[FairfieldLife] Re: Do Narcissists Know They Are Narcissists?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" wrote: > > > > I don't look for "experiences". If I feel I might be having an > experience I try to look the other way. Somewhere along the way I took > a mental stand against "mood making". I have observed that to be a > major deterrent on t

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do Narcissists Know They Are Narcissists?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" steve.sundur@ wrote: > > > > I look at various spiritual teachers, and conclude that they do > > operate in a different mode, and have indeed accessed different > > levels of awareness.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do Narcissists Know They Are Narcissists?

> > A meaningless statement. First because you felt the need to > > use the term "unbelievers." Second because you don't define > > "these teachings." WTF are you talking about exactly? For > > example, if you are trying to say that sitting meditation has > > potential value, I don't think you'll

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do Narcissists Know They Are Narcissists?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" steve.sundur@ > wrote: > > > > > > I look at various spiritual teachers, and conclude that they do > > > operate in a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do Narcissists Know They Are Narcissists?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ravi Yogi" raviyogi@ wrote: > > > > Thank you Curtisji, you are quite right on most of the comments except > the diffused anger part. Insincerity is contagious, I do take part in > some serio

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do Narcissists Know They Are Narcissists?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" steve.sundur@ wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > > > Speaking from my experience, I have noticed greater support > > from environment. > > While

[FairfieldLife] Re: Chakrapani's Additional Thoughts About the New Year

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > On Apr 5, 2011, at 8:11 AM, Rick Archer wrote: > > > I remain optimistic. I think we're just feeling global birth pangs. > > There are plenty of sources of information that can give you that > > perspective to counterbalance the pessimi

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do Narcissists Know They Are Narcissists?

Ahem. Might I point out another characteristic of narcissistic supposedly enlightened types? They have no memory. A mere seven minutes before making this post, which is nothing more than more of the same old same old (compulsively demonizing those who criticize gurus, classic cult apologetics),

[FairfieldLife] Re: Narcissism and Spiritual Materialism

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=70,419,0,0,1,0 > > Fairfield syndrome is alive and well just about anywhere you go. > No, you're making a large assumption about Fairfield from outside again. Fairfield is Zen. > Narcissism an

[FairfieldLife] Re: . Buddhism To Be Subject of New Continuing Ed Course

If anyone attends this, I'd be interested in your impressions and what is said. I'm hoping that it's better than Bevan Morris' laughable "commentary" on "Shurangama Sutra of Buddhism and Transcendental Meditation," which was abysmally ignorant of the basic tenets of Buddhism and nothing more than

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sai Baba may croak

I would recommend that it be removed. I don't think any association or implication of being a pedohphile is a good idea. Things tend to be more funny when a joke is on someone else. When someone's livlihood or even their pro bona activities involve association with school children then I don't

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do Narcissists Know They Are Narcissists?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ravi Yogi" wrote: But with the Westerners it > seems to be the case that most come from broken homes and they would > like to have a sense of belonging. They are quick to adopt everything > eastern, the clothing, mannerisms and an unhealthy obsession, but s

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Do Narcissists Know They Are Narcissists?

On Apr 6, 2011, at 11:28 PM, seventhray1 wrote: Thank goodness none of these attributes apply to you Vaj. That view from the top of the mountain must be awesome. Speak up. I can barely hear you ;-).

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do Narcissists Know They Are Narcissists?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ravi Yogi" wrote: > Several years ago I overheard a Western lady remark that we need to > learn from Indians on the role of a Spiritual Guru in the personal life. snip Well yea. I think that's been the situation since the first folks came over. Maybe sta

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do Narcissists Know They Are Narcissists?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ravi Yogi" wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" steve.sundur@ > wrote: > > > > > > > > I don't look for "experiences". If I feel I might be having an > > experience I try to look the other way. Somewhere along the way I > took >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do Narcissists Know They Are Narcissists?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" steve.sundur@ wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" steve.sundur@ > > wrote: > > > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do Narcissists Know They Are Narcissists?

Steve, I think we've pretty much covered things, and unlike some I don't want to draw this out ad infinitum, so I'll just "snip and choose" below to respond to only the things for which I have something witty or half-witty to say. :-) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" wrote: >

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: . Buddhism To Be Subject of New Continuing Ed Course

On Apr 7, 2011, at 6:12 AM, turquoiseb wrote: >> If anyone attends an interesting question to ask Evan might be, "Have you ever met an actual Buddhist teacher?" If anyone attends, an even more interesting question might be to see whether or not they could actually stay awake. To that end, I g

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do Narcissists Know They Are Narcissists?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > Ahem. Might I point out another characteristic of > narcissistic supposedly enlightened types? They have > no memory. > > A mere seven minutes before making this post, which > is nothing more than more of the same old same old > (compu

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do Narcissists Know They Are Narcissists?

LOL. Got her. I knew that the fag hag wouldn't be able to resist rushing in to "defend" one of her Three Goons team members. 50 and out. :-) [http://www.altfg.com/Stars/s/strait-jacket-joan-crawford.jpg] [http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq209/pinklatexblog2/joancrawford.jp\ g] --- In Fair

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: . Buddhism To Be Subject of New Continuing Ed Course

On Apr 7, 2011, at 7:12 AM, turquoiseb wrote: If anyone attends this, I'd be interested in your impressions and what is said. I'm hoping that it's better than Bevan Morris' laughable "commentary" on "Shurangama Sutra of Buddhism and Transcendental Meditation," which was abysmally ignorant of th

[FairfieldLife] The sleepy Narcissus

Narcissus is asleep and dreaming that this endlessly repeating thread is all about him. It is indeed about Narcissus. *

[FairfieldLife] Re: . Buddhism To Be Subject of New Continuing Ed Course

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > On Apr 7, 2011, at 7:12 AM, turquoiseb wrote: > > > If anyone attends this, I'd be interested in your > > impressions and what is said. I'm hoping that it's > > better than Bevan Morris' laughable "commentary" > > on "Shurangama Sutra of Buddhi

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do Narcissists Know They Are Narcissists?

Thanks to both Ravi and Steve for opening up an interesting discussion. Comments below. -- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ravi Yogi" wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" > wrote: > > > > > > > > Nice reply Rav. I am a little short on time, but wanted to make b

Re: [FairfieldLife] The sleepy Narcissus

On 04/07/2011 07:37 AM, emptybill wrote: > Narcissus is asleep and dreaming that this endlessly repeating thread is > all about him. > It is indeed about Narcissus. > > * Yup, who gives a damn about narcissism? This is just typical of the yammering on FFL. Time to select "Ma

Re: [FairfieldLife] Government Shutdown Looms

If we have cuts it should be with the bloated military budget. We're not the world's policemen! On 04/05/2011 08:32 PM, John wrote: > If this happens, a lot of people will be very upset. This is another example > of our politicians at work in Washington DC. > > http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/0

[FairfieldLife] Re: . Buddhism To Be Subject of New Continuing Ed Course

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine wrote: > > On Apr 7, 2011, at 6:12 AM, turquoiseb wrote: > > >> If anyone attends an interesting question to ask Evan > might be, "Have you ever met an actual Buddhist teacher?" > > If anyone attends, an even more interesting > question migh

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: . Buddhism To Be Subject of New Continuing Ed Course

On Apr 7, 2011, at 11:32 AM, wayback71 wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine wrote: >> >> On Apr 7, 2011, at 6:12 AM, turquoiseb wrote: >> If anyone attends an interesting question to ask Evan >> might be, "Have you ever met an actual Buddhist teacher?" >> >> If an

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sai Baba may croak

seventhray1: > I don't think any association or > implication of being a pedohphile > is a good idea... > Well, it looked like Stupid Joe was calling Curtis a perv of some kind. Then Curtis made a joke about it. Maybe these two should just keep their pie-holes shut for awhile.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do Narcissists Know They Are Narcissists?

Thank you Judyji for stating the obvious. I always have read and replied to Barry's posts. The only thing I said as you rightly pointed out that I was going to cut out my insults regardless of how deceptive I think Barry and Vaj's nonsense are. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend"

[FairfieldLife] Re: The sleepy Narcissus

Bhairitu: > Yup, who gives a damn about narcissism? This is just > typical of the yammering on FFL. > Obviously Turq knows next to nothing about Psychology, as was pointed out by Dr. Pete. To read about a real narcissistic personality, look it up on Google. But fer chrissakes, lets not stoop

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do Narcissists Know They Are Narcissists?

turquoiseb: > LOL. Got her. I knew that the fag hag wouldn't > be able to resist rushing in to "defend" one of > her Three Goons team members. 50 and out. :-) > So, it's all about Judy. Maybe it's time for Turq to take a break from posting - then in a year or two he could come back and dialog

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sai Baba may croak

From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of seventhray1 Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 7:01 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sai Baba may croak I would recommend that it be removed. I don't think any association o

[FairfieldLife] Re: Government Shutdown Looms

Bhairitu: > If we have cuts it should be with the bloated > military budget. We're not the world's policemen! > "Obama's stimulus, passed in his first month in office, will cost more than the entire Iraq War -- more than $100 billion (15%) more..." Read more: 'Little-known fact: Obama's fai

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sai Baba may croak

Rick Archer: > I seriously think he should grow an afro, have his > skin darkened... > Have his skin darkened? This is another joke, right?

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sai Baba may croak

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" wrote: > > From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] > On Behalf Of seventhray1 > Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 7:01 AM > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sai Baba may croak > >

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Government Shutdown Looms

On 04/07/2011 11:49 AM, WillyTex wrote: > > Bhairitu: >> If we have cuts it should be with the bloated >> military budget. We're not the world's policemen! >> > "Obama's stimulus, passed in his first month in office, > will cost more than the entire Iraq War -- more than > $100 billion (15%) more.

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Kill Team

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "WillyTex" wrote: > > > > > > You fu*in idiot, Obama isn't from my > > > 'neck of the woods'... > > > > azgrey: > > Yeah, well, that's what you said about > > prairie dogs and look at the trouble they > > got into around you... > > > There are no 'pra

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sai Baba may croak

Hey, organize that and you could be the next spiritual billionaire. Satya Soul Baba with the Mo-town bhajans! From: Rick Archer To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thu, April 7, 2011 11:42:45 AM Subject: RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sai Baba may croak   From:

[FairfieldLife] Krugman Exposes GOP Ryan’s Unicorn Budget

Paul Krugman spent Wednesday combing through the details of Tea-GOP genius Paul Ryan’s budget and in a series of blog posts utterly destroyed the Ryan budget’s phony math, implausible assumptions and unicorn forecasts. Kudos to MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sai Baba may croak

I appreciate Steve having my back but I didn't take Rick's post to have anything to do with Sai's personal life, just his professional charlatan life. I didn't think he was implying more than that. It says a lot about the guy that his name is synonymous here with criminally sick behavior. so I

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do Narcissists Know They Are Narcissists?

Barry you are right - there is definitely an element of narcissism in the enlightened types. The enlightened have a similar focus on their self however it is different from an ordinary narcissist in that they are not looking for acceptance from the world but they understand that only when es

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sai Baba may croak

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "WillyTex" wrote: > > Rick Archer: > > I seriously think he should grow an afro, have his > > skin darkened... > > > Have his skin darkened? This is another joke, right? Got your Offend-O-Meter set a tad low don't ya Richard? >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Krugman Exposes GOP Ryan’s Unicorn Budget

Paul Krugman and Bernie Sanders are my heroes. I hope there is reason to be optimistic, but I am very uncertain about that. As I see it, so many people in the US have brains that function in a manner that is opposite to mine. I see no way to resolve things - we are so deeply divided on such f

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: . Buddhism To Be Subject of New Continuing Ed Course

On Apr 7, 2011, at 12:32 PM, wayback71 wrote: > Migiht be interesting to ask where they can actually learn a Buddhist > meditation so they can give it a try for themselves! Oh you're bad!

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do Narcissists Know They Are Narcissists?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > LOL. Got her. I knew that the fag hag wouldn't be able to resist rushing > in to "defend" one of her Three Goons team members. 50 and out. :-) > Barry - you are the only one indulging in the fantasy of teams. Take a look at your pos

[FairfieldLife] North Carolina criminalizes Naturopaths

NaturalNews Insider Alert ( www.NaturalNews.com ) - please forward This is a breaking news alert from NaturalNews. North Carolina is voting on a bill TONIGHT that would criminalize homeopaths, naturopaths, midwives, herbalists and anyone else who practices "non-conventional medicine." They

Re: [FairfieldLife] North Carolina criminalizes Naturopaths

Sounds like the rakshasas are winning. Either that or the idiocrats. Meantime out here on the left coast back in the 1970s Washington and Oregon passed a bill for state board exams for naturopaths legitimizing it as a practice. On 04/07/2011 02:17 PM, Yifu wrote: > NaturalNews Insider Alert (

[FairfieldLife] Re: Government Shutdown Looms

> > We know that, it is not a "little known fact." It was misused by the > banksters who should be in prison rather than in an executive suite. > BTW, it was a program that Dubya's goons set up and Obama didn't have > the balls to say "fuck that!" > > What is happening is exactly what I post

[FairfieldLife] Re: Government Shutdown Looms

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" wrote: > > > > > We know that, it is not a "little known fact." It was misused by the > > banksters who should be in prison rather than in an executive suite. > > BTW, it was a program that Dubya's goons set up and Obama didn't have > > the ball

[FairfieldLife] General Kuroki and his staff

After the Battle of the Yalu River, Russo-Japanese War http://www.museumsyndicate.com/images/5/46760.jpg

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sai Baba may croak

Rick, you rock! This is why we love you brother. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" wrote: > > From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] > On Behalf Of seventhray1 > Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 7:01 AM > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Subj

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: . Buddhism To Be Subject of New Continuing Ed Course

On Apr 7, 2011, at 11:01 AM, turquoiseb wrote: > Could be. Or it could be a well-meaning "course offering" > to provide information to students who have asked for such > a thing. How accurate such information can be would be of > course influenced by whether Evan has done more than read > "Buddhi

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Government Shutdown Looms

On 04/07/2011 03:48 PM, wayback71 wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" wrote: >>> We know that, it is not a "little known fact." It was misused by the >>> banksters who should be in prison rather than in an executive suite. >>> BTW, it was a program that Dubya's goons set up an

[FairfieldLife] Post Count

Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): Sat Apr 02 00:00:00 2011 End Date (UTC): Sat Apr 09 00:00:00 2011 509 messages as of (UTC) Thu Apr 07 23:31:33 2011 50 authfriend 42 turquoiseb 42 Vaj 35 curtisdeltablues 32 Yifu 30 seventhray1 29 tartbrain 29 Buck 2

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do Narcissists Know They Are Narcissists?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote: > I think I'll have to finish the discussion later. Thanks for the > feedback. > > > > > > > And I not willing to chalk it up to the power of suggestion. > > > > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do Narcissists Know They Are Narcissists?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ravi Yogi" wrote: > OK Steve - I have decided to take yours and Curtis's suggestion to > change my act, at least for some time..:-) > I think some good stuff is coming out.

[FairfieldLife] Seattle, 1889

http://www.museumsyndicate.com/images/6/50162.jpg

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do Narcissists Know They Are Narcissists?

I SAID, "VAJ, CAN YOU THROW DOWN A LINE SO I CAN CLIMB UP THERE WITH YOU. THE VIEW DOWN HERE IS KIND OF DULL. WHAT DO YOU SAY"? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > On Apr 6, 2011, at 11:28 PM, seventhray1 wrote: > > > Thank goodness none of these attributes apply to you Vaj

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do Narcissists Know They Are Narcissists?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > That's why I don't bother to read books *about* > spiritual teachers. I don't believe that an accurate > one has ever been written, including mine. The only > books I'd ever bother to read would be the one > actually written by or dictated

[FairfieldLife] Re: Government Shutdown Looms

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > On 04/07/2011 03:48 PM, wayback71 wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" wrote: > >>> We know that, it is not a "little known fact." It was misused by the > >>> banksters who should be in prison rather than in an ex

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do Narcissists Know They Are Narcissists?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" wrote: > I would like to hear more about this. Did you ever meet Maharishi. What gurus have you met and what did you experience. Did you ever meet a person who said they were a guru that you didn't believe in? Yes, I spent considerable tim

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do Narcissists Know They Are Narcissists?

...then you must have read the books by the fakes and half-fakes. Examples. a. Lobsang Rampa - all made up. Dude lived in UK, never went to Tibet. b. partially true, otherwise fictitious: works of Carlos Casteneda. ...nevertheless, quite fascinating. But going back a century or more, we have nume

[FairfieldLife] Re: . Buddhism To Be Subject of New Continuing Ed Course

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine wrote: > > On Apr 7, 2011, at 6:12 AM, turquoiseb wrote: > > >> If anyone attends an interesting question to ask Evan > might be, "Have you ever met an actual Buddhist teacher?" Yeah, I met the Dalai Lama once 14 lifetimes ago, and once in th

[FairfieldLife] Animated cube octahedron

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[FairfieldLife] Dr. Ron Cobb's testimony on Padre Pio

from Padre Pio Devotions: " In my younger years, when I was on a quest to grow in spiritual understanding, I found a used book, a biography of Padre Pio. After I read the book, I knew that I wanted Padre Pio to be my spiritual father for the rest of my life. Many years later, I read another boo

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do Narcissists Know They Are Narcissists?

Did not read much of anything from the Buddhist tradition. But I did read my share of Atlantis material. In fact, when I want to read something for five minutes before bed, I may pick up something Atlantis related. Kind of like mind candy. I'd like to think the stories are true, but I can't re

[FairfieldLife] Re: Dr. Ron Cobb's testimony on Padre Pio

Always nice to hear "Pad" stories. He's got a lot. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Yifu" wrote: > > from Padre Pio Devotions: > > " In my younger years, when I was on a quest to grow in spiritual understanding, I found a used book, a biography of Padre Pio. After I read the book, I knew

[FairfieldLife] Re: Dr. Ron Cobb's testimony on Padre Pio

Thx, once I was scheduled to have a potentially very confrontational meeting with some investigators interrogating me at work. I prayed intently to Padre Pio the night before, and in a dream during the night, he displayed an unusual but very Spiritually intoxicating scent coming out from his blo