLife] Mambo 101

Don't need to study hard. Just enjoy the beat. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOgRI1i1QoA&feature=related JR

[FairfieldLife] Re: Chopin's "Fantasie"

You've done excellent work in researching this clip out of the web. We don't often see how much work is made in preparing for a concert. This clip shows the talent of Yundi Li. Years ago Seiji Ozawa was the music director of the San Francisco Symphony. He sure gets around these days. --- In

[FairfieldLife] Re: How's MSAE doing?

> > > > > > > This website may help you. They've helped hundreds of people such as > > yourself. Here are the references to the MSAE: > > > > http://tmfree.blogspot.com/ > > Om Dear, > > is a bum steer this gives you. To those Fallen away meditators who strayed > from the path. Troub

[FairfieldLife] Time is Come

Tonight: Rain. Low around 36. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Thursday: Rain. High near 40. East wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of prec

[FairfieldLife] Re: Silence isn't golden

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine wrote: > > On Dec 23, 2009, at 5:15 PM, Vaj wrote: > > > On Dec 23, 2009, at 4:25 PM, ShempMcGurk wrote: > > > >> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "It's just a ride" > >> wrote: > >> > > >> > I have about as much love for Vaj as I have

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Silence isn't golden

On Dec 23, 2009, at 5:15 PM, Vaj wrote: > On Dec 23, 2009, at 4:25 PM, ShempMcGurk wrote: > >> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "It's just a ride" >> wrote: >> > >> > I have about as much love for Vaj as I have for, say, The Gay Agenda. >> > That said, I think it's very important to know t

[FairfieldLife] Re: Silence isn't golden

Vaj wrote: > As long as I practice the > mass, it doesn't matter how > many little boys were buggered... > What happened to Osel Tendzin, your Vajradhatu guru?

[FairfieldLife] Obama didn't campaign on the public option?

Any Obamaites want to take a crack at defending Dear Leader on this point? >From an interview published today in the Washington Post: "Obama said the public option 'has become a source of ideological contention between the left and right.' But, he added, 'I DIDN'T CAMPAIGN ON THE PUBLIC OPTI

[FairfieldLife] Re: 1957

1968 Maharishi's Year of Students Students International Meditation Society is founded in many countries. > > 1967 > Maharishi's Year of > Unity Consciousness > > Maharishi explains experiences of Transcendental > Meditation in terms of Unity Consciousness. > Maharishi inaugurates the first E

[FairfieldLife] Re: Silence

Vaj wrote: > I actually learned the real > techniques of samkranti, or > transference of consciousness > from real, legitimate masters. > Did you ever actually meet the Swami Rama?

[FairfieldLife] Re: 30th Anniversary Celebrations!

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" wrote: > > Two points on this. > 1. The 30th anniversary was actually last summer. I guess the idea > just came up. > 2. None of the people mentioned below have actual Doctorate degrees. > > The idea just came up? Naw,take a

[FairfieldLife] Post Count

Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): Sat Dec 19 00:00:00 2009 End Date (UTC): Sat Dec 26 00:00:00 2009 338 messages as of (UTC) Thu Dec 24 00:10:01 2009 35 Vaj 35 ShempMcGurk 31 authfriend 24 TurquoiseB 23 WillyTex 19 Bhairitu 16 off_world_beings 14 Mike

[FairfieldLife] Re: Silence

Vaj wrote: > Fortunately where I lived I also > had not only representatives of the > Holy Shankaracharya Order > So, your guru is the Shankaracharya of Kanchi - I thought so, Vajradhatu.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Silence isn't golden

On Dec 23, 2009, at 4:25 PM, ShempMcGurk wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "It's just a ride" > wrote: > > > > I have about as much love for Vaj as I have for, say, The Gay Agenda. > > That said, I think it's very important to know that Maharishi didn't > > really go into silence.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Silence

On Dec 23, 2009, at 5:55 PM, It's just a ride wrote: > On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 4:51 PM, Vaj wrote: > > I learned TM as a young teenager who saved his lawn cutting money c. 1974. > > This explains a lot. Dyslexic. Wrote down his mantra after his initiation, > read and practiced it ass backwa

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Silence

On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 4:51 PM, Vaj wrote: > I learned TM as a young teenager who saved his lawn cutting money c. 1974. > This explains a lot. Dyslexic. Wrote down his mantra after his initiation, read and practiced it ass backwards for years, became disillusioned.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Silence

On Dec 23, 2009, at 5:33 PM, ShempMcGurk wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > > > > On Dec 23, 2009, at 4:01 PM, wayback71 wrote: > > > > > Vaj, I was REALLY involved in the TMO all through the 1970's and even > > > into the 80's and early 90's, altho not teachin

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Silence

On Dec 23, 2009, at 5:29 PM, ShempMcGurk wrote: > ...and yet you're the one who has spent, literally, thousands of hours on a > forum devoted to the discussion of TM. This forum is not solely dedicated to the discussion of TM, but to the extent that it is, it was helpful in the past to hear so

[FairfieldLife] Re: Silence

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > >> > Screw you asshole. LOL - this is what Vaj learnt in the "Buddhist" monestaries ;-)

[FairfieldLife] Re: Silence

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > On Dec 23, 2009, at 4:01 PM, wayback71 wrote: > > > Vaj, I was REALLY involved in the TMO all through the 1970's and even into > > the 80's and early 90's, altho not teaching full time by then, and I never > > ever heard anything like wh

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: AVATAR

PaliGap wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > >> PaliGap wrote: >> >>> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seekliberation" >>> wrote: >>> >>> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > On Dec 23, 2009, at 1

[FairfieldLife] Re: Silence

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > On Dec 23, 2009, at 3:49 PM, ShempMcGurk wrote: > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Dec 23, 2009, at 2:37 PM, ShempMcGurk wrote: > > > > > > > Consciously and with full free choice you d

[FairfieldLife] Re: AVATAR

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > On Dec 23, 2009, at 3:54 PM, PaliGap wrote: > > > Is the price right? > > > > Then again, is it right to taint scripture with > > money? Perhaps you should offer them to us for free? > > > LOL, given that much of the Mahabharata is purloined

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: AVATAR

On Dec 23, 2009, at 3:54 PM, PaliGap wrote: > Is the price right? > > Then again, is it right to taint scripture with > money? Perhaps you should offer them to us for free? LOL, given that much of the Mahabharata is purloined from earlier agamas, I doubt it would matter! Unless you're a devo

[FairfieldLife] Re: AVATAR

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "PaliGap" wrote: > I saw Peter Brook's adaptation on the tele some time > ago. And enjoyed it a lot. > > Here's an excerpt: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B4Z1PB97KY Oooh, that's intense. Strange, but intense.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Silence

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "ShempMcGurk" wrote: > You're the one that let it affect you because you became > a cult member, bought into bullshit that had nothing to > do with TM, and now you've spent the last three decades > blaming others for your own shortcomings. Post of the month.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Silence

On Dec 23, 2009, at 4:01 PM, wayback71 wrote: > Vaj, I was REALLY involved in the TMO all through the 1970's and even into > the 80's and early 90's, altho not teaching full time by then, and I never > ever heard anything like what you believed and describe above. I seriously > doubt that came

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Silence

On Dec 23, 2009, at 3:49 PM, ShempMcGurk wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > > > > On Dec 23, 2009, at 2:37 PM, ShempMcGurk wrote: > > > > > Consciously and with full free choice you decided to join a cult, > > > one that was largely of your own making. > >

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Silence

I just received this note from an old friend who was Maharishi's personal secretary in the mid-70's. I trust his recollection of his direct experience more than I trust mine of a 2nd hand account heard in the same time period. greetings rick, MMY took only water while in silence, when he ope

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Silence

On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 11:55 AM, Rick Archer wrote: > > One of his personal secretaries once told me that MMY ate and worked on > stuff during those silences, but that he did so alone. I was in the room > several times when he came out of silence, and at the time, his darshan > seemed much more

[FairfieldLife] Re: Silence isn't golden

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "It's just a ride" wrote: > > I have about as much love for Vaj as I have for, say, The Gay Agenda. > That said, I think it's very important to know that Maharishi didn't > really go into silence. And I found out only today that he didn't. > Why is it impo

[FairfieldLife] Silence isn't golden

I have about as much love for Vaj as I have for, say, The Gay Agenda. That said, I think it's very important to know that Maharishi didn't really go into silence. And I found out only today that he didn't. Why is it important that he and those around him lied? Because if you're going to lie about

[FairfieldLife] Re: Silence

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > On Dec 23, 2009, at 12:55 PM, Rick Archer wrote: > > > One of his personal secretaries once told me that MMY ate and > > worked on stuff during those silences, but that he did so alone. I > > was in the room several times when he came

[FairfieldLife] Re: AVATAR

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > PaliGap wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seekliberation" > > wrote: > > > >> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > >> > >>> On Dec 23, 2009, at 10:57 AM, Mike Dixon wrote: > >>> > >>> >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Who on FFL owns pets? Time to kill Fido

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "PaliGap" wrote: > > > > As we only have a little cat - I would be happy > to sell carbon credits to any FFL dog owners. Perhaps > this *climate change* thing might have a silver lining? WHAT A GREAT IDEA! Yes, you alarmists on FFL...would you like some

[FairfieldLife] Re: Silence

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > On Dec 23, 2009, at 2:37 PM, ShempMcGurk wrote: > > > Consciously and with full free choice you decided to join a cult, > > one that was largely of your own making. > > Oh? I created the TMO? Strike one. Actually, yes, you did. It w

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: AVATAR

PaliGap wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seekliberation" > wrote: > >> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: >> >>> On Dec 23, 2009, at 10:57 AM, Mike Dixon wrote: >>> >>> I went again the other day and watched it on IMAX. The photography is s

[FairfieldLife] Re: AVATAR

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seekliberation" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > > > > On Dec 23, 2009, at 10:57 AM, Mike Dixon wrote: > > > > > I went again the other day and watched it on IMAX. The photography > > > is spectacular. However, I did

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Silence

On Dec 23, 2009, at 2:37 PM, ShempMcGurk wrote: Consciously and with full free choice you decided to join a cult, one that was largely of your own making. Oh? I created the TMO? Strike one. You could have stuck with just doing TM twice a day for 15 minutes without getting involved in the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Silence

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > On Dec 23, 2009, at 12:55 PM, Rick Archer wrote: > > > One of his personal secretaries once told me that MMY ate and > > worked on stuff during those silences, but that he did so alone. I > > was in the room several times when he came

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Brittany Murphy

The Sun is debilitated so I don't think Leo. More likely Libra. Venus is very strong in her chart with Libra. John wrote: > Gull, > > Thanks for the information. I need to verify her birth time to see if it > applies to her life. Tentatively, my program casted her horoscope as a Leo > asce

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sanskrit's origin

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "WillyTex" wrote: > > > > off_world_beings wrote: > > This sounds dated... > > > Apparently all the Dravidian ethnic groups are Caucasian. > Tamils etc, are not a distinct race. The Tamil language > is probably derived from Archaic Sanskrit, according to >

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Silence

On Dec 23, 2009, at 12:55 PM, Rick Archer wrote: One of his personal secretaries once told me that MMY ate and worked on stuff during those silences, but that he did so alone. I was in the room several times when he came out of silence, and at the time, his darshan seemed much more profoun

[FairfieldLife] Re: AVATAR

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > On Dec 23, 2009, at 10:57 AM, Mike Dixon wrote: > > > I went again the other day and watched it on IMAX. The photography > > is spectacular. However, I did notice more *barrowing* or > > *stealing*, as others might put it, not only fro

[FairfieldLife] Re: Silence

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" wrote: > > From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com] > On Behalf Of Vaj > Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 11:27 AM > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Silence > > On Dec 2

[FairfieldLife] Re: f...@% "Kumbayah"

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "ShempMcGurk" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings no_reply@ wrote: > > > > > > Yes, but in every primitive society, and all societies, there were > > Shaman who lived on the outskirts, living a life of oneness with nature, >

[FairfieldLife] Re: $3 billion prediction

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "ShempMcGurk" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings no_reply@ wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "ShempMcGurk" > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_r

[FairfieldLife] Report Finds Acorn Broke No Laws

"A Congressional Research Service report commissioned by the House Judiciary Committee says ACORN hasn't violated any federal regulations the last five years," Politico reports. The report also found "that the undercover filmmakers that allegedly caught employees" of the organization "breakin

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Metaphors of AVATAR -- "unobtainium"

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > On Dec 23, 2009, at 12:45 PM, ShempMcGurk wrote: > > > Wa. > > > > Is Bawwy cwying again? > > > > Is Judy beating up on the poor baby...AGAIN? > > > > All poor Bawwy is doing is "tripping" and "rapping" yet the evil > > She-Devils un

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Metaphors of AVATAR -- "unobtainium"

On Dec 23, 2009, at 12:45 PM, ShempMcGurk wrote: Wa. Is Bawwy cwying again? Is Judy beating up on the poor baby...AGAIN? All poor Bawwy is doing is "tripping" and "rapping" yet the evil She-Devils unjustifiably come down -- bang! bang! -- upon his head. Is Shemp trying to sidetrack

[FairfieldLife] Re: How do I know China wrecked Copehagen? I was there.

When I read the title to this thread and saw that Barry was the author, I automatically assumed that our resident Zelig was not only going to claim that he himself was personally at Copenhagen but had actually attempted to broker the deal...and he was going to blame China for stepping on his, Ba

[FairfieldLife] How do I know China wrecked Copehagen? I was there.

How do I know China wrecked the Copenhagen deal? I was in the roomby Mark Lynus, in The Guardian Copenhagen was a disaster. That much is agreed. But the truth about what actually happened is in danger of being lost amid the spin and inevitable mutual recriminations. The truth is this: China

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Silence

From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Vaj Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 11:27 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Silence On Dec 23, 2009, at 12:03 PM, TurquoiseB wrote: --- In

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Catapocalypse

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "ShempMcGurk" wrote: > About two hours later I came back and the rabbit was lying > there dead. No blood or marks on him. So I assume that he > died of a heart attack...perhaps because the suddenness and > noise of the engine being turned on. If it didn't

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Metaphors of AVATAR -- "unobtainium"

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > > > The movie certainly has made a BIG impression on Turq. > > Line on sand? Or maybe cement. > > It seems to have made an equally BIG impression > on at least three posters WH

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Metaphors of AVATAR -- "unobtainium"

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > > > The movie certainly has made a BIG impression on Turq. > > Line on sand? Or maybe cement. > > It seems to have made an equally BIG impression > on at least three posters

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Metaphors of AVATAR -- "unobtainium"

TurquoiseB wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > >> The movie certainly has made a BIG impression on Turq. >> Line on sand? Or maybe cement. >> > > It seems to have made an equally BIG impression > on at least three posters WHO HAVE NOT SEEN > THE MOVIE but hav

[FairfieldLife] Re: Chopin's "Fantasie"

Superb, thanks! If you're interested, here's a six-or-so-minute segment from a documentary that was made about him, showing him in rehearsal and backstage preparing for his debut with the Berlin Philharmonic playing a Shostakovich concerto (about as different from the Chopin as can be!). It featur

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Metaphors of AVATAR -- "unobtainium"

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > The movie certainly has made a BIG impression on Turq. > Line on sand? Or maybe cement. It seems to have made an equally BIG impression on at least three posters WHO HAVE NOT SEEN THE MOVIE but have used my interest in the flick as an op

[FairfieldLife] Re: X-Democrat and Doctor blasts health care reform!

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Mike Dixon wrote: > > Isn't that unusual? Switching parties, from majority to > minority? He's a DINO, and his district has been trending Republican. He just barely made it to the House for his first term, and he wants to make sure he gets reelected.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Nat'l Assn. of Realtors: Home sales up 44 percent from a year ago

estate activity than sales of previously occupied homes, but capture a smaller slice of the market. The new home figures tally sales agreements signed in November, while home resale numbers reflect contracts signed over the summer that were completed the same month Read more: http:

[FairfieldLife] Re: Silence

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > Interesting aside, it's been recently revealed Translation: Vaj just heard (or invented) a new rumor to flog. that those drama-laden > "silences" that Mahesh used to supposedly do every January, weren't > actually that, uh, silent. He jus

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Silence

On Dec 23, 2009, at 12:03 PM, TurquoiseB wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" wrote: > > "Silence vibrating is Creation. Silence flowing is Love. Silence > shared is Friendship. Silence seen is Infinity. Silence heard is > Adoration. Silence expressed is Beauty. Silence m

[FairfieldLife] Re: X-Democrat and Doctor blasts health care reform!

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Mike Dixon wrote: > > Isn't that unusual? Switching parties, from majority to minority? > Video Is a Terrible Thing to Waste Today the national GOP welcomes Rep. Parker Griffith (R-AL) into the party. That is, just moments after scrubbing the commercials

[FairfieldLife] Re: AVATAR

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Mike Dixon wrote: > > > > ... This is my only real criticizm of the flilm, however, > > it's still a must see just to witness the direction movies > > are going in the future. I can only imagine

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Metaphors of AVATAR -- "unobtainium"

authfriend wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > >> I think James Cameron is smart enough to have taken that step >> back from the lemming-like, addictive pursuit of unobtainium >> and put a little thought into what exactly is worth obtaining. >> > > A recor

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Catapocalypse

or Rabbitopocalypse. Despite living in a suburb, we are invested with rabbits. I go for a walk every evening and I see, on average, 5 rabbits every night. I think the reason for this is that coyotes are a natural predator of rabbits and they are abundant here in Arizona but have of course dis

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Cameron Family Portrait of the American Mindset

Yawn. Despite what Barry writes, the themes put forward by both Bigelow and Cameron are ones that have been used ad infinitum by Hollywood since the 1930s. Although greatly opposed by many in power for decades (and, indeed, discussed as anti-American during the HUAC period), these themes becam

[FairfieldLife] Re: Silence

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" wrote: > > "Silence vibrating is Creation. Silence flowing is Love. Silence > shared is Friendship. Silence seen is Infinity. Silence heard is > Adoration. Silence expressed is Beauty. Silence maintained is > Strength. Silence omitted is Sufferin

[FairfieldLife] From someone who was on the public option

...and I'm not referring to the time I lived in Canada. I'm referring to the healthcare insurance plan known as the "Healthcare Group of Arizona" which I was on for about 5 years but am no longer on (and note that the rules changed in Nov. '08 making it less of a public option). This plan was a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fuck "Kumbayah"

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings wrote: > > > Yes, but in every primitive society, and all societies, there were > Shaman who lived on the outskirts, living a life of oneness with nature, > no real need to rely on the society for survival, and entering into a > spiritual d

[FairfieldLife] Nat'l Assn. of Realtors: Home sales up 44 percent from a year ago

Federal programs designed to jump start the housing market helped boost sales of previously owned homes to their highest level since February 2007 and whittle down the excess supply of homes on the market in November. The National Association of Realtors reported on Tuesday that sales of exist

[FairfieldLife] Silence

"Silence vibrating is Creation. Silence flowing is Love. Silence shared is Friendship. Silence seen is Infinity. Silence heard is Adoration. Silence expressed is Beauty. Silence maintained is Strength. Silence omitted is Suffering. Silence allowed is Rest. Silence recorded is Scripture. Silence pre

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: AVATAR

On Dec 23, 2009, at 10:57 AM, Mike Dixon wrote: I went again the other day and watched it on IMAX. The photography is spectacular. However, I did notice more *barrowing* or *stealing*, as others might put it, not only from Star Wars and Dances with Wolves, but also Last of the Mohicans and

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: X-Democrat and Doctor blasts health care reform!

Isn't that unusual? Switching parties, from majority to minority? From: BillyG To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tue, December 22, 2009 1:42:09 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: X-Democrat and Doctor blasts health care reform!   --- In FairfieldLife@ ya

[FairfieldLife] Re: AVATAR

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Mike Dixon wrote: > > ... This is my only real criticizm of the flilm, however, > it's still a must see just to witness the direction movies > are going in the future. I can only imagine what could be > done using this technology to bring the Mahabharata an

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: AVATAR

Bingo! From: authfriend To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tue, December 22, 2009 9:48:32 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: AVATAR   --- In FairfieldLife@ yahoogroups. com, TurquoiseB wrote: > There is much to be discussed about this film. My > bet is t

[FairfieldLife] Merry Quackmas from Sweden

So what is one of the most cherished and enduring Christmas Eve traditions in Sweden? Why, gathering the whole family to sit and watch Donald Duck cartoons on TV, of course: http://www.slate.com/id/2239252/pagenum/all

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: AVATAR

I went again the other day and watched it on IMAX. The photography is spectacular. However, I did notice more *barrowing* or *stealing*, as others might put it, not only from Star Wars and Dances with Wolves, but also Last of the Mohicans and it's not just one scene form these films but multiple

[FairfieldLife] The Catapocalypse

Some say the world will end in fire... Some say in ice... Or...

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Cameron Family Portrait of the American Mindset

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: >From my safely hetero > point of view, there have never *been* more virile, comfort- > able-in-their-bodies, powerful male and female beings shown > on a movie screen than the Na'vi. And there have never been > more comfortable-in-their-li

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Metaphors of AVATAR -- "unobtainium"

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > I think James Cameron is smart enough to have taken that step > back from the lemming-like, addictive pursuit of unobtainium > and put a little thought into what exactly is worth obtaining. A record profit on his film?

[FairfieldLife] Father Time and the Law of Karma, beware because...

"The Moving Finger writes, and, having writ, Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it." Omar Think before you act, and take stock of the passing year, what can you do this year 2010 to improve on last year 2009? For you w

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why Is Obama Ditching the Public Option — and You?

raunchydog wrote: > "So let's change it..." > There's a mid-term election coming up. I'm predicting that some independents are going to win big. Dodd is going to be a big loser, fer sure, and several others too. This is change you can believe in. Let the tea party begin! WASHINGTON -- A $100 mi

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Metaphors of AVATAR -- "unobtainium"

TurquoiseB wrote: > It's also fun writing about these ponderings, even if > only for a forum where I know many posters either won't > want to read what I write or literally *can't* because > they lack the attention span to do so. The moment they > see a post longer than Twitter-length, their min

[FairfieldLife] Why Is Obama Ditching the Public Option — and You?

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Re: [FairfieldLife] AVATAR

now i am at home in Croatia... 2009/12/23 Vaj > > > > On Dec 22, 2009, at 4:01 PM, Zoran Krneta wrote: > > watched Avatar... disapointed... looks like New Age John Wayne in > psyihodelic environment... > > Aren't you in India Zoran? Where did you see it at? > >

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  This gives some details, but not the birth time:   http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005261/bio   A search on "brittany murphy astrology" gives lots of hits, but only one which lists a time.   This link below is the one which gives the time. Scroll down to the post with the large, amazing pic of her

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