I guess for many people intervals like e.g. minor 3rd or perfect
5th are rather obvious. For me as a fairly tone deaf lad they
are not at all like that.
I have the paid version of this:
http://www.playpianotoday.com/piano-lessons-ear-training-101-online_demo.swf
It includes the chord mode
There are essentially two paths to gathering hordes of
devoted followers, gaining fame on the spiritual circuit,
and making millions in the Guru business. Consider this
a User's Manual for succeeding in the biz yourself.
IF YOU ARE BROWN-SKINNED AND FROM THE EAST:
1. Dress in traditional Eastern
Scribbling my thoughts
While my headphone plays a song
Conveying a sublime message
Like someone inducing on me
a lesson to be humble
Learn to be humble oh you dust
Learn to be meek oh you clay
For you won’t bring your power and gold
nor your wealth will go with your soul
Be grateful
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Buck dhamiltony2k5@ wrote:
snip
Here is something written about this kind of thing in the
18th Century. Nothing new under the sun I guess:
This is pretty impressive. Where exactly
It's from Playboy, and asks you simply to view 12 pairs
of breasts and decide which of them are natural and which
are enhanced. To my surprise, I got 12 out of 12 correct,
which I think is pretty good considering all I had to
work with was a still photo, no jiggle factor or any-
thing like that.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote:
Take
L.Ron Hubbard as an example; he founded an entire
religion on the lie that he cured himself of life-
threatening battle injuries he never received. IT
DOESN'T MATTER if the stories you make up aren't
true; even after
... Nokia E7:
http://tinyurl.com/4f53265
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, whynotnow7 whynotnow7@... wrote:
I tried googling the first paragraph and didn't get anything, but what I did
find interesting was the spelling of parousia referred to as The Second
Coming Of Christ, and Purusha, The Cosmic Being. lol
Yep, Parousia.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, blusc0ut no_reply@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Buck dhamiltony2k5@ wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, whynotnow7 whynotnow7@ wrote:
Thanks for the telling Doug. I am glad you are doing better and have
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, blusc0ut no_reply@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote:
Take
L.Ron Hubbard as an example; he founded an entire
religion on the lie that he cured himself of life-
threatening battle injuries he never received.
Damn, there goes my bubble! ;-)
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, whynotnow7 whynotnow7@ wrote:
I tried googling the first paragraph and didn't get anything,
but what I did find interesting was the spelling of parousia
Dude, please let us know when you decide to return to planet earth - your
fantasies are now bizarre and incomprehensible. You don't sound like a
religious sociologist as you fancy yourself. You sound like a whiner. :-)
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote:
---
This is a very long interview, but worth the listen. You can also find this on
Youtube in 10 minute bits. Jason Beghe is an actor who spent several decades in
Scientology. There is something very raw, open and compelling about this guy.
Good guy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNUjMz9-W2I
In case anyone here knew her-
HUMMELL, Mary Ossinia Maryo Passed away peacefully under the care of
Hospice on Jan. 16, 2011. She was born in Casper, WY on Sept. 9, 1930. She
was the daughter of Ossie Cordle of Kentucky and Mary Royce Cordle of
Wyoming. Maryo grew up on a gentleman's-ranch outside
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote:
You realize, don't you Alex, that they're the same rap?
The Dumbo's feather thang is merely a variant of the
first rap. That is, it is not actually necessary for
the darshan giver to actually BE firing on more
cylinders
On Feb 9, 2011, at 8:39 AM, seventhray1 wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote:
You realize, don't you Alex, that they're the same rap?
The Dumbo's feather thang is merely a variant of the
first rap. That is, it is not actually necessary for
the
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote:
snip
Plus, as much of a TB I might ever have been behind
TM, it's good to be reminded that there are levels
of denial and TB-dom that I never ventured into, or
even got close to. I may have parroted dogma that I
knew
Your every chant
Brings me near to the promise land
A land better than the land
Promise to the descendants of Abraham
Your every whisper
is a music to my ear
and give me healing
and erase all my fears
your every touch
removes all my doubts
it has a charm that resonates deep inside
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote:
snip
Plus, as much of a TB I might ever have been behind
TM, it's good to be reminded that there are levels
of denial and TB-dom that I never ventured
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote:
There are essentially two paths to gathering hordes of
devoted followers, gaining fame on the spiritual circuit,
and making millions in the Guru business. Consider this
a User's Manual for succeeding in the biz yourself.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wayback71 wayback71@... wrote:
This raises an interesting question not only for us but for
all spiritual folk who actually do benefit incredibly from
their meditations and traditions - Buddhists, Hindu, whatever.
Was it worth it even with the money
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Alex Stanley j_alexander_stanley@
wrote:
When it comes to Barry rapping on the topic of darshan, I
think he should have called it quits after posting this:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote:
You really don't have to drill down into the actual
posts to see what's going on. For example, this morning
I was treated to a spate of My ability to Google other
people's spiritual stories is greater that yours, so
that
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, whynotnow7 whynotnow7@... wrote:
Damn, there goes my bubble! ;-)
Sorry about that! It was my bubble too once you'd
called attention to the similarity of the terms,
which I'd never noticed.
I love finding stuff that suggests a common source
for metaphysical
This one is for wayback, whose questions got me to thinking
about time spent with spiritual teachers, and what I thought
of it, this many years on. In doing so, I uncovered many
pleasant memories of time spent with Maharishi, and with
Rama/Fred Lenz. Interestingly, many of the moments I con-
--- On Wed, 2/9/11, Alex Stanley j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com wrote:
snip
I can see validity of the DF thang as a subset of all
darshan experiences. After all, fervent belief can drive all
sorts of spiritual/religious experiences, even if the
beliefs are based on purely mythological
Hmmm ...
So when they agree with you they are sorta o.k.
The rest of the time they are stupidly slack-jawed
fools led around by demonic neo-fascists.
Hmmm you sound like a Neo-Marxist Anarchist.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@... wrote:
They protested the
Awesome Turq! Dude that is a great story and must have been a great experience.
Please share more of these experiences if you would! This, I love to read. :-)
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote:
This one is for wayback, whose questions got me to thinking
about
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Alex Stanley j_alexander_stanley@...
wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Alex Stanley j_alexander_stanley@
wrote:
When it comes to Barry rapping on the topic of darshan,
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, blusc0ut no_reply@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Buck dhamiltony2k5@ wrote:
snip
Here is something written about this kind of thing in the
18th Century. Nothing
Concerning the meaning of parousia, Israel P.Warren, D.D., wrote in his
work The Parousia, Portland, Maine (1879),pp. 12-15:
We often speak of the 'second advent,' the second coming,' etc., but
the Scriptures never speak of a 'second Parousia. 'Whatever was to be
its nature, it was something
Define Neo-Marxist Anarchist off the top of your head without Googling it.
The tea party started out OK but got co-opted by the FOX News crowd
especially Glenn Beck who had them rally in Washington, DC when they
should have rallied on Wall Street. Oh but ol' Rupert can't have the
latter.
Interesting, thanks. What I got from the Wikipedia
definition of the mundane meaning of the Greek term was
that the operative aspect when used for the Second
Coming was that this coming was *imminent*, about to
happen, which would have been the belief at the time.
That's the implication even in
http://www.tinyurl.com/4abd4xu
I am hopeless, it seems; I only got six right.
To put a social observer's face on my voyeurism,
let me add that I believe America's fascination with
plastic surgery is culturing a coming acceptance of
robots. We're manipulating our perceptions so that
lifelike robots will no longer fall in
Even better:
http://www.thenation.com/article/158282/how-build-progressive-tea-party
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@... wrote:
Define Neo-Marxist Anarchist off the top of your head without Googling
it.
The tea party started out OK but got co-opted by the FOX News
Leading experts in Maharishi's programmes
for health emphasize quality and purity at
4th World Ayurveda Congress
Leading experts in Maharishi's programmes for health
emphasize quality and purity at 4th World Ayurveda Congress
Robert Schneider, MD, dean of the Maharishi College of
http://www.centerforworldspirituality.com/2010/08/ten-spiritually-transmitte
d-diseases-by-mariana-caplan/
You're avoiding my question:
Define Neo-Marxist Anarchist off the top of your head without Googling it.
I suspect the same reason that Tom never answered my question about why he
thought Ronald Reagan was a great man. He has no answer.
You do understand that the original colonists were
Great find Rick! I am taking the liberty of pasting these below. Although it is
a great name, Spiritually Transmitted Disease, and definitely drew my
interest, I would characterize the 10 items mentioned more like transient
infections, instead of the more chronic sounding 'disease'. I really
re: Marc Gafni - mentioned in the last few paragraphs. Here's a blog, fwiw...:
http://integral-options.blogspot.com/2008/07/marc-gafni-update-confessionapology.html
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, whynotnow7 whynotnow7@... wrote:
Great find Rick! I am taking the liberty of pasting these
Watching the latest episode of Rogert Ebert Presents at the Movies on
PBS I noted that they recommended a film called Dogtooth that has been
nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Film. I noted that I had seen
it in my recommended movies in my Netflix queue. This won't be a
film for most
Took me all of ten seconds to find it on the torrentnet.
I'll let you know how it is if it's any good.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@... wrote:
In another segment columnist Jeff Greenfield commented on impossible
things that US presidents in movies do. But the first
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of yifuxero
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 1:51 PM
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Ten Spiritually Transmitted Diseases
re: Marc Gafni - mentioned in the last few
Yup, I saw it there too and almost mentioned that. WB is really tight
assed about their content and probably wonder why interest picked up on
the title (if it did). I often argue this is another reason why
torrents exist if because of titles hard to find or the content holder
has no
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@... wrote:
Yup, I saw it there too and almost mentioned that.
It's fascinating in a nerd kinda way :-), but I'm currently
connected to a couple of thousand primary torrent nodes, and
through them expotentially to millions more. I can
On Feb 9, 2011, at 3:54 PM, Rick Archer wrote:
Marc Gafni is the husband of the article’s author, Mariana Caplan. They
recently had a baby. I hope all is well with them. I really like her books.
The titles alone of the two I’ve read are informative: “Halfway Up the
Mountain: The Error of
Hey you can't judge a book by its cover, this gal has potential, :-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Up1OMJ4WrPsfeature=BFlist=SPE8EEADBFBFD504E6index=4
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote:
snip
FYI, one technique to *identify* a cult apologist
I learned from Columbo on TV. You just mention
the term and see who replies angrily.
Duh.
Multiple Choice:
1. It was required to become a Shankaracharya.
2. It looked cool for the cameras.
3. Somebody had to do it.
4. It facilitates the unobstructed flow of the serpent fire, kundalini, up the
spine.
5. He was a PE Calisthenics instructor in College.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@... wrote:
On Feb 9, 2011, at 8:39 AM, seventhray1 wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote:
You realize, don't you Alex, that they're the same rap?
The Dumbo's feather thang is merely a variant
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, metoostill metoostill@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote:
snip
FYI, one technique to *identify* a cult apologist
I learned from Columbo on
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote:
This one is for wayback, whose questions got me to thinking
about time spent with spiritual teachers, and what I thought
of it, this many years on. In doing so, I uncovered many
pleasant memories of time spent with
On Feb 9, 2011, at 6:21 PM, seventhray1 wrote:
Yes Barry, and we'll be reviewing all other emails possibly
associated with this thread where you possibly said something
different. This only applies to your posts. We don't really care what
7th Ray has to say *now*, so we could care
On 02/09/2011 02:07 PM, turquoiseb wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitunoozguru@... wrote:
Yup, I saw it there too and almost mentioned that.
It's fascinating in a nerd kinda way :-), but I'm currently
connected to a couple of thousand primary torrent nodes, and
through them
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--- On Wed, 2/9/11, metoostill metoost...@yahoo.com wrote:
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Subject: [FairfieldLife] Cult apologists (was Re: Paul Haggis vs. the Church
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To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, February 9, 2011, 5:38 PM
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by Chris Mars...
http://cdn0.lostateminor.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/chris-mars3.jpg
That's the total for six periods during a girls basketball game in Iowa.
http://rivals.yahoo.com/highschool/blog/prep_rally/post/Six-periods-240-points-Iowa-girls-game-smashes?urn=highschool-318719
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter drpetersutphen@... wrote:
--- On Wed, 2/9/11, metoostill metoostill@... wrote:
From: metoostill metoostill@...
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Cult apologists (was Re: Paul Haggis vs. the
Church of Scientology)
To:
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Subject: Frida Kahlo
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--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@... wrote:
Perhaps you missed that I was being somewhat facetious in my response.
Having said that, when people talk off the cuff and in the moment, I
don't necessarily expect their momentary opinions will remain frozen in
time or across
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter drpetersutphen@... wrote:
This is a very long interview, but worth the listen. You can also find this
on Youtube in 10 minute bits. Jason Beghe is an actor who spent several
decades in Scientology. There is something very raw, open and compelling
From Wiki:
Xenu, leader of the Galactic Confederacy; (the Scientology God)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/13/Xenu_BBC_Panorama.jpg
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wayback71 wayback71@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter drpetersutphen@ wrote:
---
http://www.artyfactory.com/art_appreciation/portraiture/frida_kahlo/frida_kahlo.htm
6.Cannot afford a chair [;)]
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wgm4u wgm4u@... wrote:
Multiple Choice:
1. It was required to become a Shankaracharya.
2. It looked cool for the cameras.
3. Somebody had to do it.
4. It facilitates the unobstructed flow of the serpent fire,
I see it differently. My understanding from all the years within the TMO
was that TM was supposed to be the best way, but certainly not the only way
to immortality, enlightenment etc. MMY said TM was the fastest way, but
other ways could get you there eventually. Also, the TM
Awesome video. I stayed up late to watch. Saw a lot of parallels personally,
and also in the TMO mindset.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wayback71 wayback71@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter drpetersutphen@ wrote:
This is a very long interview, but worth the
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, metoostill metoostill@... wrote:
snip
Clearly we will all find different parts of greater or
lesser interest or relevance, but this is another snippet
from the Scientology article that struck, for me, a
familiar cord, referring back to three days checking
Great list indeed..
I used to hate #8 Group mind..8. Group Mind: Also described as
groupthink, cultic mentality, or ashram disease, group mind is an
insidious virus that contains many elements of traditional codependence.
A spiritual group makes subtle and unconscious agreements regarding the
Paul Krassner's** vague allegations about the CIA's links with
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, were entertaining, if somewhat irresponsible,
and were reprinted widely along with more accurate article
Maharishi a CIA agent by Ginsberg
http://tinyurl.com/4j897dc
http://tinyurl.com/477zbaf
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