[FairfieldLife] Re: CFS, or how words manipulate what we see

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > And a modern P.T. Barnum exploitation of the same phenomenon. See the > lion? > > http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/08/15/china-zoo-under-fire-for-disguis\ > ing-dog-as-lion/ >

[FairfieldLife] Re: CFS, or how words manipulate what we see

Another example? [trina merry body art] S. Don't tell Alex about this one. :-) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > First, the test, riffing off the mention lately of the number of > different senses required to appreciate music: > > [Spot the dogs (Image: Gande

[FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without Maharishi

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" > > > wrote: > (snip) > > I'm much

[FairfieldLife] Re: CFS, or how words manipulate what we see

And a modern P.T. Barnum exploitation of the same phenomenon. See the lion? http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/08/15/china-zoo-under-fire-for-disguis\ ing-dog-as-lion/ "I'm sure this is a common experience

[FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without Maharishi

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson wrote: > > Ahhh, there we must disagree again, I did read all the Lord of the Rings > books, beginning when I was 12 years old, and over the years I must have read > them and the Hobbit 25 or 30 times. I despised the movies for many reasons

[FairfieldLife] CFS, or how words manipulate what we see

First, the test, riffing off the mention lately of the number of different senses required to appreciate music: [Spot the dogs (Image: Gandee Vasan/Getty)] For most people, just a swirl of black blotches on a white background, right? But what if I asked you to tell me about your dog Spot? Sudde

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[FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without Maharishi

"Rendezvous With Rama", by Arthur C. Clarke is excellent. Rama is a massive space ship, and the story has no definitive ending, which I like. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLif

[FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without Maharishi

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" wrote: > I don't like the insto-get-out clause that magic gives you. That was also what I liked so much about the C.S. Lewis series. The fact that the Penvensie children die in a train wreck. Or at least three that continued to believe in Nar

[FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without Maharishi

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" wrote: I don't like the insto-get-out clause that magic gives you. Then you might enjoy the Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson books starting with Peter and Star Catchers. That was what I liked about them. No easy outs. I mean, even the use of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without Maharishi

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" > > wrote: (snip) > I'm much more interested in whether the materialists are > content that they have successfu

[FairfieldLife] Post Count Fri 16-Aug-13 00:15:06 UTC

Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): 08/10/13 00:00:00 End Date (UTC): 08/17/13 00:00:00 1242 messages as of (UTC) 08/15/13 21:59:00 153 Share Long 146 authfriend 136 doctordumbass 102 obbajeeba 76 RoryGoff 72 Ravi Chivukula 70 Ann 59 turquoiseb 53

[FairfieldLife] Re: Crop Circles 2009

Thank you, Earthling. Take me to your master, because I don't trust you humans to go alone. You WILL join me. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, obbajeeba wrote: > > > > Pretty! > > > > Oh Nabby, I believe those were done

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without Maharishi

Ahhh, there we must disagree again, I did read all the Lord of the Rings books, beginning when I was 12 years old, and over the years I must have read them and the Hobbit 25 or 30 times. I despised the movies for many reasons. From: salyavin808 To: Fairfiel

[FairfieldLife] A lesson on analytical thinking for Amma devotees

A funny post I had to make on the Amma Yahoo group. Probably relevant to lot of posters here as well - such as salyavin, Nabby, Buck. Important study materials for you and other clueless, illogical, irrational Amma devotees who wish to enter into a discussion here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki

[FairfieldLife] Crop Circles, 2004 and 2007

[FairfieldLife] Re: Crop Circles 2009

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, obbajeeba wrote: > > Pretty! > > Oh Nabby, I believe those were done by my flight troupe from > Glosodomonicongaricalfleetica. > > Yeah, I got telepathic word back just now, it was done my own planetary > Glosodomonicongaricalfleetica team! > The Earthy Owl "

[FairfieldLife] Re: Too Hot for Iranian Politics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcn-n_FIGA8 --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" wrote: > > She won the election fair and square. But her opponents ruled she's too pretty to wield power in politics. > > http://shine.yahoo.com/work-money/irania

[FairfieldLife] Re: Crop Circles 2009

Pretty! Oh Nabby, I believe those were done by my flight troupe from Glosodomonicongaricalfleetica. Yeah, I got telepathic word back just now, it was done my own planetary Glosodomonicongaricalfleetica team! The Earthy Owl "crop circle," (This one is special because we don't have this Owl cr

[FairfieldLife] Re: Entire Countries Are Banning GMO's. Still think they are safe?

Based on a docu just sawn by me, e.g. KFC, McDonalds and SubWay are a much huger problem in India than GMO, or stuff... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity_in_India --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > So you still think they are safe? >

[FairfieldLife] Too Hot for Iranian Politics

She won the election fair and square. But her opponents ruled she's too pretty to wield power in politics. http://shine.yahoo.com/work-money/iranian-politician-deemed-too-pretty-to-hold-office-181459345.html

[FairfieldLife] Re: A selection of Crop Circles from 2008

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: > > Thanks, Nabby, these are some of the most beautiful I've ever seen, a splendid collection. Glad you enjoyed them Share. For some time Crop Circles were made with intricate "weavings" of the straws. This is one of them: > > > > > ___

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Prerequisites for Enlightenment

One thing for sure about FFL, it's made me more sensitive to writing simply because there is such a great variety of writing voices here. Of course people vary in their writing skills and in what they enjoy writing about. But the biggest contrast from me is more about the tone of the writing, wh

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without Maharishi

It's a shame about the Maharishi and Deepak videos. One of my favorites of all time is called simply Rasayana. Two Maharishi gems from that tape: that as we meditate we more and more become a rasayana for the world; and as we meditate we're able more and more to extract the rasayana value from a

Re: [FairfieldLife] A selection of Crop Circles from 2008

Thanks, Nabby, these are some of the most beautiful I've ever seen, a splendid collection. From: nablusoss1008 To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 4:00 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] A selection of Crop Circles from 2008     N

[FairfieldLife] Entire Countries Are Banning GMO's. Still think they are safe?

So you still think they are safe? Entire countries are banning the stuff... Why do you think that is? You think they are stupid? You think GMO is safe? You might want to star

[FairfieldLife] A selection of Crop Circles from 2008

No straws broken in any of these Crop Circles, all bent. No mud or footprints

[FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without Maharishi

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson wrote: > > As much of a fan of Zelazny as I am, I have never > read any of the Amber series - Lord of Light and > Creatures of Light and Darkness were my favorites > and I also was pretty fond of his early Shadow > Jack character and Dilvis

[FairfieldLife] Crop Circles 2009

No mud or footprints were found in any of the Crop Circles. No straws broken, all bent at exactly the same place.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Tuning Into Vedic Radio

Here is some interesting overlapping http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy9Zk7hrqLo --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@... wrote: > > Yep - As I have been doing this, I get more sensitive to building harmonies, both through rhythm, and me

[FairfieldLife] Re: Tuning Into Vedic Radio

and the endless list of plug-in apps! :) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@... wrote: > > Yep - As I have been doing this, I get more sensitive to building harmonies, > both through rhythm, and melody - my ear demands better and better music, so > I try to choose the ch

[FairfieldLife] Re: Tuning Into Vedic Radio

Yep - As I have been doing this, I get more sensitive to building harmonies, both through rhythm, and melody - my ear demands better and better music, so I try to choose the chanting segments carefully. It is an interesting problem to solve, trying to keep up with my own evolving perceptions, a

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Bhagavad Gita: In English Chapter 02 The 2nd Verse, 3rd, four letter word!

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "card" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, obbajeeba wrote: > > > > from > > > > It's better not to "isolate" prepositions, because in the original > Sanskrit they usually correspond to suffixes, here of the ablative case > ("from-case"

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Tuning Into Vedic Radio

It will be interesting to hear how that comes out. Another problem with the pundit's chanting is that a lot of it is in mixed meter. On 08/14/2013 08:28 PM, doctordumb...@rocketmail.com wrote: > Good advice - you've also given me an idea, to try the auto-tune, with a > speech synthesizer I have

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Bhagavad Gita: In English Chapter 02 The 2nd Verse, 3rd, four letter word!

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, obbajeeba wrote: > > from > It's better not to "isolate" prepositions, because in the original Sanskrit they usually correspond to suffixes, here of the ablative case ("from-case"), pañcamii vibhakti (the fifth "division" [of nouns])! 1. nominative, prath

[FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without Maharishi

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson wrote: > > > > Iain Banks does it in some of his sci-fi, one of his characters > will be in an impossible situation with no possible escape and > suddenly we find out that

[FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without Maharishi

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson wrote: > > I liked the books quite a bit, having never had any problem with wizards > myself, I like her style of writing too. I don't like the insto-get-out clause that magic gives you. I saw the Lord of the Rings movies and almost really

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without Maharishi

there are some great books on that list - I appreciate you sending that out - I had forgotten about some of them From: salyavin808 To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 1:46 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without Maharishi

I liked the books quite a bit, having never had any problem with wizards myself, I like her style of writing too. From: salyavin808 To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 1:07 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without Maharishi

As much of a fan of Zelazny as I am,  I have never read any of the Amber series - Lord of Light and Creatures of Light and Darkness were my favorites and I also was pretty fond of his early Shadow Jack character and Dilvish the Damned. I think every current and former practitioner of TM should r

[FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without Maharishi

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" > > > wrote: > > > (snip) > > > > > You

[FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without Maharishi

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Didn't know he w

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Prerequisites for Enlightenment

I don't mind him being here, at all. As I said before, with Barry around, every other aspect of my life seems so much brighter. The Cautionary Tale, himself. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung wrote: > > > > Barry

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Prerequisites for Enlightenment

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" wrote: (snip) > To use Judy's argument from earlier, is this aggression towards > him a sign that he's on the right track?* Not my argument, sorry.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without Maharishi

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" > > wrote: > > (snip) > > > > You might try Thomas Nagel's "Mind and Cosmos: Why the > > > > Materialist Neo-Darw

[FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without Maharishi

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" > > wrote: > > > > > > Didn't know he wrote fiction though, but I never liked fantasy > > > novels anyway, if I eve

[FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without Maharishi

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson wrote: > > Oh my lord! That means you can't abide that English woman, Jo Rowling! Deary me no, Harry Potter and the Gob of Shite. Admittedly I haven't read any of the books and why my (female) friends used to recommend them to me I don

[FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without Maharishi

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" wrote: > > > > Didn't know he wrote fiction though, but I never liked fantasy > > novels anyway, if I even get a sniff of a wizard I'm off - It's > > sci-fi for me if I'm feeling spe

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without Maharishi

That's awesome, I never knew that about Zelazny - Lord of Light is one of my favorites and obviously has echoes of the Movement. From: turquoiseb To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 12:07 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without Maharishi

Oh my lord! That means you can't abide that English woman, Jo Rowling! From: salyavin808 To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 11:41 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without Maharishi   --- In FairfieldLife

[FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without Maharishi

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" wrote: > > > > Didn't know he wrote fiction though, but I never liked fantasy > > novels anyway, if I even get a sniff of a wizard I'm off - It's > > sci-fi for me if I'm feeling specu

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Prerequisites for Enlightenment

The beast hit me like a ton of bricks, that 666. Deepen to the darker side, for the dark is not dark enough for I! Shani,a temporary gaze on Surya, which combination, I shall not say. A hint, the Turq is kind of spelled like Turd. Lot's of blueberries come to mind! Blue biliary traced on end r

[FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without Maharishi

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" wrote: > > Didn't know he wrote fiction though, but I never liked fantasy > novels anyway, if I even get a sniff of a wizard I'm off - It's > sci-fi for me if I'm feeling speculative. Just as a question, did you ever read any of Roger Zelazny'

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Prerequisites for Enlightenment

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung wrote: > > Barry is not a hack writer. > > He introduces us all to new concepts on a DAILY basis. He creates wonderful > phrases that nail down his nuances. He communicates! > > He knows his own mind. > > He is brave. > > He's in fucking Eur

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hyperlinks

Share, I threw myself under the bus. I died for your sins. Thank you for recognizing my sacrifice. Please remove your shoes at the door when you enter. See you soon. Bring gold. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: > > Obbajee, I miss the Gita words! Any way you might contin

[FairfieldLife] The Bhagavad Gita: In English Chapter 02 The 2nd Verse, 3rd, four letter word!

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[FairfieldLife] My kinda joint

I almost bought a sign today at a street market, for the bar I've never owned but always wanted to. It is supposedly a real sign, from a restaurant in the Luberon. It failed. Can't imagine why. [https://sphotos-a-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/q71/s720x720/1185364_65\ 1988918158578_1504698729_n

[FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without Maharishi

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson wrote: > > Awww, Come on Sal, why you don't like Deepak? I don't like any of these guru types who make a fortune out of seekers, even if it is their own choice. I don't like the reliance on quantum physics as a prop for woolly thinking and

[FairfieldLife] The Bhagavad Gita: In English Chapter 01 The 2nd Verse, 3rd, four letter word!

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[FairfieldLife] Re: The Prerequisites for Enlightenment

How coquettish of you, Obba. Ooops, don't lift that petticoat in front of the big strong man! Yes, smelling the scent of cheap cloying perfume in the air, and how you flutter your fan, so! Just another damsel in distress, eh??? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, obbajeeba wrote: > > As Share

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Prerequisites for Enlightenment

Spooky! Actually, I see you as a person who has done a lot of living, hands on,and stays grounded in her opinions, so we think alike. Not a lot of shit to tolerate, once you've actually shoveled enough of it.:-) Also makes it child's play to spot those like Barry, who pretend to keep their han

[FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without Maharishi

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" wrote: > (snip) > > > You might try Thomas Nagel's "Mind and Cosmos: Why the > > > Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature Is Almost > > > Certainly False." > > > > > > Nag

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Prerequisites for Enlightenment

As Share prods me to end my beasty number ending in 666, in another post, I move along here, to this compliment to the Turq, from Michael. I agree with Michael. I enjoy Turq's big head writing. I only thrash at him (He who goes by the name of Barry, but I am not quite personal enough to call him

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Prerequisites for Enlightenment

I did not realize that you have lived such a sheltered existence, Edg. Get out more, see the world, meet some real people. Then you will be embarrassed, I hope, by what you have written here. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung wrote: > > Barry is not a hack writer. > > He introduc

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Prerequisites for Enlightenment

Thanks for the nice comments, Edg. I promise to keep being a bastard. And for your information, I dash off things here and send them without editing them because most of the time I'm just having fun with them. That, and the audience I'm writing for doesn't meet my standards for deserving edited co

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Prerequisites for Enlightenment

Edg, I'm going to respectfully (because you are a very fine writer) disagree. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung wrote: > > Barry is not a hack writer. > > He introduces us all to new concepts on a DAILY basis. Speak for yourself. I don't often find a new concept that I think is of

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Prerequisites for Enlightenment

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson wrote: > > I know there are a lot of people on FFL who dislike you Turq, > but I love your writing - if one day I can write as well as you > I will have achieved something great. Well, if you liked this rap, know that you inspired it. I read y

[FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without Maharishi

Thanks for that response. PSM sounds intriguing. There are so many techniques to choose from these days. Once upon a time TM was the only game in town - if your home town was in the north of England at any rate. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson wrote: > > Hmm good question Se

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Hyperlinks

Obbajee, I miss the Gita words! Any way you might continue with that? Plus, it might offset the influence of that Beastly Number! Which you were very brave to accept IMHO (-: From: obbajeeba To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Hyperlinks

Obbajee, free health tip: gargling with tumeric and salt really works to relieve minor sore throat and keep it from becoming major. I think tumeric is some kind of miracle herb, also good for reducing inflammation which is the latest designated body no no. However don't get it on clothes even th

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Prerequisites for Enlightenment

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung wrote: > > Barry is not a hack writer. > > He introduces us all to new concepts on a DAILY basis. He creates wonderful > phrases that nail down his nuances. He communicates! > > He knows his own mind. > > He is brave. > > He's in fucking Eur

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Prerequisites for Enlightenment

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@... wrote: > > Just *one* more sip of coffee, Michael, for you. You are a hundred times the > writer than this guy is. YOU could get published, whereas Barry has nothing > to say - he is in a writer's rut, and has been for years. YOU could ac

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Prerequisites for Enlightenment

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson wrote: > > I know there are a lot of people on FFL who dislike you Turq, but I love your > writing - if one day I can write as well as you I will have achieved > something great. Actually MJ, you write purty darn well. Don't covet what Bar

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Prerequisites for Enlightenment

Barry is not a hack writer. He introduces us all to new concepts on a DAILY basis. He creates wonderful phrases that nail down his nuances. He communicates! He knows his own mind. He is brave. He's in fucking Europe and taking its pulse -- how many others in your life do you have as an on-t

[FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without Maharishi

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Seraphita" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > > > If you're interested in the debate with materialists, you > > > could do a lot better than Chopra

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Prerequisites for Enlightenment

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@... wrote: > > pinky-swear. You just reminded me of one of my favorite jokes: > > Scene: Mid-1970's. Fierce winter at the White House. The Secret Service, > patrolling the grounds, finds someone has written, "Fuck Nixon!", in yellow > snow.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Rare footage of Maharishi addressing a group of followers

Sounds like the House of Lords. From: turquoiseb To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 2:05 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Rare footage of Maharishi addressing a group of followers   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcE5aDTsz

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without Maharishi

Hmm good question Seraphita. Dunno what the Movement did with PST after Deepak left. I know they had various Indian healers come round and do some expensive healing stuff, cost was based on what kind of healing you wanted. Had some TM friends who did it, cost them about $1400.00, per person. Th

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Prerequisites for Enlightenment

pinky-swear. You just reminded me of one of my favorite jokes: Scene: Mid-1970's. Fierce winter at the White House. The Secret Service, patrolling the grounds, finds someone has written, "Fuck Nixon!", in yellow snow. The President demands an explanation. "Well Sir, the handwriting is Pat's, bu

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Prerequisites for Enlightenment

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@... wrote: > > Just *one* more sip of coffee, Michael, for you. You are a hundred times the > writer than this guy is. YOU could get published, whereas Barry has nothing > to say - he is in a writer's rut, and has been for years. YOU could ac

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Prerequisites for Enlightenment

MJ's stories engage me, and have a timeless quality to them. There is no obvious purpose to them, except for enjoyment, and bringing the reader in. He also has an exceptional ear for the flow of dialogue. Big Fan! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLif

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ah, France

Wow, just like any truck stop on the interstate highway system, here in the US. Those French are all class. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > Sitting with my coffee on the balcony of my Airbnb apartment in Avignon, > I notice that the pharmacy across the street has a 2

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Prerequisites for Enlightenment

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@... wrote: > > Just *one* more sip of coffee, Michael, for you. You are a > hundred times the writer than this guy is. Have to agree. Barry's a hack writer--showy, but shallow. Michael, I was hors de combat when you posted them, so I didn't get

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Prerequisites for Enlightenment

Just *one* more sip of coffee, Michael, for you. You are a hundred times the writer than this guy is. YOU could get published, whereas Barry has nothing to say - he is in a writer's rut, and has been for years. YOU could actually make money at it, whereas Barry never will, except as a tech write

Re: [FairfieldLife] The Prerequisites for Enlightenment

I know there are a lot of people on FFL who dislike you Turq, but I love your writing - if one day I can write as well as you I will have achieved something great. From: turquoiseb To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 3:01 AM

[FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without Maharishi

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson wrote: > > Do you mean no puja before the Primordial Sound thing when he > was still hand and glove with the Movement? Chopra never became a TM teacher, FWIW. He wouldn't have been considered qualified to do the TM puja by the TMO. >

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Prerequisites for Enlightenment

Lame-o. My answer was shorter, better, funnier, and TRUE! Fail for Barry. And please explain how a JVM works. I ran the technical training for VMware, and just curious if you know. Your "explanation" of why you get uninterrupted YouTube videos at work, "due to having a T1 line", was frankly hila

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without Maharishi

Do you mean no puja before the Primordial Sound thing when he was still hand and glove with the Movement? From: sparaig To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 3:01 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without Maharishi

[FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without Maharishi

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" wrote: (snip) > > You might try Thomas Nagel's "Mind and Cosmos: Why the > > Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature Is Almost > > Certainly False." > > > > Nagel got in a lot of trouble with the big-time materialists; > > the book reall

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without Maharishi

Awww, Come on Sal, why you don't like Deepak? I know I have enjoyed his writing - especially his first fiction novel, Return of Merlin which he supposedly wrote the bulk of during the year when he was looking after the Big M subsequent to his being poisoned. I loved that novel. _

[FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without Maharishi

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Seraphita" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > If you're interested in the debate with materialists, you > > could do a lot better than Chopra. He's not what I would > > call a rigorous thinker. > > > > You might try

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Marathon

Jeez, Ann, just because Robin and BP aren't *speaking* on FFL these days, I don't think that's any reason to call them Dumb and Dumber! YMMV From: Ann To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 10:31 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: M

[FairfieldLife] Re: ksinoeh? (nain-ilevn)

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "card" wrote: > > > http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread750749/pg1 > > I seem to recall having participated in that thread > as B. Mullquist. At least I saw with my own eyes > that "prediction" by xino. > > I was extremely anxious at the end of August

[FairfieldLife] ksinoeh? (nain-ilevn)

http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread750749/pg1 I seem to recall having participated in that thread as B. Mullquist. At least I saw with my own eyes that "prediction" by xino. I was extremely anxious at the end of August 2001, what shall happen in the US of A, because transiting Pluto was

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Post Count Thu 15-Aug-13 00:15:08 UTC

That's what I'm sayin' (-: From: Seraphita To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 9:09 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Post Count Thu 15-Aug-13 00:15:08 UTC   That's better - now we're talking! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups

[FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without Maharishi

It might be the case. I always thought MMY was pretty good at stringing sentences together, at least in short bursts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRSvW9Ml9DQ L --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > http://

[FairfieldLife] Rare footage of Maharishi addressing a group of followers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcE5aDTszrY

[FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without Maharishi

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > Chopra has a thinner skin than MMY did, as far as I know. Of course, MMY > never went into a live AMA forum on reddit.com, so its hard to know what he > would have done, but someone started playing the auto-chopra.com (don't > rememb

[FairfieldLife] Ah, France

Sitting with my coffee on the balcony of my Airbnb apartment in Avignon, I notice that the pharmacy across the street has a 24/7 condom machine (lower left). [https://sphotos-a-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/q71/s720x720/1170722_65\ 1820558175414_2030770069_n.jpg]

[FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without Maharishi

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > http://www.wisdomofchopra.com/ > > You'll think a simplistic AI is totally enlightened... > > ...or something. > > [Apparently fooled Chopra] What makes you think that Maharishi was doing anything other than this same parroted pattern-

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