Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Wozniak: Future of AI is Scary

From: ultrarishi   I don't see the advantage of being the wealthiest person on a sinking ship.  You may get a better cabin above the waterline, but in the end, you are still going to drown.  Nice line. Especially coming from one of them Godless folks from Portland.  :-) This is how I see th

Re: [FairfieldLife] Most Godless City in America

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : On 03/25/2015 01:54 PM, salyavin808 wrote: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mailto:noozguru@... wrote : Of course to ask "if you believe in God" is a bit simplistic. What is meant by "God"

Re: [FairfieldLife] Most Godless City in America

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : I agree: God = The Unified Field; which is apparently (imo) equivalent to "The Tao" - Well why not call it the Tao instead of the unified field which makes no sense? You can see a strategy at work with it though. If you believe there is

[FairfieldLife] Whoa: brahmaaNDa puraaNa and Einstein!

Wikepaedia: The second part, which comprises chapters 5–44 of the third section, the Uttarabhāga is styled as the Lalitopākhyāna (narrative of Lalita). It narrates the worship of the Goddess Lalita according to the Tantric rites.[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahmanda_Purana#cite_note-

Re: [FairfieldLife] Most Godless City in America

From: salyavin808 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : I agree: God = The Unified Field; which is apparently (imo) equivalent to "The Tao" -  Well why not call it the Tao instead of the unified field which makes no sense? Or even worse, calling it "God." This is really the biggest issu

[FairfieldLife] Re: Wozniak: Future of AI is Scary

'State Communism' was tried and it failed miserably for a number of reasons. It was too simplistic and childish. No balance between the individual and the collective. First of all, a distinction should be made between 'essential goods' and 'non-essential goods'. Secondly, the success o

[FairfieldLife] Living Communally: Wozniak: Future of AI is Scary

Thanks, really interesting thoughtful posts. These are secular cooperatives you mention? Where people live together communally? Shared-goods other than just the business? Housing? Meals? Health Insurance/care? The aged? Non-spiritual? What keeps them together other than their business model?

[FairfieldLife] Brand Branded Top Thinker!

There are few figures who make the nation’s blood boil – either with sheer frustration or the spirit of revolution – quite like Russell Brand http://www.theguardian.com/culture/russell-brand. However, the comedian turned activist has now earned the nod of approval from one of Britain’s most inf

Re: [FairfieldLife] Brand Branded Top Thinker!

I know that TB TMers afflicted with CGGT (Compulsive Celebrity Groupie-Think) like to claim Russell Brand as "one of their own." And no doubt he *does* meditate fairly regularly, and finds some benefit from it. As do I and Salyavin. But can you actually *imagine* how Russell Brand would react

[FairfieldLife] Re: Well, well, well.

Oh, okay. Thanks for your reply. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : xen, since you've asked, let's cut to the chase. let's take today's distortion, (imo), Do you think Rick believed Ravi's alleged claim that he was/is enligh

Re: [FairfieldLife] Brand Branded Top Thinker!

It was always like that. I know someone who was on the Rishikesh course when the Beatles turned up and pissed everyone off by demanding private sessions with Marshy and swanning about in the sort of hippy gear that no one else was allowed to wear. Long hair? Any ordinary Joe's would be on the ne

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Could it be...Satan?

Dodging the question. Being evasive. Which tradition - the Holy Tradition that Marshy claimed to be part of - i.e. the line of gurus that had run jyotir math? or the larger tradition of just being a Hindu? From: "jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent:

[FairfieldLife] Re: Living Communally: Wozniak: Future of AI is Scary

Buck, you will getter a good understanding from this link below. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooperative https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooperative In a cooperative entity, you have only one vote no matter how many shares you own. This is one essential difference form corporate entity. T

[FairfieldLife] Re: Most Godless City in America

Ultrarishi, What high school did you attend here in SF? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : That explains my life. Born and raised in San Francisco and then in 1993 move to the Portland Area.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Could it be...Satan?

Pastor Barry, I said below that I did NOT research the matter personally. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : John, we've all seen you post things on this forum that leave no doubt that you believe that such mythical personalities as Krishna actually existed. You've actually sai

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Most Godless City in America

I think that based on the cheerleading squad we can assume it wasn't this one: From: "jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 4:30 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Most Godless City in America   Ultrarishi, What high school

[FairfieldLife] Yogaphobia in Ireland

Priest warns of unsavory influence of yoga. Could shivasana be dangerous? Catholic priests are stirring up an epidemic of yogaphobia http://qz.com/370327/catholic-priests-are-stirring-up-an-epidemic-of-yogaphobia/ http://qz.com/370327/catholic-priests-are-stirring-up-an-epidemic-of-yog

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Could it be...Satan?

I am asking you to explain to us how ANYONE could possibly "research" such a question as the historical existence of Krishna and come up with an accurate answer. You seem to base a lot of your beliefs on "Maharishisez," meaning that *he* said something that you consider fact. What I am asking yo

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Could it be...Satan?

I would say the line of gurus that MMY came from, specifically the Shankaracharya. In effect, it's the tradition that spawned the BGita and the Shrimad Bhagavatam. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Dodging the question. Being evasive. Which tradition - the Holy Tradition that M

Re: [FairfieldLife] Yogaphobia in Ireland

A report by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops reveals that substantiated claims of sexual abuse by priests has cost the Catholic Church over 3 billion dollars in the last 11 years. The number of victims in that period has been estimated at over 100,000. In just one Australian state (Victoria

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Wozniak: Future of AI is Scary

On 03/26/2015 03:07 AM, jason_gre...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: 'State Communism' was tried and it failed miserably for a number of reasons. Where? Kerala has a "communist" government and yet it was the cleanest and most organized of the places I visited in India. And private busin

Re: [FairfieldLife] Most Godless City in America

On 03/26/2015 12:23 AM, salyavin808 wrote: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : On 03/25/2015 01:54 PM, salyavin808 wrote: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com , wrote : Of course to ask "if you believ

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Could it be...Satan?

Thanks. But I must point out you must be suffering from Guru-itis, specifically Marshy-itis as it would be impossible for even Shankara himself to have authored the Gita, much less his line of follow up gurus. The Gita is thought to have been composed sometimes between 400 BCE and 200 CE. Shanka

[FairfieldLife] Does He Take a Performance Enhancer?

Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin's guitarist, has a very young girlfriend. Meet Jimmy Page's Very Young New Lady, Scarlett Sabet https://celebrity.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/jimmy-page-71-dating-25-year-old-133153737.html https://celebrity.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/jimmy-page-71-dating-25-year

Re: [FairfieldLife] Does He Take a Performance Enhancer?

Good for him. She probably gives him more energy than an older woman would. Sorry gals, but then I would condone "cougerness too" for the same reason. ;-) And then there's Tony Bennett. On 03/26/2015 10:21 AM, jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin's guitarist, ha

[FairfieldLife] Re: Does He Take a Performance Enhancer?

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin's guitarist, has a very young girlfriend. Nah, it's probably his grandaughter taking him to the day centre for a game of bingo and some stewed fruit. Not that I'm jealous or anything Meet Jimmy Page's V

Re: [FairfieldLife] Most Godless City in America

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : On 03/26/2015 12:23 AM, salyavin808 wrote: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mailto:noozguru@... wrote : On 03/25/2015 01:54 PM, salyavin808 wrote: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Could it be...Satan?

Establishing the historicity of various religious characters today is pretty much impossible. Of the following, Krishna, Buddha, Moses, Jesus, Mohammed, Shankara, only the latter two have much evidence that would just suggest they existed, primarily because they are a bit more recent. It seems m

Re: [FairfieldLife] Most Godless City in America

On 03/26/2015 11:50 AM, salyavin808 wrote: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : On 03/26/2015 12:23 AM, salyavin808 wrote: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com , wrote : On 03/25/2015 01:54 PM, salyavi

Re: [FairfieldLife] Most Godless City in America

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : On 03/26/2015 11:50 AM, salyavin808 wrote: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mailto:noozguru@... wrote : On 03/26/2015 12:23 AM, salyavin808 wrote: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.

[FairfieldLife] A Cat Sits on my Fence

The cat, with a cream colored fur, is back hanging out again on the fence near my neighbor's shady tree. Yesterday afternoon, I thought there was a dead cat on the fence. When I went there to inspect, the cat woke up and scurried away. So now, I'm wondering what the cosmic significance is f

Re: [FairfieldLife] A Cat Sits on my Fence

My neighbor's cat just loves to sit on a ledge on the front of my house. They try to get her to come home but she ignores them. The reason she likes my ledge is that the other houses don't have one and she can sit on my left in the afternoon and get sun plus not worry about dogs chasing her a

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Could it be...Satan?

Right, but Hayley Kiyoko exists. She plays a forensic specialist on CSI-Cyber: ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayley_Kiyoko ... As to the other illustrious persons, FFL is supposed to be a "Spiritual" - oriented forum, not one devoted to historical facts; in which case the objective is to make co

[FairfieldLife] Re: Could it be...Satan?

I like your logic, Turq, and agree with it: That's a prevalent problem with all fundamentalist religions and cultsas soon as one spells out "the truth" in a limited set of dogmatic statements; there are most often errors that crop up once the reader is boxed into such belief systems. ... O

Re: [FairfieldLife] Most Godless City in America

What's the difference between your "spiritual" path and a "religious" path? There must be hundreds of gods and spirits in your Tibetan Buddhist faith. You're not even making any sense. Can you spell cognitive dissonance? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : The survey is deceptive i

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Most Godless City in America

Non sequitur. Just stick to your Tibetan Buddhism. LoL! Yamantaka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamantaka http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamantaka Yamantaka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamantaka Yamāntaka (Sanskrit: यम

Re: [FairfieldLife] A Cat Sits on my Fence

Nature is telling you to wear cat's eye. From: "jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 4:16 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] A Cat Sits on my Fence   The cat, with a cream colored fur, is back hanging out again on the fence ne

[FairfieldLife] Post Count Fri 27-Mar-15 00:15:03 UTC

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[FairfieldLife] Re: Most Godless City in America

So, you are a spiritual path. There must be hundreds of yoga studios and meditation camps around there by now. In a recent visit to CA it seemed like almost the entire northern half of the state meditates using various self awareness techniques or yoga breathing techniques. Apparently in nor

[FairfieldLife] Re: Could it be...Satan?

It's a clear case of of cognitive dissonance - the discomfort experienced when someone simultaneously holds two or more conflicting beliefs or two or more opposing ideas both at the same time. Sometimes, it can be jarring to read the raw truth on a computer screen. There a hundreds of demons i

[FairfieldLife] Re: Could it be...Satan?

Re "acceptance of Jesus as Savior immediately - then and there - wipes out all of one's "sins".": Have you ever glanced into the literature on Pure Land Buddhism? It differentiates between an *other-power* in the spiritual life, in which we respond to a source outside ourselves, and a *self-p

[FairfieldLife] Re: Does He Take a Performance Enhancer?

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin's guitarist, has a very young girlfriend. Nah, it's probably his grandaughter taking him to the day centre for a game of bingo and some stewed fruit. Not that I'

[FairfieldLife] Re: A joke that's really funny if you know science

That's a good one! Thanks. One quite interesting fact about Schrödinger's thought experiment about his dead-and-alive cat is that he meant it as a sceptical attack on quantum mechanics. No one could take seriously the idea of a cat being dead AND alive at the same time, he thought. He hadn't

Re: [FairfieldLife] A Cat Sits on my Fence

I'll keep that in mind. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Nature is telling you to wear cat's eye. From: "jr_esq@... [FairfieldLife]" To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 4:16 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] A Cat Sits on my Fence The cat, wi

[FairfieldLife] Re: Guru Dev film on Youtube

Replying to this, cuz: throwback Thursday, natch. But listen to Guru Dev's voice. Maybe your rock will melt.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Most Godless City in America

jr_esq I attended Lowell High. How about you?

[FairfieldLife] Re: Wozniak: Future of AI is Scary

I watch or listen to quite a few podcast during the week. They make driving and menial task go quickly and can be occasionally fun. This particular interview by Leo Laporte of writer Mark Goodman is great. In it, Mark mentions that the future of crime is AI. His book Future Crime is actually m