Re: [FairfieldLife] a REALLY important meditator meeting today 1:30pm

2014-03-09 Thread steve.sundur
oh, okay. you didn't owe me an explanation, but I appreciate it. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : M, not really - I just happened to chat a couple times with the lady who was striving to get TM kicked out of her son's school in San Francisco and mentioned a couple quotes fr

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: GMOs threaten to end all life on Earth

2014-03-09 Thread steve.sundur
Keep in mind, this was back around 1974 or so. He was many of leading St. Louis executives who started. Round Up herbicide drove Monsanto's earnings for many, many years until it came off patent (two or three years ago). So, they've been working hard on new revenue streams since then. T

Re: [FairfieldLife] a REALLY important meditator meeting today 1:30pm

2014-03-09 Thread Michael Jackson
M, not really - I just happened to chat a couple times with the lady who was striving to get TM kicked out of her son's school in San Francisco and mentioned a couple quotes from the Meditations of Maharishi -she's a very sort of ebullient lady apparently and expressed appreciation for my co

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: GMOs threaten to end all life on Earth

2014-03-09 Thread Michael Jackson
Come on - you are kidding - the CEO of Monsanto learned TM??? Well if true, that shoots to hell Nabby's assertions that TMSP is gonna save the world from Monsanto On Sun, 3/9/14, steve.sun...@yahoo.com wrote: Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: GMOs th

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Tantra means loosely – “Sac red teachings” – (thankas)

2014-03-09 Thread Bhairitu
So porn stars are all enlightened? Go figure. On 03/09/2014 06:49 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: On 3/9/2014 8:26 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > Total Texas bullshit! > Try it - you'd probably like it. Having a sexual partner is the most fun on the planet. How do you think I got enlightened?

[FairfieldLife] Fairfield and MUM to be Featured on National TV

2014-03-09 Thread Dick Mays
Forwarded from: MUM Development Office Subject: Fairfield and MUM to be Featured on National TV Date: March 9, 2014 9:04:52 AM CDT MARCH 9, 2014 * ISSUE 244 University Website Doug Llewelyn, left, who interviewed Fairfield Mayor Ed Malloy, center, and Fairfield Iowa Convention and Visi

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Would an enlightened being need PR?

2014-03-09 Thread doctordumbass
I'd like to, but I am already hard at work, freeing the Hawaiian Islands, which were brought into the US, at the same time Tibet was reunited with China - 1959. So, how come no one wants to give Hawaii back to the Hawaiians, but all these Americans are screaming for a Free Tibet?? Do you think i

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Funny article from the Guardian Newspaper about TM

2014-03-09 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 3/9/2014 8:45 PM, doctordumb...@rocketmail.com wrote: > I am SO tired of your "Chimp at the keyboard" routine... > You are not even making any sense. Anyone who meditates with the goal of attaining enlightenment is a "Buddhist".

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Puns Can Be Fun

2014-03-09 Thread Pundit Sir
"Energizer Bunny arrested. Charged with battery." On Sun, Mar 9, 2014 at 6:42 PM, Pundit Sir wrote: > "Class trip to a Coca-Cola factory. I hope there's no pop quiz." > > > On Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 11:55 AM, Richard J. Williams > wrote: > >> On 3/8/2014 9:23 AM, Share Long wrote: >> >>> if they

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Would an enlightened being need PR?

2014-03-09 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 3/9/2014 8:30 PM, doctordumb...@rocketmail.com wrote: > Moving there soon, are you? If not, why not? Yep, that's what I thought. > Free Tibet, the inspiration for MMY's Global Country of World Peace, should have been invincible. The only way that is going to happen now is for you to practice

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Would an enlightened being need PR?

2014-03-09 Thread doctordumbass
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : From: Duveyoung To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 9, 2014 5:21 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Would an enlightened being need PR? I do not agree with you

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Tantra means loosely – “Sac red teachings” – (thankas)

2014-03-09 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 3/9/2014 8:26 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > Total Texas bullshit! > Try it - you'd probably like it. Having a sexual partner is the most fun on the planet. How do you think I got enlightened?

Re: [FairfieldLife] a REALLY important meditator meeting today 1:30pm

2014-03-09 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 3/9/2014 5:16 PM, steve.sun...@yahoo.com wrote: You actively work to undo any inroads TM makes in schools, business, or the general culture. > You seem to have it right - it looks like he's got a mind problem situation. I wonder who he thinks his target audience is, Barry, Judy and John Kna

Re: [FairfieldLife] Would an enlightened being need PR?

2014-03-09 Thread doctordumbass
Even when they're dead?? ;-) ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Pop gurus need PR. They're all about marketing. ;-) On 03/09/2014 06:48 AM, TurquoiseBee wrote: From: TurquoiseBee mailto:turquoiseb@... To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Funny article from the Guardian Newspaper about TM

2014-03-09 Thread doctordumbass
I am SO tired of your "Chimp at the keyboard" routine... ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : On 3/9/2014 6:58 AM, doctordumbass@... mailto:doctordumbass@... wrote: Buddhism has the little DL dude, and Uma Thurman's dad, and the DL does nothing except smile, and no one has ever hea

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Religion that doesn't take itself deadly seriously

2014-03-09 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 3/9/2014 5:00 PM, steve.sun...@yahoo.com wrote: His postings must be totally drive by and reactive. > Maybe he knows nobody cares so he just posts whatever comes to his mind at the time. I don't need to see a history because I already know what he is going to post when I see his name. You n

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: GMOs threaten to end all life on Earth

2014-03-09 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 3/9/2014 2:19 PM, Michael Jackson wrote: > almost as irritating as those who don't include the post they are > replying to. > There's nothing more irritating at a discussion party than someone who can't remember from one moment to the next what you just said to them and they can't even remem

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Would an enlightened being need PR?

2014-03-09 Thread doctordumbass
Moving there soon, are you? If not, why not? Yep, that's what I thought. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : On 3/9/2014 9:22 AM, doctordumbass@... mailto:doctordumbass@... wrote: hoping for a "free" Tibet. Just not my bag of rocks, I guess. I'd rather laugh at you guys.:-) > App

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Tantra means loosely – “Sac red teachings” – (thankas)

2014-03-09 Thread Bhairitu
Total Texas bullshit! On 03/09/2014 06:16 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: On 3/9/2014 2:18 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > Tantra is pretty much the way to go for a householder because it has > centuries of householders practicing it. Wanna be a holy man? Then be > born the next lifetime in India. A lot o

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Tantra means loosely – “Sac red teachings” – (thankas)

2014-03-09 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 3/9/2014 2:18 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > Tantra is pretty much the way to go for a householder because it has > centuries of householders practicing it. Wanna be a holy man? Then be > born the next lifetime in India. A lot of stupid westerners want to > be a "holy man" but that doesn't integrat

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: GMOs threaten to end all life on Earth

2014-03-09 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 3/9/2014 2:14 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > what are you using to post on FFL? At least on email > there are often a lot of blank lines between the header > of the post you are replying to the body of that message. > I don't see this with any other posts here except yours. > You are getting way t

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Would an enlightened being need PR?

2014-03-09 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 3/9/2014 12:34 PM, emilymae...@yahoo.com wrote: while believing that desires were one of the biggest pitfalls for most people along the path to enlightenment. */ /* *Does that include the desire to become desireless? * > Base desire works very subtly, not merely because desires are emotively

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Would an enlightened being need PR?

2014-03-09 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 3/9/2014 12:00 PM, Duveyoung wrote: > Your anger and resentment towards me when I am only trying to get > things clearer about how folks define their words is, well, sick. > You should read what the TB said to me in one of our first dialogs back in the day on Usenet, not to mention what Judy

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Would an enlightened being need PR?

2014-03-09 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 3/9/2014 11:49 AM, awoelfleba...@yahoo.com wrote: I don't really give a shit. > This very impressive! Good work, Barry.

Re: [FairfieldLife] a REALLY important meditator meeting today 1:30pm

2014-03-09 Thread dhamiltony2k5
Well, he is kind of a tragic figure but it was a nice meeting. Wish you could have been there. I think you would have felt better about all the things that upset you. And there was really nothing said that could not have included regular meditators in the meeting. The specialness of the 'badge c

[FairfieldLife] Post Count Mon 10-Mar-14 00:15:05 UTC

2014-03-09 Thread FFL PostCount
Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): 03/08/14 00:00:00 End Date (UTC): 03/15/14 00:00:00 182 messages as of (UTC) 03/09/14 23:59:10 19 doctordumbass 19 Richard J. Williams 18 Share Long 12 TurquoiseBee 10 salyavin808 10 dhamiltony2k5 9 nablusoss1008

[FairfieldLife] The Sex Life of Birds, was Where People Live

2014-03-09 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 3/9/2014 11:44 AM, Mike Dixon wrote: > In the wild, both sexes hunt and the male will hunt for the female > during courtship > This is good information to know. Thanks.

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Would an enlightened being need PR?

2014-03-09 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 3/9/2014 10:17 AM, TurquoiseBee wrote: He wrote eloquently of the cognitive dissonance it created in him -- trying to *create* desire (that is, after all, the goal of all advertising) -- while believing that desires were one of the biggest pitfalls for most people along the path to enlighten

Re: [FairfieldLife] GMOs threaten to end all life on Earth

2014-03-09 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 3/8/2014 8:46 PM, Michael Jackson wrote: > GMOs threaten to end all life on Earth > GMOs: Addressing the important issues!

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Would an enlightened being need PR?

2014-03-09 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 3/9/2014 9:22 AM, doctordumb...@rocketmail.com wrote: hoping for a "free" Tibet. Just not my bag of rocks, I guess. I'd rather laugh at you guys.:-) > Apparently you've got a brain problem situation on your hands. Tibet was the world's only, and probably last, civilization to be totally base

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Puns Can Be Fun

2014-03-09 Thread Pundit Sir
"Class trip to a Coca-Cola factory. I hope there's no pop quiz." On Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 11:55 AM, Richard J. Williams wrote: > On 3/8/2014 9:23 AM, Share Long wrote: > >> if they had reservations, wouldn't that make them hesitate? >> > > > Christopher Columbus discovered the New World in 1492. W

Re: [FairfieldLife] Would an enlightened being need PR?

2014-03-09 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 3/9/2014 8:48 AM, TurquoiseBee wrote: Instead, I suspect that if they felt they had anything to "say" or leave behind as fingers pointing at the moon, they'd do it in the form of art. They'd become writers, or poets, or singer-songwriters, or visual artists, or TV/film directors, and they'd

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Funny article from the Guardian Newspaper about TM

2014-03-09 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 3/9/2014 7:49 AM, salyavin808 wrote: > I'd say please press the "show message history" before posting so we > can see what you are on about > There are only about six or seven us having an online conversation these days - I can remember what each one you has posted the day before. I don't ne

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Funny article from the Guardian Newspaper about TM

2014-03-09 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 3/9/2014 6:58 AM, doctordumb...@rocketmail.com wrote: Buddhism has the little DL dude, and Uma Thurman's dad, and the DL does nothing except smile, and no one has ever heard of Uma Thurman's dad > Buddhism has the Buddha AND the DL dude, and there a millions of Buddhists that have heard of U

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Funny article from the Guardian Newspaper about TM

2014-03-09 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 3/8/2014 9:46 PM, s3raph...@yahoo.com wrote: Does practising being a Buddhist leave you emotionally needy and insecure? If so what's the point? > You need to realize that this is a pattern: what students learn from their teachers sometimes they become. So far as we can tell from his writing

[FairfieldLife] RE: Tantra means loosely – “Sac red teachings” – (thankas)

2014-03-09 Thread emptybill
"Class, today we are going to learn a bunch of big words and the proper way to show love to someone" Oh so right! Let's call our new flavor Prairie Doc lightn-mint. Is them words big enuff?

[FairfieldLife] RE: Funny article from the Guardian Newspaper about TM

2014-03-09 Thread emptybill
Rakshasas raksasas (Sanskrit) [from the verbal root raksh to protect] The preservers; in modern popular superstition in India, commonly associated with evil spirits and demons. Esoterically they are the gibborim (giants) of the Bible, the fourth root-race or Atlanteans: "when Brahma created th

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Funny article from the Guardian Newspaper about TM

2014-03-09 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 3/9/2014 6:23 AM, doctordumb...@rocketmail.com wrote: > What are the other two rakshasas, besides NATO? > It would probably be a good idea to look up what the work "rakshasas" means in Sanskrit. Maybe some people don't realize is this was the word used by the Caucasian Aryan invaders of India

[FairfieldLife] "The Returned" American Style

2014-03-09 Thread Bhairitu
ABC's retitled it "Resurrection" and it debuts tonight. Here's the trailer which hardly holds a candle to the French version. Do have to give ABC some points for not blocking the original French version from the US (available on Netflix). http://youtu.be/RGtNrz8dhV4

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Funny article from the Guardian Newspaper about TM

2014-03-09 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 3/9/2014 3:01 AM, TurquoiseBee wrote: I've seen at least one person levitate fer real and turn invisible and stuff like that and then turn around and act like a total dick. > Maybe we don't care if you're a dick or not, or where you have been - we just want you to tell us the secret of the

[FairfieldLife] RE: Tantra means loosely – “S ac red teachings” – (thankas)

2014-03-09 Thread steve.sundur
"Class, today we are going to learn a bunch of big words and the proper way to show love to someone" ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : The point of maithuna practice (sexual-union yoga) is to assist in the ascend of the prana-shaktis up the spine, whether that is understood to be

[FairfieldLife] RE: Tantra means loosely – “Sac red teachings” – (thankas)

2014-03-09 Thread emptybill
The point of maithuna practice (sexual-union yoga) is to assist in the ascend of the prana-shaktis up the spine, whether that is understood to be a collection of prana-s gathered into the spinal axis or of the ascent of the mula-prana known as kundalini-shakti at the base of the spine. The Buddh

Re: [FairfieldLife] a REALLY important meditator meeting today 1:30pm

2014-03-09 Thread steve.sundur
Hey MJ, I happened to read something you had on the TM Free Blog. You've really got it in for the TMO don't you? I mean your agenda goes far beyond just commenting in these chat rooms. You actively work to undo any inroads TM makes in schools, business, or the general culture. I think I have

[FairfieldLife] RE: Religion that doesn't take itself deadly seriously

2014-03-09 Thread steve.sundur
Strange to me how someone could be so impervious to a simple, common sense suggestion. He has it stuck in his mind that it is a simple matter to go back and follow the discussion. His postings must be totally drive by and reactive. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Do you n

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: GMOs threaten to end all life on Earth

2014-03-09 Thread steve.sundur
Apropos of nothing. The Monsanto campus is sprawling and quite beautiful actually, comprising 100's of well manicured acres in St. Louis County. At one point the CEO of Monsanto was initiated, and the home of one of the founding TM families here directly abutted their campus. I had

Re: [FairfieldLife] FRUNKIN

2014-03-09 Thread anartaxius
I think photo #2 is leaning in the right direction. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : From: "anartaxius@..." To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 9, 2014 7:03 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] FRUNKIN There are many topics that are well worn and confusing b

[FairfieldLife] RE: Religion that doesn't take itself deadly seriously

2014-03-09 Thread anartaxius
As Bhairitu mentioned ' With the advent of computers and the Internet we can grow plenty of crops without them being genetically modified though the GMO crops are modified for one thing: profit.' The companies are now moving into technology, using sensors etc., on tractors and farm equipment to

[FairfieldLife] Quote of the day....

2014-03-09 Thread salyavin808
'What counts is not what sounds plausible, not what we would like to believe, not what one or two witnesses claim, but only what is supported by hard evidence rigorously and skeptically examined. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." - Carl Sagan

[FairfieldLife] "God "- the concept

2014-03-09 Thread emptybill
Our Western notions about “God” emerge through the theological lens of Semitic Monotheism - Judism, Christianity, and Islam. That’s why we so casually pitch forth the term “God” rather than “the gods” – as our Greek and Roman ancestors once did. The Semite god is fundamentally a tyrant in the Gr

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: GMOs threaten to end all life on Earth

2014-03-09 Thread salyavin808
I can't find the email I got about Fagan's latest tour, but here is a PDF of his position: http://www.permaculturenews.org/files/GMO_Myths_and_Truths.pdf http://www.permaculturenews.org/files/GMO_Myths_and_Truths.pdf Michael Antoniou is another TMer. Claire Robinson I don't know about

[FairfieldLife] RE: Religion that doesn't take itself deadly seriously

2014-03-09 Thread salyavin808
7 years! Wow, instant results. Almost too much time to draw a target round the arrow - but not quite. I guess anything good that happens after a purusha group is set up can be claimed as a hit. Anything badnot claimed of course. I love the use of the word stationed, it's like you actual

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: GMOs threaten to end all life on Earth

2014-03-09 Thread Share Long
noozguru, now I'm replying from Basic yahoo email. On Sun, 3/9/14, Bhairitu wrote: Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: GMOs threaten to end all life on Earth To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, March 9, 2014, 2:14 PM

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: GMOs threaten to end all life on Earth

2014-03-09 Thread Share Long
noozguru, I am answering you via Neo yahoo email. If I were to use Basic yahoo email, there would be big spaces. Hope this helps. On Sunday, March 9, 2014 2:14 PM, Bhairitu wrote:   GMOs are a rather dated concept dreamed up before computers were ubiquitous.   With the advent of computer

[FairfieldLife] RE: Jet Vanishes

2014-03-09 Thread authfriend
They're now saying there were four passengers who may have been using stolen passports. Security experts have said passengers using stolen passports aren't unusual, but it's very rare for there to be more than one such passenger per flight. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Two o

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Funny article from the Guardian Newspaper about TM

2014-03-09 Thread emilymaenot
But Share, something did happen next. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Methinks the lady doth protest too much. The one in Seattle that is! The thing is Emily, I replied to emptybill as I was moved to reply and in a way that made sense to me. One has to start there I think a

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: GMOs threaten to end all life on Earth

2014-03-09 Thread Michael Jackson
Dunno why that happens - I am still using the old version of yahoo mail called the "Basic" version cause I can't stand the newer yahoo format - but from now on I will eliminate those gaps if I am not feeling to lazy - its almost as irritating as those who don't include the post they are replying

Re: [FairfieldLife] Would an enlightened being need PR?

2014-03-09 Thread Bhairitu
Pop gurus need PR. They're all about marketing. ;-) On 03/09/2014 06:48 AM, TurquoiseBee wrote: *From:* TurquoiseBee *To:* "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" *Sent:* Sunday, March 9, 2014 2:10 PM *Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Funny article from the Guardian Newspaper about TM ... Furthe

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Tantra means loosely – “Sac red teachings” – (thankas)

2014-03-09 Thread Bhairitu
TM is tantra. But Indians think tantra is about black magic and westerners think it is about sex. Both are ignorant ideas. Tantra is about mantras, yantras and tantric rituals. So many articles unless the writer was an initiate are just ignorance. Tantra is pretty much the way to go for a h

Re: [FairfieldLife] a REALLY important meditator meeting today 1:30pm

2014-03-09 Thread Michael Jackson
I wish I was gonna be there - I'd ask him a question or two, but I imagine the mic would be turned off like they did that Indian guy in the David Wants to Fly film. On Sun, 3/9/14, dhamiltony...@yahoo.com wrote: Subject: [FairfieldLife] a REALLY imp

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: GMOs threaten to end all life on Earth

2014-03-09 Thread Bhairitu
GMOs are a rather dated concept dreamed up before computers were ubiquitous. With the advent of computers and the Internet we can grow plenty of crops without them being genetically modified though the GMO crops are modified for one thing: profit. We now know how to grow natural crops even i

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Religion that doesn't take itself deadly seriously

2014-03-09 Thread Michael Jackson
that would be nice and as I have stated here before I think GMO's are one of the few things we agree on. Just in a common sense way, it makes NO sense to allow one company or government to own patents on (eventually) all food crops in the world. Who controls the food supply controls the world.

Re: [FairfieldLife] FRUNKIN

2014-03-09 Thread TurquoiseBee
From: "anartax...@yahoo.com" To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 9, 2014 7:03 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] FRUNKIN   There are many topics that are well worn and confusing because of the historical associations that build up upon them like tartar on teeth, obscuring the

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: GMOs threaten to end all life on Earth

2014-03-09 Thread Michael Jackson
That's interesting in that I sort of thought Fagan had bowed out of the movement but I reckon not - or maybe I was thinking of Larry Domash On Sun, 3/9/14, salyavin808 wrote: Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: GMOs threaten to end all life on Earth To

[FairfieldLife] RE: Religion that doesn't take itself deadly seriously

2014-03-09 Thread authfriend
Do you not want readers to know what post you're responding to? That's the only reason I can think of why you wouldn't click "Show message history." One mouse click, that's all it takes, yet you refuse to extend us that very simple courtesy. Purusha was fully operative in January 1982. Sta

[FairfieldLife] RE: Religion that doesn't take itself deadly seriously

2014-03-09 Thread nablusoss1008
Purusha was fully operative in January 1982. Stationed in Germany and Holland it took us 7 years to bring down the Berlin wall. Montsanto ? It's already doomed.

[FairfieldLife] RE: FRUNKIN

2014-03-09 Thread Duveyoung
Go home, Taxman, you're frunk.

[FairfieldLife] Is Vedanta only a theory to be confirmed through experience? (More Ted Schwartz)

2014-03-09 Thread emptybill
This is a notion prevalent among seekers who have encountered a diluted form of Vedanta and/or have not yet cultivated the qualifications necessary to enable them to properly assimilate the teachings that even though self-inquiry is a means of knowledge, the knowledge it produces is only theoret

[FairfieldLife] FRUNKIN

2014-03-09 Thread anartaxius
There are many topics that are well worn and confusing because of the historical associations that build up upon them like tartar on teeth, obscuring the original idea beyond recovery. So I thought I would re-purpose enlightenment in new language to reduce confusion. Here is the whole trip in a

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Where People Live

2014-03-09 Thread Share Long
Mike, thanks for the fascinating info. It sounds like a wonderful way to be outdoors and connect with both wild and tame critters (-: On Sunday, March 9, 2014 11:47 AM, Mike Dixon wrote:   In the wild, both sexes hunt and the male will hunt for the female during courtship, nesting and ra

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Funny article from the Guardian Newspaper about TM

2014-03-09 Thread Share Long
Methinks the lady doth protest too much. The one in Seattle that is! The thing is Emily, I replied to emptybill as I was moved to reply and in a way that made sense to me. One has to start there I think and see what happens next. On Sunday, March 9, 2014 12:12 PM, "emilymae...@yahoo.com" w

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Would an enlightened being need PR?

2014-03-09 Thread emilymaenot
Ah ha, Ann. Very nice. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : From: salyavin808 To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 9, 2014 4:00 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] RE: Would an enlightened being need PR? ..

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Would an enlightened being need PR?

2014-03-09 Thread TurquoiseBee
If you were being honest about trying to find some "common ground," you could back up and try to talk about the concept of enlightenment without *ever* bringing the concept of God into it. I can do that. Why can't you? Don't you get it? I believe that there is such a thing as enlightenment, as i

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Funny article from the Guardian Newspaper about TM

2014-03-09 Thread emilymaenot
Well, it is amusing to watch Share's mind...I wonder if she was following mine. The word "methinks" is one used by Shakespeare. Shakespeare wrote of paradox and, if you will, "wondrous paradox." And on this topic of paradox, from the book "Shakespeare and the Paradox" we find the following: "W

[FairfieldLife] a REALLY important meditator meeting today 1:30pm

2014-03-09 Thread dhamiltony2k5
Dr. Bevan Morris, President of Maharishi University of Management is meeting with the meditating community today. Today, on Maharishi University of Management campus. Dalby Hall, 1:30 pm Bring a valid Dome badge to get in. Be there or be square, -Buck

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Would an enlightened being need PR?

2014-03-09 Thread Duveyoung
Aaand, that's why it's hard to reply to you, Turk. Your anger and resentment towards me when I am only trying to get things clearer about how folks define their words is, well, sick. Sucks to be you, eh? Edg

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Would an enlightened being need PR?

2014-03-09 Thread awoelflebater
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : From: Duveyoung To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 9, 2014 5:21 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Would an enlightened being need PR? I do not agree with your definition of enlightenment. "God" has nothing to

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Where People Live

2014-03-09 Thread Mike Dixon
In the wild, both sexes hunt and the male will hunt for the female during courtship, nesting and raising the chicks. Levi has never had to hunt to feed himself and it's something I have to teach him. He's getting there. Right now,he has started to molt(grow adult plumage) and you have to fatten

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Would an enlightened being need PR?

2014-03-09 Thread awoelflebater
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : From: salyavin808 To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 9, 2014 4:00 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] RE: Would an enlightened being need PR? ... I remember reading that Buddhists consider advertising the most immoral tr

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Would an enlightened being need PR?

2014-03-09 Thread TurquoiseBee
From: Duveyoung To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 9, 2014 5:21 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Would an enlightened being need PR?   I do not agree with your definition of enlightenment. "God" has nothing to do with it. The topic title's question assumes that "

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Funny article from the Guardian Newspaper about TM

2014-03-09 Thread awoelflebater
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : From the information Emptybill posted: "Will I get everything I want when I'm "enlightened?" "No. But once you know self, you won’t want anything else." I'm glad you could make heads or tails from what Share wrote below because I couldn't

[FairfieldLife] RE: Would an enlightened being need PR?

2014-03-09 Thread awoelflebater
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : I'd rather laugh at you guys.:-) Ah, the blessing of the humble enlightened sage. But as you missed the point: I'm not arguing for anything, I don't consider myself a Buddhist because I don't care about getting enlightened. "Buddhist = o

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Would an enlightened being need PR?

2014-03-09 Thread Duveyoung
I do not agree with your definition of enlightenment. "God" has nothing to do with it. The topic title's question assumes that "enlightenment" is real -- the use of the word "if" pertains. I was going along with the "if." But, still, do we have common ground? Maybe. To me the enlightenme

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Would an enlightened being need PR?

2014-03-09 Thread doctordumbass
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : From: salyavin808 To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 9, 2014 4:00 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] RE: Would an enlightened being need PR? ... I remember reading that Buddhists consider advertising the most immoral tr

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: GMOs threaten to end all life on Earth

2014-03-09 Thread doctordumbass
Yes, practicing the 'Molotov Cocktail' sutra... ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : I think all the active yogic flyers, Purusha and Mother Divine should find places surrounding the corporate headquarters of Monsanto and do program all around 'em - whatcha think? -

[FairfieldLife] RE: Would an enlightened being need PR?

2014-03-09 Thread doctordumbass
You are obviously tripping, and I am still laughing.:-) ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : I'd rather laugh at you guys.:-) Ah, the blessing of the humble enlightened sage. But as you missed the point: I'm not arguing for anything, I don't consider myself a Buddhist because

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Captive bred male Peregrine

2014-03-09 Thread Mike Dixon
Sorry, I have a couple photos on my computer but being technology challenged,I'm not sure how to send them in e-mail. I'll get some different ones later and send them. On Saturday, March 8, 2014 7:38 PM, "authfri...@yahoo.com" wrote:   Sadly, no! Hope this comes through.

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Funny article from the Guardian Newspaper about TM

2014-03-09 Thread doctordumbass
My experience has been more like, 'be careful what you wish for' - due to thoughts being entertained at a more powerful place, desires happen - all of them. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : From the information Emptybill posted: "Will I get everything I want when I'm "enlight

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: GMOs threaten to end all life on Earth

2014-03-09 Thread salyavin808
It doesn't mean anything in any real, demonstrable sense. It was one of those movement things where someone who is supposedly a top scientist in a field promises us the latest info behind closed doors (wink, wink) when he only tells the public the stuff they would understand. So I was hoping

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Would an enlightened being need PR?

2014-03-09 Thread TurquoiseBee
From: salyavin808 To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 9, 2014 4:00 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] RE: Would an enlightened being need PR?    ...I remember reading that Buddhists consider advertising the most immoral trade because it awakens desires that weren't there before

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Funny article from the Guardian Newspaper about TM

2014-03-09 Thread emilymaenot
From the information Emptybill posted: "Will I get everything I want when I'm "enlightened?" "No. But once you know self, you won’t want anything else." ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Emily, methunks that there is no disconnect between enlightenment, which you asked about, a

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: GMOs threaten to end all life on Earth

2014-03-09 Thread TurquoiseBee
From: Michael Jackson To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 9, 2014 3:49 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: GMOs threaten to end all life on Earth   I think all the active yogic flyers, Purusha and Mother Divine should find places surrounding the corporate headquarters of

[FairfieldLife] RE: Would an enlightened being need PR?

2014-03-09 Thread salyavin808
I'd rather laugh at you guys.:-) Ah, the blessing of the humble enlightened sage. But as you missed the point: I'm not arguing for anything, I don't consider myself a Buddhist because I don't care about getting enlightened. "Buddhist = one who seeks enlightenment" What I was getting a

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: GMOs threaten to end all life on Earth

2014-03-09 Thread Michael Jackson
Now what exactly does that mean, "interfering with consciousness and the veda"??? Everything, according to the spiritual people IS consciousness, including the creation of GMO crops and their very existence IS consciousness - it may not be the best manifestation of consciousness but they are pa

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Would an enlightened being need PR?

2014-03-09 Thread TurquoiseBee
From: Duveyoung To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 9, 2014 3:44 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] RE: Would an enlightened being need PR?   They had to rip Guru Dev out of the jungle.  He knew silence was the most profound help to give to the planet.  Ramana Maharshi seems

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: GMOs threaten to end all life on Earth

2014-03-09 Thread Michael Jackson
I think all the active yogic flyers, Purusha and Mother Divine should find places surrounding the corporate headquarters of Monsanto and do program all around 'em - whatcha think? On Sun, 3/9/14, dhamiltony...@yahoo.com wrote: Subject: [FairfieldLif

[FairfieldLife] RE: Would an enlightened being need PR?

2014-03-09 Thread Duveyoung
They had to rip Guru Dev out of the jungle. He knew silence was the most profound help to give to the planet. Ramana Maharshi seems to have been a genuine example of "the means form around sattva." All of that organization formed around him and Arunachala even when he discouraged it. On th

[FairfieldLife] RE: Raft sobbit?

2014-03-09 Thread doctordumbass
When I was younger, I would sometimes buy "a sack of piggies". ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Thanks, but I meant specifically this (just found it on Wikipedia): A spoonerism is an error in speech or deliberate play on words http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_play in which corre

[FairfieldLife] RE: Funny article from the Guardian Newspaper about TM

2014-03-09 Thread doctordumbass
Ah, OK - Would've liked to hear it from the Big M. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : He didn't say. But Mr. Benjamin Crème has said that the material forces that was driven underground as an effect of WWII has resurfaced in Israel and in a undisclosed place in Eastern Europe.

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Funny article from the Guardian Newspaper about TM

2014-03-09 Thread Share Long
Salyavin, it was something about NATO being one of three rakshasas. On Sunday, March 9, 2014 7:49 AM, salyavin808 wrote:   I'd say please press the "show message history" before posting so we can see what you are on about but then I saw the words "Benjamin Creme" and realised I probab

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Where People Live

2014-03-09 Thread doctordumbass
Zee? Eet eez obvious! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Both of you appear to be missing zee point... Y would you ex-trapolate that from our ex-change? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : ---In Fairfield

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