[FairfieldLife] Re: Blackmore chats to Chopra....

2012-05-09 Thread Susan
The article from Salon is a nice find, Judy. I enjoyed it. The author, Mario Beauregard, has written a few books as well about the spiritual brain and the brain wars going on in neuroscience between those who feel there is some exerience and reality beyond the physical structure of the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is scripture really scripture?

2012-05-06 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, salyavin808 fintlewoodlewix@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wgm4u no_reply@ wrote: Poor Edg, he just don't get it! Shiva is merely a symbolic form

[FairfieldLife] Re: Who's to blame?

2012-05-06 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seekliberation seekliberation@ wrote: I see how mcdonalds and soda can be guilty, but how so with computers/games? I supplement my income by editing medical papers before

[FairfieldLife] Re: Who's to blame?

2012-05-06 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@... wrote: On May 6, 2012, at 7:24 AM, turquoiseb wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seekliberation seekliberation@ wrote: I see how mcdonalds and soda can be guilty, but how so with computers/games? I

[FairfieldLife] Re: Who's to blame?

2012-05-06 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Susan wayback71@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote: I supplement my income by editing medical papers before they are submitted

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is scripture really scripture?

2012-05-06 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Susan wayback71@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, salyavin808 fintlewoodlewix@ wrote: I

[FairfieldLife] Re: Who's to blame?

2012-05-06 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@... wrote: On May 6, 2012, at 9:58 AM, Susan wrote: Yep. The increasingly sedentary lifestyle since the 60's we can probably vouch for ourselves, being raised in the generations that went from kids playing in yards after

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is scripture really scripture?

2012-05-06 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Susan wayback71@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote: I disagree *vehemently* about all of this speculation meaning that we don't behave

[FairfieldLife] Best app I've ever seen (was Re: Who's to blame?)

2012-05-06 Thread Susan
@yahoogroups.com, Susan wayback71@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@ wrote: On May 6, 2012, at 9:58 AM, Susan wrote: Yep. The increasingly sedentary lifestyle since the 60's we can probably vouch for ourselves, being raised in the generations

[FairfieldLife] Re: Who's to blame?

2012-05-06 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Susan wayback71@ wrote: snip Re digital introspection - I wonder how long it takes for such brain changes to be established to the point they could be passed on to offspring

[FairfieldLife] Re: Who's to blame?

2012-05-06 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Susan wayback71@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Susan wayback71@ wrote: snip Re digital

[FairfieldLife] Best app I've ever seen (was Re: Who's to blame?)

2012-05-06 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@... wrote: On 05/06/2012 10:18 AM, Susan wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoisebno_reply@ wrote: Speaking of digital introspection, and the future of considering ones digital landscape more real than the real

[FairfieldLife] Re: Who's to blame?

2012-05-06 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@... wrote: On 05/06/2012 06:25 AM, Susan wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoisebno_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seekliberationseekliberation@ wrote: I see how mcdonalds and soda can

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is scripture really scripture?

2012-05-06 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Susan wayback71@ wrote: Maybe it would be less offensive if that idea were just left unsaid

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is scripture really scripture?

2012-05-06 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Susan wayback71@ wrote: I'll insert a couple of questions, if you don't mind About Mother Divine - that is a very small group of women who have chosen to live this way

[FairfieldLife] Re: : MILITARY LEADERS PROMOTE TM

2012-05-05 Thread Susan
Maharishi would have loved this. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, merlin vedamerlin@... wrote: National News MILITARY LEADERS, MEDICAL RESEARCHERS PROMOTE TM FOR RESILIENCE AND HEALTH More than 130 military and governmental leaders and medical researchers gathered

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is scripture really scripture?

2012-05-04 Thread Susan
I was in Fiuggi, and that pledge looks very familiar. I think I must have read it and signed it at some point there or on an ATR course a year later. I do not recall Jerry having us make a verbal pledge, but maybe we did. It was an amazing time, and I felt so grateful to be there. After

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mother Divine Retreats from Heavenly Mountain

2012-05-02 Thread Susan
So Buck, how many women are living on the Mother Divine program? Is the Heavenly Mountain facility they tried to renovate the same one that they owned several years ago? Didn't they pay to have that built for MD in the early 1990's? And if so, they must now be uncovering the deterioration

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sexual abuse in the Transcendental Meditation movement, was Mahamudra and...

2012-04-29 Thread Susan
From what I can see, there are child abusers and rapists in all cultures and traditions. They don't seem to congregate in a few spots. Kind of like most diseases - mental illness, heart disease. You can try to cure them, but mostly child abusers and rapists etc don't change much no matter

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sexual abuse in the Transcendental Meditation movement, was Mahamudra and...

2012-04-29 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@... wrote: On Apr 29, 2012, at 3:28 PM, Susan wrote: From what I can see, there are child abusers and rapists in all cultures and traditions. They don't seem to congregate in a few spots. Kind of like most diseases - mental

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sexual abuse in the Transcendental Meditation movement, was Mahamudra and...

2012-04-29 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Susan wayback71@ wrote: From what I can see, there are child abusers and rapists in all cultures and traditions. They don't seem to congregate in a few spots. Kind of like most diseases - mental illness, heart disease. You can try to cure them

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sexual abuse in the Transcendental Meditation movement, was Mahamudra and...

2012-04-29 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@ wrote: On Apr 29, 2012, at 3:28 PM, Susan wrote: From what I can see, there are child abusers and rapists in all cultures and traditions. They don't

[FairfieldLife] Re: Meditation Can Speed Up the Brain

2012-04-24 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartaxius@... wrote: snips from Barry and Nabby Xeno: Mmm. Barry seems to have actually given the *appearance* of taking a stand here. I am not responding to Barry here though. I have stuck with TM for approximately four

[FairfieldLife] Re: Meditation Can Speed Up the Brain

2012-04-24 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, azgrey no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote:

[FairfieldLife] Re: Meditation Can Speed Up the Brain

2012-04-24 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@... wrote: On Apr 24, 2012, at 4:04 PM, turquoiseb wrote: Does 24/7 witnessing constitute your definition of full enlightenment? I seem to remember Maharishi's definition of what he considered full enlightenment (Unity

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM is the best...can I get an Amen?

2012-04-22 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Susan wayback71@ wrote: snips In addition to what you have said, I always assumed that Maharishi did not want his teachers to see other teachers for 2 reasons: 1)because

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM is the best...can I get an Amen?

2012-04-22 Thread Susan
I will keep an eye out for The Bridge. Wallender series I loved. Have Headhunters in my Netflix Q. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Susan wayback71@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM is the best...can I get an Amen?

2012-04-21 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: I'm trying to stay out of the dueling science debates recently not only because I'm not terribly interested in the nitpickery of the science (I'm not), but because I'm not terribly interested in the entire Technique X is

[FairfieldLife] Re: King Tony drops the king schtick

2012-04-18 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Susan wayback71@ wrote: ... But Nader is obviously a brilliant man and has applied a good deal of his

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Dome Numbers

2012-04-18 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, salyavin808 fintlewoodlewix@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Buck dhamiltony2k5@ wrote: Dear Susan, No, that is not actually what happened. The dome program administrators have not 'forgiving' anyone. The dome program guidelines

[FairfieldLife] Re: King Tony drops the king schtick

2012-04-17 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer rick@ wrote: From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of sparaig [...] At one point, I recall that Ted Wallace (one of

[FairfieldLife] Re: King Tony drops the king schtick

2012-04-17 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Susan wayback71@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer rick@ wrote: From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com

[FairfieldLife] Re: King Tony drops the king schtick

2012-04-17 Thread Susan
, etc. Like tuition at most of the private colleges these days. An outrage. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Susan wayback71@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer rick@ wrote

[FairfieldLife] Re: King Tony drops the king schtick

2012-04-17 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Buck dhamiltony2k5@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Susan wayback71@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Susan wayback71@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@ wrote

[FairfieldLife] Re: Non-dual meditation!

2012-04-14 Thread Susan
Yes, I remember Bernard Gluck and his work. What did you find in the research then? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Dr. Jessie jmercay@... wrote: It is always interesting to me when individuals hijack someone elses work and then don't give them credit. This so called non-dual

[FairfieldLife] Re: upcoming in-residents TM instruction

2012-03-30 Thread Susan
This is actually n excellent plan/idea. People like this kind of thing - an organized vacation with spirituality as the focus. To present this right after the Oprah show on Fairfield was very smart. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@... wrote:

[FairfieldLife] Re: Melancholia, the movie

2012-03-30 Thread Susan
Images and story line so powerful I am still ruminating on it a week later. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@... wrote: On 03/28/2012 02:50 PM, Susan wrote: Barry or Bhairi, Did you see the movie Melancholia? Whew. SO heavy. I saw netlfixed it. Amazing images

[FairfieldLife] Re: French commune home to 20,000 doomsday cultists awaiting alien salvation

2012-03-28 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@... wrote: Thanks for extending the discussion Barry. What interests me now is the relationship between this more obvious manifestation of our cognitive gaps, and how it relates to why I might boil the water to

[FairfieldLife] Melancholia, the movie

2012-03-28 Thread Susan
Barry or Bhairi, Did you see the movie Melancholia? Whew. SO heavy. I saw netlfixed it. Amazing images and fabulous cast, but I found it disjointed (the wedding vs the time after). And incredibly intense.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why women need secularism

2012-03-24 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog raunchydog@... wrote: The war on the womb is not just about the bizarre notion that a blastocyst should be considered a human being, thus banning all forms of viable contraceptives. No. It is much more insidious than that. It is the

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Dome Numbers

2012-03-23 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, azgrey no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Susan wayback71@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, azgrey no_reply@ wrote: snip Judy

[FairfieldLife] Re: Music reduced to what it is -- sound

2012-03-23 Thread Susan
In auditions for orchestras, the protocol is (or was til recently) to have the musician play behind a screen. In some, the judges never see the musician enter or leave the stage. It's all about the quality of the sound. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote:

[FairfieldLife] Re: MMY: developing GC, 1968

2012-03-21 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartaxius@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wgm4u no_reply@ wrote: It's all true, the only problem is, NOBODY HAS EVER EXPERIENCED IT! The Devil is in the details, are we to believe that we actually transcend

[FairfieldLife] FCC decision v right wing radio dominance

2012-03-20 Thread Susan
FCC decision strikes critical blow to right-wing radio dominance By Stephen C. Webster Tuesday, March 20, 2012 13:02 EDT 159 Topics: fcc #9830; prometheus radio project A Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decision issued Monday (PDF) will clear the runway for hundreds of new

[FairfieldLife] Re: Immigration Tension

2012-03-19 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: Given that the thorny subject of immigration has come up here, I'll comment on the latest immigrant backlash in Europe. It seems to be taking place in Toulouse, France. In recent days several paratroopers (all North

[FairfieldLife] movie: In a Better World

2012-03-19 Thread Susan
Bary and Bhairitu, If you are looking for a good movie - A week ago I got from Netflix In a Better World, a Danish film that you both might like. It won both the Academy Award and the Golden Globe for best foreign language film in 2010. It is about the friendship of 2 young boys, growing

[FairfieldLife] Re: End Of The War In Afghanistan: The Movie

2012-03-17 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@ wrote:

[FairfieldLife] Re: Afghan/Afghani

2012-03-17 Thread Susan
Noted, thanks --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@... wrote: Afghan = noun, native of of Afghanistan; also adjective Afghani = noun, currency of Afghanistan

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ships of Light - The Carlos Diaz UFO Experience (Part 1)

2012-03-10 Thread Susan
Nabs, I actually watched this video, having a lazy Saturday morning. One thing I found interesting was that Carlos says he gets a sensation in his solar plexus when the ships of light are nearby - or in advance of seeing them. The sensation can wake him at night, and he knows he will see

[FairfieldLife] Re: Dare I ask for Clarification?

2012-03-10 Thread Susan
FFL was not always this contentious. But there is definitely that element now and has been for some years. Some people really like to argue, they get energized by that process, the tussle. Makes them feel alive and - if they win - successful and smart. I think they look forward to it. For

[FairfieldLife] Re: Book for Nabby

2012-03-07 Thread Susan
Nabs, re aliens. There is a story that went around the TM teacher training course I was on in 1971-72. The report is this: a member of MMY's staff was up on the rooftop of the hotel MMY was staying in - he was there very late one night and looking at the stars, could not sleep. I think the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Book for Nabby

2012-03-07 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer rick@... wrote: From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Susan Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2012 5:13 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Book for Nabby

[FairfieldLife] Re: In pictures: Cooking for the goddess in Kerala

2012-03-07 Thread Susan
These ARE lovely, Nabs. The simple saris, the gold bracelets, the shapes of the various cooking pots, the faces and gracefulness. Something resonates in just looking. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, marekreavis reavismarek@... wrote: Beautiful, Nablusoss1008, thanks. *** ---

[FairfieldLife] Re: Polling The Thundertwats

2012-03-06 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@... wrote: You make up your own reality. You deconstruct the reality of others. You impose your own context. You take away the context of other people. Your positivity is a form of intense and brilliant negativity. Why is this positive

[FairfieldLife] Re: Polling The Thundertwats

2012-03-06 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Susan wayback71@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: You make up your own reality. You deconstruct the reality of others. You impose your own

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Dome Numbers

2012-03-06 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, azgrey no_reply@ wrote: snip Judy would love to attend Not if they paid me. but all the crazy shit she writes is an embarrassment to the Dome administrators and her extensive

[FairfieldLife] Re: Seeking honest, first impression answers to this question

2012-03-05 Thread Susan
38 to 42 based on the second photos. The top one is so air brushed that she could be 18-35. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: How old would you say this woman is? For those who know who it is, no cheating on the IMDB, please. I'm seeking your first

[FairfieldLife] Re: On The Program and Off The Program

2012-03-05 Thread Susan
Buck, this sounds really good. Seems the powers that be have been flexible and want to make it possible for you to go to the Domes. I am impressed. So, just go and be glad you can finally fulfill your dream, meditate with the group. Keep it simple, don't worry too much about documents and

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Dome Numbers

2012-02-29 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@... wrote: On Feb 29, 2012, at 10:33 AM, curtisdeltablues wrote: She expressed her opinion about selling the magic yogi sandals. Mark was not browbeaten by anything said, he is a tough resilient guy. But here you betray your

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Dome Numbers

2012-02-29 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Susan wayback71@ wrote: I missed Sal's goodbye to FFL, or her exit, or however she handled it. Did she feel driven away? Get sick of the arguing, what? I

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Dome Numbers

2012-02-27 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartaxius@... wrote: Curtis Judy This has been going on quite some time. I felt an impulse, no doubt governed by some laws of nature, to pipe in, though contrary to what I said before about wanting to stay out of it.

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Dome Numbers

2012-02-27 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@... wrote: -- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Susan wayback71@ wrote: But lately the term bullying is used to describe behaviors and interactions that place solely on the Internet - cyber-bullying. Schools have

[FairfieldLife] Re: On The Program and Off The Program

2012-02-19 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Buck dhamiltony2k5@... wrote: I interview folks here in Fairfield all the time. I always ask if they have dome badges and if they go and then I listen. A lot of people here don't go even though they have a badge. The dome numbers show that. A

[FairfieldLife] Re: On The Program and Off The Program

2012-02-19 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Buck dhamiltony2k5@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Susan wayback71@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Buck wrote: I interview folks here in Fairfield all the time. I always ask if they have dome badges

[FairfieldLife] Re: On The Program and Off The Program

2012-02-19 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Buck dhamiltony2k5@... wrote: I was nearly with badge in hand to meditate in the dome except for the (four-page) legal agreement that is to be signed before obtaining the badge. I was offered the agreement to sign but not given a copy. This is what I

[FairfieldLife] Re: Astral Residence Courses

2012-02-16 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Susan wayback71@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote: Just to follow up, my little ad below, with the exception of paying by PayPal

[FairfieldLife] Re: Astral Residence Courses

2012-02-16 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Susan wayback71@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Susan wayback71@ wrote

[FairfieldLife] Re: Astral Residence Courses

2012-02-16 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Susan wayback71@ wrote: I was at Humboldt twice, I think. Summer of 1971 and then for an ATR a year later. Anyway, one of those summers I do recall a guy selling the rudraksha

[FairfieldLife] Re: Astral Residence Courses

2012-02-15 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: Just to follow up, my little ad below, with the exception of paying by PayPal :-) is pretty much what I experienced several nights a week for many years while studying with Rama. We'd meet as a group in the dream plane and

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi's final words to mankind

2012-02-12 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Buck dhamiltony2k5@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Susan wayback71@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Buck wrote: I too like Jill Bolte Taylor's insights because it is kept simple and clear

[FairfieldLife] Re: Trend Analysis For Dummies

2012-02-12 Thread Susan
Stay connected here if you can, Em. Hang in there. I always think it wise to get a thorough physical to rule out some things like thyroid problems etc. Given what you have been through, I bet you have already done that. The mindfulness suggestion seems like a really good one, altho just

[FairfieldLife] Re: How Curtis and I Differ

2012-02-11 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Susan wayback71@ wrote: snip Second, there was a series of posts here by a person who is now longer allowed to post. This person threatened Curtis multiple times, and still Curtis

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi's final words to mankind

2012-02-11 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, marekreavis reavismarek@... wrote: Curtis, for me that shift of attention from one state of mind (i.e., from dissociative state to emotionally engaged state) doesn't occur; or, to the degree it occurs, there's still a fundamental not doing, uninvolved,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Walking on water

2012-02-11 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, marekreavis reavismarek@ wrote: Beautiful even if chilly. I've got enough northern-European blood in me to experience a reflexive like response, regardless; and Breughel the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi's final words to mankind

2012-02-11 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, marekreavis reavismarek@... wrote: Hey, Susan. I don't know if I could say anything about a prior state. To whatever degree I have any insight into how mind and awareness develops and works, I'd say that there's a realization of a fundamental non

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi's final words to mankind

2012-02-11 Thread Susan
not in a position to speak knowledgeably about my life, however. *** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Buck dhamiltony2k5@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Susan wayback71@ wrote: But I don't think any term like enlightenment does anything but cause

[FairfieldLife] Re: How Curtis and I Differ

2012-02-10 Thread Susan
! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Susan wayback71@ wrote: I am not an MD but my understanding is that oxytocin is just about the same as pitocin. You can inject pitocin - here's what it does: it causes a woman to have contractions that lead to delivery of a baby! It is used in hospitals

[FairfieldLife] Maharishi School seeking high school teachers

2012-02-10 Thread Susan
Especially in science and math.

[FairfieldLife] Re: How Curtis and I Differ

2012-02-09 Thread Susan
curtisdeltablues@... wrote: Much appreciated Susan. Lemme know if you have a good source for that oxytocin. Sounds like something fun to heat up on a piece of tinfoil and inhale through a straw! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Susan wayback71@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife

[FairfieldLife] Re: How Curtis and I Differ

2012-02-08 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater no_reply@ wrote: Curtis you wrote: When I was actually under a cyber attack here by a member some people supported me and I appreciated that. But I

[FairfieldLife] Re: Trend Analysis For Dummies

2012-02-06 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartaxius@ wrote: Barry, this link provided by cardemaister concerns some of the latest research in this area. Earlier research showed a shorter

[FairfieldLife] Re: Trend Analysis For Dummies

2012-02-05 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartaxius@ wrote: snips I am not entirely consistent either. Non hostile disagreement is OK, but hostile disagreement might mean one is taking a wrong approach with someone, that is, you bring hostility down on you, but

[FairfieldLife] Re: Any suggestion for helping with the mental / spiritual side of fighting Cancer

2012-02-04 Thread Susan
Hello, I know that mindfulness meditation practice is often taught in hospitals and some find it really helpful. Maybe she is willing to try that and it does not come with the trappings and ceremonies that accompany TM. My sister-in-law was diagnosed with anal cancer a few months ago and

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bill Maher on Atheism

2012-02-04 Thread Susan
I just started reading What God Does to Your Brain by Andrew Newberg last night. I am only about 10 pages in, but he is suggesting that research shows clearly that just thinking about God changes the brain and lights up specific areas. Over time, those who are religious and think often of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Any suggestion for helping with the mental / spiritual side of fighting Cancer

2012-02-04 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@... wrote: Morgan, She should try ayurvedic treatment. She can take amrit kalash rasayana which could help cure her condition. I disagree strongly! She should ask her doctors (the very ones who will be doing the chemo and radiation)

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bill Maher on Atheism

2012-02-04 Thread Susan
on our future plans to make sure we were using all of our perspective potential for good planning. I have On Second Thought right by my bedside - my next book. I never did NLP - sounds interesting. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Susan wayback71@ wrote: I just started reading

[FairfieldLife] Re: Trend Analysis For Dummies

2012-02-03 Thread Susan
I had exactly the same response to Robin's posts as Barry did. Right from the first few posts, I felt as if his words were manipulating or mesmerizing me. Not that Robin was doing this intentionally. I think he writes and speaks (and thinks) this way by habit. But it made me very uneasy -

[FairfieldLife] Re: The problem Atheists have

2012-01-30 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: Just as a followup, Susan, there are experiences I've had that are MUCH weirder than any I ever had while in Rama's presence, and thus of another order entirely. There is one experience that happened when I was thousands

[FairfieldLife] Re: Post Count

2012-01-27 Thread Susan
J. Williams richard@ 11 Susan wayback71@ 10 John jr_esq@ 7 jpgillam jpgillam@ 6 marekreavis reavismarek@ 5 Rick Archer rick@ 5 PaliGap compost1uk@ 4 wgm4u anitaoaks4u@ 4 maskedzebra no_re...@yahoogroups.com 4 emptybill emptybill@ 4

[FairfieldLife] Re: Branding 'Maharishi'

2012-01-25 Thread Susan
Really, I would guess that anyone deeply involved in TM in the 70's and 80's has some of the same feelings. Sadness at the changes and the loss of the movement as it was then. Sadness when thinking of the change in feelings over the years as MMY changed the emphasis. Devotion to Guru Dev and

[FairfieldLife] Re: Two balls, one strike, no hits (and a run)

2012-01-24 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@ wrote: I appreciate that Steve. I think you articulated well that we all have very different relationships with people here. Comparing how

[FairfieldLife] Re: How Robin Struck People-And Lied About It: An Open Letter to Barry Wright

2012-01-22 Thread Susan
Hey Robin, It took some bravery and guts to write what you did below. It was written in your signature Baroque style, but you dealt with some difficult old events. I feel confused in my own response. On the one hand, I think you went through a terribly disorienting process when you

[FairfieldLife] Re: The most important spiritual realization...and why it's rare

2012-01-22 Thread Susan
Nice posts from both of you. So true, and laughter does ease the way. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartaxius@... wrote: Yep, the shards of spiritual illusion lie scattered as far as one can see. It is interesting that nature's greatest scam, the search for

[FairfieldLife] Re: How Robin Struck People-And Lied About It: An Open Letter to Barry Wright

2012-01-22 Thread Susan
with it might be progress, or a even more important, a relief. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater no_reply@ wrote: Susan, upon reading your response to Robin's open letter I think your sensitivity and wisdom shines out particularly in this statement: I wonder

[FairfieldLife] Re: Branding 'Maharishi'

2012-01-22 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Buck dhamiltony2k5@... wrote: Well, one wonders with Oprah coming very soon upon Fairfield et all things TM, can the Raja movement stand up to the scrutiny that likely will also come along ? Can they keep up with it once the mainstream journalists

[FairfieldLife] Re: Me-Too Levitation

2012-01-21 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister no_reply@ wrote: The video also goes into some details re other Samana

[FairfieldLife] Re: Wow

2012-01-21 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater no_reply@ wrote: Ok, sorry, told you I was not great with computers. Here it is: I am female, 55 years old, American/Canadian dual citizen but American citizen

[FairfieldLife] Re: Humbling

2012-01-21 Thread Susan
OMG - the Motherhood clip. Choked me up. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@... wrote: This guy is blowing my mind. Check out his ode to Motherhood. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjH0jmAiU7k --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues

[FairfieldLife] Re: Wow

2012-01-20 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@... wrote: On Jan 20, 2012, at 8:25 AM, turquoiseb wrote: I wasn't getting that awoelflebater was a WTS TB, but perhaps you're right. By her/his own accounts, *three years* pretty much constitutes a TB. I lasted less than

[FairfieldLife] Re: Wow

2012-01-20 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Susan wayback71@ wrote: snip Because there have been only very general statements and nothing at all specific or informative, my vote is that this is a friend of Robin's. Or Robin

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