Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Bad news for blissninnies to seeklib

2013-03-15 Thread Share Long
: Friday, March 1, 2013 11:32 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Bad news for blissninnies   Left brain vs. right brain thinking does have a lot to do with it too. Some people think one is superior to the other, or try to convince themselves that if they can't deal with the experiences indicated

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2013-03-02 Thread Michael Jackson
@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, March 1, 2013 2:56 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Bad news for blissninnies   I know (only by email and phone) an astrologer by the name of Das Goravani who is also a trained Hindu priest. One of the problems he pointed out about spirituality, as it is viewed

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2013-03-01 Thread seekliberation
It makes sense to me when I read the article. But I also think there is a fine line between those who look at the glass as half empty, and those who just sit around in a state of misery and do nothing to increase what's in the glass. So I guess it's not as simple as 'half-empty, half-full'.

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2013-03-01 Thread Share Long
be fascinating to see how the Positive Psychology gang responds.    From: seekliberation seekliberat...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, March 1, 2013 6:18 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Bad news for blissninnies   It makes sense

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2013-03-01 Thread Carol
gang responds.    From: seekliberation seekliberation@... To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, March 1, 2013 6:18 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Bad news for blissninnies   It makes sense to me when I read the article. But I

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2013-03-01 Thread Bhairitu
A lot of hippies and babyboomers are learning that painfully now. Or perhaps materialism is better and spiritualism for existing on this planet? Those who worship wealth may fare better than those who follow a spiritual path? I often found it hard once on a spiritual path to focus on money.

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2013-03-01 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@... wrote: A lot of hippies and babyboomers are learning that painfully now. Or perhaps materialism is better and spiritualism for existing on this planet? Those who worship wealth may fare better than those who follow a spiritual

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2013-03-01 Thread Bhairitu
On 03/01/2013 11:05 AM, turquoiseb wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@... wrote: A lot of hippies and babyboomers are learning that painfully now. Or perhaps materialism is better and spiritualism for existing on this planet? Those who worship wealth may fare

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2013-03-01 Thread seekliberation
I know (only by email and phone) an astrologer by the name of Das Goravani who is also a trained Hindu priest. One of the problems he pointed out about spirituality, as it is viewed and practiced in America, is that life is still not viewed holistically. It is viewed in terms of materialism

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2013-03-01 Thread seekliberation
I think I replied to quickly to the same post. You pretty much stated the same thing I did regarding how materialistic incompetence is somehow looked at as a virtue. seekliberation --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,

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2013-03-01 Thread Bhairitu
I knew both Das and Frawley. The conflict is probably more between left and right brained people. I recall the artists where I worked were somewhat annoyed about what to do with their stock options. It required thinking about money and what to do with the stock once they got (turned out

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2013-03-01 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: One finds the same mindset in many other spiritual teach- ings, such as the Christian monks who refuse to beg for a living, and are required to develop skills with which to pay the bills of the monastery they live in, and

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2013-03-01 Thread doctordumbass
I mentioned the message view to my wife - seriously, didn't read it, and she remarked that pessimists' lives just *seem* longer. Makes sense to me. Time flies when you're having fun!! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: The pessimists you rag on will outlive

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2013-03-01 Thread seekliberation
Left brain vs. right brain thinking does have a lot to do with it too. Some people think one is superior to the other, or try to convince themselves that if they can't deal with the experiences indicated by the other half, that those experiences are invalid or simply something that shouldn't