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Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): Sat Jan 19 00:00:00 2013 End Date (UTC): Sat Jan 26 00:00:00 2013 134 messages as of (UTC) Sun Jan 20 23:51:41 2013 13 Ravi Chivukula 11 nablusoss1008 10 turquoiseb 10 Buck 9 Share Long 8 card 7 doctordumb...@rocket

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Study: Participating in MahaKumbh improves physical and mental well-being

Xeno, I appreciate especially when you say below, "...the many avenues by which it can enter..."  I'd never thought of placebo in that way. Research on activities with spiritual themes historically have tended to be sloppy with regard to evaluating the presence and strength of the placebo effect

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Anyone Bored? to Edg

Wow!  Especially delightful for me because I was inside all day today, a snowy day!   And I think this is the first one I've seen in which the sun is shining.  It gave me more of a feel of the speed down the mountain.  Thanks, very fun (-: From: Duveyoung To

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Today's my birthday to Emptybill

EB wrote:  Direct transmission occurs person to person, although it may be embodied during the conduct of a sacred rite. The catholic church was always suspicious of the "gnostic" overtones of someone's "experience" since it was totally subjective and often emotionally excessive. Share:  Emptybil

[FairfieldLife] Re: Today's my birthday

Happy Belated Birthday, dear Ravi on here! I got you covered elsewhere! When you coming back to these States? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Chivukula wrote: > > Please don't feel shy and pass along your wishes. I celebrated at 12:00 AM > India time with my family. > > Love, > Ravi

[FairfieldLife] Re: Live from Maha Kumbha Mela 2013

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "feste37" wrote: > > wiki is wildly wrong on at least two of these figures: > > wiki says: > 3 million people marched through London, UK, and 3 million > people marched through Rome, Italy in opposition to the > U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in the largest anti-w

[FairfieldLife] Re: Live from Maha Kumbha Mela 2013

wiki is wildly wrong on at least two of these figures: wiki says: 3 million people marched through London, UK, and 3 million people marched through Rome, Italy in opposition to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in the largest anti-war rallies in history on February 15, 2003. Actually, police figur

[FairfieldLife] About Gandhi (Re: Light therapy with gems in Maharishi Ayurveda)

Not sure how you seperate it out. SCI in Cobb Mountain, Ca. TTC in Vittlel France. Six Month Course in Courcheval, France, ATR in South Fallsburg New York. MIU in Fairfield. These were fun times. Tremendous amount of comradarie. Friendships made, and many kept. These experiences helped me

[FairfieldLife] About Gandhi (Re: Light therapy with gems in Maharishi Ayurveda)

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson wrote: > > I have found over the years from talking to people who are really into TM, especially those I knew and still know in Fairfield, most of the really good feelings/memories of their time in TM (that they associate with TM) are actually

[FairfieldLife] Re: Study: Participating in MahaKumbh improves physical and mental well-being

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Xenophaneros Anartaxius" wrote: > Ah. these jovial discussions. After all the research done on > the placebo effect, one can with fair confidence assume that > in any situation where people are either expecting a result, > or are engaged in some activity in

[FairfieldLife] Official Kumbh Mela Website

http://kumbhmelaallahabad.gov.in/english/index.html

[FairfieldLife] I agree with what she says

BEFORE MY Near Death Experience, PROBABLY BECAUSE OF MY CULTURE, I used to think that the purpose of life was to attain nirvana—that is, to evolve beyond the reincarnation cycle of birth and death, striving never to come back into the physical. If I’d grown up completely immersed in Western cult

[FairfieldLife] Re: Study: Participating in MahaKumbh improves physical and mental well-being

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ann" wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: >> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: >>> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: And from the official website of the Kumbh Mela:

[FairfieldLife] Re: Live from Maha Kumbha Mela 2013

Yep, We have many hundreds meditating together everyday in Fairfield. SRF had 8000 together in convocation for a week of group meditations last summer. - these tens of millions congregating, for a united and peaceful purpose; celebrating the transcendental. > > Interesting numbers from Wiki

Re: [FairfieldLife] About Gandhi (Re: Light therapy with gems in Maharishi Ayurveda)

I have found over the years from talking to people who are really into TM, especially those I knew and still know in Fairfield, most of the really good feelings/memories of their time in TM (that they associate with TM) are actually good feelings /memories of their friends and shared experiences

[FairfieldLife] About Gandhi (Re: Light therapy with gems in Maharishi Ayurveda)

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Susan" wrote: > > > > Edge you are an incredible writer, and have an interesting > > story to tell as well. Pulling yousrelf roots and all out > > of Ffld - how excruciating to lose the communi

[FairfieldLife] Re: Today's my birthday to Emptybill

Share sez: "my question: is direct transmission always necessary? Or is direct experience another option?" Abrahamic traditions favor fidelity oaths to their gods and theological formulations. Sorta like the mafia. Transmission is for priests and monastics during ordinations. Ordination may giv

[FairfieldLife] Re: Study: Participating in MahaKumbh improves physical and mental well-being

Go Niners (NFC Championship - vs. Falcons)!!! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > > > And from the official website of the Kumbh Mela: > > > > "It's the mythological history of India and the sacred > > religio

[FairfieldLife] Re: Study: Participating in MahaKumbh improves physical and mental well-being

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > > > > > And from the official website of the Kumbh Mela: > > > > > > "It's the mythological history of Indi

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Maha Kumbh Mela, 2013 – India

On 01/19/2013 07:33 AM, turquoiseb wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "martin.quickman" wrote: >> Doncha wish you were here ? > Not to knock your thing or anything, but I can honestly > say that there is nowhere on Earth I would rather *not* > be. First, I'm not a fan of big crowds, es

[FairfieldLife] Re: Study: Participating in MahaKumbh improves physical and mental well-being

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > > > And from the official website of the Kumbh Mela: > > > > "It's the mythological history of India and the sacred > > religious texts that bind us carnal souls to an eternal

[FairfieldLife] Next: Conscription for Meditation Civil Service

Austrian men must serve six months in the army or nine months in civilian service when they reach 18. Those who do not want to serve must spend nine months working in community jobs, Practicing meditation in large groups for national coherence and world peace? Currently, some 22,000 men are dra

[FairfieldLife] Re: Study: Participating in MahaKumbh improves physical and mental well-being

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > And from the official website of the Kumbh Mela: > > "It's the mythological history of India and the sacred > religious texts that bind us carnal souls to an eternal > hope - things will be better, without the ever-imminent > fear of

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Today's my birthday

On Jan 20, 2013, at 8:13 AM, "emptybill" wrote: > Ravi sez: "... but your rebellious ways guarantee multiple lifetimes for you." > > Rebel … Ravi ... Rebel! > > Against the tyranny of the three guna-s. > Against forgetting your many lifetimes here - > pleasured by somnolence. > > And yes, I

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Today's my birthday

John, Thank you. Very good guess on the Moon but 2nd pada in Kanya and being the 19th Sun in Capricorn. On Jan 20, 2013, at 4:59 AM, "John" wrote: > Ravi, > > Let me guess your Chandra lagna. You were born with the Moon in the third > pada of Chitra nakshatra. Correct? > > And the Sun was

[FairfieldLife] About Gandhi (Re: Light therapy with gems in Maharishi Ayurveda)

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Susan" wrote: > > Edge you are an incredible writer, and have an interesting > story to tell as well. Pulling yousrelf roots and all out > of Ffld - how excruciating to lose the community and > connections you had developed over all those years. You > we

[FairfieldLife] About Gandhi (Re: Light therapy with gems in Maharishi Ayurveda)

Edge you are an incredible writer, and have an interesting story to tell as well. Pulling yousrelf roots and all out of Ffld - how excruciating to lose the community and connections you had developed over all those years. You were known there. So, like any human, you looked for another, somethi

[FairfieldLife] Re: Study: Participating in MahaKumbh improves physical and mental well-being

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Richard J. Williams" wrote: > > > > > > > > Study: Participating in MahaKumbh improves physical and > > > > > > mental well-being of Pilgrims; Positive impact remains > > > > > > even after the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Anyone Bored? to Edg

Ha! No way, but yeah, some of it could be done on a Trikke, but not much. Here's my idea of super fast: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh4YSZMogTo Edg --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: > > dear Edg please do not get any ideas from this.  We would like you to stick

[FairfieldLife] Re: Study: Participating in MahaKumbh improves physical and mental well-being

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Richard J. Williams" wrote: > > > > > > Study: Participating in MahaKumbh improves physical and > > > > > mental well-being of Pilgrims; Positive impact remains > > > > > even after the event > > authfriend: > > Either Barry has no idea what the placebo eff

[FairfieldLife] About Gandhi (Re: Light therapy with gems in Maharishi Ayurveda)

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray27" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung wrote: > snip > > And what next? I continue reading Advaita. I continue looking at > science and seeing ever deeper metaphors for spiritual concepts. I do > relate to this. > > And

[FairfieldLife] Re: Study: Participating in MahaKumbh improves physical and mental well-being

> > > > Study: Participating in MahaKumbh improves physical and mental > > > > well-being of Pilgrims; Positive impact remains even after > > > > the event > > > > > > > Otherwise known as the placebo effect. > > > > > And what a powerful effect that is. It all comes down to the > > mind and per

[FairfieldLife] Re: Study: Participating in MahaKumbh improves physical and mental well-being

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@... wrote: > > Barry never DID understand the difference between Tantra, and "Tauntra" Or "Tantrum." > - sleeping in class again...:-) > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.co

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TV review: "Ripper Street"

On 01/20/2013 09:29 AM, turquoiseb wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: >> On 01/16/2013 12:56 AM, turquoiseb wrote: >>> I've watched all three of the "Ripper Street" episodes >>> shown on BBC so far, BTW, and still recommend it. It's >>> a pretty good series. >> And "blu

[FairfieldLife] Re: TV review: "Ripper Street"

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > On 01/16/2013 12:56 AM, turquoiseb wrote: > > > > I've watched all three of the "Ripper Street" episodes > > shown on BBC so far, BTW, and still recommend it. It's > > a pretty good series. > > And "blurred" or "censored" on backward B

Re: [FairfieldLife] Live from Maha Kumbha Mela 2013

On 01/20/2013 01:45 AM, nablusoss1008 wrote: > Please note that some parts are takes from earlier in the day due to > timedifference > > http://yuvatarang.blogspot.no/2013/01/watch-online-144-years-maha-kumbh-mela.html > > How to tell what time it is India in the US: PST add one and a half hours

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TV review: "Ripper Street"

On 01/16/2013 12:56 AM, turquoiseb wrote: > I've watched all three of the "Ripper Street" episodes shown on BBC so > far, BTW, and still recommend it. It's a pretty good series. And "blurred" or "censored" on backward BBCAmerica. They didn't seem to have any problems showing blood and guts tho

[FairfieldLife] About Gandhi (Re: Light therapy with gems in Maharishi Ayurveda)

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung wrote: snip > And what next? I continue reading Advaita. I continue looking at science and seeing ever deeper metaphors for spiritual concepts. I do relate to this. And I divert my brain from vicious cycles with the few entertainments I've discover

[FairfieldLife] About Gandhi (Re: Light therapy with gems in Maharishi Ayurveda)

seventhray27 Sun Jan 20, 2013 9:11 "Edg, thank you again for this, four years later. I can't help but think though, Edg, that you've arrived at a pretty good place. So, was that because of? Inspite of?" Hey, seventhray27, You got me cornered

[FairfieldLife] Re: Study: Participating in MahaKumbh improves physical and mental well-being

Barry never DID understand the difference between Tantra, and "Tauntra" - sleeping in class again...:-) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Study: Participating in MahaKumbh improves physical and mental well-being

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > > The Turq doesn't want positive news related to Hinduism, period. > > Au contraire, Pierre. If your idea of "good news about > Hinduism" is millions of people rushing to

[FairfieldLife] Re: Study: Participating in MahaKumbh improves physical and mental well-being

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ann" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > > > > Study: Participating in MahaKumbh improves physical and mental > > > well-being of Pilgrims; Positive imp

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Lies Of Democracy

nablusoss1008: > It's not resource plunder. It's humanitarianism. > >From what I've read, the leader of the al Qaeda in Algeria terrorists is a one-eyed Arab - Mokhtar Belmokhtar. It's not clear if the terrorists wanted to plunder the resources or to just kill the hostages as a an act of Isl

[FairfieldLife] Re: Study: Participating in MahaKumbh improves physical and mental well-being

Does this qualify? http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MEDITATING_MARINES?SITE=AP&SEC\ TION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-01-19-14-32-11 --- In FairfieldLife

[FairfieldLife] About Gandhi (Re: Light therapy with gems in Maharishi Ayurveda)

> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung wrote: snip > > And, then, when my faith-bubble in TM finally burst, on exiting the > > TMO, what did I do? > > > > Yep, I went to about a dozen more seers, readers, jyotishis, healers, > > psychics, and got all my alien implants removed, got my

[FairfieldLife] Re: Study: Participating in MahaKumbh improves physical and mental well-being

> > The Turq doesn't want positive news related to Hinduism, > > period. > > turquoiseb: > If your idea of "good news about Hinduism" is millions > of people rushing to bathe in a shit-filled, corpse-filled > river as if that's the holiest thing they can imagine > happening in 12 years... >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Study: Participating in MahaKumbh improves physical and mental well-being

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > > The Turq doesn't want positive news related to Hinduism, period. > > Au contraire, Pierre. If your idea of "good news about > Hinduism" is millions of people rushing

[FairfieldLife] Re: Study: Participating in MahaKumbh improves physical and mental well-being

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > > Study: Participating in MahaKumbh improves physical and mental > > well-being of Pilgrims; Positive impact remains even after > > the event > > Otherwise known as the

[FairfieldLife] For the Bay Area posters on this forum

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[FairfieldLife] Re: Study: Participating in MahaKumbh improves physical and mental well-being

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > The Turq doesn't want positive news related to Hinduism, period. Au contraire, Pierre. If your idea of "good news about Hinduism" is millions of people rushing to bathe in a shit-filled, corpse-filled river as if that's the holiest

[FairfieldLife] Re: IAEA shifts 47 Japanese reactors . . .

Interview this month in Sun Magazine with David Krieger: http://thesunmagazine.org/issues/445/indefensible?page=1 His organization: http://www.wagingpeace.org/ --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, merlin

[FairfieldLife] Expert in Maharishi Vedic Organic Agriculture describes dangers of genetically modified food, and presents solutions

Expert in Maharishi Vedic Organic Agriculture describes dangers of genetically modified food, and presents solutions by Global Good News staff writer * Global Good News    18 January 2013 The creator of an acclaimed course on Mahar

[FairfieldLife] IAEA shifts 47 Japanese reactors . . .

Historic move: IAEA shifts 47 Japanese reactors into 'long-term shutdown' category On 19 January 2013 World Nuclear Industry Status Report wrote :  In an unprecedented move, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has shifted 47 Japanese nuclear reactors from the category 'In Oper

[FairfieldLife] Re: Study: Participating in MahaKumbh improves physical and mental well-being

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: > > Since the placebo effect seems to work, then isn't it reasonable to study the > underlying factors involved in that? The Turq doesn't want positive news related to Hinduism, period. But post something positive about mindfullness and

Re: [FairfieldLife] About Gandhi (Re: Light therapy with gems in Maharishi Ayurveda)

Somehow with Yahoo not performing well, I missed this post too Edg -  A very telling story and I appreciate your sharing it - there are die-hards all over who still identify themselves with an "enlightened" man and an oh so special Movement that is "saving the world" - even with all the stori

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Today's my birthday

Ravi, I had posted out so couldn't wish you a happy birthday on the day itself - my wish for you is that however good your birthday was, everyday be that good for you. If I may ask, what is the black string around the wrist for? Happy Birthday one day late MJ __

[FairfieldLife] Last 24 hours (Hendrix)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYEttnuZez0

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Anyone Bored? to Edg

dear Edg please do not get any ideas from this.  We would like you to stick around for quite a bit longer (-: From: raunchydog To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2013 9:45 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Anyone Bored?   --- In

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Live from Maha Kumbha Mela 2013

Very cool statistics, Doc, thanks for posting.  And thanks too for the gentle joke about Finland and vata and coldness (-: From: "doctordumb...@rocketmail.com" To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2013 6:05 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] R

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Today's my birthday to Emptybill

I love the bodhisattva Kwan Yin. from your post on Perennial Philosophy: While Perennial Philosophy is useful for breaking the fixity of conceptual views, in the minds of people without direct transmission of the foundational dimension of these traditions, it ends up as a summary.Inner-field versu

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Study: Participating in MahaKumbh improves physical and mental well-being

Since the placebo effect seems to work, then isn't it reasonable to study the underlying factors involved in that?  Why does the placebo effect work?  In the TED talk below, Dan Gilbert talks about what makes people happy, which seems connected to this topic of placebos.  Only 20 minutes and he'

[FairfieldLife] Re: YF and vaata?

I kinda think its a symptom of *Finland*, myself. :-) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "card" wrote: > > > I think it might have been Mr. V.H. (founder of Uretek Corp.), who some > weeks after our siddhis block (1978/79) said that some (many?) siddhas > complain of feeling cold easier af

[FairfieldLife] Re: Live from Maha Kumbha Mela 2013

There is a great video on now, all recorded scenes. Full of images of Krishna, flowers, gold, temples, and people. Much richer now than when I looked at the stream when the pilgrimage began. Truly incomprehensible that this can occur at all - these tens of millions congregating, for a united and

[FairfieldLife] Re: YF and vaata?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "card" wrote: > > > I think it might have been Mr. V.H. (founder of Uretek Corp.), who some > weeks after our siddhis block (1978/79) said that some (many?) siddhas > complain of feeling cold easier after learning to "fly". > > I guess that > might be

[FairfieldLife] Re: YF and vaata?

I think it might have been Mr. V.H. (founder of Uretek Corp.), who some weeks after our siddhis block (1978/79) said that some (many?) siddhas complain of feeling cold easier after learning to "fly". I guess that might be a symptom of vaata aggravation? http://www.uretekworldwide.com/

[FairfieldLife] I was a UFO sceptic... LOL!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnJmNhi8his

[FairfieldLife] Re: Study: Participating in MahaKumbh improves physical and mental well-being

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > Study: Participating in MahaKumbh improves physical and mental > well-being of Pilgrims; Positive impact remains even after > the event Otherwise known as the placebo effect.

[FairfieldLife] Study: Participating in MahaKumbh improves physical and mental well-being

Study: Participating in MahaKumbh improves physical and mental well-being of Pilgrims; Positive impact remains even after the event By admin / In India , Spirituality

[FairfieldLife] Live from Maha Kumbha Mela 2013

Please note that some parts are takes from earlier in the day due to timedifference http://yuvatarang.blogspot.no/2013/01/watch-online-144-years-maha-kumbh-mela.html