Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: A cool, shiny, spiritual moment

2015-05-14 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Exactly. Sometimes "spiritual" is just sitting somewhere writing about what is going on in one's life at the moment. My little rap about Paris was simply the way someone who has followed a path such as mine processes loss, finding a way to turn it from sorrow into joy. From: "anartax...@

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Why the whiny hysteria we see on FFL is Maharishi's fault

2015-05-14 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Nobody read it Barry. Your fan boy may have skimmed it. But, nobody read it. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Yeah but look who he was saying it about. :-) But I understand...some people have short attention spans, and can't read more than 30 words. This post is for t

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Why the whiny hysteria we see on FFL is Maharishi's fault

2015-05-14 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Jesus, Barry. Just come off it for a change. Give it a different slant. But, if really, if you want to stake a claim to your brand of spirituality, then so be it. But damn, I wish you'd have the courage to raise it up the flagpole, and see if anyone salutes. P.S. It ain't "con

Re: [FairfieldLife] A Philip K Dick Speech

2015-05-14 Thread Duveyoung
The film, Extraterrestrial, was a major pain in the ass. You want to experience that film? Here;Prepare yourself to be sorry you're watching but are already too invested to quit the film -- but get this -- sorry because the film is so dang good at manipulating your mind using now well kn

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why the whiny hysteria we see with Barry is his own fault

2015-05-14 Thread reverse_arch...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
as fiction, or non-fiction? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Maybe if we break it down, Jim, we can understand what he's talking about. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Will someone please tell Barry that he is welcome to submit his application to me, for mem

[FairfieldLife] New file uploaded to FairfieldLife

2015-05-14 Thread FairfieldLife
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the FairfieldLife group. File: /PressRelease Lists 5-4-15-1.pdf Uploaded by : mail_uzer Description : Press Release New TM Center Bethlehem & Lehigh Valley You can acc

[FairfieldLife] The Gateway Drug to Addiction:

2015-05-14 Thread dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Really interesting research setting the record straight on gateways.. http://www.npr.org/2015/04/18/400658693/setting-the-record-straight-on-the-phrase-gateway- http://www.npr.org/2015/04/18/400658693/setting-the-record-straight-on-the-phrase-gateway-drugSetting The Record Straight On The Phr

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: FF Mental Health Alliance: Shifting Cultural Attitudes Subcommittee

2015-05-14 Thread dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Dear MJ thanks for your empathy and support on this. There is a lot of good work being done around community mental health in Fairfield, Iowa. It is work in progress and certainly there yet are still some tough nuts to crack within this work but good work by a lot of good people is being done on

[FairfieldLife] Post Count Fri 15-May-15 00:15:08 UTC

2015-05-14 Thread FFL PostCount ffl.postco...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): 05/09/15 00:00:00 End Date (UTC): 05/16/15 00:00:00 233 messages as of (UTC) 05/14/15 22:27:40 64 richard 27 dhamiltony2k5 26 TurquoiseBee turquoiseb 26 Michael Jackson mjackson74 13 steve.sundur 12 salyavin808 10 ar

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why the whiny hysteria we see on FFL is Maharishi's fault

2015-05-14 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Sal, look, the simple solution is to find a new home for all your fascinating "content" But, we all know why this won't happen, because your content is all about complaining about those, who are complaining about you, complaining about them. And plus, I find it sort of fun to push the but

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why the whiny hysteria we see on FFL is Maharishi's fault

2015-05-14 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I guess at some point, the hunter, becomes the hunted, so to speak. He has bought in so heavily to this meme as Barry Wright, "Cult Detective" that this has, sort of overtaken his personality. His posting "content" consists of longer, and shorter versions of he same story. I suppose he

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why the whiny hysteria we see with Barry is his own fault

2015-05-14 Thread rich...@rwilliams.us [FairfieldLife]
Maybe if we break it down, Jim, we can understand what he's talking about. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Will someone please tell Barry that he is welcome to submit his application to me, for membership over at The Peak, at any time. But I do have a small requirement for hi

Re: [FairfieldLife] A Philip K Dick Speech

2015-05-14 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
No, they thought those were good questions. On 05/14/2015 01:33 PM, Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: "This is a theme I've been on since I was a kid bugging my parents that I had no proof of what I was experiencing was real since it was all experienced in my head."

Re: [FairfieldLife] A Philip K Dick Speech

2015-05-14 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
"This is a theme I've been on since I was a kid bugging my parents that I had no proof of what I was experiencing was real since it was all experienced in my head." You really used to say stuff like that to your folks? Did they take you to a shrink? From: "Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why the whiny hysteria we see with Barry is his own fault

2015-05-14 Thread reverse_arch...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Will someone please tell Barry that he is welcome to submit his application to me, for membership over at The Peak, at any time. But I do have a small requirement for him first, not reflected in his writing below: mental stability. Thanks. What's always boggled my mind is how many of th

[FairfieldLife] Re: A cool, shiny, spiritual moment

2015-05-14 Thread anartax...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I am sitting in my home office on a dark grey chair. The walls are painted grey. There is a computer monitor in front of me, its frame, black. There are two speakers on the desk, their face, black. The desk is grey. The computer sits on the desk. It's black. There is a computer mouse, also black

Re: [FairfieldLife] Sometimes you need an infographic to understand the problem

2015-05-14 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Another powerful infographic:

[FairfieldLife] Re: Freedom Summit

2015-05-14 Thread rich...@rwilliams.us [FairfieldLife]
RENO, Nev. — Jeb Bush came face-to-face here Wednesday with the perils of carrying a politically divisive family name, skirmishing with voters over the Iraq war and continuing to struggle with how to differentiate himself from his brother... On Iraq question, Jeb Bush stumbles and the GOP ho

[FairfieldLife] The rent Is too damn high!

2015-05-14 Thread rich...@rwilliams.us [FairfieldLife]
Fees, regulations drive up housing costs http://www.mysanantonio.com/opinion/commentary/article/Fees-regulations-drive-up-housing-costs-6261627.php http://www.mysanantonio.com/opinion/commentary/article/Fees-regulations-drive-up-housing-costs-6261627.php Fees, regulations drive up housi

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: God speaketh...

2015-05-14 Thread rich...@rwilliams.us [FairfieldLife]
Never pass up an opportunity to use a tragedy if you think it will help you win a religious debate. Today let's rag on the Christians. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Indeed. The whole schtick -- the things people believe in the name of religion -- is just so funny when you thi

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Why the whiny hysteria we see on FFL is Maharishi's fault

2015-05-14 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
I don't think it is short attention spans but time to read it. We see long posts and think "I'll read that later". Nobody's posts on FFL are *so important* that they need to be read immediately, are they? I mean that would be a narcissistic trait of the poster if there ever was one. And BTW

[FairfieldLife] Re: Tomorrow's world yesterday...

2015-05-14 Thread rich...@rwilliams.us [FairfieldLife]
We call them "hot tubs" over here - apparently "Jacuzzi" is a brand name. Go figure. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Now I know what's missing from my life: an oscillating bath tub. How come these never made it into production? Imagining the future: early 20th century U

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Why the whiny hysteria we see on FFL is Maharishi's fault

2015-05-14 Thread rich...@rwilliams.us [FairfieldLife]
That's what I'm taking about! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : As Antonio Salieri would say... too many notes! From: "steve.sundur@... [FairfieldLife]" To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2015 7:12 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Why the whiny hy

[FairfieldLife] Powerful Stuff

2015-05-14 Thread rich...@rwilliams.us [FairfieldLife]
Fabulous Thunderbirds - Powerful Stuff (Jimmie Vaughan) https://youtu.be/CaEHFxlmf-k https://youtu.be/CaEHFxlmf-k Fabulous Thunderbirds - Powerful Stuff (Jimmie Va... https://youtu.be/CaEHFxlmf-k I loved this performance so much, I had to find it on the net when it disappeared on youtub

[FairfieldLife] Re: A Philip K Dick Speech

2015-05-14 Thread rich...@rwilliams.us [FairfieldLife]
The problem is, that with such a limited knowledge that humans like you have, you wouldn't know if you saw a replicant, if it was human. You don't even know for sure if you are dreaming or not. There is not one single experience that humans participate in that could not be experience in a drea

Re: [FairfieldLife] A Philip K Dick Speech

2015-05-14 Thread rich...@rwilliams.us [FairfieldLife]
The only proof that you have about anything is that you are conscious and therefore self-conscious that you exist. The problem isn't proving the existence of consciousness; the problem is proving the existence of anything else. Consciousness is private and cannot be shared by others - it is th

[FairfieldLife] Re: A cool, shiny, and...dare I say it...spiritual moment

2015-05-14 Thread rich...@rwilliams.us [FairfieldLife]
We had just read A Separate Reality by Carlos Castaneda so we we down to Mexico to search for etheogens. We didn't find any magic mushrooms growing in the wild. However, at a party, someone, probably don Juan, gave me a taco to eat that was laced with 'fly agaric'. When I realized what I had j

Re: [FairfieldLife] A Philip K Dick Speech

2015-05-14 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
Correction "Extraterrestrial" is the film. Not had my morning espresso yet. On 05/14/2015 08:56 AM, Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife] wrote: I can sorta relate to what PKD is talking about because I sometimes when I have fallen asleep late at night on the futon (yes, I still h

Re: [FairfieldLife] A Philip K Dick Speech

2015-05-14 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
I can sorta relate to what PKD is talking about because I sometimes when I have fallen asleep late at night on the futon (yes, I still have one of those) in the living room when I wake up the room doesn't quite look the same. A few seconds later it does but this has happened enumerable times.

[FairfieldLife] A cool, shiny, and...dare I say it...spiritual moment

2015-05-14 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Since I've been chiding a couple of slackers for considering this a "spiritual" forum but never posting about any of their own spiritual moments, I think it's only fair that I post one of mine. This is a short cafe rap from a few days ago. Paris A spiritual teacher I once worked with taught

Re: [FairfieldLife] Ellison

2015-05-14 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
This is great! Thanks for posting it. From: "TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2015 2:05 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Ellison   Great find. Harlan is arguably the world's greatest curmudgeon.  :-) 

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Why the whiny hysteria we see on FFL is Maharishi's fault

2015-05-14 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Yeah but look who he was saying it about.  :-) But I understand...some people have short attention spans, and can't read more than 30 words. This post is for them.  :-) From: "Mike Dixon mdixon.6...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" Sent: Thursday, May 14,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Why the whiny hysteria we see on FFL is Maharishi's fault

2015-05-14 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: salyavin808 I think you are correct and I think it's pathological to insist that a chat room is not spiritual enough and then stay there dragging the place down instead of thinking of relevant contributions, especially when you have a ready made alternative just a mouse click away where

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Enlightenment Story of Wayne Wirs

2015-05-14 Thread rich...@rwilliams.us [FairfieldLife]
Obviously we're not dealing here with informants that have had any spiritual experience, Steve. So, it will hardly be surprising to see them sending messages that don't make any sense. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : weird, just plain weird. Apparently there are only three n

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Why the whiny hysteria we see on FFL is Maharishi's fault

2015-05-14 Thread Mike Dixon mdixon.6...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
As Antonio Salieri would say... too many notes! From: "steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2015 7:12 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Why the whiny hysteria we see on FFL is Maharishi's fault   certifiable at this poi

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why the whiny hysteria we see on FFL is Maharishi's fault

2015-05-14 Thread rich...@rwilliams.us [FairfieldLife]
So, fifteen subscribers, including all the women, left the group to protest the degrading, malicious and demeaning slurs, but it's all Buck's fault for complaining about it. And, now you want to talk about spiritual experiences. Can you spell delusional? Go figure. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogro

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why the whiny hysteria we see on FFL is Maharishi's fault

2015-05-14 Thread rich...@rwilliams.us [FairfieldLife]
It looks like they're tilting at windmills, Buck - flailing around trying to find someone to blame for their own spiritual failures. Apparently they were not able to even practice a simple, easy meditation technique. Go figure. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawman ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogro

[FairfieldLife] Re: Freedom Summit

2015-05-14 Thread rich...@rwilliams.us [FairfieldLife]
Foriegn policy will probably be the big issue in the next U.S. presidential election. We will examine all aspects in the coming debates and they better have a good plan to protect America, considering that the enemies of the open society are are already at the gates and working from the insi

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why the whiny hysteria we see on FFL is Maharishi's fault

2015-05-14 Thread salyavin808
I think you are correct and I think it's pathological to insist that a chat room is not spiritual enough and then stay there dragging the place down instead of thinking of relevant contributions, especially when you have a ready made alternative just a mouse click away where all is sweetness a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why the whiny hysteria we see on FFL is Maharishi's fault

2015-05-14 Thread rich...@rwilliams.us [FairfieldLife]
He sounds very JELLOS of you Steve. You've obviously reached a whole new state of spiritual insight and you've got your own family and a successful business that is a going concern. Like I was telling Jim, enlightenment means being happy and enjoying success in all your desires and goals - the p

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why the whiny hysteria we see on FFL is Maharishi's fault

2015-05-14 Thread salyavin808
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : It is just their usual toxic meme abusing and demeaning people here at FFL they get to rant calling people 'whiners' degrading and humiliating folks by slur that folks are, 'hallucinating' and 'hysterical'. Correction: It was you who insinuated

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why the whiny hysteria we see on FFL is Maharishi's fault

2015-05-14 Thread dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
It is just their usual toxic meme abusing and demeaning people here at FFL they get to rant calling people 'whiners' degrading and humiliating folks by slur that folks are, 'hallucinating' and 'hysterical'. ..asserting large strawman-like assumptions in method about people and then using the opp

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why the whiny hysteria we see on FFL is Maharishi's fault

2015-05-14 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
certifiable at this point? if anyone even reads it. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : For some time now (over a year, and escalating after one particular person took a powder from the forum and essentially told everyone here to fuck off and die), the primary characteristic of

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Enlightenment Story of Wayne Wirs

2015-05-14 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
weird, just plain weird. agenda driven content for the "kids". ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : The quality that IMO most distinguishes the "Neo-Advaitans" (and some lesser dweebs like the ones we've run across on FFL before they ran away to form their own groups/religions) is

[FairfieldLife] Re: Have you had an experience of higher states of consciousness? Please FORWARD!

2015-05-14 Thread salyavin808
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Re "But what would an experience of "ultimate reality" actually involve?": It would be an "experience" of pure consciousness - pure subjectivity. I put "experience" in scare quotes because in this case there is no division between an experie

Re: [FairfieldLife] Tomorrow's world yesterday...

2015-05-14 Thread salyavin808
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : I just love the "better mousetrap." :-) Foolproof and so adaptable, I'm building one for my peanut butter cupboard. I'd better track down the patent holder first though... From: salyavin808 To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thu

Re: [FairfieldLife] Tomorrow's world yesterday...

2015-05-14 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I just love the "better mousetrap."  :-) From: salyavin808 To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2015 10:28 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Tomorrow's world yesterday...   Now I know what's missing from my life: an oscillating bath tub. How come these never made

[FairfieldLife] Why the whiny hysteria we see on FFL is Maharishi's fault

2015-05-14 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
For some time now (over a year, and escalating after one particular person took a powder from the forum and essentially told everyone here to fuck off and die), the primary characteristic of the forum called Fairfield Life has IMO been whining. A few TM TBs, deprived of their version of Saint Jo

[FairfieldLife] Tomorrow's world yesterday...

2015-05-14 Thread salyavin808
Now I know what's missing from my life: an oscillating bath tub. How come these never made it into production? Imagining the future: early 20th century US patents - in pictures http://www.theguardian.com/technology/gallery/2015/may/14/imagining-the-future-turn-of-the-century-us-patents-in-