[FairfieldLife] Film critics who shaped American film criticism...and film

2012-06-20 Thread turquoiseb
to the auteur theory, and to this day most film freaks think of movies as primarily the work of their director. Roger knew and admired Andy Sarris, and it shows in his article: http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120620/PEOPLE/120629992 The second is about Roger Ebert

[FairfieldLife] Re: We don't want to be the effect!

2012-06-20 Thread Robert
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" wrote: > > Something needs to be done quick while the Howard Settle money is still here > propping the ME effect. Of science right now that Howard Settle money, that > is really some good karma. > > > > > > It's getting quite near time for peo

[FairfieldLife] Re: We don't want to be the effect!

2012-06-20 Thread Buck
> > Something needs to be done quick while the Howard Settle money is still here > propping the ME effect. Of science right now that Howard Settle money, that > is really some good karma. > > > > > > It's getting quite near time for people to rally the virtue of their civic > > pride or

[FairfieldLife] Post Count

2012-06-20 Thread FFL PostCount
Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): Sat Jun 16 00:00:00 2012 End Date (UTC): Sat Jun 23 00:00:00 2012 505 messages as of (UTC) Wed Jun 20 23:35:42 2012 50 authfriend 45 Share Long 42 sparaig 40 salyavin808 37 cardemaister 32 turquoiseb 28 Jason 25 irani

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: How Wealth Reduces Compassion

2012-06-20 Thread Vaj
On Jun 20, 2012, at 6:33 PM, cardemaister wrote: > On the other hand, rich people often are more psychopathic than > those not-so-rich, because it's easier for a psychopath to avoid > feeling guilty due to questionable means to get "some" dough?? Maybe Stieg Larsson was writing part non-fiction?

[FairfieldLife] Re: How Wealth Reduces Compassion

2012-06-20 Thread cardemaister
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=how-wealth-reduces- > compassion > > How Wealth Reduces Compassion > As riches grow, empathy for others seems to decline > > Who is more likely to lie, cheat, and steal—the poor person or the

[FairfieldLife] Re: FFL -- An Orgy Of Self Importance

2012-06-20 Thread oxcart49
Barry, you are crazy! This sound more like a self-diagnosis. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > Reading the meltdowns of the last few days, it has become clear to me > why I don't "fit in" here at Fairfield Life. > > I am not important. > > It seems as if most others h

[FairfieldLife] Re: Robin's bullet points

2012-06-20 Thread Robin Carlsen
Dear Paul, I look forward to answering your questions. I am driving through Georgia on my way to Florida. I will respond to your post just as soon as I have the opportunity. It will be nice to write into a context like yours, since you allow me to write freely and non-ironically. Lots to say to

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Wisdom of Chopra...

2012-06-20 Thread oxcart49
Judy, I don't know you but I love you. I couldn't have said it better! Bravo. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, iranitea wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > > > It is very well k

[FairfieldLife] Re: We don't want to be the effect!

2012-06-20 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Robert" wrote: > > > > Indeed. I think the Dome police should have a distinctive uniform, with > > swastika armbands. One could also brand the more intransigent on the > > forehead with the same symbol, or perhaps placing them in temporary > > quarter

[FairfieldLife] Re: There is no such thing as "Enlightenment"

2012-06-20 Thread emptybill
Willy You can't just Wiki you way through this stuff. I recommend the classic reference compendium by Karl Potter : Advaita Vedânta up to Shankara and His Pupils which is published as a volume in the Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies. There you will find many of Shankara's arguments referenc

[FairfieldLife] Re: My TM mantra dilemna--- help requested...

2012-06-20 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "stevelf" wrote: > > Thanks, Doug-- I appreciate your reply. I have gleaned some very useful > information from everyone's replies and have been enjoying meditation again. Very good, bless your heart !

[FairfieldLife] Re: FFL -- An Orgy Of Self Importance

2012-06-20 Thread Richard J. Williams
> > > Reading the meltdowns of the last few days, it has become > > > clear to me why I don't "fit in" here at Fairfield Life. > > > > > Many days on looking at FFL chatter using Thunderbird goes > > like this "right click on FFL folder and select Mark Folder > > Read." FFL is OCD ward at the Iowa

[FairfieldLife] Re: We don't want to be the effect!

2012-06-20 Thread Buck
Something needs to be done quick while the Howard Settle money is still here propping the ME effect. Of science right now that Howard Settle money, that is really some good karma. > > It's getting quite near time for people to rally the virtue of their civic > pride or face an arrest. >

[FairfieldLife] Re: FFL -- An Orgy Of Self Importance

2012-06-20 Thread Richard J. Williams
> > Reading the meltdowns of the last few days, > > it has become clear to me why I don't "fit > > in" here at Fairfield Life... > > Bhairitu: > Many days on looking at FFL chatter using > Thunderbird goes like this "right click on > FFL folder and select Mark Folder Read." > Is it alright

Re: [FairfieldLife] How Wealth Reduces Compassion

2012-06-20 Thread Vaj
On Jun 20, 2012, at 3:11 PM, cardemaister wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > > http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=how-wealth-reduces- > > compassion > > > > How Wealth Reduces Compassion > > As riches grow, empathy for others seems to decline > > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: We don't want to be the effect!

2012-06-20 Thread Richard J. Williams
> > For punishment does not take place primarily and per se for > > the correction and good of the person punished, but for the > > public good in order that others may become terrified and > > weaned away from the evils they would commit... > > Xenophaneros: > Indeed. I think the Dome police shou

[FairfieldLife] Re: We don't want to be the effect!

2012-06-20 Thread Robert
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Xenophaneros Anartaxius" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" wrote: > > > > > > Look here, the Dome numbers are paltry compared to the > > > potential of what we have he

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Wisdom of Chopra...

2012-06-20 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Jason" wrote: > > > > > > --- "authfriend" wrote: > > > > > > No, that isn't what you're doing. You're viciously going > > after Robin because you hate me and you know I'm a fan of > > his. > > > > Other people respond positively to Robin because he'

[FairfieldLife] Re: We don't want to be the effect!

2012-06-20 Thread Robert
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Xenophaneros Anartaxius" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" wrote: > > > > > > Look here, the Dome numbers are paltry compared to the > > > potential of what we have he

[FairfieldLife] Re: How Wealth Reduces Compassion

2012-06-20 Thread cardemaister
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=how-wealth-reduces- > compassion > > How Wealth Reduces Compassion > As riches grow, empathy for others seems to decline > > Who is more likely to lie, cheat, and steal—the poor person or the

[FairfieldLife] Re: We don't want to be the effect!

2012-06-20 Thread Xenophaneros Anartaxius
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" wrote: > > > > Look here, the Dome numbers are paltry compared to the > > potential of what we have here. As a conservative > > meditator I'd certainly be in favor of sweeping through > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: We don't want to be the effect!

2012-06-20 Thread Buck
It's getting quite near time for people to rally the virtue of their civic pride or face an arrest. -Buck in the Dome --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: > > Yep, definitely replying to this post thusly: > > I'm sorry > Please forgive me > Thank you > > I love you > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Wisdom of Chopra...

2012-06-20 Thread Jason
> --- "authfriend" wrote: > > > No, that isn't what you're doing. You're viciously going > after Robin because you hate me and you know I'm a fan of > his. > > Other people respond positively to Robin because he's > a generous, loving, witty, thoughtful, empathetic, > extremely intelligent i

[FairfieldLife] Re: My TM mantra dilemna--- help requested...

2012-06-20 Thread stevelf
Thanks, Doug-- I appreciate your reply. I have gleaned some very useful information from everyone's replies and have been enjoying meditation again. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" wrote: > > "stevelf", > > This is really a substantial thread about Fairfield. A tip of an iceberg

[FairfieldLife] Re: FFL -- An Orgy Of Self Importance

2012-06-20 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > On 06/20/2012 01:25 AM, turquoiseb wrote: > > > > Reading the meltdowns of the last few days, it has become > > clear to me why I don't "fit in" here at Fairfield Life. > > Many days on looking at FFL chatter using Thunderbird goes > li

Re: [FairfieldLife] FFL -- An Orgy Of Self Importance

2012-06-20 Thread Bhairitu
On 06/20/2012 01:25 AM, turquoiseb wrote: > Reading the meltdowns of the last few days, it has become clear to me > why I don't "fit in" here at Fairfield Life. > > Many days on looking at FFL chatter using Thunderbird goes like this "right click on FFL folder and select Mark Folder Read." FFL i

[FairfieldLife] Re: My TM mantra dilemna--- help requested...

2012-06-20 Thread Buck
"stevelf", This is really a substantial thread about Fairfield. A tip of an iceberg about Fairfield and the meditation. This kind of question gets talked about all the time in the Fairfield coffee shop satsangs. People do figure it out for themselves with a little help, and a lot of people o

[FairfieldLife] Re: Re- John M Knapp - Johnny Profane

2012-06-20 Thread Carol
Another "for-anyone-who-might-be-interested" update regarding "honest John." Mr. Knapp / Johnny Profane now proclaims that there is no such thing as a cult. He states: "There is no such thing as a cult. But spiritual abuse happens in every human group." J.P." The following link discloses JP's f

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: We don't want to be the effect!

2012-06-20 Thread Share Long
Yep, definitely replying to this post thusly: I'm sorry Please forgive me Thank you I love you From: turquoiseb To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 11:08 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: We don't want to be the effect!   ---

[FairfieldLife] Re: Down the Rabbit Hole With Robin and Barry

2012-06-20 Thread Jason
> > > > > > > > I'm just rapping about this because I couldn't believe > > > the absolute IDIOCY of the statement I stumbled upon this > > > morning suggesting that RC was "anti-TM" or "anti-MMY." > > > > > > --- "Richard J. Williams" wrote: > > > > > Maybe we should rename this thread to > so

[FairfieldLife] Down the Rabbit Hole With Robin and Barry

2012-06-20 Thread Richard J. Williams
> > > Are you implying that he is a cunning, calculative, > > > publicity seeking and attention seeking hound.? > > > > > I'm just rapping about this because I couldn't believe > > the absolute IDIOCY of the statement I stumbled upon this > > morning suggesting that RC was "anti-TM" or "anti-MMY."

[FairfieldLife] Re: We don't want to be the effect!

2012-06-20 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" wrote: > > Look here, the Dome numbers are paltry compared to the > potential of what we have here. As a conservative > meditator I'd certainly be in favor of sweeping through > the coffee shops of Fairfield at Dome meditation time > arresting medi

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: FFL -- An Orgy Of Self Importance with laughter

2012-06-20 Thread Share Long
What's in Holland besides tulips? Chapter 2:  The Deeper Meaning of White Space Drop into heart. Wow, someone who knows the difference between its and it's.  Yay! Thank you too Robin CC (-: PS  Love Canada! From: Robin Carlsen To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroup

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: We don't want to be the effect!

2012-06-20 Thread Mike Dixon
Nazi Meditation From: Buck To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 8:24 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: We don't want to be the effect!   Look here, the Dome numbers are paltry compared to the potential of what we have her

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Wisdom of Chopra...

2012-06-20 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, iranitea wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > It is very well known that all of RC's post have only one topic: > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvDHwVM-PJI > > > Now, that could be the reason. > > > > See what I

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: We don't want to be the effect!

2012-06-20 Thread Share Long
LOL Oh, you were joking, weren't you? From: Buck To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 10:24 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: We don't want to be the effect!   Look here, the Dome numbers are paltry compared to the potential of

[FairfieldLife] How Wealth Reduces Compassion

2012-06-20 Thread Vaj
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=how-wealth-reduces- compassion How Wealth Reduces Compassion As riches grow, empathy for others seems to decline Who is more likely to lie, cheat, and steal—the poor person or the rich one? It’s temping to think that the wealthier you are, the

[FairfieldLife] How compassionate are you to others?

2012-06-20 Thread Vaj
Find out by taking the Compassion Scale test: In FFL files section - Files > Mindfulness research > Compassion scales > CompassionScale-8.doc

[FairfieldLife] New file uploaded to FairfieldLife

2012-06-20 Thread FairfieldLife
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the FairfieldLife group. File: /Mindfulness research/Compassion scales/CompassionScale-8.doc Uploaded by : vajradhatu108 Description : Compassion Scale for measuring h

[FairfieldLife] Maharishi Gandharva Veda Concert on 29, 30 June 2012 Live Online from Holland

2012-06-20 Thread merlin
MERU Concert Festival of Indian Classical Music THE CONCERTS WILL BE AVAILABLE LIVE ONLINE (and in archives) 29, 30 June and 1 July 2012 at 8:00 pm Holland Time Live from MERU, Holland. https://www.mgcwp.org/concert2012gp/MAILINGS/concert_mailing2012gp.html MERU concert 2012 Live Online  

[FairfieldLife] Re: We don't want to be the effect!

2012-06-20 Thread Buck
Look here, the Dome numbers are paltry compared to the potential of what we have here. As a conservative meditator I'd certainly be in favor of sweeping through the coffee shops of Fairfield at Dome meditation time arresting meditators who could be in the dome. Take 'em off the street and del

[FairfieldLife] Re: There is no such thing as "Enlightenment"

2012-06-20 Thread Richard J. Williams
emptybill: > This clearly predates Gautama Shakyamuni > by a good 150-200 years... > Maybe you should state the actual dates of the historical Buddha. One famous Upanishad is traditionally assigned to the keeping of the Jyotirmath, one of the four mathas established by the Adi Shankara in 8

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Wisdom of Chopra...

2012-06-20 Thread iranitea
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Jason" wrote: > IraniTea, look what he has written below. I think he > sub-consciously suppressed these feelings while he was with > Maharishi all these years and they are popping out now. > > > > --- maskedzebra no_reply@ wrote: > > > > > > I wish

[FairfieldLife] Re: FFL -- An Orgy Of Self Importance with laughter

2012-06-20 Thread Robin Carlsen
You will not be allowed to travel to Holland after this. Start the next chapter, please. This has gone to my head. What should I do? Need some more of that Amsterdam medicine, I guess. I am sure it's on its way. Thanks, Share Long! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: > > F

[FairfieldLife] New Crop Circle reported today: Golden Ball Hill, nr Alton Barnes. Wiltshire.

2012-06-20 Thread nablusoss1008
Golden Ball Hill, nr Alton Barnes. Wiltshire. Reported 20th June. Map Ref: SU129636 This Page has been accessed [Hit Counter] Updated Wednes

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Wisdom of Chopra...

2012-06-20 Thread Share Long
Oy what to do?  I enjoy some of the posts from each of the evil axis.  And I'm in the Dome!  oy oy oy... From: iranitea To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 7:57 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Wisdom of Chopra...   ---

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: FFL -- An Orgy Of Self Importance

2012-06-20 Thread Share Long
Whoops, should I apologize for interrupting? From: iranitea To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 9:25 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: FFL -- An Orgy Of Self Importance   --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Robin Carlsen" w

[FairfieldLife] Re: FFL -- An Orgy Of Self Importance

2012-06-20 Thread Jason
> > --- "Robin Carlsen" wrote: > > > > Robin: This is a remarkable thought. And I believe there really is > > something in it. Barry: I'm a nice guy. Where did I go wrong? I need you. > > Now let me say a few words here. > > > > Renaldo drove it in even deeper. > > > > Letterman has made

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: FFL -- An Orgy Of Self Importance with laughter

2012-06-20 Thread Share Long
First good laugh of the day.  Thank you, RC.  Maybe could be chapter 1 of book you suggested we write together? (-: From: Robin Carlsen To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 8:03 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: FFL -- An Orgy Of Sel

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Wisdom of Chopra...ques to carde

2012-06-20 Thread Share Long
thank you, fun to encounter Sanskrit here along with everything else.  FFL is quite the buffet (-: From: cardemaister To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 8:23 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Wisdom of Chopra...ques to carde

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: We don't want to be the effect!

2012-06-20 Thread Share Long
I LOVE that billioneth of a second. Caution again to the people who don't enjoy MMY quotes:  the present moment is the most powerful.  I'll paraphrase the rest:  Regardless of what went before. From: Buck To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, Ju

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: We don't want to be the effect!

2012-06-20 Thread Share Long
Do you mean Riverside?  Childhood home of Capt. James T. Kirk?  Only 50 min to the north! As for karma, unfathomable.  Speaking as one who was not in Dome for 7 years, wasn't just lack of spiritual discipline.  Sigh.  Ok, maybe some of that.  Whatever!  Share in Dome too, but thank God, n

[FairfieldLife] Re: FFL -- An Orgy Of Self Importance

2012-06-20 Thread iranitea
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Robin Carlsen" wrote: > Robin: This is a remarkable thought. And I believe there really is something > in it. Barry: I'm a nice guy. Where did I go wrong? I need you. Now let me > say a few words here. > > Renaldo drove it in even deeper. > > Letterma

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Wisdom of Chopra...

2012-06-20 Thread Jason
> > > > It is very well known that all of RC's post have only one topic: > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvDHwVM-PJI > > > Now, that could be the reason. > > > > See what I mean about falsehoods? > > Yep. > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/312241 > --- iranitea

[FairfieldLife] Re: There is no such thing as "Enlightenment"

2012-06-20 Thread Richard J. Williams
emptybill: > Shankara saved some of his most pointed criticisms > for the Buddhists of his day, particularly the > Vijnanavada. > Apparently Shankara seems not to have anything to say about the two most important schools, Shunyavada and the Vijnanavada - what he criticizes is in fact Svatantr

[FairfieldLife] Re: We don't want to be the effect!

2012-06-20 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Yep by science, and these meditation quitters, detractors and haters are > > right up there with mass-murderers. Should be put in prison just like thi

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Wisdom of Chopra...

2012-06-20 Thread iranitea
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > It is very well known that all of RC's post have only one topic: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvDHwVM-PJI > > Now, that could be the reason. > > See what I mean about falsehoods? Yep. > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Fair

[FairfieldLife] Re: We don't want to be the effect!

2012-06-20 Thread salyavin808
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" wrote: > > > > > Yep by science, and these meditation quitters, detractors and haters are > right up there with mass-murderers. Should be put in prison just like this > scientist says, for good spiritual reason to protect everyone. I think t

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Wisdom of Chopra...

2012-06-20 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, iranitea wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > The question is whether iranitea feels he, iranitea, is > > responsible for his own bad behavior on FFL. Since he's > > one of Barry's groupies, and Barry, as we all know, t

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Wisdom of Chopra...ques to carde

2012-06-20 Thread cardemaister
I'd say 'a' in 'father' is quite close, and for short Sanskrit a-sound, (shastra) IMO, 'o' in 'mother', as they are pronounced in translate.google.com. I guess for many people, 'A' looks more "elegant" than, say, 'aa'. (Short 'a' is the only reduced, i.e., not "pure", vowel in Sanskrit...) ---

[FairfieldLife] Cool African drumming?

2012-06-20 Thread cardemaister
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AL7F0XQJVyU They are not so "haphazard" (Heisenbergian) than most "real" African drummers?0

[FairfieldLife] Re: FFL -- An Orgy Of Self Importance

2012-06-20 Thread Robin Carlsen
Barry: Reading the meltdowns of the last few days, it has become clear to me why I don't "fit in" here at Fairfield Life. Robin: Barry, you lying bastard! There ain't been no meltdowns here. Barry: I am not important. Robin: I think and know you are important, Barry. And I love you. Barry: It

[FairfieldLife] Re: We don't want to be the effect!

2012-06-20 Thread Buck
> > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: > > > > Caution, something from Maharishi: > > > > 100% determinism, 100% free will > > > > See, and there is karma too. Yep, like the karma of those people who could > be in the dome meditating but for lack of spiritual disci

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Wisdom of Chopra...

2012-06-20 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > [...] > > > > Point being, whatever MMY actually thought, he never > > gave Robin any reason to believe MMY didn't support him > > fully--until the MIU court case and the recor

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Wisdom of Chopra...

2012-06-20 Thread iranitea
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > The question is whether iranitea feels he, iranitea, is > responsible for his own bad behavior on FFL. Since he's > one of Barry's groupies, and Barry, as we all know, takes > no responsibility whatsoever for his bad behavior, I'm >

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Wisdom of Chopra...

2012-06-20 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, iranitea wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > > > With all due respect, I see any attempt to blame bad > > behavior and bad decisions on "entities" or the "Dark > > Side" or "astral beings" or being "possessed" as just > > th

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Wisdom of Chopra...

2012-06-20 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, iranitea wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > > With all due respect, I see any attempt to blame bad > > behavior and bad decisions on "entities" or the "Dark > > Side" or "astral beings" or being "possessed" as just > > th

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Wisdom of Chopra...

2012-06-20 Thread iranitea
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > > The point is he wanted MMY to certify his 'enlightened > > > > state'. > > > > > > Right. And so...? > > > > That's the whole point. I think Xeno or IraniTea or Salyawin > > can elaborate on it. > > No, they couldn't. Or i

[FairfieldLife] Master-Disciple or Rock Star-Groupie? (was Re: The Wisdom of Chopra...)

2012-06-20 Thread iranitea
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > > > > > One day the rock star happened to say to the groupie > > > in passing, "Wow, dude...you're the m

[FairfieldLife] Re: We don't want to be the effect!

2012-06-20 Thread Buck
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: > > Caution, something from Maharishi: > > 100% determinism, 100% free will > See, and there is karma too. Yep, like the karma of those people who could be in the dome meditating but for lack of spiritual discipline choose not to be,

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Wisdom of Chopra...

2012-06-20 Thread iranitea
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > With all due respect, I see any attempt to blame bad > behavior and bad decisions on "entities" or the "Dark > Side" or "astral beings" or being "possessed" as just > the person in question being unwilling to take respon- > sibility fo

Re: [FairfieldLife] FFL -- An Orgy Of Self Importance

2012-06-20 Thread Share Long
I'm sorry Please forgive me Thank you I love you From: turquoiseb To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 3:25 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] FFL -- An Orgy Of Self Importance   Reading the meltdowns of the last few days, it has becom

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Wisdom of Chopra...ques to carde

2012-06-20 Thread Share Long
How do you pronounce the capital A in shAstra?  ahhh? From: cardemaister To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 6:52 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Wisdom of Chopra...   That's possible, but my bet is they are just ne

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Wisdom of Chopra...

2012-06-20 Thread Share Long
I wonder if it's more like familiar and family, coming from the same root. From: cardemaister To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 6:52 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Wisdom of Chopra...   That's possible, but my bet is the

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Wisdom of Chopra...

2012-06-20 Thread cardemaister
That's possible, but my bet is they are just near homonyms like for instance English 'father' and 'farther', or 'be' and 'bee'... :o --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: > > I can see how they're similar:  Knowledge cuts through ignorance. > > > > ___

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Wisdom of Chopra...

2012-06-20 Thread Share Long
I can see how they're similar:  Knowledge cuts through ignorance. From: cardemaister To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 3:02 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Wisdom of Chopra...   --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ro

Re: [FairfieldLife] We don't want to be the effect!

2012-06-20 Thread Share Long
Caution, something from Maharishi: 100% determinism, 100% free will From: cardemaister To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 1:18 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] We don't want to be the effect!   "In a psychological sense, acceptin

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Wisdom of Chopra...

2012-06-20 Thread salyavin808
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, iranitea wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > [...] > > > > > > Point being, whatever MMY actually thought, he never > > > gave Robin any re

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Wisdom of Chopra...

2012-06-20 Thread merudanda
LOVE ly "This Bird Has Flown"iranitea-my Chinese teapot is shaking MZ "wasn't a chair"? What kind of "fire" did he light?(What fight did he fight?) How much of the song had been written in the Swiss Alps? [;)] I once had a girl(MMY), or should I say, she(MMY) once had me? [:D] "she asked me to sta

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Wisdom of Chopra...

2012-06-20 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, iranitea wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Robert" wrote: > > > > One of the 'Downfalls' of the path to Enlightenment... > > Is that the ego, in it's last desperate attempt to remain > > control, gets completely out of hand, and the individua

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Wisdom of Chopra...

2012-06-20 Thread iranitea
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > [...] > > > > Point being, whatever MMY actually thought, he never > > gave Robin any reason to believe MMY didn't support him > > fully--until the MIU court case and th

[FairfieldLife] Re: We don't want to be the effect!

2012-06-20 Thread merudanda
Diamond's original specialism was salt absorption in the gall bladder--- Here the text in full pdf format www.unl.edu/rhames/courses/war/diamond-vengeance.pdf Let me say in a non-Papuan(?) Hawaiian Kahuna tradition way I'm sorry Please forgive me Thank you I love you Happy Ho ' oponopono loving you

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Wisdom of Chopra...

2012-06-20 Thread iranitea
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, iranitea wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Robert" babajii_99@ wrote: > > > > One of the 'Downfalls' of the path to Enlightenment... > > Is that the ego, in it's last desperate attempt to remain control, gets completely out of hand, and the in

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Wisdom of Chopra...

2012-06-20 Thread iranitea
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Robert" wrote: > > One of the 'Downfalls' of the path to Enlightenment... > Is that the ego, in it's last desperate attempt to remain control, gets > completely out of hand, and the individual can fall to the 'Dark Side' > attacking others, and bringing a l

[FairfieldLife] Re: We don't want to be the effect!

2012-06-20 Thread merudanda
Nice find about an often discussed topic my dear C. thank After listening to "Sam Harris - The Illusion of Free Will" and him mentioning the article "Vengeance is Ours" written by Dr.J.Diamond under Annals of Anthropology(April 21, 2008 issue of The New Yorker )-- http://www.youtube.com/watch

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Wisdom of Chopra...

2012-06-20 Thread iranitea
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Robert" wrote: > > > > > > One of the 'Downfalls' of the path to Enlightenment... > > Is that the ego, in it's last desperate attempt to remain control, gets > > completely out of hand,

[FairfieldLife] Pureview oversampling!

2012-06-20 Thread cardemaister
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[FairfieldLife] Re: 'Russian War Ship Turns Back!'...

2012-06-20 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Robert wrote: > > Thank you, God!   TM Mediators in the Dome and Around the World! Good Luck > President Obama! >   > http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/russian-ship-carrying-helicopters-to-syria-turns-back/2012/06/19/gJQAQ616oV_story.htm

[FairfieldLife] Re: FFL -- An Orgy Of Self Importance

2012-06-20 Thread Robert
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > Reading the meltdowns of the last few days, it has become clear to me > why I don't "fit in" here at Fairfield Life. > > I am not important. > > It seems as if most others here (with a few exceptions) believe that > they *are* importa

[FairfieldLife] FFL -- An Orgy Of Self Importance

2012-06-20 Thread turquoiseb
Reading the meltdowns of the last few days, it has become clear to me why I don't "fit in" here at Fairfield Life. I am not important. It seems as if most others here (with a few exceptions) believe that they *are* important. They are important because they once studied with (even if they never

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Wisdom of Chopra...

2012-06-20 Thread cardemaister
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Robert" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Robert" wrote: > > > > > > > > > One of the 'Downfalls' of the path to Enlightenment... > > > Is that the ego, in

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Wisdom of Chopra...

2012-06-20 Thread Robert
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > [...] > > > > > > Point being, whatever MMY actually thought, he never > > > gave Robin a

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Wisdom of Chopra...

2012-06-20 Thread Robert
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Robert" wrote: > > > > > > One of the 'Downfalls' of the path to Enlightenment... > > Is that the ego, in it's last desperate attempt to remain control, gets > > completely out of hand,