[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > >Well put -- this sounds a lot like a form of "sleep-witnessing," when > >the Self, pure consciousness, the Witness, begins to shine forth so > >strongly that we feel as if we're always awake, even while the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > >Well put -- this sounds a lot like a form of "sleep-witnessing," when > >the Self, pure consciousness, the Witness, begins to shine forth so > >strongly that we feel as if we're always awake, even while t

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > >Well put -- this sounds a lot like a form of "sleep-witnessing," > >when the Self, pure consciousness, the Witness, begins to shine > >forth so strongly that we feel as if we're always awake, even > >while

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

On May 24, 2007, at 4:29 AM, John Davis wrote: >Well put -- this sounds a lot like a form of "sleep-witnessing," when >the Self, pure consciousness, the Witness, begins to shine forth so >strongly that we feel as if we're always awake, even while the body is >actually sleeping. It's generall

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

e thought though! John - Original Message - From: "Rory Goff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 4:59 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As f

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

-- Below - primordial sounds prior to mantras. (Precisely the point of the Sant Mat Gurus!)the so-called Yoga of Light and Sound. - In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > > > > On May 23, 200

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On May 23, 2007, at 11:49 AM, John Davis wrote: > > > The concept/fact of the TM mantras being older than the Hindu > > religion, and > > so also older than the gods named after them, which might then be > > seen as >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

---an intellectual discourse on the origins of Vedic vs non-Vedic; etc, is lower on my list of priorities than the fact that TM works!. What does your guru have to offer, the Dance of the Vajra? In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On May 23, 2007, at 11:49 A

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "tertonzeno" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ---The key ingredient is the power of the mantra, irrespective of > the purported superficial meaning. For example, the mantra "OM > Namah Shivaya" clearly alludes to Shiva, so there can be no > argument as to whet

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On May 23, 2007, at 11:49 AM, John Davis wrote: > > > The concept/fact of the TM mantras being older than the Hindu > > religion, and so also older than the gods named after them, > > which might then be seen as personalis

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com , "John Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As for insomnia, someone asked whether I feel tired during the day. And, > oddly, not much. A little wearier, but certainly not as tired as I should > have expected on only a fe

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

---The key ingredient is the power of the mantra, irrespective of the purported superficial meaning. For example, the mantra "OM Namah Shivaya" clearly alludes to Shiva, so there can be no argument as to whether a "God" is involved. The big question is the amount of Shakti connected to the man

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > Many thanks for all your comments, thoughts, and advice. If I'm not replying > to every individual email, it is to avoid cluttering up your list! But I > have read and considered all of them. > > The conc

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As for insomnia, someone asked whether I feel tired during the day. And, > oddly, not much. A little wearier, but certainly not as tired as I should > have expected on only a few hours sleep. Further, on contempla

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, m2smart4u2000 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > See a doctor. If you are really insomniac, none of this advice will > help you one bit. > I would try anything else before seeing a doctor. By doing that, in the worst case you'll end up being a benzo addict.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

--- by all means, stay away from Doctors!. They can be VERY injurious to your health and most don't give a crap about anybody. There are of course, exceptions; but they are rarely into alternative health. Orthodox methods (cut, burn, excise, not "exercise") are the predominant practice. But g

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John Davis" > > wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I'm new to this list, so I hope the following post

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John Davis" > wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I'm new to this list, so I hope the following post is appropriate. > It is > > also somewhat lengthy, for which I apologise - co

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm new to this list, so I hope the following post is appropriate. It is > also somewhat lengthy, for which I apologise - conciseness was never my > strong point. But I am in search of a spot of advice,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

---On insomnia, start with various nutraceuticals which influence your neurotransmitters (of which there are 2 main types: inhibitory and excitory). You want the inhibitory neurotransmitters. Start with 1. GABA, 2. Melatonin 3. L-Theanine and a new high- potency form of the Ayurvedic herb Ashwag

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi OffWorld, > > >> Moreover, when meditating I am in effect praying to a god not of > >>my culture, > >> and of whom I have no knowledge, which leaves me deeply > >>uncomfortable.>> > > >Why are you afraid of Gods

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

On May 22, 2007, at 8:00 PM, bob_brigante wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "uns_tressor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John Davis" wrote: > > > > But since then I have suffered increasingly > > from insomnia. Not to a dreadful degree, but > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm new to this list, so I hope the following post is appropriate. It is > also somewhat lengthy, for which I apologise - conciseness was never my > strong point. But I am in search of a spot of advice, a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "uns_tressor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John Davis" wrote: > > > > But since then I have suffered increasingly > > from insomnia. Not to a dreadful degree, but > > I'm lucky if I get three hours sleep a night... >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As to whether the mantra "works" any better as > a vehicle of meditation in either case, I have > to say that I have seen no evidence that there > is any difference at all. I have known people > who received a "cavalier

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "uns_tressor" > wrote: > > > > > Doing any asana other than inverted postures will increase > the possibility of insomnia. > > > > > > > > > It works. That's all. > > > > Is you

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ... Go with your empirical experience regarding > asanas, not some mumbo-jumbo written about them. (For > example, if you do a headstand every day for one year > your gray hair will disappear...yeah, right!) Dude, that was

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of John Davis > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 8:02 AM > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re:

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--- uns_tressor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Doing any asana other than inverted postures > will increase the > > > > possibility of insomnia. > > > > > > > It works. That's all. > > > Is your view based on your experience, Shemp, or > some > > > exotic scripture possibly mistranslated?

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "uns_tressor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Doing any asana other than inverted postures will increase the > > > > possibility of insomnia. > > > > > > > It works. That's all. > > > Is your view based on your experience, Shemp, or some > > > exotic

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

> > > Doing any asana other than inverted postures will increase the > > > possibility of insomnia. > > > > > It works. That's all. > > Is your view based on your experience, Shemp, or some > > exotic scripture possibly mistranslated? > > Uns. > > > > Instructions from my certified Iyengar yoga

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "uns_tressor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" > wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "uns_tressor" > > wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John Davis" wrote: > > > > But since

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "uns_tressor" > wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John Davis" wrote: > > > But since then I have suffered increasingly > > > from insomnia. Not to a dreadful de

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Try thinking of gods not as they are depicted in Hindu mythology, > but as higher, more fundamental or more comprehensive impulses of > organizing intelligence. For instance, just as a liver cell might > think of

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Davis Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 8:02 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought Hi OffWorld, >> Moreover, when meditating I am in effect praying to a god not o

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "uns_tressor" > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John Davis" wrote: > > > > > > But since then I have suffered increasingly > > > from insomnia. Not to

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

potentially > insulting to one who does believe. > > John > > > - Original Message ----- > From: "off_world_beings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 1:55 PM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought > > > --- In Fairfi

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > > > > On May 22, 2007, at 6:41 AM, John Davis wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I'm new to this list, so I hope the following post is > appropriate. > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "uns_tressor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John Davis" wrote: > > > > But since then I have suffered increasingly > > from insomnia. Not to a dreadful degree, but > > I'm lucky if I get three hours sleep a night... >

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

lting to one who does believe. John - Original Message - From: "off_world_beings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 1:55 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrot

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > But since then I have suffered increasingly > from insomnia. Not to a dreadful degree, but > I'm lucky if I get three hours sleep a night... > Get your teacher (or someone else) to teach you the asanas. Do a couple

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On May 22, 2007, at 6:41 AM, John Davis wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I'm new to this list, so I hope the following post is appropriate. > > It is > > also somewhat lengthy, for which I apologise - conciseness was > > neve

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

tion... Thanks, John - Original Message - From: "TurquoiseB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 1:21 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > H

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm new to this list, so I hope the following post is appropriate. It is > also somewhat lengthy, for which I apologise - conciseness was never my > strong point. But I am in search of a spot of advice,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hmm. I'm not sure there is a question in the above, so much as > a seeking of thoughts and opinion. Hi, John. I'll offer some thoughts and opinons, which should be regarded as nothing more. I speak as a former TM