[FairfieldLife] Re: The MMY Paradox/Robes of Silk, Feet of Clay

2010-07-09 Thread Joe
I meant to include this e-mail from Ned Wynn, possibly his best. (Again, here's a guy in a position to knowsomeone who was literally, as the expression was in those days "on the door"): Sat, 31 Aug 2002 20:50:43 -0700 From: "Ned Wynn" Subject: Re: E-mail and its power Casey, I agree, bas

[FairfieldLife] The MMY Paradox/Robes of Silk, Feet of Clay

2010-07-09 Thread Joe
Today, I went back to read through the sexy-sadie files.the various e-mail correspondence between MMY's skin boys of the late 60s and early 70s: Casey Coleman, Ned Wynn, Rob McCutchean and John somebodyI assume John Black, later John Bright. As direct, funny and unforgiving as Ned Wynn

[FairfieldLife] Finnish for Fairfielders! ; )

2010-07-09 Thread cardemaister
Can you spot the difference: Hän menestyy... = He/she succeeds... Hän menehtyy... = He/she perishes... Legend: ä ~= 'a' in 'bat' y ~= 'u' in French 'excuse moi'

[FairfieldLife] Re: Robes of Silk, Feet of Clay/Judith Bourque

2010-07-09 Thread Joe
Thanks Judy, I have forwarded your comments to her. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Joe" wrote: > > > > Judith's marketing plan? I really have no idea. She did thank me for my > > support and said she was not quite sure what t

[FairfieldLife] Re: Robes of Silk, Feet of Clay/Judith Bourque

2010-07-09 Thread Joe
Maybe I will dare to try and shed some light on this. From the book, it's clear that MMY felt very conflicted about his sexual activity, at least during this time. After their first time together, MMY cancels all of his lectures (in the Rishikesh lecture hall) for the day. Judith became concern

[FairfieldLife] Re: Robes of Silk, Feet of Clay/Judith Bourque

2010-07-09 Thread authfriend
Forgot to mention, she should advertise it on her other Web site. She has a link to the page where she sells it, but it's just the URL with no explanation of what it is. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Joe" wrote: > > > > Judit

[FairfieldLife] Re: Robes of Silk, Feet of Clay/Judith Bourque

2010-07-09 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Joe" wrote: > > Judith's marketing plan? I really have no idea. She did thank me for my > support and said she was not quite sure what to expect, but that so far, > every response had been like minemeaning that the reader came away > impressed by her h

[FairfieldLife] Re: Robes of Silk, Feet of Clay/Judith Bourque

2010-07-09 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" wrote: > > From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com] > On Behalf Of authfriend > Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 8:09 PM > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Robes of Silk, Feet of Clay/J

[FairfieldLife] Re: Robes of Silk, Feet of Clay/Judith Bourque

2010-07-09 Thread Joe
Judith's marketing plan? I really have no idea. She did thank me for my support and said she was not quite sure what to expect, but that so far, every response had been like minemeaning that the reader came away impressed by her honesty and heart. I'll ask but I think, for now, she's just s

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh YINO

2010-07-09 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Joe Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 9:31 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh YINO Did you know that MMY, at least in 1970, harbored a desire to become Prime Minister of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh YINO

2010-07-09 Thread Joe
Did you know that MMY, at least in 1970, harbored a desire to become Prime Minister of India? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "emptybill" wrote: > > > > > > There is no reason to believe that Vaj is a Buddhist. Appare

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Robes of Silk, Feet of Clay/Judith Bourque

2010-07-09 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of authfriend Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 8:09 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Robes of Silk, Feet of Clay/Judith Bourque --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh YINO

2010-07-09 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of seventhray1 Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 7:41 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh YINO --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Joe" wrote: > > Yep, and that's the cru

[FairfieldLife] Re: Robes of Silk, Feet of Clay/Judith Bourque

2010-07-09 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > While advising others to be what he was not (celibate), > even if married. While promoting King Tony as also > celibate while (if Da King himself can be believed) > knowing full well that he had a wife and kids. > > It's classic cognitive

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh YINO

2010-07-09 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, vajradhatu108 wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" wrote: > > The only question I might > > have is, why, when you stepped upon a different, > > apparantly better path, are you so interested in the > > path you've left. Like, I ha

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh YINO

2010-07-09 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, vajradhatu108 wrote: > Actually Mahesh was a *leading suspect* in the poisoning > of Swami Brahmananda, That's false. In the first place, that Guru Dev was poisoned was itself never more than a rumor. There was never any official conclusion or even investi

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh YINO

2010-07-09 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "randyanand" wrote: > > > > Its true. And somehow he thinks he knows everything about > > Maharishi's time with Guru Dev and is an expert in that area > > also. He appears to really believe that a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Robes of Silk, Feet of Clay/Judith Bourque

2010-07-09 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" wrote: Nabby wrote: > > > Is that so ? You're greatly misinformed. Rick wrote: > > > Watch the Larry King interview > > > > > > This was taped quite late in his life. King > > > asked him if he had

[FairfieldLife] Re: Robes of Silk, Feet of Clay/Judith Bourque

2010-07-09 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Joe" wrote: > > No, I don't want to do that, sorry. This well written, well > researched book is worth the $40. > > The book provides context for the stories, which a cliff > notes version would not. I'd be willing to bet you'll find > things in there that

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh YINO

2010-07-09 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "randyanand" wrote: > > What is it with you vaj. You didn't at all deal with > the point I was making. Just because Maharishi was > not an expert or even a practitoner of hatha yoga does > not mean he was not a yogi. Vaj has been pushing this bit of nonse

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh YINO

2010-07-09 Thread seventhray1
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Joe" wrote: > > Yep, and that's the crux of it, isn't it? For me, that's what makes discussing this aspect of MMY's life so fascinating. > > He can't be seen in black or white terms and that is something that really comes out in Judith's book. Or, as I thin

[FairfieldLife] Post Count

2010-07-09 Thread FFL PostCount
Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): Sat Jul 03 00:00:00 2010 End Date (UTC): Sat Jul 10 00:00:00 2010 498 messages as of (UTC) Fri Jul 09 23:55:36 2010 50 authfriend 48 TurquoiseB 37 Bhairitu 35 WillyTex 31 ditzyklanmail 30 yifuxero 25 nablusoss1008 21

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh YINO

2010-07-09 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "emptybill" wrote: > > > There is no reason to believe that Vaj is a Buddhist. Apparently he has > studied some type of Buddhist practice, either by mere reading or from > some type of teacher. That doesn't make him a Buddhist. > > > > Buddhists are very

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh YINO

2010-07-09 Thread emptybill
There is no reason to believe that Vaj is a Buddhist. Apparently he has studied some type of Buddhist practice, either by mere reading or from some type of teacher. That doesn't make him a Buddhist. Buddhists are very much into verifying their teachers and are quite against "make-it-up-ism". N

[FairfieldLife] New Crop Circle: Cley Hill, nr Warminster, Wiltshire. Reported 9th July.

2010-07-09 Thread nablusoss1008
Cley Hill, nr Warminster, Wiltshire. Reported 9th July. Map Ref: Google Maps

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh YINO

2010-07-09 Thread Vaj
On Jul 9, 2010, at 6:37 PM, randyanand wrote: > Oh yes, I see. You know more about the Shankaracharya tradition than the > Shankaracharya ashrams themselves. If they say they are Shaivite tradition, > they must not know what they are talking about, even though its about > themselves. LOL,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh YINO

2010-07-09 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "WillyTex" wrote: > > > > > > Actually, in the rumor spread by the Swami > > > Prakashanand Saraswati, Mahesh was NOT the > > > *leading suspect* - it was the Jyotirmath > > > Ashram 'cook'. > > > > Vaj: > > Not "the" leading suspect, "a leading suspect".

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh YINO

2010-07-09 Thread randyanand
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine wrote: > > On Jul 9, 2010, at 10:34 AM, randyanand wrote: > > > > Oh and by the way, many months ago we got into a discussion about the > > Shankaracharya tradition. You stated it was part of the Vaishnava > > tradition. I disagreed and said

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh YINO

2010-07-09 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" wrote: > > From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com] > On Behalf Of feste37 > Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 7:53 AM > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh YINO > > > > And y

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh YINO

2010-07-09 Thread randyanand
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > On Jul 9, 2010, at 11:34 AM, randyanand wrote: > > > It was in a back and forth posting on Fairifield Life many month ago. > > I was making the point that you kept referring to Maharishi as > > Mahesh and it was disrespectful because wha

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh YINO

2010-07-09 Thread Joe
Money will do that. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "WillyTex" wrote: > > > > From what I've read, the Mahesh Yogi > > was the real driving force behind the > > revitalization of the Jyotirmath. It > > was Mahesh Yogi t

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh YINO

2010-07-09 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "WillyTex" wrote: > From what I've read, the Mahesh Yogi > was the real driving force behind the > revitalization of the Jyotirmath. It > was Mahesh Yogi that got the President > of India to visit the Shankaracharya. > And it was Mahesh that organized the

[FairfieldLife] Judith

2010-07-09 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > I'm trying to lay low on this subject, HaHa, joke of the week !

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh YINO

2010-07-09 Thread Sal Sunshine
On Jul 9, 2010, at 10:34 AM, randyanand wrote: > > Oh and by the way, many months ago we got into a discussion about the > Shankaracharya tradition. You stated it was part of the Vaishnava tradition. > I disagreed and said it was a Shaivite tradition. We went back and forth on > this and I fin

[FairfieldLife] Re: Soccer: octopussy Paul's prediction!

2010-07-09 Thread Hugo
> T'would've been kewl, if Paul had chosen the Winner, Netherlands! > Unfortunately He chose Spain; everybody even down in Texas > knows, that the Superradiance from Vlodrop makes Netherlands > practically invincible! Don't worry Carde at least one member of the psychic

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo [movie]

2010-07-09 Thread Bhairitu
There's another theme at least in the original movie and I would expect throughout the rest of the books and movie and that is the exposing the dark secrets of wealthy families. TurquoiseB wrote: > Just GOTTA pass this one along, given my rant below about > Lisbeth, to all those who have read t

[FairfieldLife] Re: Soccer: octopussy Paul's prediction!

2010-07-09 Thread cardemaister
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister wrote: > > > Paul "predicted" Spain shall beat Germany! > The latter badly needs more YFfers? :/ > T'would've been kewl, if Paul had chosen the Winner, Netherlands! Unfortunately He chose Spain; everybody even down in Texas knows, that the Sup

[FairfieldLife] Re: who will inherit the Earth?

2010-07-09 Thread John
According to present understanding of the solar system, the Sun will consume the Earth in fire several millions of years from now. So, don't hold your breath for this. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > Rick Archer wrote: > > Cockroaches. > > Most likely. Many blow o

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth?

2010-07-09 Thread John
MMY states that the human physiology is already able to sustain bliss consciousness and thus enlightenment. He said that most people are "asleep" to this fact. Therefore, it is a matter of waking up the people throughout the world of this inherent gift of being human. On the other hand, Pere

[FairfieldLife] Re: Defense of Marriage Act ruled unconstitutional

2010-07-09 Thread do.rflex
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ditzyklanmail wrote: > > What confuses me, which is pretty easy to, there is no federal law requiring > a > marriage license or marriage claim. So I do not understand why federal has > anything to do with marriage. > > Maybe this video report will help

[FairfieldLife] Video: IMF -- The Economic Hitmen

2010-07-09 Thread Bhairitu
With the voice of John Perkins ("Confessions of an Economic Hitman"): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37Dvt2EqXF4

Re: [FairfieldLife] who will inherit the Earth?

2010-07-09 Thread Bhairitu
Rick Archer wrote: > Cockroaches. Most likely. Many blow off apocalyptic predictions because they've been around every generation. This time however we have a burgeoning population on the planet earth and an establishment that DOES NOT want to accommodate it.

[FairfieldLife] Quiet Zone vote Monday at City Council meeting, please contact your council member [1 Attachment]

2010-07-09 Thread Dick Mays
Fwd from: Dear Friends and Supporters of the Quiet Zone, Yesterday the Public Safety Transportation Committee of the Ff. City Council met and unanimously voted to move forward with the QZ and will recommend the same to the City Council on Monday the 12th of July at 7 p.m. Although the motio

[FairfieldLife] Latin America: Six countries reach invincibility

2010-07-09 Thread merlin
Latin America: Six countries reach required number of Yogic Flyers for national invincibility     http://globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=12785363151230266  

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh YINO

2010-07-09 Thread WillyTex
> > There's no mention of this incident anywhere else > > than I can determine. > > Vaj: > Clearly any mention of it would have been squelched > by TM insiders if they thought it could reflect badly > on their org or teacher... > Just admit it, Vaj, you and Perino started the rumor. "He has c

Re: [FairfieldLife] Defense of Marriage Act ruled unconstitutional

2010-07-09 Thread ditzyklanmail
What confuses me, which is pretty easy to, there is no federal law requiring a marriage license or marriage claim. So I do not understand why federal has anything to do with marriage. From: do.rflex To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Fri, 9 July, 2010 1

RE: [FairfieldLife] who will inherit the Earth?

2010-07-09 Thread Rick Archer
Cockroaches.

[FairfieldLife] who will inherit the Earth?

2010-07-09 Thread yifuxero
So far, steel and oil magnates, real-estate barrons; and those with lots of insider trading; as well as those with creative ideas and lots of start-up cash. check out the http://www.vf.com article on Steve Cohen; one of the traders making tons of $$ in recent years. http://www.vanityfair.com/on

[FairfieldLife] Cary Grant and LSD

2010-07-09 Thread yifuxero
http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/features/2010/08/drugs-in-hollywood-201008

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh YINO

2010-07-09 Thread Vaj
On Jul 9, 2010, at 1:03 PM, WillyTex wrote: Actually, in the rumor spread by the Swami Prakashanand Saraswati, Mahesh was NOT the *leading suspect* - it was the Jyotirmath Ashram 'cook'. Vaj: Not "the" leading suspect, "a leading suspect". Apparently this whole 'poison' rumor was made u

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh YINO

2010-07-09 Thread WillyTex
> > Actually, in the rumor spread by the Swami > > Prakashanand Saraswati, Mahesh was NOT the > > *leading suspect* - it was the Jyotirmath > > Ashram 'cook'. > > Vaj: > Not "the" leading suspect, "a leading suspect". > Apparently this whole 'poison' rumor was made up by the Svarupanand camp, i

[FairfieldLife] Fear of death no biggie compared to running out of money

2010-07-09 Thread Bhairitu
For older Americans surveyed by Allianz Life Insurance Co., death is not such a big deal. Not, that is, when it compares to the spectre of a dwindling bank account. In a poll of people between the ages of 44 and 75, 61% said that running out money was their biggest fear. The remaining 39% thoug

[FairfieldLife] Defense of Marriage Act ruled unconstitutional

2010-07-09 Thread do.rflex
Defense of Marriage Act Ruled Unconstitutional by U.S. JudgeJuly 9 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Defense of Marriage Act, which defines the institution as being between a man and a woman, was declared unconstitutional by a federal judge. U.S. District Judge Joseph L. Tauro in Boston yesterday decided

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh YINO

2010-07-09 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of feste37 Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 7:53 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh YINO And yet he changed so many people's lives for the better -- indeed, rescued many lives,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh YINO

2010-07-09 Thread Vaj
On Jul 9, 2010, at 11:34 AM, randyanand wrote: It was in a back and forth posting on Fairifield Life many month ago. I was making the point that you kept referring to Maharishi as Mahesh and it was disrespectful because whatever you think of him, thats his name. You countered with, you wou

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh YINO

2010-07-09 Thread randyanand
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, vajradhatu108 wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "randyanand" wrote: > > > > News to me. > > > > Well if you don't believe it, why did you say that Mahrishi poisoned his > > Guru in a resonse >to something I said months ago on this fo

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh YINO

2010-07-09 Thread Vaj
On Jul 9, 2010, at 11:05 AM, WillyTex wrote: Actually, in the rumor spread by the Swami Prakashanand Saraswati, Mahesh was NOT the *leading suspect* - it was the Jyotirmath Ashram 'cook'. Not "the" leading suspect, "a leading suspect". The point here is not whether he did it, whether he kne

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh YINO

2010-07-09 Thread Joe
Yep, and that's the crux of it, isn't it? For me, that's what makes discussing this aspect of MMY's life so fascinating. He can't be seen in black or white terms and that is something that really comes out in Judith's book. Or, as I think she puts it: separating the "Maha" from the "Rishi". Wa

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh YINO

2010-07-09 Thread WillyTex
> > > Or, of course, maybe he just added > > > the "yogi" as his own alias? > > > > > Or maybe he really meant Yogi Bear? > > > > We'll never know. > > Vaj: > Hmmm. > Apparently Sal and Vaj don't realize that in India the term 'yogi' is meant to be an alias. LOL!

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh YINO

2010-07-09 Thread WillyTex
> > you specifically said that Maharishi > > poisoned his guru... > > Vaj: > Actually Mahesh was a *leading suspect* > in the poisoning of Swami Brahmananda, > You are incorrect. Can you present any evidence that Mahesh Yogi was a suspect in the murder of an Indian Shankarachary? Please post

[FairfieldLife] Elementals, the Thought-Forms We Humans Create

2010-07-09 Thread martin.quickman
Many of the world's greatest teachers have described how we each create our own existence. Here is post that explains this important topic in greater detail - enjoy ! http://sathyasaimemories.wordpress.com/2010/07/09/a-study-of-thought-forms-daskalos-child-of-light/

[FairfieldLife] Re: Robes of Silk, Feet of Clay/Judith Bourque

2010-07-09 Thread TurquoiseB
I'm trying to lay low on this subject, and may even after having read the book, but Vaj came up with a sentence in his post that I just have to riff on. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, vajradhatu108 wrote: > > So the question naturally arises, if you're not in deep > denial, how much el

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth?

2010-07-09 Thread Don Miller
If there were an evolutionary advantage in enlightenment, then most humans would already be enlightened (and maybe they really are, but fail to recognize it!). On the other hand, to hell with evolution, because it is just in favor of the species, not the individual. As individuals, evolution i

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh YINO

2010-07-09 Thread vajradhatu108
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "feste37" wrote: > > > > And yet he changed so many people's lives for the better -- indeed, rescued > many lives, mine included. He figured out a way of reaching me, a confused > 17-year-old high school drop out, and giving me something that permanently

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth?

2010-07-09 Thread Don Miller
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Don Miller" wrote: > > > > The meek shall inherit the earth? No, that isn't how it works in general > > evolution. > > > > Don, you have seriously pondered the answer to this question but you

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth?

2010-07-09 Thread Don Miller
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Don Miller" wrote: > > > > It is important to keep in mind that evolution is set up to > > favor not the individual, but rather the species. In the long > > view of evolution one can understand

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth?

2010-07-09 Thread Don Miller
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "yifuxero" wrote: > > I don't see much, if any, evolutionary edge in this; since the enlightened people may be less likely to spread their genes around. In your first line you are restating what I was stating in the post, that there is no evolutionary edge

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh YINO

2010-07-09 Thread feste37
And yet he changed so many people's lives for the better -- indeed, rescued many lives, mine included. He figured out a way of reaching me, a confused 17-year-old high school drop out, and giving me something that permanently turned my life around. I guess all the more "qualified" yogis were s

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh YINO

2010-07-09 Thread vajradhatu108
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "randyanand" wrote: > > News to me. > > Well if you don't believe it, why did you say that Mahrishi poisoned his Guru > in a resonse >to something I said months ago on this forum. Randyanand, could you please point me to that post so I'm clear what exa

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh YINO

2010-07-09 Thread vajradhatu108
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "randyanand" wrote: > > > > Its true. And somehow he thinks he knows everything about > > Maharishi's time with Guru Dev and is an expert in that area > > also. He appears to really believe that

[FairfieldLife] Re: Prediction

2010-07-09 Thread vajradhatu108
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" wrote: > > I'm heading over to Batgap. The question I have is, will there be any > discussion of "The Book" I say "no". I think they generally avoid > unpleasant topics. Well, here I go folks. If you don't hear back from you > in a few

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh YINO

2010-07-09 Thread vajradhatu108
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" wrote: > > > vajradhatu108 wrote: > > > > Mastery of yoga isn't dependent on literacy. > > > > Having said that, I was never a fan of Vivekananda and the other > vaishnava-protestant Hindu supremacists expounding their mythical > Vedism. Yu

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh YINO

2010-07-09 Thread vajradhatu108
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "randyanand" wrote: > > > If you haven't noticed, Vaj has the constant need to be right on his > opinions. For some reason, he thinks he is an expert about Indian and > Vedic knowledge, even th

[FairfieldLife] Re: Robes of Silk, Feet of Clay/Judith Bourque

2010-07-09 Thread vajradhatu108
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "yifuxero" wrote: > > > right...this is the Internet, not a Dan Brown conspiratorial group. Just come > right out and >state your agenda, no problem. People would applaud you (Vaj) > first, first for doing that; >then reserving the choice to blast the act

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh YINO

2010-07-09 Thread vajradhatu108
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine wrote: > > On Jul 8, 2010, at 7:47 PM, vajradhatu108 wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "randyanand" wrote: > >> > >> Hey Vaj, > >> > >> Most of the real "yogi's" that I met in India, never practiced asanas. > >> You should k

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh YINO

2010-07-09 Thread vajradhatu108
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "randyanand" wrote: > > What is it with you vaj. You didn't at all deal with the point I was making. > Just because Maharishi was not an expert or even a practitoner of hatha yoga > does not mean he was not a yogi. > And by the way, in a post you made to

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo [movie]

2010-07-09 Thread TurquoiseB
Just GOTTA pass this one along, given my rant below about Lisbeth, to all those who have read the books and loved them or (like me) seen the movies and loved them. It's a parody of Stieg Larsson's writing style done for the New Yorker by Nora Ephron. Hilarious. Spot-on. :-) http://www.newyorker

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh YINO

2010-07-09 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "randyanand" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > > One of my ongoing "points" on this forum has been to > > point out this knee-jerk behavior on the part of TMers. > > I can recognize it because (sadly) I participated in >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh YINO

2010-07-09 Thread randyanand
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "randyanand" wrote: > > > > Its true. And somehow he thinks he knows everything about > > Maharishi's time with Guru Dev and is an expert in that area > > also. He appears to really believe that

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh YINO

2010-07-09 Thread randyanand
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, vajradhatu108 wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "randyanand" wrote: > > >And he also believes Maharishi poisoned Guru Dev and there is no evidence of > >this either. > > Is that what I believe? > > News to me. Well if you don't b

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh YINO

2010-07-09 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "randyanand" wrote: > > Hey Vaj, > > Most of the real "yogi's" that I met in India, never practiced asanas. > You should know that yoga means so much than asana. So if Maharishi had > someone else who was an expert in that areadesign the course, it just sh

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth?

2010-07-09 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Don Miller" wrote: > > It is important to keep in mind that evolution is set up to > favor not the individual, but rather the species. In the long > view of evolution one can understand a distinct advantage > towards those humans who are dissatisfied enoug