[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-26 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "lurkernomore20002000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >  Jim, would be able and willing to talk a bit about what it was > > like to have Guru Dev appear > > > to you?  > > snip > > > > > Sure- no problem. I hope I am not boring anyone who has heard

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-26 Thread lurkernomore20002000
>  Jim, would be able and willing to talk a bit about what it was > like to have Guru Dev appear > > to you?  snip > > > Sure- no problem. I hope I am not boring anyone who has heard this > before. snip >So it was a life changing experience, and he is my role model. The > best. I gues

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-26 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "tomandcindytraynoratfairfieldlis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > T3rinity writes: > It will be hard for any outsider to know. This text, I just found on > the net is instructive: > "The nondual state of Nirbija-samadhi is often upheld as the ultimate >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-26 Thread tomandcindytraynoratfairfieldlis
T3rinity writes: It will be hard for any outsider to know. This text, I just found on the net is instructive: "The nondual state of Nirbija-samadhi is often upheld as the ultimate state. However, nonduality is the polar opposite of duality. it is therefore also a function of duality. Liberation

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-26 Thread t3rinity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > on 4/26/06 7:02 AM, Vaj at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> > >> Seems like Tom and Jim have both commented on "the knowledge of the > >> nature > >> of all things." what's the "Raincloud of virtue?" Is it like the >

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-26 Thread Vaj
On Apr 26, 2006, at 10:43 AM, Rick Archer wrote: > on 4/26/06 7:02 AM, Vaj at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> > >> Seems like Tom and Jim have both commented on "the knowledge of the > >> nature > >> of all things." what's the "Raincloud of virtue?" Is it like the > >> raincloud > >> that's alwa

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-26 Thread Rick Archer
on 4/26/06 7:02 AM, Vaj at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> Seems like Tom and Jim have both commented on "the knowledge of the >> nature >> of all things." what's the "Raincloud of virtue?" Is it like the >> raincloud >> that's always above the head of that kid in the Peanuts strip? > > It's th

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-26 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Apr 25, 2006, at 10:35 PM, Rick Archer wrote: > > > on 4/25/06 6:28 PM, t3rinity at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > >> > > > > > >> Since you've experienced th

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-26 Thread Vaj
On Apr 25, 2006, at 10:35 PM, Rick Archer wrote: > on 4/25/06 6:28 PM, t3rinity at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > > > >> Since you've experienced the Self dwelling in Itself (atma- > kalpena a > >> la Vyasa) would you

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-26 Thread t3rinity
Five stars, inspirational, informative --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So the experience grew for me. After I got the sidhis I moved to > southern cal to see a friend and lived in santa barbara for several > years. The best I remember is I us

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-25 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > on 4/25/06 6:28 PM, t3rinity at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > >> > > > >> Since you've experienced the Self dwelling in Itself (atma- kalpena a > >> la Vyasa)

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-25 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Apr 25, 2006, at 10:24 PM, authfriend wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Apr 25, 2006, at 9:02 PM, authfriend wrote: > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-25 Thread Rick Archer
on 4/25/06 6:28 PM, t3rinity at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > >> Since you've experienced the Self dwelling in Itself (atma-kalpena a >> la Vyasa) would you please share your experience of the raincloud of >> virtue and of

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-25 Thread Vaj
On Apr 25, 2006, at 10:24 PM, authfriend wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > On Apr 25, 2006, at 9:02 PM, authfriend wrote: > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.co

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-25 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Apr 25, 2006, at 9:02 PM, authfriend wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Since you've experienced th

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-25 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Apr 25, 2006, at 9:15 PM, jim_flanegin wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wayback71" > > wrote: > > > > > > Jim, would be able and willing to talk a bit about what it was > > like to have Guru Dev a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-25 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Gillam" > wrote: > > > > --- jim_flanegin wrote: > > > > > > --- Rick Archer wrote: > > > > > > > > jim_flanegin wrote: > > > > > > > > >The one thing I must be

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-25 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wayback71" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thank you so much.  I am very moved to read this. This is important to me just on a > feeling level. I must have missed it when you posted it before.  Thank you. You are very very welcome- I hope that it has he

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-25 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Apr 25, 2006, at 9:15 PM, jim_flanegin wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wayback71" > > wrote: > > > > > > Jim, would be able and willing to talk a bit about what it was > > like to have Guru Dev a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-25 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer > wrote: > > > > on 4/25/06 11:12 AM, jim_flanegin at jflanegi@ wrote: > > > > >The one thing I must be careful about now are my > > > desires, because they h

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-25 Thread Vaj
On Apr 25, 2006, at 9:15 PM, jim_flanegin wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wayback71" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > Jim, would be able and willing to talk a bit about what it was > like to have Guru Dev appear > > to you?  I am especially interested in what he seemed like

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-25 Thread wayback71
Thank you so much.  I am very moved to read this. This is important to me just on a feeling level. I must have missed it when you posted it before.  Thank you. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wayback71"

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-25 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wayback71" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Jim, would be able and willing to talk a bit about what it was like to have Guru Dev appear > to you?  I am especially interested in what he seemed like because his pictures seem > extremely intense but somber.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-25 Thread Vaj
On Apr 25, 2006, at 9:02 PM, authfriend wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > > > > > > Since you've experienced the Self dwelling in Itself (atma-kalpena > > > a la Vyasa) would you pl

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-25 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > > > Since you've experienced the Self dwelling in Itself (atma-kalpena > > a la Vyasa) would you please share your experience of the raincloud > > of virtue and

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-25 Thread wayback71
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > snip '  > Eventually, after enough devotion to our Selves, after the > false "I'm there!"s, the dark nights of the soul, in which we have > lost the false underpinnings of who we thought we were, yet at the >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-25 Thread t3rinity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Since you've experienced the Self dwelling in Itself (atma-kalpena a  > la Vyasa) would you please share your experience of the raincloud of  > virtue and of the knowledge of the nature of all things (dharma-megha  > sa

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-25 Thread Vaj
On Apr 25, 2006, at 6:36 PM, tomandcindytraynoratfairfieldlis wrote: > Jim Flanegin writes: snipped > It is at that time, that our desires are transformed from the > machinery necessary for us to permanently awaken unto our Selves, > into the machinery for us to expand our awake Selves further

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-25 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "tomandcindytraynoratfairfieldlis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Jim Flanegin writes: snipped > It is at that time, that our desires are transformed from the > machinery necessary for us to permanently awaken unto our Selves, > into the machinery for us

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-25 Thread Vaj
On Apr 25, 2006, at 9:38 AM, tomandcindytraynoratfairfieldlis wrote: > Jim Flanegin writes: > Hey Tom, I am curious about the relationship your levitation > experience you shared here, and having slipped onto a different > stage as you mention above. Did the levitation serve  (1) as that > las

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-25 Thread tomandcindytraynoratfairfieldlis
Jim Flanegin writes: snipped It is at that time, that our desires are transformed from the machinery necessary for us to permanently awaken unto our Selves, into the machinery for us to expand our awake Selves further and further into its Self, however that is concieved of. Desires become th

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-25 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Gillam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Comments interleaved below. > > --- jim_flanegin wrote: > > > > > Ok, if you promise not to turn this into a semantics discussion... > > Define "semantics." > > Just kidding. Ha-Ha! > > So, anyway, we

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-25 Thread Patrick Gillam
Comments interleaved below. --- jim_flanegin wrote: > > > Ok, if you promise not to turn this into a semantics discussion... Define "semantics." Just kidding. > So, anyway, we do this enough, and the veil between who we are > (Self) and who we think we are (self) becomes thinner and thinne

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-25 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Gillam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- jim_flanegin wrote: > > > > Prior to awakening I was often confused about why some things > > happened in my life, and other things didn't. Applying the rule > > stated above, that of Self, God acting th

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-25 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jyouells2000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer > > wrote: > > > > > > on 4/25/06 11:12 AM, jim_flanegin at jflanegi@ wrote: > > > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-25 Thread Patrick Gillam
--- jim_flanegin wrote: > > Prior to awakening I was often confused about why some things > happened in my life, and other things didn't. Applying the rule > stated above, that of Self, God acting through us, this makes sense, > just as there is little confusion now about why things happen,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-25 Thread jyouells2000
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer > wrote: > > > > on 4/25/06 11:12 AM, jim_flanegin at jflanegi@ wrote: > > > > >The one thing I must be careful about now are my > > > desires, because they ha

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-25 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Gillam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- jim_flanegin wrote: > > > > --- Rick Archer wrote: > > > > > > jim_flanegin wrote: > > > > > > >The one thing I must be careful about now are my > > > > desires, because they have a funny way of all comin

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-25 Thread Patrick Gillam
--- jim_flanegin wrote: > > --- Rick Archer wrote: > > > > jim_flanegin wrote: > > > > >The one thing I must be careful about now are my > > > desires, because they have a funny way of all coming true, quckly. > > > > Rick should win the lottery... > > Rick should win the lottery... > > Rick s

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-25 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > on 4/25/06 11:12 AM, jim_flanegin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >The one thing I must be careful about now are my > > desires, because they have a funny way of all coming true, quckly. > > Rick should win the l

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-25 Thread Rick Archer
on 4/25/06 11:12 AM, jim_flanegin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >The one thing I must be careful about now are my > desires, because they have a funny way of all coming true, quckly. Rick should win the lottery... Rick should win the lottery... Rick should win the lottery... To subscribe

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-25 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "tomandcindytraynoratfairfieldlis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Jim Flanegin writes: > Hey Tom, I am curious about the relationship your levitation > experience you shared here, and having slipped onto a different > stage as you mention above. Did the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-25 Thread tomandcindytraynoratfairfieldlis
Jim Flanegin writes: Hey Tom, I am curious about the relationship your levitation experience you shared here, and having slipped onto a different stage as you mention above. Did the levitation serve  (1) as that last boundary to break, and right onto Brahman, or was it instead (2) a very pow

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-25 Thread t3rinity
In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB > wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity wrote: > > > > > > I was also wondering what exactly was so spiritually > > > transformative about obs

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-24 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "tomandcindytraynoratfairfieldlis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > TorquiseB writes: snipped > > I never understood why people go to such lengths > > to believe that their spiritual teachers or the > > people they look up to are "extraordinary." It > > seem

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-24 Thread tomandcindytraynoratfairfieldlis
TorquiseB writes: snipped > I never understood why people go to such lengths > to believe that their spiritual teachers or the > people they look up to are "extraordinary." It > seems to me that it makes more sense to think > of them as ordinary. Jim Flanegin writes: Its the same old quest to

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-24 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" > wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB > > wrote: > > > > > > What's to stick around for? > > > > Hey, just use the forum as it pleases

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-24 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" > wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB > > wrote: > > > > > > What's to stick around for? > > > > Hey, just use the forum as it pleases

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-24 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB > wrote: > > > > What's to stick around for? > > Hey, just use the forum as it pleases you to do so. I enjoy > sharing my experiences here, and if some people do

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-24 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Apr 24, 2006, at 11:52 AM, sparaig wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > [...] > > > In regards to siddhis, as I believe I indicated already, that's more > > > about yoga-darshana, i.e.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-24 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" > > wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB > > > wrote:

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-24 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB > > wrote: > > > > The bottom line, as I see it, is that the wimps > > > have WON, *espec

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-24 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB > wrote: > > The bottom line, as I see it, is that the wimps > > have WON, *especially* after the migration of a > > couple of compulsive-poster wimps from alt

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-24 Thread jyouells2000
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "tomandcindytraynoratfairfieldlis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > A week or two after coming home from the 1993 course in Washington DC > I gradually woke up one beautiful morning at our boat. It had been > perfect weather for sleeping and I had slept with j

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-24 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > And just as a quick followup, I probably won't > be around here that much longer anyway, because > the wimps seem to have succeeded in silencing > most of the interesting people. > > You'll notice that most of the

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-24 Thread Vaj
It seems to me when one first integrates with the non-dual state  there is a state of total relaxation and all the muscles in the body  just open up as all tension is gone. The funny thing that happens is  the mind realizes *something* has changed: wow, all This is me? As  soon as that happe

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-24 Thread tomandcindytraynoratfairfieldlis
A week or two after coming home from the 1993 course in Washington DC I gradually woke up one beautiful morning at our boat. It had been perfect weather for sleeping and I had slept with just a sheet over me. As I woke up there was an unusual feeling of freedom and serenity. Since I woke up grad

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-24 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > The bottom line, as I see it, is that the wimps > > have WON, *especially* after the migration of a > > couple of compulsive-poster wimps from alt.m.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-24 Thread Vaj
On Apr 24, 2006, at 11:52 AM, sparaig wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [...] > > In regards to siddhis, as I believe I indicated already, that's more > > about yoga-darshana, i.e. not Advaita Vedanta. > > > > So you believe that Patanjali made thi

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-24 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] > In regards to siddhis, as I believe I indicated already, that's more  > about yoga-darshana, i.e. not Advaita Vedanta. > So you believe that Patanjali made this distinction between Yoga and Advaita Vedanta?

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-24 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Cool. Thanks for posting your experience. It takes > some guts to do so on this forum. Actually, what it takes guts--or more accurately, chutzpah--to do is to post your experiences and use them as weapons to attack

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-24 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The bottom line, as I see it, is that the wimps > have WON, *especially* after the migration of a > couple of compulsive-poster wimps from alt.m.t. > Those two, together with anon_couscous and a > few others who don'

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-24 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The rest of the people strike me as pretty boring, > actually. I mean, LOOK at them! THEIR approach to > levitation and such things is that they want it > to be a scientific, measurable phenomenon so that > there is

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-24 Thread Vaj
On Apr 23, 2006, at 7:27 PM, t3rinity wrote:So Ramana was not in favor of testing, thats for sure. I also don'tthink he thought that a Jnani had to manifest siddhis. OTOH thescriptures make it clear that the manifestation of siddhis are noindication of enlightenment. They could be accomplished by

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-23 Thread anon_couscous_ff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Those two, together with anon_couscous and a > few others who don't even have the balls ... One less thing to be attached to I suppose. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http:/

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-23 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB > wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity wrote: > > > > > > I was also wondering what exactly was so spiritually > > > transformative about obs

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-23 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity wrote: > > > > I was also wondering what exactly was so spiritually > > transformative about observing levitation- I mean if > > it really happened. > > Finally, a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-23 Thread jyouells2000
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jyouells2000" > wrote: > > > > Ok here's one. Around 1983 or so I had an experience that may have > > been hovering. I can't be absolutely certain, but it met my own > self >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-23 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jyouells2000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ok here's one. Around 1983 or so I had an experience that may have > been hovering. I can't be absolutely certain, but it met my own self > tests at the time. Practicing the flying sutra, during a period of > l

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-23 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity wrote: > > > > I was also wondering what exactly was so spiritually > > transformative about observing levitation- I mean if > > it really happened. > > Finally, a p

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-23 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I was also wondering what exactly was so spiritually > transformative about observing levitation- I mean if > it really happened. Finally, a point worth dealing with. It's because it makes you deal with your own

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-23 Thread lurkernomore20002000
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Apr 23, 2006, at 9:04 AM, lurkernomore20002000 wrote: > > > I enjoyed getting turned on to his "thing".  I found it > >  quite refreshing and genuine.  Then again, thanks for turning me on to > >  Mother Meer

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-23 Thread t3rinity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity wrote: > \...] > > Another, related question is, how would witnessing such a levitation > > just as an onlooker change yourself? That for me would be more valid > > in m

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-23 Thread t3rinity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As was shared on here a while back, even in recent times when masters  > have claimed enlightenment, the test almost always involved some  > performance of siddhi. Ah, ja, where, when, examples please? > > Since yogic fl

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-23 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anon_couscous_ff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "anonyff" wrote: > > > > > > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-23 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anon_couscous_ff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Apr 23, 2006, at 4:40 PM, anon_couscous_ff wrote: > > > > > > > Because

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-23 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "anonyff" wrote: > > > > > > > > --- I

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-23 Thread anon_couscous_ff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "anonyff" wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" > wrote: > > > > > > > > The

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-23 Thread anon_couscous_ff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > > > > On Apr 23, 2006, at 4:40 PM, anon_couscous_ff wrote: > > > > > Because its inconvenient? To have some non-subjective > > > non-self-interpreative means t

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-23 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Apr 23, 2006, at 6:49 PM, sparaig wrote: > > > > As far as I know only Maharishi has ever asserted that levitation is > > > an objective manifestation of unity. I've never heard him say it, > > > either live or on

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-23 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Apr 23, 2006, at 6:49 PM, sparaig wrote: > > > > As far as I know only Maharishi has ever asserted that levitation is > > > an objective manifestation of unity. I've never heard him say it, > > > either live or on

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-23 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "anonyff" wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" > wrote: > > > > > > > > The

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-23 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Apr 23, 2006, at 5:45 PM, anon_couscous_ff wrote: > > > > As was shared on here a while back, even in recent times when  > > masters > > > have claimed enlightenment, the test almost always involved some > > > perfo

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-23 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "anonyff" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > > > The point I was making, though, that he has a need to > > > believe he's being

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-23 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Apr 23, 2006, at 4:40 PM, anon_couscous_ff wrote: > > > Because its inconvenient? To have some non-subjective > > non-self-interpreative means to point to higher states? > > > > Objective reality gets in the way of s

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-23 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: \...] > Another, related question is, how would witnessing such a levitation > just as an onlooker change yourself? That for me would be more valid > in my eyes. Lets say some tribal people in Africa see a plane first > ti

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-23 Thread anon_couscous_ff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jyouells2000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anon_couscous_ff > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jyouells2000" wrote: > > > > > As far as I know only Maharishi has ever asserted that levitation i

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-23 Thread Vaj
On Apr 23, 2006, at 6:49 PM, sparaig wrote: > > As far as I know only Maharishi has ever asserted that levitation is > > an objective manifestation of unity. I've never heard him say it, > > either live or on tape. I've only heard others report that he has. I > > certainly don't know if that a

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-23 Thread Sal Sunshine
On Apr 23, 2006, at 9:04 AM, lurkernomore20002000 wrote: > I enjoyed getting turned on to his "thing".  I found it >  quite refreshing and genuine.  Then again, thanks for turning me on to >  Mother Meera.  I have enjoyed getting acquanited with her "thing". > Careful, Lurk, or you'll get us pu

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-23 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anon_couscous_ff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jyouells2000" wrote: > > > As far as I know only Maharishi has ever asserted that levitation is > > an objective manifestation of unity. ... I certainly don't know if

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-23 Thread Vaj
On Apr 23, 2006, at 5:45 PM, anon_couscous_ff wrote: > > As was shared on here a while back, even in recent times when  > masters > > have claimed enlightenment, the test almost always involved some > > performance of siddhi. > > > > Since yogic flying belongs to yoga-darshana, it's only sens

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-23 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jyouells2000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "lurkernomore20002000" > > wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" > > > wr

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-23 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anon_couscous_ff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > > > > > > > > >

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-23 Thread Sal Sunshine
But if they didn't run into a phone booth beforehand to change their clothes, it doesn't count. On Apr 23, 2006, at 4:08 PM, Vaj wrote: >  As was shared on here a while back, even in recent times when masters  >  have claimed enlightenment, the test almost always involved some  >  performanc

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-23 Thread jyouells2000
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anon_couscous_ff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jyouells2000" wrote: > > > As far as I know only Maharishi has ever asserted that levitation is > > an objective manifestation of unity. ... I certainly don't know if >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-23 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "anonyff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > The point I was making, though, that he has a need to > > believe he's being criticized because his critics are > > jealous of his experiences, which

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-23 Thread anon_couscous_ff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Apr 23, 2006, at 4:40 PM, anon_couscous_ff wrote: > > > Because its inconvenient? To have some non-subjective > > non-self-interpreative means to point to higher states? > > > > Objective reality gets in the way of s

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-23 Thread Vaj
On Apr 23, 2006, at 4:40 PM, anon_couscous_ff wrote: > Because its inconvenient? To have some non-subjective > non-self-interpreative means to point to higher states? > > Objective reality gets in the way of some story-tellers -- which to > them [the stories] form a higher truth than measureme

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-23 Thread anonyff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > The point I was making, though, that he has a need to > believe he's being criticized because his critics are > jealous of his experiences, which is just wildly > delusionary, not to mention self-serving. >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Flying Machines - Vimanas

2006-04-23 Thread t3rinity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anon_couscous_ff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jyouells2000" wrote: > > > As far as I know only Maharishi has ever asserted that levitation is > > an objective manifestation of unity. ... I certainly don't know if >

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