[FairfieldLife] RE: relief from migraines?

2013-11-26 Thread s3raphita
more with that. I think cannabidiol also has promise for an effective pain medication. http://projectcbd.org/ http://projectcbd.org/ ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote: Our old friend LSD can treat migraines. And the psychedelic is especially effective against

[FairfieldLife] Earliest ever Buddhist shrine

2013-11-26 Thread s3raphita
Archaeologists digging at Buddha's birthplace have uncovered remains of the earliest ever Buddhist shrine. They unearthed a 6th Century BC timber structure buried within the Maya Devi Temple at Lumbini in Nepal. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25088960

[FairfieldLife] Obama = Satan

2013-11-26 Thread s3raphita
From Daily Mail: Mehdi Ouazzani isn't the devil, but he has played one on TV — only he didn't realize that some thought he looked like President Barack Obama while he was at it. A veteran Moroccan actor with decades of film experience, Ouazzani was bemused to wake up one morning and find that

RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: RE: relief from migraines?

2013-11-26 Thread s3raphita
on whether there was a jail sentence associated with the cure, but I'd probably capitulate to that level of pain. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... mailto:s3raphita@... wrote: Re I think cannabidiol also has promise for an effective

[FairfieldLife] RE: Obama = Satan

2013-11-26 Thread s3raphita
Jesus ain't falling for him though. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWCxvoA_LqI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWCxvoA_LqI ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote: From Daily Mail: Mehdi Ouazzani isn't the devil, but he has played one on TV — only he didn't realize

[FairfieldLife] RE: Going out of my mind?

2013-11-26 Thread s3raphita
there are lots of scam artists) suggest I could be right. ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote: s3raphita wrote: Re I will prefer a non-woo explanation over a woo explanation because it is more logically connected to well-established physics . . . : I

[FairfieldLife] RE: Going out of my mind?

2013-11-25 Thread s3raphita
Re I will prefer a non-woo explanation over a woo explanation because it is more logically connected to well-established physics . . . : I prefer a non-woo theory also. And Occam's razor suggests we should always go for the simplest explanation. But there's a lot of woo in physics: quantum

[FairfieldLife] RE: Doctor Sleep

2013-11-25 Thread s3raphita
At first I thought your post was about one of my fave films, the 2002 movie Doctor Sleep (in the USA released under the title Close Your Eyes). While treating a policewoman for smoking, hypnotherapist Michael Strother (Goran Visnjic) has a telepathic vision of a young girl floating beneath

[FairfieldLife] RE: relief from migraines?

2013-11-25 Thread s3raphita
Our old friend LSD can treat migraines. And the psychedelic is especially effective against cluster headaches. Follow this link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH2BrgMzql8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH2BrgMzql8 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, yifuxero@... wrote:

[FairfieldLife] RE: Right Place, Right Time

2013-11-24 Thread s3raphita
Re Richard's It would be interesting to speculate just how much Leibnitz . . . knew about the pessimistic philosophies of ancient India: Very interesting indeed. Leibniz (died 1716) was one of the most switched-on and turned-on of philosophers. He was the first westerner to investigate the

[FairfieldLife] The gnomes of Zurich are getting richer

2013-11-24 Thread s3raphita
From Telegraph: Early results suggest Swiss voters are saying no to a proposal to bring in a law that would limit executive pay to 12 times that of the lowest paid. There are many more votes still to count, but it is clear the initiative cannot pass now. The new rules would have given

[FairfieldLife] RE: Church of England Paves Way for Women Bishops in 2014

2013-11-23 Thread s3raphita
to the religion and required for salvation couldn't be administered by priestesses. Whatever ceremonies and practices they might devise would be extraneous, extra-salvational, as it were. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote: Re women cannot be priests: Can I propose

[FairfieldLife] RE: Right Place, Right Time

2013-11-23 Thread s3raphita
Re I also thought it interesting that Maharishi said that when you have a bunch of tasks to do, do the easy ones first to build up momentum. Then do the difficult ones.: The exact opposite of my approach. When I have a series of tasks to get out the way I always do the ones I dislike most

[FairfieldLife] RE: Church of England Paves Way for Women Bishops in 2014

2013-11-22 Thread s3raphita
is considered the Mother of God. And she was assumed to Heaven body and soul. So, why bother with Isis who was a pagan goddess of myth? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote: Re women cannot be priests: Can I propose an alternative approach? What's wrong with women

[FairfieldLife] RE: Church of England Paves Way for Women Bishops in 2014

2013-11-22 Thread s3raphita
, a piece of our world whether real or imaginary/myth is a reflection of the absolute, not the archetype. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote: Re . . . the Blessed Virgin Mary . . . why bother with Isis: Because they are different expressions of the same Goddess

[FairfieldLife] RE: Church of England Paves Way for Women Bishops in 2014

2013-11-21 Thread s3raphita
Re women cannot be priests: Can I propose an alternative approach? What's wrong with women being *priestesses*?! That was the honourable title they were given in the pagan world of antiquity. It strikes me that the Christian churches are so male-oriented that trying to include female

[FairfieldLife] RE: More Wacky News: Charles Manson is Getting Married

2013-11-21 Thread s3raphita
I understand that former Manson Family members are some of the richest prisoners in the US system, owing to their notoriety. It doesn't do them any good as they can't access the (ill-gotten) gains while they are incarcerated. And no way is Charlie ever going to be released. But if he were

[FairfieldLife] RE: Al Gore debates Global Warming

2013-11-20 Thread s3raphita
I've got an open mind. But I see that Al Gore's house (maybe he has more than one) is powered with a geothermal system as well as 33-solar panels. If energy prices rise he's sitting pretty. (And he's filthy rich anyway.) What about those at the bottom of the social pile? Green taxes could mean

[FairfieldLife] Are we living in a computer simulation?

2013-11-20 Thread s3raphita
If you believe The Matrix franchise, what we think is our everyday life is in fact a simulation generated by an all-powerful computer. However this idea may not simply be science fiction and 'cosmic rays' could reveal that we are indeed living in a simulated universe. According to Discover

[FairfieldLife] RE: Are we living in a computer simulation?

2013-11-20 Thread s3raphita
actions and construct the simulation in such a way that we observe the results that they want us to, then how can we ever devise a test that can prove that we are in a simulation? Nice one! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote: If you believe The Matrix franchise, what we

[FairfieldLife] RE: Are we living in a computer simulation?

2013-11-20 Thread s3raphita
actions and construct the simulation in such a way that we observe the results that they want us to, then how can we ever devise a test that can prove that we are in a simulation? Nice one! ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote: The article that I linked to is actually

[FairfieldLife] RE: Al Gore debates Global Warming

2013-11-20 Thread s3raphita
up to date. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDw3ET3zqxk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDw3ET3zqxk ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote: I've got an open mind. But I see that Al Gore's house (maybe he has more than one) is powered with a geothermal system as well as 33

[FairfieldLife] RE: Are we living in a computer simulation?

2013-11-20 Thread s3raphita
. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote: The article that I linked to is actually more interesting (and understandable) than my post made it sound! The top comment below the piece makes an astute observation though: If we are in a simulation run on technology that is vastly

[FairfieldLife] RE: Born again?

2013-11-20 Thread s3raphita
Off topic, but I was surprised to see that the Daily Mail has overtaken the The New York Times to become the world's most visited newspaper website. The biggest increase in readers has been in the USA. It's not so much that the Mail's site is so fantastic (though it is user-friendly) but

[FairfieldLife] RE: Derren Brown: awesome display

2013-11-19 Thread s3raphita
' about what he is doing to the 'unsuspecting' 5 experts. The whole concept and execution was very watchable and I would like to see more from this guy. ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote: On the thread Judy referenced there's a cynical message by one curtisdeltablues

[FairfieldLife] RE: Paul McCartney: TM is a lifelong gift

2013-11-19 Thread s3raphita
Re I'm sure that was his pre-TM Programme smoke, just to mellow things out so's he could transcend real good and clear.: Although your post was meant in jest, I have wondered if anyone ever experimented with smoking dope (just the one inhale perhaps) right before a TM session to see if it

[FairfieldLife] RE: Derren Brown: awesome display

2013-11-19 Thread s3raphita
Re Here's the problem: some people DO actually have psychic abilities.: You may be right. I think the value of Derren Brown's work is that he gets you to see what's possible just by using mentalism-style magic so you learn to be more cautious and less credulous. I suspect that the

[FairfieldLife] RE: Derren Brown: awesome display

2013-11-19 Thread s3raphita
, s3raphita@ wrote: On the thread Judy referenced there's a cynical message by one curtisdeltablues It makes more sense that his NLP skills are instantly effective and magical on strangers. Yeah that makes much more sense. How could anyone actually give money to another person

[FairfieldLife] RE: RE: Derren Brown: awesome display

2013-11-19 Thread s3raphita
Re Staring contest: That one will really creep out Judy. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister@... wrote: Staring contest: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6gzuKti1-I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6gzuKti1-I ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote

[FairfieldLife] RE: RE: RE: Derren Brown: awesome display

2013-11-19 Thread s3raphita
Using the power of suggestion Derren manages to trick several American shop keepers into accepting blank sheets of paper as payment. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy75GtKsOAw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy75GtKsOAw ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote: Re

[FairfieldLife] Google to censor searches

2013-11-18 Thread s3raphita
Google has promised a worldwide block on search results linked to child abuse. In an about turn the media firm has agreed to make changes which will prevent illegal child pornography appearing for more than 100,000 different searches. The restrictions will be launched in the UK first, before

[FairfieldLife] Derren Brown: awesome display

2013-11-18 Thread s3raphita
Mind-control magician and skeptic Derren Brown takes his debunking mission to America to show just how easy it is to dupe people into believing impossible things before breakfast. He tried to convince five leading figures that he had powers in their particular field of expertise: Christian

[FairfieldLife] RE: Derren Brown: awesome display

2013-11-18 Thread s3raphita
Does this site work for you? http://vimeo.com/46045821 http://vimeo.com/46045821 ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote: The video ain't available in the U.S., sadly. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote: Mind-control magician and skeptic

[FairfieldLife] RE: Derren Brown: awesome display

2013-11-18 Thread s3raphita
in the earlier discussion) that he's crpy. What I'd like to see would be what would happen if one of his subjects just flatly resisted him (even if he was telling them stuff about themselves that was true). ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote: Does

[FairfieldLife] RE: Derren Brown: awesome display

2013-11-18 Thread s3raphita
is blocked for US viewers.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOdYgEDSm7E http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOdYgEDSm7E ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote: Re As a confirmed skeptic, would he even recognize it if he were getting genuine little nudges from the Beyond

[FairfieldLife] RE: Sounds like it#39;s time for the quot;pedestalsquot; quote again...

2013-11-17 Thread s3raphita
Maybe Eleanor wasn't so chaste. From The Lion in Winter: Eleanor: I even made poor Louis take me on Crusade. How's that for blasphemy. I dressed my maids as Amazons and rode bare-breasted halfway to Damascus. Louis had a seizure and I damn near died of windburn... but the troops were dazzled.

[FairfieldLife] Kennedy assassination 50 years on

2013-11-17 Thread s3raphita
Here in the UK the BBC has produced a mass of program(me)s to mark the anniversary of Jack's death (6.30pm British time). It's also clearing three hours of its drive-time and early-evening schedule on Radio 2 on 22 November telling the story minute by minute, as if it was happening in real

[FairfieldLife] RE: Kennedy assassination 50 years on

2013-11-17 Thread s3raphita
://whowhatwhy.com/2013/09/16/part-1-mr-george-bush-of-the-central-intelligence-agency/ http://whowhatwhy.com/2013/09/16/part-1-mr-george-bush-of-the-central-intelligence-agency/ On 11/17/2013 02:41 PM, s3raphita@... mailto:s3raphita@... wrote: Here in the UK the BBC has produced a mass

[FairfieldLife] RE: RE: Kennedy assassination 50 years on

2013-11-17 Thread s3raphita
Heaven and Hell http://tinyurl.com/q7y4p7u http://tinyurl.com/q7y4p7u ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote: Re WTF: Please stop using profane language on a spiritual site. Re: Is there some relationship to FF, FFL or TM or the TM administration or some or any

[FairfieldLife] RE: Japan will have more fun with the end of the world than we will

2013-11-16 Thread s3raphita
Maybe they won't . . . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yil_cn_1gMo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yil_cn_1gMo No Sex Please, We're Japanese ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote: http://www.wired.com/business/2013/11/robot-restaurant/

[FairfieldLife] Lion hunting - not just for the macho types

2013-11-16 Thread s3raphita
It's amazing how quickly societal attitudes change. It's not that long ago that Ernest Hemingway liked having his photo taken posing proudly next to lions he'd hunted and killed. Today the same sport(?) elicits howls of outrage. (By the way: myself, I wouldn't find any pleasure at all in

[FairfieldLife] RE: Lion hunting - not just for the macho types

2013-11-16 Thread s3raphita
been a change of sensibilities, and not just because so many wild species are going extinct or are endangered, although that certainly helps. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote: It's amazing how quickly societal attitudes change. It's not that long ago that Ernest

[FairfieldLife] The Man without a Head

2013-11-16 Thread s3raphita
Ten-minute YouTube clip in which English eccentric Douglas Harding insists you are not what you look like. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcDMJvO6aHU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcDMJvO6aHU

[FairfieldLife] RE: The Man without a Head

2013-11-16 Thread s3raphita
. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote: Thanks so much for this s3. I enjoyed it immensely. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote: Ten-minute YouTube clip in which English eccentric Douglas Harding insists you are not what you look

[FairfieldLife] RE: Troll FAQ

2013-11-15 Thread s3raphita
Re A TROLL a person who sends duplicitous messages to get angry responses.: Perhaps we need a name for the opposite character. A WUSS - or maybe A WIMP - someone who posts ad hominem attacks to shut down an insightful but controversial position that is generating controversy precisely

[FairfieldLife] RE: Hitler - our part in his rise

2013-11-14 Thread s3raphita
! On 11/12/2013 9:39 PM, s3raphita@... mailto:s3raphita@... wrote: Hitler preferred a curly Prussian style moustache but was ordered to clip it during WWI so that it would fit under the gas masks introduced to defend against British mustard-gas attacks. Didn't save the bastard though: he

[FairfieldLife] RE: Transcendental Meditation Revolutionary Mission:

2013-11-14 Thread s3raphita
. For example, finding old photos of ourselves can prompt us to put our attention helpfully on our younger self. That was an experience I had when my Mom accidently found pictures of my 9th birthday party. On Wednesday, November 13, 2013 9:55 PM, s3raphita@... s3raphita@... wrote: Re and thank

[FairfieldLife] RE: Transcendental Meditation Revolutionary Mission:

2013-11-14 Thread s3raphita
mailto:fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita wrote: I was going to say this: If I was to find myself

[FairfieldLife] RE: Transcendental Meditation Revolutionary Mission:

2013-11-14 Thread s3raphita
image? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote: I think it's even possible that our future, way more evolved selves can, if needed, help our present day selves. : Yes, I like that idea. It crops up in occult circles where it is held that our personal Holy Guardian

[FairfieldLife] RE: Transcendental Meditation Revolutionary Mission:

2013-11-14 Thread s3raphita
mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita wrote: I was going to say this: If I was to find myself suddenly in a past-life - let's say in Elizabethan London - I'd take careful note of what clothes the people around me wore, what food

[FairfieldLife] RE: Transcendental Meditation Revolutionary Mission:

2013-11-13 Thread s3raphita
Re Barry's As for the Jack The Ripper thang, how could anyone's past- life recollection shed any light on that unless they happened to be there, and in a position to have witnessed the events?: They could indeed have been the perpetrator or one of his victims. I was going to say this:

[FairfieldLife] RE: Transcendental Meditation Revolutionary Mission:

2013-11-13 Thread s3raphita
@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita wrote: I was going to say this: If I was to find myself suddenly in a past-life - let's say in Elizabethan London - I'd take careful note of what clothes the people around me

[FairfieldLife] RE: Transcendental Meditation Revolutionary Mission:

2013-11-13 Thread s3raphita
All very interesting but what I want to know is who was that military guy in the b and w picture you posted?: Wolf-Heinrich Graf von Helldorf (14 October 1896 – 15 August 1944) was a German police official and politician, who served as a Member of the Prussian Parliament during the Weimar

[FairfieldLife] Pay for the coffee of the person queuing behind you

2013-11-13 Thread s3raphita
Today is Kindness Day UK, an occasion dedicated to encouraging us to be a bit nicer to one another. But how do you go about it? Any why bother? Kindness Day founder David Jamilly explains. http://tinyurl.com/khvad9x http://tinyurl.com/khvad9x

[FairfieldLife] RE: Pay for the coffee of the person queuing behind you

2013-11-13 Thread s3raphita
Ah! I see it's actually World Kindness Day! ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote: Today is Kindness Day UK, an occasion dedicated to encouraging us to be a bit nicer to one another. But how do you go about it? Any why bother? Kindness Day founder David Jamilly explains

[FairfieldLife] RE: Transcendental Meditation Revolutionary Mission:

2013-11-13 Thread s3raphita
were a Cathar and your present incarnation is a continuation of the spiritual life you led back then. So your interest in FFL. ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita wrote: I

[FairfieldLife] RE: Transcendental Meditation Revolutionary Mission:

2013-11-13 Thread s3raphita
too much or the event wasn't too violent. ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita wrote: I was going to say this: If I was to find myself suddenly in a past-life - let's say

[FairfieldLife] RE: Transcendental Meditation Revolutionary Mission:

2013-11-13 Thread s3raphita
Did any of those who recall previous lives ever read the cult classic Winged Pharaoh (1937) by Joan Grant? She claimed to have recalled the events in Winged Pharaoh while in a trance-like state. Interesting character. ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote: Re

[FairfieldLife] Long-haired men

2013-11-13 Thread s3raphita
Here's a funny thing. Remember how the Beatles' mop-tops became popular from 1964 onwards? Then with each subsequent album their hair appeared longer until at some point they were overtaken by the long-haired hippies in the USA and seemed to be playing catch-up. Well, a BBC documentary I saw

[FairfieldLife] RE: Transcendental Meditation Revolutionary Mission:

2013-11-13 Thread s3raphita
Image search to find matches on the WWW. That's the neat trick. I've learned a new, powerful tool to use in future. But also a scary tool. Could be a good idea never to post your image on-line. ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote: All very interesting but what I

[FairfieldLife] RE: Long-haired men

2013-11-13 Thread s3raphita
And yes, I know about Eden Ahbez. The bicycle! Ahead of his time, or what? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NaWYZI2Nzo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NaWYZI2Nzo ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote: Here's a funny thing. Remember how the Beatles' mop-tops became

[FairfieldLife] RE: Transcendental Meditation Revolutionary Mission:

2013-11-13 Thread s3raphita
. ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita wrote: I was going to say this: If I was to find myself suddenly in a past-life - let's say in Elizabethan London - I'd take careful

[FairfieldLife] RE: Transcendental Meditation Revolutionary Mission:

2013-11-12 Thread s3raphita
in past lives. Belief is for those who cannot see directly or who cannot endure that seeing itself. BTW - this is only unusual in a Western context. ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote: This thread brought out some interesting comments, thanks. I see

[FairfieldLife] RE: hole!

2013-11-12 Thread s3raphita
Probably not a good idea to get too close to the edge. The Wiki piece mentions that when the (mad) scientists decided to burn off the gas expectations were that the gas would burn within days, but it is still burning, more than four decades after it was set on fire. Money to burn. ---In

RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Transcendental Meditation Revolutionary Mission:

2013-11-12 Thread s3raphita
of previous lives is one of the sidhis in Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. On Tuesday, November 12, 2013 3:23 PM, s3raphita@... s3raphita@... wrote: Re: The residual effect was that I taught myself how to conduct my conscious mind to see into past lives.: Look - if you and others could really

[FairfieldLife] RE: Transcendental Meditation Revolutionary Mission:

2013-11-12 Thread s3raphita
. ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote: How do you know they weren't challenged, but the challenges were overruled? Do you ever click the Talk tab at the top of a Wikipedia page to read the discussions among the editors? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote

[FairfieldLife] Hitler - our part in his rise

2013-11-12 Thread s3raphita
Hitler preferred a curly Prussian style moustache but was ordered to clip it during WWI so that it would fit under the gas masks introduced to defend against British mustard-gas attacks. Didn't save the bastard though: he was blinded in a Brit gas attack in 1918.

[FairfieldLife] RE: Transcendental Meditation Revolutionary Mission:

2013-11-12 Thread s3raphita
everything false except the hot toddy. Just think I'm the Big Self and I don't need such bullshit. You'll be feelin' high and mighty soon enough. ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote: Re: The residual effect was that I taught myself how to conduct my conscious mind

[FairfieldLife] RE: Transcendental Meditation Revolutionary Mission:

2013-11-11 Thread s3raphita
/10/2013 8:53 PM, s3raphita@... mailto:s3raphita@... wrote: Do people really talk in those terms? I say he was a selfish bastard! Is that the way people over there talk about the Buddha, that he was a selfish bastard? LoL!

[FairfieldLife] RE: Transcendental Meditation Revolutionary Mission:

2013-11-11 Thread s3raphita
@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote: I said; Do people really talk in those terms? I say he was a selfish bastard! (for not taking the Bodhisattva vow). Richard said: Is that the way people over there talk about the Buddha, that he was a selfish bastard? LoL! People over there?! I always speak

[FairfieldLife] RE: Transcendental Meditation Revolutionary Mission:

2013-11-11 Thread s3raphita
Richard J. is such a literalist. If he was (God forbid) a Moslem or a Christian he'd be a fruitcake fundamentalist. Re his comment that all Hindus and Buddhists believe in samsara, karma, and reincarnation: Yes they *believe* in that bullshit but on what possible justification? How many

[FairfieldLife] RE: Transcendental Meditation Revolutionary Mission:

2013-11-11 Thread s3raphita
Richard J. is such a literalist. If he was (God forbid) a Moslem or a Christian he'd be a fruitcake fundamentalist. Re his comment that all Hindus and Buddhists believe in samsara, karma, and reincarnation: Yes they *believe* in that bullshit but on what possible justification? How many

[FairfieldLife] RE: Is pain a barrier to TM?

2013-11-10 Thread s3raphita
irritated kidneys especially if you drink too much coffee but you're a UK tea drinker, right? On 11/09/2013 06:22 PM, s3raphita@... mailto:s3raphita@... wrote: I mentioned on a recent thread that I've got back pain at the moment. (A rarity for me.) Actually pain is way too strong a word - it's

[FairfieldLife] RE: Transcendental Meditation Revolutionary Mission:

2013-11-10 Thread s3raphita
is one and one is none ... yada yada. ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote: Re Take the so-called Bodhisattva Vow. Essentially, it is declaring to oneself and to the world one's intention to not allow oneself to become enlightened oneself until all sentient beings

[FairfieldLife] RE: Stop Searching People#39;s A***holes for Drugs

2013-11-09 Thread s3raphita
Re This thread is an example of what? Spiritual decorum?: Spiritual decorum! Well I admit to feeling squeamish about certain bodily functions myself - you'd never persuade me to try ayurvedic enema therapy. Although we all know that the story has gone viral because of its

[FairfieldLife] RE: Two articles best read one after the other

2013-11-09 Thread s3raphita
Re British surveillance: for me one of the more worrying trends has been the rise in CCTV cameras everywhere. The newer angle is to have CCTV cameras that talk back to people. And the novelty was first tried out in my home town of Middlesbrough! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s94Yu_Io1U

[FairfieldLife] RE: Not just the U.S.

2013-11-09 Thread s3raphita
Part of the problem is the use of an all-purpose term like far-right. I suppose Nazis and Ayn Rand could both be described as far right but they were as different as chalk and cheese. Some of the success of Euro right-wing parties is down to frank racism; some is down to fears about Islamic

[FairfieldLife] RE: Not just the U.S.

2013-11-09 Thread s3raphita
Something I wanted to add. Re it seems like the U.S. isn't the only country that has problems with its right wing.: You are, no doubt, well aware that no other country has a right-wing voting bloc like your US right? The whole religious-right cause has zero appeal elsewhere - except in

[FairfieldLife] RE: We Have a Dumb Religion Problem -- Not a Political Problem

2013-11-09 Thread s3raphita
Re These days I like to tell religious folks that God is just a mathematical equation that runs the universe. All religion and spirituality does is supposedly align you with that equation to keep you out of harm's way.: This book - Mathematics Through the Eyes of Faith - isn't the type of

[FairfieldLife] RE: Transcendental Meditation Revolutionary Mission:

2013-11-09 Thread s3raphita
Re Take the so-called Bodhisattva Vow. Essentially, it is declaring to oneself and to the world one's intention to not allow oneself to become enlightened oneself until all sentient beings are enlightened.: There is only the One Self - so there are no others! To become enlightened is to

[FairfieldLife] RE: Not just the U.S.

2013-11-09 Thread s3raphita
My point was that stupidity is a characteristic of right-wingers . . . The stupidity has much more to do with a certain inflexible and self-centred mindset: Come on! The inflexible mindset is a characteristic shared across the political spectrum - left, right, centre. And there have, on

[FairfieldLife] RE: Transcendental Meditation Revolutionary Mission:

2013-11-09 Thread s3raphita
Re Take the so-called Bodhisattva Vow. Essentially, it is declaring to oneself and to the world one's intention to not allow oneself to become enlightened oneself until all sentient beings are enlightened.: There is only the One Self - so there are no others! To become enlightened is to

[FairfieldLife] Is pain a barrier to TM?

2013-11-09 Thread s3raphita
I mentioned on a recent thread that I've got back pain at the moment. (A rarity for me.) Actually pain is way too strong a word - it's just an irritating ache which lasts all day but I don't notice it when I'm distracted - or when I do my TM session. What I wanted to ask was: is it the

[FairfieldLife] RE: Two articles best read one after the other

2013-11-09 Thread s3raphita
And just who were the people supposed to vote for?: They were offered the choice of the Natural Law Party at one time. I think if people do vote they should always choose a fringe candidate - communist, fascist, libertarian, laissez-faire capitalist, Trotskyist, . . . anything that takes

[FairfieldLife] RE: Einstein#39;s Sundials

2013-11-09 Thread s3raphita
A truly magical selection of photos. I think what makes such striking images so appealing is that one's fancy immediately starts to search for an imaginary back story for the people shown. And what poverty-stricken lives - compared to our affluent age - most of those shown had to live. A

[FairfieldLife] RE: Who#39;s Going to Win the Miss Universe 2013 Contest?

2013-11-09 Thread s3raphita
I'm with Ann: That woman doesn't have a line or a pore in her face. Maybe she's a mannequin. Whatever it is it doesn't appear human: The photo of Audrey Hepburn posted by TurquoiseB (aka Barry) looks like a fully-paid up human female, no? ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com,

[FairfieldLife] RE: MANICHAEAN VIEWS OF BUDDHISM

2013-11-08 Thread s3raphita
allied with the TMO than regular meditators, and many here probably have the sense of what I was writing about. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote: Re I found the emphasis on devotion to the guru in the TM movement always disconcerting: What emphasis? Maharishi

[FairfieldLife] RE: MANICHAEAN VIEWS OF BUDDHISM

2013-11-08 Thread s3raphita
Since no one else seems to be willing to deal with this, I will. : Thanks - sounds intriguing. I wish someone had taken candid-camera footage for the rest of us to enjoy. ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com

RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: RE: MANICHAEAN VIEWS OF BUDDHISM

2013-11-08 Thread s3raphita
probably have the sense of what I was writing about. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote: Re I found the emphasis on devotion to the guru in the TM movement always disconcerting: What emphasis? Maharishi was never a guru - he was a teacher of meditation. The guru-shishya

[FairfieldLife] RE: ▶ Fairfield - YouTube

2013-11-08 Thread s3raphita
I see you're infested with grey squirrels. They were introduced to Britain by the Victorians and have spread across the country largely displacing the native and cuter red squirrel. ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, rick@... wrote:

[FairfieldLife] RE: MANICHAEAN VIEWS OF BUDDHISM

2013-11-08 Thread s3raphita
Maharishi explained that the invisibility technique wouldn't work because it could be used for bad purposes.: That's the Catch-22. Only ordinary folks would want the super powers but are excluded by their ordinariness; only advanced saints could develop the super powers but by then they

[FairfieldLife] Stop Searching People#39;s A***holes for Drugs

2013-11-08 Thread s3raphita
David Eckert failed to make a complete stop when he pulled out of a Walmart store. A police officer then asked David to get out of his car and claimed he saw Eckert clenching his buttocks which supposedly was a sign that Eckert had drugs in his anal cavity. Eckert’s abdominal area was

[FairfieldLife] RE: Stop Searching People#39;s A***holes for Drugs

2013-11-08 Thread s3raphita
It seems that David Eckert has to pay the costs of the anal probes he endured! Can he claim the money back on Obamacare? ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote: David Eckert failed to make a complete stop when he pulled out of a Walmart store. A police officer then asked

[FairfieldLife] RE: Who#39;s who on FFL?

2013-11-07 Thread s3raphita
repercussions that might arise as a result of what one might believe in. But then I'm all for accountability. ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater@... wrote: ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote: Can I mention something else that's been bugging me about FFL? I

[FairfieldLife] RE: Who#39;s who on FFL?

2013-11-07 Thread s3raphita
repercussions that might arise as a result of what one might believe in. But then I'm all for accountability. ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater@... wrote: ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote: Can I mention something else that's been bugging me about FFL? I

[FairfieldLife] RE: MANICHAEAN VIEWS OF BUDDHISM

2013-11-07 Thread s3raphita
On the topic of religious rituals - and to take this thread even further away from Mani - were there ever any group ceremonies (puja) performed at the various HQs where Maharishi established himself in Switzerland and Holland? And did those attending training courses as TM teachers ever

[FairfieldLife] RE: Rare Picture of Vivian Leigh

2013-11-07 Thread s3raphita
Re Bevan and other TMO suits tend to pronounce it Ma-HAR-shi.: That makes sense as Ramana Maharshi was (presumably) pronounced likewise but the Sanskrit Maharishi title given to Ramana and Mahesh would have been the same. ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote:

[FairfieldLife] RE: Who#39;s who on FFL?

2013-11-07 Thread s3raphita
but there are a lot of people out there who might be in more desperate straits. ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater@... wrote: ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote: Re I don't believe in anonymity. If I choose to post or subject others to my opinions and generally

[FairfieldLife] RE: RE: RE: Who#39;s who on FFL?

2013-11-07 Thread s3raphita
revealing people's identities on FFL. Outing people who wish to remain anonymous or lurk on FFL, that really is foul. -Buck ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote: Re Ann's: What I say on this forum is what I believe and it conveys pretty accurately who I am

[FairfieldLife] RE: Who#39;s who on FFL?

2013-11-07 Thread s3raphita
that for violating the FFL guidelines about revealing people's identities on FFL. Outing people who wish to remain anonymous or lurk on FFL, that really is foul. -Buck ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote: Re Ann's: What I say on this forum is what I believe and it conveys pretty

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