In retrospect, it's the "little things" that are revealing
about a cult or group or nationalistic mindset, and that
cause revelations *about* that mindset in the people who
notice the little things.
The ice cream incident is a perfect example. Germans who
in an earlier era would have signed up to
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Joe" wrote:
>
> The thing about the ice cream caper, is that when I was
> asked about it by one of the German TM gestapo (those
> who were there know exactly what I am referring to and
> know "gestapo" is the correct designation) the words
> used were: "i
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "WillyTex" wrote:
>
> TurquoiseB:
> > All one has to do to tell the difference is "push
> > the envelope" a little...
> >
>
Was that guy in the pic, by any chance, transsexual?? :0
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Joe" wrote:
>
> The thing about the ice cream caper, is that when I was asked about it by one
> of the German TM gestapo (those who were there know exactly >what I am
> referring to and know "gestapo" is the correct designation)
Like the armed guardian o
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain wrote:
>> Thanks, but those types of phrases are not going to work in a corporate work
>> situation in guiding others to get out of the narrative in their head and to
>> look at what is.
>
Oh, sorry. I thought you were asking about how I, person
IndeedI felt, and feel very much the same way. When people ask me if I
regret my time in the circus I say "No, not a second of it!"
Yeah, I suppose I could have cut it short by a few years, but it was an
incredible life lesson that I do not regret in any way. In fact I'm grateful
for it all
The thing about the ice cream caper, is that when I was asked about it by one
of the German TM gestapo (those who were there know exactly what I am referring
to and know "gestapo" is the correct designation) the words used were: "it has
been reported that you have been leaving the hotel to eat c
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "RoryGoff" wrote:
>
>
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain wrote:
> >
> >
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "RoryGoff" wrote:
> > >
> > > Right on, Jim! Personally, I have found Byron Katie's "turn-arounds" to
> > > be supremely u
Nicely put..:-)
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "RoryGoff" wrote:
>
>
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_reply@ wrote:
> >
> >
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "RoryGoff" wrote:
> > >
> > > Right on, Jim! Personally, I have found Byron Katie's
"turn-arounds" to
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain wrote:
>
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "RoryGoff" wrote:
> >
> > Right on, Jim! Personally, I have found Byron Katie's "turn-arounds" to be
> > supremely useful in showing me how "out there" was *always* a reflection of
> > "in here
LOL..several different responses with superficial variations to the same
post by Joe confirm that you are not off-base here.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7"
wrote:
>
> As you continue to talk to yourself Barry, I can't help but think how
difficult it is for you to attempt a pos
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Joe" wrote:
>
> Here's the quote:
>
> >Tellingly, about 1/4 of the group thought it was hilarious. The rest were
> horrified and made it clear that this enlightenment business was NO laughing
> matter. I think that was probably the moment that the first re
fe@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Indian Farmer Suicides
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > The Indian government should provide drought assistance and better
farming
> > methods to help the farmers out.
> >
> >
http://news.yah
80's big hair - Gotta love it!:
http://tinyurl.com/4avr2f7
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "WillyTex" wrote:
>
> TurquoiseB:
> > All one has to do to tell the difference is "push
> > the envelope" a little...
> >
>
TurquoiseB:
> All one has to do to tell the difference is "push
> the envelope" a little...
>
> > Remember, Joe, that you're talking to people who
> > were never a part of the TM movement, although
> > they would like people to think they were.
> >
authfriend:
> Too funny. More fantasy.
>
> (Joe, has it ever seemed to you that I wanted people
> to think I was part of the TM movement? Or ha
> > When you get busted for eating ice cream (another
> > story) and laughingwell, it's time to exit. It
> > took a few more years but I finally did.
> >
Joe:
> I can see where you are making that connection from
> the way I wrote it, but this was just a reminder, in
> a long line of even
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15 blusc0ut
11 sparaig
11 Joe
11 Bhairitu
9 tartbrain
9
"You, Curtis, and a few others are all that makes the place worth it."
Dude, just a reminder that Curtis hasn't posted here since November 2010, over
a month and a half ago. I know you pine for him, but sometimes you just gotta
deal with reality.:-)
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Turquo
The food in this restaurant is ghastly. And such small portions.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "TurquoiseB" wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Joe" wrote:
> >
> > I know what you mean about folks who were not there at that
> > time, especially as it relates to dealing wi
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Joe" wrote:
>
> I know what you mean about folks who were not there at that
> time, especially as it relates to dealing with MMY personally.
>
> Those of us who chose not to be automatons (or colorless saps)
> had a fairly easy time finding like minded fol
I know what you mean about folks who were not there at that time, especially as
it relates to dealing with MMY personally.
Those of us who chose not to be automatons (or colorless saps) had a fairly
easy time finding like minded folk for a time. As time went on, and the
rigidity became more and
lol- Mine. of course. :-) Any resemblance to another's state of mind is purely
coincidental.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain wrote:
>
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" wrote:
> >
> > As you continue to talk to yourself Barry, I can't help but think how
> >
Yep, that's why I wrote what I did. I was struck by how out of touch he
appears, because of his publicly proclaimed self-imposed exile from so many
people's posts on here. It is like he is shouting into a public address system,
while wearing earplugs - lol.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" wrote:
> > And that's all before the first sentence is composed...
> > A real three ring mental circus! :-)
>
> Yes. But whose head is it in.
Seems to me he immediately went on to ack
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "RoryGoff" wrote:
>
> Right on, Jim! Personally, I have found Byron Katie's "turn-arounds" to be
> supremely useful in showing me how "out there" was *always* a reflection of
> "in here" -- and zap! Just like that, the Egoic separation and suffering
> diss
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" wrote:
>
> As you continue to talk to yourself Barry, I can't help but think how
> difficult it is for you to attempt a post these days. I imagine inside your
> head:
>
> "Hmmm, let's see I'll start out by mentioning Judy's post...no, dammmit
There will be a memorial celebrating the life of Hada this sunday at 1 45pm
at Argiro Center , Festival Hall. please forward this to everyone in the
community. those who didnt know Hada now have a chance to meet this
extraordinary man, who recently passed away, His wife Hadani (former Suzanne
Pott
What's particularly hilarious (or pathetic, depending
on your point of view) is that he finally manages to
come up with one limp swipe, and when it crashes and
burns, instead of giving up and trying something else,
he keeps on in the same vein twice more, and those
attempts crash and burn even mor
Yes, good thing that the conservatives are all choir boys and such good chums!
--- On Mon, 1/17/11, wgm4u wrote:
> From: wgm4u
> Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Lunacy in Tucson
> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Monday, January 17, 2011, 3:42 PM
>
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.c
Yep, no more extra night's stay at The Mirage! :-)
www.mirage.com
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "RoryGoff" wrote:
>
> Right on, Jim! Personally, I have found Byron Katie's "turn-arounds" to be
> supremely useful in showing me how "out there" was *always* a reflection of
> "in here" --
As you continue to talk to yourself Barry, I can't help but think how difficult
it is for you to attempt a post these days. I imagine inside your head:
"Hmmm, let's see I'll start out by mentioning Judy's post...no, dammmit, I have
said before I don't read her stuff...Did I say I never read Spa
Right on, Jim! Personally, I have found Byron Katie's "turn-arounds" to be
supremely useful in showing me how "out there" was *always* a reflection of "in
here" -- and zap! Just like that, the Egoic separation and suffering dissolves
in a burst of delight :-)
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.co
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "TurquoiseB" wrote:
> Remember, Joe, that you're talking to people who
> were never a part of the TM movement, although
> they would like people to think they were.
Too funny. More fantasy.
(Joe, has it ever seemed to you that I wanted people
to think I was
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Joe" wrote:
>
> Here's the quote:
>
> > Tellingly, about 1/4 of the group thought it was hilarious.
> > The rest were horrified and made it clear that this
> > enlightenment business was NO laughing matter. I think that
> > was probably the moment that the f
One of the aspects of politically-incorrect humor
that the politically-correct will never get is the
usefulness of "inappropriate humor" in determining
who, among the people one finds oneself working or
living with, is actually *worth* associating with.
All one has to do to tell the difference is
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Joe" wrote:
>
> I can see where you are making that connection from the way
> I wrote it, but this was just a reminder, in a long line of
> events...that the TMO and I were on diverging paths.
>
> That particular day I got huge pleasure out of my little
>
Here's the quote:
>Tellingly, about 1/4 of the group thought it was hilarious. The rest were
horrified and made it clear that this enlightenment business was NO laughing
matter. I think that was probably the moment that the first real crack in my
belief system started.
When you get busted for eat
I was looking for Pere Teilhard de Chardin's ideas on You Tube and found this
gem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z09Mt3swaU&feature=related
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Mike Dixon wrote:
>
> I don't think Dupnik simply *complained*, sounded more like an accusation to
> me.
Clearly, it was a partisan indictment!! He may have blood on HIS hands if he's
not careful AND he may have supplied a defense strategy for the shoote
> > Why you and some others here are trying to enforce
> > rules about who can respond to who here and how,
> > is strange at best, and has a decidedly antisocial
> > tinge to it...
> >
authfriend:
> Precisely. Well put.
>
Barry and Joe just got waxed real good. They are both
probably very ang
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "TurquoiseB" wrote:
>
> One wonders whether Global Good News will pick up on this story and beam
> it out over the airwaves as a sign of the impending Age Of
> Enlightenment. One thing for sure...BillyG will probably not see it with
> the same sense of alarm
I don't think Dupnik simply *complained*, sounded more like an accusation to me.
From: authfriend
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sun, January 16, 2011 9:48:51 AM
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Lunacy in Tucson
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Mik
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" wrote:
>
> Wow, your psychic abilities are underwheming to say the
> least. To wit:
>
> "All of these people...are angry with you. They are
> insanely jealous..."
>
> Uh dudeI count Judy as the only one having this
> conversation with Joe,
"the separate Ego *loves* to feel angry, wounded, and self-righteous about the
evils "out there...to perpetuate its own ignorance :-)"
Exactly. After all, if the other" out there is causing my problems, why on
God's green earth would I want to find any commonality with them, the "other"?
After
Wow, your psychic abilities are underwheming to say the least. To wit:
"All of these people...are angry with you. They are insanely jealous..."
Uh dudeI count Judy as the only one having this conversation with Joe, and
she is clearly *not* angry with him. From your perspective, anyone who
c
Jesus, poor Barry. Sinking deeper and deeper into
his own private fantasyland.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "TurquoiseB" wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Joe" wrote:
> >
> > Nope, that wasn't my mind set then or now. I did it for me.
> > If anyone else thought it was f
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote:
> What did they "say" ?
>
For some reason, Vaj snipped the final portion of the original post, which read
thus:
* * * Just as an anecdotal aside, by chance my wife and I were present at a
circus in Florida about 20 years ago, and we
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" wrote:
>
> Ooops, sorry, I forgot your cardinal rule around here - "Thou shalt not make
> fun of Barry - everyone else is fair game". I think that is pretty much an
> exact quote. :-)
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" wr
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Joe" wrote:
>
> Nope, that wasn't my mind set then or now. I did it for me.
> If anyone else thought it was funny, great. I never expected
> everyone, or even a majority to join in. Anyone who was on
> those courses knows that there were those who tried to
> > On Jan 17, 2011, at 12:22 PM, RoryGoff wrote:
> >
> > > * * * Just as an anecdotal aside, by chance my wife and I were
> > > present at a circus in Florida about 20 years ago, and we were both
> > > struck by the strong, self-aware presence of the elephants. We had
> > > done some "ani
Well, Joe, you explicitly said (quoted below) that the
fact that only a quarter of them laughed started what
was "the first real crack in my belief system."
Maybe you miswrote, but that *is* what you said.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Joe" wrote:
>
> Nope, that wasn't my mind set the
t;
>
>
>
> The Indian government should provide drought assistance and better farming
> methods to help the farmers out.
>
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110117/wl_sthasia_afp/indiafarmingsuicideroada
> ccident_20110117120832
>
> This is one of Amma's priorities:
>
Nope, that wasn't my mind set then or now. I did it for me. If anyone else
thought it was funny, great. I never expected everyone, or even a majority to
join in. Anyone who was on those courses knows that there were those who tried
to completely shut out the outside world and there were those wh
Yes, things have improved immensely in terms of animal enclosures. So much so
that a tiger was being harassed at the SF Zoo by visitors on Christmas day
2007, jumped out of its moat area, killed one guy and tracked another the
length of the zoo before it was shot, sadly.
--- In FairfieldLife@y
Many zoos nowadays are trying to collect rare species in an attempt to maintain
those species. An example is the International Crane Foundation in Wisconsin.
They even collect eggs that would otherwise be destroyed, raise the chicks and
reintroduce the young adults into the wild. Other zoos t
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" wrote:
>
> We get it dude, for the one millionth time: Barry good, TM
> bad, Barry good, TMers bad, Barry good, Maharishi bad,
> Barry's teachers good, TM teachers bad, Barry's current
> location good, all other locations bad, Barry's self-
> impo
methods to help the farmers out.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110117/wl_sthasia_afp/indiafarmingsuicideroada
ccident_20110117120832
This is one of Amma's priorities:
http://www.amma.org/humanitarian-activities/social/farmer-project-report.htm
l
The Indian government should provide drought assistance and better farming
methods to help the farmers out.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110117/wl_sthasia_afp/indiafarmingsuicideroadaccident_20110117120832
You remind me of an old bumper sticker I saw in Mad magazine years ago. It said:
"I love animals. Its people I can't stand"
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote:
>
> http://www.ringlingbeatsanimals.com/
>
> (Not for the truly sensitive)
>
> Photos reveal that trainers cruelly wrestl
Ooops, sorry, I forgot your cardinal rule around here - "Thou shalt not make
fun of Barry - everyone else is fair game". I think that is pretty much an
exact quote. :-)
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" wrote:
>
> I can't help it if the dude says funny stuff! PS Sal, its a J-O-
I can't help it if the dude says funny stuff! PS Sal, its a J-O-K-E.:-)
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine wrote:
>
> On Jan 17, 2011, at 12:02 PM, whynotnow7 wrote:
>
> > "I've been concerned about vegetables, and how they feel about us eating
> > them. The next time you're ser
From:
Subject: Quiet Zone Progress Report Jan. 2011
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:40:24 -0600
Fairfield Quiet Zone Progress Report Jan. 2011
There is much progress to report on our Quiet
Zone from the last 4 months. This progress is
due to two things, as follows: 1) the tireless
efforts by Cit
http://www.ringlingbeatsanimals.com/
(Not for the truly sensitive)
Photos reveal that trainers cruelly wrestle baby elephants using
ropes, sharp hooks, and electric shocks in order to force them to
learn tricks.
PETA's circus page:
http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-in-entertainment/circu
Right-Wing Terrorism: Murders Grow on the Far Right Four Decades
After Martin Luther King Jr.
The American landscape is pockmarked by the wreckage left behind by
angry, white male extremists.
January 16, 2011 |
The landscape of America is littered with bodies.
They’ve been gunned down in T
On Jan 17, 2011, at 12:02 PM, whynotnow7 wrote:
> "I've been concerned about vegetables, and how they feel about us eating
> them. The next time you're serving some, could you ask them for me?
>
> I'm especially concerned about the brussel sprouts. Last time I cooked some
> they didn't seem hap
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "TurquoiseB" wrote:
>
> Rory, given your prowess at "whispering," I wonder
> if you could do me a favor. I've been concerned
> about vegetables, and how they feel about us
> eating them. The next time you're serving some,
> could you ask them for me?
Actua
"I've been concerned about vegetables, and how they feel about us eating them.
The next time you're serving some, could you ask them for me?
I'm especially concerned about the brussel sprouts. Last time I cooked some
they didn't seem happy about it at all."
That's because *no one*, including th
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "RoryGoff" wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" wrote:
> >
> > I have heard too that such things occur. Before the
> > Ringling Bros. show in San Jose, it is possible to
> > visit the back lot, where the animals are tended.
> > I h
"If the Japanese government is that concerned about their diminishing
birthrate, I'll volunteer to help ..I have a thing for Japanese women. :-)"
TMI dude.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "TurquoiseB" wrote:
>
> One wonders whether Global Good News will pick up on this story and beam
> it
Glad to hear it. Yes, if properly cared for, animals in zoos and circuses have
a far less stressful and longer life than they do in the wild - regular meals
and no predators. The same has been said of sidhas - lol. :-)
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "RoryGoff" wrote:
>
>
>
> --- In Fa
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" wrote:
>
> I have heard too that such things occur. Before the Ringling Bros. show in
> San Jose, it is possible to visit the back lot, where the animals are tended.
> I have spoken with the animal caretakers for that circus and they take good
On Jan 17, 2011, at 10:33 AM, TurquoiseB wrote:
> One wonders whether Global Good News will pick up on this story and beam it
> out over the airwaves as a sign of the impending Age Of Enlightenment. One
> thing for sure...BillyG will probably not see it with the same sense of alarm
> as the Jap
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote:
>
> I might have laughed. I might not have. The point is that
> to expect everyone else to laugh at your joke and when
> they don't, to use their lack of humor during an important
> situation as an excuse to "beat feet" because it just
> prove
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Joe" wrote:
>
> Did I ever say I expected "everyone" or "all" other
> participants to laugh along with me?
>
> No. I laughed and that was good enough for me.
C'mon, Joe, not only was that not enough for you, it
wasn't enough for you that a quarter of them *
On 01/17/2011 01:13 AM, TurquoiseB wrote:
> For anyone who seriously follows film and TV, the Golden Globe awards
> are always more of an indication of greatness than the Oscars. The
> Hollywood Foreign Press Association always has better taste, is less
> influence by industry nepotism and politica
On 01/16/2011 12:57 PM, merlin wrote:
>
>
>
>
> With TM there's no need to suffer,
>
> says Hollywood film director Martin Scorsese.
>
> http://www.globalgoodnews.com/health-news-a.html?art=12948564553725902
So you've not had any suffering since starting TM?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" wrote:
>
> We get it dude, for the one millionth time: Barry good, TM bad, Barry good,
> TMers bad, Barry good, Maharishi bad, Barry's teachers good, TM teachers bad,
> Barry's current location good, all other locations bad, Barry's
> self-im
Did I ever say I expected "everyone" or "all" other participants to laugh along
with me?
No. I laughed and that was good enough for me. That others joined in was even
more hilarious since laughter is contagious.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote:
>
>
>
> --- In FairfieldL
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "TurquoiseB" wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote:
> >
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Joe" wrote:
> > >
> > > I was around when the first sutra/"flying" attempts
> > > were made. We were all sitting in chairs in a c
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "TurquoiseB" wrote:
>
> One wonders whether Global Good News will pick up on this
> story and beam it out over the airwaves as a sign of the
> impending Age Of Enlightenment.
FWIW, back in May of 2010, GGN did report Japan's falling
birthrate--under "Flops."
So, the fact that only 25% of the people "got" Joe's little prank in the middle
of what might have been (by their beliefs/expectations) the most important
period in their life is a valid reason to walk away from the Movement.
Likewise, my pointing out the lack of clothes concerning Joe's expect
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, blusc0ut wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote:
> > There's a difference between a promise he knew he couldn't
> > deliver and a promise he didn't know *whether* he could
> > deliver; that's what I'm trying to get at.
>
> I kno
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Joe" wrote:
>
> No dude. I was part of the group, not someone standing outside the door. I
> was laughing WITH everyone and at myself, not AT everyone.
>
> It was a funny joke then and remains so for me, and I imagine for some of
> those who were there.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" wrote:
>
> Was she an atheist? I sent this out to my humor list and someone
> responded: âone of my favorite atheists!â Those quotes donât
> sound very atheistic to me.
Gee, no, she was most definitely *not* an atheist. You
can find doze
One wonders whether Global Good News will pick up on this story and beam
it out over the airwaves as a sign of the impending Age Of
Enlightenment. One thing for sure...BillyG will probably not see it with
the same sense of alarm as the Japanese government does. :-)
More seriously, I'd probably se
No dude. I was part of the group, not someone standing outside the door. I was
laughing WITH everyone and at myself, not AT everyone.
It was a funny joke then and remains so for me, and I imagine for some of those
who were there. I certainly heard about it for several years after that,
usually
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of authfriend
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 12:06 AM
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Two quotes from Helen Keller
Was she an atheist? I sent this out to my humor list and someon
We get it dude, for the one millionth time: Barry good, TM bad, Barry good,
TMers bad, Barry good, Maharishi bad, Barry's teachers good, TM teachers bad,
Barry's current location good, all other locations bad, Barry's self-importance
good, everyone else's self-importance bad. Check. Do you have
Hi Buck, I have a lot you in mind when writing in this thread.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" wrote:
>
> > > > > One more clue, why that is so, is the fact how it
> > > > > developed: there was never any emphasis on group
> > > > > meditation before the sidhis, that is approximate
the charm of the lucid magic of internet
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine
wrote:
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>
> Yes, which is why people are pouring into TM
> Centers and absolutely swamping them with
> requests for initiations.
> snip
>
> Dream on.
> Sal
>Get in line for the sunshine ..
http://www.yo
I have heard too that such things occur. Before the Ringling Bros. show in San
Jose, it is possible to visit the back lot, where the animals are tended. I
have spoken with the animal caretakers for that circus and they take good care
of the animals. It shows too. They all look quite healthy and
> > > > One more clue, why that is so, is the fact how it
> > > > developed: there was never any emphasis on group
> > > > meditation before the sidhis, that is approximately
> > > > before 1977.
Reading back in this thread, no, that is not accurate. Group meditations were
very much part of t
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote:
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> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote:
> >
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, blusc0ut wrote:
> > [...]
> > > Just as a small follow up: the siddhis were already a goal displacement
> > > to the original goal
On Jan 17, 2011, at 2:37 AM, raunchydog wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7"
wrote:
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> You probably mean that as an insult, but I love the circus!! I
have been many, many times. The first time I went was in the 70's,
Portland OR, when Gunter Gebel Williams was st
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" wrote:
>
> I guess it depends from which side you are looking at Maharishi. Some here
> prefer to always look at his backside. :-)
>
No prejudice against gays please!
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote:
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> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, blusc0ut wrote:
> >
> > Nice and thoughtful post.
>
> Thank you. Neat conversation.
>
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote:
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> > > That seems to me the most
> > > logi
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister wrote:
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> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "TurquoiseB" >
> > Spiritual development is not some take-it-all-
> > as-seriously-as-one-takes-oneself experience.
>
> That just made me ponder on, why (Classical) Sanskrit
> is so "fond of" com
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "TurquoiseB" >
> Spiritual development is not some take-it-all-
> as-seriously-as-one-takes-oneself experience.
That just made me ponder on, why (Classical) Sanskrit
is so "fond of" compound words. One reason prolly is
that by using compounds one can "forge
For anyone who seriously follows film and TV, the Golden Globe awards
are always more of an indication of greatness than the Oscars. The
Hollywood Foreign Press Association always has better taste, is less
influence by industry nepotism and political correctness, and tends not
to overlook the thing
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